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public school. The outstanding figure, other
furnishing this much-needed groundwork.
Brentwood (Evelyn), Hector Graeme, 6/
than the hero, is that of the house-master, whose
There are numerous diagrams. One of the
Carried away by an inadequate acquaintance perseverance, knowledge of boys' characters,
Text-Books of Science.
with military matters and a disregard of the
and love of those in his charge, are finely
Knox (Joseph), Physico-Chemical Calculations, bounds of probability, the author has succeeded etched. The author's descriptions of cricket
2/6
in transforming what, at the best, could only
matches and the thousand and one other things
A collection of physico-chemical problems be described as a rather morbid psychological
which go to make up the round of public-school
based on Abegg and Sackur’s ‘ Physikalisch- study into a fantasy of bloodshed and sensation. life are excellent.
Chemische Rechen-aufgaben,' which contained The earlier portions of the book have a certain
Hume (Fergus), Across the Footlights, 6/
fifty problems, with solutions and summaries dramatic interest.
“There has been too much melodrama about
of the formulee used therein. Mr. Knox's book Brontë (Charlotte), Jane Eyre.
our existence of late months," remarks one of
has greatly amplified this original conception.
One of the Nelson Classics.
the characters in this sedate and tranquil
He has introduced additional problems, and Donovan (Dick), The Turning Wheel, 61
novel. That is a neat method of Mr. Hume's
given a fuller exposition of the laws governing
This story reminds us of a marionette show to shift the responsibility. We failed to be
the main subdivisions of physical chemistry. in which the puppets are endowed with speech thrilled by the murder, because we expected it.
Another of the Text-Books of Science.
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Wheel' creaks round in long and involved dramatis persono usually conduce to the trans-
McCabe (Joseph), The Story of Evolution, 7/6 net.
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There is nothing either original or striking scenes of storm and villainy, till at last they are Le Queux (William), The Mystery of Nine, 6/
about this popular summary and exposition of dismissed with rewards or punishments accord- Another fervid narrative from the pen of
the evolutionary process, in spite of its trumpet- ing to their deserts.
Mr. Wm. Le Queux. The adventures of a
ings. It gives an account of the various stages Douglas (Theo), White Webs : a Romance of young doctor, who, quite unwillingly, is drawn
of life upon this planet, its vegetable and animal
Sussex, 6/
into the meshes of a complicated and daring
manifestations. The story is graphically told, The delicate suggestion of the title is typical plot, hold the reader in suspense, which is only
but interweaves too many subjects to give them of the careful nicety of this romance. It deals relieved when the final chapter is reached.
more than a cursory treatment or to make the with the days when the balance of Tory opinion Little (Maude), The Children's Bread : a Romance,
book of any permanent value. Its actual was accustoming itself to the appreciation of 61
achievement needs to be emphasized, on account liberty in the unattractive guise of the Hano- This tale of a life dedicated to revenging
of the ostentatious manner in which its purport verian. The threads of sentiment and loyalty a deserted mother would be, to all intents
is set forth. The author sweepingly asserts which for a time sustained the cause of the and purposes, valueless, were it not for certain
that, as he has consulted such multitudes of White Rose were still being woven at White paragraphs which graphically bring before us
books, it would be useless to supply a biblio- Webs and elsewhere, largely by women's the ever-mastering call to the beauty of life,
graphy. The argument is not convincing. hands. To use the theme of countless pre- when it presents itself to the starved artistic
Scotland, Memoirs of the Geological Survey : decessors and still preserve an element of soul of a youth. We can only explain the
The Geology of Knapdale, Jura, and North Kin-
freshness is a considerable feat. The intro- extreme jerkiness of the writing and the
tyre (Explanation of Sheet 28, with Parts of duction of the supernatural is also a perilous frequent interpolation of asterisks, &c. , on the
27 and 29), by B. N. Peach, the late J. S. G.
business from which the author emerges success- supposition that an over-zealous editor has
Wilson, and others, 3/
fully.
been putting a blue pencil to an improper use.
Turner (H. H. ), The Great Star Map : being a
Fitzgerald (Ena), And the Stars Fought, 6/
Niven (Frederick), Dead Men's Bells, 61
Brief General Account of the International
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A good eighteenth-century tale of the
Project known as the Astrographic Chart, 2/6
racters in this book are not intended to be
sea, sea-dogs, and piracy, and much besides.
net.
portraits of living persons.
There is
Mr. Niven is too discursive and somewhat un.
For notice see p. 103.
Roman Catholic priest who denounces necessarily “broad " in diction, by which we do
society. He possesses finely chiselled lips,"
Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories at the
not mean only the introduction of Northern
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Animal and insect life has received careful tive power, but is defaced by sentimental elements of intrigue, murder, and love-a secret
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Unfortu-
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nately, those interpolated of English life are,
Allan Quatermain reappears in this story,
There is, however, fresh matter. The writers
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endured by the Boers during the Great Trek,
triumph of social and legislative action. They
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state summarily that the principle of heredity
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and the power of variation affect all the organic Harden Elizabeth), The Spindle, 61,
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ployer, who, Micawber - wise, waits for “the
velopment of conscious personalities is the
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rationale of evolution.
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by her boundless capacity for self-sacrifice. devised coup de main (the abduction of a
Who's Who in Science (International), 1912, 6/net.
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A useful list of biographies which afford a
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clue to present energies and past achievements duty to relinquish her lover. The plot is to share his honours, things are not so bad as
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Williston (Samuel W. ), American Permian Verte-
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as
Sandys (Oliver), Chicane, 6/
and fairer note. That on 'Scottish Song-
This record of the wholesale swindles per- stresses also has buoyancy and pictures que
Pamphlets.
petrated by a nefarious Society lady will colouring. • William Pitt' reveals the pitfalls
appeal only to lovers of sensational fiction.
which excessive concentration, through dealing
Cox (Ellen A. Hankinson), The Story of the
Schuster (Rose), The Triple Crown, 6/
with a number of books together, creates.
World's Missionary Conference at Edinburgh, 3d.
This is an historical novel dealing with the
Church Conferences seldom remain unsung,
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tends to idealize that unfortunate monarch,
Infant Care and Housecraft, 8d.
Edinburgh meeting amount, apparently, already
but succeeds in presenting quite a readable, if
This little book contains a great deal of useful to "a wonderful library. " Wherein, then, lies
somewhat over-long story of love and intrigue.
information in a small compass, but, like many the utility of repetition ?
The style is singularly restrained and un.
such manuals, is less careful than it should be Dalrymple (Sir Charles), Elements of Efficiency
affected for so young an author.
about saving labour. That useful device the in Preaching, ld.
Seawell (Molly Elliot), The Jugglers, 3/6
iron-shield, for example, is not mentioned. A handbook on the qualifications of spirit
This very readable little story has a theme
The directions are sometimes incomplete ; the and delivery for pulpit utterance.
somewhat akin to that of I Pagliacci,' but
custard of an inexperienced cook who follows Fedden (Marguerite), How to Clean a House ; and
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delightful touches which reveal no mean know-
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Thirteen sketches, nine of which have ap-
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cause, sets before us in print succulent dishes force of the coloured journalistic type.
such subjects as The Essential Swiveller,'
paralyzing to the staunch devourer of flesh. Wallis (B. C. ), Measurement in Economic Geo-
. A Dickens Mystery' (* Edwin Drood '), and
With insidious cunning, this fashioner of graphy: its Principles and Practice.
* Mrs. Gamp. ' 'The sketches are pleasant, but
elegancies appeals both to our material satis- Reprinted from The Geographical Journal
sometimes too brief to satisfy the critical
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reader.
reads of “ Beauregard Eggs,' Fruit Punch," graphy of the World’appeared in our last issue.
Thorne (Guy), The Drunkard, 6/
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An unpleasant tale written to portray the
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hereditary_character of drunkenness. Han-
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cock, the Hackney wife-murderer, and Gilbert
must fall a victim to these Circean fascinations ?
cognizant of these bellicose raptures. We are
Lothian, the poet, both have for their father Lawson (W. R. ! , Modern Wars and War Taxes : a
not plunged into despair by his jeremiad ; we
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are not uplifted by his profound aphorism that
crime under similarly repellent circumstances. This is less a book than a political pamphlet,
armaments are the reflection of the national
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soul,” having a predisposition to regard
to expound a theory, and the details are still but actually against the whole system of
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Lloyd George finance. Mr. Lawson belongs
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to that class of writer whose exposition is
gives us a faint amusement to see Mr. Wyatt
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White (Fred M. ), The Mystery of the Ravenspurs, “ Limehouse and “ muddling through. ”
through his pages ; but we are aware of the
61
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FOREIGN.
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makes a fine appeal for a movement which
Philosophy.
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General Literature.
Mr. H. G. Wells contributes a partly autobio- Philosophe de nos Temps et la Religion philo-
graphical preface.
Blue Blanket (The): an Edinburgh Civic Review, Royal Navy List and Naval Recorder, January,
sophique, No. 1, Janvier, 1fr.
The first number of a little quarterly, pub-
No. 1, January, 2/
10!
This quarterly review takes its title from the
lished at Athens, which proposes to discuss
religious and philosophical questions, apparently
ancient banner of the crafts of Edinburgh, and Strachey (G. L. ), Landmarks in French Litera- from the point of view of philosophic reli-
its aim is to foster civic life and ideals, not only ture, 1/
gion or Neo-christianism in union with science.
in that city, but also in all analogous com There has long been an opening for a history
munities. The suburb has killed communal of French literature which should appeal to the
History and Biography.
life, and in most towns individuals are isolated average reader rather than the student. In
by their very proximity. If it be the ideal of spite of the limitations imposed upon him, Mr.
Collas (George), Jean Chapclain, 7fr. 50.
this enterprise to remedy this evil, we wish it Strachey gives us neither guide, manual, nor
M. Collas writes an interesting volume on
every success. The first number contains, historical summary. In a series of luminous Chapelain, the literary councillor of Richelieu,
among other things, a review of the industries and striking chapters he traces the course of
one of the first members of the Académie
of Edinburgh, and an interesting article on the French literature from the Chansons de Geste Française, the friend of Retz, and the agent of
municipal drama of the Middle Ages.
down to Baudelaire. He has analyzed with
Colbert. Time has dimmed his glory not a
Bothwell-Gosse (A. ), The Knights Templars, care and precision the distinguishing features of little. A good biography of this French Johnson
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 21 : Transaction I. , each age, for French literature falls more
has long been needed, for Chapelain was, as
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Ste. Beuve remarked, on many subjects a
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concerning the Knights Templars unplumbed sure, and skilful. None of the principal names
Geography and Travel.
by previous historians. The history of the is omitted, and the significance of each stands
Mission d'Ollone, 1906–1909 : Recherches sur le
Order is but briefly adumbrated, rather in the in clear relief. Another volume of the Home
Musulmans Chinois.
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those attributed to the Jews and their ritual, any daily paper,” and is chiefly concerned with
Philology.
symbolism and ceremonial. The author, after the theatrical world, which seems to us already
asserting that the connexion between the sufficiently advertised.
Grebe (F. W. ), Studia Catulliana.
Knights Templars and the modern Masonic Swinburne (Rev. James K. ), Beneath the Cloak
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ary on the text of Catullus, written partly in
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them. The improbability of such a surmise
is patent, and it certainly cannot be sub-
such flourishes as the following: The Mormon
annotation satisfy the requirements of minute
Monster,' 'The Opium Ogre,' • The Betting
scholarship.
stantiated by internal evidence.
Bull (Albert E. ), How to Write for the Papers, 2/6
Bane,' The Drink Demon, and The White
Souza (Robert de), Du Rythme en Français.
For notice see p. 96.
Slave Scandal,' we are hardly enticed beyond
A complicated and learned inquiry into the
Edinburgh Review, January, 61
the gates of his subject. If he will make such
laws of rhythm in French poetry. The author
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The
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theatrical appeals, he can scarcely expect to
the principles governing the
number of books dealing from different angles
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organic structure of rhythm and its constituent
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as he would like. To stimulate the craving for
forms, comparing modern and ancient theory
sensation characteristic of our civilization is not
and practice. His remarks on accentuation
half review, half dissertation-upon the whole.
A somewhat dull and intricate article on
will amply repay study, though perhaps he
the way to mitigate its abuses, whatever their
Place of Doctrine in War' opens the number.
nature. Mr. Swinburne attempts to reinforce
assumes for accented verse too large a province.
Nor is the aggressive atmosphere of the expert,
his argument by accumulating statistics incon-
The rhythmical richness of the French language,
predominant in “ The Elizabethan Playwright,'
gruous to its tone.
he declares, excels that of any other country.
The appendixes deal with the more specialized
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The article on Chatham and the Country Life rose Ways, 5/ net.
in versification. Quotations exemplifying the
of his Day,' though elaborate, strikes a happier For notice see p. 95.
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Literary Gossip.
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LORD ROSEBERY in his Napoleon, the
THE contents of Harper's Magazine l'Armée du Roi, commandée par Monsieur
Last Phase,' refers to Piontkowski as a for February include a poem, "Mother, le Comte D'Orvilliers, Lieutenant-Général
en 1779. ' This volume of signals has a
figure of mystery whose appearance and by Theresa Helburn, and another by Mr.
career at St. Helena require elucidation. Richard Le Gallienne, Waiting '; "The special interest to English people, in that
In 'A Polish Exile with Napoleon,' to New Generation, a Story,' by Mr. James it was evidently drawn up for and accom-
be published immediately by Messrs. Oppenheim; Part II. of Socialism,'
by panied D'Orvilliers on his abortive attempt
to invade England.
Harper, Mr. G. L. de St. M. Watson Mr. H. G. Wells ; and a fourth paper on
probes that mystery, and gives an account Mark Twain by Mr. Albert Bigelow Paine. THE following substitutions for various
of Piontkowski at Longwood. His work THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON PRESS
volumes announced “Everyman's
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and Ricardo’s ‘Principles of Political
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of Asgard"; Geoffrey
the life of an English nurse in English Colleges in London have been organized Journey to Mecca and Medina'; Capt.
' A.
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Nurse's Life in War and Peace, written study and reflection in their several
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same publishers will issue on February Ladd, which Messrs. Macmillan announce volume of Heroic Verse selected by Arthur
22nd, is concerned with the inevitable for immediate publication, is a romance Burrell for the Poems of Blake.
struggle between two cousins, an idealist of the fifteenth century, and is largely MR. H. M. McKECHNIE, manager of
and a mere practical man, in the manage concerned with Mary of Burgundy and Messrs. E. & S. Livingstone of Teviot
ment of a great North-Country mill, and her husband Maximilian, “King of the Place, Edinburgh, has been appointed
their rivalry for the love of the same Romans,” at whose Court and in whose Secretary to the Manchester University
service Hieronymus for the most part Press.
COL. HAROLD WYLLY, who has seen
spends his life.
At the Anniversary Meeting of the
considerable service in India, and has A NEW—the second-Supplement to Edinburgh Faculty of Advocates, the
held important military positions, has the · Dictionary of National Biography' (a Keeper of the Library, Mr. W. K. Dickson,
completed for Messrs. Macmillan's “Series list of names to be included appeared in stated that the number of items received
of Military Text-Books" a comprehensive our issues of January 7th, 14th, 28th, and in 1911 was 46,432, compared with 51,296
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the N. -W. Frontier Province, and of our ment to the 'Dictionary,' which was and Mrs. W. E. Henley a series of letters
Military Relations with them in the Past. ' published in the autumn of 1901, com- to her husband from R. L. Stevenson.
pleted the record as far as the death of M. ERNEST LAVISSE, who has for many
MR. C. C. COTTERILL, the author of 'A the late Queen Victoria. The new Supple- years shared with M. Louis Ganderas
Living Wage, a National Necessity : ment will include memoirs of all persons the direction of the Revue de Paris, is
How Best to Get It,' writes in his Preface : of sufficient note who died between that resigning in order to devote himself to
“ Can it be made possible in this country date (January 22nd, 1901) and the end
to-day for all willing and capable workers of 1911. The editor, Sir Sidney Lee, has accepted by M. Marcel Prévost of the
more personal work.