Century, por. 8, $2 net.
The treatment is more historical than bio-
graphical. The writer is least effective in
rendering Webster's personality. He ignores
all hitherto written about Webster's conduct
in private life and sheds little new light upon
this complex character. There is still room
for a great study of this great man of great
power and great weakness.
MerejkowskIj Dmitri. Tolstoi as man and
artist ; with an essay on Dostoievski. Put-
nam. 12, $1.50.
An excellent translation of a book written
with great care and large-minded fairness.
The weakness and strength of Tolstoi are
traced to their causes by sound reasoning.
Dostoievski is put in a new light and ranked
among the great prophets of humanity. All
students of Tolstoi must have this book
Spurr, Harry A. The life and writings of
Alexandre Dumas, (1802- 1870.) Stokes.
il. por. 8, $2 net.
Noticed elsewhere in this issue.
Stoddart, Ja. H. Recollections of a player.
Century, por. facsim., 12, $1.80 net.
Chiefly valuable as a revelation of the man
himself, and an illustration of the process by
which good actors were made out of raw ma-
terial in the old days, before the stage fell into
the hands of commercial speculators. The
modesty of the author is almost a disappoint-
ment in the real value of the book. He gives
so much praise to his associates that it is al-
most impossible for him to further say in how
many essentials he leads them all.
Train^ George Francis. My life in many
states and in foreign lands : dictated in my
seventy-fourth year. Appleton. por. 12,
$1.25 net.
Noticed in December issue.
DESCRIPTION, GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, ETC.
EuTLER, Howard Crosby. The story of
Athens : a record of the life and art of the
city "^ of the violet crown read in its ruins
and in the lives of great Athenians; il. from
drawings by the author. Century. 8,
$2.40 net.
The author has thorough knowledge of au-
thorities ; knows modern Athens, and is well
read in literature of the past. For illustra-
tions he has preferred outline drawings of the
ruins and the conjectural appearance of
Athens at remote epochs ; sculpture is used in
many small cuts from the photograph to
show the little known pieces discovered in re-
cent excavations rather than the famous stat-
uary. The illustrations, though abundant, are
not given for their own sake, but strictly in
elucidation of the text.
Fountain, Paul. The great mountains and
forests of South America. Longmans, il.
por. 8, $4.
A sequel to "The great deserts and forests
of North America," originally intended to
form a second part to that work; but on the
advice of the publishers it was reserved and
amplified to make a second book.
Hapgood, Hutchins. The spirit of the
ghetto: studies of the Jewish quarter in
New York; with drawings from life by
Jacob Epstein. Funk & W. 12, $1.35 net.
The Jewish quarter of New York City is
on the lower East Side of the city.
Haynie, Henry. Paris past and present;
with 24 photogravure il. and 32 engravings
in half-tone. Stokes. 2 v., 12, $4 net; Y\
levant, $8 net.
Noticed in December issue.
Hooker, Katharine. Wayfarers in Italy.
Scribner. il. 8, $3 net.
The author dwells with great charm upon
the beauties of Italy, but discriminates care-
fully and avoids all threadbare sights of na-
ture or art in Italy. Some excellent writing
brings out the great individuality of Italian
cities.
Janvier, Thomas Allibone. The Christmas
kalends of Provence, and some other Pro-
vengal festivals. Harper, il. 12, $1.50 net.
Kennan, George. The tragedy of Pelee: a
narrative of personal experience and ob-
servation in Martinique; il. with drawings
by G. Varian and photographs by the au-
thor. Outlook Co. 8, $1.50 net.
George Kennan went out in the government
cruiser Dixie, sent with relief supplies to St.
Pierre, Martinique, directly after the erup-
tion of Mont Pelee. His book is an accurate
account of the condition of things found there.
LuMHOLTZ, Carl. Unknown Mexico : a rec-
ord of five years' exploration among the
tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; in the
Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco, and
among the Tarascos of Michoacan. Scrib-
ner. 2 V. il. por. 4, maps, per set, $12 net.
An elaborate work, profusely illustrated.
One of the most important to the literature
of exploration and discovery on this continent
made in many years. The five years of re-
search in Northwestern Mexico was made un-
der the auspices and support of the American
Museum of Natural History and the Ameri-
can Geographical Society, together with many
public-spirited citizens. Dr. Lumholtz's ob-
ject was the study of the few races of prim-
itive man yet unmodified by their civilized
neighbors.
Morse, Edward S. Glimpses of China and
Chinese homes ; il. from sketches in the au-
thor's journal. Little, B. 12, $1.50 net.
Parker, Sir Gilbert. Quebec ; the place and
the people. Macmillan. 2 v., il. 8, $4.
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Prichard, H. Hesketh. Through the heart
of Patagonia ; il. from drawings in col. and
black and white by J. Guille Millais and
from photographs. Appleton. 8, $5.50 net.
ViAUD, Louis Marie Julien, ["Pierre Loti,"
pseud.] The last days of Pekin ; from the
French by Myrta L. Jones. Little, B. il,
12, $1.75 net.
Whiting, Lilian. Boston days: The city of
beautiful ideals; Concord, and its iamous
authors ; The golden age of genius ; Dawn
of the twentieth century. Little, B. il.
12, $1.50 net.
WiLLARD, AsHTON RoLLiNs. The land of the
Latins. Longmans, G. por. 12, $1.40 net.
Descriptions, chiefly of Rome.
Williams, Jesse Lynch. New York sketch-
es. Scribner. il. 4, $2 net.
Wilson, Rufus Rockwell. New York, old
and new : its story, streets and landmarks ;
il. from prints and photographs and with
decorations by E. Stratton Holloway. Lip-
pincott. 2 v., 12, buckram, $3.50 net.
DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL.
Savage, Rev. Minot Judson. Men and wo-
men. Amer. Unitarian Assoc. 12, 80 c.
net.
Dr. Savage discusses the respective parts
that men and women play in the organization
of society, their individual responsibilities and
duties, their relations to each other and ,to
their children, involving also the further ques-
tions of divorce and of women's growing in-
dependence.
FICTION.
Barlow, Jane. The founding of fortunes.
Dodd, M. 12, $1.50.
The scene of the story is laid mainly on the
west coast of Ireland. One of the fortunes
founded is that of Timothy Vittie, a young
peasant, who having dishonestly obtained a
sum of money subsequently amassed great
wealth as a merchant.
Barrie, Ja. Matthew. The little white bird ;
or, adventures in Kensington Gardens.
Scribner. 12, $1.50.
A tender, fanciful, poetic story, full of hu-
mor and pathos.
Bates, Arlo. The diary of a saint. Hough-
ton, M. 12, $1.50.
Told by the heroine, Ruth Privet. The
leading thought is that saintship is a matter
of conduct rather than theory. Written in the
author's best mood.
Bengough, Elisa Armstrong. The talk of
the town : a neighborhood novel. Apple-
ton. 12, (Novelettes de luxe.) $1.25.
Portrays the life of the well-to-do working
classes in a thriving American manufacturing
town. Their life, loves and tragedies are
faithfully drawn.
Benson, B. K. Bayard's courier : a story of
love and adventure in the cavalry cam-
paigns. Macmillan. il. 12, $1.50.
Adventure, mystery, incident in war and in
love, are blended with the events of the early
sixties. The action of the story keeps pace
with the movements of the cavalry of Vir-
ginia during the Civil War in the United
States.
Besant, Sir Walter. No other way. Dodd,
M. il. 12, $1.50.
Deals with the custom of imprisoning for
debt which prevailed in England until shown
up by Dickens in "Little Dorrit."
Black, Alex. Richard Gordon ; il. by Ernest
Fuhr. Lothrop. 12, $1.50.
The scenes of this novel are laid chiefly in
upper New York society.
Carling, John R. In the shadow of the czar.
Little, B. il. 12, $1.50.
Chambers, Rob. W. The maid-at-arms : a
novel ; il. by Howard Chandler Christy.
Harper. 12, $1.50.
The scene is northern New York in Revo-
lutionary times.
Cholmondeley, Mary. Moth and rust, and
other stories. Dodd, M. 12, $1.50.
Connolly, Ja. B. Out of Gloucester. Scrib-
ner. 12, $1.50.
Stories of Gloucester fishermen.
Craigie, Mrs. Pearl Maria Teresa, ["John
Oliver Hobbes," pseud.} Love and the soul
hunters. Funk & W. 12, $1.50.
Crawford, Francis Marion. Cecilia : a story
of modern Rome. Macmillan. 12, $1.50.
Davis, Richard Harding. Captain Macklin:
his memoirs; il. by Walter Appleton Clark.
Scribner. 12, $1.50.
Dye, Mrs. Eva Emery. The conquest: the
true story of Lewis and Clark. McClurg.
il. 12, $1.50.
The expedition of Lewis and Clark of 1804
is the backbone of Mrs. Dye's novel. The
narrative, however, begins with the active life
of George Rogers Clark, the explorer's elder
brother, during the war with the Indians pro-
voked by Lord Dunmore in 1774, follows him
through the fighting with the British and their
savage allies in the Revolutionary War along
the western frontier, and does not end until
William Clark's death in September, 1838.
Foster, Mabel G. The heart of the doctor:
a story of the Italian quarter. Houghton,
M. 12, $1.50.
The North End of Boston is the scene
where the doctor ministers to the Italians and
meets a strange reward. An unusually well
told story.
Eraser, William A. Thoroughbreds. [2d
ed.] McClure, P. 12, $1.50.
Noticed elsewhere in this issue.
Harte, Francis Bret. Condensed novels.
2d ser. ; new burlesques. Houghton, M.
12, $1.25.
Burlesques of Anthony Hope, Hall Caine,
Edward Westcott, Kipling, Stevenson, and
Conan Doyle.
Hawkins, Anthony Hope, ["Anthony
Hope," pseud.] The intrusions of Peggy:
a novel. Harper, il. 12, $1.50.
Lang, Andrew. The disentanglers. Long-
mans, il. 8, $1.50.
Luther, Mark Lee. The henchman. Mac-
millan. 12, $1.50.
A story of New York State politics. "There
January, 1903]
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are people," says The Literary Digest, "to
whom 'politics' of whatever complexion na-
tional, state, municipal, or ward spells nau-
sea, as there are others whom it always fasci-
nates. Either class will find Mr. Luther's emi-
nently live study of Calvin Ross Shelby a stir-
ring novel, well written and alive from start to
finish. Shelby is 'The henchman' the poli-
tician who stands by the 'party[ and 'th
Boss.' The novel is admirably written. The
curt virility, dramatic presentation of events,
keen knowledge of character and of the in-
side workings of the 'machine,' and the mas-
ter 'machinists' are all a writer should have
to be equipped with for the making of a live
political story."
Mason, Alfred E. Woodley. The four
feathers. Macmillan. 12, $1.50.
The scenic setting is the Soudan War.
NiCHOLLS, Josephine Hamilton. Bayou
Triste : a story of Louisiana. A. S. Barnes.
12, $1.50.
A story of Southern plantation life since
the Civil War, dealing with the fortunes of
the young master of the broken-down old
home and of his humor-loving sister.
OllivanTj Alfred. Danny. Doubleday, P.
12, $1.50.
By the author of "Bob, son of Battle." Al-
though in a different vein from that story, the
dog is still the central character; the main
figures are the grim old Laird, the last of the
"Stark Heriots," his fascinating child-wife,
and "Danny," the dog, the idol of the mis-
tress as well as of the retainers.
Parker, Gilbert. Donovan Pasha and some
people of Egypt. Appletcn. il. 12, $1.50.
Fifteen dramatic stories of Egyptian life
and character.
Paterson, Arthur. The king's agent. Ap-
pleton. 12, $1.50.
A historical novel of the reign of William
and Mary in England, having to do with the
plots and counterplots of the Duke of Marl-
borough and his wife.
Phillpotts, Eden. The river: a novel; with
frontispiece. Stokes. 12, $1.50.
Popham, Florence. The housewives of
Edenrise. Appleton. 12, $1.50.
Noticed elsewhere in this issue.
Ridge, W. Pett, ["Warwick Thompson,"
pseud.] "Erb." Appleton. 12, (Apple-
ton's town and country lib., no. 317.) $1 ;
pap., 50 c.
The romance of a London labor-leader.
Sea WELL, Molly Elliot. Francezka; il. by
Harrison Fisher. Bowen-Merrill. 12,
$1.50.
A tale of France in the days of Louis xv.
The main events of the romance centre about
the adventures of the Count de Saxe. The
actress Adrienne Lecouvreur is introduced.
Serao, Matilde. The conquest of Rome.
Harper. 12, $1.50.
A strong story of real life in modern Rome,
telling of the conquest made by Rome over a
brilliant young statesman who goes there
from the provinces, believing he can conquer
all difficulties.
Stevenson, Burton Egbert. The heritage:
a story of defeat and victory. Houghton,
M. 12, $1.50.
The scene is laid in Ohio a few years after
the Revolution, and the hero takes part in St.
Clair's ill-starred expedition against the In-
dians. He is taken prisoner and held captive
for three years, but escapes and afterwards
joins General Wayne in the victorious attack
at Fallen Timbers. On returning wounded
from his success on the frontier, the hero
finds another success awaiting him which is
all the better because it is unexpected.
Stockton, Frank R. John Gayther's garden
and the stories told therein. Scribner. il.
12, $1.50.
Eleven short stories full of the quaint
whimsicality and droll conceits which gave
all his work such a distinct individuality.
John Gayther is supposed to be a gardener
who has a genius for story-telling.
Stuart, Mrs. Ruth McEnery. Napoleon
Jackson, the gentleman of the plush rocker ;
il. by E. Potthast. Century. 12, $1.
If ever there was a man, black or white,
who deserved to spend his time in lolling
around it was the husband of Rose Ann, the
washerwoman of Palmetto Bayou. The two
are models of connubial felicity. 'Poleon was
born lazy, and his hard-working wife glories
in his idleness. If neighbors find fault with
the sloth, Rose Ann at once defends him.
Ensconced in his red plush armchair 'Poleon
is the negro dolce far niente. The Chicago
Record-Herald says: "The story bears the
marks of genuine art and is pervaded with a
rare spirit of kindly humor."
Tarkington, Booth. The two Vanrevels; il.
by H. Hutt. McClure, P. 12, $1.50.
Noticed in December issue.
Watanna, Onoto. The wooing of Wistaria.
Harper. 12, $1.50.
Webster, Henry Kitchell. Roger Drake,
captain of industry. Macmillan. il 12,
$1.50.
The formation of a copper mining trust is
the basis of this story. The hero, Roger
Drake, tells his own romance, which carries
him through his struggles and adventures in a
Western mining town. The plot moves be-
tween New York social life and the scene of
the story's action at the mines.
Weyman, Stanley J. In king's byways.
Longmans, il. 12, $1.50.
Twelve stories of varying length introduc-
ing historical personages and events of French
history. The N. Y. Tribune says: "His his-
torical portraits are always sketched with
equal restraint and precision. Mr. Weyman
likes to give faithful studies in an older civil-
ization, but he never forgets that the first and
last duty of a romancer is to tell a good
story."
Williamson, C. N. and A. M., eds. The
lightning conductor: the strange adven-
tures of a motor-car. Holt. 12, $1.50.
The adventures of a bright American girl,
who, with her maiden aunt, starts to tour
France on a "cranky" machine. A cultivated
Englishman comes to their rescue when their
auto has broken down, and, allowing himself
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[January, 1903
to be considered a chauffeur, is engaged as
their chauffeur and courier, and becomes
"The lightning conductor."
Woods, Alice. Edges: [a story;] il. by the
author. Bowen-Merrill. pi. 16, bds., $1.50.
Noticed elsewhere in this issue.
YoxALL, Ja. Henry. The Rommany stone.
Longmans. 12, $1.50.
A novel of gypsy life in England, related
largely in the first person by the gypsy lover.
HISTORY.
Abbot, Willis J. American merchant ships
and sailors; il. by Ray Brown. Dodd, M.
8, $2 net.
In this description of the merchant marine
of the United States Mr. Abbot considers, the
American ship from its earliest beginnings to
the present day ; the romantic voyages of the
great clipper ships ; the huge proportions of
the shipping on the Great Lakes and its prob-
able future ; the vanishing river steamboat
and its past ; the whaling industry, former
great importance and present decline ; the
Newfoundland fisheries and the international
problems they have raised; the slave trade,
from its beginnings in colonial days to its
final suppression ; the Polar tragedy, why the
Pole is sought, and some of the most noted
expeditions and explorations; pirates and buc-
caneers, etc.
Barry, William, D.D. The Papal monarchy,
from St. Gregory the Great to Boniface
VIII., (590-1303.) Putnam, il. pors. maps,
12, (Stories of the nations, no. 65.) $1.35
net; hf. leath., $1.60 net.
Bates, William W. American navigation :
the political history of its rise and ruin and
the proper means for its encouragement.
Houghton, M. por. 8, $3.50 net.
Fisher, Sydney G. The true history of the
American Revolution. Lippincott. il, 8,
$2 net.
Fiske, John. New France and New Eng-
land. Houghton, M. maps, 12, $1.65 net.
This final volume forms the only remaining
link needed to complete the chain of histories
of this country, from the Discovery of Amer-
ica to the Adoption of the Constitution, upon
which Dr. Fiske had for so many years been
engaged. It deals with the rise and fall of
New France and the development of the New
England colonies as influenced by the pro-
longed struggle with that troublesome and
dangerous neighbor.
Lang, Andrew. James vi. and the Gowrie
mystery. Longmans, il. 8, $5.
The probability is that in 1600 the brothers
Gowrie, Lords of Ruthven, attempted to kid-
nap the king. This is known in Scotch his-
tory as the "Gowrie mystery."
"The book is a model of careful research.
Every possible indication which might throw
some light on the subject is carefully followed
up. Treated by a less skilful writer than is
Mr. Andrew Lang, this episode of Scotch his-
tory might have been uninterestingly ren-
dered. But the author, though keeping strict-
ly within judicial limits, knows how to im-
bue his story with the proper coloring." N.
Y. Times Saturday Review.
McCarthy, Justin. The reign of Queen
Anne. Harper. 2 v., 8, $4 net.
Noticed in December issue.
Marvin, Winthrop L. The American mer-
chant marine : its history and romance from
1620 to 1902. Scribner. 8, net, $2.
"It is the declared purpose of this volume
to present both the romance and the history
of the American merchant marine. . . . The
work is the outcome of twenty years of such
study as the student gives to the theme that
lies nearest to his heart of study supple-
mented by constant observation of the sea,
its ships, and the ebb and flow of commerce."
Introduction.
Mathews, Alfred. Ohio and her western
reserve. Appleton. il. 12, (Expansion of
the republic, v. 2.) $1.25 net.
Wet, Christiaan Rudolf de. Three years'
war; frontispiece by J. S. Sargent. Scrib-
ner. por. plans, map, 8, $2.50 net.
The plain, blunt, unvarnished story of the
late war in Africa by the Commander-in-
Chief and the hero of the Boer forces.
Wilson, Thomas Woodrow. A history of the
American people ; illustrated with portraits,
maps, plans, facsimiles, rare prints, con-
temporary views, etc. Harper. 5 v., 8,
buckram, $17.50 net. (for complete work.)
Contenis: v. i, The swarming of the Eng-
lish, v. 2, Colonies and nation, v. 3, The found-
ing of the government, v. 4, Critical changes
and civil war. v. 5, Reunion and nationaliza-
tion. Noticed in December issue.
HUMOR AND SATIRE.
Seaman, Owen. Borrowed plumes. Holt.
16, $1.25.
LITERARY MISCELLANY, COLLECTED WORKS,
ETC.
Brooke, Stopford A. The poetry of Robert
Browning. Crowell. por. 12, $1.50 net.
Valuable especially for its exhaustive analy-
sis of^ separate poems.
Carruth, Frances Weston. Fictional ram-
bles in and about Boston. McClure, P.
8, $2 net.
Interesting rambles in and around Boston,
in which are identified various houses, build-
ings, public squares, etc., mentioned by writ-
ers of fiction. Pictures of places are given
taken from photographs, and quotations from
novels where mentioned.
Creighton, Mandell, {Bp.) Historical es-
says and reviews; ed. bv Louise Creighton.
Longmans. 12, $2.
Contents: Essays entitled: Dante; ^neas
Sylvius; A schoolmaster of the Renaissance;
A man of culture ; A learned lady of the i6th
century; John Wiclif; The Italian bishops of
Worcester ; The Northumbrian border ; The
Fenland ; The Harvard commemoration ; The
imperial coronation at Moscow. The reviews
are of Symonds' "Renaissance in Italy,"
"Life and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli,"
"Caterina Sponza" and "State Papers of the
Reign of Henry viil'^
Fiske, John. Essays historical and literary.
In 2 v. V. I, Scenes and characters in
American history; v. 2, In favourite fields.
Macmillan. 8, $4 net.
January, 1903]
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Hawthorne^ Nathaniel. Complete works.
Wayside ed. Houghton, M. 13 v., 16, ea.,
$1 ; or per set, $13.
HowELLS, William Dean. Literature and
life: studies. Harper, il. 8, $2.25 net.
Noticed elsewhere in this issue.
Lee, Gerald Stanley. The lost art of read-
ing. Putnam. 8, $1.75 net.
"Most of these essays have appeared in The
Critic. Mr. Lee is a writer of great courage
who ventures to say what m.ost people are a
little alarmed even to think. It is possible he
carries the gospel of dissidence too far, taking
the contrary side simply for the sake of the
argument, or for the sake of originality, and
the over-literal might find not a little in his
pages at which to take ofifence. But his es-
says are not merely entertaining, but show
more freshness and individuality of thought
than most books of the day, and should have
a good influence, especially upon our prim and
conscientious people who are concerned for
the trifles of life, the trivial facts, the small
culture, the worthless display of miscellaneous
information, and neglect the more essential
things like thinking and feeling and enjoying
the sensation of life. The style of the essays
is as idiosyncratic as the author. It is often
vigorous, but never graceful, and the over-
use of the dash makes it at times spasmodic.
But at least it never fails to express the au-
thor's meaning." Springfield Republican.
Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman. His-
tory of criticism and literary taste in Eu-
rope from the earliest texts to the present
day. In 3 v. v. 2, From the Renaissance to
the decline of eighteenth century ortho-
doxy. Dodd, M. 8, $3.50 special net.
Sears, Lorenzo. American literature in the
colonial and national periods. Little, B.
12, $1.50 net.
Perry, Bliss. A study of prose fiction.
Houghton, M. 12, $1.25 net.
A discussion of the outlines of the art of
fiction, by the editor of the Atlantic, follow-
ing "more or less closely notes prepared sev-
eral years ago for a course of lectures on
prose fiction at Princeton." From the Pre-
face.
MENTAL AND MORAL PHILOSOPHY.
HiLLis, Newell Dwight. The quest of hap-
piness : a study of victory over life's trou-
bles. Macmillan. 12, $1.50 net.
A study of victory over life's troubles by
the pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL.
Adams, Brooks. The new empire. Macmil-
lan. 12, $1.50 net.
"The attitude of Mr. Adams in this book is
one to be highly praised. In questioning ex-
isting conditions he seeks to point out the
policy the United States must pursue if it is
to be first among nations. In calling attention
to what he regards as a weakness in modern
educational methods, he pleads for the broad-
est and most catholic reforms. He has done
a high service in reminding us of the eco-
nomic life of the great nations and peoples of
the past, for the industrial development of re-
cent years has blinded us to former experi-
ence and given occasion to a spirit that is
based upon interest and extreme selfishness.
If the book lauds war as a means it presents
it only as an instrument of last resort. As a
whole it is a most stimulating book, and de-
serves to be studied. The maps were special-
ly prepared for the book." Worthington C.
Ford, in N. Y. Times Saturday Review.
Cleveland, Frederick A. Funds and their
uses : a book describing the inethods, instru-
ments and institutions employed in modern
financial transactions. Appleton. il. 12,
(Appleton's business ser.) $1.25 net.