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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1914
Page
7
A reader finds solace in a book amid wild woods and distant towns, while a vivid excerpt from Inez Haynes Gillmore’s novel unfolds a tropical desert isle scene with five young wrecked men and five winged girls performing a moonlit aerial dance in radiant color. The piece surveys Greek tragedy studies and a psychology text in passing.
A critic hails Dr. Richard C Cabot’s What Men Live By as a best seller that blends old Socratic wisdom with a modern call to right living. The work centers on four foundations Work Play Love Worship and argues for honest labor meaningful recreation and the ennobling power of love with prayer as a guide.
A review lauds Elizabeth O Neill for The Story of the World as a sweeping readable history for grown readers. The book covers origins to modern times with illustrations from original sources and aims for breadth over depth despite some exaggerated claims.
Harriet T. Comstock’s novel follows Sandy Morley from Lost Hollow in the Carolinas and Tennessee to Massachusetts. He saves pennies to amass $30 then returns home to aid his mountaineer community as Cynthia Walden helps defend his hoardings.
A Blackwood's Magazine excerpt reviews Alfred Noyes's Balkan War poem and Wilhelm Lamszus The Human Slaughter-House, praising its stark depictions of war. It contrasts polished diplomacy with battlefield horror where soldiers fall to shells and machine fire, noting Lamszus's viral postwar impact and Kaiser's reaction.
A critic argues that "The Human Slaughter-House" will more effectively dismantle world weapons than peace campaigns. It claims war stems from primitive killing instincts magnified by modern machines, and urges harsher, red-hot books to expose brutality.
Henry Holt & Co prints a new Ocean volume in the Home University Library. Sir John Murray, naturalist on H M S Challenger, narrates fourteen chapters from ancient marine theories to modern geology with thorough, up to date research.
A discussion of employee profit sharing led by Aneurin Williams cites Edme Jean Leclaire as originator in 1843 with 44 workers sharing 12 266 francs. Theodore C. Taylor argues for altruistic employer motives and religious grounds for true profit sharing, while others see greater dollars in participation. The book outlined covers origins, labour and employer views, and national variants.
The volume by Professor Gilbert Murray of Oxford University presents a technically precise yet sympathetic look at Euripides and his era. Murray examines the Greek tragedian with insight into character and ideas, highlighting his austere style and enduring impact.
The review highlights John Reed Scott's American society novel featuring Natalie Tremaine and Orme Vendome with a love match framed by Washington society. It notes dialogue driven plot, a cave emerald drama, and a light action arc, praising realism of social portraiture and witty exchanges.
Yale Divinity School dean Dr. Charles Reynolds Brown writes a new volume titled The Quest of Life from The Pilgrim Press Boston. The sermons aim to fit modern times with vitality that should engage even casual readers.
A reader notes Dr Brown illuminates daily life with spiritual insight. Fifteen sermons entice faith from ordinary acts, with titles include The Quest of Life The Vision of God Where Do You Live The Man Within the Man and The Power of Request.
A Frances Friebe story about a homeless cat wandering a great city ends with adoption through the Animal Rescue League. The autobiographical tone highlights the cat’s thieving fighting and serenading while lacking appeal for children or parents despite strong illustrations.
Margaret Slattery’s The Girl and Her Religion offers practical guidance for modern girls with roots in temperament and environment while avoiding preaching. Izola L. Forrester’s The Polly Page Motor Club follows Polly on a Virginia road trip with friends, appealing to fans of the character and ages 10 to 15.
Review favors Ernest Thompson Seton’s Wild Animals at Home a practical Yellowstone field handbook. Twelve chapters cover animal classes from moose and buffalo to chipmunks with fine photographs marginal drawings and a 1912 mammal list appendix.
A list of forthcoming reviews shows multiple novels and authors from major publishers. Titles include A People s Man by E Phillips Op penheim Dark Hollow by Anna Katherine Green Miss Billy Married by Eleanor H Porter Sunshine Jane by Anne Warner The Precipice by Ella W Peattie The Valley of the Moon by Jack London Sandy by S R Crockett Burbury Stoke by William J Hopkins The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoevsky Simple Simon by A Neil Lyons The Strong Heart by A R Goring Thomas When William Came by H H Munro.
A catalog-like listing of book titles and authors about arts, education, history, and reform. It aggregates publications from Lippincott, Macmillan, Houghton Mifflin, and other houses with authors such as W Warren Shaw, Frederick Talbot, and Florence Ward.
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