Rambles Around Old Boston by Edwin M Bacon reviewed
A vivid praise of Bacon’s Rambles Around Old Boston noting the trio of guides the Englishman the Artist and the Antiquary. The piece commends the book for reviving colonial Boston through atmosphere legends and authentic history with illustrations by Lester G Hornby. It contrasts Bacon’s soulful approach with dry annalist prose and celebrates the work as a window into 18th century Boston.
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Little, Brown & Co
Antiquary
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Dock Square
Faneuil Hall
Copp’s Hill
Old North Church
Beacon Hill
Lester G. Hornby
John Hancock
Lexington
Mr. Bacon
Old
Ten Thousand Miles With a Dog Sled Review
Hudson Stuck's preface introduces a volume of journeys by dog team across Alaska's winter interior. The reviewer praises Stuck's clear prose and rich portrayal of Alaska's vast horizons, highlighting his vivid aurora description and the author's life of wide exploration.
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Yukon
Scribner's
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Dr. Stuck
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Hudson Stuck
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G. S
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Waarng Scribner's Sons
More Than Conquerors Profiles 14 Great Americans
Ariadne Gilbert presents fourteen life stories of victorious figures including Lincoln Scott Beethoven Stevenson Agassiz Thackeray and Pasteur. The book highlights struggles against handicaps and lives lived for human purposes, offering a real service to youth.
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Ariadne Gilbert
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California Romantic and Beautiful in James’s Historic Portrait
Book review praising George Wharton James California history work The Page Company highlights atmospheric depictions of early missions Spanish settlements and the Golden Gate discovery The reviewer notes the author’s enthusiasm lyrical prose and sympathetic tone for old forgotten things.
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James
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Page Company
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California Romantic and Beautiful explores the state’s scenery
The reviewer notes imagination evokes drifting caravels and friars as George Wharton James extols California’s grandeur. While praising the landscape literature, the piece resists fully aligning with Mark Twain or Dana, insisting California’s wild beauty deserves distinct praise. The work is published in Boston by The Page Company at $3.50.
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Dana
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George Wharton
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In Dickens' London review praises Hopkinson Smith book
A reviewer recalls standing at Dickens grave in Westminster Abbey and praises Hopkinson Smith's In Dickens' London for its evocative text and charcoal illustrations. The work guides readers to London locations tied to Dickens and highlights Smith's protean talent. New York edition priced at $3.50.
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The Nightingale a Bright European Adventure
Ellenor Stoothoff presents Hilda Maneley Christian who seeks freedom from a troubled nerves with a European ramble financed by an aunt. She returns on a spring night after a journey that stirs family dynamics and a nightingale signals reconciliation. The tale charms with piquant ideas and light philosophy.
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Big Tremaine novel review by Marie Van Vorst
A vivid critique of Marie Van Vorst's Big Tremaine, praising endurance as the core theme. John Tremaine returns to Virginia after 17 years to redeem a coal rich region while hiding a theft that cost him his youth. The love triangle and family plots unfold as the story tests character and resolve.
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The Dainty Book by Millicent and Githa Lowdberry
Publication details list The Dainty Book by Millicent and Githa Lowdberry, with publisher George H. Doran Company in New York and Hodder and Stoughton.
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Githa Lowdberry
New York
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Hodder & Stoughton
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John Lane Company
Book Review The Book of Athletics Edited by Paul Withington
A Manhattan Post review praises The Book of Athletics edited by Paul Withington. It highlights contributions from nearly 30 college stars and champions and frames the volume as a manly, practical text stressing perseverance fair play and gentlemanly conduct for young readers and their fathers. The review promises a fuller critique later by a Harvard graduate and notes the book costs $1.50 through Lothrop Lee and Shepard.
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Paul Withington
Harvard
Paulea Boston
The Presentation at a Frail Court Stage
In Stackpoole's The Presentation the destinies of France hinge on court intrigue. M Rochefort, a gallant gentleman, wins Javotte the girl of the people whose purity contrasts with treachery at the royal court.
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The Early Life of Mr Man I by Boyd Smith
A serio comical study of ancestors in The Early Life of Mr Man I shows full page sketches of pain fire and war with sport primitive art and trade. The book delivers plausible humor and real history concepts making readers think while they laugh.
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Mr. Man
Houghton Mifflin Company
Lippincott Calendar Features Classic Children Stories
The J B Lippincott Company issues a twelve colored picture calendar drawn from the Stories All Children Love edition. Illustrations from George Macdonald and Hans Christian Andersen volumes aim to spark imagination and virtue in children. The calendar, on 112 sheets, costs 14 cents in stamps and is available from Washington Square Philadelphia.
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Barrie's A Window in Thrums Illustrated by A C Michael
A T P weekly note praises Barrie's work and the new illustrated edition of A Window in Thrums. It highlights eleven color illustrations by A C Michael and the book's enduring charm and vivid Scotland setting.
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