Glassford
Bell,
We noticed the first edition of this volume genesis and evolution of his inspiration.
We noticed the first edition of this volume genesis and evolution of his inspiration.
Athenaeum - London - 1912a
Frank Macdermot, and Prof.
Kettle,
Kingsley's Heroes, 1/ each.
Blackie
Blackie's Plain Text Poets: Scottish Ballads,
is decidedly in favour of a large measure of
fiscal autonomy for Ireland, as the only satis-
by Robert Stewart, 6d.
The attractive features of the series are
maintained in these two volumes. The stories,
factory economic settlement. Prof. Kettle's
This book embodies an excellent plan for
paper is specially commended by his command
inculcating some of the finest poetry in the
being, told in simple language and presented
world on young people. But, in spite of the
in dainty binding, should appeal to the young
alike of language and figures.
fact that the editor acknowledges Prof. Child
readers for whom the series is intended. Capt.
Layton (Walter T. ), An Introduction to the Study and Walter Scott as his chief authorities, we
Curley's Boy' is a tale of adventure such as
of Prices, with Special Reference to the History cannot approve of a selection which omits such
most boys will revel in ; and the stories of
of the Nineteenth century, 2/6 net.
superb and far-famed ballads as the 'Twa
* The Argonauts' and 'Theseus' are given from
Macmillan Corbies,' The Braes o' Yarrow,' and 'Chevy
Kingsley's ' Heroes. '
The gist of the Newmarch Memorial Lectures, Chase, which stirred the heart of Sir Philip Stories Old and New: The Lady of the Fountain,
delivered at University College, London, with Sidney like a trumpet. Otherwise the editor and Other Tales from the Mabinogion, 1/
tabulations and statistical lists, transferred has fulfilled his task with taste and discrimina-
Blackie
to appendixes. The book supplies an historical tion.
The series called Stories Old and New pri-
résumé of the course of prices in the last century, Buckley (Elsie Finnimore), Children of the marily exists for selections, generally made
and investigates the causes which determine Dawn : 'Old Tales of Greece, 2 parts, 1/
with sympathy and discretion. The present
the purchasing power of money. There is an
Macmillan volume, in The Lady of the Fountain,'
ingenious chart of average wholesale prices The first part is devoted to the Riddle of · Geraint, the Son of Erbin,' and 'The Dream
and the world's gold production since 1800. the Sphinx, Hunting the Calydonian Boar, and of the Emperor Maxen,' embodies those of the
. Les
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most agreeable and imaginative of the Mabi- the Protestant and Roman Catholic religions in some degree. The author pays too much
nogion cycle. Children are sure to like the strike us as hardly in the best taste. Ultra- attention to trivialities, and fails to stimulate
coloured illustrations, which, if occasionally smartness and somewhat stilted dialogue do our interest.
blurred, are vigorous.
not commend the story.
Travers (John), In the World of Bewilderment, 6/
Ungoed (G. T. ), A First German Book on the
Gerry (Margarita Spalding), Heart and Chart,
Duckworth
Direct Method, 2 16
$1. 20.
Harper The story of a struggle between a man, bis
Cambridge University Press
A series of experiences related in the first wife, and another woman, with India as a back-
This book should be very useful, both in
person by a nurse. Though the author is apt ground. The man, having decided to keep
the classroom and to the solitary student. It to be somewhat sentimental at times, her straight, tells “ the other woman,” who then
contains eighty lessons, a phonetic transcription stories show signs of that knowledge of human calmly informs him that, as he loves her, so
of the first eleven of these, a grammar
nature which the nurse has such exceptional
she loves another man. The author touches
composed of the simplest and most imme-
opportunities of acquiring. An occasional on Women's Suffrage, and often lapses into
diately necessary elements, and a vocabulary.
oddity to English ears betrays the book's digressions.
Every other lesson is a rhyme, so contrived as origin.
Valentine (E. A. U. ), The Labyrinth of Life, 6/
to involve no other grammatical facts than
Greenhoe (North), Aunt Ursula's Bequest, 1/ net.
Dent
those already learnt an excellent feature.
In Murray & Evenden's Pocket Series.
We hope this book will not be overlooked,
We note also with satisfaction the author's
Grey (Zane), Riders of the Purple Sage, 6/
for it is well worth reading. The author hints
expression of his belief that every pupil should
Harper at a quarrel with the prevailing love of “ vivid
compile his own grammar.
Mormon romance is evidently not worked notes of the contemporaneous,” but his book is
Science.
out yet, and here we meet a Mormon heroine essentially a product of this very passion. His
whose life is full of exciting adventure.
characters and their setting are typical of to-day,
Hale (Arthur J. ), Practical Chemistry for Engi-
Hewlett (Maurice), The Forest Lovers ; and The but we can appreciate them nevertheless. The
neering Students, with an Introductory Note
Queen's Quair, 2/ net each.
Macmillan popularization of a better vocabulary is a work
by Prof. R. Meldola, 3) net.
Longmans
The Forest Lovers' is perhaps the most of public utility, but a word of warning is
Arranged on an eminently practical method.
popular of Mr. Hewlett's romances ; but the necessary--even a commendable dislike of the
By omitting unimportant matter, however
second, drawn in darker strokes, has fine worn phrase and a sense of the beauty of words
interesting, the author has succeeded in con-
composition in its making. The Two - Shil-
must be kept under strict control.
densing into some 200 pages a wonderful
ling Series, in which they now appear, deserves
Vansittart (Robert), John Stuart, 6/
amount of information.
exceptional praise for its handiness and excellent
For notice see p. 217.
John Murray
Scharff (Robert Francis), Distribution and Origin
type. Our review of the original edition of
Waller (Mary E. ), A Daughter of the Rich, 6/
of Life in America, 10/6 net.
Constable
• The Forest Lovers' appeared in The Athenæum
Melrose
The substance of a series of geological
for July 18, 1898, p. 93; and that of The
A well-told story of family life on an American
lectures delivered in London in 1908, with so
Queen's Quair,' on July 16, 1904, p. 72.
farm, with plenty of incident and interest,
many revisions and enlargements as to make
Holmes (Arthur H. ), Twinkle, 6/ Duckworth
which we can recommend to the young in spirit
practically an original work. As the result of
assiduous research, it embodies scientific
We have persevered valiantly through the
as well as the young in years.
results of importance, particularly with regard
meanderings of this book, and failed to discover Ward (Mrs. Humphry), Eleanor.
to the “ Glacial Epoch.
In Nelson's cheap Sevenpenny Edition. For
The book, while
its point or purpose. The author is apparently
making plentiful use of authoritative evidence,
overcome by the medley of his own ideas notice see Athen. , Nov. 3, 1900, p. 573.
is by no means subservient to it. It contains
of philosophy.
Williamson (C. N. and A. M. ), The Guests of
Knowles-Foster (Frances G. ), The Written Law, 6/ Hercules, 6/
twenty-one maps and an adequate index
Methuen
and bibliography,
Mills & Boon
The book, as sensational fiction, should afford
United States National Museum : 1871, The The title suggests a revolt against anachron- plenty of interest. A young girl, within a few
West American Mollusks of the Genus Cingula,
isms in the Statute-book, but the author only days of leaving a convent where she was about
by Paul Bartsch ; 1872, Description of a New
wanders round the subject. The leading lady,
to take the final vows, finds herself alone at
Notidanoid Shark from the Philippine Islands, whose portrait twice adorns the book, belies
Monte Carlo, amasses a fortune at the tables,
representing a New Family, by Hugh M. Smith; her appearance by an extraordinary infirmity and has many other amazing adventures,
1873, The Characters of the Fossil Plant Gigan. of purpose, and leaves us practically without a ending in marriage. There are some pleasing
topteris Schenk and its Occurrence in North heroine. The pretty background of Burma
descriptions of Continental travel and scenery.
America, by David White ; 1877, The Squaloid and the Burmese is a pleasant feature.
General Literature.
Sharks of the Philippine Archipelago, with Milward (Virginia), The Door Ajar, and Other
Descriptions of New Genera and Species, by Stories, 1/ net.
Rider Ansell (Mary), The Happy Garden, 6/ net.
Hugh M. Smith ; 1878, The Mounted Skeletons The two opening stories are so gory that it
Cassell
of Camptosaurus in the U. S. National Museum, is both a surprise and relief to find the remainder Causeries about gardens have long been
by Charles W. Gilmore.
so readable. The author's plan in most cases popular. The author's gay, allusive, casual
is to take a curio, and by means of the occult method of writing is often felicitous, and often,
Juvenile Books.
weave the story of its former owner round it. thanks to its forced epigram and self-conscious
Raybould (W. ), London Bells, and What They The tale concerning Madame du Barry's silver moralizing, exercise in attitudes. Her
Tell Us, 1/
Blackie box is well done.
literary browsings tend to be irrelevant or
A book for children designed to stimulate Penny (F. E. ), The Malabar Magician, 6/
inopportune, and her intimate reveries strike
interest in the picturesque and traditional
Chatto & Windus
strained notes. We think she would have
associations of London. It rambles too much In this book the story itself is less prominent
been better advised in limiting her flights to
from topic to topic, and is too inconsequential than the local colour, native customs, and
her garden. When she is writing simply about
to create firm impressions. The reproductions hunting in the jungle. The magician himself
its features, her sincerity is unimpeachable.
of “masterpieces from the Guildhall and else- is a human old soul, who has no objection Baverstock (Rev. A. H. ), The English Agri-
where ” are not adequate.
to giving Providence a helping hand if his cultural Labour, with an Introduction by
Comic
prognostications are slow of fulfilment.
G. K. Chesterton
Fiction.
Fifield
relief is afforded by a native cook and his
For notice see p. 216.
Cannan (Gilbert), Little Brother, 6! Heinemann assistant.
Bourne (George), Change in the Village, 5/ net.
Dull, honest John Bull, junior, is passing Pryce (Gwendolen), A Long Shadow, 6/
Duckworth
away, and his type is being leavened in fiction,
Cassell
For notice see p. 216.
as in fact, by a nervous bundle of energy and “A little man may cast a long shadow," and
Cassell's Book of Quotations, Proverbs, and
imagination who lives in a more or less para- the little man of this story certainly exerts a
Household Words, by W. Gurney Benham,
sitic condition, is signally unsuccessful in
curiously strong influence on the destinies of
Revised Edition, with Twenty Full-Page Illus-
adapting himself to his environment, but all the people with whom he comes into con-
trations and Full Verbal Index, 10/6 net.
wins friends by his promise of great achieve- tact. Miss Pryce succeeds in getting plenty of
Cassell
ment. Such a subject, naturally tangled, needs local colour and atmosphere into her story,
It would surely be an advantage to have the
exceptionally lucid treatment. The author's
and to Welsh people especially her book will
date of publication on the title-page of this
method, unfortunately, is confused in the give much pleasure.
book. We noticed the first issue on February
extreme, and his good things are obscured under
a mass of verbiage the more to be lamented
Raymond (Walter), The Book of Simple Delights,
23rd, 1907, and described the volume as “ excel-
lent in the main. " It is the most comprehensive
because his flashes of illumination are brilliant.
3/6
of its kind. The additions made are of interest,
Chesterton (G. K. ), Manalive, 2/ net. Nelson
Dent
New edition.
and should be decidedly useful. The revision
For notice see p. 217.
Sharp (Evelyn), The Victories of Olivia, 6/
might have been carried further. Identifica-
Dickens, David Copperfield, Vol. I.
For notice see p. 217.
Macmillan
tions in several cases, as our reviewer pointed
In Nelson's Sixpenny Classics. It has a more
Somers (John), A Chord Once Struck.
out in 1907, are easy to the expert. We can-
subdued and attractive cover than the books in
Murray & Evenden not see the use of the plates of men of letters.
the Sevenpenny Edition, and the printing is
We fail to find interest or novelty in this Cotterill (C. C. ), A Living Wage: a National
quite as good. One of the familiar illustrations Society story, nor can it be called sensational. Necessity,
Fifield
is included.
The characters who obstruct the end in view For notice see p. 216.
Fletcher (Margaret), The Fugitives, 6/
being removed, the hero and heroine come Cousins (James H. ), The Wisdom of the West : an
Longmans together and the author revels in sentiment.
Introduction to the Interpretative Study of
For notice see p. 217.
Swabey (Hilda M. ), The Chief Commissioner, 61
Irish Mythology,
Foll (Hattil), A Prodigal Daughter : a Chronicle
Methuen
Theosophical Publishing Society.
of Marlshire, 6/
Dent The story of a man who, after contracting an This book is an extended form of a course of
The prodigal daughter is a heartless and unsatisfactory marriage, isolates himself, and lectures delivered before the Dublin University
egotistic young person, and we have scant finds fame and fortune in the Indian Civil Gaelic Society at Trinity College, and other
sympathy with her escapades. A more pleasing Service. Ambitious, and by nature a misogy- Art, Theosophic, and Mystical societies. They
person is her father, a country clergyman of nist, he becomes at last a mere working machine, deal mainly with mythological interpretation,
remarkable dignity and strength of character, while his overbearing disposition makes him its history, philosophy, and practical application.
who treats her with a good deal more considera- unattractive, and incidentally a bore. How- Mrs. Besant's "Myth-Monad" plays a large
tion than she deserves. The machinations of ever, the visit of a long-neglected daughter part in these essays. They tend to vary in
an empty-headed society woman and a Jesuit has a somewhat salutary effect, and the story quality, and we prefer those treating, without
priest form an integral part of the plot, but is mainly concerned with squabbles between theoretic embroidery, of legendary matter in
the author's frequent comparisons between the two, in which the lady eventually triumphs its simpler and more primal aspect.
an
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are
Envelope Books : A Book of Christmas Carols ; Nevinson (Henry W. ), Between the Acts, 2/6 net. biography is difficult to apply to De Vigny,
Pet Marjorie, a Story of Child Life Fifty Years
Duckworth who, thanks to his tendency towards symbolism,
Ago, by John Brown, 6d. net each.
We welcome a reissue, in the Reader's and the absence of those transformations of
Joyous Life Series : The Gladness of Life ; Library, of Mr. Nevinson's entr'actes, strangely soul which excite human curiosity, remains
The Joys of Books ; The Joys of Friendship ; quietistic in the light of his adventurous to-day one of the least understood figures of
and The Joys of Love, bd. net each.
life and his romantic presentation of it. the Romantic movement. The book, critical,
London Booklets : Kilmeny, by James Hogg ; Mr. Nevinson does not publish so many rather than biographical in the ordinary sense
Cherry Ripe, and Other Famous Lyrics, illus- essays as we could wish from a man who has of the word, is an attempt to penetrate the
trated by Lewis Baumer; and Mary, Queen of made so happy a blend of literature and life. inner significance of his work and reveal the
Scots, by H.
Glassford Bell,
We noticed the first edition of this volume genesis and evolution of his inspiration. M.
Maxims of Life Series : Napoleon, his favourably in The Athenæum of January 2nd, Baldensperger makes a valuable and important
Maxims of Life, and La Rochefoucauld, both 1904.
contribution to the study of the subject.
selected and arranged by Alfred H. Hyatt, 6d. Palmer (W. Scott), From the Forest, 2/6 net. Herpin (E. ), Armand de Chateaubriand, 5fr.
net each.
Duckworth
Paris, Perrin
Les Petits Livres d'Or: Un Petit Livre Mr. Palmer pours forth a stream of gentle M. Herpin writes an interesting book dealing
d'Amour ; Un Petit Livre d'Amitié ; Un Petit musings with suavity and taste. His themes with some of the most dramatic episodes of
Livre de Sagesse ; and Aucassin et Nicolette, are as various as life itself, but we like him best the attempts against the First Republic.
60c. each.
when he writes of the country and simple folk. These centre round Armand, cousin of the
Die Rosen von Parnass : Heinrich Heine, His book is pleasant, in spite of an artlessness great Chateaubriand, who stood out in heroio
ausgewählte Lieder; Deutsche Liebeslieder; which sometimes fails to conceal art.
relief against the throng of émigrés on foreign
Freundschafts Lieder ; and Wanderlieder, Renewal of Youth (The), by A. E.
soil—traitors, indefatigable pamphleteers, and
60pf. each.
T. N. Foulis
Orpheus Press naive or unscrupulous politicians. The story
There is a charming heterogeneity about this Of all A. E. 's multiple energies we prefer is well told, for M. Herpin has considerable
collection wbich may well beguile a leisure
his poetry:
But he writes a rapturous prose, descriptive power.
moment. It includes wise saws and maxims, which in its magic and speed of movement
ditties, and anthologies about love, friendship, bears some resemblance to that of Jeremy
Sociology.
wisdom, and gladness, enshrined in small Taylor. The little prose-poem before us has, Huber (Dr. Johannes), Kapital- und Verwaltungs-
debonair paper
covers. It is indisputable intermingled with a feeling which recalls the beteiligung der Arbeiter in den Britischen
that under present conditions such posies are mystical adoration of the medieval devotee Produktivgenossenschaften (Labour - Copart-
more likely to allure the public than those and the harmonies of Pantheist mysteries, nership).
Stuttgart, Kohlhammer
with larger covers and less ornamentation, a deep note of aspiration which is highly impres- This is No. 4 of the Basler Volkswirtschaft-
In their entirety these booklets form a pleasing sive. It embodies a healthy protest against liche Arbeiten, edited by Dr. St. Bauer. After
garland of fancies, even though the separate the uncouth symbolism of modern mysti- a brief general account of the Co-operative
flowers are but little related in hue, cism. It is No. VII. of the Orpheus Series. movement in Great Britain, the writer gives
perfume, or family. The illustrations Van Dyke (Henry), The Sad Shepherd, 2/ net. the details of its history as seen in the textile,
numerous and dainty in a fanciful way.
Harper boot-making, metal-working, furniture, print-
Everyman's Library : Balzac, The Rise and Fall
There is charm in this simple allegory. ing, and other trades. Although he finds much
of César Birotteau ; A Book of Heroic Verse,
Dr. Van Dyke's prose is poetic, and here, as to criticize, he considers that the facts before
chosen by Arthur Burrell; Dana, Two Years
in 'The Story of the Other Wise Man,' used to
us prove that, since the days of J. $. Mill, two
before the Mast; Dumas, The Vicomte de
point a spiritual moral.
generations have not laboured in vain at the
Bragelonne, 3 vols. ; Goethe, Wilhelm Meister,
Yates (Lucy H. ), The Gardener and the Cook, 3/6
problem of Co-operative production.
with an Introduction by Carlyle, 2 vols. ;
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Holmes, Life of Mozart; Langland, Piers
We are so impressed by Miss Yates's sobriety
Philology.
Plowman, the Vision of a People's Christ, a
of statement, transparent sanity, knowledge
Version for the Modern Reader, by Arthur and insight, that we place implicit faith in her Jespersen (Otto), Growth and Structure of the
directions for the growing of succulent herbs
English Language, 3m. 60.
Burrell ; Leslie, Memoirs of the Life of John
Leipzig, Teubner
This second edition shows no radical altera.
Constable ; The Muses' Pageant, Myths and
and fruits, and the preparation of delightful
Legends of Ancient Greece retold by W. M. L.
dishes. Her book is refined, and illumined by
tion from the first. Only slight modifications
Hutchinson, Vol. I. Myths of the Gods; and
the flavour of humour and alert writing.
and readjustments have been deemed necessary,
and the structure of the book remains the same.
Stow, The Survey of London, 1/ net each.
Pamphlets.
If elaborate, it is a trustworthy and compendious
Dent
Greening (Leslie), Monthly Reminders, 1d.
study which cannot be ignored by students of
For notice see p. 221.
One of the “ One and All Garden Books. " the syntax, philology, and formation of the
Guth na Bliadhna, the Voice of the Year : Leab- Month by month the “ Reminders” summarize English language. It was awarded the Volney
har IX. , Aireamh I. , 1/ Stirling, Mackay
what should be done in the pleasaunce, vegetable Prize of the Institut de France, 1906.
All who are interested in the extension of the garden, and greenhouse. Details are given of
Gaelic influence, both in Ireland and Scotland,
seeds to be sown, plants to be put in, and trees
Fiction.
will find much suggestive material in this
or bushes to be pruned. Almost every page has Formont (Maxime), La Louve, 3fr. 50.
magazine. Part of it is written in Gaelic,
its illustration. The booklet should do some-
Paris, Lemerre
part in English, and its contents are not likely thing towards promoting horticultural advance A somewhat outré romance revolving round
to make much appeal beyond the immediate
in town and country.
the figure of Cæsar Borgia. It is written with
circle of those devoted to the welfare of the
movement.
FOREIGN.
a wealth of pictorial colouring which may dull
critical perception. But, au fond, it is a mere-
Henderson (Fred), The Labour Unrest: What It
Poetry and Drama.
tricious extravaganza, rooted in trite sensa-
Is and What It Portends, 2/6 net.
Anthologie de l'Effort, 2fr.
Poictiers tionalism. It forms the third volume of the
Containing verses by a dozen or
Jarrold & Sons
author's 'Reflets du Passé italien,'
For notice see p. 216.
authors, this little brochure is not without
Insurance Register, 1912, 1/
interest. It has a welcome note of simplicity
Charles & Edwin Layton
and directness, rare in modern French verse.
The delay in the appearance of 'The Insur-
An admirable series of translations from Walt
ance Register 'is largely due to changes caused
Whitman, accompanied by a sympathetic and
by the Assurance Companies Act, 1909. It
discerning appreciation by M. Bazalgette, is a
will in future be confined to life assurance
notable feature.
companies, and will be issued in three annual
Anthologie des Humoristes français contem-
editions (January, May, and September), to
porains, edited by P. Mille, 3fr. 50.
permit of the publication of figures from the
Paris, Delagrave AMONG the names selected by the
accounts within the shortest possible period of
This is a charming volume. French humour Senatus of St. Andrews University for
the quarterly statements. The 'General Re-
does not lend itself readily to abridgment
view shows a continued increase both in
and selection, for it is dependent more on atmo- the honorary degree of LL. D. are those of
annual premiums and the average rate of
sphere than our own. M. Mille is, however, an Mr. James Maitland Anderson, Librarian
interest of British Ordinary Offices.
editor of discernment, and has produced a
Kernaban (Coulson), Visions, 1/ net.
compilation which, for its wide range and
of the University ; Mr. W. K. Dickson,
Hodder & Stoughton
admirable choice of authors, it would be diffi- Keeper of the Advocates' Library, Edin-
A new edition of Mr. Kernahan's fantasies
cult to parallel. He judiciously abstains from burgh ; and Mr. Alexander Shewan, a
and dream-studies, in paper cover.
questionable humour.
close student of Homer, who recently
Latifi (A. ), The Industrial Punjab : a Survey of
Philosophy.
Facts, Conditions, and Possibilities, 4/6 Jaeger (Dr. Werner Wilhelm), Studien zur Entste- published an edition of The Lay of
Longmans
hungsgeschichte der Metaphysik des Aristoteles. Dolon. ' Mr. Maitland Anderson edited
There is much useful information in this
Berlin, Weidmann
survey It deals with the manufacturing
The writer addresses himself to the problems
a volume containing the Matriculation
industries of the country those that are fully
presented by Aristotle's text, the traditional Roll of St. Andrews University from
developed, and those that are embryonic-and
arrangement of the books, and the character | 1747 to 1897, and he has now in preparation
supplies statistical figures of importance.
of the work as a whole. In the first part he
The book is less of an inquiry into industrial
analyzes his material; in the second he dis-
a history of the University. Nr. Dickson
problems and their complexities than a report
cusses the purpose and literary form of the has written or edited several historical
on the industrial activities of the Punjab. We
Metaphysics, coming to the conclusion that it works.
are not carping at this restriction of scope, but
think that the professions of the preface are
represents neither a single whole, nor yet, on
the other hand, a collection of students' notes,
bardly carried out in extenso.
YESTERDAY WEEK Dr. Lehmann-Haupt,
but rather a series of lectures, each separately
Markino (Yoshio), My Idealed John Bullesses,
composed, and altered, corrected, and enlarged the new Gladstone Professor of Greek at
61 net.
Constable
from time to time, as the author found occasion.
For notice see p. 221.
the University of Liverpool, gave his in-
History and Biography.
Mason (Bertha), the story of the Women's Baldensperger (F. ), Alfred de Vigny, 3fr. 50.
augural lecture. He chose as his subject
Suffrage Movement, 1/ net. Sherratt & Hughes
Solon, the Poet, the Merchant, and the
For notice see p. 221.
Paris, Hachette
The easy formula of "works explained by 1 Statesman,' laying special stress on his
more
Literary Gossip.
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a
vocation as merchant and the importance MESSRS. MACMILLAN & Co. hope to THE March number of The Positivist
of his poems as political documents. publish next week ‘Common Land and Review will contain a paper by Mr.
Dealing with the burning question of Inclosure,' by Prof. E. C. K. Gonner, Frederic Harrison entitled Neo-Chris-
Greek, he showed that, even when com- the main object of which is to trace the tianity. This will be one of the series
pulsion had given way to freedom of process whereby the land of this country on the social reactions of the various
choice, Greek thought and culture might came into agricultural use under full religions, and will deal with the Broad
still be expected to keep their hold on individual control. The book possesses Church and Modernist movement from
the youthful mind, if only Greek philology both historic and economic interest. the publication of Essays and Reviews. '
were treated as a progressive study.
Prof. Beesly contributes an obituary
An important addition to Messrs. Mac- notice of Vernon Lushington, and Mr. Paul
At the Royal Institution on Thursday millan & Co. 's series of “Military Text- Descours writes on the German elections.
next Prof. Oman will begin a course of Books” will be the first part of " An Mr. S. H. Swinny, the editor, discusses
three lectures on Wellington's Army, Outline of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904, unemployment, with special reference to
while on March 8th Dr. A. W. Ward will 1905,' by Col. Charles Ross, which is now Mr. Rowntree's investigations.
consider “The Effects of the Thirty Years' in the press. This instalment covers the
War. '
operations up to, and including, the MR. ANDREW LANG has an article in
THE books of the week published in battle of Liao-Yang, and is well supplied the March Blackwood, “The Mystery of
Paris include Greco, ou Le Secret de with maps. The author in this work has the Tobermory Galleon Revealed,' in
Tolède,' by M. Maurice Barrès; Les endeavoured to discover the “inner his- which he identifies the ship for the first
Frontières du Coeur,' by M. Victor Mar- tory” of the great struggle.
time, and throws some light on the like-
gueritte; Petites Gens et Grands Cours,'
lihood of treasure having been on board.
by M. Maurice Montégut; and · Un Pèlerin Maurice Hewlett's novel entitled ' Brazen- wegian
MESSRS. SMITH & ELDER will add Mr. Dr. W. A. Craigie writes on the Nor-
d'Angkor,' by Pierre Loti.
Vardögr,” a subject which
head the Great' to their “ Waterloo has not been treated in print before.
MAXIM GORKI has addressed a thoughtful Library” on the 29th of this month.
Kingsley's Heroes, 1/ each.
Blackie
Blackie's Plain Text Poets: Scottish Ballads,
is decidedly in favour of a large measure of
fiscal autonomy for Ireland, as the only satis-
by Robert Stewart, 6d.
The attractive features of the series are
maintained in these two volumes. The stories,
factory economic settlement. Prof. Kettle's
This book embodies an excellent plan for
paper is specially commended by his command
inculcating some of the finest poetry in the
being, told in simple language and presented
world on young people. But, in spite of the
in dainty binding, should appeal to the young
alike of language and figures.
fact that the editor acknowledges Prof. Child
readers for whom the series is intended. Capt.
Layton (Walter T. ), An Introduction to the Study and Walter Scott as his chief authorities, we
Curley's Boy' is a tale of adventure such as
of Prices, with Special Reference to the History cannot approve of a selection which omits such
most boys will revel in ; and the stories of
of the Nineteenth century, 2/6 net.
superb and far-famed ballads as the 'Twa
* The Argonauts' and 'Theseus' are given from
Macmillan Corbies,' The Braes o' Yarrow,' and 'Chevy
Kingsley's ' Heroes. '
The gist of the Newmarch Memorial Lectures, Chase, which stirred the heart of Sir Philip Stories Old and New: The Lady of the Fountain,
delivered at University College, London, with Sidney like a trumpet. Otherwise the editor and Other Tales from the Mabinogion, 1/
tabulations and statistical lists, transferred has fulfilled his task with taste and discrimina-
Blackie
to appendixes. The book supplies an historical tion.
The series called Stories Old and New pri-
résumé of the course of prices in the last century, Buckley (Elsie Finnimore), Children of the marily exists for selections, generally made
and investigates the causes which determine Dawn : 'Old Tales of Greece, 2 parts, 1/
with sympathy and discretion. The present
the purchasing power of money. There is an
Macmillan volume, in The Lady of the Fountain,'
ingenious chart of average wholesale prices The first part is devoted to the Riddle of · Geraint, the Son of Erbin,' and 'The Dream
and the world's gold production since 1800. the Sphinx, Hunting the Calydonian Boar, and of the Emperor Maxen,' embodies those of the
. Les
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most agreeable and imaginative of the Mabi- the Protestant and Roman Catholic religions in some degree. The author pays too much
nogion cycle. Children are sure to like the strike us as hardly in the best taste. Ultra- attention to trivialities, and fails to stimulate
coloured illustrations, which, if occasionally smartness and somewhat stilted dialogue do our interest.
blurred, are vigorous.
not commend the story.
Travers (John), In the World of Bewilderment, 6/
Ungoed (G. T. ), A First German Book on the
Gerry (Margarita Spalding), Heart and Chart,
Duckworth
Direct Method, 2 16
$1. 20.
Harper The story of a struggle between a man, bis
Cambridge University Press
A series of experiences related in the first wife, and another woman, with India as a back-
This book should be very useful, both in
person by a nurse. Though the author is apt ground. The man, having decided to keep
the classroom and to the solitary student. It to be somewhat sentimental at times, her straight, tells “ the other woman,” who then
contains eighty lessons, a phonetic transcription stories show signs of that knowledge of human calmly informs him that, as he loves her, so
of the first eleven of these, a grammar
nature which the nurse has such exceptional
she loves another man. The author touches
composed of the simplest and most imme-
opportunities of acquiring. An occasional on Women's Suffrage, and often lapses into
diately necessary elements, and a vocabulary.
oddity to English ears betrays the book's digressions.
Every other lesson is a rhyme, so contrived as origin.
Valentine (E. A. U. ), The Labyrinth of Life, 6/
to involve no other grammatical facts than
Greenhoe (North), Aunt Ursula's Bequest, 1/ net.
Dent
those already learnt an excellent feature.
In Murray & Evenden's Pocket Series.
We hope this book will not be overlooked,
We note also with satisfaction the author's
Grey (Zane), Riders of the Purple Sage, 6/
for it is well worth reading. The author hints
expression of his belief that every pupil should
Harper at a quarrel with the prevailing love of “ vivid
compile his own grammar.
Mormon romance is evidently not worked notes of the contemporaneous,” but his book is
Science.
out yet, and here we meet a Mormon heroine essentially a product of this very passion. His
whose life is full of exciting adventure.
characters and their setting are typical of to-day,
Hale (Arthur J. ), Practical Chemistry for Engi-
Hewlett (Maurice), The Forest Lovers ; and The but we can appreciate them nevertheless. The
neering Students, with an Introductory Note
Queen's Quair, 2/ net each.
Macmillan popularization of a better vocabulary is a work
by Prof. R. Meldola, 3) net.
Longmans
The Forest Lovers' is perhaps the most of public utility, but a word of warning is
Arranged on an eminently practical method.
popular of Mr. Hewlett's romances ; but the necessary--even a commendable dislike of the
By omitting unimportant matter, however
second, drawn in darker strokes, has fine worn phrase and a sense of the beauty of words
interesting, the author has succeeded in con-
composition in its making. The Two - Shil-
must be kept under strict control.
densing into some 200 pages a wonderful
ling Series, in which they now appear, deserves
Vansittart (Robert), John Stuart, 6/
amount of information.
exceptional praise for its handiness and excellent
For notice see p. 217.
John Murray
Scharff (Robert Francis), Distribution and Origin
type. Our review of the original edition of
Waller (Mary E. ), A Daughter of the Rich, 6/
of Life in America, 10/6 net.
Constable
• The Forest Lovers' appeared in The Athenæum
Melrose
The substance of a series of geological
for July 18, 1898, p. 93; and that of The
A well-told story of family life on an American
lectures delivered in London in 1908, with so
Queen's Quair,' on July 16, 1904, p. 72.
farm, with plenty of incident and interest,
many revisions and enlargements as to make
Holmes (Arthur H. ), Twinkle, 6/ Duckworth
which we can recommend to the young in spirit
practically an original work. As the result of
assiduous research, it embodies scientific
We have persevered valiantly through the
as well as the young in years.
results of importance, particularly with regard
meanderings of this book, and failed to discover Ward (Mrs. Humphry), Eleanor.
to the “ Glacial Epoch.
In Nelson's cheap Sevenpenny Edition. For
The book, while
its point or purpose. The author is apparently
making plentiful use of authoritative evidence,
overcome by the medley of his own ideas notice see Athen. , Nov. 3, 1900, p. 573.
is by no means subservient to it. It contains
of philosophy.
Williamson (C. N. and A. M. ), The Guests of
Knowles-Foster (Frances G. ), The Written Law, 6/ Hercules, 6/
twenty-one maps and an adequate index
Methuen
and bibliography,
Mills & Boon
The book, as sensational fiction, should afford
United States National Museum : 1871, The The title suggests a revolt against anachron- plenty of interest. A young girl, within a few
West American Mollusks of the Genus Cingula,
isms in the Statute-book, but the author only days of leaving a convent where she was about
by Paul Bartsch ; 1872, Description of a New
wanders round the subject. The leading lady,
to take the final vows, finds herself alone at
Notidanoid Shark from the Philippine Islands, whose portrait twice adorns the book, belies
Monte Carlo, amasses a fortune at the tables,
representing a New Family, by Hugh M. Smith; her appearance by an extraordinary infirmity and has many other amazing adventures,
1873, The Characters of the Fossil Plant Gigan. of purpose, and leaves us practically without a ending in marriage. There are some pleasing
topteris Schenk and its Occurrence in North heroine. The pretty background of Burma
descriptions of Continental travel and scenery.
America, by David White ; 1877, The Squaloid and the Burmese is a pleasant feature.
General Literature.
Sharks of the Philippine Archipelago, with Milward (Virginia), The Door Ajar, and Other
Descriptions of New Genera and Species, by Stories, 1/ net.
Rider Ansell (Mary), The Happy Garden, 6/ net.
Hugh M. Smith ; 1878, The Mounted Skeletons The two opening stories are so gory that it
Cassell
of Camptosaurus in the U. S. National Museum, is both a surprise and relief to find the remainder Causeries about gardens have long been
by Charles W. Gilmore.
so readable. The author's plan in most cases popular. The author's gay, allusive, casual
is to take a curio, and by means of the occult method of writing is often felicitous, and often,
Juvenile Books.
weave the story of its former owner round it. thanks to its forced epigram and self-conscious
Raybould (W. ), London Bells, and What They The tale concerning Madame du Barry's silver moralizing, exercise in attitudes. Her
Tell Us, 1/
Blackie box is well done.
literary browsings tend to be irrelevant or
A book for children designed to stimulate Penny (F. E. ), The Malabar Magician, 6/
inopportune, and her intimate reveries strike
interest in the picturesque and traditional
Chatto & Windus
strained notes. We think she would have
associations of London. It rambles too much In this book the story itself is less prominent
been better advised in limiting her flights to
from topic to topic, and is too inconsequential than the local colour, native customs, and
her garden. When she is writing simply about
to create firm impressions. The reproductions hunting in the jungle. The magician himself
its features, her sincerity is unimpeachable.
of “masterpieces from the Guildhall and else- is a human old soul, who has no objection Baverstock (Rev. A. H. ), The English Agri-
where ” are not adequate.
to giving Providence a helping hand if his cultural Labour, with an Introduction by
Comic
prognostications are slow of fulfilment.
G. K. Chesterton
Fiction.
Fifield
relief is afforded by a native cook and his
For notice see p. 216.
Cannan (Gilbert), Little Brother, 6! Heinemann assistant.
Bourne (George), Change in the Village, 5/ net.
Dull, honest John Bull, junior, is passing Pryce (Gwendolen), A Long Shadow, 6/
Duckworth
away, and his type is being leavened in fiction,
Cassell
For notice see p. 216.
as in fact, by a nervous bundle of energy and “A little man may cast a long shadow," and
Cassell's Book of Quotations, Proverbs, and
imagination who lives in a more or less para- the little man of this story certainly exerts a
Household Words, by W. Gurney Benham,
sitic condition, is signally unsuccessful in
curiously strong influence on the destinies of
Revised Edition, with Twenty Full-Page Illus-
adapting himself to his environment, but all the people with whom he comes into con-
trations and Full Verbal Index, 10/6 net.
wins friends by his promise of great achieve- tact. Miss Pryce succeeds in getting plenty of
Cassell
ment. Such a subject, naturally tangled, needs local colour and atmosphere into her story,
It would surely be an advantage to have the
exceptionally lucid treatment. The author's
and to Welsh people especially her book will
date of publication on the title-page of this
method, unfortunately, is confused in the give much pleasure.
book. We noticed the first issue on February
extreme, and his good things are obscured under
a mass of verbiage the more to be lamented
Raymond (Walter), The Book of Simple Delights,
23rd, 1907, and described the volume as “ excel-
lent in the main. " It is the most comprehensive
because his flashes of illumination are brilliant.
3/6
of its kind. The additions made are of interest,
Chesterton (G. K. ), Manalive, 2/ net. Nelson
Dent
New edition.
and should be decidedly useful. The revision
For notice see p. 217.
Sharp (Evelyn), The Victories of Olivia, 6/
might have been carried further. Identifica-
Dickens, David Copperfield, Vol. I.
For notice see p. 217.
Macmillan
tions in several cases, as our reviewer pointed
In Nelson's Sixpenny Classics. It has a more
Somers (John), A Chord Once Struck.
out in 1907, are easy to the expert. We can-
subdued and attractive cover than the books in
Murray & Evenden not see the use of the plates of men of letters.
the Sevenpenny Edition, and the printing is
We fail to find interest or novelty in this Cotterill (C. C. ), A Living Wage: a National
quite as good. One of the familiar illustrations Society story, nor can it be called sensational. Necessity,
Fifield
is included.
The characters who obstruct the end in view For notice see p. 216.
Fletcher (Margaret), The Fugitives, 6/
being removed, the hero and heroine come Cousins (James H. ), The Wisdom of the West : an
Longmans together and the author revels in sentiment.
Introduction to the Interpretative Study of
For notice see p. 217.
Swabey (Hilda M. ), The Chief Commissioner, 61
Irish Mythology,
Foll (Hattil), A Prodigal Daughter : a Chronicle
Methuen
Theosophical Publishing Society.
of Marlshire, 6/
Dent The story of a man who, after contracting an This book is an extended form of a course of
The prodigal daughter is a heartless and unsatisfactory marriage, isolates himself, and lectures delivered before the Dublin University
egotistic young person, and we have scant finds fame and fortune in the Indian Civil Gaelic Society at Trinity College, and other
sympathy with her escapades. A more pleasing Service. Ambitious, and by nature a misogy- Art, Theosophic, and Mystical societies. They
person is her father, a country clergyman of nist, he becomes at last a mere working machine, deal mainly with mythological interpretation,
remarkable dignity and strength of character, while his overbearing disposition makes him its history, philosophy, and practical application.
who treats her with a good deal more considera- unattractive, and incidentally a bore. How- Mrs. Besant's "Myth-Monad" plays a large
tion than she deserves. The machinations of ever, the visit of a long-neglected daughter part in these essays. They tend to vary in
an empty-headed society woman and a Jesuit has a somewhat salutary effect, and the story quality, and we prefer those treating, without
priest form an integral part of the plot, but is mainly concerned with squabbles between theoretic embroidery, of legendary matter in
the author's frequent comparisons between the two, in which the lady eventually triumphs its simpler and more primal aspect.
an
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are
Envelope Books : A Book of Christmas Carols ; Nevinson (Henry W. ), Between the Acts, 2/6 net. biography is difficult to apply to De Vigny,
Pet Marjorie, a Story of Child Life Fifty Years
Duckworth who, thanks to his tendency towards symbolism,
Ago, by John Brown, 6d. net each.
We welcome a reissue, in the Reader's and the absence of those transformations of
Joyous Life Series : The Gladness of Life ; Library, of Mr. Nevinson's entr'actes, strangely soul which excite human curiosity, remains
The Joys of Books ; The Joys of Friendship ; quietistic in the light of his adventurous to-day one of the least understood figures of
and The Joys of Love, bd. net each.
life and his romantic presentation of it. the Romantic movement. The book, critical,
London Booklets : Kilmeny, by James Hogg ; Mr. Nevinson does not publish so many rather than biographical in the ordinary sense
Cherry Ripe, and Other Famous Lyrics, illus- essays as we could wish from a man who has of the word, is an attempt to penetrate the
trated by Lewis Baumer; and Mary, Queen of made so happy a blend of literature and life. inner significance of his work and reveal the
Scots, by H.
Glassford Bell,
We noticed the first edition of this volume genesis and evolution of his inspiration. M.
Maxims of Life Series : Napoleon, his favourably in The Athenæum of January 2nd, Baldensperger makes a valuable and important
Maxims of Life, and La Rochefoucauld, both 1904.
contribution to the study of the subject.
selected and arranged by Alfred H. Hyatt, 6d. Palmer (W. Scott), From the Forest, 2/6 net. Herpin (E. ), Armand de Chateaubriand, 5fr.
net each.
Duckworth
Paris, Perrin
Les Petits Livres d'Or: Un Petit Livre Mr. Palmer pours forth a stream of gentle M. Herpin writes an interesting book dealing
d'Amour ; Un Petit Livre d'Amitié ; Un Petit musings with suavity and taste. His themes with some of the most dramatic episodes of
Livre de Sagesse ; and Aucassin et Nicolette, are as various as life itself, but we like him best the attempts against the First Republic.
60c. each.
when he writes of the country and simple folk. These centre round Armand, cousin of the
Die Rosen von Parnass : Heinrich Heine, His book is pleasant, in spite of an artlessness great Chateaubriand, who stood out in heroio
ausgewählte Lieder; Deutsche Liebeslieder; which sometimes fails to conceal art.
relief against the throng of émigrés on foreign
Freundschafts Lieder ; and Wanderlieder, Renewal of Youth (The), by A. E.
soil—traitors, indefatigable pamphleteers, and
60pf. each.
T. N. Foulis
Orpheus Press naive or unscrupulous politicians. The story
There is a charming heterogeneity about this Of all A. E. 's multiple energies we prefer is well told, for M. Herpin has considerable
collection wbich may well beguile a leisure
his poetry:
But he writes a rapturous prose, descriptive power.
moment. It includes wise saws and maxims, which in its magic and speed of movement
ditties, and anthologies about love, friendship, bears some resemblance to that of Jeremy
Sociology.
wisdom, and gladness, enshrined in small Taylor. The little prose-poem before us has, Huber (Dr. Johannes), Kapital- und Verwaltungs-
debonair paper
covers. It is indisputable intermingled with a feeling which recalls the beteiligung der Arbeiter in den Britischen
that under present conditions such posies are mystical adoration of the medieval devotee Produktivgenossenschaften (Labour - Copart-
more likely to allure the public than those and the harmonies of Pantheist mysteries, nership).
Stuttgart, Kohlhammer
with larger covers and less ornamentation, a deep note of aspiration which is highly impres- This is No. 4 of the Basler Volkswirtschaft-
In their entirety these booklets form a pleasing sive. It embodies a healthy protest against liche Arbeiten, edited by Dr. St. Bauer. After
garland of fancies, even though the separate the uncouth symbolism of modern mysti- a brief general account of the Co-operative
flowers are but little related in hue, cism. It is No. VII. of the Orpheus Series. movement in Great Britain, the writer gives
perfume, or family. The illustrations Van Dyke (Henry), The Sad Shepherd, 2/ net. the details of its history as seen in the textile,
numerous and dainty in a fanciful way.
Harper boot-making, metal-working, furniture, print-
Everyman's Library : Balzac, The Rise and Fall
There is charm in this simple allegory. ing, and other trades. Although he finds much
of César Birotteau ; A Book of Heroic Verse,
Dr. Van Dyke's prose is poetic, and here, as to criticize, he considers that the facts before
chosen by Arthur Burrell; Dana, Two Years
in 'The Story of the Other Wise Man,' used to
us prove that, since the days of J. $. Mill, two
before the Mast; Dumas, The Vicomte de
point a spiritual moral.
generations have not laboured in vain at the
Bragelonne, 3 vols. ; Goethe, Wilhelm Meister,
Yates (Lucy H. ), The Gardener and the Cook, 3/6
problem of Co-operative production.
with an Introduction by Carlyle, 2 vols. ;
Constable
Holmes, Life of Mozart; Langland, Piers
We are so impressed by Miss Yates's sobriety
Philology.
Plowman, the Vision of a People's Christ, a
of statement, transparent sanity, knowledge
Version for the Modern Reader, by Arthur and insight, that we place implicit faith in her Jespersen (Otto), Growth and Structure of the
directions for the growing of succulent herbs
English Language, 3m. 60.
Burrell ; Leslie, Memoirs of the Life of John
Leipzig, Teubner
This second edition shows no radical altera.
Constable ; The Muses' Pageant, Myths and
and fruits, and the preparation of delightful
Legends of Ancient Greece retold by W. M. L.
dishes. Her book is refined, and illumined by
tion from the first. Only slight modifications
Hutchinson, Vol. I. Myths of the Gods; and
the flavour of humour and alert writing.
and readjustments have been deemed necessary,
and the structure of the book remains the same.
Stow, The Survey of London, 1/ net each.
Pamphlets.
If elaborate, it is a trustworthy and compendious
Dent
Greening (Leslie), Monthly Reminders, 1d.
study which cannot be ignored by students of
For notice see p. 221.
One of the “ One and All Garden Books. " the syntax, philology, and formation of the
Guth na Bliadhna, the Voice of the Year : Leab- Month by month the “ Reminders” summarize English language. It was awarded the Volney
har IX. , Aireamh I. , 1/ Stirling, Mackay
what should be done in the pleasaunce, vegetable Prize of the Institut de France, 1906.
All who are interested in the extension of the garden, and greenhouse. Details are given of
Gaelic influence, both in Ireland and Scotland,
seeds to be sown, plants to be put in, and trees
Fiction.
will find much suggestive material in this
or bushes to be pruned. Almost every page has Formont (Maxime), La Louve, 3fr. 50.
magazine. Part of it is written in Gaelic,
its illustration. The booklet should do some-
Paris, Lemerre
part in English, and its contents are not likely thing towards promoting horticultural advance A somewhat outré romance revolving round
to make much appeal beyond the immediate
in town and country.
the figure of Cæsar Borgia. It is written with
circle of those devoted to the welfare of the
movement.
FOREIGN.
a wealth of pictorial colouring which may dull
critical perception. But, au fond, it is a mere-
Henderson (Fred), The Labour Unrest: What It
Poetry and Drama.
tricious extravaganza, rooted in trite sensa-
Is and What It Portends, 2/6 net.
Anthologie de l'Effort, 2fr.
Poictiers tionalism. It forms the third volume of the
Containing verses by a dozen or
Jarrold & Sons
author's 'Reflets du Passé italien,'
For notice see p. 216.
authors, this little brochure is not without
Insurance Register, 1912, 1/
interest. It has a welcome note of simplicity
Charles & Edwin Layton
and directness, rare in modern French verse.
The delay in the appearance of 'The Insur-
An admirable series of translations from Walt
ance Register 'is largely due to changes caused
Whitman, accompanied by a sympathetic and
by the Assurance Companies Act, 1909. It
discerning appreciation by M. Bazalgette, is a
will in future be confined to life assurance
notable feature.
companies, and will be issued in three annual
Anthologie des Humoristes français contem-
editions (January, May, and September), to
porains, edited by P. Mille, 3fr. 50.
permit of the publication of figures from the
Paris, Delagrave AMONG the names selected by the
accounts within the shortest possible period of
This is a charming volume. French humour Senatus of St. Andrews University for
the quarterly statements. The 'General Re-
does not lend itself readily to abridgment
view shows a continued increase both in
and selection, for it is dependent more on atmo- the honorary degree of LL. D. are those of
annual premiums and the average rate of
sphere than our own. M. Mille is, however, an Mr. James Maitland Anderson, Librarian
interest of British Ordinary Offices.
editor of discernment, and has produced a
Kernaban (Coulson), Visions, 1/ net.
compilation which, for its wide range and
of the University ; Mr. W. K. Dickson,
Hodder & Stoughton
admirable choice of authors, it would be diffi- Keeper of the Advocates' Library, Edin-
A new edition of Mr. Kernahan's fantasies
cult to parallel. He judiciously abstains from burgh ; and Mr. Alexander Shewan, a
and dream-studies, in paper cover.
questionable humour.
close student of Homer, who recently
Latifi (A. ), The Industrial Punjab : a Survey of
Philosophy.
Facts, Conditions, and Possibilities, 4/6 Jaeger (Dr. Werner Wilhelm), Studien zur Entste- published an edition of The Lay of
Longmans
hungsgeschichte der Metaphysik des Aristoteles. Dolon. ' Mr. Maitland Anderson edited
There is much useful information in this
Berlin, Weidmann
survey It deals with the manufacturing
The writer addresses himself to the problems
a volume containing the Matriculation
industries of the country those that are fully
presented by Aristotle's text, the traditional Roll of St. Andrews University from
developed, and those that are embryonic-and
arrangement of the books, and the character | 1747 to 1897, and he has now in preparation
supplies statistical figures of importance.
of the work as a whole. In the first part he
The book is less of an inquiry into industrial
analyzes his material; in the second he dis-
a history of the University. Nr. Dickson
problems and their complexities than a report
cusses the purpose and literary form of the has written or edited several historical
on the industrial activities of the Punjab. We
Metaphysics, coming to the conclusion that it works.
are not carping at this restriction of scope, but
think that the professions of the preface are
represents neither a single whole, nor yet, on
the other hand, a collection of students' notes,
bardly carried out in extenso.
YESTERDAY WEEK Dr. Lehmann-Haupt,
but rather a series of lectures, each separately
Markino (Yoshio), My Idealed John Bullesses,
composed, and altered, corrected, and enlarged the new Gladstone Professor of Greek at
61 net.
Constable
from time to time, as the author found occasion.
For notice see p. 221.
the University of Liverpool, gave his in-
History and Biography.
Mason (Bertha), the story of the Women's Baldensperger (F. ), Alfred de Vigny, 3fr. 50.
augural lecture. He chose as his subject
Suffrage Movement, 1/ net. Sherratt & Hughes
Solon, the Poet, the Merchant, and the
For notice see p. 221.
Paris, Hachette
The easy formula of "works explained by 1 Statesman,' laying special stress on his
more
Literary Gossip.
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a
vocation as merchant and the importance MESSRS. MACMILLAN & Co. hope to THE March number of The Positivist
of his poems as political documents. publish next week ‘Common Land and Review will contain a paper by Mr.
Dealing with the burning question of Inclosure,' by Prof. E. C. K. Gonner, Frederic Harrison entitled Neo-Chris-
Greek, he showed that, even when com- the main object of which is to trace the tianity. This will be one of the series
pulsion had given way to freedom of process whereby the land of this country on the social reactions of the various
choice, Greek thought and culture might came into agricultural use under full religions, and will deal with the Broad
still be expected to keep their hold on individual control. The book possesses Church and Modernist movement from
the youthful mind, if only Greek philology both historic and economic interest. the publication of Essays and Reviews. '
were treated as a progressive study.
Prof. Beesly contributes an obituary
An important addition to Messrs. Mac- notice of Vernon Lushington, and Mr. Paul
At the Royal Institution on Thursday millan & Co. 's series of “Military Text- Descours writes on the German elections.
next Prof. Oman will begin a course of Books” will be the first part of " An Mr. S. H. Swinny, the editor, discusses
three lectures on Wellington's Army, Outline of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904, unemployment, with special reference to
while on March 8th Dr. A. W. Ward will 1905,' by Col. Charles Ross, which is now Mr. Rowntree's investigations.
consider “The Effects of the Thirty Years' in the press. This instalment covers the
War. '
operations up to, and including, the MR. ANDREW LANG has an article in
THE books of the week published in battle of Liao-Yang, and is well supplied the March Blackwood, “The Mystery of
Paris include Greco, ou Le Secret de with maps. The author in this work has the Tobermory Galleon Revealed,' in
Tolède,' by M. Maurice Barrès; Les endeavoured to discover the “inner his- which he identifies the ship for the first
Frontières du Coeur,' by M. Victor Mar- tory” of the great struggle.
time, and throws some light on the like-
gueritte; Petites Gens et Grands Cours,'
lihood of treasure having been on board.
by M. Maurice Montégut; and · Un Pèlerin Maurice Hewlett's novel entitled ' Brazen- wegian
MESSRS. SMITH & ELDER will add Mr. Dr. W. A. Craigie writes on the Nor-
d'Angkor,' by Pierre Loti.
Vardögr,” a subject which
head the Great' to their “ Waterloo has not been treated in print before.
MAXIM GORKI has addressed a thoughtful Library” on the 29th of this month.
