Chapter 6

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For the dogmatic, even sentimental peace-notions bruited about the world by ardent advocates, Miss Addams substitutes the newer dynamic peace embodying the later humanism, whose meaning is implied in such words as “overcoming” “substituting,” “re-creating,” “readjusting moral values” and “forming new centers of spiritual energy.” She offers the moral substitutes for war that are an outgrowth of a definite national background.

“I think in logical organization this book suffers more than her earlier writing. On the other hand, perhaps, nowhere can one find the social point of view, which we must assume, presented with so much inherent necessity as here.” George Herbert Mead.

“The present book shows the same fresh virile thought, and the happy expression which has characterized her work.”

“This is a very suggestive book. Its one weakness is that, though it does not quite neglect the ethical and spiritual standards of life, it allows them to be overshadowed by the economic and the merely utilitarian.”

“As an immediate and effective solution of the main problem indicated by its title, this treatise may well prove less successful than as a manual of instruction in methods of mutual service and a plea for mutual sympathy and good-will.” Percy F. Bicknell.

“Miss Addams’s observations are so acute, and her criticisms often so well aimed, that her book is worth reading. We cannot but wish, however, that she had ploughed a little deeper, and shown us more clearly how the evils on which she dwells are to be removed.”

“It is the expression of an exceptional citizen on subjects that concern everybody. Whatever may prove to be its concern for the student of literature, it should be tolerantly read by the student of affairs, for whom it was written.” Olivia Howard Dunbar.

“‘Newer ideals of peace’ is not a felicitous title for Jane Addams’s interesting and suggestive volume. It is imperfect because she has studied only one phase of our national life, and, in American fashion ... she draws too large generalizations from her too specialized observations.”

“On the whole, Miss Addams has given us a presentation of the peace argument from a wholly new point of view.”

Addis, Rev. William E.Hebrew religion to the establishment of Judaism under Ezra. *$1.50. Putnam.

7–2577.

A non-technical study of Israel’s religion from the earliest times to the middle of the fifth century B. C. “The sections which treat of the primitive forms of Semitic religion and the early Jahveh worship are of special excellence.” (Nation.) The volume includes a chronological table of Jewish history.

“Well suited to the needs of the nonspecialist reader for whom it is intended.”

“His discussion is marked by the precision that his volumes on the Hexateuch would lead us to expect. While exception may be taken to a few points, they leave the essential value of Mr. Addis’s volume unimpaired.” Crawford H. Toy.

“On the whole, Professor Addis keeps well within the safe ground of established fact, with caution to the reader when opinion is uncertain. His graphic style and ability to render a situation clear in a few words make his essay suitable for popular or general use.”

“We fear we cannot follow him ... in some of his critical assumptions; but yet we can recommend his book.”

Addison, Julia De Wolf.Art of the Dresden gallery. (Art galleries of Europe ser.) *$2. Page.

6–42448.

This sixth volume in “The art galleries of Europe” is Miss Addison’s third contribution to the series. “In the plan it is similar to its predecessors; it consists of notes and observations upon a large number of the finest paintings, both ancient and modern, in the royal collection at Dresden, arranged in schools or grouping together the works of one or two great masters.” (Dial.)

“From beginning to end there is no evidence of any personal knowledge or understanding of the art of painting, there is no lucid explanation of its virtues, no independent analysis of the peculiar charms and merits of a master.”

“The text furnishes as much detail as the ordinary traveller will care for, and he will find it of a more manageable and useful sort than that offered by most guides and catalogues.”

“One might spend half a life-time with catalogues and yet gather less real knowledge than may be pleasantly acquired by a perusal of this book, every essential fact of which is dressed out with episode, anecdote, and pertinent criticism.”

“In the present handy volume the American authoress exhibits the instincts, knowledge and merits of style that characterised her former works.”

Ade, George.In pastures new.†$1.25. McClure.

6–38894.

Mr. Ade’s “pastures new” are chiefly in London and Egypt. He characterizes humorously without his usual slang. “The foibles and follies of tourists, the humbug and charlatanry of those who live off them, the fact that foreign travel has its tiresome side as well as its joys—all these and other phases of ‘being abroad’ are dealt with in an amusing way.” (Outlook.)

“The harmless fun Mr. Ade is capable of producing has been put into it in good measure—wholesome, human, natural fun.”

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“The secret of American humour is perhaps to exaggerate and travesty realities with a serious countenance. When this is well done it is amusing: and Mr. Peasley does it well.”

Ade, George.Slim princess.†$1.25. Bobbs.

7–17384.

The slim Princess Kalora of Morovenia is the despair of her father and fat younger sister because there is a Turkish law which reads that the elder must marry first and there is a Turkish preference for fat wives. Kolora is not only slim but spirited and she merrily takes her destiny into her own hands and, assisted by a kindly Fate, succeeds in marrying a venturesome young Pittsburgh millionaire. The story is breezy, clever and full of cheerful irony.

“Is one of the brightest phantasies of the season.”

“Was in his best comic opera mood when he wrote ‘The slim princess.’”

“A highly amusing bit of grotesquery.”

Adventures of Uncle Sam’s sailors by R. E. Peary, A. V. Wadhams, Molly Elliot Seawell, Franklin Matthews, Kirk Munroe and others. (Harper’s adventure ser.) †60c. Harper.

7–24286.

A group of spirited sea stories that shift scene from the Arctic circle to the tropics and from China to Hatteras and the West Indies. The stories mingle wholesome excitement, fascinating fact and entertaining fiction and lend an undertone of courage and endurance.

Adventures of Uncle Sam’s soldiers, by General C: King, J: Habberton, Capt. C: A. Curtis, Lieut. C: D. Rhodes, and others. (Harper’s adventure ser.) †60c. Harper.

7–26959.

How the soldiers of the west cleared the way for civilization, how women and children as well bore their full share of frontier burdens may be seen reflected in these tales of “picturesque incident and thrilling experiences” which while they are usually fiction are basedupon some incident or actual occurrence. While the volume aims only to be a side-light upon history, it is thoroly suggestive for students who wish to look into records of the regular soldiers.

*Ady, Cecilia M.Milan, the house of Sforza. (Historic states of Italy.) **$3.50. Putnam.

“Not only is the political life of the time of Francesco I. of Milan and the five other dukes of his house who ruled over Milan dealt with, but also the social and commercial impulses of the people, as well as the art and literature of the state. This volume will be followed shortly by ‘Milan: the house of Visconti,’ ‘Naples: the house of Anjou,’ and others on the different Italian states.”—N. Y. Times.

“She is to be congratulated on giving agreeable proof of hereditary talent by her accomplishment of a sufficiently difficult piece of work.”

Ady, Julia Cartwright (Mrs. Henry Ady).Early work of Raphael. 75c. Dutton.

“It gives in readable form the facts of Raphael’s life and career, up to the year 1508, as they are received by the Moreilian school of criticism. Much more than that it hardly pretends to give, and for any detailed appreciation of the artistic qualities of Raphael one must look elsewhere.”—Nation.

Ady, Julia Cartwright.Madame: a life of Henrietta, daughter of Charles I. and Duchess of Orleans. *$2.50. Dutton.

The twenty-six years of the Duchess of Orleans are here sketched with sympathy and insight. The courts of Charles II and Louis XIV, respectively brother and brother-in-law of the unhappy duchess “are here brought before the reader with vivid reality as no romance could reveal them. The characters of the two monarchs, of Madame, and of most of the notables of their time, have fresh light thrown on them by letters preserved in the French ‘Archives du ministères des affaires étrangères’ and documents from state papers on French affairs in the British record office, many of them here published for the first time.” (Outlook.)

“Her work may be recommended to the seeker after diversion and to the historical student alike. Mrs. Ady’s mania for idealizing, while attractive no doubt to many lovers of the beautiful, has the fault of obscurantism.”

“It would be difficult to find a biography less illuminating than this life of the spouse of Monsieur, brother of Louis XIV.”

“When the presentation of fact can be made so absorbingly interesting as Mrs. Ady convincingly proves possible in this volume of memoirs, one is tempted to wonder that the demand for fiction exists.”

Aegidius, Assisiensis.Golden sayings of the Blessed Brother Giles of Assisi; newly tr. and ed., together with a sketch of his life by the Rev. Fr. Paschal Robinson. *$1. Dolphin press. Phil.

6–46746.

“One of the earliest and closest companions of St. Francis of Assisi ... was Brother Aegidius, better known to English readers by his Anglicized name, Giles.... The present volume treasures his ‘Golden sayings’ held in high esteem by the Roman Catholic church, and introduces them by a brief sketch of his life.”—Outlook.

“The ‘Golden sayings’ themselves are of historical value as illustrating the spiritual side of early Franciscan teaching, an aspect hitherto inadequately recognized; and historians will appreciate especially the editor’s scholarly introduction.”

“In the editing and translating of the ‘Sayings,’ Father Paschal displays the erudition and the grasp of historical method which have won him a place in the front rank of the large band of scholars who today have devoted themselves to the study of ‘Franciscana.’”

“Well worthy the careful and pleasing translation ... as well for their sincere and earnest piety as for the singular beauty and picturesqueness of their expression.”

“It is the interest of his quaint personality that imparts interest to his ‘Aurea dicta’ which, to speak frankly, are not of great intrinsic value. But the English enthusiast must not fail to possess himself of Father Robinson’s translation.”

“The little volume is quaint and original and will appeal to many readers.”

“It is well worth reading and reflection by Protestant Christians, often too content with discarding the ascetic form of mediaeval saintliness, and too neglectful to replace it by a form of piety as impressive on the present age as that was on the past.”

Aero club of America.Navigating the air. **$1.50. Doubleday.

7–20981.

Here are given the personal experience of men best known in the field of aerial navigation. The book “contains, in over twenty chapters ... practical and clear accounts of what has been accomplished by many experimenters with kite-sustained aeroplanes, motor-driven balloons, and other dirigible air-ships.” (Outlook.)

“Both text and illustrations will interest the average reader as well as the specialist.”

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“Altogether the book, to which but scant justice can be done here, is full of interest and instruction, and the Aero club of America deserves high praise for getting together so much that is fairly authoritative on a subject of such importance.”

Aflalo, Frederick George, ed. Half a century of sport in Hampshire; extracts from the shooting journals of James Edward, second Earl of Malmesbury with a prefatory memoir by his great-grandson, the fifth earl. *$3.75. Scribner.

“The volume is made up of extracts from the ‘Sporting journals’ of James Edward, second earl of Malmesbury.... A memoir of the Earl has been written for the book by the present owner of the title. The Journals cover theperiod from 1798–1840. Besides describing hunts in the Hampshires and the hunting seat of the Earl of Malmesbury, there are also records of trips in Hungary and Austria. The volume is fully illustrated.”—N. Y. Times.

“We cannot say that the editor’s notes and comments on the journals are instructive or much to the point. Even the journals themselves will disappoint the reader who expects anything that can compare with Colonel Hawker’s diaries.”

Aflalo, Frederick George.Sunshine and sport in Florida and the West Indies. **$4. Jacobs.

“This volume is divided into three parts, treating, respectively, of ‘The way there,’ ‘Tarpon-fishing and other sport,’ and, finally, ‘Home by the Spanish main.’ Although fishing was the pole star which held steady through the trip of eleven thousand miles, this Briton had eyes for many other things.”—Nation.

“Mr. Aflalo’s account of the natural history of the tarpon, in so far as it is known, is very thorough and fascinating, and were any further inducements required to persuade fishermen to go west for tarpon it would be found in the pages of this interesting book.”

“Had Mr. Aflalo gathered his impressions at greater leisure, and generalized less from trivial instances, he would have informed his volume with the more genial spirit which we associate with the men who go a-fishing. For we can find no fault with Mr. Aflalo’s story of his tarpon fishing.” H. E. Coblentz.

“His frank and generous comments reveal a fair-mindedness only too rare in travelers. The volume should appeal to a far wider circle of readers than the ‘English anglers’ for whom the author chiefly intends it.”

“Mr. Aflalo’s chapters on tarpon fishing and alligator hunting are sportsmanlike, and, there being fewer opportunities, show less of a disposition to carp at American customs and institutions that differ from those of the British.”

“There is much shrewd observation in these pages, especially of American life and ways.”

“It is the best thing that we have read from Mr. Aflalo’s pen, and written in his vivid, if flowery style. Mr. Aflalo contributes something to our knowledge of the natural history of the Florida fishes.”

Aimes, Hubert Hillary S.History of slavery in Cuba, 1511–1868. **$2. Putnam.

7–23727.

From a economic, political and social standpoint, this work is an exposition of the Spanish policy governing the slave trade in Cuba; and it throws much light on the historical relations between Spain and her Antillean dependency. A later work is promised dealing with the domestic régime on the island. A bibliography adds to the value of the book.

“In a sense, this is a scholarly work. It is the result of much labor, and is based upon the best authorities, Spanish, French, and English, both documentary and printed. But the narrative in which the author presents the result of his work is something fearful and wonderful in its raw and careless crudeness.”

“On the whole, it can be heartily said that Dr. Aimes has gathered, compiled and addressed into acceptable form an exhaustive chapter of institutional history. He has also done it under a system that makes reference easy and verification available.”

“A work of real value though rather heavy reading.”

“The book is a useful one and the reader will hope with the author that it may aid in solving some of the problems connected with the island.”

Aked, Charles Frederic.Courage of the coward, and other sermons. **$1.25. Revell.

7–23636.

Fourteen sermons, “vitally evangelical in their adaptedness to the spiritually deaf or blind or lame in this year of grace.” (Outlook.)

“They impress us as devout, evangelical, constructive, and sufficiently forceful in thought and earnest in feeling to be called good preaching.”

“The sermons are good. Perhaps he overindulges in poetical quotations, and perhaps an occasional personal note sounds a bit egotistic. But these are small blemishes.”

“Utterly free from conventionalism, fresh in thought and phrase, dynamic with earnest conviction of reality, they speak from the experience of one who knows the world, sees things whole, understands men, and, having thought through their deepest problems, would lend a hand to any who are doubting, erring, falling.”

Albright, Evelyn May.Short-story: its principles and structure. *90c. Macmillan.

7–16475.

The aim of the book is not that of tracing the origin or the development of the short-story, but of setting forth “some standards of appreciation of what is good in story-writing, illustrating by the practice of the master as contrasted with amateurish failures.” Material, the technique of the short story, the plot, movement, emotional element and spirit of the author are all discussed. There is an undertone of sound advice to the would-be writer, and by way of a standard for self-criticism there has been appended a reading list of model short stories.

“It is to the reader rather than the writer that such a book is really useful.”

“Seems to us a very useful book.”

“Miss Albright’s treatment of the subject is more than creditable; it is masterly.”

Alden, Hazel Gillmore.Kingdom of heaven: an instruction in the Catholic faith for children. *$1.20. Church pub. co., N. Y.

7–31385.

A simple, direct and devout story of the Christian year for Catholic children. Its aim is to foster reverence.

Alden, Isabella Macdonald (Pansy, pseud.).Ruth Erskine’s son.il. †$1.50. Lothrop.

Readers who have followed Ruth Erskine thru other Pansy books will be glad to meet her again. She is now the widow of Judge Burnham, and devotes her entire energies tothe welfare of her son. The story tells of his marriage and the crosses it brings to her, her fortitude and good sense, and the son’s unfailing devotion.

“This is hardly a wholesome book for young people.”

Alexander, De Alva Stanwood.Political history of the state of New York.2v. ea. **$2.50. Holt.

6–21392.

“The author’s style is clear and vigorous. His narrative is interesting and reveals his firm grasp upon the subject matter, especially as it approaches the later period. Although the work adds little to the actual knowledge of the specialist, it is a distinct advance over the old style of state histories, and will serve the general reader as a reliable and interesting guide through the almost bewildering maze of the politics of New York state.” Herman V. Ames.

“The personal side of New York politics has been over-emphasized. This defect deprives the reader of a feeling of continuity in the narrative of New York’s political history, but while it is a defect, it does not detract seriously from the value of the work.”

“When all possible points of criticism have been raised, his work merits recognition, not merely because it is practically the only occupant of its field, but because it is in several important respects a soundly informing contribution to American historical literature, useful alike to the general reader and to the special student.”

“In spite of a certain monotony which pervades the author’s numerous character sketches, his style has decided merits; in vigor and fluency it far outrivals the older but in many respects more substantial work of Jabez Hammond. The characterizations of men are clearly designed to be eminently fair, although the reader finds little difficulty in discovering the author’s sympathies. The statements of facts are usually careful, but occasional expressions are open to question.” Charles A. Beard.

Alexander, Edward Porter.Military memoirs of a Confederate. **$4. Scribner.

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