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“In ‘The gates of Kamt,’ two young Englishmen discover ancient Egypt hidden away beyond the desert, with language, customs, Pharaohs, embalming and all just as it used to be. The author out-Haggards Haggard in riotous and luxuriant description.”—Outlook.
“There is no question that ‘The gates of Kamt’ ranks high in its own class as a piece of pure imaginative audacity.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
“Granted her situation, the author has made the human heart terribly convincingly true to it.”
“Baroness Orczy has a vivid imagination and a fertile fancy, and she has woven a gorgeous web of splendid pageants and beautiful scenes and no end of exciting adventures.”
Ormond, Alexander T.Concepts of philosophy. 3 pts. *$4. Macmillan.
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The three parts to Professor Ormond’s book are, “(1) an analysis which sets forth the two methods by which man seeks to realize his world: the method of external observation ... and the method of inner reflection ... (2) a synthesis which, while it justifies the two methods revealed by the analysis, sets forth the necessity of a synthesis of them and an attempt to realize it; (3) a series of deductions, which might more properly be called corollaries, dealing with a number of themes of general philosophical interest.” (Nation.)
“It is remarkably free from blemishes of the polemical spirit, a thoroughly notable and helpful addition to our standard works on the philosophy of religion. It is to be hoped that the next edition of the work will give us a good index.” J. Macbride Sterrett.
“We confess that Professor Ormond’s book has aroused in us the suspicion that he has—without malice, we may admit—developed his philosophy in support of certain beliefs, but has not exhibited it as a source from which those beliefs spontaneously sprung.”
“Clear and straight thinking characterizes Dr. Ormond’s work throughout.”
“Professor Ormond’s last book takes, in the opinion of the reviewer, a very high place among recent systematic works of philosophy. A large measure of agreement with his conclusions may emphasize this judgment; but the powers of analysis and the philosophical insight which the book reveals, any unprejudiced critic must recognize. Compared with the remarkable clear cut treatment of the scientific concepts, the religious concept is largely taken on trust, and this seems to me the point in which the book is weakest.” A. K. Rogers.
“To many, and especially to non-professional readers, is likely to seem much fresher and more interesting than [‘Foundations of knowledge’].” Arthur O. Lovejoy.
“The book may well be read by those who are not philosophical specialists, for, unlike much American philosophical work, it is written in lucid English, and is largely free from the preposterous terminology affected by certain modern metaphysicians.”
*Orr, Rev. James.Virgin birth of Christ. (Bible teachers’ training school lectures, 1907.) **$1.50. Scribner.
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“The aim of these lectures is ‘to establish faith in the miracle of the Lord’s incarnation by birth from the Virgin, to meet objections, and to show the intimate connection of fact and doctrine in this transcendant mystery.’ The purpose is not to discover truth but to defend it.” (Bib. World.) There is an appendix giving the opinions of living scholars.
“He never quotes an opponent’s position unfairly, nor intentionally presses his own argument beyond his honest conviction of its worth. His book is probably the clearest and strongest defense of the traditional view that can be made at the present time.”
“Dr. Orr is a past master in argument. He keeps the main point at all times clearly in mind, marshals his facts in effective order, is shrewd in the discernment of an opponent’s weak points, understands how to make his adversaries appear to refute each other, and, above all, lends to the weight of his reasoning the force of sincere and positive religious conviction. His attitude however, is that of a doughty defender of the faith, a polemic theologian. not of an historical critic or a seeker after light.”
Osborne, Duffield.Angels of Messer Ercole: a tale of Perugia. (Little novels of famous cities.) il. †$1.25. Stokes.
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The scenes of this series of novels are all laid in some city of the Old world vitally interesting from the standpoint of history. “Mr. Osborne has selected Perugia and the period of Vannucci Perugino as the place and time of his romance. The artist and his pupil, Raffaello. appear as characters, but mostly the tale is devoted to the love of the Lady Ottavia, daughter of the noble house of Baglioni, for Messer Ercole, another pupil of Perugino.” (Lit. D.)
“Both author and publisher have begun promisingly and expressively their intended Series of ‘Little novels of famous cities.’”
Osbourne, Lloyd.Adventurer. †$1.50. Appleton.
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Somewhat similar to “The wrecker” written by the author and his step-father, Robert Louis Stevenson. Answering an advertisement for men willing to take risks for great gain, “the adventurer” enlists in a mysterious project of seeking treasures hidden beyond the South American pampas.
“In spite of this defect of taste, and the too liberal amplification of a plot which, is at best, only a conceit, ‘The adventurer’ bids fair to take its place among a not too numerous company of Stocktonian and Stevensonian kindred.”
“If the culmination has in it a hint of flatness, if the ending is more or less smothered in detail, it must be conceded that no solution possible to put into words would have quite the quality expected by the irresponsible and exacting reader.”
“The opening chapters are capitally managed so as to excite curiosity and foreshadow a mystery. [Later] the tale becomes ordinary and hardly worth while even as a plot-story.”
Osbourne, Lloyd.Schmidt; il. by Allen True. †50c. Crowell.
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Schmidt is a stolid East-Side German shopkeeper. “The inner Schmidt was as much a butter-slicer and ham-shaver as the outer article. He was consistently Schmidt all the way through.” Yet when he loved Ella, his colorless life changed, he became a man of feeling, capable of joy and grief. It is the human note in the story that holds the reader.
Osbourne, Lloyd.Three speeds forward: an automobile love story with one reverse. †$1. Appleton.
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The motor mad hero and heroine of this story meet unconventionally by the roadsidewhen the heroine’s car breaks down opportunely and all goes well save for the sorry fact that her parents cannot bring themselves to approve of a young man who made his fortune thru the invention of a popular puzzle. The hero, undaunted, sets about winning them to his cause, despite the puzzle, and finally succeeds by cleverly mending a break in their car, a break which he had with equal cleverness previously arranged for.
“While it has its amusing moments, its humour is for the most part distinctly thin and rather forced.”
“It is a bright and sprightly little story, very strongly flavored with gasoline, but quite readable.”
Osbourne, Lloyd.Tin diskers; the story of an invasion that all but failed. †50c. Altemus.
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“An amusing although entirely trivial short story about an American girl who has curious adventures in England, growing out of the recent newspaper sensation known as ‘treasure-hunting.’”—Outlook.
“This is a bright, breezy love story written with no other object than to entertain. One of Mr. Osbourne’s best short stories”
Osgood, Herbert Levi.American colonies in the 17th century. *$3. Macmillan.
v. 3.“The present volume contains a history of British colonial administration during the period under review, together with treatment in some detail of the external development of Virginia and of domestic relations in the other royal provinces. The author attempts in this volume, to trace the history of the British systems of control as a distinct and separate feature of colonization.”—R. of Rs.
“Mr. Osgood combines in a remarkable degree the quality of patient research and a mastery of numerous details with the power of philosophic generalization.” Hugh E. Egerton.
“This work marks an epoch in the writing of colonial history.”
“Admirable work.”
“It is distinctly a product of real scholarship, distinguished by a constant and conscientious weighing of authorities and a keen discrimination between the trustworthy and the unreliable.”
Ostwald, Wilhelm.Individuality and immortality. 1906. **75c. Houghton.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
Reviewed by W. A. Hammond.
Ostwald, Wilhelm.Letters to a painter on the theory and practice of painting; authorized tr. by H. W. Morse. *90c. Ginn.
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The technique of painting is dealt with in these letters which advocate the “empirical experimental” method. The artist’s explanation of the rise of his “tools,” of pastel painting, pigments, fresco oils and tempera is given, also a discussion of academies, etc.
“The art student will find in these letters much food for reflection, particularly in the treatment of media, their optical characteristics and results.”
“The placing of the book in the hands of every art student would do more for the cause of sound education than any number of lectures on aesthetics.”
“Will be found attractive to the lay reader interested in painting.”
“Professor Ostwald’s scientific explanations ... may at least stir up a more vital interest among professional artists and lead them toward independent investigations useful to themselves and others.” Elisabeth Luther Cary.
Otto, Rudolf.Naturalism and religion; tr. by J. Arthur Thomson and Margaret R. Thomson. *$1.50. Putnam.
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“The present volume by a Göttingen professor gives in a compact form to the general reader the main points in the great controversy that now seems to have been fought almost through.... He points out that it is not in the proper domain of science, but ‘in the teacup of logic and epistemology that the storm in regard to the theories of the universe has arisen.’ And he acutely concludes that the theory of naturalism, that there is no such thing as free creative mind, is refuted by its own existence as the actual progeny of such a mind.”—Outlook.
“He pursues [his argument] with enthusiasm as well as with logical force.”
“Presented here in eleven chapters by a discriminating thinker, as hostile to exaggerated assertions in a religious as in a scientific interest.”
Oudin, Maurice A.Standard polyphase apparatus and systems. *$3. Van Nostrand.
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The fifth edition revised and enlarged to keep pace with the notable increase in the size of apparatus units and in the development of appliances for their control and protection.
“As a whole the book is readable, interesting and stimulating. Will be intelligible to any one who is reasonably familiar with electrical machines.” Henry H. Norris.
Outcault, Richard Felton.My resolutions: Buster Brown. †750. Stokes.
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Buster Brown becomes a sage, a philosopher, and a humorist by turns in Mr. Outcault’s “Resolutions.” Of course it is Mr. Outcault with his little favorite as a mouthpiece, yet Buster and Tige suddenly grow virtuous beyond their years.
Oxenham, John.Long road. †$1.50. Macmillan.
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The long road is the way that marks the exile’s journey from Russia to Siberia. Traveled by a Russian and his wife and child in punishment for the offence of snuff-taking, it terminates in a little Siberian village where the grim cruelty of a despot governer works havoc in hearts and homes.
“But when all is said, it remains a straight-forward narrative, capable of giving pleasure to a not too exacting or critical public.”
“Notwithstanding the painful incidents of their travels, the effect of the story is inspiring, not depressing.”
“It verges more than once upon melodrama, but at least it pictures the desolation of unbroken stretches of snow with a haunting force not easily to be duplicated in modern fiction.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
“The story is deeply moving and is related with knowledge of the life depicted and a rare degree of artistic strength.” Wm. M. Payne.
“A charming story, charmingly told.”
“We cannot but be grateful to Mr. Oxenham for remembering mercy and for permitting his readers to close a novel of unusual sincerity and strength with minds less penetrated by the wrongs and the anguish of its hero than by his moral victory and ultimate peace.”
“He has exceeded his former work in human sympathy, quiet charm, and dramatic force. For freshness of sentiment and vividness of narrative it seems to us unexcelled by any recent romance.”
“Mr. Oxenham’s vein of pathos is melodramatic—and therefore false.”
Oxenham, John.Man of Sark. il. †$1.50. Baker.
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A story which tells “in the first person, of the adventures of a sturdy youth who seeks his fortune as a privateer during the Napoleonic wars. Although loyal to England, he is mistaken for a Frenchman after an exciting engagement, and his English captors take him to a prison stockade by the North sea. When he escapes and finds his way back to Sark, he is welcomed as one from the dead. He is also just in time to rescue the maiden whom he has loved all his life from the hands of certain villainous persons who have abducted her.” (Dial.)
“The vivid account of island life and customs, of landscapes and sea-scapes relieves the obsession produced by this competent villain.”
“The author has evidently steeped himself in the history, the folk-lore, and the customs of the island folk whom he describes, and tells a tale that is deeply appealing and full of varied interest.” Wm. M. Payne.
“To sum up, ‘A man of Sark’ shows a brisk imagination and capable workmanlike treatment of wholesome, legitimate material.”
“The novel is very well written, with much poetic feeling and with a certain distinction of style, which, with its vigorous manner and its hardy and manly characters, makes it a very pleasing romance.”
“It is a stirring story, but one likely to please the young rather than the experienced reader.”
Oxley, James Macdonald.North overland with Franklin. †75c. Crowell.
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This volume in the “Crowell’s young people series” tells the story of the boy Denis who went with Franklin and his party from York factory overland to the farther north and whose flute cheered the men in time of despair and danger. It is a tale of hunting and adventure, of hardship and of peril.