Three lectures delivered at Inverness, during October, 1908. They are:
The New Testament situation, in which the lecturer finds out the
position of the death of Christ in the New Testament presentation of
Christianity as a whole; The Old Testament situation, a study of the
institutions in which the death of Christ was foreshadowed; and The
modern justification, in which the truth is harmonized with the ideas
and sympathies of the present time.
* * * * *
=Am. J. Theol.= 13: 649. O. ’09. 160w.
“It is doubtful whether very many interpreters of either the Old or the
New Testament will accept Dr. Stalker’s presentation of the biblical
teaching as fully and faithfully reproducing the thought of the biblical
writers, and it is certain that the distinctively ‘modern man’ would not
find his difficulties solved in the last lecture. The point of view
throughout is that of a theologian of the old school.”
− =Bib. World.= 33: 358. My. ’09. 140w.
=Stanley, Rev. Edward.= Before and after Waterloo: letters from Edward
Stanley, sometime bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816); ed. by Jane
H. Adeane and Maud Grenfell. *$3.75. Appleton.
8–34203.
“A brief introduction supplements the charming impression made by the
letters. It shows us the keen little clergyman—no bigger, apparently,
than his well-remembered son—keen, active, energetic, ubiquitous, and
brave.... The letters record three journeys abroad, in days when such
adventures were really to the adventurous. They show that he had an
irrepressible love of seeing new places and people, and the genuine
instinct for finding whatever was worth discovering. His first trip was
just after the Peace of Amiens; his second, just after the abdication of
Napoleon in 1814; his third, with the crowd of English people who
pressed over to Paris after Waterloo.”—Lond. Times.
* * * * *
“Where the writer undertakes to give historical accounts of things that
are wrapped in some mystery (e. g., the events preceding the abdication
at Fontainebleau), his narrative should be read with caution; but most
of it is instructive, as it undoubtedly is full of charm.”
+ − =Ath.= 1907, 2: 817. D. 28. 1150w.
“On a hundred points, the letters of the keen-sighted young English
clergyman are both well worth reading in themselves and are full of
interest to students of Napoleonic history.”
+ =Lond. Times.= 6: 365. N. 29, ’07. 1150w.
+ =Nation.= 88: 229. Mr. 4, ’09. 640w.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 13: 572. O. 17, ’08. 120w.
“This book gains vastly in interest by the admirably spirited drawings,
some of them coloured, which Edward Stanley sent home with his
correspondence.”
+ =Sat. R.= 105: 406. Mr. 28, ’08. 750w.
“This volume is partially, though not mainly, valuable as completing the
biography of Bishop Stanley, and filling up interstices in the preceding
volumes, Dean Stanley’s ‘Edward and Catherine Stanley’ and ‘Early
married life of Maria Josepha, Lady Stanley.’ It is an interesting
contribution to the history of racial understandings and
misunderstandings. There is not a dull page or sentence in it.”
+ =Spec.= 100: 340. F. 29, ’08. 2000w.
=Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (John Rowlands).=^{[11]} Autobiography; ed.
by his wife Dorothy Stanley. **$5. Houghton.
9–28751.
A life that is a record of heroic struggle, during the formative years,
a chronicle of brave deeds in manhood and thruout a self-revelation of
invincible manhood. The first nine chapters are the autobiography,
covering the early years of Stanley’s life. In the remaining chapters it
has been the aim to make him narrator and interpreter of his own
actions, to accomplish which Lady Stanley has used material from his
unpublished writings—his journals, note-books, lectures and his
letters—and has connected them by a thread of editorial explanation.
* * * * *
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 126. D. ’09.
“On the whole, the effect of the book is, perhaps, to raise our estimate
of a man who certainly came out of the controversies of 1890 somewhat
damaged in the eyes of earlier hero-worshippers.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 2: 689. D. 4. 1000w.
“Despite the rather bitter philosophical reflections that sprinkle its
pages ... the book is nothing short of absorbing in its interest.
Stanley’s literary style, as is already known, has the charm of
clearness, vigor, and grace, with occasional unexpected felicities in
apt quotation or well-chosen epithet.” P. F. Bicknell.
+ − =Dial.= 47: 328. N. 1, ’09. 2200w.
“If not ‘great,’ this autobiography is certainly a powerful human
document.”
+ =Ind.= 67: 1139. N. 18, ’09. 380w.
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 968. N. 27, ’09. 800w.
“Taking the autobiography as a whole, it is a work of remarkable
interest and value, not so much on account of the information which it
gives, as for the spirit with which Stanley approached the hard
life-problems he had to solve. Should it reach a second edition, we
would recommend that two episodes of his boyhood in this country be
omitted, on account of their suggestiveness to the youthful reader.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 510. N. 25, ’09. 1450w.
“We feel after reading it that we know what Stanley was like and there
is no doubt that many a poor lad will find comfort and encouragement in
a study of his remarkable and inspiring life. It is the pathetic story
of his early life that gives the work its value—that and the portrayal
of character that runs along with it.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 701. N. 13, ’09. 1300w.
“The illustrations of this volume are particularly interesting, and many
of them new.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 753. D. ’09. 210w.
“While recommending this book as an extraordinarily interesting study of
character, quite apart from the adventures in it, we must put in a word
of strong protest against Lady Stanley’s attack on the Dean of
Westminster for refusing to allow Stanley to be buried in the Abbey.”
+ − =Spec.= 103: 743. N. 6, ’09. 1700w.
=Stanton, Gerrit Smith.= “When the wildwood was in flower”: a
narrative covering the fifteen years’ experiences of a stockman of
the western plains, and his vacation days in the open. *$1. Ogilvie.
9–4949.
A book for out-of-door lovers which tells of the author’s fifteen years
of experience on the plains as a stockman, before and after the days of
railroads. The second part of the book deals with “Reminiscences of the
author’s vacation days.”
* * * * *
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 121. F. 27, ’09. 160w.
=Stanton, Theodore, ed.=^{[6]} Manual of American literature; ed. by
Theodore Stanton in collaboration with members of the faculty of
Cornell university. **$1.75. Putnam.
9–7938.
A volume in the Tauchnitz series. “The first sections of the manual
cover the colonial and revolutionary periods and are from the pen of the
late Moses Coit Tyler. Next follows the literature of the nineteenth
century under the headings:—The historians; The novelists; The poets;
The essayists and the humorists; The orators and the divines; The
scientists; The periodicals.... A particularly new feature is a study of
American periodicals.” (Lit. D.)
* * * * *
“The chapters are very compact, and contain stores of information,
especially in the matters of titles and dates.”
+ =Dial.= 46: 334. My. 16, ’09. 270w.
“Altogether, this volume shows painstaking, conscientious effort and
accurate literary judgment.”
+ =Lit. D.= 38: 856. My. 15. ’09. 300w.
“Even for a book of its kind, it is exceptionally lavish in names,
titles and dates, which seem to be given with commendable accuracy. Even
within the sections themselves one’s sense for chronology is
occasionally shocked.”
+ − =Nation.= 88: 603. Je. 17, ’09. 300w.
“A very convenient volume to which one may refer easily, and within its
scope it is comprehensive.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 610. O. 16, ’09. 300w.
“The sense of proportion in some of the estimate is defective, but the
story is told with care and ample knowledge, and in most instances the
judgment is sound.”
+ − =Outlook.= 92: 422. Je. 19, ’09. 100w.
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 639. N. ’09. 30w
=Starr, Laura B.= Doll book. *$3. Outing pub.
9–45.
Dedicated to all who are interested in dolls, “from the children who
play with them to the students of their ethnological and educational
aspects.” This is a history of the doll which, tho not finding answers
to the questions of how the first doll was fashioned, and when and where
it was evolved, does go back 4,000 years to the doll-babies of the
Egyptians found in children’s graves. Besides the antiquity of the doll
the author discusses the etymology of the doll, historic dolls, puppets
and marionettes, fashion dolls, dolls of different countries, her own
and other collections, the manufacture of dolls, and home-made dolls.
* * * * *
“This entertaining account of dolls practically covers the world and has
much historical and ethnological interest. A large portion of the book
can be used with children.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 85. Mr. ’09.
“Miss Starr has been skilful in arranging her material, so that in spite
of its diversity of interests the book seems complete rather than
heterogeneous.”
+ =Dial.= 46: 116. F. 16, ’09. 300w.
+ =Ind.= 67: 94. Jl. 8, ’09. 50w.
“The most serious chapter in the book, from one point of view, is that
which treats of the doll as a means of education. The death-knell of the
true doll seems to us to toll in every sentence.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 71. F. 6, ’09. 750w.
=Statius, Publius Papinius.=^{[9]} Silvae of Statius; tr. with introd.
and notes by D. A. Slater. (Oxford lib. of translations.) *$1.
Oxford.
9–2007.
A scholarly translation prefaced by an informing introduction in which
“the author does not attempt a penetrating study of the poems, but he
does well in showing that some of the severest criticisms of them have
come from those who have not read them or have read with extraordinary
inattentiveness.” (Nation.)
* * * * *
“If only from the point of view of his metrical technique, closely
modelled on that of Virgil, Statius should be read by students. But
Statius has other qualities to recommend him. He has a brilliant and
finished style; he has an almost Christian piety and religious devotion,
which at times shine through his pagan conventions; he has a devout
enthusiasm for Virgil; he has imagination and nobility. The ‘Silvae’ are
the characteristic work of Statius.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 644. My. 29. 560w.
“We have noted only a few minor infelicities in Mr. Slater’s
translation.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 145. Ag. 12, ’09. 620w.
“Professor Slater’s rendering, to which he prefixes a bright and
instructive introduction, is a very scholarly piece of work, and should
be of great service to those who wish to know something of a writer who,
in his constant effort to be epigrammatic, often becomes difficult and
obscure, so that, in the absence of any easily accessible commentary,
the cursory study which he alone deserves may, perhaps, be legitimately
aided by the use of a translation.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 540. Ap. 3, ’09. 780w.
=Stawell, Mrs. Rodolph.=^{[7]} Motor tours in Wales and the border
countries. $2.50. Page. W8–161.
Describes trips from Shrewsbury into Shropshire, thru Wales, and into
the Valley of the Wye. Numerous illustrations make vivid the course.
* * * * *
“An impersonal record in guide-book style, but on account of the dearth
of material on Wales will be useful for reference and study clubs.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 51. O. ’09.
“Far more than a mere guide book.”
+ =Ind.= 66: 1139. My. 27, ’09. 100w.
“Mrs. Stawell has been able to reveal to us some of the beauties of the
less frequented bypaths of Wales as well as the better-known objects of
interest available to every tourist.”
+ =Lit. D.= 38: 1075. Je. 19, ’09. 250w.
“Mrs. Stawell is a pleasant and observant guide. The motor is not
obtrusive and the historical and antiquarian information is clearly and
often attractively presented. The general reader will miss a more
interpretative estimate of landscape and associations, and will wish
that a lurking wit and sentiment had been allowed to develop into
distinction of style.”
+ − =Nation.= 89: 35. Jl. 8, ’09. 120w.
=Stead, Richard.= Adventures on the high seas. (Lib. of adventure.)
*$1.50. Lippincott.
9–35070.
“These tales have all their origin in facts, and they are well varied.
They deal with whaling hardships, hurricanes, crossing the line, wrecks,
and naval episodes. Among the subjects treated are the mutiny of the
Bounty, Lord Dundonald’s fire ships, the hurricane at Samoa in which the
Calliope figured, and so recent an event as the Russian attack on the
Doggerbank fishermen.”—Ath.
* * * * *
“The episodes have been well chosen, and the narratives are plain and
unvarnished.”
+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 505. O. 24. 130w.
=N. Y. Times.= 13: 800. D. 26, ’08. 100w.
=Stead, William Thomas.=^{[5]} How I know that the dead return: an
account of the remarkable personal experiences of the author which
dispelled all doubt in his mind as to the reality of a future life.
*75c. Ball pub.
9–12077.
Mr. Stead cites incidents that have occurred in his own personal
experience to prove not only telepathic communication between the living
but also between the living and those who have passed beyond. He shows
that such communication is parallel in the transmission of wireless
messages, that the instruments in the case of the latter messages are
adjusted to symbolize the sympathy required in telepathic intercourse.
* * * * *
“To those who are credulous as to mediumistic achievements, Mr. Stead’s
book will undoubtedly appeal. He is thoroughly convinced of the validity
of his experience, accepting without doubts his communications from the
spirit world. These communications do not seem to differ greatly from
the general run, and more scientific investigators have shown some
reserve in accepting them and their kind at Mr. Stead’s valuation.”
− =N. Y. Times.= 14: 336. My. 29, ’09. 320w.
=Outlook.= 93: 600. N. 13, ’09. 160w.
=Stead, William Thomas=, ed.^{[5]} M. P. for Russia: reminiscences and
correspondence of Madame Olga Novikoff. 2v. *$7.50. Putnam.
9–23495.
“A narrative of the Balkan problem as it was reflected in the lives of
Madame Novikoff, Gladstone, Kinglake, Froude, Freeman, Tyndall, and Mr.
Stead.” (Spec.) “The two large volumes are a most valuable contribution
to the history of England’s foreign policy since 1876; allowing for [the
author’s] pronounced pro-Russian sympathies, he has succeeded in
presenting a lucid and interesting exposition of the vexed Eastern
question.” (N. Y. Times.) Madame Novikoff’s name is associated with her
untiring effort to force the Slavonic faith upon England and to remove
highest opposition from the path of Slavonic progress.
* * * * *
“The editing is at least in fault in that it leaves many things obscure
that should have been cleared up.”
+ − =Nation.= 88: 467. My. 6, ’09. 700w.
“Mr. Stead’s style is diffuse, he is given to needless repetition and he
edits with more generosity than discretion. Apart from its interest as
the biography of a brilliant woman, the book is valuable as an
interpretation of that side of Russia of which we, no less than the
English, are extremely ignorant.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 253. Ap. 24, ’09. 1300w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 739. Je. ’09. 1600w.
“There are letters here from politicians of every shade and of a dozen
countries, but they cannot compare in sheer worldly wisdom and foresight
with those of the historians, essayists and philosophers which stand
beside them. Gladstone’s, the first in importance, are the first in
disappointment.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 107: 433. Ap. 3, ’09. 1050w.
“We only wish that her wonderful archives had fallen into the hands of a
more discreet and becoming editor than Mr. Stead.”
+ − =Spec.= 102: 460. Mr. 20, ’09. 2000w.
=Stearns, Wallace Nelson.=^{[10]} Fragments from Graeco-Jewish
writers. *75c. Univ. of Chicago press.
9–957.
“In collecting these scattered fragments of half-forgotten historians
and poets of Hebrew blood but Greek speech, Professor Stearns has
rendered an important service. The fragments have been gathered from the
writings of the early fathers and range from the third century before
Christ to the third century after. The Greek texts are accompanied by
brief introductions and notes. Demetrius, Eupolemus, Artapanus,
Aristeas, Malchus, Thallus, Aristobulus, Philo, Theodotus, and Ezekiel
are the writers represented.”—Bib. World.
* * * * *
Reviewed by G: H. Gilbert.
+ =Am. J. Theol.= 13: 619. O. ’09. 80w.
+ − =Bib. World.= 33: 359. My. ’09. 80w.
“Professor Stearns has done a real service to students of Hellenistic
Greek by collecting from early Christian writers these curious Greek
fragments from the hands of Jewish authors otherwise little known.
Professor Stearn’s notes and introductions add much to the interest of
these texts, but an index at least of proper names would have greatly
increased the usefulness of the collection.” E. J. Goodspeed.
+ − =Class. Philol.= 4: 456. O. ’09. 180w.
=Ind.= 66: 490. Mr. 4, ’09. 130w.
=Steel, Flora Annie.= India thro’ the ages: a popular and picturesque
history of Hindustan. 2d ed. *$1.25. Dutton.
9–5188.
“Not a chronicle but a procession of the stately dramas that have filled
and passed across the Indian stage, each in the setting and colour of
its time. The few leading characters fill the foreground for their hour
and make way for others of a new type, while behind stand the silent
masses, the real India, changing slowly if at all, and rarely finding
voice except now and again an inarticulate murmur—a cry of rage or a
wail of despair. The master motive of the book is not the presentation
of events, of economic progress or ethnological conditions, but rather
to display in the light of its history the picturesque and romantic side
of India’s ever-changing rulers and its slow-changing people.”—Sat. R.
* * * * *
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 110. Ap. ’09.
“A few of its verdicts and phrases would profit by reconsideration.”
+ − =Ath.= 1908, 2: 508. O. 24. 280w.
“It has this attraction that the author, long a resident in the land, is
thoroughly imbued with its spirit.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 222. Mr. 4, ’09. 330w.
“Her history does more than hold its own among others of its class, and
its interest never fails, but—well, less toil would have produced
another novel as good as ‘On the face of the waters,’ and the world,
judiciously enough, would have been more grateful to her.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 94. F. 20, ’09. 640w.
“While the book has many attractions, it must be said frankly that these
are inherent in the subject, and not dependent upon their presentation.
The author assumes a would-be playful pose, introducing trivial asides
and smart remarks quite unworthy of her subject.”
− + =Outlook.= 91: 110. Ja. 16, ’09. 360w.
“Its purpose is fulfilled. And that purpose could only have been
achieved by a writer with literary sense and creative power who had
grasped the spirit and genius of India, and had gained the insight and
sympathy that come only from long intimate personal association with the
scenes and peoples she describes. Probably Mrs. Steel alone has all the
necessary qualifications.”
+ =Sat. R.= 106: 270. Ag. 29, ’08. 1000w.
“We cannot accept all Mrs. Steel’s judgments on the many questions which
present themselves for discussion, and the multitude of personalities
who figure in the many scenes of the drama, but we recognise her mastery
of the subject and her power.”
+ =Spec.= 101: 678. O. 31, ’08. 280w.
=Steel, Flora Annie.= Prince of dreamers. **$1.25. Doubleday.
9–4294.
A story of Akbar, Emperor of India in Elizabeth’s reign, whose scene is
laid at Fatehpur Sikri, a city built to commemorate the birth of his
son. The author claims for Akbar a place with the world’s great
dreamers—Shakespeare, Raphael, Drake, Galileo, Michelangelo and
Cervantes; he stands out against his Oriental surroundings with all the
aloofness of the man “born with a spirit in advance of his times.” The
story affords an illuminating picture of Indian civilization, with the
part played by the great minister Abulfazl, the doer; Birbal, the
doubter; William Leeds; and Gulbadan Begum.
* * * * *
“Fascinating romance. The story, as a story, suffers from a certain
diffuseness and excess of mysticism.”
+ − =Ath.= 1909, 1: 127. Ja. 30. 250w.
“Is too slight a plot to compare with the greatest novel of the mutiny.
Mrs. Steel has a richness of diction, an affluence of colorful images,
not often equaled.”
+ − =Ind.= 66: 1032. My. 13, ’09. 370w.
“The interests of the novelist spoil the ‘Prince of dreamers’ as
history, and the interests of the historian spoil it as fiction.”
− =Nation.= 88: 418. Ap. 22, ’09. 400w.
“To those who desire colorful history with just a thread of fiction to
hold the interest and impart human passion to a dead day, the book is to
be commended.”
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 134. Mr. 6, ’09. 470w.
“The novel is not closely woven, nor does it grow before the reader’s
eyes.”
− + =Outlook.= 91: 814. Ap. 10, ’09. 300w.
“Much of her sixteenth-century India must have sat to her in the flesh
for its portrait. But the presentation of the people and the time is not
carried out whole-heartedly. As a romance the book is a fine one; the
intrigues are closely knotted; there is abundance of vivid colour and
picturesque background; and the narrative power grows effectively to the
climax.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 106: 548. O. 31, ’08. 350w.
“The whole book is full of the colour of the East, and if the thread of
the story is at times a little confused and difficult to follow, this
perhaps only adds to the effect which Mrs. Steel is endeavouring to
produce on her western readers.”
+ − =Spec.= 101: 950. D. 5, ’08. 150w.
=Steffens, Joseph Lincoln.=^{[12]} Upbuilders. **$1.20. Doubleday.
9–26002.
“Presents five character studies of reforming politicians familiar to
the readers of McClure’s magazine. The men whose characters, methods,
and achievements he here sets forth are Mark Fagan of Jersey City,
Everett Colby of Essex county, N. J., Ben B. Lindsey of Denver, Rudolph
Spreckels of San Francisco, and W. S. U’Ren, the Oregon reformer. He has
chosen these five men as representatives of different conditions, both
personal and general, of different temperaments, different localities,
and different methods.”—N. Y. Times.
* * * * *
“It is written in the popular colloquial style which the author affects
and the many anecdotes make it interesting reading.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 126. D. ’09.
“The articles are well worth preservation in book form, not only because
of their intimate revelations of character and of the relations between
a local leader and his followers, but also because of their interest as
social documents.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 751. N. 27, ’09. 210w.
=Steiner, Edward Alfred.=^{[12]} Immigrant tide, its ebb and flow.
**$1.50. Revell.
9–26638.
A recent book on the immigrant question by Dr. Steiner, once an
immigrant himself. His serious study of the Italian, Jewish, and Slavic
immigrants was reflected in his “On the trail of the immigrant,” and now
again in this volume. “This book is in two sections. Under the heading
‘The outgoing tide’ he shows us the influence of the returning immigrant
upon his peasant home, his social and native life.... In the second
section, entitled ‘The incoming tide,’ he interprets the relation of the
various races to our institutions, their attitude toward them and their
ultimate influence upon them.” (R. of Rs.)
* * * * *
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 127. D. ’09.
“Besides being thoroughly imbued with his subject and enthusiastic about
it. Dr. Edward A. Steiner is a capital story teller.”
+ =R. of Rs.= 40: 759. D. ’09. 150w.
=Steiner, Edward Alfred.=^{[9]} Tolstoy the man and his message; enl.
ed. **$1.50. Revell.
8–34716.
“Tolstoy is described not as the old, decrepit man, but as the real
Tolstoy, living in the thought of the world, and in the hearts of his
friends and followers. The book is a very sympathetic interpretation,
from an American viewpoint of the great Russian prophet of social
progress.”—Ann. Am. Acad.
* * * * *
“The book is well worked out, clearly written and gives one a distinct
picture of Tolstoy, the thinker. While the criticisms of Tolstoy show a
decided American bias, they are, on the whole, able and fair.” Scott
Nearing.
+ =Ann. Am. Acad.= 34: 216. Jl. ’09. 250w.
“Short as is the monograph, Dr. Steiner has succeeded in giving his
readers a fairly adequate sketch of Tolstoy’s life and family, a vivid
picture of his home and surroundings, and a brief ‘résumé’ of his
principal writings, along with a running commentary elucidating his
teachings.”
+ =Ind.= 67: 883. O. 14, ’09. 240w.
“A very charming and interesting book, full of vivid descriptions and
characterized by literary skill and dramatic grouping of incidents.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 446. S. 18, ’09. 180w.
“The work of Prof. Steiner is distinctly a picture of Tolstoy the
reformer, and as such will throw much light on Tolstoy the artist and
man of letters. It is unfortunate that with all his intimate knowledge
of the man’s life and works, Prof. Steiner should not have consistently
co-ordinated the facts of Tolstoy’s biography with the scenes of the
novels which are based upon them.” Christian Gauss.
+ − =N. Y. Times.= 14: 582. O. 2, ’09. 1100w.
=Steinmetz, Charles Proteus.= General lectures on electrical
engineering; ed. by Joseph Le Roy Hayden. *$2. Robson & Adee.
9–4495.
“This book contains a collection of lectures by Dr. Steinmetz on
electrical engineering subjects arranged and edited by Mr. J. L. R.
Hayden. Among the subjects treated are the distribution of energy for
lamps and motors, the cost of energy as affected by the load factor,
long-distance transmission of energy, high-frequency phenomena,
generator and synchronous motor characteristics, lightning protection,
direct-current and alternating-current railway motors, electrochemistry,
incandescent and arc lighting, while light, illumination, lightning and
lightning protection are discussed in appendices.”—Elec. World.
* * * * *
“The presentation is made in the simple and instructive manner for which
the author is so well known. The best portion of the book is that
dealing with lightning and lightning protection, which, in fact, is the
clearest explanation of this most difficult subject that has ever come
to the attention of the reviewer.”
+ =Elec. World.= 53: 583. Mr. 4, ’09. 200w.
“The more mathematical parts will be puzzling, to say the least, to the
ordinary student or reader, though their import will be recognized by
those engineers or teachers who, being familiar with that work, do not
need to profit thereby. The trouble seems to lie in insufficient
explanation of the symbols used and in confusion in the use of lower
case and capital letters as symbols.”
+ − =Engin. N.= 61: sup. 34. Mr. 18, ’09. 400w.
“As a means of acquiring rather complete general information as to the
present status of electrical engineering, these lectures are probably
unequaled in their field.”
+ =Engin. Rec.= 60: 559. N. 13, ’09. 140w.
=Steinmetz, Charles Proteus.=^{[12]} Radiation light and illumination;
ed. by Joseph LeRoy Hayden. *$3. McGraw.
9–27362.
“An exposition of the subject of light adapted primarily to the needs of
the engineer.” (Engin. Rec.) “The comprehensiveness of the subject
matter, the interesting ways in which phenomena are described and the
novel viewpoints are those of no merely transient book. In scope it
surpasses even Palaz’s treatise, though it does not present details as
does that older work, nor is there a single reference for extended study
of those brief and general statements for which the author cannot be the
original authority.” (Engin. N.)
* * * * *
“A volume based on his talks, rather than upon his writings, therefore,
one would naturally expect to be of very general interest and to secure
general appreciation. ‘Radiation, light and illumination’ is such a
book. If critics are not inclined to call this book a classic, it must
be because of its unconventional literary form.”
+ =Engin. N.= 62: sup. 45. N. 18, ’09. 1050w.
“It covers an enormous field in reasonable space and contains the
sifting of a vast amount of study and reading, together with some
interesting original investigations. The writing is in Dr. Steinmetz’s
most meaty and suggestive style.”
+ =Engin. Rec.= 60: 616. N. 27, ’09. 280w.
=Steinmetz, Charles Proteus.=^{[7]} Theory and calculation of
transient electric phenomena and oscillations. $5. McGraw.
9–5483.
A companion to “Alternating current phenomena.” “It is divided into four
main sections as follows: (1) transient phenomena in time; (2) periodic
transient phenomena; (3) transient phenomena in space; (4) transient
phenomena in time and space. The many phases of the subject are covered
in 36 chapters, each of which begins with a clear, non-mathematical
statement of the physical principles underlying the phenomena under
discussion.” (Engin. N.)
* * * * *
“It is impossible to convey an impression of the wealth of information
and suggestion contained in the new work. It is undoubtedly the great
electrical book of the year and from its nature is bound to take its
place among the standard books in its line.” H: H. Norris.
+ + =Engin. N.= 61: sup. 72. Je. 17, ’09. 1450w.
“The book as a whole is the first consistent study of transient electric
phenomena dealing with modern conditions of practice. It makes the
beginning of what will doubtless prove a rich field for research, by
bringing together a vast amount of definite information as to the
operation and behavior of electric circuits of various forms under
special conditions.”
+ =Engin. Rec.= 59: 500. Ap. 10, ’09. 400w.
=Stelzle, Charles.=^{[5]} Principles of successful church advertising.
**$1.25. Revell.
8–34257.
Practical chapters on principles, methods, and the psychological and
personal elements in church advertising, with points to be considered in
conducting an advertising campaign and full instructions in details of
preparation of copy and printing of same.
* * * * *
“To conservative people many of the suggestions and methods will seem
extreme.”
+ − =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 110. Ap. ’09.
“Sagacious and instructive book. Its practical suggestions so cover the
whole subject of advertising as to be valuable to all business men,
though especially addressed to churches that have neglected this branch
of their own business.”
+ =Outlook.= 91: 815. Ap. 10, ’09. 120w.
=Stenger, Gilbert.=^{[12]} Return of Louis the Eighteenth, 1814–1815;
tr. from the French, by Mrs. Rudolph Stawell. *$3. Scribner.
“For the social side to the events that filled the months from the
arrival of Napoleon in Paris in 1813 to the return of Louis XVIII from
Ghent in 1815, this translation will be found of real value to those who
want information without having to look for it in a French book.” (Sat.
R.) “The author has a qualified admiration for Napoleon I and
unqualified contempt for Louis XVIII. His opinion of the Bourbons of the
restoration is expressed thus: ‘It is not because they were Bourbons
that I have exposed their faults of character, their egoism, meanness,
and vanity, but because exile, misfortune, and poverty had no effect
upon them and made them no better than they had been when they left
France.’” (Outlook.)
* * * * *
“Ought to be both interesting and instructive reading to pessimistic
republicans.”
+ − =Outlook.= 93: 879. D. 18, ’09. 180w.
“This translation of M. Stenger’s book is a very readable one. Partial
history is generally good to read, and this piece of history forms no
exception to the rule.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 108: 702. D. 4, ’09. 210w.
=Stenton, Frank Merry.= William the conqueror and the rule of the
Normans. (Heroes of the nations.) **$1.35. Putnam.
8–31143.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
* * * * *
“This scholarly biography does not replace Freeman’s briefer work, but
is a valuable supplement to it. It presents a more impartial view and
makes use of the important researches that have taken place since
Freeman’s book was written.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 110. Ap. ’09.
“This is one of the more serious biographies in a series whose authors
are not quite at one in their methods of treatment; which fact does not
prevent its being extremely readable, as well as valuable in content.”
+ =Dial.= 46: 88. F. 1, ’09. 230w.
“For the student who desires a short cut to the latest developments of
the thorny constitutional and ecclesiastical problems of the period, Mr.
Stenton’s book will prove an invaluable guide.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 538. My. 27, ’09. 750w.
“An excellent work.” W: A. Bradley.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 7. Ja. 2, ’09. 380w.
“His book, for its general fairness and grasp, as well as for the
admirable way in which it contrives to present some of the more
technical results of the conquest without imperilling its popular
character, deserves a high place in the series. Mr. Stenton occasionally
lays himself open to adverse criticism. This is due to the complexity of
many of the problems upon which he is compelled to touch.”
+ − =Sat. R.= 107: 19. Ja. 2, ’09. 840w.
=Step, Edward.=^{[6]} Wayside and woodland ferns: a pocket guide to
the British ferns, horsetails and club mosses. *$2.25. Warne.
“The text appeals to the uninitiated as well as those who have some
experience. The introductory chapter explains the characteristics that
distinguish ferns from flowering plants. There are sixty-seven half-tone
reproductions of photographs taken by the author, and coloured figures
of every species, from drawings by Miss Mabel E. Step. These coloured
plates serve to show the structural characters, while the photographs
illustrate the different species growing in natural surroundings.”—Ath.
* * * * *
“We commend the work to all interested in the subject.”
+ =Ath.= 1909. 1: 532. My. 1. 240w.
“This volume will be interesting as well as helpful.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 384. Je. 12, ’09. 120w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 639. My. ’09. 30w.
=Stephens, Kate=, ed.^{[10]} Stories from old chronicles; chosen and
ed. with brief introductions to the stories and a general introd. by
Kate Stephens. $1.50. Sturgis & Walton.
9–25807.
Twenty-nine transcriptions from old chronicles, many of which in their
original form furnished Shakespeare with themes for dramas. They are
told for readers young and old.
* * * * *
“As an incentive to further reading of books which constitute the source
for historical romance, this volume will serve as a commendable
preparatory guide.” M. J. Moses.
+ =Ind.= 67: 1361. D. 16, ’09. 50w.
“Is just the work to place in a young pupil’s hands as he or she steps
from the area of American history into the period of European
medievalism.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 788. N. 6, ’09. 100w.
“Bears evidences of careful planning and in scope is very suggestive.”
+ =Nation.= 89: 598. D. 16, ’09. 30w.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 807. D. 18, ’09. 70w.
=Stephenson, Cora Bennett.=^{[5]} Hand of God. $1.50. Ball pub.
9–10788.
The story of Samson and Delilah forms the main thread of this narrative
and is woven in and out of a background of sensual Philistine life with
its festivals, processions, and dances of sex and sun-worship. The
author claims to offer “first of all an interpretation, in individuals,
of the process of the historical, human passion.”
* * * * *
=N. Y. Times.= 14: 409. Je. 26, ’09. 120w.
=Sterling, George.=^{[8]} Wine of wizardry, and other poems. *$1.25.
Robertson.
9–120.
Contains besides the title poem some twenty and more pieces on
miscellaneous subjects.
* * * * *
“As yet, his work has embodied no very important ideas, and his style,
therefore, as a powerful creature unyoked, shows a tendency to prance
wantonly, rising at times into a plangent fanfare of declamation or
lapsing into languorous dalliance of delicious words.” Brian Hooker.
− + =Bookm.= 29: 371. Je. ’09. 400w.
+ − =Nation.= 89: 54. Jl. 15, ’09. 200w.
=Sterling, Mary Blackwell.= Story of Sir Galahad. †$1.50. Dutton.
8–32374.
“The beautiful ancient legend is retold by Mary Blackwell Sterling in
simplified and consecutive form. Though Galahad lived in a higher world
than his fellows, and the tale has been regarded as distinctly
ecclesiastical or religious, the present narrator believes its great
human interest and stirring action sufficient to attract many young
readers for whom Malory’s version is too difficult.”—Outlook.
* * * * *
“A very readable narrative, which preserves the charm of the original
but is more intelligible to the child mind.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 96. Mr. ’09.
“Will be an inspiration to young knight-errants of the present day in
quest of other Sangreals.”
+ =Ind.= 65: 1568. D. 24, ’08. 30w.
=N. Y. Times.= 13: 756. D. 5, ’08. 40w.
“This wonderful story is never old, but makes for chivalry, courtesy,
right thinking and clean living wherever it is known.”
+ =Outlook.= 91: 21. Ja. 2, ’09. 100w.
=Sternberg, Charles Hazelius.= Life of a fossil hunter: with an
introd. by Henry Fairfield Osborn. **$1.60. Holt.
9–5110.
Appeals to paleontologists, the general reader who seeks knowledge of
the ancient life of North America, and to the lover of adventure.
Details are given of the work of excavation in the Kansas Chalk, in the
Bad lands of the Upper Cretaceous, in the Oregon desert, along the John
Day river, in the Texas Permian and the Texas red beds.
* * * * *
“Of first interest to scientific readers, but so popular in style and so
full of adventure as to make it a good book for general circulation
among educated readers.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 111. Ap. ’09.
“Mr. Sternberg’s book is one to be thoroughly enjoyed by any reader fond
of fossils, whilst it by no means lacks general interest as a story of
camp life in the Wild West.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 732. Je. 19. 1150w.
“The book has a scientific, a paleontological, interest not possessed by
the ordinary hunting narrative.”
+ =Dial.= 46: 191. Mr. 16, ’09. 320w.
+ =Ind.= 66: 704. Ap. 1, ’09. 160w.
“A few errors of a minor character which subtract little from the
general readability of the book should be mentioned.” C. L. B.
+ − =J. Geol.= 17: 385. My. ’09. 380w.
“The notes are extremely fascinating and not too technical to prove
enjoyable to the lay reader.”
+ =Lit. D.= 38: 562. Ap. 3, ’09. 220w.
“It may be said that, although the author does not pose as an original
and scientific investigator, one cannot read his book without getting a
good general view of current palaeontology, and of many of its chief
promoters, both of the present and of the past.”
+ =Nation.= 88: 492. My. 13, ’09. 1000w.
“A simple and readable story of the experiences of a fossil hunter.” A.
S. W.
+ =Nature.= 82: 36. N. 11, ’09. 430w.
“Mr. Sternberg has written a very entertaining story of his life.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 150. Mr. 13, ’09. 200w.
=R. of Rs.= 39: 638. My. ’09. 90w.
=Stevens, Ethel Stefana.=^{[10]} The veil. †$1.50. Stokes.
9–22178.
Deals with life in Tunis and the Algerian Sahara under the French
occupation. The central figure is a dancing woman who with her “potent
allurement and her perpetual concealment of her face behind the veil, is
a well-chosen and well-sustained symbol of her race.... But the book is
bigger than the mere chronicle of one human life. It is a broad,
shifting kaleidescopic picture of a whole race, a whole scheme of
ethical and religious culture. It shows us, as very few Eastern novels
have shown, the sort of life that lies behind the veil which
Mohammedanism has for centuries insisted on flinging over its
womankind.” (Bookm.)
* * * * *
“While not producing the tangible, sensuous impression of ‘The garden of
Allah,’ this book is also remarkable for its powers of visualization,
and is a shifting kaleidoscopic picture of the intrigue, barbarism,
culture and mystery of the East.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 6: 93. N. ’09.
“Strikes a similar note to that of Robert Hichens’s ‘Garden of Allah.’
Personally to the taste of the present reviewer, it is a pleasanter and
more interesting book than ‘The garden of Allah.’ Unquestionably, this
is one of the big books of the season.” F: T. Cooper.
+ =Bookm.= 30: 188. O. ’09. 420w.
“The story thread, while not very strong, is well handled, and gives a
flesh-and-blood interest to the scenes.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 702. N. 13, ’09. 150w.
“It is not a book for everybody, but, given the theme and the people,
Miss Stephens cannot be accused of grossness in her realism, and the
total effect of the book goes far to realise the Aristotelian definition
of tragedy. ‘The veil’ is not only a considerable literary achievement
and an elaborate study in exotic characterisation; indirectly it throws
a good deal of light on some of the most perplexing domestic problems
which confront the party of reform in Turkey.”
+ =Spec.= 102: 981. Je. 19, ’09. 1000w.
=Stevenson, Adlai Ewing.=^{[12]} Something of men I have known.
**$2.75. McClurg.
9–28140.
A series of recollections of men whom Mr. Stevenson has met, first
thruout his private legal career and, later, in the larger world of
politics. From the Illinois bar he went to Washington as representative,
later, became senator; served in Cleveland’s first Cabinet as
attorney-general; and, finally, became vice-president in Cleveland’s
second administration. He knew men from all parts of the country, and
sets down in entertaining form his recollections of them.
* * * * *
“Most readers of Vice-President Stevenson’s volume will wish, we
imagine, that he had held himself more strictly to his main title and
given more fully delineated pictures of the characters of local or
national interest with whom his long legal and political career has
brought him into contact.” W. H. Johnson.
+ − =Dial.= 47: 376. N. 16, ’09. 1200w.
“Perhaps the most interesting part of his book is that which deals with
Congress and his memories of it in past days, its customs, and
personalities.”
+ =Lit. D.= 39: 1083. D. 11, ’09. 150w.
=R. of Rs.= 40: 755. D. ’09. 70w.
=Stevenson, Burton Egbert=, comp. Poems of American history. *$3.
Houghton.
8–33773.
Descriptive note in December, 1908.
* * * * *
“An excellent collection for library uses.”
+ =A. L. A. Bkl.= 5: 51. F. ’09.
“The conception of this volume was so excellent, so much of the
formidable task has been accomplished with patience and intelligence,
and in spite of its faults the outcome is so useful, that the errors of
omission and commission noted are viewed with regret.” I: R.
Pennypacker.
+ − =Dial.= 46: 135. Mr. 1, ’09. 2100w.
“A book of more than usual value and attractiveness.”
+ =Educ. R.= 37: 97. Ja. ’09. 60w.
“This compilation meets a need of the school and home library.”
+ =Lit. D.= 38: 223. F. 6, ’09. 140w.
“It cannot be said that his work suffers from too narrow a standard,
although any one will miss a favorite or two whose omission seems to him
unaccountable. The collection errs on the side of the too much rather
than of the too little, but it remains true that the level of vigor and
spirit will be a surprise to most readers.”
+ − =Nation.= 88: 139. F. 11, ’09. 380w.
“The volume is welcome for two reasons: first, because of the
surprisingly large number of poems, and, second, because these poems
truly reflect our history.”
+ =Outlook.= 91: 337. F. 13, ’09. 230w.
=Stevenson, Edward Luther.=^{[5]} Marine world chart of Nicolo de
Canerio Januensis, 1502 (circa): a critical study with facsimile.
Hispanic soc. of America, 156th st., near Broadway, N. Y.
8–16709.
“This is the second publication in a series of maps illustrating early
discovery and exploration in America, issued under the joint auspices of
the above societies, of which Mr. Archer M. Huntington is the head and
patron.” (Am. Hist. R.) “Professor Stevenson’s commentary takes the
various portions of the map in turn, and discusses their special
characteristics and any deductions to be drawn therefrom, besides
treating briefly of the sources and influence of the chart. There are
also useful lists of the legends, placed side by side with those of
other important documents of the time. The views expressed are generally
judicious and any theorising indulged in is kept within reasonable
limits.” (Eng. Hist. R.)
* * * * *
“Professor Stevenson is doing commendable work for historical
cartography in America.” V. H. Paltsits.
+ − =Am. Hist. R.= 14: 108. O. ’08. 900w.
“Professor Stevenson has done a service to all students of the history
of geography by bringing out a full-size reproduction of one of the most
important cartographical documents of the years immediately following
the discovery of America.” E: Heawood.
+ − =Eng. Hist. R.= 24: 351. Ap. ’09. 880w.
=Stewart, Alfred Walter.= Recent advances in organic chemistry; with
an introd. by J. Norman Collie. *$2.50. Longmans.
9–8093.
The principal researches in organic chemistry during the past ten years
are arranged in this volume from a synthetic point of view rather than a
strictly historical. “The first chapter deals with the main currents in
which organic chemistry has been moving during the last half-century.
Other chapters deal with the researches on such groups as the
polymethylenes, the terpenes (moncyclic terpenes, dicyclic terpenes, and
olefinic terpenes), the synthetic alkaloids, and the polypeptides....
There are a bibliography and a good index, as well as references to
original papers.” (Ath.)
* * * * *
“The book has been arranged with care and skill, and is likely to be
extremely useful to workers in advanced organic chemistry.”
+ =Ath.= 1909, 1: 168. F. 6. 260w.
“The compilation has been carried out with great discrimination. But Dr.
Stewart has an easy and pleasant style, and, if his criticisms are
occasionally rather forcible, they only add piquancy to the subject
under discussion.” J. B. C.
+ − =Nature.= 79: 243. D. 31, ’08. 900w.
=Stickley, Gustav.=^{[8]} Craftsman homes. $2. Gustav Stickley, the
Craftsman, 41 W. 34th st., N. Y.
9–16574.
“The first portion of the volume contains illustrated descriptions of a
large number of houses, ranging from mere camps for occasional use to
city houses.... The second discusses the decoration of various rooms and
describes the design of hardware, fittings and furniture conforming with
the style of architecture under discussion, of which the book is an
excellent exponent.”—Engin. Rec.
* * * * *
“The volume abounds with suggestions both artistic and practical.”
+ =Engin. N.= 62: sup. 16. Ag. 12, ’09. 140w.
“Deserving attention from those who contemplate the construction of
houses of moderate cost.”
+ =Engin. Rec.= 60: 111. Jl. 24, ’09. 230w.
“Will immediately make itself welcome to all persons who are interested
in this phase of house building and decoration.”
+ =Int. Studio.= 39: sup. 25. N. ’09. 140w.
“To the man who intends to build a home no book could carry much more
inspiration.”
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 450. Jl. 24. ’09. 70w.
=Stoddard, Florence Jackson.=^{[10]} As old as the moon: Cuban
legends: folklore of the Antillas. **$1. Doubleday.
9–24975.
A first collection of the myths, nature stories and semi-historical
tales of primitive Cuba and the neighboring islands of the Antillas. The
author has gathered fragmentary bits from all available sources and has
pieced them together for young readers especially, altho she also
commends them to students of folklore, historians and ethnologists.
=Stoddart, Jane T.= Girlhood of Mary, queen of Scots. *$3.50. Doran.
9–13599.
A sketch of the thirteen years covering Queen Mary’s life at the French
court. “Though fresh personal anecdotes are lacking, the industry of
Miss Stoddart discovers probably all that can be found out as to the
position held by the child queen in relation to the French court.”
(Ath.)
* * * * *
“Miss Stoddart throughout her book is uncommonly fair, and her study of
the Guises is impartial.”
+ =Ath.= 1908, 2: 567. N. 7. 800w.
“A work of minute and careful research.” W: A. Bradley.
+ =N. Y. Times.= 14: 7. Ja. 2, ’09. 340w.
“Miss Stoddart’s book is one which will be welcomed by those whose
interest in the house of Stuart has already called forth a quite
exceptional body of literature, while the light that it casts indirectly
upon general European history in the middle of the sixteenth century
will commend it also to the less specialised student.”
+ =Spec.= 1?3: 821. My. 22, ’09. 420w.
=Stokes, Ralph S. G.= Mines and minerals of the British empire: being
a description of the historical, physical and industrial features of
the principal centers of mineral production in the British dominions
beyond the seas. *$4.20. Longmans.