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A slight story of some hundred pages. “Its narrator is a scientist who went to the South seas in search of a lost brother and found him on a tropic island where he had been living entirely alone for twenty years. At first absorbed in the music he composed, his one earthly passion, the brother had gradually been led, in his utter solitude, by contemplation, feeling, and will, to heights of philosophy ever calmer and wider, until at last mind and will together had enabled him to break the bonds of flesh and to hold communion with the spiritual world.” (N. Y. Times.)
“It has a certain haunting suggestiveness, and enough crudities to make it exasperating to the critical reader. Like most of Mr. Sinclair’s work, it is keyed too high emotionally to be quite natural. And, as usual, he is so concerned with the thing he wants to say that it never occurs to him even to try to make his characters lifelike and convincing.”
Singleton, Esther.Dutch and Flemish furniture.**$7.50. McClure.
A companion to Mrs. Singleton’s “French and English furniture.” “It opens with the splendour of the Burgundian court, where art and luxury first burst the fetters of stern mediævalism and where peace and plenty reigned at a time when the lands around were in the grip of battle or of civil war. It next plunges into the dark history of the religious wars and the emergence of a burgher state of staid habit and prudent outlay, though fully esteeming the domicile and eager for its comfort and adornment. Between the scheme of life of Duke Philip the Good and his nobles and that of the seventeenth-century Dutchman a great gulf is fixed, and Mrs. Singleton in her detailed and exhaustive work gives us ample material to realize the difference.” (Acad.)
“This book deals ably and amply with the story of domestic life and its material adjuncts in the low countries.”
“Her choice to deal with the philosophy of the subject and its organic connexion with history has the disadvantage of rendering her book unpractical for the ordinary collector or connoisseur.”
“The author of the letterpress has a quite amiable enthusiasm for her subject, has read a good deal about and round about it, and has considerable, if rather vague and desultory, knowledge regarding it. Unfortunately, she seems to possess little critical or co-ordinative faculty; her facts are accumulated, not classified; she does not appear to discriminate between their relative values, or to feel the necessity of establishing much connexion between them.”
“There are many interesting things in this volume. To the connoisseur and collector it appeals by its descriptions and delineation of various articles which are included under the term ‘furniture.’ The general reader will be mostly attracted by the catalogues and the narratives of individual owners, of what they possessed and cared for.”
Singleton, Esther.Historic buildings of America as seen and described by famous writers. **$1.60. Dodd.
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“By the methods used by Miss Singleton whereby she selects from the best available writers accounts of the things she wishes to include in her book, or failing this now and then writes a chapter herself, it is possible to get a good description of the thing wanted if one is persistent enough in search.”—Ind.
“Not a remarkable book but contains useful material.”
“Miss Singleton has shown more than her customary ingenuity in unearthing vivid descriptions of the buildings.”
*Singleton, Esther, ed. Historic landmarks of America as seen and described by famous writers. **$1.60. Dodd.
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“The footprints of early settlers, explorers, Indian chiefs, and soldiers in our various wars, have been followed, so that not only cities but lakes, mountains, plains, and rivers are described.” (Dial.) In the present volume the descriptions come from Washington Irving, Daniel Webster, Francis Parkman, James Anthony Froude, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, and others.
“On the whole the selections are noteworthy, and well entitled to a place in a collection of this character.”
Singleton, Esther.Rome as described by great writers. **$1.60. Dodd.
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“The selections in the Roman volume not only describe the most famous buildings of the city and give glimpses of some of its beautiful environs, but also include accounts of ancient Rome, of the rise of modern Rome, of social life in the cosmopolitan city, of holy week, the yearly carnival, and the weekly rag fair. ‘Rome revisited,’ by Mr. Frederic Harrison, isthe final selection—a sort of summary of all the multiform impressions that have preceded it.”—Dial.
“The editing is not always careful, but in spite of this the book will be enjoyed by readers who like short sketches and will be useful to the librarian in reference work.”
“The volume will make an excellent guidebook for tourists, and those who have not seen Rome and do not expect to see it will enjoy the vivid and interesting descriptions and gain much comprehensive information, well distributed between topography, history, architecture, and manners and customs.”
“Unfortunately the text is carelessly handled and misstatements in the writers quoted are allowed to go uncorrected. The proof-reading, too, is inexcusably careless. The book is not a credit either to editor or publisher.”
“Miss Singleton makes an interesting and picturesque choice as to authors.”
*Singleton, Esther.White House. 2v. **$5. McClure.
Here are brought together things of interest concerning the social life, relics, and traditions of the White House from the days of John and Abigail Adams to those of Theodore Roosevelt.
Sismondi, Jean Charles Leonard Simonde de.History of the Italian republic in the middle ages. Entirely recast and supplemented in the light of subsequent historical research, with a memoir of the author, by William Boulting. $2. Dutton.
Mr. Boulting has brought this work up to date, and has divided it into eight parts each representing a period of Italian history. These parts are in turn subdivided, dealing separately with the separate republics; Rome, Milan, Venice, Pisa, Genoa, Florence, and Siena.
“The bibliography is far from satisfactory, and the too frequent lack of foot-notes, giving chapter and verse for the statements made in the text, is much to be regretted. The index also needs enlargement and revision. Yet, with all its faults of omission and commission, the work remains a monument of painstaking compilation, and not even the most modest English library which has a shelf for books on things Italian can do without it.”
“The reader may feel that he has the substance of Sismondi.”
Skeat, Walter W., and Blagden, Charles Otto.Pagan races of the Malay peninsula. 2v. *$13. Macmillan.
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The pagans considered in this volume are divided into three races: the Negritos, or Semang, occupying the Siamese provinces; the Sakai, and the Jakun in the Straits Settlements and Federal Malay States. “Mr. Skeat deals with questions of race, physical anthropology. material culture, religion and magic, Mr. Blagden with the languages.” (Acad.)
“The present work is, in fact, an exhaustive survey of available material; it will serve as a basis for future progress and smooth the path of those who attack the numerous problems raised but not solved by our authors.”
“The conscientious manner in which the authors have performed their task will enable many future students to excuse themselves from consulting the great mass of authorities out of which these volumes have grown. A word of commendation is due to the excellent photographs with which they are illustrated.”
“This book may, therefore, be regarded as a standard work, which is never likely to be superseded. The value of photographs in anthropological books has long been recognized, but we do not remember any work of descriptive ethnology so lavishly illustrated as this, not only with photographs, but with excellent line drawings of native decorative art. The comparative vocabulary of the dialects collected by Mr. Blagden is a monument of research.”
“Though naturally not a work for the casual reader, it is full of interesting incidents and vivid pictures of native life, rendered more graphic by reproductions of photographs.”
“Accurate though these statements be, they offer but slight indication of how thoroughly the book is inspired with the experience and critical knowledge of the authors, and how well the subjects dealt with have been unified in their hands, a task the difficulty of which may be judged in part by a consideration of the unsatisfactory nature of much that has been written as well as by the length of the bibliography which follows the preface.” C. G. S.
“Mr. Skeat’s knowledge of the country has enabled him to weld together in a satisfactory manner a large number of facts previously published by other observers, more especially those which are concerned with material culture: but, unfortunately, the sections dealing with social life and organisation are extremely imperfect.”
“It ought to be studied not only by scientific readers—to whom it is quite indispensable—but by all who have to deal with the wild races whom it so fully and sympathetically describes.”
Skinner, Robert P.Abyssinia of to-day; an account of the first mission sent by the American government to the court of the King of Kings. *$3. Longmans.
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The present volume is the outgrowth of an expedition to Abyssinia to treat with Emperor Menelik on commercial relations between that country and our own. The author’s notes “on this land of grave faces, elaborate courtesy, classic tone and Biblical civilization, its history, politics, language, literature, religion and trade, are full of interest; there are also some valuable hints on the organization and equipment of a caravan.”
“He writes fairly well, though sometimes with an effort at ‘smartness’ which sits ill upon him. There is no index—but there is not much that needs one.”
“Mr. Skinner had a very fascinating trip, spiced with a good dose of personal danger; and he shares his enjoyment with whoever reads his lively, entertaining account of his travels.”
“The account of the journey is uninteresting, being largely taken up with trivial details. Nor does the author describe in an entertaining manner the lively incidents of the nine days at the capital.”
“Excellent book.”
“This is in every way an excellent book; it is pleasantly written and contains some profitable suggestions.”
Sladen, Douglas.Secrets of the Vatican, the palace of the popes. *$5. Lippincott.
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The “secrets” of the Vatican are merely its history. Mr. Sladen is “guide, philosopher and friend” over the course chosen, and tells of the building of the original palace, the reconstruction of the present edifice, the Vatican libraries, its galleries and its gardens.
“The book has a distinct value. It is well arranged, full of facts.”
Sladen, Douglas.Sicily, the new winter resort. *$2. Dutton.
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“It is an enchantment to go to the island with him, his study of the moods, sentiments and temperaments of its people is so subtle, sensitive and penetrating.... Besides enabling us to enter into the intimacy of Sicilian life, he furnishes us with bright and vigorous descriptions of all that is most remarkable among the monuments, curiosities, products and resources of every kind of the country.”—Ind.
“So intimate and so thorough is Mr. Sladen’s familiarity with his subject, and so careful his explanations, that the reader will not easily discover any shortcomings in the book.”
“Thebook for travelers in Sicily, packed with history and good advice.”
“Very practical book.”
Slater, John Rothwell.Sources of Tyndale’s version of the Pentateuch. *50c. Univ. of Chicago press.
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Slattery, Rev. Charles Lewis.Master of the world: a study of Christ. **$1.50. Longmans.
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“The book attempts to interpret Jesus Christ in the light of modern scholarship, but at the same time to fuse with the primary sources of information concerning him all the subsequent doctrines which have grown up around his person.”—Nation.
“Too large an undertaking to allow of much success.”
“The endeavor to make a clear, consistent, historical picture by combining all New Testament documents as of equal weight, is a considerable undertaking: and when Dean Slattery proposes to add to his sources all the dogmas of the ages, and even ‘all the present faith,’ one must admire his daring, rather than respect his historical judgment.”
“Written from a conservative standpoint, the volume is free from dogmatism, while leading up to the teaching of the Nicene creed.”
Slicer, Thomas R.Way to happiness. **$1.25. Macmillan.
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The chapter headings furnish a suggestion of the scope of the book. The call to the way: the search; The way of the stoic: happiness by self-control; the way of the Epicurean: happiness by pleasure; The way of the altruist: one’s self and the other; The way of worship: happiness by inspiration; The way the holy peace: happiness at home; The way of freedom: happiness by liberty; The way to the heights: the vision and the dream; The end of the way: blessedness and peace.
“Mr. Slicer seems not to have grasped the truth revealed in Professor Hilty’s book, ‘The steps of life.’”
“Teaches convincingly that happiness comes through our activities, not through our passivities, and through living to the spirit rather than to the flesh.”
“His English is tangled and involved, so that the meaning of many passages is difficult to unravel.” Hildegarde Hawthorne.
“The missing note, if any, in the book is of sympathy and encouragement for those that have lost heart and feel driven to the wall.”
Slocum, Stephen Elmer and Hancock, Edward Lee.Text-book on the strength of materials. *$2. Ginn.
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“It is, of course, granted that a mature and skilled reader, hardened to petty defects, able to sift the good from the indifferent, can find much of interest in the book, but why should we rest content until only lucid, straightforward, truly scholarly and invigorating textbooks be provided the student of that eminently rational profession, engineering.” Lewis J. Johnson.
“It should prove of great service to those who are actively engaged in engineering design.”
Slosson, Margaret.How ferns grow. **$3. Holt.
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Small, Albion W.Adam Smith and modern sociology: a study in the methodology of the social sciences. **$1.25. Univ. of Chicago press.
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A book written in the interest of a more conscious and systematic partnership between economists and sociologists. It is a development of the following argument: Modern sociology is virtually an attempt to take up the larger program of social analysis and interpretation which was implicit in Adam Smith’s moral philosophy, but which was surpassed for a century by prevailing interest in the technique of the production of wealth.
“Dr. Small in his extremely suggestive book puts the case very strongly, but while he clearly points out a number of trails, he does not follow them to the end.” Garrett Droppers.
“In the main, however, we feel that Professor Small has failed to make out his case, and has, indeed, exposed himself in places to obvious and severe criticism.”
Small, Albion Woodbury.General sociology. *$4. Univ. of Chicago press.
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Reviewed by Robert E. Bisbee.
“In his great anxiety that the world should realise that there is only one science, and that sociology is its name, we perceive some of the anxiety, awkwardness, and spitefulness of epithet which are associated with those who are endeavouring to force a protégé on to personsof another class. Professor Small deserves severe treatment at the hand of a reviewer, for, well meaning and well informed though he is, he has allowed himself to speak of scientific thinkers in all branches of thought with the contemptuous manner that is usually associated with imperfect appreciation of real issues.”
Smalley, Harrison Standish.Railroad rate control in its legal aspects: a study of the effect of judicial decisions upon public regulation of railroad rates. $1. Macmillan.
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“This work consists of an introductory chapter on the public regulation of rates, three chapters on the doctrine of judicial review, two on the results of the doctrine, and a concluding chapter specifying certain remedies. Under this head the writer suggests a plan for compensation to the railroad for property taken.”—R. of Rs.
“He sets forth fully and clearly the doctrine of judicial review.” William Hill.
Smedley, Anne Constance.Conflict. †$1.50. Moffat.
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“The key-note of the story is conflict.... Mary van Heyten is a born fighter, from the moment when, alone and friendless, she wrests her daily bread from a cruel world, to the day on which, still struggling she is appropriated by a stronger nature than her own.... The book, apart from the fact that it deals with an important problem of the day, is an interesting character study.”—Acad.
“One would be tempted to call it distinctly clever, were it not that this particular phrase conveys a patronising tone, which in the present instance is undeserved.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
“Nearly all the men are hard, if not brutal. As to woman. Miss Smedley’s opinion of her potentialities is nowhere in doubt. Yet she does not obtrude it.”
“The present story is weakened by exaggerations—possibly it is a lack of assurance in dealing with realities. There is a certain integrity about the book; a definite idea and purpose. It is an attack on false ideals of womanhood ... and while the plot presents no very convincing solution, the story touches the interest because the writer had something genuine to say.”
“Miss Smedley is decidedly clever; she has an eye for character, a vivacious style and other valuable gifts, but her talent totters under the burden of the abstract proposition she has undertaken to demonstrate.” Vernon Atwood.
“The critic cannot but regret that a story with so promising an opening should not attain to the level which seems to be promised by the first few chapters.”
Smith, A. Croxton.British dogs at work; with 20 full-page il. in colour by G. Vernon Stokes. *$3. Macmillan.
“A brief history is given in the first chapter of ‘Man’s first friend.’ Then come discussions of kennels and their construction, how to buy a dog, the feeding and rearing of the animals, their general management, hounds at work, shooting dogs, the terriers, the science of breeding, and a description of some of the common dog ailments. Among the twenty dogs described and portrayed are the pointer, otter hound, deerhound, English setter, Clumber and Sussex spaniels, Irish setter, retriever, bulldog, and collie.”—N. Y. Times.
“The author is so frank and modest about his work that he disarms criticism.”
“The illustrations in colour ... are full of life, pleasant in colour and will delight an artist or a dog-lover. The text ... is very readable, but not very thorough or practical.”
Smith, A. Elizabeth Wager-.Primer of skat. *75c. Lippincott.
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A thorogoing little handbook of a card game that “offers unlimited opportunity for strategic play and well-balanced judgment.”
Smith, Albert William, and Marx, Guido Hugo.Machine design. $3. Wiley.
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“The authors ... have devoted the first five chapters to discussions of the general principles of kinematics which underlie the design of all classes of machinery.... In the sixth chapter the question of the proportions of machine parts as dictated by stress is taken up.... Fastenings, including rivets, and bolts and nuts, are then considered.... The design of axles and shafts and of their bearings ... is very fully treated in several chapters; and then follow details of the design of couplings.... Fly-wheels and toothed wheel gearing are taken up in the next two chapters.... In the concluding chapter ... the proportions and best shapes for machine frames are discussed.”—Nature.
“All the figures are clear, and the important points in the design which they are intended to illustrate are easily followed. The book should prove a useful text-book for engineering students in their first and second years’ courses in machine design.” T. H. B.
Smith, Alexander.Dreamthorp: a book of essays written in the country, with biographical and critical introd. by John Hogben. *$1. Kennerley.
A new edition of Dreamthorp which revives a work first published in 1863.
“Those who are not familiar with Alexander Smith’s prose, with its happy turns and occasionally daring tropes may put down the book as worth buying and reading.”
Smith, Alexander.Introduction to general inorganic chemistry. *$2.25. Century.