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In which are arrayed artistic and historic charms of the cathedral and monasteries chiefly of Provence, Languedoc and Gascony. “This work aims to allure the curious traveller. It is not technical, and its historical side is not very systematic. Yet the author preserves a just sense of proportion.” (Nation.)
“Only those who know intimately the south of France can appreciate the amount of trouble that has gone to the making of this book, and the excellence of the photographs by which it is illustrated.”
“She writes impersonally but informally, employs few technicalities, and describes and criticises in a general way rather than in detail. For the stay-at-home reader also these volumes will prove somewhat too diffuse to hold his interest.”
“The author struggles rather helplessly with general historical and archaeological questions in the opening pages, and is often uncertain and inexpert in the use of language, but manages, nevertheless, with the help of many fine illustrations, to convey the charm.”
“Miss Francis’s work as a photographer is characteristic of technical ability, artistic selection of models, and a thorough knowledge of the subjects photographed.”
“A delightful book. One can hardly imagine a more fascinating sort of collaboration.”
“The work is more attractive because of its apparent spontaneity of production.”
“It is evident that loving and conscientious thought and ample time have been given to the making of these volumes, which are full of interest, architectural, historical and picturesque.” Charlotte Harwood.
“One of the best books we have read for many a day.”
Rose, John Holland.Development of the European nations, 1870–1900. 2v. ea. **$2.50. Putnam.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“As essays, these volumes, apart from certain evidence of haste, would hold a high place; as serious history they do not appear, to the present writer, at least, to attain to the standard of historical writing set by Mr. Rose in his other work, nor indeed that reached by other work in the same field.” William E. Lingelbach.
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th earl of.Lord Randolph Churchill. **$2.25. Harper.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“By far the most lucid contribution to the political literature of the past few years.”
“Costs too much for the amount or value of the material in it.”
“With all deductions made, however, it is a lifelike as well as brilliantly attractive portrait that Lord Rosebery has sketched in this book.” Edward Clark Marsh.
“Is especially valuable for its candid tone and its critical judgment.”
“Lord Rosebery’s brilliant style and sparkling epigrams are admirably displayed in this study. Lord Rosebery’s book is full of charm, and one who begins it will not lay it aside until the end is reached.”
Reviewed by Gertrude Atherton.
“A fascinating study, absorbingly interesting from first to last. And yet, because of the anomalous attitude of the author toward the subject of his essay, it leaves an impression that is decidedly unpleasant.” Horatio S. Krans.
Reviewed by George Louis Beer.
Rosenberg, E.Electrical engineering: an elementary text-book; tr. by W. W. Haldane Gee and Carl Kinzbrunner; authorized ed. rev. and brought down to date for the American market by E. B. Raymond; new enl. rev. ed. *$2. Wiley.
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“The author aims to describe in concise form and in simple non-mathematical language the important applications of the electric current. The underlying principles were stated andbriefly illustrated in an easy conversational style, the evident attempt being to write as one would have spoken in addressing his audience in person. The scope of the book covers the construction and operation of direct and alternating current generators and motors, electric lighting and power transmission.”—Engin. N.
“The revision has improved the work as a text-book for schools and has not made it inaccessible to the general reader, as he can pass over these pages without losing the general plan. It covers the same ground as ‘Electrical engineering,’ by Slingo and Brooker, and is one of the very few books in which the attempt is made to do so much in a small space. The general make-up of the volume shows plainly the way in which it has been built; in fact, the ‘patching’ is quite evident.” Henry H. Norris.
*Rosengarten, Joseph George.French colonists and exiles in the United States. **$1. Lippincott.
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An important undertaking in a field heretofore only partially covered. The author has gathered together from the works of recognized historians facts about the French colonists and the Huguenots which show how much “character and ability they brought to the United States.”
Ross, Denman Waldo.Theory of pure design: harmony, balance, rhythm. **$2.50. Houghton.
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“A notable attempt to show the mathematical origin and structure of the plastic arts.... [it] deals principally with harmony, balance and rhythm.”—N. Y. Times.
“The reasoning is clear and in most respects convincing; it would be entirely so but for a false note at the outset, in a definition of harmony which virtually makes it synonymous with unity and takes no note of the accordance of correlations.”
“The impression given by a reading of Professor Ross’s volume is a singular one. Each definition seems precise, each paragraph logical, and the sequence of ideas seems clear, the argument convincing, yet one goes on the end with an increasing dissatisfaction, a growing sense that something is wrong.”
“Endless discussion is invited by every point he makes. There is no doubt, however, that perusal of his volumes will stimulate the faculty of artistic precision in production and criticism.”
Ross, Edward Alsworth.Foundations of sociology. *$1.25. Macmillan.
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Descriptive note in December, 1905.
Reviewed by W. B. Guthrie.
“No brief review, however, can do justice to the masterly manner in which most of these topics have been handled. Excellent as the book is, one receives the impression that it will hardly serve as the foundations of a science. It is rather a collection of carefully selected materials for such foundations. But ‘Foundations of sociology’ is something more than a scientific treatise. It is a piece of literature—and that it is good literature few would deny.” Alvin S. Johnson.
*Ross, Edward Alsworth.Sin and society: an analysis of latter-day iniquity; with a letter from President Roosevelt. **$1. Houghton.
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“Professor Ross’ book is less an arraignment of the dictator-sinner, hiding behind corporations, than an exhortation to society in general to educate itself to know when our own democracy is outraged, and to the individual in particular to spend less time in painting Utopias and more in making good the things he has led his fellow men to expect of him. The discussion is pragmatistic.”
Rossetti, William Michael.Some reminiscences of William Michael Rossetti. 2v. *$10. Scribner.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“It is a wonder that with his vast opportunities Mr. Rossetti did not make a more readable book. The trouble is he has not the dramatic gift; he has little feeling for portraiture.” James Huneker.
Reviewed by Jeannette L. Gilder.
“No one can put down these reminiscences without a feeling of kindliness and respect for the writer, which in these days of ‘revelations’ and disclosures is no small praise.”
*Round, Douglass.Date of St. Paul’s epistle to the Galatians. *60c. Putnam.
“It is urged that Galatians was written from Antioch before the Council at Jerusalem and the second missionary journey, that is about 49–50 A. D. The argument is especially directed against certain elements in Ramsay’s position.”—Bib. World.
“We neither assent nor dissent, but welcome the very reasonable and moderate tone of the writer.”
Round the world: a series of interesting illustrated articles on a great variety of subjects. 85c. Benziger.
v. 2.Includes the following chapters: American cut glass, Street scenes in different lands, A visit to Mammoth cave, How flax is made, The great Arizona desert, Plowing in many lands, A word about Turkey, The grape and raisin industry in the United States, The capitol at Washington, From Greece to Italy, Cadet life at West Point, and Grain, and how it is handled.
v. 3.Includes chapters on the great Eastern question, The West and the great petrified forest, In the footsteps of the apostles, Revetment work in the United States, Near to Galway town, In the heart of the African forest, The “blind” readers of the post office, The little republic, A day in the Zoo, The reclamation, service, and School-days in Egypt.
Rowe, Eleanor.Practical wood-carving: a book for the student, carver, teacher, designer, and architect. *$3. Lane.
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“The implements and woods employed, the various methods of work, Gothic, Renaissance, and pierced carving, are treated in successive chapters, amply illustrated, concluding with an instructive discussion of treatment and design. A useful glossary is appended.”—Int. Studio.
“The book is practical, and the illustrations are beautiful.”
“Carries her subject to a still further and more practical, more artistic development.”
“No one who reads this book can help being the wiser, for it is clear and practical, and the advice of the letterpress is well illustrated by reproductions of old and new work.”
Rowntree, Joseph, and Sherwell, Arthur.Taxation of the liquor trade, v. 1, *$3.25. Macmillan.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“It is not too much to say that the result is one of the most important books upon the subject ever produced. It is very doubtful whether there exists elsewhere, in so convenient form, information relative to the systems of taxation by the different states of this country.”
“The book is a mine of information on almost every phase of the subject and constitutes a notable addition to the scanty literature dealing with this side of taxation.”
Ruete, Frau Emilie.Memoirs of an Arabian princess; tr. by Lionel Strachey. **$2.50. Doubleday.
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“The ‘Memoirs,’ originally written, during a period of ill-health, for the future perusal of the author’s children, describe with great simpleness the Princess of Oman’s childhood in the Sultan’s palace and subsequently at the home of one of her brothers. The life of the harem, education of children, female fashions, the position of women in the East, Arabian suitorship and marriage, social customs, Mohammedan beliefs and festivals, medical methods, and the system of slavery are set forth from an intimate point of view.”—Lit. D.
“Her book is written in the simplest manner, and with a feeling for the value of picturesque and telling detail, and the two together make it a vivid picture of a sort of life as distant and as different from that of the princess’s American readers as if she had come out of the days of Haroun al Raschid.”
“A new book containing some interesting intimate revelations of Arab life.”
Ruggles, John.Recollections of a Lucknow veteran. *$1.50. Longmans.
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“This is an interesting and characteristic narrative of the Indian mutiny by a Lucknow veteran.... The familiar story is given here with many added incidents by a veteran who looked all these things in the face, and who retains a keen recollection of them.”—Lit. D.
“It is fresh and spontaneous, commendably brief and modest, and in many ways a model autobiography.”
Ruhl, Arthur B.Break in training, and other athletic stories; il. by Howard Chandler Christy. $1.25. Outing pub.
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A reissue of a book first copyrighted in 1900. The present edition contains a colored frontispiece by Howard Chandler Christy.
“They could not have been written before Kipling, but they are none the worse for that. We should like to see Kipling beat them. These stories are clean and wholesome, yet emphatically manly.”
“It is a clean book and a healthful book. It is not profound, and it does not ruffle the waters of psychology. This collection of stories is noteworthy for its sincerity.”
“Mr. Ruhl’s style of writing suits his subjects very well, as a ‘Break in training’ pleasantly demonstrates.”
Russel, Mrs. Florence Kimball.A woman’s journey through the Philippines on a cable ship that linked together the strange lands seen en route.$2.50. Page.
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An interestingly written and fully illustrated book which is chatty and informing and characterized by truly feminine observation.
“Bright and witty travel-talk.”
“She sprinkles her sprightly narrative with much information, some of it intentional and some of it unconscious, about the native character and the nature and resources of the islands.”
Russell, Charles Edward.Uprising of the many. **$1.50. Doubleday.
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Questions are answered here that grow out of “the threat of a moneyed autocracy, the passing of wealth, and the power for which wealth stands, into the hands of a few.” “These chapters, largely a republication of material that has already appeared in Everybody’s magazine, form a powerful indictment against the shameless greed of ‘vested interests,’ and exhibit our own country as tolerating, constitutionally, legally, and by tacit consent, some of the most outrageous injustices in the history of the world.” (Dial.)
“His book is rich in instructive matter.”
“Has collected an immense amount of information that is of value to the perplexed student of current economic conditions in this country. The author’s view is a partizan one and occasionally passes over fairly obvious defects in the workings of the system of governmental and municipal control and ownership which he describes.”
“Altogether while much that he says is really informing, there is so much that requires to be read with great critical caution that we can hardly commend his work to the otherwise uninstructed reader.”
“It is a comprehensive survey of the world movement for the democratization of industry.”
Russell, George William E.Seeing and hearing.*$2.50. Dutton.
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“A volume of mixed gossip and reminiscence.... Mr. Russell knows English society intimately, and this volume is a sort of chorus accompanying it throughout its ‘season’ and on its travels. There are five chapters on the pleasures, or pangs of the table; others on social changes, purple and fine linen, suburban Sundays, hospitality, ostentation, publicity versus reticence, etc.”—Nation.
“On the whole, we like Mr. Russell best when he is touching on his earlier reminiscences.”
“In ‘Seeing and hearing’ he still further works the vein opened in the two earlier volumes, but leaves the reader a little disposed to query whether the vein is not getting worked out.”
“This new book differs from the old in not containing so many anecdotes, and in being a trifle more reflective, even pensive at times, but the note is much the same.”
“His style, less severely academic and chastened than Mr. Benson’s, has a charm of its own—the charm of the easy, flowing talk of a man of the world.” A. I. du. P. Coleman.
“It has ... an excellent literary touch, and it is full of good stories, most of which will be new even to readers of Mr. Russell’s books.”
“It is always easy to read Mr. Russell and it is commonly worth while. But he writes in haste, and does not always verify his references.”
Russell, Louis Arthur.Commonplaces of vocal art: a plain statement of the philosophy of singing. $1. Ditson.
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A volume for the singer, teacher and platform speaker which treats of the philosophy of the voice and of voice use, and offers suggestions as to the best method of practice for the development of the speaking voice and the voice in singing.
Russell, T. Baron.Hundred years hence; the expectations of an optimist.*$1.50. McClurg.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“Taken in small quantities, Mr. Russell’s prophecy is diverting, but those who read it continuously may wish that parts of it had been written in the age predicted by the author, when ‘boredom’ shall have been abolished.”
Rutherford, Ernest.Radioactive transformations; with diagrams. **$3.50. Scribner.
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The Silliman lectures delivered at Yale in 1905. “Some treatment of radioactivity in general is given, and then a detailed development of the special subject of the book. This treatment differs only from the author’s previous expositions in the greater detail in which the subject is worked out.” (Nature.)
“Although this book is less comprehensive, as far as the general treatment of radioactive phenomena is concerned, than his previous work on ‘Radioactivity,’ it is divested of most of the technical terms which baffle the general reader, and is, in consequence, a book for both the student and the intelligent layman.”
“We have the less compunction in thus drawing attention to these blemishes in what we believe to be a very valuable book that they are all such as may be easily removed either in the next edition or in the next public pronouncement Prof. Rutherford may make on the subject.”
“The only doubt which can be felt is whether it meets any want which was not already satisfied by his previous work, ‘Radio-activity.’” R. J. Strutt.
“Whilst his writings are always authoritative, and therefore welcome to the student, they have been divested in this volume of most of the technical and mathematical subtleties which necessarily repel the general reader in such a book as that of Professor Thomson, and there is hardly a page which cannot be understood by the intelligent layman.”
*Ruville, Albert von.William Pitt: earl of Chatham. 3v. *$9. Putnam.
After the manner of German scholarship thoro research prepared the way for Ruville’s life of the “Great commoner.” “On two points he has, we think, added something valuable to our knowledge of Pitt. He brings out strongly the share which Pitt was forced to take in the personal intrigues which seemed so large an element in contemporary politics, the influence of his connections, of the Grenvilles especially, on his career, and the extent to which for many years he depended on the support of the Prince of Wales and the Leicester house party. And. secondly, Dr. von Ruville succeeds in making Lord Bute’s share in English politics clearer than it has been made before.” (Nation.)
“One does miss, perhaps, now and then, a style and manner rising to a great occasion, as in the account of Chatham’s last speech in the lords—where, by the way, he did not die, as pictorial tradition represents. The fact of translation, though this one is excellently well done, may account for this, though, to be sure, impressive writing is not the mark of modern histories.” G. S. S.
“The perusal of his conscientious pages leaves behind it a sense of disappointment. Dr. von Ruville is, in the first place, destitute of eloquence. Secondly, he takes but little account of human nature.”
“Will always be of value to the historical student, at any rate as a mine of information. Throughout it he shows extraordinary wrong-headed judgment not in the presentation of facts, but in the deductions which he draws from them.”
“It is only when we come to look for breadth of view or width of treatment, for perception, proportion, sympathy, illumination, in fact for those larger qualities which make history and biography alive, that we are driven reluctantly to the conclusion that the book is unhappily depressing and depreciatory.”
“Dr. von Ruville goes through his work after the fashion of a chemist in his laboratory, weighing, dissolving, calculating, and recording results with the patient pen of science.”
“It is the first history of Chatham which in any way brings together all the results which may be obtained from manuscripts and printed material. Save for a few trivial mistakes, the translation is well done. It is not inspiring; but then the original German has none of the qualities of eloquence.”
Ryan, John Augustine.Living wage: its ethical and economic aspects. *$1. Macmillan.