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20–16519

In these chatty essays the author gives her opinions on many subjects, as the table of contents reveals, with much wit and humor. Her husband in his preface to the book says of it that it is not immoral and therefore not really modern, but commends it for its patriotic enthusiasm. Contents: Gardens; Husbands and housekeeping; Autres temps, autres mœurs; The lost art of letterwriting; My Bolshevist; Old friends; New acquaintances; House and home; Quality versus equality; Differences and distinctions; Epilogue by the favourite nephew.

“Sweet, homely essays with the humor which pleased readers of ‘Random reflections of a grandmother.’”

“The odd thing is that this book of informal essays will probably please readers of sharply different types, though perhaps not always in the way in which the writer would choose. She has the real gift of the familiar essayist, the gift for self-revelation.”

“Her originality is as clearly reflected in her refreshing style as in her prejudices. Her commentaries sparkle with the same charming wit, compounded of shrewd common sense and abundant humor that made such delightful reading of her ‘Random reflections of a grandmother.’”

SULLIVAN, ALAN.Rapids. *$1.75 (2) Appleton

20–11223

The story is a fairy tale of what the genius of one man can achieve in developing the powers of nature. Robert Fisher Clark was a man of vision, of action, of unusual concentration, and of hypnotic personality. At a glance he takes in the possibilities of the Rapids of St Mary’s and the surrounding wilderness. Immediately he is at work developing plans and attracting the necessary money and good-will by his personal magnetism. But the test of his greatness comes when human covetousness and stupidity wrests the fruits of his labor from him after the end of seven years and he is ready to acknowledge that he has worked in the service of humanity not for his own gain. He abandons everything, even the woman he loves, to the equally wholehearted love of his engineer and seeks new fields for his activity.

“Men will like it.”

“It is an interesting and well-told story, with vivid presentation of its scenes. In its purpose and manner and spirit the author has made a successful venture in turning aside a little from the usual lines of fiction.”

“A fine romance of industrial enterprise from the western world.”

SULLY, JAMES, My life and friends. *$5 Dutton

(Eng ed 19–4187)

“James Sully’s latest book, ‘My life and friends: a psychologist’s memories,’ is the record of a man devoted to music and literature as well as to his technical subject. The book is not burdened with formal information about himself. It does not tell us the date of his birth, or the name of his wife, or the number of his children. It begins the narrative of his life by a description of the sleepy Somersetshire town of Bridgwater, where he was born, and ends with a chance remark on Sicilian painted carts. It touches upon the circumstances of his childhood in a Nonconformist family and of his early education in Baptist schools; upon his student days in Germany under Ewald and Lotze; upon his literary and professional work in London, where he became professor of philosophy in University college. But it dwells most affectionately upon his vacations and upon the men and women whose intimacy or acquaintance he enjoyed.”—Nation

“An inspiring reminiscent volume.” E. F. E.

“A very readable contribution to biographical literature and to the intellectual history of an important period is offered in Professor James Sully’s volume of reminiscences.” R. H. Lowie

“His memoirs are not great in themselves: it is rather the friendships they chronicle that add lustre to them.”

“By those who wish to enjoy the society of the superior Hampsteadians of the last quarter of the last century, Dr Sully’s autobiography should be read, and will certainly be relished.”

“Dr Sully’s new volume belongs to that class of books, unhappily rare, which are much more pleasant to read than to criticise. Its merits, like those of a well-baked cake, are diffused imperceptibly throughout the whole mass; it does not lend itself to quotation; there are many plums, but to savour their true excellence they have to be taken in their original environment.”

“Dr Sully contributes to literature a book of value as well as interest in ‘My life and my friends.’”

SUMMERS, A. LEONARD.Asbestos and the asbestos industry. (Pitman’s common commodities and industries ser.) il $1 Pitman 553.6

20–9018

“Until the completion of this work, there existed no comprehensive book on the absorbing study of asbestos.... The uses and scope of asbestos having now become universal, it has long been felt that a book thereon was much needed, so few people really understanding the subject; and the author (for many years closely associated with the industry), while avoiding as far as possible too dry and tiresome technicalities, has dealt with everything of real interest and utility in a concise and popular style to appeal to every class of reader.” (Foreword) There are illustrations by the author and from photographs and the book is indexed.

“The volume on ‘Asbestos’ decidedly suffers by comparison with its companion volume [on ‘Zinc’ by T. E. Lones] as the author does not take care to avoid a number of errors, which, though common enough in the trade, ought not to find their way into a book of this description.”

“As a catalogue of finished products the volume will find use; as a text-book covering the technical preparation of asbestos it hardly merits consideration.”

SUMMERS, WALTER COVENTRY.Silver age of Latin literature. *$3 Stokes 870

The period covered is from Tiberius to Trajan. The preface says: “The term ‘Silver Latin’ is often applied loosely to all the post-Augustan literature of Rome: in this book it has been reserved for that earlier part of it which, in spite of a definite decline in taste and freshness, deserves nevertheless to be sharply distinguished from the baser metals of the imitative or poverty-stricken periods which followed.” (Preface) A chronological table is followed by discussions on: The declamations and the pointed style; The epic; Drama; Verse satire; Light and miscellaneous verse; Oratory; History, biography and memoirs; Philosophy; Prose-satire and romance; Correspondence; Grammar, criticism and rhetoric; Scientific and technical prose. There are notes on translations and an index.

“The book contains some smooth translations, of which, as might be expected, the renderings from the satirists are probably the most successful. Without stating any particularly fresh theory, Mr Summers covers the old ground very thoroughly.”

“In ‘The silver age of Latin literature,’ we are given a text-book, admirably written and closely digested, that is an open door to a literature that often amazes us by its evident modernity.”

“Rather dull. But Prof. Summers is full of learning on the period which is not commonly mastered by classical students; and his record is so thorough that it should not be neglected.”

SUMNER, WILLIAM GRAHAM.What social classes owe to each other. 2d ed *$1.50 (4c) Harper 171

20–8048

This is a republication of Prof. Sumner’s book on ‘Social classes’ with an introduction by his successor to the chair of social science at Yale university, Albert Galloway Keller. Prof. Keller thinks that our age, more than any other, needs an unflinching statement of the individualistic position, of laissez-faire. “At a time when the world is menaced with the curtailment of civil liberty and the paralysis of individual initiative through weird and grotesque developments of socialism ... the man who takes to heart the truths of this little book cannot be led by the nose even into that pseudo-open-mindedness that toys with bolshevism and anarchism.” (Foreword)

“The book is a brilliant piece of writing, an impassioned vindication of individualism, a resolute arraignment of the social meddling and social doctors that were popular in 1883, are now, and perhaps always will be.”

“Plausible as all this may have sounded in 1883, it seems unfair to the memory of an eminent scholar to resurrect a study in which such manifestly outgrown sentiments are predominant.” Ordway Tead

“Whatever we may think of such old-fashioned individualism, it is wholesome to have a dash of it now and then, and the reading of such a book as this, like a cold bath after a warm day, is both refreshing and stimulating.” J. E. Le Rossignol

SWEETSER, ARTHUR.[2]League of nations at work. *$1.75 Macmillan 341.1

20–17503

“A series of articles contributed to the New York Evening Post by Arthur Sweetser, a member of the American peace commission, is published in book form. Mr Sweetser writes to clear away misconceptions and to make the purposes and the actual machinery of the league as clear as possible. Mr Sweetser’s study covers in detail the permanent court, the secretariat, the questions of disarmament, minorities and mandates, international labor and health organizations, freedom of transit, economic co-operation and open diplomacy.”—Springf’d Republican

“He shows a very clear understanding of essentials and he presents his well-digested knowledge in clear language, with simple figures to drive home his points. As a popular elucidation of the league, Mr Sweetser’s book is from every point of view commendable.”

SWEETSER, ARTHUR, and LAMONT, GORDON.Opportunities in aviation. il *$1 (3½c) Harper 629.1

20–2110

The authors of this volume, one a captain in the American air service, the other a lieutenant in the Royal air force of Canada, claim that it is the training, not the individual, that makes the pilot and that “any ordinary, active man, provided he has reasonably good eyesight and nerve, can fly, and fly well. If he has nerve enough to drive an automobile through the streets of a large city ... he can take himself off the ground in an airplane, and also land—a thing vastly more difficult and dangerous.” (Introd.) The authors also claim that aeronautics in the future must cease to be a highly specialized business, that the airplane will become a conveyance of everyday civilian use and that what they have written is based on actual accomplishments to date. Contents: War’s conquest of the air; The transition to peace; Training an airplane pilot; Safety in flying; Qualifications of an airplane mechanic; The first crossing of the Atlantic; Landing-fields—the immediate need; The airplane’s brother; The call of the skies; Addendum.

SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES.Selections; ed. by Edmund Gosse and Thomas James Wise. *$2 Doran 821

(Eng ed 20–9019)

Mr Gosse and Mr Wise, who edited Swinburne’s letters and a collection of “Posthumous poems,” have prepared the first selection from his works since the one compiled by Watts-Dunton in 1887. This early volume, the present editors say, “was not broadly characteristic of Swinburne’s many moods and variety of subjects.” The aim has been to make the new selection more representative.

“Without having at hand the older volume of selections made by Swinburne himself it may yet be said that the present selection is a good one. It would have been more ‘representative’ if it had included one or two of the ‘Songs before sunrise,’ and the omission of ‘Laus veneris’ and especially ‘The leper’ is regrettable. What one would like to have would be a volume of selections including these poems and omitting the two choruses from ‘Atalanta,’ and another volume containing the whole of ‘Atalanta.’” T. S. E.

“The present selection is, in almost every way, admirable, and represents adequately the poetical genius of the author.”

Reviewed by E. L. Pearson

“Lovers of Swinburne will be grateful to Mr Gosse and Mr Wise.”

“So long as a selection contains the ‘Triumph of time,’ the ‘Garden of Proserpine,’ ‘Hertha,’ the Atalanta choruses, and a few others, it will content us; these we need, and beyond these whatever else is included the editor may be at peace—we shall take it and be satisfied.”

SWINDLER, ROBERT EARL.Causes of war. *$1.75 Badger, R. G. 902

20–1549

“This publication is based on the idea that it is idle to talk of world peace without an intelligent world understanding. ‘The causes of war’ is designed to meet the need of a systematic organization of the great mass of material concerning the war. It gives all the essential points, and is equally suited to the busy student, teacher, or general reader. The work includes not only an outline and study of the world war together with the official peace negotiations, but also a survey of all the wars that preceded with particular emphasis upon those since 1870.”—School R

“This volume is pertinent and timely. It is one of the most convenient reference books on a subject of universal interest that has so far been published, and is well-nigh indispensable for writers and speakers.”

“The work is so clearly and logically written that it is particularly valuable for use in current history classes.”

SWINNERTON, FRANK ARTHUR.September, *$1.90 (2c) Doran

19–18833

Mr Swinnerton’s new novel is a story of the coming and passing of love in the late summer of a woman’s life. As in his memorable “Nocturne,” the characters are four: Marian Forster; her husband, Howard; Cherry Mant; and Nigel Sinclair. In the beginning, Howard, who is eleven years older than his wife, and far past his youth, is carrying on a love affair with Cherry, a girl of twenty and daughter of one of Marian’s friends. Marian is shocked, not at Howard’s faithlessness, which is an old story to her, but at Cherry’s bright callousness, for irresistibly she feels herself drawn to the girl. Then comes Nigel, young, charming and adoring, to offer her his boyish adulation and surprise her into love. But youth responds to youth and Nigel is won over by Cherry. The interplay of emotions is delicately complex, involving on Marian’s side love for Nigel, sympathy for Howard, and genuine friendship for Cherry.

“Mr Swinnerton’s analysis of the women’s characters is singularly penetrating. He makes the conflict and its solution arise inevitably out of the two opposed natures; the plot and the characterization are not two distinct things, but the same.”

Reviewed by H. W. Boynton

“Granted his acceptance of the established romantic values of fiction, he has concocted a good story, serious and sensitive along its own lines.” F. H.

“‘Nocturne’ established Frank Swinnerton as one of the highly promising novelists in the young English group that is building an age of novels in England commensurate with the two great periods of the past. ‘September,’ to our mind, is an even greater and more penetrating study of the human mind and heart.” Clement Wood

“The novel lacks something of the intensity, vividness and variety of ‘Nocturne’ which still remains Mr Swinnerton’s best book, but it is a very great improvement on the rather disappointing ‘Shops and houses.’”

“The beautiful artistic quality of the author’s wonderful ‘Nocturne’ appears again in this new book, one of the most notable productions of the season.”

Reviewed by F: T. Cooper

“Mr Swinnerton’s sensitivism, if the term may properly be applied to him, is on the side of the angels. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he does not throw decency overboard because hypocrites exist, or exalt impulse over principle.” H. W. Boynton

“The book is one that almost any English novelist might have been proud to write.”

“The relationship between the two women is the theme of the book; and as Mr Swinnerton has been at pains to endow each with character, and to make out from his own insight how such a relation might shape itself, the development is original enough to have an unusual air of truth.”

SWINNERTON, HELEN (DIRCKS) (MRS FRANK SWINNERTON).Passenger. *$1.50 Doran 821

(Eng ed 20–16192)

In introducing this book of poems Frank Swinnerton refers to originality and candour as their outstanding qualities. Of the author he says, “Whatever technical faults her verses may have they remain altogether unspoilt by literary sophistication.” Some of the titles are: Underground; Withholding; Then and now; Alone; Piccadilly, 1917; America, 1917; London in war; The betrayal; Adjustment; Garden song; Trying to sleep; The traveller; In the dark.

“Many of these pieces are happy little efforts in lyrical poems of love or regret, and the whiffs of verse in vers libre are felicitous.”

SWISHER, WALTER SAMUEL.Religion and the new psychology. *$2 Jones, Marshall 201

20–12542

“A psycho-analytic study of religion,” with chapters devoted to: The nature of the religious problem; The nature of the unconscious and its influence on the religious life; The motivation of human life; Determinism and free-will; Mysticism and neurotic states; The problem of evil; Pathological religious types; The occult in modern religious systems; Conversion and attendant phenomena; The changing basis and objective of religion; Methods of mental and religious healing; The religious problem in education. Two appendices are devoted to: Dreams and dream mechanisms and Birth dreams. There is a brief bibliography and an index. The author goes rather fully into the principles of psycho-analysis and the book may serve as an introduction to those who have not read widely on the subject.

“The most useful part of the book deals with religious education and illustrates the baneful effects of early religious fears. The author is dogmatic in his statements regarding the religious and non-ethical life of primitive people. Most of the readers, familiar with psychoanalytic literature, will turn from the book with the conviction that a satisfactory discussion of religion and the new psychology is hardly to be expected from within the ministerial profession. The book would serve a useful purpose were it not unlikely to be read by those who need it most.” E. R. Groves

“Rarely, perhaps never, has a writer failed so signally to accomplish his aim. The book is a heterogeneous mass of poorly digested, badly assimilated psychology, and worse religion, while from the pedagogical point of view that which he says has been said many times.” Joseph Collins

“That much is here done to illustrate the indubitable connection between the religious motives of mankind and other motives and faculties, is true; it is also true that the book by swallowing the Freudian system of sex symbols too uncritically makes itself a candidate for laughter in that day, sure to come, when the excesses of Freud will recall the excesses of Max Müller.”

Reviewed by G. E. Partridge

“Like many other books on psycho-analysis, this one proves that until expounders of this theory develop greater balance or a keener sense of humor in considering the phenomena of sex, there is small likelihood of their labors resulting in a substantial addition to our scientific understanding of ourselves.”

TAFT, HENRY WATERS.Occasional papers and addresses of an American lawyer. *$2.50 (2½c) Macmillan 304

20–10712

Of these addresses the author says, in his long introduction, that “the march of events has been so rapid that little more than a historic interest now attaches to the subjects they deal with,” but he hopes they may stimulate the younger members of the legal profession to greater effort in promoting the effective administration of justice and in the duties of citizenship. The contents, in part, are: Address to the Harvard law school students delivered in 1908; Some responsibilities of the American lawyer; The bar in the war; Report of the war committee; Aspects of bolshevism and Americanism; The League of nations; Sovereignty, constitutionality and the Monroe doctrine; What is to be done with our railroads? Some of the papers appeared in the New York Times.

“Mr Taft brings to his consideration of these subjects sound information and a forceful dignity of judgment.”

“A fresh, clear viewpoint, together with that true liberalism which is the fruit of independent thought, makes these essays enjoyable. One of the most interesting of all is the introduction, in which there are some critical and friendly estimates of Theodore Roosevelt and of some of the things proposed by him—these latter more critical and not quite so friendly, though never ungenerous or unfair.”

“They are uniformly clear, good tempered, and conservatively progressive.”

TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD.Taft papers on League of nations. *$4.50 Macmillan 341.1

20–19170

The papers are edited by Theodore Marburg and Horace E. Flack and the former, in a long introduction, sets forth the reasons why they are an evidence of the ex-president’s grasp of the guiding legal principles of our government and of the attitude of mind which the best thought and feeling of the country heartily accept as true Americanism. Among the papers are: League to enforce peace; The Paris covenant for a league of nations; Constitutionality of the proposals; The purposes of the League; Self determination; Workingmen and the League; Why a league of nations is necessary; Disarmament of nations and freedom of the seas; President Wilson and the League of nations; Senator Lodge on the League of nations; Representation in the League; Ireland and the League; Answer to Senator Knox’s indictment; Guaranties of article X. The book is indexed.

“Although this important collection of documents appears subsequent to the conclusion of the ‘solemn referendum,’ and the fall of Wilsonism in our country, it will doubtless prove of great value when the new régime shall come in and the whole question of the League of nations shall be definitely disposed of.” E. J. C.

“This volume embodies much of the soundest thinking on the subject of the League of nations that has thus far found expression in America.”

TAGGART, MARION AMES.Pilgrim maid. il *$1.60 (2c) Doubleday

20–5775

For the heroine of her story for girls the author has chosen Constance Hopkins, a real maid of Plymouth who came in the Mayflower in 1620 with her father, her stepmother and younger brothers and sister. Other real people have a place in the story too, among them John Alden and Priscilla. The preface says, “The aim has been to present Plymouth colony as it was in its first three years of existence; to keep to possibilities, even while inventing incidents. Actual events have been transferred from a later to an earlier year.... But there is fidelity to the general trend of events, above all to the spirit of Plymouth in its beginnings.”

“Interesting, though accentuating the severity of Puritan life. For older girls.”

“‘A Pilgrim maid’ is that rare thing, a really good story for girls. It is a story first and history second.” W. A. Dyer

TALBOT, FREDERICK ARTHUR AMBROSE.[2]Millions from waste. il *$5 Lippincott 604

20–2995

“The present volume deals with the reclamation of waste of all kinds, from scrap-iron to fish-offal. Although it is written from the British standpoint, the solutions that are given of the various problems are as applicable to American conditions. In general, each chapter considers some particular kind of waste product, discussing both the extent of such waste and the processes that have been developed for utilizing these products. Wastes from the kitchen, the slaughter-house, the fishing industry, the ash-can, the sewer, the metal industry, and many other branches are discussed.”—Mining and Scientific Press

“This timely book combines to a marked degree solidity of substance with an entertaining style.” C: W. Mixter

“The treatment is popular enough to be interesting, but not so popular as to fail of being informative.”

“A capital book for the general reader.”

TALBOT, WINTHROP, comp, and ed.Americanization. 2d ed rev. and enl. by Julia E. Johnsen. (Handbook ser.) *$1.80 Wilson. H. W. 325.7

20–8819

In this second edition the bibliography is brought down to date and fifty-three pages of new matter are added. In these additional reprints “special endeavor has been made to emphasize the more concrete aspect of Americanisation.” (Explanatory note)

“Eminently suited to its purpose.”

“The purely political aspects of the subject—especially the effect of deportation proceedings—are not yet included. Perhaps the editors have been wise in limiting their attention to the purely constructive efforts. The book in its present form should prove very useful to Americanization workers.”

TANSLEY, ARTHUR GEORGE.New psychology and its relation to life. *$4 Dodd 150

(Eng ed SG20–137)

While the old psychology has over-emphasized the purely rational faculties of the mind, the new psychology recognizes the importance of its unconscious processes. The object of the book is to set forth the fundamental importance of the instinctive sources of human actions, and the part played by psychotherapy in throwing light upon normal mental processes. Part 1 describes the scope of the new psychology and the problem of the relationship of mind and body. The other divisions or the contents are: The structure of the mind; The energy of the mind; By-ways of the libido; Reasons and rationalization; The contents of the mind. There is an index.

“Mr Tansley has written a really excellent exposition and summary of the chief speculations in modern psychology.”

“The author reveals throughout his work the poise of the man who has mastered his subject. The book will be welcomed by those who wish to know the latest developments in psychology.” F. W. C.

“His survey of the Freudian theories is both readable and clear. His graphic method of presenting the interaction between consciousness and the unconscious in convenient spatial diagrams is very helpful as long as the reader guards himself against taking them too literally.” A. B. Kuttner

“Mr Tansley’s book is most satisfactory when he is dealing with such matters as the interpretation of dreams, the ‘rationalisations’ by which men try to justify conduct which is really prompted by non-rational motives, and the great psychic complexes which correspond to the main instincts of man. The book is less satisfactory in the general theoretical chapters with which it opens.” H. S.

“Mr Tansley’s book seems to me the best general survey of psychology now available. It is the best, partly because it is the latest, but chiefly because Mr Tansley enjoys a fine gift of exposition. He himself has an orderly and a lucid mind, and an unfailing respect for the reader.” W. L.

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“Particularly interesting is his discussion of the ‘universal complexes’ of the ego, herd, and sex which result from the play of experience upon the primary instincts. The book is on the whole free from those pathological exaggerations which characterize so many of the productions of so-called psychoanalysts.” Bernard Glueck

“Mr Tansley is not, however, a blind follower of these authorities; he has preserved his independence of view, and produced an original and stimulating discussion.”

TAPPAN, EVA MARCH.Hero stories of France. il *$1.75 (3c) Houghton 944

20–7446

These stories, written for children, begin with the first encounters of the Gauls with the Romans under Caesar, and the gallant patriot hero Vercingetorix’ desperate efforts to save his country from the powerful conqueror. From the entire history of France, down to our own time and Marshal Foch, heroic personalities are selected and among them are: Vercingetorix; Clovis; Charlemagne; The six heroes of Calais; Jeanne d’Arc; Coligny; Henry of Navarre; Richelieu; Lafayette; Napoleon the Great, and “Napoleon the Little”; and Marshal Foch. The book is illustrated.

TARBELL, IDA MINERVA.In Lincoln’s chair. *$1 (11c) Macmillan

20–5208

In fiction form, this is a condensed story of the life of Lincoln as told, by way of reminiscence, by Billy Brown, in his drugstore on the public square of Springfield, Illinois, and while his listener was seated opposite him in “Lincoln’s chair.” It brings out the salient features of Lincoln’s life before he went to Washington, his views on God, and their influence on his intellectual development, his early experiences as a lawyer, and his political progress.

“Must a saint or hero be all sugar, without spice or salt? Miss Ida M. Tarbell seems to think so still more in her imaginary conversation ‘In Lincoln’s chair’ than she did a dozen years ago in ‘He knew Lincoln.’ The moment she leaves the cold path of history she falls into the most abandoned myth-making.”

TARN, WILLIAM WOODTHORPE.Treasure of the isle of mist. *$1.90 (5c) Putnam

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