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“Antonie and Cleopatra” complete with the unsparing equipment of the “Variorum edition.”
“Differences of opinion with regard to the soundness of Dr. Furness’s original contributions, do not affect the high value to be placed upon the main purpose of his work and the splendid manner in which he continues to carry it out.”
“To exactness and fullness of knowledge the editor of the ‘Variorum edition’ has added the wisdom which is born of a great love.”
Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate.From old fields: poems of the civil war. **$3. Houghton.
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A collection of poems chiefly about civil war topics.
“In a way, Mr. Shaler was the Crabbe of the battlefield. He saw the sordid, tragic commonplaces of war with an undeluded eye, and portrayed them with a firm and vivid pen.”
Shaler, Mrs. Sophia Penn Page.Masters of fate; the power of the will. **$1.50. Duffield.
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Shand, Alexander Innes.Soldiers of fortune in camp and court. **$3. Dutton.
Phases of history “as it was built up by personal gallantry.” The author begins with the mediaeval Condottieri and ends with the Indian adventurers, the modern representatives of the Condottieri.
“We have said that this is an interesting book, and apparently Mr. Shand, to judge by his reticence in the matter of dates and stern exclusion of references, does not mean it to be more than simply interesting. That, however, should not preclude a little care in the writing. The style, on the whole, is not unattractive, but it is sometimes careless.”
“‘Soldiers of fortune’ is very different from the kind of sham history we are often given under such a title. It is not tawdry or sensational; the author observes it as a point of honour with himself never to make what seems to him the truth lopsided in order that it may be more exciting.”
*Shaw, Albert.Outlook for the average man. **$1.25. Macmillan.
In five chapters, as follows, Dr. Shaw discusses the relation of the average man to present social, economic, and political conditions in the United States. The average man under changing economic conditions, Present economic problems, Our legacy from a century of pioneers, The business career and the community and Jefferson’s doctrines under new tests.
Shaw, Albert.Political problems of American development. (Columbia university lectures George Blumenthal foundation, 1907.) *$1.50. Macmillan.
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“The book as a whole is a study of national development, dealing not with the questions of constitutional law that vexed the minds of the fathers, but with the practical difficulties that democracy has continuously encountered in its attempt to realize the national ideals in the American environment. Immigration and race questions, problems relating to our public lands, party machinery, the regulation of the railroads and the great industrial trusts, the tariff, the currency, foreign policy, and territorial expansion are all discussed from the point of view of the journalist and man of affairs.”—R. of Rs.
“The book is so valuable as to deserve a second edition.”
“We cannot feel that this work will add to Mr. Shaw’s reputation either as a writer or as a student of American problems. The whole volume smacks of the haste of journalism. It is frequently repetitious, and is not lacking in that dogmatic finality of opinion which is a pitfall for all editors.”
“His views in their entirety are not always ours. But we may say that in no instance does he fail to illumine his subject for the great general public to whom he addresses himself; and that his little volume is an admirable textbook for the use of those who would pursue intelligently and conscientiously the schooling that makes for an efficient and triumphant democracy.”
Reviewed by Montgomery Schuyler.
Shaw, George Bernard.Dramatic opinions and essays; containing as well A word on the Dramatic opinions and essays of G. Bernard Shaw, by James Huneker. 2v. **$2.50. Brentano’s.
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“A combination of acute and searching criticism of modern plays and players with unlimited flippancy and egotism. Deliciously entertaining, if not altogether profitable, reading; for those familiar with the plays and the actors.”
“Mr. Shaw is at his sanest in the dramatic criticisms contributed weekly to the ‘Saturday review.’” H. W. Boynton.
“They made sparkling reading in those days, but that is hardly sufficient to justify the preservation of such current chroniclings in permanent form.”
“If there is anyone surviving at this time of day who thinks Mr. Shaw merely a crank or merely a ‘farceur’, these collected dramatic criticisms ought to open his eyes. They are, on the whole, tremendously earnest and absolutely sane; the work of a man who obviously longs to leave not only the stage, but the world, better than he found it.”
“These criticisms of Mr. Shaw’s have had, and we believe are likely to have, a wholesome effect upon the contemporary stage, but whether such be the case or no, they must at least be allowed this great virtue—they are tremendously entertaining.” Horatio S. Krans.
“Mr. Huneker has chosen the criticisms for republication, and written an heroic, gunnerlike preface, full of explosions and boomings, which is, perhaps, suitable to so gallant an occasion.”
Shaw, George Bernard.John Bull’s other island and Major Barbara. **$1.50. Brentano’s.
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There are three plays included in this group: John Bull’s other island, How he lied to her husband, and Major Barbara. There are the usual characteristic prefaces, and for an introduction he makes use of his “First aid to critics.”
“Both ‘John Bull’s other island’ and ‘Major Barbara’ are ill put together. They share with the ‘Doctor’s dilemma’ the defect of straggling on after the play is really at an end.” St. J. H.
“It is only by the ideas which they embody that Mr. Shaw’s stage-works will live. Should those ideas ever become commonplaces—an unlikely contingency!—his plays possess, apart from their humour and wit, no quality which can save them from the doom of oblivion. They contain but the smallest amount of story, no plot worth speaking of, and very little emotional stress or conflict; any catastrophe they set forth is of a strictly intellectual sort.”
“The latest is the most interesting volume of Brentano’s new edition of Shaw, because none of the three plays in it has appeared in print before and only one of them has been played often enough in this country for many people to see it.”
“If only to find the secret that is in Mr. Shaw’s heart, his prefaces are to be read. There are the plays to be read, as well—two of them as good plays as Mr. Shaw has ever done, and all three as amusing and stimulating in print as on the stage, all three brilliantly successful devices for compelling you to swallow the powder of the ‘paper-apostle’ in the jam of the ‘artist-magician.’”
“As a study of actual social conditions, or as drama, [Major Barbara] is quite worthless, being wholly unreasonable and packed, as is the writer’s habit, with all kinds of false and reckless generalizations, cynical extravagancies, and perverse misrepresentations; but it is, nevertheless, highly entertaining in its witty, bumptious, paradoxical and wholly irresponsible fashion.”
“The present writer is considering not Mr. Shaw the playwright, but Mr. Shaw, the clairvoyant, the acute observer and the critic of things as they are in the year of grace, 1907, the philosopher, if you will, of the open eye and mind. He is, as a matter of fact, the very inspiration of critics whether of literature or of life, for he is inexhaustively suggestive because he is marvelously perceiving.”
“In these two more substantial plays, as always, Mr. Shaw makes it plainer than ever, as has already been said, that he is first the determined moralist, the servant of his profoundly passionate convictions; then the architect of what happens to be their vehicle: in this case, satiric and imaginative drama. But scarcely less notable is the demonstration which is here furnished of that other inconvenient and embarrassing fact which Mr. Shaw is at such elaborate pains, when he is on his guard, to conceal: the fact that he is, ‘au fond’ and incurably a poet.” Lawrence Gilman.
“Not even Mr. Bernard Shaw’s wit and paradox can make his play about Ireland ... altogether easy reading.”
“The three plays show Mr. Shaw’s characteristic genius.”
Sheedy, Rev. Morgan M.Briefs for our times. **$1. Whittaker.
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“The literary quality of the book is very good indeed; and, while the author does not pretend to original thinking, he has the knack of putting ancient truth in a fresh and pleasing, as well as convincing, manner.”
Sheehan, Rev. Patrick Augustine.Early essays and lectures. *$1.60. Longmans.
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A collection of essays “disinterred” from the magazines in which they appeared during the past twenty-five years. In them Father Sheehan discusses such men as Emerson, Arnold and Aubrey De Vere, and such subjects as, The German universities, The German and Gaelic muses, and Irish youth and high ideals.
“In many places, the essays would have been improved by the application of the pruning knife.... Many of the essays would have gained a great deal by compression; in very few instances will one find a passage that deserves a place alongside almost any paragraph that might be taken at random from ‘Under the cedars and the stars.’”
Shelley, Henry C.John Harvard and his times, il. **$2. Little.
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The facts concerning the life of John Harvard have been so few and the few so hard to obtain that no volume has been written before on the “young minister whose generosity had such important influence on the beginnings of education in America.” The sketch shows what were the environment and early influence in his Stratford-on-Avon home, and also gives what is known of his parentage. Then follow chapters on The Harvard circle, Cambridge, Last years in England; The new world and The praise of John Harvard.
“Unfortunately, the author can not tell us what sort of a man John Harvard was. But he tells very cleverly the kind of man John Harvard might have been.” Arthur M. Chase.
“Mr. Shelley shows himself accurate and unbiased in stating his slender store of absolutely determined facts, and singularly clever in piecing them together and eking them out with ingenious possibilities.”
“The volume contains, of course, much valuable material relating to the founding of Harvard college, but besides that it furnishes an interesting picture of the Massachusetts colony as it was during the first twenty years of its history.”
“In general we think Mr. Shelley’s inferences from the data at hand entirely reasonable; and when the picture is unfortunately obscure he shows skill in throwing upon it side-lights.”
“Mr. Shelley has brought to light much valuable material relating to Harvard, his parentage, his times, and friends.”
“Mr. Shelley is entitled to the honor due a pioneer and to the satisfaction of feeling that he has produced a book interesting in itself and bearing the promise of fruitful results.” Elisabeth L. Cary.
“It is no detraction from the supplementary value and interest of Mr. Shelley’s work if we recognize at once that his is a secondary book.” Ripley Hitchcock.
“As the life of John Harvard it can only be described as conjectural biography carried to the nth degree. Its sole distinction is its attractive reconstitution of the environment in which John Harvard was brought up, and the people he possibly knew.”
Shelley, Henry C.Literary by-paths in old England; il. **$3. Little.
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“Mr. Shelley is in many respects quite the ideal guide, unassuming, sympathetic, and exceedingly well informed. He refreshes vague memories and supplies fresh clues at almost every turn, and his is exactly the book one would like to take along on a pilgrimage to poetic shrines, but—and it is a serious but—for the clumsy proportions and gross material weight of the volume.” Harriet Waters Preston.
Shelton, Louise.Seasons in a flower garden: a handbook of information and instruction for the amateur. **$1. Scribner.
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*Shepard, William Kent.Problems in strength of materials. *$1.25. Ginn.
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“A collection of nearly 600 specific problems or exercises in the strength of materials ... [which] confines itself strictly to the statement of problems, and with one exception, eight pages on the design of riveted joints, avoids explanatory interjections.”—Engin. N.
“In the absence of either explanation or cautionary reference, the student is likely to go astray, even when the book is being administered by a teacher. Regardless of this, however, we welcome the appearance of such a collection of problems.”
Shepherd, Henry Elliot.Life of Robert Edward Lee. $2. Neale.
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Not so much a biography as a characterization. The conditions under which Lee lived and worked and the results he achieved are outlined, as well as his ideals, motives, genius and character. The author says “It is my distinctive purpose to exhibit the life of our hero in those critical and all-pervading relations which constitute the abiding test of true greatness.”
Sheppard, Alfred Tresidder.Running horse inn. †$1.50. Lippincott.
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George Kennett, a soldier in the Peninsular campaign, returns to Running Horse inn in a little town in the south of England upon the day that his brother, believing him dead, weds the girl who had promised to wait for him. At first the returned soldier succeeds fairly well in accepting the inevitable, but when financial hardships come, and his old love for Bess masters him, he turns scoundrel, and brings misery to his brother’s home. He pays the penalty for the guilt which he was morally responsible for, although he is innocent technically of the charge that hangs him.
“A really fine historical novel.”
“His military experiences show more power than any other portion of the book.”
“The tender character studies of rural English folk, the captain’s yarns, the homely life within the Inn, and the eternal scenery along the downs, and, above all, the solemn tread with which all events seem to march toward the final, inevitable tragedy gives the book power.”
“Has set himself a difficult task and if he has not fully succeeded it is fair to recognize the ambition.”
“The book shows a good measure of careful preparation. On the whole, interest is fairly well maintained.”
“The tale is dramatic and has some thrilling situations.”
“The plot is too weak to support itself thru 400 pages, although the best part of it is near the close.”
“The design is ambitious, the details carefully wrought, but Mr. Sheppard seems to us to have essayed, with inadequate equipment, a theme which would have suited Mr. Thomas Hardy in his earlier manner.”
“It would be difficult to overpraise the way in which the atmosphere of impending calamity is sustained, or the subtlety with which the growing degradation of the chief figure is traced. The mere writing is of the best, and there are passages of high imaginative beauty.”
Sheppard, S. E. and Mees, C. E. Kenneth.Investigations on the theory of the photographic process. *$1.75. Longmans.
A theoretical rather than practical work whose subjects are dealt with from the point of view of what is now understood as physical chemistry and are described in the language of that branch of science.
“This volume will find a place, which it will worthily fill, in the libraries of all who are interested in the scientific aspects of photography.” C. J.
Sherard, Robert Harborough.Twenty years in Paris; being some recollections of a literary life; 2d ed. il. *$4. Jacobs.
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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley.Major dramas of Richard Brinsley Sheridan: The rivals, The school for scandal, The critic; ed. with introd. and notes by George Henry Nettleton. (Athenaeum press ser.) *90c. Ginn.
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A school edition with abundant editorial matter.
“He succeeds, not only in giving all the information needed by beginners with sterling fulness and accuracy, but in adding a great deal that will interest those who have already a good working knowledge of the plays.”
“Is by far the most pretentious attempt yet made to edit these masterpieces of English comedy. It is to be regretted that the apparatus is more evident than the criticism. The several sections in which Professor Nettleton discusses Sheridan’s position in the English drama display no real insight into the art of dramaturgy.” Brander Matthews.
“A compact and careful piece of work, containing a considerable amount of useful information in small compass.”
“We do not know any other book on Sheridan which crowds so much information into so small a compass.”
“Admirers of Sheridan’s [plays] may now have their favorites printed (for the first time in America) from the authentic text of Sheridan’s plays taken from the original manuscripts and edited (for the first time anywhere) with complete annotation.” H. E. Coblentz.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley B.Rivals; with an introduction by Brander Matthews. il. $2.50. Crowell.
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A de luxe edition illustrated by a series of five drawings, the work of Mr. O’Malley, which are reproduced in full-page photogravures. The drawings, the introduction by Brander Matthews and the excellent workmanship of the book make it a choice holiday offering.
“Mr. Power O’Malley has illustrated the play for the present edition in a fashion to emphasize both its old-time quaintness and its sparkling humor.”
“The notes are of little value.”
Sheridan, Wilbur Fletcher.Life of Isaac Wilson Joyce. *$1. West. Meth. bk.
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A biography of Bishop Joyce of the Methodist Episcopal church which reveals him as preeminently the man of action, a man “too busy making history to record it.” His missionary zeal at home and in foreign fields sounds the strongest note in the sketch.
Sherman, Ellen Burns.Words to the wise—and others. **$1.50. Holt.
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A dozen delightful essays upon social and literary subjects such as: The root and foliage of style, Our kin and others, A plea for the naturalization of ghosts, Ruskin, Modern letter-writing, and Our comédie humaine. In each we find a discriminating taste for the best works of God and man.
Sherring, Charles A.Western Tibet and the British border land. *$6. Longmans.
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“It comes too late, and it is far too bulky.”
“The best parts of Mr. Sherring’s volume are the chapters devoted to the legends and myths of the natives especially the Bhotia tribes of the frontier, and to the quaint customs and manners of the British borderland.” H. E. Coblentz.
“The present volume is one of the most valuable works that we have seen upon the subject.”
“Mr. Sherring is much to be congratulated upon the way in which he has acquitted himself of his task.”
“Nor is there anything new to interest the ethnologist, naturalist, botanist, geologist or sportsman. Altogether it is unfortunate that the author has missed this unique opportunity of making important additions to our knowledge of this little explored land. The best things in the book are the photographs of the peaks and passes, most of which are supplied by Dr. T. G. Longstaff.”
Sherrington, Charles Scott.Integrative action of the nervous system. **$3.50. Scribner.