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Kaler, James Otis (James Otis, pseud.).Aboard the Hylow on Sable Island bank. †$1.50. Dutton.

7–28976.

The Hylow was a fishing schooner and two boys came aboard her as stowaways; the one, a messenger boy, carried off by mistake while helping the other, an English lad, to escape the officials who would have deported him. The account of their voyage will interest other boys and teach them much of the ways of the sea and the sea-men and of the life on the Newfoundland banks.

“[Adventures are described] with sufficient frequency to sustain the interest without exceeding the bounds of probability.”

“A vivid picture is given of the fisherman’s life on the Newfoundland banks.”

“No very definite idea of sea life is gained from this story; there is a great deal of nautical dialogue in it and very little action.”

Kaler, James Otis (James Otis, pseud.).Joey at the fair. 75c. Crowell.

6–27349.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“The tale is well told and cannot fail to be the source of much pleasure to young readers.”

“A fresh, vigorous little story.”

Kaufman, Herbert, and Fisk, May Isabel.Stolen throne; illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy and Hermann Rountree. †$1.50. Moffat.

7–14250.

“The story of the Duchy of Stromburg, of which the Russians are planning to gain possession, and the plotting Slav is shown in his deepest dye. As seems to be almost invariably the case in such contributions to current literature, the hero of the story is an Englishman of ancient race and no particular occupation—a man who is finally awakened to real life by the fascination of a woman.”—N. Y. Times.

“Extravagant as the story is, it is not without interest. If it is an imitation of Anthony Hope, it is a very good article of its kind.”

“The adventures are of the purest romance untroubled by any hint of realism—but interesting and entertaining withal.”

“A high degree of literary workmanship in which are blended Mrs. Fisk’s well known qualities of subtlety and humor, and Mr. Kaufman’s long-recognized gift as a natural story teller of much vitality.”

*Keays, Hersilia A. M.Road to Damascus: a novel. †$1.50. Small.

7–31480.

A young wife, unbeknown to her husband, adopts his child born out of wedlock. The story abounds in struggles which result from her fastkeeping of the secret such as “the desire of the child to know who he is, the antagonism between the boy and his unguessed father, the irritation of the husband at her insistence upon keeping this alien element in their life, and the determination of the woman that neither of them shall know the truth. Toward the end Richarda seems to sum up the whole book when she says: ‘It is the sweat of one soul for another that counts.’” (N. Y. Times.)

“It is as bare of incident as an Ibsen drama. And like an Ibsen drama it grips the attention as the years of its movement roll by. The book has a certain distinction of difference from the flood of novels, not only because of the artistry of its handling, but also because it is not concerned with material things and the outside facts of life.”

Kebbel, Thomas Edward.Lord Beaconsfield and other Tory memories. *$4. Kennerley.

7–37964.

A sketch which is written entirely from the biographer’s own personal experiences and which is not indebted either to “books or hearsay.” With a freedom that departs at times from anecdote, narrative and description, the author turns to “such reminiscences as are in any way connected with the name and fame of the Tory leader, showing how his influence permeated all ranks of society, and how wide and how deep was the impression created, apart from all political considerations, by his unique personality.”

“There are a good many slight inaccuracies in the volume.”

“Few American journalists, one imagines, would have the material, drawn from their own experiences, upon which to base so charming and informing a volume of reminiscences as this.” Edward Fuller.

“It is as a Boswell to Beaconsfield that Mr. T. E. Kebbel will make his strongest appeal to American readers of English political biography.” Edward Porritt.

“Some [chapters] are distinctly trivial, and scarcely worth publication, even in an English Tory magazine.”

“His Disraelian reminiscences are as much personal as political, and throw pleasant sidelights upon the strange personality of the chief. We do not, however, find him always accurate in his retrospect.”

“Is rather thin spun ‘copy.’ Still the book has a good deal of lightly entertaining political and personal gossip, which might while away an idle hour.”

“They are memories of one who only saw from afar, but judged shrewdly of what was happening. Within these bounds the book is a good one, interestingly written, and well put together, and altogether worthy of a few hours of a busy man’s time.” Wm. E. Dodd.

“The best features of Mr. Kebbel’s volume are those that have the Boswellian flavor.” Julius Chambers.

“A book of rare and manysided interest.”

“The ‘Memories’ which refer to Lord Beaconsfield ... will remain, it may be said, the most important part of the book. The historian who would rightly appreciate the ‘Educator of the Tories’ must certainly take them into account. ‘Tory journalism and literature’ is, at least to the journalist, one of the most interesting of Mr. Kebbel’s chapters.”

Keeler, Charles Augustus.Bird notes afield: essays on the birds of the Pacific coast with a field check list; il. with reproductions of photographs. 2d ed. *$2. Elder.

7–19063.

A revised edition of a bird book for the ornithological tourist to California. “A certain skeleton of scientific classification” underlies the work “in order to convey to the uninitiated some inkling of the systematic grouping of the various species.” The first part of the volume describes the life and habits of the birds, the second, furnishes a descriptive list with a key for classification.

“Mr. Keeler’s text shows ... much accurate and discerning observation.” George Gladden.

“Taken all in all this is the best popular work which has appeared on the birds of the Pacific coast region—interesting both to the Californians and to the bird-lover of other, less favored lands.”

“All Californians, and especially visitors to the state from the east may profit greatly by the information contained in Mr. Keeler’s interesting book.”

Keith, Marion.Silver maple, a story of upper Canada. †$1.50. Revell.

6–34644.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

Kelley, Florence.Some ethical gains through legislation. *$1.25. Macmillan.

5–33677.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

Reviewed by A. G. Spencer.

Kellogg, Vernon L.Darwinism to-day. **$2. Holt.

7–29032.

A discussion presenting simply and concisely to students of biology and to general readers the present-day standing of Darwinism in biological science, and outlining for them the various auxiliary and alternative theories of species-forming which have been proposed to aid or replace the selection theories.

“The value of Professor Kellogg’s book to the working student of organic evolution cannot be overestimated. It is a book that the student must have at hand at all times, and it takes the place of a whole library. No other writer has attempted to gather together the scatted literature of this vast subject and none has subjected this literature to such uniformly trenchant and uniformly kindly criticism.” David Starr Jordan.

“Although the volume contains comparatively little new work, it is none the less valuable as a summary to date of investigations.”

Kellor, Frances A.Out of work. **$1.25. Putnam.

4–32737.

Descriptive note in December, 1905.

Reviewed by W. B. Guthrie.

Kelly, Edmund.Practical programme for working-men. $1. Scribner.

7–22709.

“After discussing the influence of environment upon man, and pointing out the evils of private property and competition on the one hand and the present impracticability of ‘orthodox’ Socialism on the other, he makes an amazing suggestion, viz., that the ‘unwealthy’ classes organize in order to secure a candidate for the next Presidential election, possibly absorbing the Democratic party! The ‘practical programme’ itself is then discussed, and a nationalization and municipalization of industries is considered expedient in opening the road to coöperation.”—Dial.

“As a theoretical discussion the book has some merit. It is pretty weak as a practical program.”

Reviewed by John Graham Brooks.

“Many of the questions raised, though not always clearly answered, are very thoughtful and timely and the book closes very much stronger than it opens.” W. B. Guthrie.

“Of the book as a whole it may be said that a superabundance of rhetoric has somewhat usurped the place of scientific reasoning, and it can hardly be regarded as a serious contribution to sociology.” Eunice Follansbee.

“It is an admirable example of keen analysis and strong constructive reasoning.”

Kelly, Myra.Isle of dreams. †$1.25. Appleton.

7–14256.

“The heroine of the story is a young woman artist who ... is believed by herself and her friends to be on the high road to ... success. At a country house, whither she had gone as a week-end guest, she finds that it is her host who has been buying all her paintings. Deeply wounded and humiliated by the discovery that her public is represented by only one man ... she rushes home and off to Europe without giving him a chance to make his explanations. She stays away for a year ... and wins some real fame in the shape of a salon medal, and while she is gone her admirer makes chivalric amends. And, of course, she comes back.”—N. Y. Times.

“Is not, by any means, equal to her short stories of slum children.”

“Her novel would appear to indicate that she lacks the novelist’s greater gift of imagination; the power of visualizing to herself the web of her invention.”

“While ‘Katherine Merrill’ and ‘Robert Ford’ are on the whole well-drawn characters, they are marred by that fatal gift of young novelists—smartness, which has a blasting effect upon style. Another fault which looms large in the book is affectation. In spite of these very palpable defects, however, the book has good points.”

“Imagining a really strong, if painful situation, instead of bravely and patiently unravelling it, she positively submerges it in sugary optimism. It should, however, be confessed that her method will undoubtedly give perfect satisfaction to those readers who look upon a novel as a mental form of sweetened pepsin.”

“Her admirers will be disappointed to find that she does not handle this new medium with the skill that she showed in her use of the short story.”

“The same qualities which brought her success in the depiction of the east side children will charm the readers of her first novel.”

“The novel has touches of humor and good characterizations, but it is not extraordinary—only one more entertaining, pleasantly written, unimportant story.”

*Kelynack, Theophilus Nicholas, ed. Drink problem in its medico-sociological aspects, by fourteen medical authorities. (New lib. of medicine.) *$2.50. Dutton.

7–29117.

“Contains fifteen chapters, written by fourteen medical men, many of whom are known as advocates of the temperance movement. The articles range from such highly speculative subjects as the evolution of the alcoholic to the practical means which should be taken to arrest the spread of alcoholism.”—Ath.

“Upon the purely social aspects of the liquor problem the book is not as complete as one could desire. One or two absurd statistical errors have crept into the text. On the whole, then, the work will be found exceedingly valuable for the scientific student of the liquor problem, and will furnish a mass of useful and reliable facts for the practical temperance reformer.” Charles A. Ellwood.

“For those who are interested in the subject Dr. Kelynack’s book furnishes interesting reading.”

“The volume may be unreservedly recommended as a careful study of the various problems which have to be handled.”

Kempster, James Aquila.Salvage. †$1.50. Appleton.

6–39730.

The hero of this novel is, at the opening of the story, a penniless outcast. He quarrels with a stranger, fancies he has killed him, puts on his clothes, takes his money, and comes to New York where he begins a new life and wins wealth and friends. Of course the stranger is not dead, but crosses the hero’s path again and there are complications galore and a much entangled love story.

“The characters are alive and the atmosphere is fresh.”

“There has not been much attempt by the author—or if there was an attempt it was without success—to make either the story or its separate incidents seem credible or its characters lifelike.”

“A successful story of its kind, with no underlying philosophy or special motive, but good in plot and style.”

Kennedy, Charles William, and Wilson, James Southall.Pausanias: a dramatic poem. $1.25. Neale.

7–22893.

Pausanias, beloved of Sparta, is tempted by his thirst for power and his sudden passion for the Byzantine maid, Cleonice, to ally himself with Xerxes and turn traitor to his faithful wife and to Greece. How he yields but is held to his honor by the death of the maid he cannot win is told in the three acts of this well wrought poem, which closes with his own tragic death.

Kennelly, Arthur Edwin.Wireless telegraphy: an elementary treatise. **$1. Moffat.

7–482.

As stated in its preface this is “a presentation of the elementary facts concerning the nature and operation of wireless telegraphy in language as free from technicality as possible, and without the use of algebra, so as to permit of the book being submitted to the consideration of persons not technically versed in electricity or its applications.”

“The author ... explains in language comprehensible to any one who has studied elementary physics as much about the principles and the apparatus as any but an expert needs to know.”

“A careful study.”

Kenney, Courtney Stanhope.Outlines of criminal law; rev. and adapted for American scholars by James H. Webb. *$3. Macmillan.

7–8557.

“This volume is a revision, adapted for American scholars, of the second edition of the well-known work of Courtney Stanhope Kenny, of the University of Cambridge. The changes chiefly consist in the insertion of citations of American cases and paragraphs bearing on our own laws and the omission of some irrelevant matter.”—Ann. Am. Acad.

“The volume is chiefly designed as a textbook for law students. It is admirably adapted for this purpose. Its usefulness will, however, be greater for a large number of persons who wish to know more definitely about criminal law will find this manual very valuable.”

“A particularly well written text-book.”

“Broadly, the book covers the subject as completely as a general treatise of its compass (400 8vo pages) may. It is a very handy volume to have around the house in a day so full of casuistical questions, and judicial activities so many, various, and novel as at present.”

*Kent, Charles Foster.Israel’s laws and legal precedents, from the days of Moses to the closing of the legal canon; with plans and diagrams. (Students’ Old Testament, v. 4.) **$2.75. Scribner.

7–20667.

The legal portion of the Old Testament is arranged in five general divisions: (1) personal and family laws; (2) criminal laws, comprising injuries to persons, property, and society; (3) human laws, emphasizing the duty of kindness to animals and men; (4) religious laws, defining obligations to God; and (5) ceremonial laws, containing minute directions regarding worship and the ritual.

“The volume does not profess to be a commentary, yet in the footnotes to the translation there is scattered a large amount of valuable information relative to ancient Hebrew society and every opportunity is taken to illustrate or contrast the Hebrew codes of law with that of Hammurabi. By the aid of this volume, the study of the legal books of the Old Testament is made lucid and interesting.” John E. McFadyen.

“A thoro, accurate, and scholarly treatment of this exceedingly interesting subject.”

“Prof. Kent reaches a field where a classification and rearrangement of the Scripture text is of great value to the student of the development of Hebrew religion and social usages.”

Kent, Charles Foster.Origin and permanent value of the Old Testament.**$1. Scribner.

6–14527.

Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.

“This book perhaps lacks the charm of style and the closely articulated structure necessary to secure for it the widest reading and to enable it to hold the reader’s interest, but it is packed full of information and will do good wherever it goes.” Ira M. Price and John M. P. Smith.

“On the whole, however, Professor Kent has presented a large and difficult subject in small compass and popular form, with admirable clearness, fairness, and success. A copy of his book should be in the home of every church member in the country.” George A. Barton.

“Old Testament students of all shades of opinion must be grateful to him for an orderly and painstaking presentation of the complicated legal system of the ancient Jews. Moreover, his work is highly valuable as giving an insight into the methods of higher criticism, and as such should be welcomed by such students as desire to be acquainted with an intellectual position before they either support or condemn it.”

Kenton, Edna.Clem. †$1. Century.

7–26020.

A clear-cut western girl with crudities of heredity, training and environment comes into sudden wealth and innocently unashamed, skirts upon the edge of conventional society. She is twenty-six and possesses the integrity of a man. She falls in love with a youth of twenty who is loyal in spite of the determination of his little fashionable set to end his infatuation. The story dwells upon the mother’s cruel scheme of flicking the girl upon the raw by inviting her to an exclusive house party, counting her son’s disillusionment as a result of the gulf which she will spare no pains to make apparent. Clem rises phoenix-like from the fire of her persecution and shames the persecutor’s snobbishness by means of her heroic sense of honor quite beyond their comprehension.

“Considered either as a love story a psychological story or a social satire, ‘Clem’ is eminently worth while.” Frederic Taber Cooper.

“The author has accomplished a difficult thing in an excellent manner—a manner that is more than literary.”

“If you want a book ... in which every sentence stands up and kicks with its boots on for the ideas it represents, read what Clem has to say.”

“Clever in its conception and sometimes approaching the brilliant in its execution. The other characters in the book, although less prominent than Clem are sketched very cleverly and have, to an unusual degree, the touch of life and actuality.”

“Too much piazza talk and too little probability mar the general effect.”

Keon, Grace.“When love is strong.” $1.25. Benziger.

7–17046.

A bank robbery and the search for and discovery of the robber form the plot of this novel which, contrary to the usual detective story, hinges upon the love of the heroine for the guilty man who has become her husband, and whom she raises to her own level by the help of her Catholic faith. It is really a tale of regeneration through love, altho much of the book is concerned with the unravelling of a mystery in which hypnotism plays a part.

“Miss Keon’s very good story is artistic enough to deserve the attention of mature readers who are not too sophisticated by indulgence in contemporary problems-plays or the bold realism which caters to the prevalent taste.”

Kephart, Horace.Book of camping and wood craft, a guidebook for those who travel in the wilderness. *$1.50. Outing.

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