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An account of a trip across the continent in less than a fortnight, to which the author has added under the head of “Consideration by the way,” four suggestive chapters upon: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Triumphant democracy.
“Writes philosophically and out of a full mind.”
Schuyler, William, tr. and ed. Under Pontius Pilate. †$1.50. Funk.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“It is all done reverently enough, and can be read; but there is an effort at modernization in the attitude of the characters, and in the style there is more than one elapse of taste.”
“Considering the perennial interest of the subject and the skill and discretion of this treatment, one would expect for ‘Under Pontius Pilate’ a success, from the publisher’s point of view, by no means likely to exhaust itself with the season of the first publication.”
Scollard, Clinton.Easter-song; lyrics and ballads of the joy of springtime. $3.50. George W. Browning, Clinton, N. Y.
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A collection of half a hundred lyrics and ballads, all of which sing of the gladness which comes in “The green o’ the year.”
Reviewed by Wm. M. Payne.
“It is gentle April verse, not riotous nor riant ... full of delicate perception and expression.”
Scott, Dixon.Liverpool.il. (Color books ser.) *$2.50. Macmillan.
Liverpool is described by Mr. Scott and pictured by J. Hamilton Hay. It is “an attempt to mirror the vital aspect which the city presents to the world today rather than to offer a rechauffé of the past.”
“The plates in colour are far above those usually found in books of this series, and while not doing full justice to Mr. Hay’s powers, they at least attest the quality of his colour and the purity of its application. Mr. Scott’s style, unlike his Liverpool, though ‘variegated and distracted,’ fails to be ‘puissant and concerted.’”
“We cannot call the book a success, for it conveys nothing very definite to the mind of the reader.”
“The book is somewhat fatiguing. Sometimes, too, it lapses into something that a hostile observer might call silliness.”
Scott, Ernest F.Fourth gospel: its purpose and theology. *$2. Scribner.
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A work which “is wholly concerned with the literary form, the purpose, and the theology of ‘John.’... A twofold purpose is seen in it; primarily, the expression of a profound personal religion, and at the same time the adjustment of it intellectually to a new age and environment, in the reconciliation of Hebraic with Hellenic ideas.”—Outlook.
“Thoughtful and stimulating book.” James S. Riggs.
“A thorough study.”
“Perhaps it is best to take Mr. Scott as he has taken John (whether rightly remains to be seen)—a combination of streams of thought which can hardly be harmonized, and which leads to inconsistencies of thinking and direct contradictions of expression.” Frank Grant Lewis.
“A more complete and enlightening presentation of the Johannine theology has not been produced in recent years, and to one who would work his way into the thought and spirit of the fourth gospel no better guide could be recommended.”
“The most valuable treatise on the Gospel of John that has appeared in recent years.”
“It is the merit of Mr. Scott both to have made clear the profitable line of study in connection with the Gospel of John, and also to have exhibited some valuable results of endeavor of this sort.”
“This is a fresh work of the first rank among the many on its subject.”
“We think that it is hardly possible for the case to be put more fully, more clearly, or more temperately than in the volume before us; and though we may disagree with its arguments and conclusions we cannot but admire the admirable way in which they are presented.”
Scott, G. Firth.Romance of polar exploration; interesting descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic adventure from the earliest time to the voyage of the “Discovery.”*$1.50. Lippincott.
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This book ably sustains the claim of its title. It gives the story of the explorations toward both poles in a fashion not only interesting but historically exact.
“Is a slight affair, milk for babes.” E. T. Brewster.
“We may compare Mr. Scott’s book on polar exploration with the original records, and it will stand the test. It covers both the arctic and antarctic regions, and may be commended to any reader as a compilation that tells in a way that interests the story of many leading incidents in polar research.” Cyrus C. Adams.
Scott, John Reed.Beatrix of Clare.†$1.50. Lippincott.
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England in the time of Richard III, forms the setting for this tale of romance and adventure which takes place close about the throne. Beatrix, beauty, heiress, and countess of Clare is won by the young knight and courtier De Lacy beneath the friendly smiles of both king and queen, while their love affair is troubled by abduction and bloodshed, and influenced by the great events which stir the kingdom and even threaten the crown.
“Rather better than the average of its kind.”
“Done with a freshness and a verve that makes one forgive the familiar situations, and well-worn devices, and for an idle hour quite enjoy the knight’s tempestuous wooing of his wilful lady.”
“In manner and sentiment is poor stuff, and about as unreal as possible.” Wm. M. Payne.
“The book abounds in royal gossip.”
“It is a good story, as historical romances go.”
Scott, John Reed.Colonel of the Red huzzars.†$1.50. Lippincott.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“The story is impossible but more readable than most, and it is well printed and illustrated, full of bright dialogue, and has for heroine the most outrageous flirt since Rosalind.”
Scott, Leroy.To him that hath.†$1.50. Doubleday.
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“The story turns on the heroic self-sacrifice of a young man, David Aldrich, who, at the death of his best friend, the Rev. Philip Morton, finds out that the latter was hopelessly in the toils of an adventuress, who had blackmailed him out of $5,000.... Aldrich assumes the theft himself and goes to prison for four years.... It is a tract on prison discipline, the reformation of the criminal, the uplifting, physical, mental and moral of the masses, and the greed of wealth, thinly veneered with ‘heart interest.’”—N. Y. Times.
“It is the simple directness of the narrative, as well as the reality of the types depicted, that holds you to the end.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
“The plot of the novel is forced ... and the action is over melodramatic, but it is a particularly striking production for all that, and its essential pathos is relieved by much subsidiary incident, and even by touches of genuine humor.” Wm. M. Payne.
“Mr. Scott is a hero worshiper of martyred manhood among the poor and unfortunate, a writer who compels admiration and attention by his friendliness to the friendless and by the sanity of his conclusions concerning some sociological problems, rather than by literary ability.”
“Far more important than its literary merit implies.”
“It is written with much effort and earnestness; and it is fairly entertaining. The author is not without a sense of humor. But when all is said, fiction makes a poor appearance in the pulpit; and most books of this sort are neither good stories nor good sermons.”
“That which gives Mr. Scott’s book the vitality and strength which it unquestionably possesses is his ability to make one see these luckless types ... as his hero saw them.”
“It is good story-telling genius to get theory into the reader without his knowing it.”
Scott, M. H. Baillie.Houses and gardens. *$12. Scribner.
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“We have here the fruits of an exceptionally wide and varied experience in the planning, decoration and equipment of houses of all dimensions, from small week-end cottages to large country houses both in England and abroad. This volume testifies eloquently to the fact that, besides being an architect equipped with an ample fund of scientific knowledge, Mr. Scott is also an artist possessing a mature understanding of the proper relations of use and beauty; and the aim of this work is to show what possibilities of beauty are present in the construction of a house.”—Int. Studio.
“In many ways this is a surprising volume. Its most striking feature is the skill of the draughtsmanship, particularly in the coloured plates. Much of it is well written, with eloquent passages and not a few well-turned epigrams, but more is equally dull, with the same idea reiterated in chapter after chapter in almost identical words.”
“It is to be hoped that a valuable treatise such as this will meet with that wide recognition which it deserves.”
“There is, on the whole, so much of good suggestion; of good taste, and of common sense in the book, that one easily overlooks minor deficiencies.”
Scott, Sir Walter.Quentin Durward; ed. by R. W. Bruere. *50c. Ginn.
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An edition designed for the use of high schools and academies. It is equipped with ample editorial helps.
Scratton, Howell.Fortuna filly. $1.50. Luce, J: W.
The Fortuna filly is a horse of rare promise and this story, while it is a romance, centers about the race track and the training stables, and concerns races and trainers so exclusively that the love affair of the owner’s daughter and the young lawyer who in the end wins his wife and a fortune on the Fortuna filly, is thrust into the background.
“Food, drink, and horse are the delightful ingredients of this innocent idyl.”
Scripture, Edward Wheeler.Researches in experimental phonetics; the study of speech curves. (Carnegie inst. of Washington. Pub. no. 44.) pa. $2. Carnegie inst.
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“The groundwork of the results of Dr. Scripture’s recent work abroad, in the laboratories organized at Munich, Berlin and Zurich. Save for illustrative examples from the records, the present volume deals almost exclusively with methods; nearly all of the last fifty pages are taken up with tables, some of which appear for the first time, and should prove most helpful to other investigators along these lines.”—Science.
“We congratulate Dr. Scripture on the production of a splendid monograph. It might have been improved by fuller bibliographical details, and perhaps by a more adequate recognition of the work of others.” John G. McKendrick.
“Perhaps the main objection to the work is that the correctness of the original gramophone records has been taken too much on faith.” Frederic Lyman Wells.
Scudder, Vida Dutton.Disciple of a saint: being the imaginary biography of Raniero di Landoccio dei Pagliaresi. $1.50. Dutton.
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“This ‘imaginary biography’ of Neri di Landoccio, secretary of Saint Catherine of Siena is ... a book full of human interest.... Of story, in the ordinary sense, except such as is furnished by the background of actual recorded events, there is little.... The drama is a drama of ‘soul-states.’ Yet, if the chief interest is psychological, this is not through inability on the part of the author to present the material side of things: Siena in the throes of the plague-epidemic and the papal court at Avignon are vividly set before the reader.”—Ath.
“The author’s familiarity with her period is pleasantly apparent, and her characters, although they speak a language happily free from deliberate archaisms, fairly represent their century.”
“Perhaps, despite the author’s deft allusions and unmistakable accuracy, the historian will not be content.”
“A noteworthy success in a most difficult form of writing. In the dialogue, the most difficult part of an historical romance, Miss Scudder has achieved a distinct success. Her diction, however, is at times decidedly overstrained.”
“All through the exquisitely elaborated story there are a reserve, a dignity of expression, and a comprehension of the required attitude of mind that are refreshing to the thoughtful reader.”
Sea stories, retold from St. Nicholas. (Geographical stories.) *65c. Century.
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Jack London, Güstav Kobbé, George Kennan, Tudor Jenks and a good many others tell of exciting sea-happenings with a good bit of general information about divers, light-houses, tidal waves, etc.
Seabrook, Phœbe Hamilton.Daughter of the Confederacy: a story of the old South and the new. $1.50. Neale.
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“Unlike the majority of novels of the war period, this one does not dwell upon the horrors of camp and field, of prison and hospital, but upon the daily life of a family left to the so-called slighter horrors of inactivity, anxiety and starvation.”
Seaver, Richard W.To Christ through criticism. (Donellan lectures, 1905–6.) **$1.50. Scribner.
The burden of these lectures is “Justification of the new theology and defence of critical principles and results as not hostile to devout life.” (Nation.)
“A reverent and thoughtful discussion of the Gospel miracles in the light of modern criticism.”
Seawell, Molly Elliott.Loves of the lady Arabella. †$1.50. Bobbs:
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“A readable enough little tale.”
“This old-fashioned romance, with its familiar types and conventional action, is charming because of its literary style and generally artistic workmanship. Mr. Underwood’s illustrations are a little stiff, and crude in color.”
Seawell, Molly Elliott.Secret of Toni; il. by George Brehm. †$1.50. Appleton.
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“The story of a dirty, lazy, little boy whose only friends are a nice clean little boy and a tin soldier to whom he tells all his trouble. The boys grow up as friends, and both become soldiers who have ups and downs enough to interest the reader to the happy end.”—A. L. A. Bkl.
“The plot is absurd, but there is a certain freshness about it that many fiction readers will enjoy.”
“A rather thin, unsubstantial little tale. But ... one feels no resentment toward it, for the childhood portion is really quite enjoyable.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
“Toni, the hero of the present novel, need not fear comparison with any of the cherub group that we heretofore have met in Miss Seawell’s pages.”
“A sprightly story, well constructed and vivaciously told. Notwithstanding the numerous books which Miss Seawell has written, she has not yet learned what literary virtues are to be gained by an occasional due reserve of statement.”
Sedgwick, Anne Douglas.Fountain sealed.†$1.50. Century.
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A character study of three distinct types. A mother whose peace of mind was constantly assailed by a selfish husband exploiting all the proprieties of life decides to live apart fromhim. She goes abroad and makes a cozy drawingroom the center of a warmth which she radiates after the fashion of her own serenity, sincerity and dignity. The daughter, devoted to the father, furnishes the second type. At his death the mother returns to find her daughter an arrogant, selfish, heartless girl unable to detect values. The third type is honest Jack Pennington whose integrity but reveals more convincingly the girl’s shallowness and the mother’s patient unselfishness.
“The workmanship is excellent and to those readers who enjoy a ruthless dissection, skilfully done, the book will be worth while. Of plot there is scarcely anything.”
“The best of many good qualities is the spirit in which it is written. A finished piece of true comedy.”
“The plain citizen, the clamorer for a simple story, will not take kindly to ‘A fountain sealed.’ On the other hand, the reader who is attracted by the subtle in style and substance, who likes a maximum of soul-searching with a minimum of ‘scene,’ will find it a mine of interest, and will have the further satisfaction of perceiving that a novel may deal with the subtleties, yet be unquestionably clean.”
“It is such a moving, vivid, illuminating picture of the kind of tragedy that everywhere dignifies human life, that it can but make a wide appeal.”
“It will add to Miss Sedgwick’s already secure reputation, and give much real pleasure to thoughtful readers.”
“Its admirable character-drawing, and its distinction of style, will add to a reputation already secure.”
“Well-wrought and engrossing story.”
Sedgwick, Mrs. Mabel (Cabot).Garden month by month. **$4. Stokes.
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A new plan is employed in this practical volume. “On each page there are six vertical columns under the month in which the flower blossoms. The first column gives the color, the next the English name, the next the botanical name, the next the description and method of culture, propagation and origin, and then the height and situation in the garden, and finally, the duration of the blooming. These are illustrated by over 200 ... engravings from photographs of growing plants.” (Ind.)
“The index is full and carefully made. Altogether. this is a most valuable book for the shelves devoted to one’s garden library, in a location handy for reference.” Edith Granger.
“There is in it no nonsense of fine writing and poetical quotations.”
“We should suppose it might remain a standard for many years.”
“It is an intelligent and amplified catalogue of the plants described, and its painstaking sincerity and infinite care of detail should give it a place on the reference shelf of garden books.”
“The beginner in this delightful pursuit would probably find some of the simpler and less exhaustive garden books more helpful and not so bewildering.”
Segur, Marquis de.Julie de Lespinasse; tr. from the French by P. H. Lee Warner. *$2.50. Holt.
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The letters of Mademoiselle de Lespinasse not only form a human document that reveals a tortured existence but are a symbol of the revolution accomplished in contemporary thought during her period, viz., “the change of the age of reason into the age of passion and sentimental license.” The author had access to archives heretofore unattainable which cleared up facts regarding the early life of Mademoiselle Lespinasse, her education, relations with the Marquis de Mora, and the public and worldly side of her character. The sketch embodies its negative lesson chiefly in this intense woman’s blind adoration for Count de Guibert. Her suffering strikes the universal note, and she pays the full retributive price for her wrong-doing.
“The book is a model of wise biography. The translation is on the whole, good and clear; but it is marred by occasional lapses which should certainly be amended before the second edition is produced.”
“[The translation] is characterized ... by inelegance, and not infrequently by mis-representation of the original.”
“At last we have an authoritative, and, it would seem, a definitive life of that most interesting [Julie de Lespinasse].” S. M. Francis.
“The Marquis de Segur has brought enough personal interest and enthusiasm to his work to counteract largely his lack of constructive literary ability.”
“Though ample and interesting, contributes but little of real weight to a familiar story.”
“Probably comes as near telling the truth about this remarkable woman as any sentimental biography written long after the death of the subject can be expected to come.”
“More than one book has been written around her, but this simple record of her life by the Marquis de Segur is by far the most interesting of them all.” Hildegarde Hawthorne.
“This book was really worth translating.”
Seignobos, (Michel Jean) Charles.History of ancient civilization; tr. and ed. by Arthur Herbert Wilde. *$1.25. Scribner.