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“The book is well written and contains some very incisive criticisms of modern society, and several interesting economic distinctions and theories, but on the whole, it can be fairly said that the average thinker would find difficulty in seeing just where the proposed scheme differs from modern socialism.”
Mackaye, Percy Wallace.Jeanne d’Arc. *$1.25. Macmillan.
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“In constructing his drama Mr. Mackaye has focused the interest upon the child nature of the present heroine—the simplicity that the records abundantly show was hers—and the mystery of power and inspiration behind that simplicity. The contrasting character is the Duc d’Alençon, a skeptic with a rationalism which differs in no essential from that now in vogue.”—N. Y. Times.
“A dignified and poetic treatment of one of the noblest of all possible themes. Such publications are among the most welcome signs of the times.”
“There are passages that quite thrill you in the first act of Jeanne d’Arc. But at the same time there is a kind of inconsequence about the piece as a whole which destroys, at least to some extent, the effect.”
“It is a succession of moods and pictures with no real dramatic knot, and with but one or two dramatic situations; and the traditions of Jeanne d’Arc are sentimentalized to such a degree that they cease to be quite convincing, either as history or as material for tragedy embodying a criticism of life.”
“An excellent poetical drama eminently fitted for the stage.” Louise Collier Willcox.
“While Mr. Mackaye has not succeeded in fusing this mass of material into a wholly organic drama, he has succeeded much more nearly in doing so than would have seemed probable at the outset.” Jessie B. Rittenhouse.
Mackaye, Percy Wallace.Sappho and Phaon: a tragedy, set forth with a prologue, induction, prelude, interludes, and epilogue. **$1.25. Macmillan.
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In the prologue of this drama the dramatist has imagined the players’ quarter of a theatre of Herculaneum to be unearthed. An archaeologist present finds a papyrus scroll containing the players’ copy of “Sappho and Phaon.” The play presents Sappho created entirely from the bits of her verse that have been preserved. Among Sappho’s lovers are Pittacus, the Mitylene tyrant, and Alcaeus, while Sappho herself loves Phaon, a slave, who is bound to his slave mate Thalassa. Pittacus relinquishes his suit while Alcaeus persecutes Phaon. The tragedy grows out of these conditions, and into it are woven the traditional vengeance of the gods, with the modern note of symbolism and mysticism.
“The trait that lingers in the mind as the finest promise is the way in which he has invested the old passionate story with intimations of tender and wistful humanity.” Ferris Greenlet.
“The least convincing episodes in Mr. MacKaye’s very unusual and interesting work are those in which, to suit his own fancy rather than fact, he has endeavored to restore to us the life, customs and habits of the ancient Roman stage.”
“Dr. Mackaye’s work is the most notable addition that has been made for many years to American dramatic literature. It is a true poetic tragedy, classic in form and spirit, not always glowing with the fire of genius, but nevertheless charged with happy inspiration; dignified, eloquent, passionate, imaginative; and thoroughly human in its emotions.”
“A work of unusual merit, in which the author’s high aspirations are measurably justified by his powers of expression, and his feeling for the spirit of Greek life and art is shown to be allied with knowledge.”
“Considered as a poem to be read ... ‘Sappho and Phaon’ surpasses all his earlier productions. Considered as a play to be acted, it does not pass beyond their ineffectiveness.” Clayton Hamilton.
“Here once more Mr. Mackaye’s fantasticality runs riot.” Louise Collier Willcox.
*McKenzie, F. A.Unveiled East. *$3.50. Dutton.
A serious dissertation upon the growing imperialism of Japan as attested by her territorial expansion, increased fighting power, and aggressive commercial campaign. The author offers his deductions as a warning to Great Britain and the United States whose trade and prestige are being threatened.
“We are inclined to fear some little prejudice on the author’s part.”
“His book is well-balanced and reserved in opinion and in fact, and makes interesting and profitable reading for anyone concerned in Far Eastern affairs.” H. E. Coblentz.
“Altho Mr. McKenzie’s book is avowedly written for a purpose ... it is not lacking in entertaining descriptions of the countries he has visited, and furnishes, on the whole, a valuable contribution to the literature dealing with the problems of the Far East.”
“Although we are quite unable to accept all Mr. McKenzie’s conclusions with regard either to Japan, China, or Russia, his book certainly constitutes a skilful presentation of the case of Korea.”
“We call it ‘remarkable’ for, though the book is full of faults of manner, including an undue sentimentality, and of arrangement, including constant repetitions, yet it has the great merit of stating adequately a point of view which has hitherto been confined to the conversation of certain Far East residents.”
Mackenzie, John Steuart.Lectures on humanism. (Ethical lib.) **$1.25. Macmillan.
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“Prof. Mackenzie’s own humanism is described as ‘a point of view from which human life is regarded as an independent centre of interest’—as contrasted with a naturalism and supernaturalism which seek the explanation of human life either in the forces around man or in some powers distinct from man and those forces. In the light of that description the influence of humanism in philosophy, politics, economics, education, and religion is studied, and the two closing chapters examine the limitations and implications of humanism.”—Nature.
“Prof. Mackenzie’s lectures provide excellent reading. The metaphysical expert is offered, in a final lecture, a few choice nuts to crack; whilst for the sociological expert—if, indeed, there is such a person, it matters less if the argument comes scarcely within bowing distance of him.”
“While in the earlier part of the book discussions are somewhat abstract and sometimes obscure, even those not metaphysically trained can read with perfect understanding, lectures iv-ix., which deal with the applications of these teleological principles to politics, economics, education, and religion.”
“Prof. Mackenzie fears that the style of treatment may be regarded as sketchy; sketchy it is, and the title of the volume perhaps induces expectations that are not realised; but undeniably the work has substantial merits.”
*MacKinlay, Malcolm Sterling.Antoinette Sterling and other celebrities. **$3.50 Appleton.
These stories and impressions of artistic circles have for their central figure Madame Sterling. In her youth she studied under the most famous teachers of Europe and later became an interesting factor in American music tho “no singer is likely in the future to achieve such a position as she undoubtedly held with so limited a repertory or such disregard for the higher technical developments of the art.” (Spec.)
“Mr. MacKinlay’s memoir of his mother, written in a spirit of true filial piety, yet with refreshing candour, is well worth reading by amateurs as well as professionals.” C. L. G.
McKinney, Mrs. Kate Slaughter.Silent witness. $1.50. Neale.
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A story of hurried action built up about a crime and the accusation of the wrong man.
*Mackinnon, Albert G.Tangible tests for a young man’s faith. *75c. West. Meth. bk.
This book offers a remedy for the belief that one must look to scholars for an answer in all matters pertaining to religious belief. It is intended to aid self help in arriving at conclusions regarding the truth of the gospel.
MacKinnon, James.History of modern liberty. set, *$10. Longmans.
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“Dr. Mackinnon has produced a superlatively good book, marred only by an occasional looseness of style that detracts from the dignity of an important work.”
Macklin, Herbert W.The brasses of England. (The antiquary’s books.) *$2.50. Dutton.
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“In this volume, the chronological as opposed to the class division has been adopted, with the advantage of bringing its subject into acloser relation with history. The earliest brass is that of Sir John Daubernon at Stoke D’Abernon. This is dated 1277. Nineteen other examples belong to the next half-century, the latest but one being another Daubernon at the same place (1327). These are treated at length. The regular series begins with chap. 3. The Plantagenet, Lancastrian, Wars of the roses, and Tudor periods are successively dealt with. A chapter is given to the spoliation of the monasteries, ... and another to the Elizabethan revival. The illustrations are plentiful and excellent.”—Spec.
“The indexes are thorough, and the whole arrangement will be found convenient to the hasty searcher as well as pleasant to the more leisurely reader.”
“The numerous and interesting brasses of Lancashire and Yorkshire and of the other northern counties are not included, and his book thus falls short of being a complete account of the brasses of England.”
“Though it contains little that is new, and some of the illustrations have been copied or reduced from those in other books, the author has managed to give a certain freshness to a somewhat hackneyed theme by connecting it more closely than has hitherto been done with the history of the country in which the quaint memorials of the dead he so eloquently describes were produced. The various appendices dealing with minor groups of brasses, which might perhaps have been with advantage incorporated in the text, display a really remarkable grasp of a subject that would appear to be practically inexhaustible.”
“The entire book is certain to interest students of the literature and art of the centuries in which monumental brasses were produced.”
Reviewed by Charles De Kay.
“He has already earned a right to champion the cause of brasses, and his thorough and comprehensive survey of them gives him a further claim to plead for their better perservation.”
Maclaren, Alexander.Expositions of Holy Scripture.30v. ea. *$1.25. Armstrong.
“A commentary on the entire Bible, in 30 volumes. Sold in series of six volumes. The treatment proceeds on the plan of an ‘anthology of the passages best suited for homiletic treatment in the expository method.’”
ser. 1.Genesis, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Matthew.
ser. 2.Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers; Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth and the First book of Samuel; Second book of Samuel and the First book of Kings; St. Mark, 2 v.; and Acts of the Apostles, 1st. v.
“Full of insight and suggestiveness.”
“The work is rather voluminous and diffusive, making it cumbersome and expensive for practical use.”
“Dr. Maclaren is always intent on spiritual truths, felicitous in drawing instructive modern parallels to ancient experiences, ingenious in making unpromising sentences yield fruitful lessons, and putting fresh point into trite texts.”
Macleane, Douglas.Reason, thought and language; or, The many and the one: a revised system of logical doctrine in relation to the forms of idiomatic discourse. *$6. Oxford.
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A book whose object is “to strengthen and revivify formal logic by bringing into close connection with the living facts of thought and speech.” “His work is rather a restatement and a defence of traditional doctrines.” (Nation.)
“This is a pleasantly written, discursive, fairly comprehensive book on logic, and a notable feature of it is the unusual number, variety, and freshness of the examples given. The chief objection which Mr. Macleane has failed to meet is that the more intentionally formal our logic the less can the actual risk of ‘ambiguous middle’ be taken into account.”
“Apart from the defects of the traditional standpoint, Mr. Macleane’s book has much to recommend it. Though in some places needlessly prolix, the author generally expresses his views with much sense, point, and an abundant supply of appropriate and often humorous examples.”
“In so far as it deals with logic as an art, Mr. Macleane’s book will be useful for reference even if it is too long and discursive for the classroom. In his discussion of extra-logical subjects, he is not always convincing.”
“There can be no question of its learning and ability. Formal logic is apt to be heavy reading to the average mind, and the lavish introduction of this relieving element of bright and amusing illustration is a real gain in the lengthy and solid volume before us.”
Macleod, Mary.A book of ballad stories. $1.50. Stokes.
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Many old friends will be found in new prose dress. Patient Griselda, The beggar’s daughter of Bethnal Green, Thomas the rhymer, The Robin Hood cycle, King Cophetua and the beggar maid, The friar of orders gray, and two score more.
“Much of the charm of the originals is unavoidably sacrificed in the change of form.”
“Prof. Edward Dowden has written an excellent historical introduction. [She turns] the swinging rhythm into something else without weighing carefully the taste for poetry which young people largely possess.”
McMahan, Mrs. Anna B.Shakespeare’s Christmas gift to Queen Bess.**$1. McClurg.
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A story woven around the first presentation of “A midsummer night’s dream” at the court of Queen Elizabeth.
“A whimsical bibelot, which may be counted upon to please fastidious readers both in substance and mechanical features.”
McMahan, Anna Benneson, ed. With Byron in Italy; being a selection of the poems and letters of Lord Byron which have to do with his life in Italy from 1816 to 1823. **$1.40. McClurg.
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“In one sense the compiler is certainly a follower of Byron—in the carelessness of her style. The information which she imparts could be read just as easily in almost any literary history. The selections from the letters andpoems are aggravatingly cut about by lacunæ and curtailments.”
“Is a pleasant, if not quite equal companion to the admirable ‘With Shelley in Italy,’ which appeared last year. The new book has a little the air of having been made as an afterthought, or to order, because of the merited success of the earlier.” Harriet Waters Preston.
“It does not throw any new light on Byron or help us to more understanding or enjoyment of his poems.”
McMahan, Anna Benneson, ed. With Wordsworth in England. **$1.40. McClurg.
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A selection of the poems and letters of William Wordsworth which have to do with English scenery and English life. An author’s viewpoint and the world he looks upon are no where better commanded than from the subjective realm of his own poetry, for that reason this volume of Wordsworth’s verse is offered as “a guide to some of his well-beloved haunts.”
“Mrs. McMahan has already proved herself ... a singularly inspiring guide to intimate acquaintance with recondite poetic treasure.”
“The volume is thus an excellent supplement to Mr. Rannie’s (which is illustrated less freely), although her own introductions and comments are of no special value.”
Reviewed by Bliss Carman.
McMaster, John Bach.History of the people of the United States, from the Revolution to the Civil war. v. 6, 1830–1842. **$2.50. Appleton.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“The volume before us presents a coherent, comprehensive, and illuminating narrative. It is not a series of monographs, but gives the impression of the progressive development of national powers in relation to one another. A few typographical errors have been noted.” C. H. Levermore.
Reviewed by David Y. Thomas.
“This big book, which may well be called a life-work, is a mine of information. All the severest demands of the new school as to scholarship and industry are fully met, and there is in it a wholesome human sympathy.” John Spencer Bassett.
McNaugher, John, ed. Psalms in worship; a series of convention papers bearing upon the place of the Psalms in the worship of the church. *$1. Un. Presb.
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These papers were presented at two Presbyterian conventions called to promote the claims of the Psalms in the field of worship and they are now published in the hope that they may influence the Christian church at large to “restore the Psalms to their true place in the hearts and on the lips of Christian believers.” The volume contains “a comprehensive statement of the reasons for the exclusive use in worship of the Bible Psalms. Definitely argumentative discussions of a doctrinal and critical kind are in the forefront. Others of broader type succeed.”
Macnaughtan, S.Lame dog’s diary.†$1.50 Dodd.
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“The whole is like a bit of ‘Cranford’ with a few more masculine complications.” Mary Moss.
McPherson, Logan Grant.Working of the railroads. **$1.50. Holt.
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“The author does not so much analyze the technical work of the individual railroad departments as the general principles which they pursue in their work.... The separate chapters deal with construction and operation, traffic, accounting and statistics, financial and executive administration, correlation and integration of the railroads and with their relations to the public and the state.” (Ann. Am. Acad.) “It would pay the railroads to buy a million copies of this book and place it in the hands of the public for educational purposes.” (Dial.)
“The general and elementary principles of railroad transportation are explained in an interesting way.”
“In a most scientific and careful manner it presents the various functions of railroading.” John J. Halsey.
“The value of the book lies in the fact that it is a clear and concise exposition of its subject, written by one who is both a practical railroad man and a trained economist.”
“While the attitude of Mr. McPherson is naturally favorable to the railroad, he is very fair in his treatment of mooted questions.”
“To the subject of actual government control and regulation, and to the arguments that support this agitation, Mr. McPherson has given a careful and impartial study.”
“A modest attempt, distinctly successful within its limits, to explain the operation of an American railway.”
“This little volume provides material for instruction in railroad economics, much needed, but difficult of attainment by most teachers.”
“For those who wish to get a good general outline of the railroad situation in this country without going much into details, Mr. McPherson’s book can be heartily recommended, and not the least important part of it is the list of references with which the book concludes.” Ray Morris.
Macray, Rev. William Dunn.Register of the members of St. Mary Magdalen college. Oxford, from the foundation of the college, v. 5. *$2.50. Oxford.
v. 5.“The present volume consists of two portions. In the first we have extracts from the registers and accounts, in the second biographical notices of fellows and demies,—every one may not know that ‘Demy’ is the Magdalen name for a scholar.... There is a quite indescribable medley of facts in the extracts. All of them will have an interest for members of the college, and many have a general significance.”—Spec.
“The extracts in the volume have been carefully compiled.”
McSpadden, Joseph Walker.Famous painters of America. **$2.50. Crowell.
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This book does not discuss art, altho it deals with artists. The personal and picturesque side of men known to the casual reader is presented here with much amusing anecdote and comment. The lives of Benjamin West, Copley, Stuart, Inness, Vedder, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Sargent, Abbey and Chase are given and there are three dozen handsome full page illustrations from photographs of the artists and their works.
“The book is not well written, is florid in style, but contains material on some of the later artists of which little is to be found elsewhere except in magazine files or expensive works.”
“It ought to appeal to the holiday buyer who is interested in art from the outside.”
“While its point of view is popular there is nothing superficial about its method.”
“The author has done what he has tried to do, which is more than can be said about every writer.”
“The general reader might find some mild entertainment in it—it makes no pretense to give any information about art.”
Reviewed by Elisabeth Luther Cary.
“It is anecdotal in the extreme.”
McTaggart, John Ellis.Some dogmas of religion. *$3. Longmans.