Chapter 137

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The growth, not only of Dugald Dalgleish, the hero, the son of an obscure nonconformist minister, who from a student at the University of Edinburgh develops into a popular preacher, but also the growth, mental and spiritual, of his friend Thatcher, who becomes a priest of Rome, is chronicled in the course of this tale of inward struggle. Judith Lemaistre, the big doctor, the woman Dugald marries, and many other characters worth knowing, take their leisurely way thru the story, which with its religious background and earnest Scotch atmosphere is very different from the usual novel of today.

“We honestly admire the author’s thoroughness and all-round fairness of view. The tone is dignified and sincere, the story gravely interesting; it is also, though we say it with regret, many pages too long.”

“There is little plot in the story, but it is written with care, and bears the signs of good workmanship on every page.”

“Out of all this diverse material we get a picture of human life that grows fairly absorbing in its interest as we proceed, a dramatic structure in which the claims of both spirit and sense are allowed, a residual philosophy that is shaped to fine intellectual issues, yet which keeps all the time in close contact with the world of practical affairs.” Wm. M. Payne.

“The characters all stand out very vividly, each one strongly individualized. And they are interesting people to meet in the pages of a story.”

“The picture of student life is particularly appealing in respect of certain characteristic natural qualities.”

“The story is too serious to attract the regular novel reader, and perhaps too much occupied with past questions to absorb the lovers of problems, but it is a well-constructed, interesting bit of work.”

“It is a relief, after the slight and sketchy specimens of fiction which are published as complete novels, to come across a piece of conscientious and detailed work, even if that work is not completely successful.”

Toffteen, Olaf A.Ancient chronology. Pt. 1. Published for the Oriental society of the Western Theological seminary. *$2.50. Univ. of Chicago press.

7–36124.

A volume which covers the ancient chronology of Palestine, Assyria, Babylonia, and Egypt down to 1050 B. C. The first chapter treats biblical chronology solely on the basis of the dates furnished by the Bible, taking them at their face value, and without any inquiry, either into the age of the documents, or into their historicity; the second chapter contains a full treatment of the ancient history of these countries; and the third is devoted to Egyptian chronology.

“An interesting work designed to defend traditional views. It presents a wealth of material, many new interpretations of fact, and original conclusions. The work is marred by many inexcusable errors in spelling.”

“The treatment of monumental sources is careful, and the general conclusions do not contradict the more sane and conservative scholars, to whose investigations he has added much that is of value.”

Tolstoy, Leo.Tolstoy on Shakespeare: a critical essay on Shakespeare; tr. by V. Tchertkoff; followed by Shakespeare’s attitude to the working classes, by Ernest Crosby, and a letter from G. Bernard Shaw. *75c. Funk.

7–14638.

Full of disagreement with the “universal adulation,” in fact, iconoclastic thruout, Tolstoy argues, among other things, that Shakespeare is lacking in the very point of excellence that by general consensus of the world’s opinion earned for him the right to be called an imperial genius, namely, delineation of character.

“The orthodox must consign this book to perdition, and anathematize its author as a literary iconoclast steeped in guilt inexpressible.”

“No doubt such critical onslaughts upon our accepted standards of literary achievement, as those contained in this little volume, serve a useful purpose, if only by arousing us from a conventional and lazy acquiescence in fundamental matters of literary taste, which receive from us all too little consideration.”

*Tolstoy, Leo.Twenty-three tales from Tolstoy; selected and tr. by Louise and Aylmer Maude. *75c. Funk.

These twenty-three stories are arranged under seven heads: Tales for children, published about 1872 when Tolstoy was interested in the education of peasant children; Popular stories, including What men live by; A fairy tale, which contains Tolstoy’s indictment of militarism and commercialism; Stories written to pictures, intended to help the sale of cheap reproductions of good drawings; Folk-tales retold; Adaptations from the French; and Stories given to aid the persecuted Jews.

Tomalin, H. F.Three vagabonds in Friesland with a yacht and camera. *$3. Dutton.

“A book which is frankly described in its introduction as a ‘book of photographs, with letterpress obligato,’ records a vagabond trip through Friesland, a little frequented part of North Holland.”—Outlook.

“It will take rank amongst the best illustrated volumes of travel that have recently appeared.”

“Charming account of a June outing in northern Holland.”

“The photographs are remarkable both from an artistic and a technical point of view, and illustrate the life and people of one of the most picturesque districts in Europe. The ‘obligato,’ too, is rather well played.”

“They are cheery fellows and capital company, and Mr. Marshall’s numerous photographs of the scenes, and especially of the natives, are deserving of praise.”

Tomlinson, Everett Titsworth.Marching against the Iroquois. †$1.50. Houghton.

6–37600.

A tale based upon General Sullivan’s expedition against the Iroquois in the Mohawk valley in the year 1779.

“It is a combination of history and fiction that the young people will find both instructive and entertaining.”

Tompkins, Herbert W.In Constable’s country; with many reproductions from his paintings. *$4. Dutton.

More a transcript of impressions, penned, in the first instance, by the wayside than an essay on Constable and his art.

“A gossipy chronicle of unimportant wanderings, readable because the author has written of what interested himself.”

“Mr. Tompkins gives us no formal essay on Constable, but instead, the more instructive, informal illumination contained in a transcript of impressions written, in the first instance, by the wayside.”

Tonge, James.Principles and practice of coal mining. *$1.60. Macmillan.

“A compact, comprehensive, and not too technical treatise covering the entire field of coal production.... The illustrations, both photographic and diagrammatic, are comprehensive, and serve well to illuminate the descriptive matter. At the end of each chapter is a series of questions bearing upon it, as on aid to fixing the subject matter thereof in the memory of the student.”—Engin. N.

“It is adapted to use as a lighter text-book for students intending to specialize in mining engineering, and is so written as to be equally well adapted to the needs of the practical miner who may wish to qualify for higher and more responsible positions in the coal-mining industry.”

“These varied subjects are dealt with in a thoroughly practical manner, and although necessarily brief, the descriptions are well up to date.”

Toothaker, Charles Robinson.Commercial raw materials. $1.25. Ginn.

A comprehensive and conveniently arranged handbook describing briefly the important materials which enter into the commerce of the world—such as cotton, sugar, woods, rubber, silk, iron and coal.

“The book is distinctly a book of facts, with no attempt to bring out the causal side of production or trade. Hence the volume can only be a supplementary reference text, a present help in trouble; and it is not intended as a class book.” Richard Elwood Dodge.

Topliff, Samuel.Topliff’s travels: letters from abroad in the years 1828 and 1829; ed. with a memoir and notes by Ethel Stanwood Bolton. $2. Boston Athenaeum.

7–6782.

The letters of a “typical hard-working American” written during his travels in England, Scotland, Holland, France, Spain and Italy during 1828–29, including a visit to Lafayette at his chateau Lagrange. “His travels are of interest because few Americans in his day indulged in such pleasures.” (Ath.)

“He was an accurate observer, writing in the formal and stately style of the age, though he often condescended to waggishness on such subjects as leapyear and matrimony, and had clearly a liberal spice of the Old Adam in his composition.”

Torrence, Frederic Ridgely.Abelard and Heloise. **$1.25. Scribner.

7–8253.

In this poetic drama “there are four acts, the first two being separated from the others by a score of years. The first half of the work gives us the Paris school and Fulbert’s villa, the second half of Paraclete and Chalons. The dramatic handling of the story is spirited and rapid.”—Dial.

“To his close study of the sources we owe the thousand vivid historical details that are woven into the vigorous give and take of the dialogue with fine, dramatic and poetic effect. In the matter of structure, however, there is a question whether Mr. Torrence’s play has not lost its effectiveness through his endeavor to give the whole story as it is in the books.” Ferris Greenslet.

“It is not without infelicities, verbal and rhythmical, but its movement is, on the whole, stately and impressive.” Wm. M. Payne.

“Nor can it be said that the poet’s style has changed for the better. There is a general air of strain; his metaphors frequently pall before he has done with them, and his metre has a way of being so free as to be crabbed.” H. W. Boynton.

“Is disappointing when one reflects upon what one demands of so high a theme. The ejaculatory method of speech in the first twenty pages is nothing less than exasperating, and one wonders if no one will ever stand still long enough to utter a finished sentence. The character of Abelard is so weak and vacillating as to make the love of Heloise seem unworthy.” Louise Collier Willcox.

“The difficulties presented by this famous love story are so great as to be almost insuperable. Mr. Torrence has met them with courage and with tact.”

“The character of Heloise seems illogical and there are certain points in the conception of the plot which might be challenged, as poetry it is full of exquisite passages and has the choice, uncommon beauty, the distinction, of Mr. Torrence’s art.” Jessie B. Rittenhouse.

Torrey, Bradford.Friends on the shelf. **$1.25. Houghton.

6–36033.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“Endowed with sound taste, and a fine literary touch, he pronounces, in a desultory review of the man’s life or work, much sound common-sense judgment upon his methods or his productions.”

“Some little matters to quarrel over might easily be singled out.”

Tosi, Pier Francesco.Observations on the florid song; or, Sentiments on the ancient and modern singers; written in Italian; tr. into English by Mr. Galliard. *$1.75. Scribner.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“Tosi, like most of the men of his day, is witty and garrulous even when he is most earnest about his subject, and in the very racy contemporary translation he makes capital reading.”

Tout, Thomas Frederick.Advanced history of Great Britain from the earliest times to the death of Queen Victoria. *$1.50. Longmans.

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A book which “serves a double purpose. It belongs to a series designed for school use.... But it is also a most convenient volume of easy reference.... The maps are abundant and simple, and there are a number of genealogical and other tables, including a list of ministers and governments since 1689.”—Nation.

“He weighs and sifts his evidence with the aim of writing history, not a pleasant mixture of facts and fancies; and he never lets his enthusiasm get the better of his judgment. As a history for students who are within a year or so of leaving school we do not hesitate to say that Professor Tout’s is the best obtainable at the present day.”

“The maps are the best for their purpose which the writer has ever encountered in a text-book. The scholarship displayed in the book must be heartily commended. The information is drawn from the best primary and secondary sources and is used with great discrimination.In only two points has the present reviewer found anything to criticize.” Ralph C. H. Catterall.

“The bibliographies given are altogether too short and unsatisfactory for an advanced history. In this respect the book leaves much to be desired. As a chronicle of events the work is well done.”

“It is abundantly provided with maps and genealogical tables, and has all the well-known merits of his scholastic work.”

“The narrative is pointed and succinct, but broad enough to include a clear account of political and constitutional changes.”

“The complicated politics of Charles II.’s reign are set forth with special clearness.”

*Tower, Walter S.History of the American whale fishery. (Publications of the Univ. of Pennsylvania. Series of political economy and public law, no. 20.) $1.50. Winston.

7–19443.

This work which appeals to both historians and economists gives a “comprehensive review of the origin and development of the whaling industry from colonial times to the present. The volume has its particular value in the fact that it is the only complete history of its kind both as regards time and treatment. As the author pointed out, the latest work on the subject in question appeared in 1876 but the discussion was superficial, especially of the whole period after 1815.” (Yale R.)

“An exceedingly valuable work. Every library will desire to own this book, and economists and historians will wish to have the volume upon the shelves of their private collections.”

Tower, William Lawrence.Investigation of evolution in chrysomelid beetles of the genus leptinotarsa. (Carnegie institution of Washington publications, no. 48. Station for experimental evolution. Paper no. 4.) $3.25. Carnegie inst.

7–9833.

“This genus embraces forty-three species, of which the best known is the common potato beetle. Starting with the distribution of the group, Professor Tower passes to individual variation in color pattern, size, and shape: he discusses the structure, ontogeny, and phylogeny of coloration in these and other insects; experimental modification of the colors and the significance of the various hues and patterns, both in the larvae and adults; the normal habits and instincts of these beetles; details of interesting selection experiments in breeding and the production of new races; and a final chapter on the relation of all the results obtained to the problem of the origin of species.”—Nation.

“Not only does it extend our knowledge of evolution along the old lines of research, but now for the first time do we have clear cases of the modification of the germ plasm by external conditions.”

“The thoroughness of the work and clearness of exposition inspire confidence in the results and conclusions. It is a valuable contribution to the literature of evolution.”

“It is of the first importance to every biologist.” T. D. A. Cockerell.

Townsend, Charles Wendell.Along the Labrador coast. †$1.50. Estes.

7–20631.

“The journey which this book records was undertaken chiefly for the study of birds, but the author became greatly interested in the scenery, the geology, the flowers and trees, the fish and fishermen, the Eskimos and Eskimo dogs, the Hudson bay company’s posts, the Moravians, and Dr. Grenfell’s mission.” (R. of Rs.) The author writes of Labrador “merely as an interested visitor and amateur ornithologist.” (N. Y. Times.)

“The simple narrative makes enjoyable reading and admirably supplements the more technical ‘Birds of Labrador,’ which Dr. Townsend has published.”

“A straightforward and pleasant narrative of a summer vacation.”

“Both text and pictures form a distinct contribution to our knowledge of Labrador life and scenery.”

Townsend, Edward Waterman.Beaver Creek farm. †$1.25. Appleton.

7–29726.

A city lad’s experiences while rusticating at his grandfather’s farm, where he meets a country boy who teaches him the wholesome wonders of country life.

Townsend, Edward Waterman.Our constitution: why and how it was made, who made it, and what it is. **$1.50. Moffat.

6–38915.

“A popular review of our great instrument of government.... After a brief review of the previous experiences of the colonies with self-government, the various movements toward union are described, and the familiar struggles and compromises which finally ended in our present constitution. A discussion of the amendments concludes the text proper. A last chapter and an appendix include the chief documents, English and colonial, which form the background of the history of our present constitution.”—Acad.

“In the light of its object it should be said that on the whole the work is entertainingly written and will furnish an easy introduction to the study of the constitution to a class of readers who would be repelled by a work of greater scholastic pretensions.”

“As a whole ... the book should be of service, as it is clear, compact and expressed in a fairly interesting manner.”

Townsend, John Wilson.Kentuckians in history and literature. $2. Neale.

7–29721.

A love for Kentucky’s history, traditions and literature has prompted the researches which have resulted in this volume of side-lights. The galaxy includes poets, novelists, lawyers, warriors and statesmen.

*Tozier, Josephine.Spring fortnight in France. **$2. Dodd.

7–31243.

The journeys which Angela Victoria, thirty-six and alone, makes thru central France are strung upon a thread of romance and are only the more captivating for that reason. “In her own charming fashion, she visits Le Mans, Poitiers, Carcassonne, Arles, Tarascon, and half a dozen other cities of southern France, andmany excellent illustrations from photographs show characteristic views of them.” (Dial.)

“A sprightly combination of romantic fiction and traveller’s impressions.”

“Josephine Tozier, besides knowing her France, is gifted with vivacity, and imparts all the information we want in most engaging style.”

Tozier, Josephine, comp. Travelers’ handbook; new and rev. ed. **$1. Funk.

7–17665.

This manual for transatlantic tourists “is not concerned with descriptions of sights and tours, but is full of practical advice as to the customs of the various countries, their coinage, tramways, railroad guides, fees, food, etc. Much of the information is intended for American women.” (Ind.)

*Tracy, John Clayton.Plane surveying: a text-book and pocket manual. $3. Wiley.

7–33942.

A complete manual for students. “In plan it is a text-book and pocket manual combined, while in scope its aim is not to cover the whole field of surveying, but to treat with thoroughness fundamental principles and methods. As a text-book, it deals with the theory of surveying, while as a manual it gives many practical suggestions and directions which are usually left for oral instruction.” (Tech. Lit.)

“Prof. Tracy has written a book of great value to the surveyor, both in his student days and in the first years of his practice.”

Tracy, Louis.Captain of the Kansas.$1.50. Clode, E. J.

7–6181.

Mr. Tracy uses his well-tested ingredients again,—the sea, shipwreck, fights with cannibals, hairbreadth escapes, etc. “He has valiantly succeeded in making the primary colours once more effective. Even in Chile the black angel whose disciple puts sticks of dynamite among the coals of a seagoing steamer is not ill-served. The voyage of that steamer is a triumph of pyrotechnical narrative, assisted by a map.... Peril from cannibals obliges a physician to reserve a bullet for the heroine, but Ossa on Pelion could not have flattened the good cherub who looked after her and her lover.” (Ath.)

“If heartiness can freshen a stale phrase, Mr. Tracy’s romance may be described as a thrilling novel of adventure.”

“Everybody in the book is a live human being, and they are all carried along by the skillful story teller who has a very neat and effective style and a happy knack of characterization.”

“As a sea-story the book is capital, as a novel it is nothing.”

*Train, Arthur Cheney.Mortmain.†$1.50. Appleton.

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