tions and corrections are very extensive ; few years older-who played their part
15 Grundzüge der Naturlehre, being
and it may be that the difficulty of de- in the Bath Comedy,
Introduction to Scientific German.
15 Grundzüge der Naturlehre, being
and it may be that the difficulty of de- in the Bath Comedy,
Introduction to Scientific German.
Athenaeum - London - 1912a
To worker, and better accommodation than the
cannot say that any clear-cut presentment of the critical the pigments may appear too ill-ventilated qubicle “small, dark, not a
the characters remains after a perusal of the lavishly laid on, and the style not always window to each, nor even a gas-jet to each ”
book. In seeking to transfer to the printed beyond reproach ; but for sheer vigour and
-which Mr. Sidney Holland found on
page the complexity of life the author has excitement the story will hold its own with recent visit to a provincial hospital.
obliterated defining lines; moreover her most.
Writing in letter form, Miss Laurence
manipulation of her puppets is too obvious. Tracy (Louis), A SON OF THE IMMORTALS, 6/
describes her experiences as a raw proba-
She would do well to remember that
tioner in a London hospital and work in
Ward & Lock various departments, a visit to Luxor with
thoughts daring in themselves iſ credited to
By a sudden turn of Fortune's wheel an
libertines lose for most people whatever they athletic young man, whose father is an
& private patient, and subsequent years in
have of good in them.
London. Then follow her South African
exiled monarch living in Paris, becomes King
Long's Sixpenny Cloth Novels : THE Eve Alexis III. of Kosnovia, and tries to restors experiences, and these will doubtless interest
the general reader most. Appointed, by a
OF ISTAR, by William Le Queux ; and order to that most disturbed little state. stroke of good fortune, as military sister
A WOMAN PERFECTED, by Richard There is plenty of incident and romance in in Princess Christian's Reserve, she toiled
Marsh.
the story, but we think that autocratic through a rough and anxious time in a
measures would have been more successful,
Macmillan's Sevenpenny Series :
both in effect and in interest, than were the hospital, the gift of one whose name is not
THE GIANT FISHER, by Mrs. Hubert hero's efforts for peace. The author often mentioned, fitted for 100 beds, but early
lapses into an archaic prose which adds number. No one will be surprised to find
Barclay.
accommodate double that
JOHN SILENCE, by Algernon Blackwood. nothing to the strength of the narrative, Miss Laurence adding her note to the chorus
For notice see Athen. , Oct. 3, 1908, p. 400.
and allows men of action to indulge in of lament that the sorrow and suffering
two-page monologues for which even their entailed by the war
THE LAW OF THE Bolo, by Stanley deeds cannot atone.
was increased by our
Portal Hyatt. For not. co see Athen. ,
want of preparation”; and again, The
Aug. 13, 1910, p. 179.
Turnbull (Clara), THE DAMSEL DARK, 6/ suffering would be enormously lessoned if we
Melrose were better organized in times of peace. "
THE STOLEN BACILLUS, by H. G. Wolls. By & plentiful use of such words as It would have been an additional attraction
For notice soe Athen. , Dec. 21, 1895, p. 868. "unked, branking, a-dither," mouldi- to a vivid narrative if a few photographs
warp," and "alauns” the author endeavours could have been included. Snapshots are
Mason (A. E. W. ), THE FOUR FEATHERS, to induce an old-world atmosphere ; but occasionally mentioned, but there is none,
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women.
OF
alone-his comrades preferring worsted-work, millinery” is slowly gaining ground, but
in spite of his contemptuous “They've all the public is less familiar with the tragedies
General
turnod blooming milliners ! - or a well- enacted to obtain fur and gloves. A sec-
known London surgeon grappling with a tional pamphlet such as this covers little Aoker (Paul), LES DEUX CAHIERS, 3fr. 50.
brokon washstand leg in the early unpacking ground, but the wholo question of the rights
Paris, Plon-Nourrit
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headings — horse - racing, abattoirs, lethal France as the author of Soldat Bornard,'
chambers, tortoiseshell, turkeys, tiny dogs, strikes a new note by the publication of this
ETERNAL HOPE, by the Rev. Fredericotter-hunting, &c. —in the publications of the book. It is a study, at once touching and
W. Farrar.
Society.
ironical, of the history of two generations of
GARDENING FOR THE IGNORANT, by
The mother, homely, cherishing her
FOREIGN
Mrs. C. W. Earle and Ethel Case.
illusions, and delighting in simple pleasures,
THE RENAISSANCE, by Walter Pater.
Tbeology.
is contrasted with the daughter, oager for
The appearance of Pater's work in a cheap Haby (Joseph), CHRISTUS: Manuel d'His- mentally alert. A quarter of a century
movement, liberty, and the open air, and
edition is particularly welcome.
toire des Religions. Paris, Beauchesne separates them, yet the difference
THE STORY OF THE GUIDES, by Col.
is
G. J. Younghusband.
This book has already reached a fourth
more than that of the advance of one
edition.
For notico see Athen. , June 13, 1908, p. 727.
It is an attempt on the part of a generation upon another, for it denotes the
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THE
historical and horticultural, upon some of
the most delightful gardens in the world. CAPT. SCOTT IN THE ANTARCTIC.
SCIENCE
Gypsy Lore Society, Journal, Vol. IV. No. 5,
THE TERRA Nova, the relief ship to Capt.
and Vol. V. No. 3.
Liverpool, Gypsy Lore Society on April 1st, and brought news that Capt.
Scott's expedition, arrived at Akaroa (N. Z. )
NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS. Knight (A. E. ) and Step (E. ), HUTCHINSON's Scott has decided to remain another winter
POPULAR BOTANY : the Living Plant in the South. A full report has since been
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In January, 1911, Capt. Scott proceeded
A serviceable manual for the novice, microscope, are exhibited in an interesting to lay down depots on the Great Barrier
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Canada, and British Columbia, though one
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of the most favourable of the states, un-
C. Hj. Os, the plain names of the three ele- on February 16th, where an advance dep t,
established.
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-which Mr. Sidney Holland found on
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obliterated defining lines; moreover her most.
Writing in letter form, Miss Laurence
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describes her experiences as a raw proba-
She would do well to remember that
tioner in a London hospital and work in
Ward & Lock various departments, a visit to Luxor with
thoughts daring in themselves iſ credited to
By a sudden turn of Fortune's wheel an
libertines lose for most people whatever they athletic young man, whose father is an
& private patient, and subsequent years in
have of good in them.
London. Then follow her South African
exiled monarch living in Paris, becomes King
Long's Sixpenny Cloth Novels : THE Eve Alexis III. of Kosnovia, and tries to restors experiences, and these will doubtless interest
the general reader most. Appointed, by a
OF ISTAR, by William Le Queux ; and order to that most disturbed little state. stroke of good fortune, as military sister
A WOMAN PERFECTED, by Richard There is plenty of incident and romance in in Princess Christian's Reserve, she toiled
Marsh.
the story, but we think that autocratic through a rough and anxious time in a
measures would have been more successful,
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THE GIANT FISHER, by Mrs. Hubert hero's efforts for peace. The author often mentioned, fitted for 100 beds, but early
lapses into an archaic prose which adds number. No one will be surprised to find
Barclay.
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JOHN SILENCE, by Algernon Blackwood. nothing to the strength of the narrative, Miss Laurence adding her note to the chorus
For notice see Athen. , Oct. 3, 1908, p. 400.
and allows men of action to indulge in of lament that the sorrow and suffering
two-page monologues for which even their entailed by the war
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was increased by our
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THE STOLEN BACILLUS, by H. G. Wolls. By & plentiful use of such words as It would have been an additional attraction
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women.
OF
alone-his comrades preferring worsted-work, millinery” is slowly gaining ground, but
in spite of his contemptuous “They've all the public is less familiar with the tragedies
General
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known London surgeon grappling with a tional pamphlet such as this covers little Aoker (Paul), LES DEUX CAHIERS, 3fr. 50.
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W. Farrar.
Society.
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GARDENING FOR THE IGNORANT, by
The mother, homely, cherishing her
FOREIGN
Mrs. C. W. Earle and Ethel Case.
illusions, and delighting in simple pleasures,
THE RENAISSANCE, by Walter Pater.
Tbeology.
is contrasted with the daughter, oager for
The appearance of Pater's work in a cheap Haby (Joseph), CHRISTUS: Manuel d'His- mentally alert. A quarter of a century
movement, liberty, and the open air, and
edition is particularly welcome.
toire des Religions. Paris, Beauchesne separates them, yet the difference
THE STORY OF THE GUIDES, by Col.
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G. J. Younghusband.
This book has already reached a fourth
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THE
historical and horticultural, upon some of
the most delightful gardens in the world. CAPT. SCOTT IN THE ANTARCTIC.
SCIENCE
Gypsy Lore Society, Journal, Vol. IV. No. 5,
THE TERRA Nova, the relief ship to Capt.
and Vol. V. No. 3.
Liverpool, Gypsy Lore Society on April 1st, and brought news that Capt.
Scott's expedition, arrived at Akaroa (N. Z. )
NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS. Knight (A. E. ) and Step (E. ), HUTCHINSON's Scott has decided to remain another winter
POPULAR BOTANY : the Living Plant in the South. A full report has since been
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IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, & Handbook for | It is well illustrated, and the results of modern
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In January, 1911, Capt. Scott proceeded
A serviceable manual for the novice, microscope, are exhibited in an interesting to lay down depots on the Great Barrier
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Canada, and British Columbia, though one
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of the most favourable of the states, un-
C. Hj. Os, the plain names of the three ele- on February 16th, where an advance dep t,
established.
doubtedly shares its vicissitudes.
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There some interesting deductions
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phenomena, and the whole comprises much
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knowledge in an agreeable form.
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In September advance parties began to
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