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“The familiar drama of the poor relation.... Jane Blythe, a beautiful, high-spirited girl, is flung by fate on the charity of her London relatives.... Baited by her cousin, who is envious of her beauty and insufferably patronized by her aunt and uncle, she ... resolves to put the sea between herself and her blood relatives. The story of Jane’s battle for her rights in her hard environment is told with the real touch of humor.... In the crisis of Jane’s trials the inevitable knight of romance turns up in the person of John Everett, who marries her and takes her back to England.”—Lit. D.
“There is a thoroughly human touch in the handling of the whole story.”
“Not a remarkably good story, but it has a certain modest integrity which places it above the ruck of petty inventions.”
Reviewed by Hildegarde Hawthorne.
Kinross, Albert.Davenant. †$1.50. Dodd.
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“An American publisher of brains and heart tells an Irish mother and her son in London his experience with a crippled, original, and brilliant hack writer in that city, whose work, rejected at home, finds acceptance here, and to whom America becomes a symbol of free, generous, brotherly life.”—Outlook.
“Mr. Kinross has humour, and he has irony. This work is the work of a man who can rise to a considerable achievement. He has pathos also.”
“Full of a quality that comes near being charm, but fails just short of it. The style is too self-conscious, and the whole scheme lacks simplicity, so that the mind is taxed by its suggestiveness.”
“The story is wholly off the well-defined lines of fiction, is told in an unhackneyed way, with a vein of deep feeling and of unforced humor. There is a deeper strain in the book for those who read it with imagination; for it is safer to venture the assertion that Mr. Kinross had before him not only the America of gross materialism, but America as a symbol of great and beautiful ideas.”
Kipling, Rudyard.Puck, of Pook’s hill.†$1.50. Doubleday.
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“So hidden and delicate is the intention, that the book has been reviewed merely as a series of fairy tales; so spontaneous that one even wonders if Mr. Kipling himself knows the full extent of his accomplishment.” Mary Moss.
“Mr. Kipling has apparently passed through that political fever which for so long a time made him almost unreadable. His genius is restored to itself, and he writes as one would always have him write. For this reason alone I would rejoice in the new book. It is a brilliant performance, and it is a golden promise.” Royal Cortissoz.
“Not only shows him grand master of the English language, but marks his ability to fit with perfect verbal clothing any subject he may pick out.”
Kirk, Mrs. Ellen Warner (Olney) (Henry Hayes, pseud.).Marcia: a novel. †$1.50. Houghton.
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An autobiographical society novel in which the heroine at twenty-one “refusing to gain riches as the price of her ancestral acres and home accepts a position as secretary to a woman of wealth, and the story begins.... Mrs. Kirk introduces us to high-minded men and women, who eschew gambling and abhor divorce, who recognize the existence of duty, and are loyal to obligation.” (N. Y. Times.)
“‘Marcia’ is remarkable for nothing but the facility with which a practiced hand can make a fairly readable tale out of indifferent material.”
“Its merit rests almost wholly upon its truth to nature and its interesting psychological analysis.”
“Unfortunately, the workmanship of the novel is not equal to its excellence of intention. Its characters are characters rather than people. The book is, however, sincere and wholesome, and will not disappoint the public which Mrs. Kirk has already won.”
Kirkham, Stanton Davis.Ministry of beauty. **$1.50. Elder.
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An ontological discussion of beauty, life, religion, philosophy, work, health and happiness, with chapters on The world message, The heart of it, The tendency of good, The preacher, The teacher, and The poet. The author treats of good in its abstract sense and emphasizes strongly the development of ethical perception to the point of consciousness of truth’s expression.
Kirkham, Stanton Davis.Where dwells the soul serene. **$1.50. Elder.
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A group of essays similar in teaching to those included in Mr. Kirkham’s “Ministry of beauty.” They make their plea for the impersonal idea of truth to which the Christian scientists have wakened. Among the essays are Elements of freedom, The ideal of culture, The idea of religion, The nature of prayer, The beauty of poise, Ethical relations, Wealth, Free aims, Higher laws, and The soul of nature.
Kirkup, Thomas.History of socialism. *$2.25. Macmillan.
“This third edition ... has been revised at a few points and enlarged by some forty pages. The first twelve chapters are substantially unchanged, but the thirteenth, treating of the growth of socialism, has been completely rewritten to bring it up to date. The concluding chapters deal with the alleged forces now making for the coming of socialism, and review in a dispassionate, if sympathetic way the philosophy of the movement.”—Nation.
“But none have surpassed Mr. Kirkup in philosophical grasp of the essentials of socialism, or have presented the doctrine in more intelligible form.”
“No man who reads this generous and impartial volume, the work of a socialist sufficiently broadminded to appreciate the weak points of the propaganda and optimistic enough to analyze modern progress from a healthy point of view, can but feel that such a contribution to the literature of the subject must help to ameliorate old misunderstandings and enmities.”
“We question whether the spirit of cheerful optimism and an amiable love of compromise, which are the characteristics of this volume, are an adequate mental equipment for a treatment of the subject.”
Kiser, Samuel Ellsworth.Thrills of a bell boy.60c. Forbes.
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“S. E. Kiser, under this title, writes in his well known style. His bell boy is a close observer and sees many things in the hotel where he works in an humble capacity, hiding a philosopher under his careless exterior. John T. McCutcheon has happily illustrated the text.”—Ind.
Kitson, Arthur.Captain James Cook, “the circumnavigator.” *$4.50. Dutton.
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Mr. Kitson departs from the material from which narratives of Cook are usually produced, and has gone to the Admirality papers for data. This story of the discoverer of the Sandwich islands tells of one who made the best use of every opportunity as fast as it presented itself. “It tells the remarkable experiences of the man who, after rising from cabin-boy in a collier to captain in the royal navy, discovered Australia, sailed three times around the world, and was killed, as we all know, by the natives of the Sandwich islands.” (Outlook.)
“Cook’s latest biographer, while a most faithful and painstaking chronicler is either devoid of the capacity of awe, wonder, and romance which the voyages of Cook excite, or he has put these qualities under severe restraint.”
“There has been until now no complete or satisfactory biography.”
“To say that Mr. Kitson never stumbles would be fulsome; it is enough to say that his errors are few and unimportant and will not prevent his book from being accepted as a standard.”
“Mr. Kitson’s work shows great painstaking labor; he corrects several misstatements of previous biographers, and adds some new and interesting facts.”
“His book is entitled to take rank as the most careful, trustworthy, and complete record of Capt. Cook’s life that has yet been published.”
“It may be cordially praised as a capital piece of narrative writing.”
“Mr. Kitson has made some discoveries about the life of the great explorer, Captain Cook, which are well worth the trouble he has expended on them, and they leave the voyages neither less nor more fascinating than they were before.”
Kitson, Charles Herbert.Art of counterpoint and its application as a decorative principle. *$2.50. Oxford.
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“The work of a man of wide views, yet of one who values the work of antiquity, and is careful to show how rationally the new has been developed from the old. There is a large class of contrapuntists, both in England and in Germany, at the present day, who are accustomed to sneer at the ancient writers, and to whom the researches of Rockstro and others are anathema. It is satisfactory to see that Dr. Kitson is not of this number; he has evidently studied Morley and the ancients thoroughly, and his very concise résumé of ancient practice is so little superficial that we see at once that he is deeply read.”—Lond. Times.
“He writes well and clearly, and his treatise is excellent alike on the modern and ancient counterpoint. Such a book should do much to dispel the popular delusion that counterpoint is dry.”
“Dr. Kitson’s ‘The art of counterpoint,’ we are pleased to say is not one of the many treatises on that subject which are based on previous treatises.”
Kittrell, Norman G.Ned, nigger an’ gent’man: a story of war and reconstruction days. $1.50. Neale.
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Desiring to learn details of the fate of two members of his family who fell in the civil war, a northerner makes his first journey into the south. He becomes a guest of true southern aristocrats, faithful representatives of the very highest class of southern society. The aim of the story seems to be that of modifying a northerner’s abhorrent attitude toward the system of slavery by dropping him into surroundings where master and negro alike are bred to the chivalry of the “quality.”
Kleiser, Grenville.How to speak in public. *$1.25. Funk.
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“This work as a whole is so excellent we feel it would be difficult to overstate its value to serious students.”
“A good deal is taken for granted. The author’s system is nowhere treated clearly as a whole. There is no very plain intimation as to the time is desirable to be given to each chapter. There are exercises and selections, and there are brief passages of exposition and comment, but there is hardly sufficient organization of the material to make the method easy to follow.” W. B. Parker.
Klenze, Camillo von.Interpretation of Italy during the last two centuries: a contribution to the study of Goethe’s “Italienische reise.” *$1.50. Univ. of Chicago press.
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One of the decennial publications of the Chicago university. In this study Goethe’s “Italienische reise” is compared with the travels of his predecessors of the eighteenth century to show how far Goethe was original and to what degree he has been supplemented.
“The book is a work of research representing a vast amount of reading and labor, and will be of service to any one who desires to follow the story of modern culture and intellectual life.”
“Dr. von Klenze’s style and treatment do not, we regret to say, rise above the level of the doctor’s dissertation; while there is too much cataloguing of details and too little original reasoning and writing, some important facts are left out.”
Knauss, William H.Story of Camp Chase; a history of the prison and its cemetery. $2.20. Pub. house M. E. ch. so.
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“An interesting volume, compiled by a Southerner, but written impartially.... Made up of letters, extracts from documents, and personal recollections of the civil war, dealing especially with the Confederate prisoners at Camp Chase, Johnston’s island in Lake Erie, and Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, as well as other places. Records are given of the disposal of the prisoners.... The numerous illustrations include several maps and diagrams of cemeteries, with graves marked, so that friends can locate them.”—N. Y. Times.
“The author has given his later years devotedly to this noble work, and has contributed in no small degree to the restoration of good feeling between the once hostile sections.”
*Knight, William Angus, ed. Memorials of Thomas Davidson, the wandering scholar. *$1.25. Ginn.
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The author has collected from various sources estimates, or characterizations, by friends from opposite points of view—a series of mental photographs or appraisals of the man—and has allowed these in their separateness to tell the story of Thomas Davidson’s life and work.
Knollys, George.Ledgers and literature. *$1.25. Lane.
A collection of essays upon such subjects as; A professor of sentiment, Lunching in the city, On the adventures of living in a lunatic asylum, An officer of the boys’ brigade, On the cultivation of the spirit of Greek archaeology, and A week on the Thames.
“[At times] Mr. Knollys, possibly under the influence of a lunch-cake which he despises, allows the prose-poet in him to diminish into the poeticule of prose.”
“Some of these humorously fanciful sketches might also have come from the pen of Charles Lamb at his desk in the East India house.”
“These essays, on the whole, are kept up to a very respectable standard, a standard certainly far higher than that which the ordinary novelist reaches. But the standard rarely reaches really brilliant and original work.”
“There is often common-sense, quite good common-sense in it, but not wisdom.”
Knowles, Robert Edward.Undertow. †$1.50. Revell.
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“Is a good novel, and a pleasant one, and in every respect worthy of the author of ‘St. Cuthbert of the West.’”
Knox, Charles Edwin.Electric light wiring. *$2. McGraw pub.
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The author has considered the wiring of buildings by the two and three-wire systems only. “The different generating systems, such as double-generator, single-generator with a balancer set or with compensating transformers are then very simply outlined by the aid of diagrams. Methods of wiring buildings approved by the National board of fire underwriters, and the proper use of conduit, cables, tubes, porcelain fittings, etc., are described. The author has included considerable information on the manufacture of interior conductors with the National code requirements.” (Engin. N.)
“The volume presents the subject of building wiring in actual practice. For this reason the book should be of especial use to young engineers who have not had time or opportunity to acquire a system of practice for themselves. To those who have had little opportunity to approach electrical engineering mathematically, this book should be equally useful.”
Knox, George William.Development of religion in Japan. **$1.50. Putnam.
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“In three religions ‘the religion of Japan’ finds various expression. Shintoism is religious patriotism; Buddhism is the faith of the unlettered and poor; Confucianism is ‘the religion of gentlemen.’ These three have been variously modified during the comparatively brief period of fourteen centuries covered by historical dates. The account of these changes constitutes a history of the development of that innate religious feeling in which all religions root.... The religion of Japan already finds a fourth expression in Christianity, as a part of the nation’s new enlightenment.”—Outlook.
“With the ease and poise of a trained scholar, he shows us the development of religion in Japan.” William Elliot Griffis.
“Less interesting as a human story than ‘The religions of Japan,’ by another American author, this work is far superior as the philosophic presentation of a most fascinating chapter in the grand story of the human mind.”
“In the possible elements of human interest this book may be lacking but as a philosophical treatment of a great theme in a spirit at once catholic, critical, and sympathetic, it is a masterpiece.”
“Shows in an admirable manner how the religious feelings of the nation have been excited, and how in the course of the ages they have changed and progressed.” K. K. Kawakami.
“This volume has interest for the general reader. Its author is peculiarly qualified for appreciative treatment of his subject by his long residence in Japan.”
Knox, George William.Spirit of the Orient. *$1.50. Crowell.
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“He is able to express himself in an easy and graceful style.”
“This work is, in our judgment, the best volume on the subject that has appeared. No one who wishes an intelligent grasp of the great Eastern problem should fail to read ‘The spirit of the Orient.’”
“It is one of the keenest in analysis, perhaps, of any book written on the Far East.”
“The still too ignorant Occidental will find not only a sympathetic study of the peoples and customs of India, China and Japan, but also an appreciation of the peculiar spirit and problems of each country.”
Knyvett, Sir Henry.Defence of the realme. *$1.75. Oxford.
“A hitherto unpublished manuscript now edited by Charles Hughes. Knyvett was a country gentleman, a soldier and a magistrate who, when England was, as it appeared, threatened with a Spanish invasion in 1596, composed this little treatise for presentation to Queen Elizabeth. In it he set forth with the authority of his long experience his views as to the best way to master, train, equip, and handle an army to beat off the invasion.”—Nation.
“The tract was written in haste. On the technical side the treatise is at its weakest. It advocates the use of the antiquated longbow.”
“The volume is very pleasant to read and handle.”
“His style is direct with an occasional quaintness of turn, but not in itself noteworthy.”
“Is well edited and commented on by Mr. Charles Hughes.”
“The book as a whole is exceedingly interesting as well as curious, and Mr. Hughes deserves the gratitude of students, not only of history but of military science, for his discovery of Sir Henry Knyvett’s pamphlet.”
Kobbe, Gustav.Famous American songs, il. **$1.50. Crowell.
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“The work is admirably adapted for a presentation volume, appropriate for all tastes.”
“Tells about everything one can in reason wish to know about some dozen native airs.”
Kobbe, Gustav.How to appreciate music.**$1.50. Moffat.
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An attempt in wholly untechnical language, to satisfy the desires of those who enjoy music and wish to know more about it. The volume is divided into three sections: How to appreciate a pianoforte recital, How to appreciate an orchestral concert, and How to appreciate vocal music.
“Enthusiastic, sometimes gushing, but as a whole, interesting, readable and instructive. Does not replace Krehbiel’s ‘How to listen to music;’ it is not so well written nor so systematically arranged, but it is more suggestive and contains material on later composers, such as Richard Strauss, not to be found in Krehbiel.”
“Avowedly ‘popular’ in intent, and even at times a bit careless in style, the book contains a deal of gossipy chat about musicians.”
“Here are elucidation, history, criticism, gossip, anecdote, cleverly commingled, making the book one that can be read for entertainment as well as instruction.”
“The seeker after musical knowledge will find much that is entertaining and instructive in these pages and much that is suggestive; but we are constrained to say that he is also likely to find much that is misleading and unbalanced.” Richard Aldrich.
Kobbe, Gustav.Signora. †$1. Crowell.
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The incidents of this sketch take place behind the scenes in the Metropolitan opera house, New York. They are associated with a little waif that was left at the stage entrance one stormy night when Calvé and other famous singers were rendering Carmen. The child is adopted by the company and grows up to be the central figure in a romance whose side-light touches reveal characteristics of well known singers who are seen under thin disguises.
“Is as interesting to the older people as to the children.”
“It is a pleasant story of kindness, and is interesting from its original setting.”
Koenigsberger, Leo.Hermann von Helmholtz; tr. by Frances A. Welby. *$5.25. Oxford.