“The story is not an intellectual one. It is not an intense one. Tenderness and sanity, good will and unaffected English make the progress of the recital agreeable and almost imperceptible. Mr. Johnson is to be congratulated upon the sincerity and simplicity of this unpretentious little volume.”
Johnston, Charles, and Spencer, Carita.Ireland’s story; a short history of Ireland for schools, reading circles, and general readers.**$1.40; school ed.*$1.10. Houghton.
Beginning with the legendary past, this volume follows the history of Ireland down to modern times. In the discussions the authors touch upon the Irish church, home rule, land purchase, the Irish in America, on the continent, and in the British empire. The Irish literary revival is fully treated and there is a closing section on the derivation of Irish names. The book is illustrated with views, portraits and maps.
“Written in a quiet, almost gentle style, the narrative moves calmly forward and is easily followed. The treatment is sufficiently fair and charitable to satisfy any reader in whom the virtue of tolerance is properly developed.” Laurence M. Larson.
“The writers of the present work have managed to condense a vast amount of information into their sketch of some 400 pages.”
“The first five chapters ... absolutely worthless for any purpose whatever. The rest of the volume, however, appears to be of some value.”
“A well-arranged outline history of Ireland. The authors, while frankly revealing both their political and their religious sympathies, write with moderation and fair-mindedness.”
“All in all, this volume gives an excellent epitome of Irish history.”
“A book which ought to have a place in the libraries of our high schools.”
Johnston, Rev. John Octavius.Life and letters of Henry Parry Liddon, canon of St. Paul’s cathedral and sometime Ireland professor of exegesis in the University of Oxford. $5. Longmans.
A detailed and sympathetic account of the life and character of the late Dean Liddon, strict ritualist and devoted Puseyite who was almost constantly involved in controversy. It is a faithful record of unfaltering devotion to duty and his steady advancement to well-earned success; his friendly relations with Gladstone and Salisbury and his refusal to accept a bishopric from either; his success as a pulpit orator; his famous sermons; his pleasing personality, high scholarship and untiring energy.
“A worthy addition to the literature of biography.” Percy F. Bicknell.
Jones, Amanda Theodosia.Rubáiyát of Solomon, and other poems. $1.25. Alden bros.
One-third of this new volume of poems “is given up to versification, in the familiar rubáiyát form, of certain of the sayings of Solomon and Koheleth.... It is elsewhere in Miss Jones’s volume that we must look for her most meritorious verse. We find it, for example, in the group of ‘Kansas bird songs,’ in the lyrics of childhood, the tender personal tributes, and the pieces that touch on contemporary history.” (Dial.)
“It can truly be said that she has looked upon the sun and has been undismayed; for, at intervals ... the clear voice of this fearless and fiery-hearted Deborah has been heard and heeded by those who may be reckoned as the jealous custodians of the gates of song.” Edith M. Thomas.
“There is in the book always a first-hand view of nature,—often a touch of mysticism. Some of the experiments are not fortunate, but now and again there is a narrative poem, or a lyric that clings to the memory.”
“After a long silence, Miss Jones has put forth a new volume of poems, which may perhaps secure for her work something of the appreciation which has long been its due.” Wm. M. Payne.
*“The variety of achievement in this modest volume is in pleasing contrast to that offered in most collections of its size.”
*Jones, E. Griffith-.Economics of Jesus; or, Work and wages in the kingdom of God.*35c. Meth. bk.
A study of the money parables,—“a series of problems arising out of the deep-seated and manifold inequalities of life.” The little volume belongs to the “Freedom of faith” series.
Jones, Henry Arthur.Manoeuvres of Jane: an original comedy in four acts.**75c. Macmillan.
“Mr. Nangle, a wealthy widower, places his wilful daughter in charge of Mrs. Beechinor, retired matron of a young ladies’ boarding-school, in the hope that she will transfer heraffections from a man who is in moderate circumstances to Lord Bapchild, a nephew of Mrs. Beechinor’s, Jane arranges matters to suit herself and marries the man whom she loves.”—Bookm.
“The situations are the work of an undoubted expert, and the dialog is skilfully written. Now that Oscar Wilde is dead, Mr. Jones has only one equal in England, the Ibsenized Pinero.”
“It reads well, although the literary form emphasizes the fact that it is really more of a farce than a comedy.”
Jones, Henry Arthur.Mrs. Dane’s defence.**75c. Macmillan.
This four-act play was given in New York in the years 1901-1902. It concerns a woman with a past and a skilful lawyer who forces the truth from Mrs. Dane.
“Undeniably clever.”
Jones, Rev. J. D.Elims of life, and other sermons.*$1. Revell.
“These are discourses by a prominent Congregational pastor in England.... The spiritual and ethical element predominates, the form is plain and lucid, the aim is practical.”—Outlook.
Jones, Jenkin Lloyd.Dying message of Paracelsus. pa. 50c. Unity pub.
“Appropriate as an Easter gift, and dedicated as such by the [author] to his Browning classes, is this elegantly printed pamphlet, illustrated by Albrecht Dürer’s picture of ‘Melancholia.’ ... A few paragraphs of Mr. Jones’s lecture on Paracelsus accompany Browning’s text as introduction and commentary.”—Outlook.
Jones, Paul.Commercial power of Congress. $5. priv. ptd. C. S. Nathan, N. Y.
The object of this book “is to trace the history and show the present authoritative interpretation of that pregnant declaration of the constitution of the United States: ‘Congress shall have power ... to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.’” (N. Y. Times.) Present interest centers about the application of this provision to trusts and railway rates.
“It is carefully done, but lacks a table of cases.”
“It bears evidence of a lot of painstaking work, is written in a style excellent for its purpose, and offers very few of those slips of the pen or the proofreader that are apt to invade in force the pages of the amateur.”
Jones, Rufus Matthew.Social law in the spiritual world,**$1.25. Winston.
“While the title at once suggests the famous work of the late Henry Drummond, and the book is in a way an attempt to deal with the same problems as those discussed in his Natural law in the spiritual world,’ Professor Jones is concerned rather with the psychological aspects of the subject than with the biological. In his view, there is a greater stress to-day in the psychological than in the so-called natural sciences.”—R. of Rs.
“Professor Jones very tersely sums up the present-day meaning of personality and social relationship. His discussion of the modern religious problem is from a somewhat novel point of view.”
Jones, Samuel Milton.Letters of labor and love.**$1. Bobbs.
Thirty-eight letters originally dictated by Mayor Jones, Golden Rule Jones, to his stenographer and delivered to his women with their wages. Each letter begins, Dear Friends, and closes, Very faithfully yours, and in each the master and man meet on common ground as brothers. Equality, coöperation, harmony, fellowship, patriotism and even picnics and vacations are advocated in these letters, and many other subjects of general interest are discussed.
Jonson, Ben.Plays and poems,*$1.25. imp. Scribner.
“This latest addition to the irresistible ‘Caxton’ series is the representative work of Jonson as a dramatist and as a poet.... The frontispieces and the title-pages in this series ... are often as in the case of this volume, admirable pieces of typographical and illustrative work.”—Outlook.
Jonson, Ben.Devil is an ass; ed. with introduction, notes and glossary by William Savage Johnson. $2. Holt.
A contribution to the “Yale studies in English.”
Jonson, Ben.Poetaster; a thesis presented to the faculty of the graduate school of Yale univ. in candidacy for the degree of Dr. of philosophy; ed. by Herbert S. Mallory. $2.50; pa. $2. Holt.
This 27th volume in the “Yale studies of English” series, contains the text of the play, a long critical introduction, notes, glossary, bibliography, and index.
Jonson, Ben.Staple of news: a thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate school of Yale univ. in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of philosophy; ed. by Dr. De Winter. $2.50; pa. $2. Holt.
This twenty-eighth volume in the “Yale studies of English” series contains the critical text of Jonson’s play, with elaborate notes, a glossary, and an introduction.
“The least satisfactory part of the work is that devoted to bibliography, which contains, as usual, a number of inaccuracies.”
Jonson, G. C. Ashton.Handbook to Chopin’s works,**$1.50. Doubleday.
“A sort of a ‘musical Baedeker.’ ... It has been the author’s aim to make his book equally useful and helpful to concert-goers, for whom it forms a permanent analytical programme, to pianists, and to those amateurs of music who can now, owing to the pianola, pursue for the first time a systematic and co-ordinated study of Chopin’s works.... A brief account is given of each composition.... The volume opens with a brief sketch of Chopin’s life, which is followed by short preliminary chapters on various aspects of his work.”—Dial.
Reviewed by Ingram A. Pyle.
“An exceptionally valuable book, which every devotee of pianoforte music should have at hand for daily reference.”
“It is likely to be a useful compilation for hurried reference.” Richard Aldrich.
Jordan, David Starr.Guide to the study of fishes.2v.**$12. Holt.
Dr. Jordan’s work is encyclopedic in its scope, and “treats of the fish from all the varied points of view of the different branches of ichthyology. In general, all the traits of the fish are discussed, those which the fish shares with other animals most briefly, those which relate to the evolution of the group, and the divergence of its various classes and orders most fully. The extinct forms are restored to their place in the series and discussed along with those still extant.” (Dial.)
“The most comprehensive treatise on American ichthyology.” Charles Atwood Kofoid.
“There is no thorough classification or system. The table of contents of the chapters make matters only worse. A single page with an outline of the arrangement would be a boon.” H. C.
Jordan, Kate (Mrs. F. M. Vermilye).Time the comedian.†$1.50. Appleton.
A man who was about to elope with a woman who is to desert for him her husband and child is shocked on the eve of their departure by the suicide of the husband with one of his wife’s guilty letters in his hand. He will not marry her now, but gives her a liberal allowance, and years later when he has come to love her daughter, his old letters to her mother keep them forever apart.
*“The characters are well drawn and the plot worked out logically ... and the story is written with a sureness of touch and a briskness that keeps the interest unflagging throughout.”
“A bright, entertaining society novel, not without a moral for light, frivolous, and selfish people of both sexes.”
Jubilee gems of the Visitation order. Sisters of the visitation of Holy Mary.*$1. Christian press.
“The present publication aims successfully at giving, in clear and simple language, an authentic account of the foundation of the order, and a picture of the ideals which have obtained in the community and borne fruit in the saintly lives of its members.... It will help to fill the lamentable lack of books suitable for Catholic school premiums.”—Cath. World.
“The volume is well gotten up and attractively written.”
Judd, Sylvester.History of Hadley, including the early history of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Mass.*$6. H. R. Huntting & co., Springfield, Mass.
This work was originally published in 1863. It is now reprinted with an introduction by Geo. Sheldon and family genealogies by Lucius M. Boltwood.
“Introduction is, by the way, decidedly more interesting than Mr. Judd’s ‘History.’”
“His compilation is replete with authentic information as to manners and customs, and is highly browsable.”
“The new edition will find a wider field than the first met, and should create and fill a demand for itself.”
Judith: an old English epic fragment, ed. by Albert S. Cook. 40c. Heath.
This volume is section I of the “Belles-lettres” series contains the text of Judith, passages from the Vulgate Judith, an introduction, bibliography, and glossary.
*Judson, Frederick Newton.Law of interstate commerce and its federal regulation.*$5. Flood, T. H.
“The volume is divided into two parts, the first part, comprising about one-fourth of the book, deals briefly with the power of the federal government over interstate commerce and with the statutes that have been enacted in the exercise of that power. Part two discusses in more detail the interstate commerce act of 1887, the anti-trust law of 1890, the safety appliance legislation of 1893 and 1896, and various other minor acts of legislation regarding interstate commerce. The latter part of the book is devoted to the presentation of information regarding ‘procedure before the Interstate commerce commission.’” (Ann. Am. Acad.)
*“The volume is systematically arranged, it is well proportioned and carefully written. It is both a good treatise and a valuable book of reference. Neither the lawyer nor the economist interested in transportation can afford to neglect part two of Mr. Judson’s book.” Emory R. Johnson.
*“Mr. Judson has a good power of statement, and his volume is a valuable addition to the literature of the subject.”
Juliana, ed. by William Strunk. 40c. Heath.
A volume in section I of the “Belles-lettres” series, English literature from its beginning to the year 1100. The original text of the Exeter manuscript is given, all deviations being indicated in the variants. An introduction discusses the text, the author, and the legend, and complete notes, bibliography, and glossary are provided.
“The notes have been most carefully edited, the type is clear, and the notes and glossary are adequate.”
Jungman, Beatrice.Norway: text by Beatrice Jungman; with 75 il. in col. by Nico Jungman.*$6. Macmillan.
“Mrs. Jungman does not concern herself ... with the past history of Norway, except with a few of its legends; nor does she allude to the present unsettled state of its politics. But the fact of Norwegian unrest ... makes ... an interesting background to her brilliant series of passing impressions.... Mr. Jungman is a charming artist, ... and he has done nothing more attractive than these portraits of Norwegian girls and children.... His sketches of Norwegian landscape are also most characteristic.”—Spec.
“She is always readable,—partly, no doubt, because she is so absolutely unpretentious; and the book is a welcome addition to an interesting and valuable series.”
“The limited scope of his work suffers considerably by comparison with the comprehensive title of the book.”
“The ‘text’ is friendly gossip about a trip in Norway, quite natural, with no straining after effect. The colour of the pictures is gay; it is too vivid for our liking.”
“Mrs. Jungman’s ‘text’ is quite as interesting, in its way as her husband’s pictures.”
K
Kasson, John A.Evolution of the constitution of the United States of America and history of the Monroe doctrine.**$1.50. Houghton.
An edition in a form convenient for the general reader of a work published in memorial volumes, at a high price, in 1887 for the Constitutional centennial commission. “Mr. Kasson gives a clear but condensed recital of the conditions preliminary to the original ‘Confederacy:’ a statement of the infirmities and ineffectiveness of the Articles of confederation; the recognition of the failure of those articles by the patriots of the revolution; the successive steps by which they sought the consent of the states to a general convention to provide a substitute government; and finally the manner in which they accomplished the organization of a nation.” (R. of Rs.)
Reviewed by C. L. Raper.
“This ought to be a good handbook for beginners, but is not a lawbook, and does not cover the field occupied by such a book as Cooley’s well-known treatise.”
Reviewed by R. L. S.
Katherine, pseud.SeeStephens, Louise G.
Kaye, Percy Lewis.English colonial administration under Lord Clarendon, 1660-1667. 50c. Hopkins.
In his monograph, Dr. Kaye presents colonial administration under the following heads: The official colonial system, The Royal charters of Connecticut and Rhode Island, The founding of Carolina and the conquest of New Netherland, The Royal commissioners in New England and Results.
Keats, John.Poems; ed. with an introd. and notes by E. de Selincourt. $2.25. Dodd.
“Mr. de Selincourt has wisely left the significant irregularities of orthography as Keats left them; and he has grouped the poems in a logical and significant order, relegating to an appendix certain nonsense rhymes and doggerel ditties that have stood hitherto side by side with ‘La Belle sans merci’ and the ‘Ode to Malta.’ The text stands midway of an introduction and a body of notes that preserve an even-handed balance between ideal and textual criticism.”—Nation.
*“The prefatory study is the result of much original and painstaking research and the notes leave no clue to the sources of the poet’s ideas untouched.”
“In the mean time we commend most heartily to the public his introduction and notes to this edition.”
*“It is safe to say that no one who has this new edition will feel the need of any other: to that extent at least it is definitive.”
“Is likely to stand as the best edition of the poet for the critical student of poetry as a fine art.”
“His industry is commonly attended with judgment. And so his effort ... has yet been a real success. It is complete if he has succeeded in producing the ‘definitive’ edition of Keats. And it seems that it has really done that.”
“The notes are so full as to class this volume with texts for the expert rather than for the ordinary reader.”
Keen, William Williams.Addresses and other papers.*$3.75. Saunders.
The truth about modern surgery told by a master surgeon is of value both to the members of the medical profession and the general reader. Dr. Keen treats the historical and antiquarian aspects of practical anatomy, covers the ground of modern surgery, shows the position of the medical college to-day, its mission and needs, and closes with an address on “The surgical reminiscences of the Civil war.”
“The subjects are discussed in excellent English, and with exactness, though without the technical language.”
“These papers are of interest chiefly to physicians and surgeons; but some of them are of value to readers outside of the medical profession.”
Keith, Marian.Duncan Polite, the watchman of Glenoro.†$1.50. Revell.
Pathos and humor are skilfully blended in this story of a small Canadian town where English, Irish, High and Lowland Scotch are found. Duncan McDonald, called the polite to distinguish him from all the other McDonalds, is the hero of the tale which concerns the discord which a young and modern minister engenders in an old kirk, where he wins a youthful following in spite of the elders’ aversion to all new things.
“It is a fresh, clean story, likely to interest young people in spite of the prayerful tension in the atmosphere of the tale.”
“Anyhow, it wad hae made a bonnie, wee short story.”
Kellogg, Vernon.American insects.**$5. Holt.
“This volume aims to provide a general, systematic account of the principal insect families as they exist in America, written with the greatest regard for scientific accuracy and thoroughness, but in such a way as to interest the average intelligent reader. A chapter on ‘Insects and disease,’ giving an account of the researches which have determined beyond any question the part played by mosquitoes in the spread of malaria and yellow fever, is of special timeliness just now.”—Outlook.
“We have in this simple volume a whole library of insect lore, brought into convenient compass, abundantly illustrated and clearly printed.”
“Readable and profusely illustrated, it gives a great amount of information about the insects of this country, in such a manner that it is available to any intelligent person. With all its merits, Prof. Kellogg’s book is a little too much of a compilation to be ideally satisfactory.” T. D. A. Cockerell.
“It seems that nothing needed to make this a complete guide to the study of our American insects has been omitted. The style of the book is in general popular and adapted to the average intelligent reader.”
“In general, entomologists will agree with the schemes of classification.”
“Not only is an excellent reference book, but ...contains much interesting reading for any nature-lover.”
“The minor defects noted detract little from its real value, and Professor Kellogg’s volume will be welcomed as one of the best general text-books on the subject covered.” C. L. Marlatt
Kellor, Frances A.Out of work.**$1.25. Putnam.
“Miss Kellor’s previous studies of convict women and correctional institutions gave her an admirable preparation for the investigation of employment bureaus.” (Am. J. Soc.) Her researches have been carried on in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago, with the result that her material is first hand. She discusses the employment agencies, their treatment of the unemployed, and their influence upon homes and business. The last chapter is devoted to state and municipal laws.
“No previous study has accumulated such a wealth of information on this vital problem. The author has very properly aimed to give a clear and adequate statement of the entire situation and has dealt out advice sparingly. Yet she has probably suggested about all the measures for betterment which give any promise of immediate usefulness.” C. R. Henderson.
“The work is well done. This volume should command the attention of housekeepers and employers generally, as well as students, for it indicates that the reign of graft is not confined to political positions, and the corrupting influences of many agencies are clearly set forth.”
“It is an admirable piece of work. The work thorough and well-planned; and the facts stated in an impartial and interesting manner; simple and entertaining as well as scientifically valuable.” Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Reviewed by Charles Richmond Henderson.
“The volume is worthy of high praise and it should be widely read.”
Reviewed by S. P. B.
“An interesting study of employment agencies. The value of Miss Kellor’s book lies largely in the undoubted authenticity of the information on which it is based. The book should be read by all who are interested in reforming the abuses of employment agencies in American cities.”
Kelly, Myra.Little citizens.†$1.50. McClure.
Miss Kelly’s narrative had to do with a “polyglot brood of future Americans,” children of the New York east side Jewish colony. She “shows us these little citizens at work and play in a New York school. Their parents are pedlars, seamstresses, and costermongers.... They are timid, ignorant, unwashed. But the children they send shrewdly and faithfully to school ... are enchanting. Of course they are naughty. Miss Kelly is at once too honest and too artistic to write stories about little saints.... But they are clever, affectionate, and teachable.... They speak an odd dialect that we take to be a graft of the Yiddish on American; and at school their ways are most humorous and entertaining.” (Acad.)
“Miss Myra Kelly’s ‘Little citizens’ are as strange to us as the countries of their birth, and their charm is partly the charm of novelty. She has presented them with originality and freshness and with a convincing sympathy.”
“For real insight into the child mind with its misconceptions and limitations, so hard for an adult to understand, these stories are only equalled by those of ‘Emmy Lou.’”
“They pile up material for the future, and are in the present prodigiously amusing.”
“In the representation of their terrible manners, their extraordinary dialect and their oriental warmth of heart, the author shows keen observation, delightful humor, and no mean order of creative talent. Miss Kelly’s book is amusing, and it is unconsciously, unintentionally, and therefore delightfully, instructive. The dialect is picturesquely and easily handled.”
“The volume may be highly recommended as containing sketches of an original and attractive kind.”
Kendrick, A. F.English embroidery.*$2.50. Scribner.
“A well-illustrated guide for students and collectors to the history of art embroidery in England from the middle ages down to the eighteenth century, with descriptions of the important examples of this work that have been preserved.”—Outlook.
“He writes, moreover, from a liberal and genuinely artistic standpoint, and is not carried away by a love of mere curiosity.”
“It is seldom that a book on a special subject is so interesting and readable throughout.”
Kennedy, John Pendleton, ed. Journals of the house of burgesses of Virginia, 1773-1776.*$10. Putnam.
The publication of these documents by the Library board of Richmond will be welcomed by all students of this most interesting period in Virginia’s history. The editor has provided a valuable introduction containing numerous extracts from contemporary newspapers and unpublished “Broadsides.” The letters and minutes of the Colonial Committee of Correspondence are appended to the Journal of each year.
“The work of editing the volume has been ably done.”
“A very satisfactory introduction.”
“The editor, John Pendleton Kennedy, State Librarian, has performed his task with judgment, and the result is highly creditable to the state.”
Kennedy, Sidney Robinson.Lodestar.†$1.50. Macmillan.
In their rambles thru the Connecticut hills, two friends, a novelist and a painter, meet a refined and well educated country girl, with whom they both fall in love. A great-hearted millionaire enters the story, and there are many amusing complications.
“One of the pleasantest of summer books.”
“Something of a disappointment.”
“Clever and readable novel.”
Kent, Arminie Thomas.Otia; ed. by Harold Hodge.**$1.25. Lane.
Some thirty essays, and critical reviews reprinted from various magazines, and about twenty poems, serious, sentimental and satiric, which were written between 1881 and the author’s death in 1903.
“The book intrinsically strikes us as a failure.”
“In treating a writer who pays such attention to the small points of style, and who incidentally sneers at ‘the shallower sort of American scholars,’ an American reviewer feels justified in pointing out minute defects.”
“Among the essays, the best, we think, are those which deal with the technique of literature. Of the poems, we should place first the sonnet to the memory of Lord Beaconsfield, where the form leaves very little to be desired.”
Kent, Charles Foster, ed. Israel’s historical and biographical narratives, from the establishment of the Hebrew kingdom to the end of the Maccabean struggle.**$2.75. Scribner.
“Professor Kent has undertaken the bold task of rearranging the writings of the Old Testament in their logical and chronological order. The aim is not merely to arrange the books, but to break them up into their component parts, and to indicate the sources from which they were originally drawn, presenting in a practical and intelligible form, the results of modern critical research. ‘The student’s Old Testament’ is to be divided into six volumes:—(1) ‘Narratives of the beginning of Hebrew history’; (2) ‘Historical and biographical narratives’; (3) ‘Prophetic sermons, epistles, and apocalypses’; (4) ‘Laws and traditional precedents,’ (5) ‘Songs, psalms, and prayers;’ (6) ‘Proverbs and didactic poems.’ The work is intended for general readers, not for specialists only.”—Lond. Times.
“Results of very various degrees of certainty are embodied in his volume. But his work will be invaluable to the student who uses it with discrimination.”
“It is a credit to the university served by Professor Kent.”
Kent, Charles Foster.Narratives of the beginnings of Hebrew history, from the creation to the establishment of the Hebrew kingdom.**$2.75. Scribner.
Impelled by the demands for a constructive presentation of the facts regarding the literature of the Old Testament, Professor Kent has undertaken a series of six volumes presenting successively the narrative of the beginnings of Hebrew history, historical and biographical narratives, prophetic sermons, epistles and apocalypses, laws and traditional precedents, songs, psalms, prayers, proverbs, and didactic poems; thus covering the entire Old Testament. This first volume, “The student’s Old Testament,” is a modern and scholarly translation, with a systematic, logical classification of the early narratives found in the books from Genesis to Ruth. Various versions of the ancient stories are presented side by side, so that they can be read like the gospels of the New Testament, in their original form.
“Its information is full and eminently trustworthy. In the notes the editor is careful not to be over-dogmatic.”
“Its scholarly character, its conservative and constructive spirit, its admirable rendering of the text, its ample helps for proper interpretation, and its large promise of good things to come in the subsequent volumes, assures the reader that a most serviceable work has been added to the apparatus for biblical study.” H. L. W.
Ker, William Paton.Dark ages,**$1.50. Scribner.
“Professor Ker, of University college, London, presents, under special title of ‘The dark ages,’ the first volume of a series of ‘Periods of European literature,’ to be edited by Professor Saintsbury.... He begins with an attempt to define this much-abused term.... Chronologically he limits his period by the decline of Roman culture on the one hand and the year 1100 on the other.... In the second chapter, ‘The elements,’ we are given a general survey of the whole period.... The main body of the volume is then divided into two parts, treating respectively the ‘Latin authors,’ and ‘The Teutonic languages’; and a short final chapter on the literature of Ireland and Wales completes what is at best but a hasty survey of a vast field.”—Am. Hist. R.
“There are enough learned references here to challenge the literary expert at every turn. Indeed, we can hardly see how any one can understand this book to whom the things it deals with are not already perfectly familiar. To such a one it offers a somewhat confused résumé of matters he should know already. For the young student it is far too abstruse, and for the general reader it lacks the unity and concentration which alone can command his attention. Mr. Ker’s bane is fine writing; he has a certain sense of humor that now and then is useful, but it leads him into long ways around where directness and compactness are prime necessities.” E. E.
“By wise selection of his materials, lucid exposition, and occasional happy characterization, he maintains the interest even of those who are prepared to find the Dark ages pretty dull and unprofitable. Of actual error we think the work will be found to contain very little.”
Kerr, Robert Pollok.Blue flag: or, The Covenanters who contended for Christ’s crown and covenant. 75c. Presbyterian com.
The origin and history of the Covenanters is accurately and stirringly presented in this little book which is intended for class study in Sunday schools and young people’s societies. To this end a series of questions is given at the close of the volume.
*Kerst, Friedrich,comp.Beethoven: the man and the artist, as revealed in his own words: tr. and ed. by H: E: Krehbiel.*$1. Huebsch.
Much of the material used for compiling this Beethoven handbook has been drawn from letters, reports of conversations, and diaries heretofore unavailable. The author has classified his cullings under appropriate chapter headings, and they serve to enlighten Beethoven lovers upon the great composer’s spiritual, philosophical and human observations.
*Kerst, Friedrich,comp.Mozart: the man and the artist, as revealed in his own words; tr. and ed. by H: E: Krehbiel.*$1. Huebsch.
From material gleaned here and there, the author has pieced together “an autobiography of Mozart written without conscious purpose, and for that reason peculiarly winning, illuminating and convincing. The outward things in Mozart’s life are all but ignored in it, but there is a frank and full disclosure of the great musician’s artistic, intellectual and moral character, made in his own words.”
*Kester, Vaughan.Fortunes of the Landrays.†$1.50. McClure.
This story “begins and ends in an Ohio town, and is essentially a picture of life in that community; but the adventures of certain of its characters take us at times to the far West with the forty-niners—to Salt Lake City in the early days of Brigham Young, to the closing scenes of the Civil war, and to the prairies of Kansas. The story is one of three generations, not only of the Landrays, but of the other families with whose fortunes theirs are associated.”—Dial.
*“On the whole, a solid and capable story, with flashes of brilliancy.”
*“A novel whose interest, although complicated, is remarkably well sustained. Its faults of incoherency do not prevent it from being a fairly readable production.” Wm. M. Payne.
*“The chief merit of the story lies in its character drawing.”
*“This story is unsatisfactory. There is good work in it; but the general scheme is weak. Characterization is one of Mr. Kester’s strongest qualities.”