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Children will be delighted with these fables, which tell them why the swallow wears a forked tail, why the robin wears a red breast, why the woodpecker goes a-tapping, why the owl can’t see in the sun, why the peacock wears eyes on his tail, why the crow’s feathers are black, how the mocking bird got his name, and how the parrot came to wear a hooked beak, and why the jackdaw hides everything bright.
Bousset, Wilhelm.Jesus; tr. by Janet Penrose Trevelyan; ed. by W. D. Morrison. *$1.25. Putnam.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“On the whole the work is not extremely radical: it seeks to be constructive, is written in good spirit.”
Bowen, Marjorie.Master of Stair.†$1.50. McClure.
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“A story of Scotland at the close of the seventeenth century, dealing in the main with a plot to overthrow William of Orange, but more specifically with the hereditary feud between the clans of Campbell and Glencoe, and the treachery by which the latter clan was finally exterminated.”—Bookm.
“The author has a sense of style and a fertile imagination. Against [several] slips may be set the vivid portraiture of many characters (those of William of Orange and Lady Dalrymple would redeem a far worse book) and the general truth of the local colour.”
“While quite distinctly not in the same class with Maurice Hewlett, she nevertheless shares with him the rather uncommon gift of infusing the thrill of life into vanished centuries, and making men and women, long since a handful of dust, seem to us, for the time being living breathing realities.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
“Her second novel is so much more creditable a work that its merits are in no need of puffery.” Wm. M. Payne.
“While we admire her spirit, it is difficult to feel that all this ‘slightly grandiloquent magnificence’ is satisfactory; it is a rich cloak, but it does not take the place of bones and flesh.”
“The author has decided descriptive ability. Has also dramatic power.”
“Exhibiting a total ignorance of technique, of the rudiments of her art, she contrives to emerge safely and successfully from all kinds of difficult situations.”
Bowen, Marjorie.Viper of Milan.$1.50. McClure.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“It is not so much the clever blending of history and fiction which makes Miss Bowen’s book remarkable; it is the rare atmosphere of reality which permeates it.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
“The story makes up in action for the shortcomings of its style.”
“There is not a philosophical sentence in the book, not a single appeal to religion, it is simply a gorgeous fairy tale of human life with a diabolical hero, worked out thru every imaginable irony of circumstance, and considered within these limitations, it is almost beyond criticism in style, construction and fascination.”
Bower, B. M. (B. M. Sinclair).Her prairie knight, and Rowdy of the “Cross L.” il. †$1.25. Dillingham.
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A reissue of two good western stories. In the former a New York society girl is influenced by the sky, the air and the plains, to be true to herself and marry for love rather than for a title. The second tells of the devotion of a little school teacher of the plains to her cowboy brother, whose trickery and dishonesty are run to cover by the man she loves.
“He has a sense of humor, especially in the situations he contrives and he has written an entertaining story.”
Bower, B. M. (B. M. Sinclair).Range dwellers.†$1.25. Dillingham.
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The breezy, dare-devil, son of a San Francisco millionaire tells in his own amusing way of how he was rusticated on his father’s Montana cattle ranch, in the hope that it would make a man of him, how he fell in love with the daughter of a neighboring rancher, who had enjoyed thirty years of feud and enmity with his father, and how he carried her off in a motor-car. Altogether he demonstrates that he is a wholly “good sort” capable of winning the good comradeship of his fellow cowboys altho handicapped by being “the son and heir.”
*Boxall, George E.Awakening of a race. *$2.75. Wessels.
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“In this work the author has traced out briefly the tendencies of thought in civilized countries at the present time with a view to estimating the probable trend of events in the near future. He notes the decay of ideals in this and in other civilised lands, and prophesies a new development of the religious idea. Man, he says, always has had and always must have a religion as a guide to conduct, and the lesson we learn from the past is that a new religion grows gradually out of an older one as man’s knowledge increases. According to him Christianity has about reached its ultimate capacity for division, and, as ‘a house divided against itself cannot stand,’ a new development in religion, based on a scientific view of the world, is absolutely necessary.”
“A person who dares to jeer at a faith of whose history he has not a textbook knowledge, who sets his conclusions in matters of ethnological research against those of the acknowledged leaders of the science, without so much as a schoolboy’s equipment, calls rather for contempt than criticism, laughter than logic. When he enters the domain of sociology and religion he becomes merely ridiculous, and his essays in the reconstruction of human origins are too silly to be entirely dull.”
Boyles, Kate, and Boyles, Virgil D.Langford of the Three Bars.†$1.50. McClurg.
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This tale of South Dakota follows the trials of a young ranchman, Paul Langford, who undertakes to put an end to cattle-rustling in his section. The county attorney takes up the fight for Langford against the thieves, and the terrifying happenings that result provide a wild west thrill for every page. Langford’s energy, determination and sense of justice win the day finally, tho not without tragedies.
“Their collaborative work is remarkably smooth and even and shows little trace of its double authorship.”
Brace, Benjamin.Seventh person. †$1.50. Dodd.
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Jerry Chambers is a young collegian who as a member of a fraternity is obliged at the end of his course to perform whatever task might be outlined in the envelope that he draws from a mysterious black bag. “Obeying its imperative mandate, against which parental wishes count for naught, he departs for South America, where in a marvelously short time he wins great renown, a love affair with a beautiful señorita, developing meanwhile. The scenes of his subsequent adventures are in Mexico and the South and West of the country.” (Ind.)
“The conclusion is carefully manipulated.”
“Mr. Brace has the gift of imagination in a most frantic form.”
Bradby, Godfrey Fox.Great days of Versailles; studies from court life in the later years of Louis XIV. il. $1.75. Scribner.
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Based chiefly upon the memoirs of Saint-Simon, the letters of Mme. de Maintenon and of Madame the Princess Palatine, Mr. Bradby’s picture serves as “an introduction to the period for those who wish to pursue a more extensive study of eighteenth century memoirs, and will also be sufficiently complete and vivid to be of interest and value to those who have not the time and opportunity for more detailed reading.” (N. Y. Times.)
“Mr. Bradby presents a sombre picture of this distinguished formal period, without any brilliance but with too much care to be at all disappointing, though at times we wish for the lightness and gaiety of style which were the feature of his charming story ‘Dick’ and his flippant farce ‘The Marquis’s eye.’”
“Mr. Bradby’s book gives a fair account of phases of life and thought which are now as extinct, and seem almost as remote, as the ways and usages of the Pharaohs, and in the study of them one can find much interest and some profit.” James Breck Perkins.
“On the whole, however, Mr. Bradby’s book is a scholarly and agreeable piece of light historical reading.”
“Mr. Bradby has overcome the vast difficulties of the subject, and written a book that makes for learning as well as for amusement—a fine thing to be able to say, when we consider how very amusing it is! He has—or he has acquired—the priceless gift of proportion.”
“The value of his work would have been enhanced, perhaps, especially for those who wish to carry their studies further, if he had more frequently footnoted his authorities.”
“The last few years have seen a great outpouring of books about history, but it is not often easy to find among them one that is written in decent English and is evidently a well-arranged epitome of wide reading as this is.”
Bradley, Ernest.Seven steps to the cross, being seven meditations suitable for Lent, and more particularly for Good Friday. **60c. Whittaker.
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It is the object of these meditations to “carry a deep spiritual message on the sufferings of our Lord to those who may hear or read them.” The seven steps are; The last supper and the new commandment, Gethsemane, Caiaphas, Herod, Pilate, Out by the Jaffa gate, and Golgotha.
Bradley, Shelland.American girl in India. $1.75. Macmillan.
The experiences of a lively American girl who goes to India principally to attend the “great Durbar” at Delhi. “She reckons and guesses with equal aplomb, and has certain idioms of her own invention, such as ‘I don’t catch right on to the people straight away,’ and ‘Say, though, I’m shying off the main point,’ not to speak of a touch here and there of untimely cockney.” (Nation.)
“There is of course fiction and fiction—the kind which aspires to be a fine art (and so seldom, alas! attains its aspirations) and that which aspires among other small things mainly to amuse (so often failing too). To the latter class belongs ‘An American girl in India;’ but far from being a failure, this novel contains so much knowledge of character, and such a light and sure touch in the sketching of passing personalities, that we regret the trivialities which condemn it to a place in the second category.”
“When one has mastered the jargon one finds her an amusing person in a mild way.”
“The book is written with a good deal of vivacity, much of it of a cheap sort, and with facility in the use of the English language.”
Brady, Cyrus Townsend.Blue ocean’s daughter. †$1.50. Moffat.
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“It is about an Amazonian sort of young woman who was born on board her father’s ship, grew up on it in his company, was as good a sailor as the skipper, and if need was could fight with swords and pistols as well as if she had been a man. The time of the story is laid in the latter part of the revolutionary war and the ship is pursued by an English frigate. Out of the pursuit and the fight there grow all manner of exciting incidents.”—N. Y. Times.
“Has a plethora of strange and exciting incident and is written in his most rattling style.”
Brady, Cyrus Townsend.Patriots. †$1.50. Dodd.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“Strong alike in incident and character-drawing.”
Brady, Cyrus Townsend, and Peple, Edward Henry.Richard the brazen. †$1.50. Moffat.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“We have a suspicion that the tale, like the Adelphi melodrama, was written for the gallery, and an American gallery into the bargain.”
Brainerd, Eleanor Hoyt.Bettina. †$1.25. Doubleday.
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Of the following ingredients the story is composed: “a genial brother, a doctor with the orthodox Abernathy manners, a providentially effaced friend, whose non-appearance causes the case of mistaken identity upon which the story hinges, and a child of revealing prattle. A railway wreck, the wise scheme of a self-abnegating nurse, a thunderstorm, an overdose of medicine—all serve to bring about a happy ending foreseen from the first.”—N. Y. Times.
“Not recommended for small library with limited means.”
“As we read the bright little sketch of American social life, we forget to cavil at its elaborate setting.”
“Slight but cleverly handled story.”
“‘Tis foolish,’ as our friend, Mr. Hennessy, says, but it is told in a pleasant, sprightly fashion, and it will furnish beguilement for many readers.”
“The story [is] too slight to make into a book.”
Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen.On reading: an essay. **75c. Duffield.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
Reviewed by William T. Brewster.
Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen.Reminiscences of my childhood and youth.**$2.50. Duffield.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“Unhappily, however, the translation is not first rate, particularly in the Englishing of original turns and phrases, nor is the volume lacking in typographical errors.”
“It is interesting partly though its naïve and refreshing candour—partly through its revelation of the narrow parochialism of Scandinavian life.”
“There is not a dull paragraph, not a single dry-as-dust element in this highly instructive autobiography, for which I earnestly wish many readers in this country.” Paul Harboe.
“The reader of the ‘Reminiscences’ finds Brandes not dry, certainly not unproductive, but assuredly ‘a creature with thoughts ground keen.’”
Brastow, Lewis O.Modern pulpit: a study of homiletic sources and characteristics. **$1.50. Macmillan.
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An interpretation of the teaching of our day. The influences that are at work upon the ministry, the problems that are before it, and the demands that are urged upon it are all viewed in the light of the present day unification of the denominations.
“Dr. Brastow, always calm, rational, deep-sighted and analytical, is especially so in this volume.” Robert E. Bisbee.
Reviewed by George Hodges.
“A book about preaching of decided merit.”
“The notable feature of this volume, however, is not its descriptions of personalities, but its examination of the more general agencies that have wrought upon modern preaching, together with its discrimination of the distinctive qualities in homiletical practice in the various Protestant nationalities and communions.”
“Men of all churches will recognize his work as one of remarkable attractiveness and ability.”
“Among new works on preaching and the modern pulpit, perhaps the most noteworthy volume of the past few months is ‘The modern pulpit.’”
Breasted, James Henry.Ancient records of Egypt: historical documents from the earliest times to the Persian conquest; collected, edited and translated with commentary, v. 1–4 ea. *$4; v. 5. Index number. *$2. Univ. of Chicago press.
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Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“In a work of such extent and difficulty there is inevitably much to criticize: and one cannot in reading it avoid the reflection that six months of steady revision of the whole of it are required in order to bring the work up to the high standard at which the author aims and which is to be looked for from one endowed with his comprehensive insight. The English throughout is crude, there are many mistakes in renderings and descriptions, and many hasty judgments.”
“The translation exhibits the same careful attention to matters of detail that is everywhere apparent. In wideness of scope, thoroughness of treatment extending to the minutest details, systematic arrangement and conscientious scholarship Professor Breasted’s ‘Ancient records’ takes high rank, and it cannot be doubted that it will have a most important influence upon Egyptological studies in the domains both of history and philology.” Christopher Johnston.
“One half of the corrigenda which Dr. Breasted announces in his fifth volume are caused by the uncouth and barbarous system of transliteration which forms the trade-mark of Berlin Egyptology, and which Dr. Breasted admits must be ignored by the general reader, it will be seen that he has suffered in no slight degree by his devotion to his innovating teachers. This is, however, the only fault we have to find.”
Reviewed by Christopher Johnston.
“A great saver of time and energy to the student.”
“A great work ready at hand with one of the best indexes ever constructed, making every fact available by its comprehensive system for quick, and easy reference.”
“These volumes form a monument of the author-translator, which will give his name a permanent place in the literature of the subject.”
“It is a monumental work, of which any country might be proud, and the University of Chicago is to be congratulated upon finding the scholar to achieve it and providing the means to give it to the world.”
Breasted, James Henry.History of Egypt from the earliest times to the Persian conquest. **$5. Scribner.
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Descriptive note in December, 1905.
“Throughout Dr. Breasted writes clearly and lucidly. He tells his story in a straightforward and spirited manner and, while no detail of importance is omitted, he is never prolix. This happy combination of judicious concisenesswith ample fulness of treatment is a distinguishing feature of the book.” Christopher Johnston.
“The best and most readable English history of Egypt.”
Brebner, Percy.Knight of the silver star. *$1. Fenno.
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An English traveler slides inadvertently down a mountain side on the borderland of Russia and finds himself in a strange kingdom where mediæval customs prevail. Here, welcomed as a heaven sent knight, he wields a sword in behalf of the beautiful princess, passes safely thru many wondrous adventures, and at last in a miraculous fashion escapes from his enemies. He returns to our modern London carrying with him the princess who, as his wife, remains the one proof of the time when he tilted for her in the lists wearing the armour of the knights of the silver star.
Brebner, Percy James (Christian Lys, pseud.).Princess Maritza; il. by Harrison Fisher. $1.50. McBride, T. J.
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“It is the old story of the little kingdom and the succession and the ‘peace of Europe’ on the verge of collapse. As in all such stories, there are tricky ministers, intriguing women, swash-buckler soldiers and the lovers—a princess and a soldier of fortune.”—N. Y. Times.
“The incidents are numerous though unconvincing. The personages do not live, we are indifferent to their fates.”
“Usually, in such stories, there are lay figures, but Mr. Brebner has injected hot blood into them, and the result is a story, the stirring action and situations of which may cause Anthony Hope to tremble for his ‘Zenda’ laurels.”
Breed, Charles Blaney, and Hosmer, George Leonard.Principles and practice of surveying. $3. Wiley.
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“Not a treatise, but a text-book, and an elementary rather than a comprehensive text-book. They [the authors] deal with the simpler branches of the surveyor’s work in a clear and simple explanatory style. The subject is covered in four main divisions, headed, respectively: Instruments (use, adjustment and care); Surveying methods: Computations: Plotting: followed by a rather good collection of tables.”—Engin. N.
“Good manual of the simpler branches of surveying. Especially careful in pointing out possible sources of error.”
“The usual tables complete the volume, which is probably as satisfactory a text-book under present methods of technical school instruction in surveying as can be written.” H. N. Ogden.
“The book as a whole is worthy of a place on any beginner’s desk, and merits success.” Arthur D. Butterfield.
Brent, Rt. Rev. Charles Henry.With God in prayer. **50c. Jacobs.
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Bishop Brent’s purpose in writing this little book is to suggest prayerful thoughts and to promote the prayerful spirit.
Bridge, Norman.House health, and other papers. **$1.25. Duffield.