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Taber, Harry Persons.Rubaiyat of the commuter: being quatrains concerning the affairs of every day. 25c. John Bridges, Briarcliff Manor, N. Y.
“The woes of the commuter, with the 30-second breakfast, the 8:16 train which occasionally goes at 8:32, the futile struggle with two bushels of Peter Henderson’s seeds and the neighbors’ chickens are too feelingly set forth to have been only imagined. The author explains his use of the particular form of verse that he has selected on the ground of its being an obsessive measure.”—Baltimore Sun.
Taggart, Marion Ames.Nut brown Joan.†$1.50. Holt.
A story for girls. The heroine, a brown, lanky child of fourteen, dissatisfied with her world, develops into a most attractive young woman, the joy of her father, the relief of her invalid mother, and the confidante and help of her numerous brothers and sisters. There is much wholesome fun, there is trouble, incident, and, above all, real human nature.
“‘Nut-brown Joan’ is to be commended both for its literary merit ... and also for its thoroughly wholesome atmosphere. The volume holds a very practical lesson for young girls, and the lesson is excellently presented.”
“Points a moral at the same time that it tells a very entertaining story.”
“A wholesome and pretty story.”
Tannenforst, Ursula, pseud.SeeTilghman, Emily.
Tanner, Amy Eliza.Child: his thinking, feeling and doing. $1.25. Rand.
“A résumé of the child-study literature.... Such topics as these are treated: the problems of physical growth and abnormality; the feelings and ideas of sex; the mental processes; religious and moral ideas; emotions; interests; movements; imitation; language; rhythm; music; drawing and play. At the beginning of each chapter are definite suggestions for collecting data along the line of the chapter. The bibliographies at the close of each chapter are most ample.”—Psychol. Bull.
“For normal or college students who should have some groundwork in general psychology before studying child psychology, Miss Tanner’s book is inferior to that of Dr. Kirkpatrick; for general readers it will prove most serviceable.” Henry Davidson Sheldon.
“It is profuse in facts, though sparing in generalizations and conclusions, and can hardly fail to promote a more judicious study of the individual children with whom its readers may have to do.”
“Without doubt, it is the most complete, systematic and painstaking work of its kind extant. It is certainly unique in its sphere, presenting in convenient and readable form a vast amount of information regarding child life. It should meet with great favor at the hands of those for whom it was written.” Irving King.
“There are special chapters that deserve special mention, some because of their merit, such as those treating of ‘Memory,’ ‘Imagination,’ ‘Conception,’ and ‘Reasoning,’ and the chapter on the various forms of ‘Movements’; and others, especially those chapters that deal with the so-called physical nature of the child, that might, with advantage, be replaced in the text or even rewritten.” D. P. MacMillan.
Tapp, Sidney C.Story of Anglo-Saxon institutions; or, The development of constitutional government.**$1.50. Putnam.
“While Mr. Tapp’s book runs along special lines, it is intended for the general reader as well as for the specialist. The writer’s purpose has been to demonstrate from historical facts that the Anglo-Saxon race is the only race that has ever had a true conception of republican institutions, or solved correctly the problem of self-government. It is only fair to say that Mr. Tapp has accomplished his purpose in this book.”—Critic.
*Tappan, Eva March, tr. Golden goose, and other fairy tales; tr. from the Swedish.†$1. Houghton.
Six fairy tales from Scandinavian sources told in simple language. “‘The golden goose,’ which gives the name to the book, is little Rose, the beautiful daughter of a king, whose stepmother, after much cruel treatment, has turned her into a goose.... There is the story of a giant, the roof of whose house was made of sausages; of the good little girl, and the bad in ‘The red and the black box.’ ... There is the simple-minded giant who killed himself, not to be outdone by a small boy, and other stories, all with excellent pictures in black and white, full pages and text, with interesting head pieces.” (N. Y. Times.)
*“Told in an interesting manner.”
*“Is a good addition to the useful work she has done for children in other fields.”
Tappan, Eva March.Short history of England’s literature.*85c. Houghton.
“An elementary text-book for high schools, by the head of the English department in the English high school at Worcester, covering English literature from its beginnings in the earliest periods down to the novel of the nineteenth century, with numerous illustrations in the form of portraits, facsimiles of manuscripts, pictures of objects of interest, and with an excellent map in colors.”—Outlook.
Tarbell, Ida Minerva.History of the Standard oil company.**$5. McClure.
An account of the origin, growth, and influence of this first and greatest of American trusts. The methods by which the corporation gained control of the petroleum output are disclosed, railroad and other interests bearing upon the trust’s development are carefully investigated. The oil regions themselves and the chief characters in this industrial drama are put vividly before us.
“‘The history of the Standard oil company’ is one of the most important contributions that has been made to the vital historical and conscience literature of our opening century. The absorbing interest of the work, the masterly marshaling of facts and the careful handling of details are only surpassed by the judicial spirit that is preëminent throughout the work.”
“It is calm and dispassionate, and calculated to do quite as much if not more good than if it were pitched in a high and noisy key. Is to the present time the most remarkable book of its kind ever written in this country.”
“The book is a genuine contribution to thatknowledge of the real inwardness of things industrial which Americans as a people so lack.” Frank L. McVey.
“Miss Tarbell’s success, for she has achieved a very distinct success, is in having made her story in its logical simplicity and directness as fascinatingly interesting as it is disagreeable. She has preserved her position as historian and has not abandoned it even temporarily for that of the prosecuting advocate.”
“This book seems to have been written for the purpose of intensifying the popular hatred. The writer has either a vague conception of the nature of proof, or she is willing to blacken the character of Mr. John D. Rockefeller by insinuation and detraction.”
“The value ... lies largely in the fact that the author has no thesis to sustain and is willing to let her readers draw their own conclusions. It is a model of condensed, graphic statement. The dramatic aspects of the story are not lost in the telling, while the arrangement of the materials is convenient for the purposes of the student and the legislator as well as for general reading.”
“The author never gets excited, however exciting her story may become; she sets forth the facts, and to a considerable extent leaves inference and conclusions to her readers. It is, in effect, a liberal education in the fundamentals of the trust problem; it is the Blackstone of the literature that is growing up around this problem, in its entirety the most important of all in commercialized America.”
“Is an exhaustive and yet succinct presentation of the rise and development of a great American industry. Her book is in every sense a history—not an economic dissertation.”
Tarkington, (Newton) Booth.Beautiful lady.†$1.25. McClure.
This is the story of a young Italian of high family and low purse, who was forced into shaving his head and using the bald poll as an advertisement for a Parisian ballet. It is also the story of “the beautiful lady” who saw him sitting ignominiously in acaféand was sorry for him. Later the young Italian, by reason of his shaved head, secures a position as tutor to a young millionaire, and is able to save the girl who was sorry from an unfortunate marriage and at the same time to make his dashing benefactor happy.
“A mere trifle, but a delightful trifle, which, lacking the dramatic action of ‘Monsieur Beaucaire,’ equals it in the originality of its conception, in its pathos, and surpasses it in its whimsical humour.” Firmin Dredd.
“Mr. Tarkington has made us see what might have been done; but he has failed to do it.”
“The sentiment in it is very pretty, and Mr. Booth Tarkington never writes other than gracefully.”
*“He tells it, too, with the fine artistic flavor distinguishing his ‘Monsieur Beaucaire.’”
*Tarkington, (Newton) Booth.Conquest of Canaan.†$1.50. Harper.
Canaan is a small Indiana town, a hot bed of personal grudge and prejudice and this story tells of how Joe Louden, returning to Canaan to practice law after years of hard study in New York, finds that his reckless youth and his departure from his home town under a cloud have neither been forgotten nor forgiven. But championed by Ariel Taylor, the one true friend of his boyhood, who has just returned from the study of art in Paris, he succeeds after a hard and upright struggle in conquering circumstances and the prejudices of his townspeople. The love story of these two strongly individual characters is unusual and well handled.
*“It contains some admirable chapters of life in a small, gossipy, spiteful town, and the characters, all of them, including the dog, are alive and interesting, but it is clumsily put together and weakly conventional in the concluding portion.”
*“For pure humor in an author, we commend the conversations of the old window owls in the National house.”
*“There is no doubt that the book is the best that Mr. Tarkington has yet written.”
*“‘The conquest of Canaan’ has not lost the note of refinement, but it has gained in solidity and distinctness of outline, it is an original story in point of plot; it is witty, spirited, romantic, and beautifully human in its spirit.”
Tarkington, (Newton) Booth.In the arena.$1.50. McClure.
Six short stories of western politics, which deal with reformers and machine politicians, lobbyists, law-makers, office seekers, bosses and voters. The characters are real and vigorous types created by an author who has had practical experience in the game of politics.
“They have no special excellence of any kind, but they are very interesting and clever, and are written with a sound knowledge of the subject with which they deal.”
“The material is ugly in every case except one; but the telling in each case is good. Mr. Tarkington writes with force and feeling, and has respect for the literary virtue of restraint.”
“There is some very good workmanship in ‘In the arena.’ One lays the book aside with the conviction that the author’s estimate of the situation is a pretty true one, and that he made singularly good use of his experience in Indiana politics.” Perry Enders.
“Doubtless, unpretentious as they are, they are among Mr. Tarkington’s best work.”
“There is the ring of truth and reality in these stories. The characters are human and interesting.”
“Decidedly clever and human tales.”
“There is no doubt that it will afford much entertainment to those who do not resent a touch of pessimism in comedy.”
Taylor, Alfred Edward.Elements of metaphysics.*$2.60. Macmillan.
“In the volume under review, Mr. Taylor has given us an exposition of the principles of metaphysics from a point of view which is in the main that of Mr. Bradley.... Mr. Taylor divides his work into four books, the first of which is devoted to a preliminary discussion of the problem, method and subdivision of metaphysics. This is followed by a discussion in Book II. of the general structure of reality.... The remaining books deal with the more special questions involved in the interpretation of nature and the interpretation of life.”—Int. J. Ethics.
“... A full recognition of the many merits of Mr. Taylor’s work, and of the value and suggestivenessof his treatment of various metaphysical topics. His book is certainly one which all who are interested in the present position of metaphysics ought to read.” James Gibson.
“Compact and well written book. It is the only English book in recent times treating metaphysical problems with some completeness that is arranged in such a concise and orderly fashion as to permit its being used as a text-book on this subject. It gives evidence not only of the author’s industry and earnestness, but of unusual vigor and acuteness of thought, as well as of a pleasing clearness and definiteness in mode of expression.” J. E. Creighton.
“The strength of Professor Taylor’s book lies not in his constructive ontology but in his clear and masterly analysis of general metaphysical concepts ... and in the fact that the whole treatment is both modern and systematic.” G. T. W. Patrick.
Taylor, Charles M., jr.Only a grain of sand; il. by Clare Victor Dwiggins.**$1. Winston.
Into the simple story of the life of one of the sands of the sea is deftly woven both satire and philosophy. It is an autobiography of a little grain that was carried from sea-depths to sea-shore and from there was taken to a dingy building where it passed through a fiery furnace and became a part of a graceful iridescent vase.
*Taylor, Henry Charles.Introduction to the study of agricultural economics.*$1.25. Macmillan.
“This is a discussion of economics as applied exclusively to agriculture.... It belongs to the series entitled ‘The citizen’s library of economics, politics, and sociology.’”—Outlook.
*“It discusses principles in a judicial spirit, and presents in concise form, facts that are of significance.”
*“One of the excellent and useful volumes lately contributed to the ‘Citizen’s library.’”
Taylor, Marie Hansen (Mrs. Bayard Taylor).On two continents.**$2.75. Doubleday.
Mrs. Taylor was the daughter of the noted German mathematician and astronomer Hansen, and in this book of memoirs she speaks of her girlhood in Gotha, her meeting with her husband, their marriage, their travels, and of her husband’s literary and diplomatic career. Her book is chatty and entertaining in style, and her anecdotes of the Brownings, the Stoddards, Horace Greeley, the Cary sisters, Thackeray, and other famous men and women of letters with whom she and her husband came in contact are of particular interest.
*“Though she is rather apt to devote four or five pages to an incident for which half a page would be ample, she always rambles pleasantly.”
“Mrs. Taylor writes pleasantly and she has many interesting things to say.” Jeannette L. Gilder.
“Altogether, a more agreeable book of its kind could not well be imagined.” Percy F. Bicknell.
“In this book and in no other is to be found the most attractive and sympathetic record of one of the most interesting of all Americans.” L. L.
*“By temperament and association Mrs. Taylor is peculiarly qualified to depict the inner and outer forces that co-operated in the development of her gifted husband’s genius, and his reaction upon his environment.”
*“It is of value, not, as one would at first suppose, primarily for its biographical material, but because of the exquisite simplicity of its diction and the charm of the author’s personality.”
Taylor, Mary Imlay.My lady Clancarty.†$1.50. Little.
A child-wife’s loyalty to her Jacobite husband during his years of absence, and in spite of strong family opposition, furnishes the theme for a spirited romance. Then when he does return incognito he devotes himself to the re-wooing of Lady Betty, fights duels for her, is at the mercy of her whims and fancies, and a father’s Whig prejudices, but finally thru her courage in daring to beg clemency of the king is released from the tower.
“A trifle, but a rather pleasant one.”
“A pretty romance.”
“The characterization is consistent and the relations of character are drawn ‘on scale,’ so that the effect of human display is harmonious. Considered critically, the story is not reasonable or natural any more than other romances of the exaggerated class to which it belongs.”
Taylor, Rev. S. M.Ministers of the Word and sacraments; lectures on pastoral theology, delivered in King’s college, London, Lent term, 1904.*$1.50. Longmans.
“Archdeacon Taylor prints here some lectures delivered to a class of students preparing for ordination.... His tone is that of a High churchman, but he condemns some of the most objectionable of extremist practices.”—Spec.
“They are full of good sense throughout.”
Taylor, Samuel Coleridge-.Twenty-four negro melodies, transcribed for the piano. $2.50. Ditson.
“There are twenty-four transcriptions of folk-melodies, both African and American, used as themes for compositions in the style of fantasias.”—R. of Rs.
“This is an extremely interesting work.”
“He is well grounded in technique, and he expresses himself with freedom. Although in inventiveness his range seems so far rather limited, he is spontaneous and genuine in what he writes.”
“Mr. Coleridge-Taylor has preserved the distinctive traits of these melodies, but has given them form and structure.”
*Tchaikovsky, Modeste.Life of Peter Il’ich Tchaikovsky; ed. and abridged from the Russian and German eds. by Rosa Newmarch.*$5. Lane.
This “volume contains many portraits and excellent views of scenes connected with Tchaikovsky’s life, with a striking portrait, and facsimiles of letters written by the musician. The editor has tried to preserve, in spite of thecutting of three volumes to one, the autobiographical character of the work, and has included the series of intimate letters which relates the romantic episode of Tchaikovsky’s life—his friendship of thirteen years for a woman with whom he never exchanged a personal greeting. An account of the composer’s visit to America ... is also included in the form of a diary, kept for the benefit of his relations.”—N. Y. Times.
*“Yet in its kind it possesses great value, not only as a contribution to the psychology of art, but as a most illuminating commentary on Tchaikovsky’s music. We may add that the translation is easy and fluent, and that the volume is well arranged and well illustrated.”
*“The book is one of great interest to musical people.”
*“But the present life, containing, as it does, an enormous amount of interesting material, still fails to hold one’s attention for the simple reason that it is too long and is padded out with stuff that ought not to be in any biography. On the whole, the book was more stimulating in its original condition; but in its present form it will serve a future biographer.”
*“Must content ourselves with congratulating Mrs. Newmarch on the zeal and intelligence with which she has accomplished her task. Of the delicacy, the candour, and the affection shown by M. Modeste Tchaikovsky it is impossible to speak too highly.” C. L. G.
Tennyson, Hallam, 2d baron.Alfred, Lord Tennyson: a memoir by his son.**$4. Macmillan.
A new edition which includes in a single volume “all the material in the original issue. There are extracts from a number of unpublished letters and poems; some FitzGerald letters, others to Aubrey de Vere, Rawnsley, and other persons.... The book contains for the most part the account of Lord Tennyson’s life, gleaned either from his letters and poems or from the writings of his friends.... The impressions and general recollections of T. Watts-Dunton, F. W. H. Myers, F. T. Palgrave, the Duke of Argyll, and others, have been put in an appendix, which also contains some notes ... and a very full index besides these, the volume also has a chronology of the books and poems by the poet-laureate.” (N. Y. Times.)
“The entire get-up is free from any suggestion of cheapening.”
Thackeray, William Makepeace.Works. Cornhill ed.; ed. with biography, bibliography, and special introd. by W. P. Trent, and J. Bell Henneman. $37.50. Crowell.
The “Cornhill” Thackeray has achieved a well merited distinction above all recent issues of the great novelist’s works in that it includes material heretofore unclaimed for the author, but conclusively identified as his during recent months of research. There are two thousand pages thruout the various volumes which have never appeared in any set before. The editorial work in charge of Prof. Trent of Columbia college, and Dr. Henneman of the University of the South, includes special introductions to every volume, notes and critical comments of exceptionally high character, a complete bibliography based on the chronology of Thackeray’s life, and a full topical index to the entire set. Aside from the better known novels, are the essays, burlesques, Christmas stories, criticisms of letters and art, quips in Punch, drawings, poems and a new collection of typical personal letters. Among the three hundred and more illustrations are a series of photogravure portraits of the author, and many of Thackeray’s own quaint and whimsical drawings. The books with their substantial bindings, heavy paper and good type, deserve a prominent place among the great book achievements of the day.
“The edition is highly satisfactory, both for completeness and inexpensiveness.”
“By far the most satisfactory edition of Thackeray we have seen in recent years.”
Thackeray, William Makepeace.Henry Esmond.$1.25. Crowell.
Uniform with the “Thin paper classics” series this volume contains the history of Henry Esmond, Esq., with an introduction by J. B. Henneman, and a portrait of Thackeray as a frontispiece.
Thackeray, William Makepeace.History of Henry Esmond: ed. by Hamilton Byron Moore. 60c. Ginn.
An annotated edition of Henry Esmond planned to meet the needs of advanced high schools and elementary college classes. The text is that of the new “Dent edition.”
Thackeray, William Makepeace.Letters to an American family; with an introd. by Lucy D. Baxter and original drawings by Thackeray,**$1.50. Century.
Thackeray the man, with his habits, opinions, prejudices, genial friendship, love for home and his own, lending an active personal charm, fascinates the reader no less than Thackeray the better known objective master of the novel. These letters, all of them heretofore unpublished, were written to various members of a New York family in whose home the novelist was a frequent visitor during his two lecture tours in America. They include mainly, letters written from his lecture points, full of bright, frank comments upon American people and their ways. There are facsimiles of portions of letters, and of Thackeray’s own characteristic drawings.
“Not a line inconsistent with his published writings is to be found. ‘The style’ is emphatically ‘of the man’ himself. The so-called cynicism that sought to mask a tender heart and too expressive face, the great fondness for children and old friends, the gentleness and the whimsical humor,—all these traits and qualities are here revealed in letters as charmingly colloquial as were ever written. The introduction by Miss Lucy W. Baxter strikes just the right note as to revelation and reserve, and enables us to realize the charm of the ‘brown house’ in Second avenue which Thackeray found so potent.”
“The charm of these letters, written in grateful affection to his friends ...”
“The half-humorous, half-tender familiarity and freedom of these communications ...”
“A number of easy conversational and very characteristic missives.”
Thackeray, William Makepeace.Vanity fair.$1.25. Crowell.
“Vanity fair” has been compressed into one small volume of the “Thin paper classics” series, and appears in this handy form without sacrifice of clear type. It contains a frontispiece from a drawing by Frank T. Merrill.
Thanet, Octave, pseud. (Alice French).Man of the hour.†$1.50. Bobbs.
Johnny-Ivan Winslow, the man of the hour, is the son of an Iowa plow manufacturer and a Russian princess whose altruistic dreams took shape in championing the Nihilists’ cause. Believing in the redemption of the toiler, this mother’s son throws himself and his money at the feet of struggling strikers, working in the midst of rioters with the best against the worst. The intensity of his subjective relation to his cause records only failure in the end, not because of his inability to stand at the helm, but because of the operation of a wrong principle. There is a steadfast Peggy in the tale whose magnificent faith in the triumph of Johnny over his Ivan theories is fully rewarded.
“This novel considered as fiction merits special notice. It is one of the best romances of the year. As a sociological study, it is impossible to speak in such favorable terms, for though there is much that is fine and true in its spirit, and though we believe that the author desires to be fair and just, she has signally failed at many points.”
“While the story is not lacking in strength, nor in that finer character-drawing that the writer’s previous work has associated with her name, one feels more than once that the plot has been moulded to fit a preconceived thesis.” Frederic Taber Cooper.
*“Miss French has given us a book of very genial and human sort, and brought to it a gift of shrewd and sometimes humorous observation, such as comes only after long practice in the art of fiction.” Wm. M. Payne.
“The latter half of the book is stuffed with not very enlightening discussions of labor problems, and it ends in an absurdly conventional way.”
*“Octave Thanet is at her best in depicting children. She loves them in any rank of life, and gets them on paper in all their whimsicality, their straight-to-the-mark directness, their consistent inconsistency.”
“It is interesting and well developed. Its pages are full of evidences of the author’s keen and kindly study of men and things and of her aptitude for the lively narration of the results of her observations.”
“Fine in spirit and thoroughly readable also as a story of character and incident. It is not a novel of purpose in the sense that argument is substituted for entertainment.”
*“Miss French seems to us to have done as good work in this truly American novel as in her many admirable short stories.”
That reminds me: a collection of tales worth telling.**75c. Jacobs.
A collection of jests, anecdotes, and repartee culled from the “Tales worth telling” column of the Philadelphia public ledger.
Thatcher, Oliver Joseph, and McNeal, Edgar H.Source book for mediaeval history: selected documents: illustrating the history of Europe in the middle ages.*$1.85. Scribner.
“The documents include ... the charter of the Ministerials of the Archbishop of Cologne, 1154, ... the charter granted by the bishop of Hamburg to the colonists, ‘the Hollanders,’ in 1106; the privilege of Frederick I, ... for the Jews of the Worms, in 1157; the charter given to the Jews of Speyer by the bishop of that city, 1084; a few market charters issued at the time of the freedom of the cities of Germany, several documents illustrating the rebellion of these cities against the lords who governed them, and their acquisition of municipal rights, &c. There are also the important charter of Magdeburg, and some documents concerning the origin of the Rhine league and the early history of the Hanseatic league. An explanatory note, and the names of authorities consulted, precede each document. Following is the charter given to the Jews by the bishop of Speyer.”—N. Y. Times.
Thaw, Alexander Blair.Inaugural ode.*50c. Brentano’s.
“[This] ode written for the inaugural of President Roosevelt ... breathes the same spirit of desire that the American republic should fulfill its destiny as that destiny has been conceived by the best and finest of its citizens.”—N. Y. Times.
“It is agreeable to find in a poem for such an occasion an abstract idea conveyed with dignity and free from silly optimism.”
Thayer, William Roscoe.Short history of Venice.**$1.50. Macmillan.
In this one volume the history of Venice is given from the origin of the city in 452 to its fall in 1797. It sets forth the growth of the republic, the greatness of the Venetians and compares Venice and her contemporaries.
“The first chapters of this history leave much to be desired but the final portion of the book is, on the whole, just, admirable and inspiring.”
“It is readable and interesting.”
“Mr. Thayer’s outline of Venetian history is a vivid sketch of a considerable historical and literary merit. Mr. Thayer is, however, a little too one-sided in his undisguised hostility to the Church.”
“We must relegate small cavils to the background, and speak with warm recognition of the skill, discernment, and idealism which mark this book.”
“We are acquainted with no other writing in the English language, which is a better introduction to a prolonged, serious study of the subject.” Walter Littlefield.
“It is open to criticism in almost every essential respect.”
“A model ‘Short history of Venice’ has been written by Mr. William Roscoe Thayer.”
“This is a book of considerable value, telling the story of Venice succinctly and lucidly.”
Thiers, (Marie Joseph) Louis Adolphe.Moscow expedition; ed. by Hereford B. George.*$1.25. Oxford.
This is a reprint of an extract of Thiers’s “Histoire du consulat et de l’empire,” which was published between 1845-1862. It follows Thiers’s text in the French but is supplemented by explanatory notes in English, and a personal and geographical index.
“On the whole, however, this volume deserves a cordial welcome. It is the first time that a competent authority has produced a careful and critical commentary on this portion of Thiers’s work.”
*Thirlmere, Rowland.Letters from Catalonia. 2v.*$6. Brentano’s.
“In addition to attractive descriptions of Ribas, Alcoy, Jativa, and many other places visited by English travellers, the book contains a large amount of information on Spanish politics and most other aspects of Spanish life.”—Ath.
*“The tone and temper of the book are excellent.”
*“Though they make no special appeal to travellers, can be read with pleasure by any one who has a taste for light reading of a miscellaneous nature.”
*“But the whole book undoubtedly has character and reality, a record of such sensations, impressions and ideas as lead to essential truth.”
*“He is a good observer and a good narrator.”
*“Mr. Thirlmere pays more attention to life than locality, but he never forgets his backgrounds. His thumb-nail portraits, his meditative and fanciful humor, his apt quotation, and his continual cheerfulness leave a very pleasant sensation in the mind.”
Thomas, David Yancey.History of military government in newly acquired territory of the United States.*$2. Macmillan.
“Prof. Thomas discusses, not only the legal status of the new territory and the legal basis for military government, but also presents an account of the actual management of new acquisitions from the time of occupation until the organization of territorial or state governments. Dr. Thomas contents himself with a statement of the facts connected with our military occupation of Porto Rico and the Philippines, and attempts to give no verdict as to the character and accomplishments of the military governments.”—R. of Rs.
“There is failure also to give the general constitutional and legal basis of military government. The manner in which the foot-notes are handled is open to serious criticism. The existence of a monograph of this kind is of doubtful utility, if references are not plentiful and exact. Frequently the details of military government are overlooked or cast aside. The best part of the author’s work is that relating to Florida, New Mexico, and California. These acquisitions have been remarkably well treated and in general the judgment passed upon events is very fair and to the point. Turning to California, we reach the most satisfactory portion of the book. Mr. Thomas has given a comprehensive outline of the government of territory acquired by the United States before the Civil war. His work in that field will undoubtedly stand the test of time, and it is questionable if other writers can add much to the results obtained.” A. H. Carpenter.
“The fullest and most valuable part of the book is that dealing with the four great acquisitions of Louisiana, Florida, New Mexico, and California. The treatment of military rule in other annexed territories ... is much briefer and on the whole less satisfactory. There is probably nowhere in print a better summary of military government in the Philippines and Porto Rico than that given us by Dr. Thomas. The work throughout is based on the best of documentary materials, and these are referred to in the foot-notes with a fair degree of frequency. The index to the work is rather inadequate.” Frederic Austin Ogg.
Thomas, Edith Matilda.Cassia and other verse. $1.50. Badger, R: G.
The initial poem has a tragic love theme from Zola’s “Rome.” There are poems dealing with the soul struggles met with in life to-day, and over two score sonnets.
*“Her level is a high one, and she seldom falls below it. On the whole, it is higher than that of any other woman who has written poetry in America.”
“Too reflective a singer for the higher sort of lyrical utterance, but there are touches of distinction upon nearly everything she writes. Plainness of speech and subtlety of thought mark her work, and make it very precious to lovers of the graver kind of verse.”