, and it is
convenient
to have them collected Mayence, and Strasburg.
Athenaeum - London - 1912a
O'Connor (Daniel), The Story of Peter Pan, a A.
compendious and well-equipped treatise
Reading-Book for Use in Schools, 9d. Bell dealing with one of the most important branches
Philology.
A reprint of Mr. O'Connor's version of Mr. of engineering. It gives a concise and lucid
Barrie's juvenile folk-lore, issued as a reading.
Edwards (G. M. ), An English-Greek Lexicon,
exposition of the practices prevailing in me.
Cambridge University Press
book for elementary schools, with pictures and
7/6 net.
chanical railway signalling. There are nume-
selections of music. It does not make half
For notice see p. 251.
rous illustrations and diagrams, One of the
such an appeal as does the play; the pictorial
Owen (Dorothy L. ), Piers Plowman, a Comparison
Glasgow Text-Books.
elements seem more jejune, and the incidents
with some Earlier and Contemporary French have less vitality and charm. But the idea of Lydekker (R. ), The Ox and its Kindred, 6/
Allegories, 5/ net.
Hodder & Stoughton
Methuen
using it for schools is excellent.
This is a thesis for the degree of Master
A popular and at the same time scientific
of Arts in the University of London. The
Scott (Sir Walter), Stories from the Poems of:
account of the ox and its place in the animal
Marmion, 4d.
W. & R. Chambers
study acknowledges contributions bearing
kingdom. British cattle are, perhaps, treated
There is a strained romantic fervour about
the 'Piers Plowman' authorship con-
at greater length than their importance war-
this interpretation that does not seem likely
troversy since it was written, but the author
rants, but this does not limit the scope of the
to imbue the minds of children with a desire
has apparently not brought her work up to date
book unduly. There are numerous illustrations.
for seeking the original. The vague heroics
in the light of these investigations. The most
useful side of the treatise is the insight it
and pomposity of narrative are unsuitable for Nature Book: a Popular Description by Pen and
incidentally affords into the machinery of the
young people, and are likely to spoil their Camera of the Delights and Beauties of the
enjoyment of the story. The prose is very
French allegorical convention of the period.
Open Air, Part I. , 7d. net.
Cassell
It discusses with wide knowledge and much
different from the sharp, incisive verse of Scott. We welcome this new periodical, to be
documentary citation the setting, personifica- Vernet (Madame Valette), Grammaire pratique published in fortnightly parts for a year and a
pour le Français de France, 10d.
Bell
half.
tion, treatment, and devices of the allegory,
The first number is excellent, but there
and analyzes its ingredients in a good appendix. This grammar is less mechanical and more is much danger of falling away from a high
idiomatic than the average ones we are familiar
standard of writing where there is excessive
School-Books.
with. It is arranged and compiled on the self-advertisement.
right principle—that is to say, that a grammar
Chambers's Seasonal Nature Poems for Infant
Nicholson (Edward), Men and Measures :
is the threshold of a language, and its only
Classes, selected and edited by Margaret Riach,
History of Weights and Measures, Ancient
practical application is for preparation in
6d. net.
W. & R. Chambers
and Modern, 7/6 net.
Smith & Elder
speaking and writing.
This is better than the majority of anthologies
For notice see p. 259.
of the same sort, but is still hampered by the
Science.
Perkin (W. H. ) and Kipping (F. Stanley), Organic
current conventionalities besetting this type
Chemistry, Part I. , 7/8 W. & R. Chambers
of poem.
We look in vain for a single selection Bedell (Frederick) and Pierce (Clarence A. ), A revised and enlarged edition of an authorita-
from Stevenson's ' A Child's Garden of Verses Direct and Alternating Current Manual, with tive text-book. In view of the constantly shift-
or Blake. Nor is Green's “ Weep not, my Directions for Testing, and a Discussion of the ing perspective of organic chemistry, readjust-
wanton," a delightful and haunting song for Theory of Electrical Apparatus, Second ments have been necessary, and new subject-
children, included. The principle of this Edition, Enlarged and Revised, 8/ net.
matter regarding the carbohydrates,
the
collection seems to be that to please the child-
Constable
cycloparaffins, and the like has been
mind you must be puerile. The choice lacks This manual consists of a collection of added. It is particularly useful as a guide to
care and discrimination.
instructions for conducting a series of tests practical experiment.
on
a
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Phin (John), The Seven Follies of Science, to required by the story ; neither the altruistic North (Laurence), The Golightlys, Father and
which is added a Small Budget of Interesting
cousin nor the lady whom both men love is Son, 6/
Martin Secker
Paradoxes, Illusions, Marvels, and Popular more than a profile.
For notice see p. 248.
Fallacies : a Popular Account of the Most Conyers (Dorothea), The Arrival of Antony, 6/
Norris (W. E. ), Paul's Paragon, 6/
Scientific Impossibilities, and the Attempts
Hutchinson
Concerns a young man who, after having
which have been made to Solve Them, Enlarged It is, we think, chiefly the charm of Ireland
been cared for by à distant relative, is faced
Edition, 5/ net.
Constable and the Irish which accounts for the regret with the existence of a disreputable father.
Every right-minded person is attracted by
with which we lay down this book, though the The results as pictured by the author seem to
the philosopher's stone, the elixir of life, and
situation created by the author is not without
us unconvincing and out of date. This last
other like studies, out of which science has originality. There is a singularly unfortunate
book from the well-known author is very
sprung. This book gives a simple and readable villain, whose appearance is usually the signal disappointing.
account of some of the more famous of these for some all too trivial catastrophe. In spite
O'Sullivan (Vincent), A Good Girl, 6/ Constable
vulgar errors.
of the cloud which hangs over the hero, the
This book's title is belied by its contents.
Ridgway (Robert), The Birds of North and Middle happy ending will have been suggested to the
hardened novel-reader from the first chapter.
We see very little of the "
America, Part V.
good girl," who is
overshadowed by one of decidedly opposite
A scientific and comprehensive account of Cullum (Ridgwell), The Twins of Suffering Creek, tendencies. The Censor would probably have
the higher groups, genera, species, and sub- 6/
Chapman & Hali risen to the occasion had the author attempted
species of birds known to occur in North A gold mine is the scene of this story, which to enter the dramatic field. We find the story
America, from the Arctic lands to the Isthmus
is effectively and convincingly told. The unpleasant and lacking in interest.
of Panama, the West Indies, and other islands twins' Sunday bath, an operation requiring Page (Gertrude), The Rhodesian, 6/
of the Caribbean Sea and the Galapagos Archi, the assistance of four miners, and the subse-
Hurst & Blackett
pelago. Forms Bulletin 50 of the United
quent “ Bible talk," form an amusing scene.
States National Museum.
A mildly written novel which adds little to our
Wild Bill is a wonderful hero, who achieves a
Salmon (George), A Treatise on the Analytic
knowledge of Rhodesia. The story is chiefly
mad drive to the neighbouring city to bank
Geometry of Three Dimensions, Vol. I. , revised
concerned with the love-affairs of four persons,
the gold ; much happens on the way, and bis
by Reginald A. P. Rogers, Fifth Edition, 9/
and, as one of the characters succinctly puts it,
success has many results.
“Which did he actually marry in the end, and
Longmans Danby (Frank), Joseph in Jeopardy, 6/ Methuen
The new edition of this important work has
what became of whom? "
It is difficult to understand how any pleasure Phillpotts (Eden), The Forest on the Hill, 6/
been published by the direction of the Board of
Trinity College, Dublin.
can be obtained from an analysis of the leech-
A large number of
For notice see p. 247.
John Murray
like beings of both sexes who surround this
articles have been introduced, the most impor:
tant dealing with the expression of twisted
Joseph. His physical attractions are empha- Pratt (Ambrose), A Daughter of the Bush, 81
sized ad nauseam, but he always tries to play
Ward & Lock
cubics and quartics by, rational or. elliptic
the game.
His character is a tribute to the
The hero of this tale of the Australian bush
parameters ; but the bulk of the additions to
cleverness of the author, for he belies the
tells his own love-story, and the many sensa-
the text are of the nature of comment and
illustration rather than of emendation. A
common impression that virtue must be dull. tional incidents connected with it, in a collo-
quial and lively style.
few more figures might have been included with Freestone (Saie), The Repentance of Cyrus Keen,
advantage.
6/
Drane
Roberts (Morley), The Man who Stroked Cats,
and Other Stories, 6/
Spolia Zeylanica, issued from the Colombo The book is melodrama of a sort which seems
Eveleigh Nash
The title story is one of five, which are all
Museum, January, Re. 1. 25.
to us to lack adequate justification.
delightful. The author gives us
Colombo, Ceylon, Cottle Garvice (Charles), Love in a Snare, 6/
& pathetic
idyli in The Man who Stroked Cats'; a love
All the specimens described in this work are
Hodder & Stoughton
preserved in the Indian Museum of Calcutta.
‘Drama in Venice'; stories of two men who won
This "present-day romance flows easily
United States National Museum, Proceedings,
a fair lady over the telephone, and of two men
along to the inevitable happy conclusion. The
who lost a fair lady over the water; and the
Vol. XL.
plot is to a certain extent ingenious, and the
tale of a burglar whose charm was equalled
The fortieth of a series of publications author's admirers will probably be well satisfied.
only by his cleverness.
designed to place before the world the most
Gerard (Morice), Crenland Castle, 6/
recent discoveries of biology, anthropology,
Frowde
Hodder & Stoughton
Scott, Anne of Geierstein, 21
and geology, derived from the collections of the
The latest volume in the handy and well-
Here is plenty of sensation and romance, but
United States National Museum. As a cata-
There are
we fear that much of it will leave the reader
printed Oxford edition of Scott.
logue of research and a compilation of material
24 illustrations and a brief glossary.
unconvinced. The story deals with the for-
contained in the Museum, it is useful and handy.
tunes of a young Army officer who suddenly
Sienkiewicz (Henryk), Through the Desert, 5/6
Wilde (George), Chaldean Astrology: How to finds himself the inheritor of wealth and a title.
net.
New York, Benziger Bros.
Cast and Read the Horoscope and Calculate There is also a stage villain of a conventional
London, Asher
Star Courses, Second Edition, 6/ net.
type, who retires into obscurity without accom-
There are wild doings here. A small girl
Werner Laurie
plishing much harm.
and a small but most precocious boy plough
We hear a great deal in this manual of the
laws of planetary influence, the casting of
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unscathed through a series of adventures from
the first to the five hundred and fortieth and
horoscopes, Malefics and Benefics, and astro-
Murray & Evenden
logical formulæ in general. The author com-
A capital short ghost-story explicable by the
last page of the story. Personally, we dislike
fortably acquits astrology of having been in
hypothesis that ghosts are entities possessed
precocious boys who outwit Mahdis and put
their elders and betters to shame, preserving
any way associated with necromancy or the
of a single fixed idea due to peculiar distress
all the while the true chivalrous spirit of
black arts, and proceeds to demonstrate the
of mind at the time of death, and therefore
obscurantist superstitions of this form of
usually associated with revenge or remorse.
proper little gentlemen.
imposture.
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For notice see p. 248.
Though it is not acknowledged in a preface
or in the text, this novel has already appeared
Baker (James), Mark Tillotson. Chapman & Hall Hocking (Joseph), God and Mammon, 3/6
Ward & Lock
in a periodical. Mr. James Stephens's slender
A popular edition of this pleasant but diffuse
novel.
The author relates the vicissitudes of a young
volume entitled 'Insurrections, which was
Bennett (Arnold), The Old Wives' Tale, 6/
Cornish lawyer who, full of youthful ambition
published a year or so ago, was one of the
Hodder & Stoughton
and determination, and tired of the mono.
grimmest and most powerful productions in
modern verse. The novel is in lighter vein,
A new edition of one of the very few
tony of a country life, decides to seek fame and
modern novels which have survived their day,
fortune in the great metropolis. The interest-
and its limpid spontaneity and sincerity are
and seem likely to be permanently remembered
ing story is somewhat marred by its lack of
altogether refreshing.
in the future. Since it was published, the
originality.
Warden (Florence), Mollie the Handful, 6/
F. V. White
author has largely increased his reputation, McAulay (Allan), Beggars and Sorners, 6/
but we doubt if he has done better than in
John Lane
To the two gentlemen who were her guardians
this fine and solid piece of work.
handful" ;
The book Readers whose tastes lie in the direction of
Mollie certainly proved herself a
has a preface and a picture of the author.
historical fiction will find much of genuine
throughout the book she keeps them thoroughly
Bowen (Marjorie), The Quest of Glory, 6/
interest in Mr. McAulay's work. The story
uncomfortable and alarmed, and the reader well
Methuen describes the adventures of a young Scottish
amused. The tale is pleasantly told in the
A vivid and powerful story of the time of lady who, on a visit to Holland in the year 1750,
style familiar to the author's many admirers.
Louis XV. The hero is a Sir Galahad, whose finds herself unexpectedly involved in a Jacobite | Warden (Gertrude), The Path of Virtue, 6/
strenuous pursuit of lofty ideals amongst the conspiracy. The author writes in a pleasing
F. V. White
base and ‘meretricious personages in power
and facile manner, and would appear to have
This is what it purports to be,
gives the author good opportunities for striking
considerable knowledge of his subject, while of the musical comedy stage," of a cheap and
situations and dramatic contrasts. The story his characters possess decided individuality. sensational order, though occasionally witty.
of the beautiful and mysterious Carola is well A general air of mystery and intrigue tends to The person who prevents the successful climax
told; the characters of the blasé monarch, his keep one in a state of continuous expectancy,
lives so long that we are not unprepared for the
powerful minister, and Voltaire are skilfully which is perhaps hardly justified by a somewhat
railway accident in the last chapter.
drawn ; and the gradual deepening of the tragedy
weak climax. The dialogue, though spirited, is Wemyss (Mrs. George), A Lost Interest, 6/
towards the final scene is effective.
rather too suggestive of the twentieth century.
Constable
Brooke (Emma), The House of Robersbaye, 6/ Metcalfe (Thomas), The Prince, with
The characters in this book, one and all,
Heinemann Account of his Principality and Courtiers, 6/ have the art of making light and witty conversa-
Miss Brooke belongs to the small band of
Mills & Boon tion. They belong to the Smart Set, they view
writers who are never shallow and never slip- This is apparently a first novel by a writer life with a well-bred cynicism, their manners are
sbod. She thinks out her subject-generally who has not yet mastered the rules of his craft, polished, and their remarks to the point (and
rather some moral or mental crisis than any the most imperative of which is to be clear. occasionally somewhat beyond it). We are
clash of events and keeps resolutely to it.
Since the names of actual Brighton traders are thoroughly amused, except when the author
In her present book this characteristic merit boldly introduced, the scene of the tale is allows the youthful innocence
of a pre-
becomes almost a defect, so much does the presumably within measurable distance of cocious girl of fifteen to form a cloak for
central interest, Robert Robershaye's change that town, but the odd dialect employed by remarks which go beyond any ventured by the
of heart, dominate all other matters.
some of the characters does not recall the adults. That, we think, is neither a fair nor
characters are individualized only to the degree
Sussex speech.
a pleasing feature of the book.
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some
The very
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des villes d'impression, 328 facsimilés, et 3
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A tale of mystery showing more than the The ten essays contained in this short volume This is a beautiful and illuminating catalogue,
average amount of skill, though the plot is not have the advantage of spontaneity, and will, and a tribute to the extraordinary picturesque-
strikingly original. The interest centres around we think, appeal to most readers who care for ness, variety, and vividness of Renaissance
the disappearance of a will and the appearance literary grace and charm of style.
decorative art. In graphic sequence it reveals
of an unexpected heir.
Strong (the late S. Arthur), Critical Studies and the evolution of the art of book-ornamentation
Fragments, with a Memoir by Lord Balcarres, to the period beyond the death of Albert Dürer,
General Literature.
5/ net.
Duckworth when engraving declined. The numerous speci-
A number of these studies have appeared in mens of art forms woven round the initial
Adam (Hargrave L. ), Woman and Crime, 10/6 net. The Times, The Morning Post, The Academy, letter are most interesting. The examples are
Werner Laurie The Guardian, The Art Journal, The Atheneum, mainly from Frankfort, Cologne, Leipsic,
As the author justly remarks : “ It is not a &c.
, and it is convenient to have them collected Mayence, and Strasburg.
pleasant thing to have to devote nearly an and reissued in a single large volume. The Meyer (Eduard), Der Papyrus Fund von Ele-
entire volume to denouncing in unmeasured contents cover a very wide field, including phantine, 2m.
Leipsic, Hinrichs
terms—at times with unappeasable wrath- painting, fine art, history, literature, religion, What interests the author most, in this study
members of that sex which one has been reared philosophy, and archæology; in fact, Strong of the papyri discovered at Elephantine, is the
to regard with the eye of compassion. . . . ' did too much to do uniformly well. An light they throw on the part played by Persia
The book can hardly be regarded as a scientific adequate memoir, illustrations, appendixes in the external development of the Jewish
inquiry into feminine criminology. The narra- on Strong's purchases for the Chatsworth religion. The military colony of Jews, which
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tions.
subsidiary articles are added, with a copious inbabited this outpost, still worshipped as
Graham (Harry), The Perfect Gentleman, a Guide index. The volume is part of the Crown their fathers worshipped before the days of
to Social Aspirants, compiled from the Oc- Library.
Ezra and Nehemiah, and even possessed a
casional Papers of Reginald Drake Biffin, 6/ Tous les Chefs-d'Euvre de la Littérature Fran- temple of their own. Within the short space
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excessive decorousness which is the bane Two more additions to the attractive com- ever fragmentary, the picture is definite and
of the modern jeunesse dorée, and it abounds panion series to “Everyman. ” The choice of vivid. The last part of the work deals with
in sly pleasantries at the expense of that
volumes is commendable.
the remains of literature found by the explorers,
wonderful animal. The style is one of grave,
Wilson (P. W. ), Welsh Disestablishment, 1/ net. and chiefly with the history of the wise Achigar
ceremonious mock - seriousness, and Mr.
Hodder & Stoughton -a tale widely current throughout the litera-
Graham enjoys himself with a zest which We find the preface by David Lloyd George, ture of the East, which this Aramaic rendering
is infectious. This type of work is best short as it is, more interesting than the book enables us to recognize as the oldest known
as delicate rapier-play, but if the author occa- as a whole, wbich, while it marshals its facts survival from a great substratum of common
sionally takes to the broadsword, we must clearly, and is logical, reasonable, and con- thought and art.
remember that rapiers are brittle, and that ciliatory in tone, is dull and too dependent on
the book contains nearly 300 pages.
what other people say. There is a mass of
Poetry and Drama.
Graham (R. B. Cunninghame), Success, and
statistical evidence and quotation from well- Croze (Austin de), La Chanson populaire de l'Ile
Other Sketches.
Duckworth
known authorities.
de Corse, avec conclusion de M. Paul Fontana.
A reprint of a striking collection of sketches
Pamphlets.
Paris, Champion
which we noticed favourably, and at length,
For notice see p. 250.
on November 15th, 1902. In the Shilling Net
Abercrombie (Patrick), Centripetality not Parlia-
Series.
mentarian, or the Vizier New-Visaged :
History and Biography.
Newspaper Press Directory, 1912, 2/
Philosophical Enquiry into the Results likely Karénine (Wladimir), George Sand, sa Vie et
C. Mitchell & Co.
to ensue from Certain Proposed Latter-day ses Euvres, 1838-48, 7fr. 50.
In this sixty-seventh issue due tribute is paid
Female Incontinencies, 4d.
Paris, Plon-Nourrit
to Walter Wellsman, who was responsible for
Liverpool Booksellers' Co.
For noti ce see p. 250.
forty-seven issues of the Directory, and was
An extraordinary pamphlet advocating a Mitteilungen aus der Königlichen Bibliothek,
looked upon as a walking encyclopædia on
system of eugenics for the preservation of female herausgegeben von der Generalverwaltung :
all matters relating to newspapers. Among
beauty. “Female Parliamentarianism” would
I. Briefe Friedrichs des Grossen an Thicrot,
original articles is one by Mr. W. T. Stead,
be disastrous, says our author. It would
herausgegeben von Emil Jacobs.
Then and Now,' in which he compares the
spoliate Man, and we should ultimately
Berlin, Weidmann
Press of the present day with what it was in
be plunged into a temporary Satyriasis,
We have here the first number of a series
1846. In it he states that the British Press floats
which sounds terrible.
which should attract no little attention. Prof.
on its advertising columns. As the advertiser
Persian Crisis (The), 1912, 3d.
Harnack, on behalf of the Board of Directors,
keeps the concern going, be has only to with-
This pamphlet contains the chief addresses
announces that it is intended to publish from
draw his orders, and the newspaper collapses. "
delivered at the public dinner in honour of Mr. time to time selections from the treasures
Among recent innovations Mr. Stead mentions
Morgan Shuster at the Savoy Hotel on January
contained in the Königliche Bibliothek at
the offer of The Times to insert advertisements
29th. Mr. Shuster's able and temperate Berlin—including not only accounts of MSS. ,
for servants from its subscribers free of charge. '
indictment of Russian policy is its main
autographs, old printed books, &c. , but also
The volume contains many portraits of merit.
feature, and the proposals of the Persia
Committee
The Directors have
reproductions of texts.
to the
Minister
People's Books (The):
Foreign
Henri Bergson, the
begun with these letters written by
to secure the immunity of Persia from further
Frederick the
Philosophy of Change, by H. Wildon Carr ;
Great
Crown Prince
molestation, the text of the Anglo-Russian
Botany, the Modern Study of Plants, by M. C. Convention of 1907, and a poem from the pen
to his French correspondent Thierot -- in
Stopes ; Dante, by A. G. Ferrers Éowell ;
view of the coming jubilee of the King, who
of Mr. John Galsworthy, entitled 'Persia-
Heredity, by J. A. S. Watson; Mary, Queen
was the second founder of the Bibliothek.
of Scots, by Elizabeth O'Neill ;
Moritura,' reprinted from The Nation, are
Organic
The letters themselves are interesting, though
included. We commend its solidity of reason-
Chemistry, by Prof. J. E. Cohen; The Principles
rather as giving fresh and amusing illustration
ing, its generosity and justice of feeling, and
of Electricity, by Norman R. Campbell ; Pure
of well-known traits in the character of
hope that its circulation will fulfil the expecta-
Gold, a Choice of Lyrics and Sonnets, by H. C.
Frederick than as affording much that is new.
tions of its promoters. No. 1 of the Persia
O'Neill. ; Roman Catbolicism, by H. B. Coxon ; Committee Pamphlets.
Science.
The Science of the Stars, by E. W. Maunder ; Sanders (T. W. ), Window Gardens, id.
Shakespeare, by Prof. C. H. Herford ; and
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This book covers an extraordinarily large
T. C. & E. C. Jack advice, ought to be welcomed by the public.
area, for it contains some mention of the
For notice see pp. 248 and 249.
They are condensed and scientific, and at the
histories and the teachings of the distinguished
Rees (Sir J. D. ), Current Political Problems, with same time not overburdened with irrelevant
psycho-therapeutists of all countries ; while
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special attention is given to Yoga methods and
We think the author might have dispensed
the subject of mesmerism. The author of a
with his afterword of " pros and cons," which
FOREIGN
volume which deals with so many aspects
represent the popular short cuts to thinking.
of one subject cannot be accused of having an
Though he investigates the Persian question,
Fine Art and Archæology.
axe to grind, as is often the case with writers
he does not so much as mention the objections Lasteyrie (R. , de), L'Architecture religieuse en
on these topics, and it is satisfactory to find
to the policy of absorption. In short, he has France à l'Époque romane, ses Origines, son
the use of hypnotism strongly discouraged
produced a handbook for the Conservative Développement, 30fr.
Paris, Picard
a somewhat curious prohibition in view of
partisan to“ get up" the normal controversial An exhaustive and monumental study of
the lengthy expositions of mechanical and
answers to the programme of his adversaries.
other methods of suggestion.
Romance architecture in France by the hand
Neugebauer (Dr. Paul V. ), Sterntafeln von 4000
Royal Statistical Society, Journal, February, 2/6 of a master. It embodies the quintessence of
vor Chr. bis zur Gegenwart. Leipsic, Hinrichs
The Society
M. de Lasteyrie's lectures at the Ecole des
Ruskin (John), The Political Economy of Art;
Chartes during the last thirty years, and brings
This work--to be completed in three parts,
of which this is the first is intended as an aid
Unto this Last ; Sesame and Lilies ; The Crown
us from the earliest origins of Christian archi-
to historians and students of literature who
of Wild Olive, 3/6 net.
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tecture down to the dawn of the Gothic era.
The two lectures dealing with The Political
Admirable by reason of its broad treatment, its
are not themselves astronomers, but need to
Economy of Art' first appeared in 1857,
luminous attention to detail, and the way
check chronological statements by a reference
to astronomical data. In a series of tables it
* Unto this Last' in 1862, and Sesame and
in wbich it brings out the great lines of
gives the position of 518 stars, century by
Lilies' in 1865. They are here reissued to-
development, it cannot fail to mark an epoch
gether, well printed and got up, with a biblio-
in the study of the period. It is beautifully
century, for six thousand years. The two
graphical note. But
following parts will give : (1) tables for sun,
· Sesame and Lilies
illustrated by more than 700 plates.
moon, and planets for the same length of time;
has been issued so many times that we hardly Livres à Figures de l'École allemande des XVe. and (2) tabulated statements of such other
see the need of another edition. The volume et XVIe. Siècles : Catalogue LXXXI. , avec astronomical facts as are useful for work in
is one of the Library of English Classics.
une préface, une table des artistes, une table history and letters.
as
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Literary Gossip .
nounce
invented this doctrine, the reformers of the author has been to record various
the Zoroastrian religion borrowing it matters of public interest contained in the
from him three centuries later, or whether century covered by a father and a son
the Jews, as Prof. Moulton evidently -Samuel Thornton, Admiral, 1797–1859,
LAST WEEK there were sold in Edinburgh thinks, acquired it during the Babylonian and Percy Melville Thornton, 1841-1911,
two volumes described in the auctioneer's captivity, and carried it with them when for seventeen years M. P. for Clapham-
catalogue as Burns's Common-Place
sent back by Cyrus. In the latter case, members of the family of Thorntons of
Books,"
"*" in the handwriting of the poet. " what became of it between the days of Birkin in Yorkshire, and allied to the
Both were purchased by Mr. Hugh Hop- Cyrus and those of Philo?
Rices of Mothvey in Carmarthenshire.
kins of Glasgow for 651. each. The A MEETING of those favourable to the MR. JOHN GALSWORTHY is publishing
volumes originally formed part of the formation of a Bibliographical Society through Mr. Heinemann his first book of
Whitefoord Mackenzie collection, sold in in Glasgow was held in the Council Room poetry, entitled Wild Oats: Moods,
Edinburgh in 1886. At that sale one was of the Royal Philosophical Society there Songs, and Doggerels,' which will be
bought for Sir Robert Jardine of Castle- on Thursday, February 22nd. Dr. David ready on the 21st inst. Uniform with
milk for 310 guineas, and the other for Murray occupied the chair. After this volume will be "The Lure of the
Lord Rosebery for 270 guineas. The a statement by the chairman showing Sea,' by Mr. J. E. Patterson, whose
purchasers found, however, that the
that the the need for
a body of the sort vivid autobiography, 'My Vagabondage,'
catalogue statement to the effect that the mainly designed to cover the West of
we noticed last autumn.
thirty-three pieces in the volumes were Scotland, it was agreed to form the society,
Miss MARGARET B. CROSS has a new
unpublished was misleading, as they were and a large and influential committee
not the composition of Burns, but merely was appointed to draft the necessary rules Windus next week. The book is entitled
novel appearing with Messrs. Chatto &
transcripts of verse which was in print and constitution. Over fifty have already Up to Perrin's,' and, as the title implies,
before his day. In these circumstances intimated their intention of becoming the scene is laid in the West Country.
the volumes were returned to the Misses members. The interim secretary is the
Mackenzie, who have since died. The Rev. W. J. Couper, 26, Circus Drive,
Messrs. Chatto & Windus also an-
writer of a special article in The Glasgow Glasgow.
a cheaper issue of Sir Walter
Herald of February 24th gives good
Besant's four topographical books—Lon-
reasons for the contention that the volumes
MR. S. B. JEVONS has been appointed don,' • Westminster,'' East London, and
are not even the holograph of Burns.
literary adviser to the publishing house 'South London. ' The new edition will
of Sampson Low, Marston & Co.
Caution is needed in such cases. Some
contain all the original illustrations.
verses of similar origin were sent to us THE PASSING OF WAR,' a new book by ONE LOOK BACK,' the latest book
recently, and described as not in the Canon W.
Reading-Book for Use in Schools, 9d. Bell dealing with one of the most important branches
Philology.
A reprint of Mr. O'Connor's version of Mr. of engineering. It gives a concise and lucid
Barrie's juvenile folk-lore, issued as a reading.
Edwards (G. M. ), An English-Greek Lexicon,
exposition of the practices prevailing in me.
Cambridge University Press
book for elementary schools, with pictures and
7/6 net.
chanical railway signalling. There are nume-
selections of music. It does not make half
For notice see p. 251.
rous illustrations and diagrams, One of the
such an appeal as does the play; the pictorial
Owen (Dorothy L. ), Piers Plowman, a Comparison
Glasgow Text-Books.
elements seem more jejune, and the incidents
with some Earlier and Contemporary French have less vitality and charm. But the idea of Lydekker (R. ), The Ox and its Kindred, 6/
Allegories, 5/ net.
Hodder & Stoughton
Methuen
using it for schools is excellent.
This is a thesis for the degree of Master
A popular and at the same time scientific
of Arts in the University of London. The
Scott (Sir Walter), Stories from the Poems of:
account of the ox and its place in the animal
Marmion, 4d.
W. & R. Chambers
study acknowledges contributions bearing
kingdom. British cattle are, perhaps, treated
There is a strained romantic fervour about
the 'Piers Plowman' authorship con-
at greater length than their importance war-
this interpretation that does not seem likely
troversy since it was written, but the author
rants, but this does not limit the scope of the
to imbue the minds of children with a desire
has apparently not brought her work up to date
book unduly. There are numerous illustrations.
for seeking the original. The vague heroics
in the light of these investigations. The most
useful side of the treatise is the insight it
and pomposity of narrative are unsuitable for Nature Book: a Popular Description by Pen and
incidentally affords into the machinery of the
young people, and are likely to spoil their Camera of the Delights and Beauties of the
enjoyment of the story. The prose is very
French allegorical convention of the period.
Open Air, Part I. , 7d. net.
Cassell
It discusses with wide knowledge and much
different from the sharp, incisive verse of Scott. We welcome this new periodical, to be
documentary citation the setting, personifica- Vernet (Madame Valette), Grammaire pratique published in fortnightly parts for a year and a
pour le Français de France, 10d.
Bell
half.
tion, treatment, and devices of the allegory,
The first number is excellent, but there
and analyzes its ingredients in a good appendix. This grammar is less mechanical and more is much danger of falling away from a high
idiomatic than the average ones we are familiar
standard of writing where there is excessive
School-Books.
with. It is arranged and compiled on the self-advertisement.
right principle—that is to say, that a grammar
Chambers's Seasonal Nature Poems for Infant
Nicholson (Edward), Men and Measures :
is the threshold of a language, and its only
Classes, selected and edited by Margaret Riach,
History of Weights and Measures, Ancient
practical application is for preparation in
6d. net.
W. & R. Chambers
and Modern, 7/6 net.
Smith & Elder
speaking and writing.
This is better than the majority of anthologies
For notice see p. 259.
of the same sort, but is still hampered by the
Science.
Perkin (W. H. ) and Kipping (F. Stanley), Organic
current conventionalities besetting this type
Chemistry, Part I. , 7/8 W. & R. Chambers
of poem.
We look in vain for a single selection Bedell (Frederick) and Pierce (Clarence A. ), A revised and enlarged edition of an authorita-
from Stevenson's ' A Child's Garden of Verses Direct and Alternating Current Manual, with tive text-book. In view of the constantly shift-
or Blake. Nor is Green's “ Weep not, my Directions for Testing, and a Discussion of the ing perspective of organic chemistry, readjust-
wanton," a delightful and haunting song for Theory of Electrical Apparatus, Second ments have been necessary, and new subject-
children, included. The principle of this Edition, Enlarged and Revised, 8/ net.
matter regarding the carbohydrates,
the
collection seems to be that to please the child-
Constable
cycloparaffins, and the like has been
mind you must be puerile. The choice lacks This manual consists of a collection of added. It is particularly useful as a guide to
care and discrimination.
instructions for conducting a series of tests practical experiment.
on
a
7
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Phin (John), The Seven Follies of Science, to required by the story ; neither the altruistic North (Laurence), The Golightlys, Father and
which is added a Small Budget of Interesting
cousin nor the lady whom both men love is Son, 6/
Martin Secker
Paradoxes, Illusions, Marvels, and Popular more than a profile.
For notice see p. 248.
Fallacies : a Popular Account of the Most Conyers (Dorothea), The Arrival of Antony, 6/
Norris (W. E. ), Paul's Paragon, 6/
Scientific Impossibilities, and the Attempts
Hutchinson
Concerns a young man who, after having
which have been made to Solve Them, Enlarged It is, we think, chiefly the charm of Ireland
been cared for by à distant relative, is faced
Edition, 5/ net.
Constable and the Irish which accounts for the regret with the existence of a disreputable father.
Every right-minded person is attracted by
with which we lay down this book, though the The results as pictured by the author seem to
the philosopher's stone, the elixir of life, and
situation created by the author is not without
us unconvincing and out of date. This last
other like studies, out of which science has originality. There is a singularly unfortunate
book from the well-known author is very
sprung. This book gives a simple and readable villain, whose appearance is usually the signal disappointing.
account of some of the more famous of these for some all too trivial catastrophe. In spite
O'Sullivan (Vincent), A Good Girl, 6/ Constable
vulgar errors.
of the cloud which hangs over the hero, the
This book's title is belied by its contents.
Ridgway (Robert), The Birds of North and Middle happy ending will have been suggested to the
hardened novel-reader from the first chapter.
We see very little of the "
America, Part V.
good girl," who is
overshadowed by one of decidedly opposite
A scientific and comprehensive account of Cullum (Ridgwell), The Twins of Suffering Creek, tendencies. The Censor would probably have
the higher groups, genera, species, and sub- 6/
Chapman & Hali risen to the occasion had the author attempted
species of birds known to occur in North A gold mine is the scene of this story, which to enter the dramatic field. We find the story
America, from the Arctic lands to the Isthmus
is effectively and convincingly told. The unpleasant and lacking in interest.
of Panama, the West Indies, and other islands twins' Sunday bath, an operation requiring Page (Gertrude), The Rhodesian, 6/
of the Caribbean Sea and the Galapagos Archi, the assistance of four miners, and the subse-
Hurst & Blackett
pelago. Forms Bulletin 50 of the United
quent “ Bible talk," form an amusing scene.
States National Museum.
A mildly written novel which adds little to our
Wild Bill is a wonderful hero, who achieves a
Salmon (George), A Treatise on the Analytic
knowledge of Rhodesia. The story is chiefly
mad drive to the neighbouring city to bank
Geometry of Three Dimensions, Vol. I. , revised
concerned with the love-affairs of four persons,
the gold ; much happens on the way, and bis
by Reginald A. P. Rogers, Fifth Edition, 9/
and, as one of the characters succinctly puts it,
success has many results.
“Which did he actually marry in the end, and
Longmans Danby (Frank), Joseph in Jeopardy, 6/ Methuen
The new edition of this important work has
what became of whom? "
It is difficult to understand how any pleasure Phillpotts (Eden), The Forest on the Hill, 6/
been published by the direction of the Board of
Trinity College, Dublin.
can be obtained from an analysis of the leech-
A large number of
For notice see p. 247.
John Murray
like beings of both sexes who surround this
articles have been introduced, the most impor:
tant dealing with the expression of twisted
Joseph. His physical attractions are empha- Pratt (Ambrose), A Daughter of the Bush, 81
sized ad nauseam, but he always tries to play
Ward & Lock
cubics and quartics by, rational or. elliptic
the game.
His character is a tribute to the
The hero of this tale of the Australian bush
parameters ; but the bulk of the additions to
cleverness of the author, for he belies the
tells his own love-story, and the many sensa-
the text are of the nature of comment and
illustration rather than of emendation. A
common impression that virtue must be dull. tional incidents connected with it, in a collo-
quial and lively style.
few more figures might have been included with Freestone (Saie), The Repentance of Cyrus Keen,
advantage.
6/
Drane
Roberts (Morley), The Man who Stroked Cats,
and Other Stories, 6/
Spolia Zeylanica, issued from the Colombo The book is melodrama of a sort which seems
Eveleigh Nash
The title story is one of five, which are all
Museum, January, Re. 1. 25.
to us to lack adequate justification.
delightful. The author gives us
Colombo, Ceylon, Cottle Garvice (Charles), Love in a Snare, 6/
& pathetic
idyli in The Man who Stroked Cats'; a love
All the specimens described in this work are
Hodder & Stoughton
preserved in the Indian Museum of Calcutta.
‘Drama in Venice'; stories of two men who won
This "present-day romance flows easily
United States National Museum, Proceedings,
a fair lady over the telephone, and of two men
along to the inevitable happy conclusion. The
who lost a fair lady over the water; and the
Vol. XL.
plot is to a certain extent ingenious, and the
tale of a burglar whose charm was equalled
The fortieth of a series of publications author's admirers will probably be well satisfied.
only by his cleverness.
designed to place before the world the most
Gerard (Morice), Crenland Castle, 6/
recent discoveries of biology, anthropology,
Frowde
Hodder & Stoughton
Scott, Anne of Geierstein, 21
and geology, derived from the collections of the
The latest volume in the handy and well-
Here is plenty of sensation and romance, but
United States National Museum. As a cata-
There are
we fear that much of it will leave the reader
printed Oxford edition of Scott.
logue of research and a compilation of material
24 illustrations and a brief glossary.
unconvinced. The story deals with the for-
contained in the Museum, it is useful and handy.
tunes of a young Army officer who suddenly
Sienkiewicz (Henryk), Through the Desert, 5/6
Wilde (George), Chaldean Astrology: How to finds himself the inheritor of wealth and a title.
net.
New York, Benziger Bros.
Cast and Read the Horoscope and Calculate There is also a stage villain of a conventional
London, Asher
Star Courses, Second Edition, 6/ net.
type, who retires into obscurity without accom-
There are wild doings here. A small girl
Werner Laurie
plishing much harm.
and a small but most precocious boy plough
We hear a great deal in this manual of the
laws of planetary influence, the casting of
Greenhoe (North), Aunt Ursula's Bequest, 1/ net.
unscathed through a series of adventures from
the first to the five hundred and fortieth and
horoscopes, Malefics and Benefics, and astro-
Murray & Evenden
logical formulæ in general. The author com-
A capital short ghost-story explicable by the
last page of the story. Personally, we dislike
fortably acquits astrology of having been in
hypothesis that ghosts are entities possessed
precocious boys who outwit Mahdis and put
their elders and betters to shame, preserving
any way associated with necromancy or the
of a single fixed idea due to peculiar distress
all the while the true chivalrous spirit of
black arts, and proceeds to demonstrate the
of mind at the time of death, and therefore
obscurantist superstitions of this form of
usually associated with revenge or remorse.
proper little gentlemen.
imposture.
Gretton (R. H. ), Almayne of Mainfort, 6/
Stephens (James), The Charwoman's Daughter,
Macmillan
Grant Richards
376 net.
Fiction.
For notice see p. 248.
Though it is not acknowledged in a preface
or in the text, this novel has already appeared
Baker (James), Mark Tillotson. Chapman & Hall Hocking (Joseph), God and Mammon, 3/6
Ward & Lock
in a periodical. Mr. James Stephens's slender
A popular edition of this pleasant but diffuse
novel.
The author relates the vicissitudes of a young
volume entitled 'Insurrections, which was
Bennett (Arnold), The Old Wives' Tale, 6/
Cornish lawyer who, full of youthful ambition
published a year or so ago, was one of the
Hodder & Stoughton
and determination, and tired of the mono.
grimmest and most powerful productions in
modern verse. The novel is in lighter vein,
A new edition of one of the very few
tony of a country life, decides to seek fame and
modern novels which have survived their day,
fortune in the great metropolis. The interest-
and its limpid spontaneity and sincerity are
and seem likely to be permanently remembered
ing story is somewhat marred by its lack of
altogether refreshing.
in the future. Since it was published, the
originality.
Warden (Florence), Mollie the Handful, 6/
F. V. White
author has largely increased his reputation, McAulay (Allan), Beggars and Sorners, 6/
but we doubt if he has done better than in
John Lane
To the two gentlemen who were her guardians
this fine and solid piece of work.
handful" ;
The book Readers whose tastes lie in the direction of
Mollie certainly proved herself a
has a preface and a picture of the author.
historical fiction will find much of genuine
throughout the book she keeps them thoroughly
Bowen (Marjorie), The Quest of Glory, 6/
interest in Mr. McAulay's work. The story
uncomfortable and alarmed, and the reader well
Methuen describes the adventures of a young Scottish
amused. The tale is pleasantly told in the
A vivid and powerful story of the time of lady who, on a visit to Holland in the year 1750,
style familiar to the author's many admirers.
Louis XV. The hero is a Sir Galahad, whose finds herself unexpectedly involved in a Jacobite | Warden (Gertrude), The Path of Virtue, 6/
strenuous pursuit of lofty ideals amongst the conspiracy. The author writes in a pleasing
F. V. White
base and ‘meretricious personages in power
and facile manner, and would appear to have
This is what it purports to be,
gives the author good opportunities for striking
considerable knowledge of his subject, while of the musical comedy stage," of a cheap and
situations and dramatic contrasts. The story his characters possess decided individuality. sensational order, though occasionally witty.
of the beautiful and mysterious Carola is well A general air of mystery and intrigue tends to The person who prevents the successful climax
told; the characters of the blasé monarch, his keep one in a state of continuous expectancy,
lives so long that we are not unprepared for the
powerful minister, and Voltaire are skilfully which is perhaps hardly justified by a somewhat
railway accident in the last chapter.
drawn ; and the gradual deepening of the tragedy
weak climax. The dialogue, though spirited, is Wemyss (Mrs. George), A Lost Interest, 6/
towards the final scene is effective.
rather too suggestive of the twentieth century.
Constable
Brooke (Emma), The House of Robersbaye, 6/ Metcalfe (Thomas), The Prince, with
The characters in this book, one and all,
Heinemann Account of his Principality and Courtiers, 6/ have the art of making light and witty conversa-
Miss Brooke belongs to the small band of
Mills & Boon tion. They belong to the Smart Set, they view
writers who are never shallow and never slip- This is apparently a first novel by a writer life with a well-bred cynicism, their manners are
sbod. She thinks out her subject-generally who has not yet mastered the rules of his craft, polished, and their remarks to the point (and
rather some moral or mental crisis than any the most imperative of which is to be clear. occasionally somewhat beyond it). We are
clash of events and keeps resolutely to it.
Since the names of actual Brighton traders are thoroughly amused, except when the author
In her present book this characteristic merit boldly introduced, the scene of the tale is allows the youthful innocence
of a pre-
becomes almost a defect, so much does the presumably within measurable distance of cocious girl of fifteen to form a cloak for
central interest, Robert Robershaye's change that town, but the odd dialect employed by remarks which go beyond any ventured by the
of heart, dominate all other matters.
some of the characters does not recall the adults. That, we think, is neither a fair nor
characters are individualized only to the degree
Sussex speech.
a pleasing feature of the book.
66
& romance
some
The very
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a
Wright (Oliver), The Riverport Hail, 2/ net. Story (Alfred T. ), Vagrom Men, 216 net.
des villes d'impression, 328 facsimilés, et 3
Eveleigh Nash
Duckworth planches hors texte, 10fr. Florence, Olschki
A tale of mystery showing more than the The ten essays contained in this short volume This is a beautiful and illuminating catalogue,
average amount of skill, though the plot is not have the advantage of spontaneity, and will, and a tribute to the extraordinary picturesque-
strikingly original. The interest centres around we think, appeal to most readers who care for ness, variety, and vividness of Renaissance
the disappearance of a will and the appearance literary grace and charm of style.
decorative art. In graphic sequence it reveals
of an unexpected heir.
Strong (the late S. Arthur), Critical Studies and the evolution of the art of book-ornamentation
Fragments, with a Memoir by Lord Balcarres, to the period beyond the death of Albert Dürer,
General Literature.
5/ net.
Duckworth when engraving declined. The numerous speci-
A number of these studies have appeared in mens of art forms woven round the initial
Adam (Hargrave L. ), Woman and Crime, 10/6 net. The Times, The Morning Post, The Academy, letter are most interesting. The examples are
Werner Laurie The Guardian, The Art Journal, The Atheneum, mainly from Frankfort, Cologne, Leipsic,
As the author justly remarks : “ It is not a &c.
, and it is convenient to have them collected Mayence, and Strasburg.
pleasant thing to have to devote nearly an and reissued in a single large volume. The Meyer (Eduard), Der Papyrus Fund von Ele-
entire volume to denouncing in unmeasured contents cover a very wide field, including phantine, 2m.
Leipsic, Hinrichs
terms—at times with unappeasable wrath- painting, fine art, history, literature, religion, What interests the author most, in this study
members of that sex which one has been reared philosophy, and archæology; in fact, Strong of the papyri discovered at Elephantine, is the
to regard with the eye of compassion. . . . ' did too much to do uniformly well. An light they throw on the part played by Persia
The book can hardly be regarded as a scientific adequate memoir, illustrations, appendixes in the external development of the Jewish
inquiry into feminine criminology. The narra- on Strong's purchases for the Chatsworth religion. The military colony of Jews, which
tive has sensational features and some illustra- Library, his contributions to Orientalism, and since the sixth century B. c. had for generations
tions.
subsidiary articles are added, with a copious inbabited this outpost, still worshipped as
Graham (Harry), The Perfect Gentleman, a Guide index. The volume is part of the Crown their fathers worshipped before the days of
to Social Aspirants, compiled from the Oc- Library.
Ezra and Nehemiah, and even possessed a
casional Papers of Reginald Drake Biffin, 6/ Tous les Chefs-d'Euvre de la Littérature Fran- temple of their own. Within the short space
Edward Arnold çaise : Paul Louis Courier, Pamphlets Poli- of 98 pages Prof. Meyer reconstructs something
A pleasing extravaganza, with plenty of tiques et Lettres d'Italie ; and Alfred de Musset, of their life and its relations to the world
laughable irony in it. Its purport is to satirize Nouvelles, 1/ net each.
Dent around them, and this so skilfully that, how-
the
excessive decorousness which is the bane Two more additions to the attractive com- ever fragmentary, the picture is definite and
of the modern jeunesse dorée, and it abounds panion series to “Everyman. ” The choice of vivid. The last part of the work deals with
in sly pleasantries at the expense of that
volumes is commendable.
the remains of literature found by the explorers,
wonderful animal. The style is one of grave,
Wilson (P. W. ), Welsh Disestablishment, 1/ net. and chiefly with the history of the wise Achigar
ceremonious mock - seriousness, and Mr.
Hodder & Stoughton -a tale widely current throughout the litera-
Graham enjoys himself with a zest which We find the preface by David Lloyd George, ture of the East, which this Aramaic rendering
is infectious. This type of work is best short as it is, more interesting than the book enables us to recognize as the oldest known
as delicate rapier-play, but if the author occa- as a whole, wbich, while it marshals its facts survival from a great substratum of common
sionally takes to the broadsword, we must clearly, and is logical, reasonable, and con- thought and art.
remember that rapiers are brittle, and that ciliatory in tone, is dull and too dependent on
the book contains nearly 300 pages.
what other people say. There is a mass of
Poetry and Drama.
Graham (R. B. Cunninghame), Success, and
statistical evidence and quotation from well- Croze (Austin de), La Chanson populaire de l'Ile
Other Sketches.
Duckworth
known authorities.
de Corse, avec conclusion de M. Paul Fontana.
A reprint of a striking collection of sketches
Pamphlets.
Paris, Champion
which we noticed favourably, and at length,
For notice see p. 250.
on November 15th, 1902. In the Shilling Net
Abercrombie (Patrick), Centripetality not Parlia-
Series.
mentarian, or the Vizier New-Visaged :
History and Biography.
Newspaper Press Directory, 1912, 2/
Philosophical Enquiry into the Results likely Karénine (Wladimir), George Sand, sa Vie et
C. Mitchell & Co.
to ensue from Certain Proposed Latter-day ses Euvres, 1838-48, 7fr. 50.
In this sixty-seventh issue due tribute is paid
Female Incontinencies, 4d.
Paris, Plon-Nourrit
to Walter Wellsman, who was responsible for
Liverpool Booksellers' Co.
For noti ce see p. 250.
forty-seven issues of the Directory, and was
An extraordinary pamphlet advocating a Mitteilungen aus der Königlichen Bibliothek,
looked upon as a walking encyclopædia on
system of eugenics for the preservation of female herausgegeben von der Generalverwaltung :
all matters relating to newspapers. Among
beauty. “Female Parliamentarianism” would
I. Briefe Friedrichs des Grossen an Thicrot,
original articles is one by Mr. W. T. Stead,
be disastrous, says our author. It would
herausgegeben von Emil Jacobs.
Then and Now,' in which he compares the
spoliate Man, and we should ultimately
Berlin, Weidmann
Press of the present day with what it was in
be plunged into a temporary Satyriasis,
We have here the first number of a series
1846. In it he states that the British Press floats
which sounds terrible.
which should attract no little attention. Prof.
on its advertising columns. As the advertiser
Persian Crisis (The), 1912, 3d.
Harnack, on behalf of the Board of Directors,
keeps the concern going, be has only to with-
This pamphlet contains the chief addresses
announces that it is intended to publish from
draw his orders, and the newspaper collapses. "
delivered at the public dinner in honour of Mr. time to time selections from the treasures
Among recent innovations Mr. Stead mentions
Morgan Shuster at the Savoy Hotel on January
contained in the Königliche Bibliothek at
the offer of The Times to insert advertisements
29th. Mr. Shuster's able and temperate Berlin—including not only accounts of MSS. ,
for servants from its subscribers free of charge. '
indictment of Russian policy is its main
autographs, old printed books, &c. , but also
The volume contains many portraits of merit.
feature, and the proposals of the Persia
Committee
The Directors have
reproductions of texts.
to the
Minister
People's Books (The):
Foreign
Henri Bergson, the
begun with these letters written by
to secure the immunity of Persia from further
Frederick the
Philosophy of Change, by H. Wildon Carr ;
Great
Crown Prince
molestation, the text of the Anglo-Russian
Botany, the Modern Study of Plants, by M. C. Convention of 1907, and a poem from the pen
to his French correspondent Thierot -- in
Stopes ; Dante, by A. G. Ferrers Éowell ;
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of well-known traits in the character of
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Gold, a Choice of Lyrics and Sonnets, by H. C.
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Fine Art and Archæology.
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he does not so much as mention the objections Lasteyrie (R. , de), L'Architecture religieuse en
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luminous attention to detail, and the way
check chronological statements by a reference
to astronomical data. In a series of tables it
* Unto this Last' in 1862, and Sesame and
in wbich it brings out the great lines of
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Lilies' in 1865. They are here reissued to-
development, it cannot fail to mark an epoch
gether, well printed and got up, with a biblio-
in the study of the period. It is beautifully
century, for six thousand years. The two
graphical note. But
following parts will give : (1) tables for sun,
· Sesame and Lilies
illustrated by more than 700 plates.
moon, and planets for the same length of time;
has been issued so many times that we hardly Livres à Figures de l'École allemande des XVe. and (2) tabulated statements of such other
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is one of the Library of English Classics.
une préface, une table des artistes, une table history and letters.
as
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THE ATHENÆUM
257
Literary Gossip .
nounce
invented this doctrine, the reformers of the author has been to record various
the Zoroastrian religion borrowing it matters of public interest contained in the
from him three centuries later, or whether century covered by a father and a son
the Jews, as Prof. Moulton evidently -Samuel Thornton, Admiral, 1797–1859,
LAST WEEK there were sold in Edinburgh thinks, acquired it during the Babylonian and Percy Melville Thornton, 1841-1911,
two volumes described in the auctioneer's captivity, and carried it with them when for seventeen years M. P. for Clapham-
catalogue as Burns's Common-Place
sent back by Cyrus. In the latter case, members of the family of Thorntons of
Books,"
"*" in the handwriting of the poet. " what became of it between the days of Birkin in Yorkshire, and allied to the
Both were purchased by Mr. Hugh Hop- Cyrus and those of Philo?
Rices of Mothvey in Carmarthenshire.
kins of Glasgow for 651. each. The A MEETING of those favourable to the MR. JOHN GALSWORTHY is publishing
volumes originally formed part of the formation of a Bibliographical Society through Mr. Heinemann his first book of
Whitefoord Mackenzie collection, sold in in Glasgow was held in the Council Room poetry, entitled Wild Oats: Moods,
Edinburgh in 1886. At that sale one was of the Royal Philosophical Society there Songs, and Doggerels,' which will be
bought for Sir Robert Jardine of Castle- on Thursday, February 22nd. Dr. David ready on the 21st inst. Uniform with
milk for 310 guineas, and the other for Murray occupied the chair. After this volume will be "The Lure of the
Lord Rosebery for 270 guineas. The a statement by the chairman showing Sea,' by Mr. J. E. Patterson, whose
purchasers found, however, that the
that the the need for
a body of the sort vivid autobiography, 'My Vagabondage,'
catalogue statement to the effect that the mainly designed to cover the West of
we noticed last autumn.
thirty-three pieces in the volumes were Scotland, it was agreed to form the society,
Miss MARGARET B. CROSS has a new
unpublished was misleading, as they were and a large and influential committee
not the composition of Burns, but merely was appointed to draft the necessary rules Windus next week. The book is entitled
novel appearing with Messrs. Chatto &
transcripts of verse which was in print and constitution. Over fifty have already Up to Perrin's,' and, as the title implies,
before his day. In these circumstances intimated their intention of becoming the scene is laid in the West Country.
the volumes were returned to the Misses members. The interim secretary is the
Mackenzie, who have since died. The Rev. W. J. Couper, 26, Circus Drive,
Messrs. Chatto & Windus also an-
writer of a special article in The Glasgow Glasgow.
a cheaper issue of Sir Walter
Herald of February 24th gives good
Besant's four topographical books—Lon-
reasons for the contention that the volumes
MR. S. B. JEVONS has been appointed don,' • Westminster,'' East London, and
are not even the holograph of Burns.
literary adviser to the publishing house 'South London. ' The new edition will
of Sampson Low, Marston & Co.
Caution is needed in such cases. Some
contain all the original illustrations.
verses of similar origin were sent to us THE PASSING OF WAR,' a new book by ONE LOOK BACK,' the latest book
recently, and described as not in the Canon W.
