“Mr. Macquoid’s work is accomplished with great skill and knowledge. His chief defect is that he has no apparent philosophy as a setting for his studies, which would link up the craft of furniture-making with organic history.”
“Mr. Macquoid’s book, when complete, will find a place in every library that devotes itself to costly and well-informed monographs.”
“In fullness of textual descriptions as well as in beauty, variety, and correctness of plates, Percy Macquoid’s ‘History of English furniture’ may be considered a variorum edition.”
McSpadden, Joseph Walker.Stories from Dickens.60c. Crowell.
A group of Dickens’ children separated from the crowded thorofares of their story habitat and viewed alone. Oliver Twist, Smike, Little Nell, Paul and Florence Dombey, Pip, Little Dorrit and David Copperfield constitute the group.
McSpadden, Joseph Walker.Stories from Wagner.(Children’s favorite classics.) 60c; (Astor lib.) 60c; (Waldorf lib.) 75c; (Handy volume classics.) limp lea. 75c; pocket ed. 35c. Crowell.
“An admirable and very welcome addition to the literature of the nursery and schoolroom.”
McTaggart, John Ellis.Some dogmas of religion. *$3. Longmans.
“The first chapter of the book sets forth the importance of dogma; in the second, the establishment of dogma is considered at length. The third and fourth treat of human immortality and pre-existence.... The conclusion is reached, that the arguments which may lead us to believe in immortality also make it probable that we have pre-existed.... Chapter 5 deals with Free-will, and offers a strong argument in favor of the determinist position.... Chapters 6 and 7 treat of the idea of God, and it is excellently argued that the literal idea of an omnipotent God presents so many difficulties and contradictions that it is untenable.... Chapter 8 treats of Theism and Happiness, and there is a short conclusion.”—Dial.
“Having thus found fault with the very basis of Dr. McTaggart’s argument, we may frankly admit that his book is lucid and interesting and that it will do excellent service in clearing away many venerable cobwebs.” T. D. A. Cockerell.
“It is written in the clear, crisp style to which he has accustomed his readers. In spite of its acuteness, and in spite of the flashes of deep feeling which redeem much that is merely clever, the book leaves me with a distinct impression of unreality.” A. Seth Pringle-Pattison.
“A singularly delightful work which ought to be widely studied by that large class of persons who are at once convinced of the profound practical importance of fundamental religious issues and high-minded enough to require of their religion not merely that its conclusions shall be comforting if true, but that there shall be rational grounds for judging that they are true. Whether one agrees with Dr. McTaggart’s conclusions or not, the candor with which they are stated and the vigor and ingenuity with which they are argued gives his book a quite exceptional value as a provocative of thought.” A. E. Taylor.
Macvane, Edith.Adventures of Joujou. $2. Lippincott.
A piquant charm is everywhere manifest in this dainty piece of fiction. Joujou, small and exquisite, is the daughter of a wealthy bourgeoistradesman, whose apparent scorn but real deference for nobility, his mild oaths, and pride in his possessions are typical of his class. A marquis, who owns the adjoining place meets Joujou and surrenders to her charms. An American girl aids the marquis in the wooing and maneuvering helps one young Octave to transfer his affections from Joujou to herself.
“Miss Macvane’s style is piquant and telling, and the story has atmosphere and vivacity.”
McVey, Frank Le Rond.Modern industrialism: an outline of the industrial organization as seen in the history, industry, and problems of England, the United States, and Germany. *$1.50 Appleton.
To facilitate the exposition of the evolution and character of industrialism and its problems, Dr. McVey’s treatment is in three parts, as follows: Part 1, History; Part 2, Industry; Part 3, Administration. The author believes that in our present industrial society are to be found all the essentials of the coming state, and aims to make possible a better understanding of this society and its promises for the future. There are charts and illustrations which aid in the development.
“The ground is well covered, the treatment lucid.”
“Professor McVey has produced an interesting, instructive, and suggestive book.”
“It will repay perusal.”
“It may be accepted as a really illuminating contribution, and is of particular value to the man of affairs as embodying concisely the origin and nature of the important economic questions now pressing for settlement.”
“A valuable and timely work which should be in the hands of all who desire to arrive at a clear understanding of the complicated fabric of modern industrial society.”
“Mr. McVey’s compact little volume on ‘Modern industrialism’ will prove interesting and instructive to the general reader and indispensable, I should say, to the teacher of economics. It is remarkable how much good history, impartial statistics and sound philosophy the author has included within the compass of this small octavo of 300 pages. The material is well divided and admirably arranged. On the whole Mr. McVey’s book is well written: it is certainly clear and concise and the essential is always emphasized.” Lindley M. Keasbey.
“Professor McVey has made an excellent contribution to Appleton’s notable series of business books.”
McVickar, Harry Whitney.Reptiles. †$1.50. Appleton.
“The construction is jerky and unexpected at times, but altogether the story is very readable for an idle hour.”
Maeterlinck, Maurice.Old-fashioned flowers, and other out-of-door studies.**$1.20. Dodd.
“This is one of the dainty flower books, after the style of Alfred Austin’s ‘The garden that I love.’”
“He offers us with the charming dignity all his own a fragrant nosegay of ‘Old fashioned flowers,’ and in telling us why he loves them also interprets their meaning.” Mabel Osgood Wright.
“All that wealth of delicate mysticism, that sensitive groping after spiritual values, that feeling for the invisible, which are well known to M. Maeterlinck’s readers, are here most suggestively in evidence.”
Magnay, Sir William, 2nd baronet.Master spirit. †$1.50. Little.
Social and political London, today, is the scene of this powerful romance. A continental railroad accident deprives Paul Gastineau, a brilliant young statesman on the eve of a great future, of the use of his limbs. It is reported that he is dead and he does not deny this report. A young Englishman, Herriard, nurses him, brings him back to London secretly, and becomes the mouthpiece of Gastineau, who directs his friend’s course each day from his couch and thus wins political prominence for Herriard. At this point an old murder mystery is revived. Herriard is retained as lawyer for the accused countess with whom he falls in love, and when it develops that she was the woman whom Gastineau once loved and pursued with his attentions, when it is proven that Gastineau was the real murderer, and when Gastineau is suddenly cured by a great specialist, and his friendship for Herriard becomes enmity, we have complications enough.
Mahaffy, John Pentland.Silver age of the Greek world. *$3. Univ. of Chicago press.
“This is a new edition largely rewritten, of Professor Mahaffy’s ‘The Greek world under Roman sway.’ The book has been out of print for a number of years.... The period is one of immense interest, not only to students and scholars, but to all who care for the development of the human spirit.... Beginning with the discussion of the Roman conquest, the book ends with a chapter on ‘The literature of the first century,’ tracing the spirit of Hellenism in Asia, Egypt, and Italy, with special chapters on Cicero and Plutarch.”—Outlook.
“A jungle of historical, philosophical and literary facts, into which he who enters must needs walk warily, lest he lose his way. A volume the value of which for the purposes of reference can hardly be overstated, and which contains many interesting passages, some entertaining and a few which are actually eloquent.”
“This book deserves all the success of its predecessor, and we cannot imagine a better gift for a student of ancient life and literature.”
“Taking it all in all, we may say that the publishers have given the public a book of real value as to matter without neglecting the form.” F. B. R. Hellems.
“The only one of its kind in English, and will always be read, under the old name or the new, with entertainment.”
“He writes authoritatively. He has been able to present his results in a deeply interesting manner.”
“Professor Mahaffy is not only a competent scholar, but he is also an interesting writer.”
“When he gets fairly to work we find, in this as in all his other writings, that his light handling of his subject is the result of—we will not say laborious, but intelligent and sympathetic study. He has read the authorities whom he cites so profusely, and knows about them whatever may be ascertained from the sources of common information, and this dry material has been fused and quickened by the critic’s appreciation of the author’s genius and character. He breathes life and individuality into figures and names.”
Mahan, Alfred Thayer.Sea power in its relations to the war of 1812.2v. **$7. Little.
“Captain Mahan’s treatment of the war is at once impartial and instructive. The volumes close with the best account of the negotiations which terminated in the treaty of Ghent which has thus far been published.” Gaillard Hunt.
“We may safely assert that Captain Mahan’s verdict will here be accepted as final.”
“Here we find all the well-known characteristics of this authoritative writer: the clear careful analysis of events, the masterly reconstruction of naval manoeuvres and combats, the passionless style, relieved now and then by touches of sarcasm and the entire fairness to both sides.” Theodore Clarke Smith.
“This crowning labor is characterized by great philosophic insight and masterly arrangement of details, but it far surpasses its predecessors in its abundant evidences of independent and painstaking investigation.” Anna Heloise Abel.
“Tho prolix in style, and tho reiterations occur with unnecessary frequency, the work attains an exceptionally high standard of historical writing. The treatment is studiously fair.”
“Here, as in all previous work of the great historian of naval warfare, there is the philosophical grasp which seizes upon the essentials and passes unheeding the details which do not show the meaning of things.”
“It is thus apparent that this work is an original as well as vigorous brief in support of the views Captain Mahan has so long and so ably advocated.”
“One of the most scholarly and absorbing in the series of recent American histories, and eminently worthy of a place on the library shelf beside the larger works of Henry Adams, McMaster, Rhodes, and Woodrow Wilson.”
“Captain Mahan’s book is essentially for the use of experts and students of this particular period in our history.”
Mahler, Arthur.Paintings of the Louvre; Italian and Spanish, in collaboration with Carlos Blacker and W: A. Slater. **$2. Doubleday.
“A judicious handbook to the schools named in the French museum.” Royal Cortissoz.
“Here, besides much information, are to be found reasonable criticism and a study of the characteristics of the masters.”
Maine, Sir Henry Sumner.Ancient law: in connection with the early history of societyand its relation to modern ideas; with introduction and notes by Sir Frederick Pollock. **$1.75. Holt.
A fourth American from a tenth London edition, of Maine’s classic which was first published in 1861; in which the text as last revised by the author has been preserved intact, the editor adding his own notes at the close of the several chapters.
“The new edition ... is likely to remain definitive for a good many years.”
“Most of these notes are admirable; in particular those which discuss the influence of Roman upon English law, the recent literature of the patriarchal theory, and the history of testamentary succession. There are, however, some obvious omissions in the note on early codes.” H. W. C. Davis.
“It still holds its own by reason of its lucidity of style, its wide range of thoughts, and its mixture of legal and philosophical discussion.”
Major, Charles.Yolanda, maid of Burgundy.†$1.50. Macmillan.
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“The book is above the average of present-day romantic fiction.”
“Those readers who are fond of historical romance will find ‘Yolanda’ decidedly above the average.”
Major, David R.First steps in mental growth: a series of studies in the psychology of infancy. *$1.25. Macmillan.
Professor Major presents “empirical data carefully observed and accurately recorded regarding some important phases of infant activity.” “The volume consists of a series of ‘studies’ based principally upon a record which the author kept of his first son from his birth to the end of his third year, during which period the unfolding of his mind was carefully watched.” (N. Y. Times.)
“On the whole, Professor Major’s book is one of the safest and most fruitful of its class.”
“The treatment is thoroughly concrete, being liberally punctuated with anecdote and illustration, the point of view is cautious, and the book as a whole is very well written.”
“Professor Major’s book is very readable, more so than most of those that treat the subject of mental development as it does. It will be enjoyed not only by psychologists, but also by teachers and thoughtful parents.” M. V. O’Shea.
“Its facts are well selected and its interpretations modest and intelligent. It probably makes for students, more effectually than any other work, a connection between general psychology and child-study.” E. A. Kirkpatrick.
“The book, it will readily be believed, affords entertainment as well as instruction.”
Makepeace, Mrs. Carrie Jane.The whitest man. $1.50. Badger, R. G.
“The chief purpose of this book is the exaltation of motherhood,” says the author. Negatively portrayed the purpose is thruout enmeshed in a tangle of mistaken identities, with a bit of superstition thrown in and also some new thought ideas so directly opposed to fatality and superstition. There are sisters who did not know that they were sisters, there is child-loyalty given to the wrong mother, there are heart-aches and misunderstandings, righted in the end by demonstrating that fear is powerless.
Mallock, William Hurrell.Reconstruction of religious belief. **$1.75. Harper.
“For his candid and detailed exposition he deserves our gratitude.” John T. Driscoll.
“His style and general method of presentation are attractive, and as the treatment is not technical, his latest work can be highly recommended to all interested in fundamental questions.”
“I congratulate the author upon what appears to be his high privilege, and the reader, too, be he theologian, philosopher, or man of science, on the evident sincerity, the abounding energy, the inspiring enthusiasm, the commanding elevation beyond every sectarian level, and, above all, the absolute candour that characterise the discourse from beginning to end.” Cassius J. Keyser.
“Mr. Mallock is to be congratulated on a work which will undoubtedly add to his reputation.”
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“His book would be a third better if it were a third shorter.”
Mann, Gustav.Chemistry of the proteids; based on Otto Cohnheim’s Chemie der eiweisskörper. *$3.75. Macmillan.
“Dr. Gustav Mann started this work with the modest idea of producing an English translation of Prof. O. Cohnheim’s well-known monograph of the albuminous substances. But it has developed into a volume of much more ambitious nature.... The subject in many parts is treated much more fully, and a good deal of new matter introduced. In many places, moreover, Cohnheim’s own views are adversely criticised, so that the present volume bears witness to the originality of the English author.” (Nature.) Following the introduction on the importance of chemistry for all biological research and the classification of proteids are chapters on the reactions of albuminous substances, albumoses and peptones, the salt of albumins, physical properties of albumins, etc. A “special part” has been incorporated which is given over to albumins proper, the proteids, the albuminoids, and malanins.
“The book throughout has been prepared with great care, and will be most valuable to students and teachers in this important branch of physiological chemistry.”
“Has many original merits of its own, and upon more than one point opposes Cohnheim’s opinion, sometimes with great ability.”
“In spite of the blemishes ... I believe the book will have a useful career in front of it. Its many excellencies can be discovered by reading it and using it, and Dr. Mann is to be congratulated in having produced such a valuable addition to scientific literature.” W. D. H.
“This is an interesting and valuable piece of work, which should be of great assistance towards the reading of the momentous riddle of life.”
Mann, Newton M.Evolution of a great literature: natural history of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures. *$1.50. West, J. H.
The aim of this volume is “to present within small compass and for the use of the general reader the main conclusions of advanced scholarship touching the composition of the various parts of the Bible.” “Its fundamental postulate that ‘the Hebrew literature was an evolution and not a miracle,’ will commend the book to the modern layman.” (Outlook.)
“Mr. Mann’s book is further unfitted for its purpose by its lack of references, both to the passage of the Bible under discussion and to the authorities used; also by occasional inaccuracies due to too sweeping statements, and still more by lack of reverence in speaking of things long held sacred.”
“In style it is clear and intelligible; in spirit it is purely analytical; its conclusions are those of the extreme radicals. The imperfect scholarship of the author of this volume deprives it of value as a critical analysis of the Bible for the lay reader. Its purely analytical character deprives it of the value which a volume no more judicial might possess if it were pervaded by a literary spirit.”
“A careful, reverent volume.”
Mannix, Mary Ella.Patron saints for Catholic youth. 50c. Benziger.
St. Joseph, St. Aloysius, St. Anthony, St. Philip Neri, St. Anne, St. Agnes, St. Teresa and St. Rose of Lima are the eight patron saints sketched in this group.
Mansfield, Blanche McManus (Mrs. M. F. Mansfield).Our little Dutch cousin. [+]60c. Page.
Peter and Wilhelmina are delightful guides for their American cousin as they pilot him “about the little land of dikes and windmills.” The instructive value of the “Little cousin series” is fully maintained in this view of Holland. The buildings, the wonderful gardens, the streets and canals, the fairs, and the manner of living all furnish romance which a young imagination eagerly copes with.
Mansfield, Blanche McManus (Mrs. M. F. Mansfield).Our little Scotch cousin. [+]60c. Page.
Cousins from every land have been brought together in this “Little cousin series.” The present volume sketches the rugged charm of the Scotch cousin, follows him to historic spots and reviews with him old days and old deeds of Bonnie Scotland, and catches the gleam of sunshine that is reflected in the heather bloom and the blue-bell.
Mansfield, Milburg F. (Francis Miltoun, pseud.).Cathedrals and churches of the Rhine; with 90 il., plans and diagrams, by Blanche McManus. **$2. Page.
“Another member in a series of extremely valuable books on the architecture of European cathedrals.... The author has not confined himself to mere architectural analysis; he has traced the growth of the architectural form seen on the Rhine and has vividly portrayed the historical cradle in which it was born.”—Pub. Opin.
“Is perhaps somewhat technical for the young student, but no criticism can be made of it from the standpoint of thoroughness.”
“Few writers can be more familiar than Mr. Miltoun with the ecclesiastical buildings of France and Italy; even in the minutest details he is enabled to compare and contrast. Altogether, with the clever illustrations by Miss McManus, and its manageable size, the book should be a pleasant companion for the intelligent tourist.”
“Mr. Miltoun is painstaking, but he does not always keep himself to the relevant. Generally, the drawings want imagination and delicacy of touch.”
Mansfield, Milburg F. (Francis Miltoun, pseud.).Rambles in Normandy.**$2. Page.
Mr. Mansfield’s group of little journeys in and off Normandy’s beaten tourist tracks, charmingly illustrated by his wife, formerly Blanche McManus, is one of his two recent contributions to the “Travel lovers’ series,” the other being a companion volume “Rambles in Brittany.”
“The book is both gay and amusing.”
“As for the text, it is ‘of a pleasantness.’ It is neither too frivolous nor too ponderous.”
Mantzius, Karl.History of theatrical art in ancient and modern times; authorized tr. by Louise von Cassel. v. 4, Molière and his times: the theatre in France in the seventeenth century. *$3.50. Lippincott.
“This, we are warned, is not to be taken as a biography of Molière, nor as an appreciation of his work as a dramatist. It tells us, it is true, a good deal about the first, and something about the second; but the chief purpose is to give a picture ‘of the background of theatrical history and of the milieu in which the great actor-manager lived.’”—Spec.
“It has been admirably translated.”
“In most matters connected with Molière the work is judicious and trustworthy; while as regards the conditions of the stage during its emergence from Cimmerian darkness into twilight, and ultimately into light, it is the best, most instructive, and most helpful within reach of the English reader.”
“The whole book is a triumphant example of lucidity and moderation in its presentation of a singularly complex subject.”
“But what the book lacks in critical, historical and literary information for the few is more than made up for in gossip and story for the general reader.” A. K.
“The book is largely a ‘chronique scandaleuse.’ If any one, for any reason, desires to know what Molière and his contemporaries really were, he will find all that he wants here.”
Manual of statistics: stock exchange handbook, 1906. $5. Manual of statistics co.
The twenty-eighth annual issue of this publication affords in one convenient volume all the information constantly demanded by those interested in the financial and other markets and maintains its reputation as the standard reference book of its kind.
Marden, Orison Swett.Choosing a career. **$1. Bobbs.
“It contains much helpful matter presented in a pleasing manner.”
Marden, Orison Swett.Success nuggets. **75c. Crowell.
One might call these nuggets the quintessence of advice. The world’s experience is the mine from which the treasures are taken, and they are grouped in such a way as to give “the real colors of things with deep truth.”
Marden, Orison Swett, and Holmes, Ernest Raymond.Every man a king; or, Might in mind-mastery. *$1. Crowell.
Some idea of the scope of this strong plea for the mastery of self thru thought training may be had from the headings of a few of the twenty-one chapters which make up the book. Steering thoughts prevent life wrecks, How mind rules the body, Thought causes health and disease, Mastering our moods, Unprofitable pessimism, Strengthening deficient faculties, Don’t let the years count, The coming man will realize his divinity.
“The ideas and arguments are presented logically and with very great clearness, boldness, and force. The central thought of each chapter is developed with crisp, terse sentences that never lose sight of the main point.”
Margoliouth, David Samuel.Mohammed, the rise of Islam. **$1.35. Putnam.
“Difference of opinion as to details there is bound to be, but Professor Margoliouth has in this work produced a life of Mohammed which no student can afford to neglect.” J. R. Jewett.
“The story of his life is clearly and convincingly told, with little animation of style, however, and in some chapters with an excess of trivial and redundant matter.”
“Hence the disappointment with this book. Professor Margoliouth seems to have been led astray in the first instance by his formula about solving a political problem. In the second instance, he has been affected by comparative studies in enthusiasm and imposture, along with the psychology of conversion and the like.”
“No better biographer of Mohammed than Prof. Margoliouth could have been found. His book is at once scholarly and readable, and displays a grasp of its subject which does not always accompany profound learning. And of his learning there is no need to speak.”
Marks, Alfred.Who killed Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey? with an introd. by Father J. H. Pollen. *$1.10. Benziger.
Once more the question of how Sir Edmund Godfrey met death is started and answered. In the author’s opinion “Godfrey was not andcould not have been killed in Somerset house, and all the arguments which can be collected to show that he had an erratic and melancholy disposition are marshaled in favor of his suicide. Not only does Mr. Marks strike at Mr. Pollock’s version of the case so far as the testimony of Bedloe and Prance is concerned, but he scouts the notion that Godfrey was in possession of a fatal secret.” (Nation.)
Reviewed by Andrew Lang.
“Mr. Marks discusses with the acuteness of a criminal lawyer, all the evidence. It says much for the lucidity of his treatment of the mass of contradictions, obscurities, confessions, retractions, and conflicting testimonies, that his reader may follow him without any great strain of attention.”
“Though Mr. Marks does not arrange his matter to the best advantage, and digresses too much from the professed subject of his book, it is, in spite of these defects, a most valuable contribution to the elucidation of the Popish plot.” C. H. Firth.
“Mr. Marks writes forcibly, and makes the most of his arguments, but the contemporary evidence is so hopelessly tangled and open to suspicion that we fear the mystery must remain insoluble.”
Marshall, John.Constitutional decisions; ed. by Joseph P. Cotton, jr. 2 v. ea. *$5. Putnam.
“We have here in convenient form the opinions of Marshall, which in themselves constitute so large a part of the constitutional history of the United States. There is a general introduction, and each decision is introduced by an ample note setting forth the historical circumstances in which the case arose, and indicating with precision, without undue technicality of expression, the significance of the principles in the development of American law.” (Am. Hist. R.)
“The editor of these volumes has performed a useful task in a satisfactory manner. It is not impossible to find fault with some of the statements of the editor or with his point of view.” A. C. McLaughlin.
“Fuller (though not, we think, better) than John M. Dillon’s collection published three years ago.”
Marshall, Thomas.Aristotle’s theory of conduct. Macmillan.
“Mr. Marshall’s presentation of the subject seems to be intended mainly for the general student of moral philosophy who wishes to have the ‘ethics’ trimmed into ‘a readable shape.’ He attempts to render its matter clear and attractive, ‘(a) by a general introduction in which the purport of the “Ethics” is summarily set forth; (b) by special introductions to the several chapters, with explanatory remarks at the end of each chapter; (c) by a paraphrase of the text—sometimes full, sometimes condensed, in which repeated passages are left out and some liberties are taken in the way of omission and transposition; (d) by the use of modern examples for the sake of bringing Aristotle’s meaning home to present-day readers.’”—Ath.
“The criticisms we have offered will have shown that we do not consider Mr. Marshall an interpreter of Aristotle whom it is always safe to follow. They are not, however intended to weaken the judgment with which we began—that he has given us Aristotle in a readable form, and that his book will well repay perusal.”
“The value of the work lies mainly in the comments and illustrations, which show thoughtfulness and good sense.”
Reviewed by Paul Shorey.
“By far the best endeavour that has yet been made to represent the doctrine of the Ethics to educated readers who are not specialists in philosophy.”
“The plan is admirable, and is well carried out. The practical parts of the work could not have been rendered more judiciously; so that the volume makes agreeable and profitable reading. The work has, however, certain shortcomings.”
“A too bulky but clearly written and well-digested paraphrase on Aristotle. The accurate or pedantic student may find much to correct in detail in this volume; but it is interesting and significant as embodying the views of an amateur on the logician’s least scientific treatise.”
“We owe a very real debt of gratitude to Mr. Thomas Marshall for leading us back to the Nicomachaean ethics in so refreshing and recreative a way.”
Martin, E. G.Dollar hunt. 45c. Benziger.
The tale of a marquis’ hunt for a rich heiress, hoping to regild his family coronet with American dollars.
Martin, Helen Riemensnyder.Sabina, a story of the Amish. $1.25. Century.
Martin, M. C.Other Miss Lisle. $1.25. Benziger.
A story which sketches the patience and its reward of a girl who gives her freshest energy to a selfish invalid sister.
Martin, Sir Theodore.Monographs: Garrick, Macready, Rachel and Baron Stockmar. *$3.50. Dutton.
“Sir Theodore Martin is a nonagenarian, who throughout his long and industrious life has been intimately and actively associated with the leaders in political, literary, artistic, and social affairs.... Of course he has nothing new to tell about Garrick, Macready, or Rachel.... What he has done is to select from the mass of evidence such salient facts as furnish a vivid intellectual image of the individual. His essays are, as it were, the essence of all that the most competent witnesses have told.... To the study of Garrick, Sir Theodore brought a mind free from all bias, complete information and a ripe judgment.... Sir Theodore’s sketch of Rachel is illuminative, attractive, vital, and convincing. In her case, as in Macready’s, he does not have to depend upon the verdict of others. He saw her act in her prime and in her decay.... The monograph on Stockmar is a fine bit of friendly appreciation.”—Nation.
“To those who know the special sources of Martin these monographs come as something of a disappointment.”
“The four monographs gathered together in information at the disposal of Sir Theodore this new volume are full of interest, yet none may be said to have sounded any original note, nor to have resulted in any very distinct portraiture.”
“His facts are wisely selected and carefully substantiated, his opinions—never rhapsodical eulogies—are fortified by simple quotations from various and weighty sources, and his criticism whether favorable or unfavorable, is acute, clear and unexaggerated.”
“[Rachel] is the most interesting paper in a most interesting volume.” M. S.
“A volume decidedly more readable than the majority of circulating-library books, yet which might have been improved by a greater unity of subject.”
Marvin, Frederic Rowland.Companionship of books, and other papers. **$1.50. Putnam.
“There is no little suggestiveness in these sincere fragments of literature.”
“There is in his writings a little of the preacher and a little of the teacher and a good deal of the philosopher, but less of the literary man than one might expect to find in such a volume.”
“This is an entertaining pot pourri.”
“Some of these are light and agreeable, but we doubt whether they are worth republishing in book form.”
Masefield, John.On the Spanish main; or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien, with a description of the buccaneers and a short account of oldtime ships and sailors. $3.50. Macmillan.
“Beginning with the story of Drake’s voyage to the West Indies, Mr. Masefield describes the attack on Nombre de Dios, the conflict of Cartagena, the death of John Drake, Drake’s voyage to the Gatives, Spanish rule in Hispaniola, the adventures of John Oxenham, Morgan, Capt. Dampier, and others. He has chapters, too, on ships and rigs, guns and gunners, the officers and crews of ships, etc.”—N. Y. Times.
“A smoothly running style, with just enough of quotation from the original narratives to give a quaint flavor without making it hard reading.”
“The history preserved in Mr. Masefield’s pages, and in the books from which he has drawn it, is chiefly valuable as being the only account we have of the actual life and customs of a community making a business of piracy.”
“His graphic power comes from sympathy and appreciation, and a picturesque imagination of his own, helped out by a keen eye for the most vivid passages and phrases of the old chronicles to which he resorts.”
“Mr. Masefield tells many capital, rousing stories of sea-fight and worth.”
Maskell, Alfred.Ivories. $6.75. Putnam.
“Has evidently a very thorough grip of his fascinating subject.”
Maskell, Henry Parr.Hints on building a church. *$1.50. Young ch.
Altho intended for popular reading rather than for architects this volume contains many practical suggestions and its chapter headings will indicate the ground covered; The site, Tradition in English church planning, The influence of modern ideas, Local features and surroundings, The claims of modern science, The sanctuary, The nave, Galleries, The sacristy, Proportion, Architectural styles, Romanesque styles, Classical styles, What style to select, Materials, Finishing touches, Questions of cost, A few typical churches, and The churchyard. There is an index, and an appendix giving books on church architecture. The volume as well illustrated.
Master-man. †$1.50. Lane.
The “master-man” is a country doctor who possesses not only professional skill but the many virtues that have given type-quality to the doctor of fiction. The love interest centers about the doctor’s niece and her two suitors. Virginia is the scene of the story.
“It is not without promise, and parts of it can be read with pleasure.”
“The ‘master man’ would be what the ladies used to call ‘a sweet, pretty little story’ if it had rightly fulfilled its being.”
“‘The master man’ is in its modest and simple way, a good story, as well as a true one.”
“The texture of the story is finely woven, it is only the pattern which is defective.”
Masterman, Charles Frederick Gurney.In peril of change: essays written in time of tranquility. *$1.50. Huebsch.
“A volume which both from a literary and sociological point of view is one of the most noteworthy of recent years.” Henry Ingraham.
“Disclaiming pretensions to excellence of style, he has nevertheless said forcibly and well what he was moved to say.”
“The student of literature, the student of religious life, and the student of sociology will find equal satisfaction in the careful perusal of this book, from which one can but turn away with the feeling that he has spent profitable hours in the presence of a master mind, and with a spirit thrilled with profound and ennobling emotions.” Leslie Willis Sprague.
“His book is well worth reading, despite its crudities.”
“Essays of high excellence.”
“As a literary essayist Mr. Masterman is at his best, since his socialistic work is merely tentative and undeveloped.”
“They are written in the trenchant, journalistic style of which the author is master.”
Matcham, Mary Eyre, ed. Forgotten John Russell; being letters to a man of business. *$3.50. Longmans.
“A vivacious picture of society, mainly naval, in the reign of the second George.... John Russell ... from humble beginnings became British consul at Tetuan, and, after spending many years at Woolwich in the lucrative employment of Clerk of the Checque, died as Minister at the Court of Portugal. The essence of good nature, he was the general factotum of a large circle of friends.... To Russell, officers pining for promotion poured out their grievances, while gossip reached him from every naval station.... Eating and drinking, indeed, play important parts in this jovial correspondence.” (Ath.) “Many of the letters from Captainsof frigates at sea, from Admirals of fleets, from sea Jack serving on the Captain man-of-war, give accounts of stirring and historical matters.... Many others tell of sea-fights, cruises, and prizes of French and Spanish ships.” (N. T. Times.)
“Mrs. Matcham is to be congratulated on her judicious editing of this fresh and pleasant volume.”
“Mrs. Matcham is not a very skilful writer or a very lucid commentator. She might have made this volume much more interesting than it is if she had had a greater gift for telling a story with less circumlocution and enigma.”
“To give the book its value in a word, it is full of footnotes to history.”
Mathew, Frank.Ireland; painted by Francis Walker; described by Frank Mathew. *$6. Macmillan.
Mathews, Frances Aymar.Undefiled. †$1.50. Harper.
A heroine with three lovers is sure to possess a many-sided attractiveness. The trio includes a writer who is a self-worshipper, a clergyman who had been a cow-puncher and gambler, but now “deep in schemes for converting the backcountry farming folk into a decent church-going set,” and Bob Travers who was hunting the world over for the wonderful eyes and voice belonging to a girl whom he had twice rescued from danger. And the tide of love only begins when she marries the author Conningsby. It is once again the story of mis-mating, with more of a plot than the average latter-day novel possesses.
“We asked dazedly, ‘Why?’ from the title page to the end.”
Mathews, Shailer.Messianic hope in the New Testament. *$2.50. Univ. of Chicago press.
“Is an able treatment of a subject of vital concern to the theologian of to-day.” Frank C. Porter.
“The connection of Christ with the Old Testament ... is here considered with all critical freedom, and yet with insight and appreciation.” George Hodges.
“It is not too much to say that this volume contains one of the most masterly studies of New Testament thought to be found in modern theological literature. A book which every serious student of the New Testament must possess and master.” H. A. A. Kennedy.
Mathieson, William Law.Scotland and the union. *$3.25. Macmillan.
“Mr. Mathieson continues his book, ‘Politics and religion in Scotland,’ from 1695 to 1747. He ... works with his habitual steadiness through the commercial condition of Scotland up to the East India company, and the Darien disaster.... Darien proved that England and Scotland must be united or must fight, and beneath all the intrigues for and against the union law this idea lay, and potently acted for the acceptation of the treaty.... He traces the rise of heresies and parties within the Kirk clearly.”—Ath.
“Although there are many pages of vigorous and vivacious writing, much of the book is very hard reading. Many things are alluded to or taken for granted which call for fuller explanation. But after all has been said the book forms a welcome addition to a most important phase of British history.” Arthur Lyon Cross.
“The book is sensible and lucid, if it ‘does not over-stimulate.’”
“Mr. Mathieson’s skill lies not so much in narrative as in commentary. He does not always tell his story quite clearly, and he prefers to depend as a rule, upon printed books and pamphlets rather than to undertake a perhaps fruitless search for manuscript sources. But his comments are wise and penetrating, and the flow of his argument is undisturbed by the necessity of vindicating the importance of some personal discovery. In the book before us these high qualifications for the historian’s task are frequently to be found; but they have not free play as in the two preceding volumes.” Robt. S. Rait.
“His present work is well worth the attention of those to whom his earlier work appealed; if we have criticized it at all it is only that we feel that, good as it is, it would have been better had he remained faithful to his original plan.”
“The very quality that gave Mr. Mathieson’s first work its distinctive excellence is once more apparent in his account of Scottish life during the era of the Union. We refer here to the note of moderation—and of moderation exercised under rather trying circumstances. Mr. Mathieson shows marked skill in blending a portrayal of character with the discussion of purely political issues.”
“If Burton’s history had not been written, Mr. Mathieson’s would have been of considerable value but we greatly prefer the older work, and we feel strongly that it should have been conspicuously mentioned.”
Matthews, (James) Brander (Arthur Penn, pseud.).American character. **75c. Crowell.
In answer to a French criticism that the Americans loved money only, ignored the arts, and despised disinterested beauty, Professor Matthews has written this just estimate of our character as a nation, and has given an analysis of our national traits and trend, which is so unprejudiced that it will claim thoughtful consideration. The address was first delivered before Columbia and Rutgers colleges in 1905.
“One may not agree with Professor Matthews at all times; but for the most part the views expressed are not only well-considered but we think they are sound.”
“His defence of his countrymen is an excellent bit of work. It is energetic but it is not wanting in candour. With the greater part of it we heartily agree. But one important matter is, we think, unduly ignored.”
Mauclair, Camille.Auguste Rodin; the man, his ideas, his work.$4. Dutton.
“It is worth wading through M. Mauclair’s delirious periods to get at the suggestive reflections which he has quoted from his adored master.” Royal Cortissoz.
“But with all deductions M. Mauclair’s book will be an excellent introduction for English students to the work of one of the most extraordinary sculptors of this or any age.”
Maude, Aylmer.The Doukhobors. $1.50. Funk.
“Mr. Maude’s book is suggestive rather than wholly satisfactory.” M. A. Hamilton.
Maxwell, W. B.Guarded flame. †$1.50. Appleton.
“Richard Burgoyne, the philosopher hero, marries in late middle age the orphan daughter of a scientific colleague,—a girl more than thirty years his junior.... The disturbing element enters with the engagement of a scientific assistant named Stone, who becomes one of the household ... and, without knowing it, wins the love of Burgoyne’s niece, a cheerful, normal but attractive girl. Burgoyne, discerning his niece’s attachment, and believing it to be returned, broaches the subject to his secretary; and Stone ... drifts into an engagement, only to realize, when he has committed himself, that he is in love with Mrs. Burgoyne and she with him. The progress of this double treachery—to his betrothed and his master—assumes tragic dimensions owing to Burgoyne being struck down by paralysis, and the story reaches a climax in the discovery of the guilty lovers by the sick man, and in the enlightenment and suicide of his niece.”—Spec.
“An enthralling study of character by an earnest and sympathetic student.”
“Mr. Maxwell displays himself as temperamentally sentimental, sacrificing truth to illusions. We have criticized his novel seriously because it is a serious piece of work. In outlook, treatment, restraint, and characterization it is a notable performance. The theme is large and heroic, and, subject to the limitations we have indicated, is adequately handled.”
“Mr. Maxwell has produced the most powerfully written book of the year. It is not likely to be the most popular one, for it is too true to life.”
“The chief merit of ‘The guarded flame’ is, therefore, not its realism, which is common enough nowadays, but the inspiring picture of the patience, forgiveness and wisdom of the old scientist.”