“Mr. Crane’s argument is both skilful and convincing.”
“A forceful monograph.”
Crapsey, Algernon Sidney.Religion and politics. **$1.25. Whittaker.
A series of thirteen sermons, delivered before the author’s own congregation which discuss “society as politically and ecclesiastically organized, from the point of view of the religion of Christ as conceived by the author.” (Outlook.)
“All this, however, is incidental. The book is an excellent popular treatment of the subject of the relation between church and state, going most originally into the profoundest questions as to the nature of each, and giving a most excellent historical resume of their relations.” Ralph Albertson.
Reviewed by George Hodges.
“On matters of politics and industry, as well as history, and on the spirit of American institutions, and on the church as the incarnation of that spirit ... on all such themes this will be found a simple yet stimulating book, brave and persuasive, conferring dignity upon the writer, transferring worth unto the reader, a book of dear ideas that may be cheaply had (by us) but never cheaply practiced.”
“It cannot, however, be regarded as a contribution of original value to the subject. In spite of its plea for science, it seems to be the product of the writer’s inner consciousness rather than his investigations.”
Crawford, Francis Marion.Fair Margaret a portrait.†$1.50. Macmillan.
“It is always interesting, and told with the author’s deep knowledge of human nature, and his unvarying charm.”
“The story, if it does not rank with this popular author’s best work, is none the less very readable.”
“If there were nothing else in this book than the portrait of the big-hearted, Junoesque, voluble French woman ... it would still be one of the books that Mr. Crawford might justly be very proud of.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
“The present addition to the Crawford library does not promise to dispute the positionof the ‘Saracinesca’ series, though, like all of Mr. Crawford’s work, it belongs to the first-class of current fiction.”
“The dialog has more than Mr. Crawford’s customary vivacity.”
“Is extremely interesting, and there is some good character drawing in it.”
“There is a certain skill in the construction, but the mechanism is always visible, and there is no character which really lives. The interest in the book lies rather in the shrewd comments and reflections with which the dialogue is interspersed.”
“The story is told, too, in his own charmingly leisurely fashion, with many stops by the way to comment or analyze, and we confess to a distinct desire for its sequel.”
“It is, by all odds, the best thing he has done within the last ten years.”
Crawford, Francis Marion.Lady of Rome.†$1.50. Macmillan.
“It has for background the social life of Rome which he depicts so well, and deals chiefly with the character—or rather conscience—of Maria Montalto, which is sustained through many years and various crises by religious conviction, causing her to expiate her sin at some length, in fact from cover to cover. Expiations and religious scruples at such length might easily become irritating, but here the author has shown his skill by making Maria’s struggles not only far from wearisome but so far interesting that the reader is pleased to leave her in the last pages still a sensible woman, who believes in the reward of virtue.”—Acad.
“The story is told well and smoothly, though without the deeply studied and vividly rendered psychology for which the characters give plenty of opportunity, so that they lack in some measure the vitality which such studies demand.”
“Maria ... fails to be as convincing as some of the slighter characters who are depicted with more of Mr. Crawford’s usual vitality.”
“It belongs distinctly in the first rank of Mr. Crawford’s novels ... even if it does not attain the standard set by the Saracinesca trilogy.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
“Mr. Crawford’s usual freshness of invention seems to have deserted him in this story; but he is so skillful and thoroughly trained a novelist that he never fails to interest his readers. This story, however, cannot be ranked with his very successful ventures in fiction.”
“Bears signs of forced activity and of hasty construction.”
Crawford, Francis Marion.Salve Venetia: gleanings from history. 2v. **$5. Macmillan.
“We have the raw material of history, slowly amassed or laboriously epitomized by others, treated mainly from the artist’s point of view, end dexterously, though never dishonestly, manipulated, so as to produce the best scenic effect.”
“It is very readable, and, needless to say, abounds in picturesqueness.”
“These two volumes need no pictures to make them attractive to their readers.”
“These volumes ... are neither history nor romance, but a blend of both. If we judge them as history, their value is small; as romance they are entertaining.”
“The volumes are filled with data, description, episode, and anecdote drawn from noted monographs and arranged, retold, and commented on with that fine historical insight, that superb grasp of materialistic and spiritual significance, that poetic charm of narrative which have made this author’s ‘Ave Roma immortalis’ and ‘Rulers of the South’ valuable contributions to history and pleasant books to read.”
“Is not the equal of its predecessor: it is less profound, less picturesque, less well written; it should have been more fascinating, it is less so. We can commend the book from beginning to end as a faithful and fascinating picture of the story of Venice.”
Crawford, Francis Marion.Southern Italy and Sicily and the rulers of the South; with 100 original drawings by Henry Brokman. *$2.50. Macmillan.
“It is well written and lively, but is the work of a novelist rather than an historian, with many positive mistakes, not to speak of omissions and oversights.”
“It is an entirely charming and fascinating chapter of history written by one who, while full of the noblest spirit of romance, is yet soberly devoted to fact, who while recognizing and employing the canons of practical exposition does not shrink from the use of that poetical language which alone can illumine the stirring epics of the history of South Italy.”
Creed of Christ. *$1.25. Lane.
“The work contains seven chapters which are devoted to a consideration of ‘The sayings of Christ,’ ‘Phariseeism,’ ‘God the Lawgiver,’ ‘God the Father,’ ‘The kingdom of God,’ ‘Apparent failure,’ and ‘Final triumph.’ We have never known a work in which the line has been drawn so clearly and strikingly between the letter that killeth and the spirit that maketh alive as in this book.”
“That he is a man of broad mental vision, of rich imagination and of deep spiritual intuition is clearly revealed in the work, which seems to us to be pregnant with the seeds of a spiritual renaissance. We could heartily wish that this volume could be placed in the hands of every truth-loving and sincerely religious man and woman in the land.”
Reviewed by George Hodges.
“The author has made an interesting book; but he has made it by confounding Hebraism with Pharisaism; by forgetting that Jesus Christ was a Jew—the reformer, not the repudiator, of the religion of his people; its spiritual interpreter, and so its defender, not its enemy.”
“Is written with more than ordinary vigor and knowledge of the facts of everyday living.”
“A really remarkable and original book.”
Cripps, Arthur Shearly.Magic casements. $1.25. Dutton.
“The casements so Arthur Shearly Cripps tells us, look outward upon a ‘beautiful and restless England,’ look inward upon ‘her many-coloured faith.’ The magic we can aver is the tinge of imagination, the glamour of romance which he has succeeded in throwing over the little happenings of which we catch fleeting glimpses through those casements.” (N. Y. Times.) “A man escapes by the hanging of a dead bear instead of him: an old woman who goes to pray for her son loses her offering, and sees a true miracle, to the horror and instant conversion of a wicked priest, who was about to show her a false one for somebody else’s money; a a gold coin looks up in the face of a person who likes gold coins too much. These things are attractive and there is a touch of power in ‘The orb of terror,’ and ‘Dead in April’; of beauty in ‘The black-faced lamb,’ and in the end of ‘Crimson for snow-white.’” (Lond. Times.)
“Mr. Cripps has made a pretty success out of indifferent material.”
“The coloring in these bits of writing is of too opalescent a sort to win great popularity.”
Crocker, Francis Bacon, and Wheeler, Schuyler Skaats.Management of electrical machinery. *$1. Van Nostrand.
A thoroly revised and enlarged edition of the practical management of dynamos and motors.
Crockett, Samuel Rutherford.Cherry ribband: a novel. †$1.50. Barnes.
“It differs from his usual types in a touch of something deeper and more spiritual.”
“The book deserves well of the reader, albeit it is little more than a replica of earlier ones.” Wm. M. Payne.
“Mr. Crockett does not seem to have advanced in his art, but ‘The cherry ribband’ will satisfy his public.”
Crockett, Samuel Rutherford.Fishers of men. †$1.50. Appleton.
The missionary of Mr. Crockett’s Edinburgh slum district is a man who in a “beautifully human, devoted, and non-pietistical way, is shown among the burglars and toughs of Edinburgh’s Cowgate. The hero of the story is a lad who has the advantages of a high-class finishing school in artistic burglary, but insists on turning out straight and square; and some of the most interesting scenes are in a boys’ reformatory.” (Outlook.)
“Mr. Crockett’s latest book is full of his good qualities.”
“Abundance of exciting incident (sometimes close to melodrama), a well-sustained plot, shrewd characterization, and genial humor all combine to make this book one of the most entertaining that Mr. Crockett has ever written.” Wm. M. Payne.
“Altogether a badly constructed, but decidedly readable book.”
Crook, Rev. Isaac.Earnest expectation. *50c. Meth. bk.
Eight sermons “suggested by many of the rarest hearers as well as the finest preachers in Methodism.”
Crooke, William.Things Indian: interesting and entertaining information in regard to India by a former member of the Bengal civil service. *$3. Scribner.
A volume belonging to the series including “Things Chinese,” and “Things Japanese.” “It might well be called a ‘Cyclopedia of India,’ for it is divided alphabetically into subjects varying from agriculture at the beginning, through barasaul guns, caste, juggernaut, opium, tree worship, to writing. It covers a great deal of ground, and contains a vast deal of seemingly intimate knowledge of India.” (N. Y. Times.)
“It deals with a vast variety of subjects pleasantly throughout, and in many cases supplying useful information: in others the treatment is inadequate.”
“As a book of reference ‘Things Indian’ will take its place beside Yule and Burnell in the revolving bookcase.”
“A wider circle of subjects, more intimate acquaintance with Sanskrit literature, and Mr. Crooke’s unrivalled knowledge of India as it is would produce a work of very great value.”
“A valuable book for traveler, student, or reader.”
Reviewed by F. A. Steel.
Crosby, Ernest.Garrison the non-resistant. 50c. Public pub. co.
“There are present in this work the moral uplift and inspiring elements that render a book vital. It is a little volume that should be placed in the hands of young people everywhere.”
“Apart from these possible flaws, however, Mr. Crosby has written a wholesome book for the times, and we hope that it will have a wide reading.”
“It is not, however, structurally organic. In the personal narrative there are several minor errors of fact.”
Crosby, Oscar Terry.Tibet and Turkestan: a journey through old lands and a study of new conditions. **$2.50. Putnam.
The journey of exploration thru central Asia made in 1903 by Mr. Crosby in company with Capt. Ferdinand Anginieur of the French army furnishes much of the material for his “stirring tale of adventure and still more stirring record of wrongs.... [He] tears off with pitiless hand the thinly decent covering which ‘political necessity’ threw over the Lhasa affair, and exposes that affair in its naked simplicity.” The book is fully illustrated.
“We cannot rate Mr. Crosby’s book high, although we can readily understand that it may be useful and informing to the American reader.”
“The narrative is particularly attractive and valuable wherein he brings out the rival relation of the Russians and the British.” John W. Foster.
“A book at once readable and disappointing.”
“With its text, index, and brand-new map, it is a revelation of the new Asia of railways and telegraphs.” W. E. Griffis.
“Mr. Crosby’s description of the countries named is familiar, and his discussion of the political aspect is independent.” H. E. Coblentz.
“There is much of interest in the narrative of his trip. Many of his views are quite novel.”
Crosland, Thomas William Hodgson.Wild Irishman.**$1.25. Appleton.
“One expects of him bitter sarcasm and finds on the whole kindly appreciation.”
Crothers, Samuel McChord.Endless life. **75c. Houghton.
The will of the late George T. Ingersoll provides for an annual lecture on “the immortality of man.” Mr. McChord, chosen to deliver the 1905 address, cites the case neither of the primitive man nor of the average modern man, avoiding a “jungle growth of superstition” on the one hand, and a region of indifference on the other, but of the simple man who is viewed in contrast to the man of highly specialized intelligence. The relation of ethical idealism to future life is discussed.
“The book is a healthful consideration of a universally interesting topic, presenting old and familiar matter with clearness and suggestiveness.” Henry M. Bowden.
Reviewed by H. W. Boynton.
“His volume is an interpretation of life by a seer.”
Crothers, Samuel McChord.Pardoner’s wallet. **$1.25. Houghton.
These ten essays by the author of “The gentle reader” offer indulgences for such sins as those of omission, of necessarily slighted work, of doing more than is expected of one, and of unreasonable virtues. He deals with the “foibles, peccadillos, fallacies and the prejudices” of mankind with a subtle but always kindly humor, and never fails to make his moral purpose responsible for the friendly arraignment. The undertone of the book sounds a note of gentle manners and broad charity.
“He shoots very straight, although he does not employ a deadly kind of ammunition.”
“Mr. Crothers is less whimsical, but hardly less effective, than in ‘The gentle reader.’” H. W. Boynton.
“Finally, Dr. Crothers, to use the language of a brother divine, belongs to that best class of essayists who ‘clarify life by gentle illumination and lambent humor.’”
“Like its predecessor, is altogether delightful reading.”
“All the essays are well written.”
“In that most genial and delightful style of which he is master Doctor Crothers has written a series of essays in which the connecting thread is a kindly judgment of human peccadillos.”
Crowley, Mary Catherine.In treaty with honor. †$1.50. Little.
The historic setting of this tale is the struggle of French Canada for independence in 1837. A young volunteer of Irish birth, French education and United States citizenship and his comrade, a Polish aristocrat fight the same battles, share thrilling adventures and love the same winsome Jacquette. In the end one gives up his life for his country’s cause and the other wins the heroine.
Crowther, Samuel, jr., and Ruhl, A.Rowing and Track athletics. **$2. Macmillan.
A double volume in which the first subject is treated by Mr. Crowther and the second by Mr. Ruhl appears in the “American sportsman’s library.” “The treatment of rowing is largely historical, several chapters being devoted to the origin and development of collegiate rowing in the United States. The exposition of track athletics gives a convenient résumé of all the important records made in this branch of athletics during recent years.” (R. of Rs.)
“In fact, the book is a history of athletics in America, so clearly and intelligently written that the layman may catch much of the professional’s enthusiasm.”
“The somewhat dry statistics of track athletics in America are made readable by the excellence of the style in which the events are described by Mr. A. Ruhl.”
Culbertson, Anne Virginia.Banjo talks. $1. Bobbs.
“These include a captivating variety of themes, touched with considerable originality in dialect, idiom, and orthography.”
Cuppy, Hazlitt Alva, ed. Our own times: a continuous history of the twentieth century. *$3. J. A. Hill & co., New York.
The aim of this enterprise is to furnish each year a clear, concise compendium of the twelvemonth’s record, doing yearly what Dr. Albert Shaw does monthly in his Review of reviews. The initial volume, prepared by Bonnister Merwin touches upon the main conditioning forces of the world’s activity to-day. The book is provided with maps and also with many full-page half-tones of important personages and noteworthy events.
“That every reference library must have the series goes without saying. Dr. Cuppy should have the hearty gratitude of every literary worker.” A. W. S.
“We have tested it at a number of points and have found it adequate and just in its treatment and comprehensive in its view.”
“The whole not only forms an invaluable compendium of the year’s record, clear, concise, and reliable, but possesses a certain charm of style and literary grace that lend to the history the interest of a story.” Gerhardt C. Mars.
Curry, Charles Emerson.Electromagnetic theory of light, pt. I. *$4. Macmillan.
“Dr. Curry’s account of the electromagnetictheory of light promises to be very useful to students of mathematical physics, for whom no English book of exactly similar scope is at present available.... This first part deals with such phenomena of light as can be fully explained by the beautiful theory of Clerk Maxwell, whilst the second part is to treat of those cases in which that theory has hitherto failed to yield a satisfactory explanation.”—Sat. R.
“The author has fallen into the error, only too common, of not confining himself within any definite limits. The author’s treatment is adequate for the most part, but we are not much impressed by it; his mathematics are heavy, of the ‘sledge-hammer’ order, but they are stronger than his physics.”
“The work is purely theoretical, and in some chapters has no obvious pertinency to known facts.”
“The mathematician will find its pages at once lucid and accurate.”
“A book unnecessarily abstract, which, while entirely modern in treatment, and sufficiently cognizant of recent theoretical discussions, is out of touch with the experimental side of the science.” C. E. M.
Curtis, David A.Stand pat; or, Poker stories from the Mississippi.$1.50. Page.
The little town of Brownsville, Arkansas, furnishes the setting for Mr. Curtis’ twenty poker stories. Long Mike, Gallagher, the man with one eye only, and Stumpy figure thruout the sketches, and the characterizations are chiefly of this card quartette so mis-matched in sporting proclivities.
“It is a pleasant volume for casual reading.”
Curtis, Edward.Nature and health: a popular treatise on the hygiene of the person and the home. *$1.25. Holt.
How to claim “the priceless boon of health, happiness and the usefulness of years,” is discussed according to late enlightenment on the subject of hygiene. The chapters consider breathing, eating, drinking, drugging for delectation, seeing, hearing, clothing, bathing, disposing of waste, disinfecting, exercising the body, exercising the mind, sleeping and waking, working and playing, and living and dying.
“This is a particularly excellent manual.”
“It is full of good advice and usually in striking form.”
“For those who must read about their health, there is no better book than this, with its clarion call back to nature.”
“Now and again there are signs that he is a bit of a ‘faddist,’ but notwithstanding this his book may be heartily commended to the lay reader desirous of leading a sane, clean, wholesome life.”
“The style of the writing is easy and unconventional, possibly at times a little too colloquial.”
“One can dip into it here and there, and be certain always of finding something worth while told succintly, with a dry wit that like the claws of a burr makes it stick.”
“Delightful treatise.”
“The book as a whole is characterized by accuracy of statement, clear discussion, and practical suggestion, and it is a welcome contribution to an important subject.” J. E. Raycroft.
Curtis, Newton Martin.From Bull Run to Chancellorsville: the story of the Sixteenth New York infantry with personal reminiscences. **$2. Putnam.
In sketching the movements of the Sixteenth New York infantry from Bull Run to Chancellorsville there is also an amount of incidental information about northern New York organizations identified with the army of the Potomac. “The whole tendency of the narrative and of the comment which Gen. Curtis allows himself to make from time to time—with notable restraint and fairness—is to exalt the qualities of Gen. George B. McClellan as a commander of armies.” (N. Y. Times.)
“Few writers on events and conditions during the civil war have approached the subject with a better fund of historic information, and few have the vivid yet plain power of narration possessed by General Curtis.”
“Not only does Gen. Curtis write entertainingly, but he has also seen in good perspective the part played by his regiment in the campaigns and battles which he describes.”
“It is not often that a book which sets out to tell the story and record the services of a single military organization results in a narrative so full of really and generally interesting matter. He writes like a man and a soldier not like an army clerk.”
“In addition to its value as material for full knowledge of military history of the Civil war, this book has also considerable interest in its personal narrative of camp and battle incidents. Here and there flashes of humor enliven the story.”
Curtis, Olin Alfred.Christian faith personally given in a system of doctrine. *$2.50. Meth. bk.
A book which claims simply to impart a vision of the Christian faith as an organic whole of doctrine. It is not dogmatic, does not attempt “to speak the final word.... The main clue to all can be found in one thing, namely, in the junction of the two ideas, personal responsibility and racial solidarity.” The introduction discusses man and the Christian religion, then follows a six part treatment of the system of doctrine.
“A book which very fairly represents the present drift away from dogmatism in American theology.”
Curtis, William Eleroy.Egypt, Burma and British Malaysia. **$2. Revell.
“This is the latest and best literary photograph of the contemporary British protectorates here so agreeably treated.”
“For the most part he gives us what we often need, recent and reliable information about distant lands.”
Curtis, William Eleroy.Modern India.**$2. Revell.
Reviewed by John W. Foster.
“Its statistics are recent, and the author evidently has the reporter’s instinct highly developed and a well-trained eye for the picturesque. On the other hand, his style is diffuse, his diction ‘journalese,’ and his inaccuracy amazing.” Louis H. Gray.
“He tells us much that most books leave out. He helps us to adjust traditional notions to present-day reality.”
Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel, 1st baron.Lord Curzon in India: being a selection from his speeches as viceroy and governor-general of India, 1898–1905. With a por., explanatory notes, and an index, and with an introd. by Sir Thomas Raleigh. *$4. Macmillan.
“Lord Curzon made more than 250 set speeches during his seven and a half years’ service as viceroy, of which some sixty are in Sir Thomas’s book. They refer to all sorts of subjects, from the Budget—seven budget speeches are given—to art, archaeology, education, the famine, irrigation, game, preservation, the plague, and temperance. Their interest to Americans is of the slightest, except as showing what manner of man Curzon is, who has reversed the usual course of events, and has served in the highest post under the British crown without having worked his way to it systematically.”—N. Y. Times.
“Lord Curzon does not possess a good literary style.”
“To the student, not only of history, but of sociology of the human atmosphere, so to speak, of the last decade, the book is deeply interesting and extremely suggestive.”
“On the whole, however, it is the matter rather than the manner of the speeches that will interest the reader of this large volume.”
“His selected speeches are for those who have to reckon with him in domestic politics, and again for all libraries.”
“Indispensable to those who would understand how England has developed her vast dependency.”
“If there is much of self-confidence in this volume of speeches so full of rare charm, commanding eloquence and literary delights, it is the just confidence of a strong man armed and equipped at all points for the fray.”
“Certainly no collection of speeches has been published for long so full of political wisdom and sustained at so high a level of style.”
Cust, Lionel.Royal collection of paintings at Buckingham palace and Windsor castle; with an introd. and descriptive text. 2v. *$100. Scribner.
The benefits of King Edward’s recent movement to have the Royal art collection put in order, properly arranged, classified and cataloged are extended to the public through the medium of Mr. Cust’s magnificent two-volume work. There are one hundred and eight photogravures which illustrate masterpieces of the Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Flemish, German and English schools. The author furnishes an introduction and descriptive text which aid the illustrations in forming “a precious record of one of the finest collections of the world.”
“The public ... is certain to be grateful that the Royal commands have been so thoroughly and adequately executed by Mr. Lionel Cust.”
Reviewed by Royal Cortissoz.
“A work which reflects great credit on all who have been concerned in its preparation.”
“The second of Mr. Cust’s two magnificent volumes on the King’s pictures is of even greater interest than the first.”
“Useful and handsome publication.”
“But though the work before us is open to criticism on these minor points, we have nothing but praise for the general result achieved.”
Cust, Robert H. Hobart.Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, hitherto usually styled “Sodoma;” the man and the painter. *$6. Dutton.
A “just and fair-minded picture” of the artist deals with question of name,—including the origin of nickname, “Sodoma”—date of birth and birthplace of Bazzi; gives an account of his early years and apprenticeship; and then turns to discussions of his frescoes and paintings, his visits to Rome, and his fame and fortune. The book is equipped with notes, and numerous illustrations in photogravure which have been selected to aid the student in following the artist’s development.
“Mr. Cust’s book is a welcome and valuable addition to the existing literature relating to this fascinating painter.”
“With lawyer-like acuteness he weighs the evidence on either side before he pronounces judgment.”
“Persons interested in Italian art will read the book with pleasure, in spite of a somewhat heavy style and a superabundance of notes.”
“A treatise which is practically exhaustive. Mr. Cust’s style throughout is clear and simple, and, in treating of artistic matters, he eschews the terminology of the modern scientific school.”
“It is a fascinating volume, and will even hold the attention of the lay reader who has a keenness for the episodic drama of history and biography.”
“Even if Mr. Cust seems a little too enthusiastic about the subject of his book, his work is an interesting contribution to the literature of Renaissance art.”
Cutler, James Elbert.Lynch law: an investigation into the history of lynching in the U. S. **$1.50. Longmans.
“The book is not only henceforth the authority on the subject, it is also a good example of a rational and scientific historical method.” Albert Bushnell Hart.
Reviewed by Alvin S. Johnson.
“The general line of treatment is wholly satisfactory and eminently fair. The book is a contribution and is a good example of the scientific historical method.” Charles H. Ambler.