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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1914
Page
9
A reflective essay tours historical figures and novels, pairing William Blackstone with modern and frontier fiction. It praises Home and Raphael Semmes biographies, contrasts colonial and modern sensibilities, and analyzes Jack London’s The Valley of the Moon as social and moral critique of American wage struggles.
Colyer Meriwether writes a life of Raphael Semmes for Ameri can Crisis Biographies. Boston readers see Meriwether correct long held antipathies as a surgeon’s son recalls a frigate chase of the Alabama. The rebel captain rises to a cleaner, smoke-free air beyond battle. An Englishman recently judged his countryman anew.
A Beacon Street car overheard two elderly Back Bay men arguing about Jack London and his book The Valley of the Moon. One dismisses him as crude while the other urges reading the work to learn from it, noting its clever portrayal of labor and industry with a romantic thread linking past and present.
A criticism of Adaline May Conway’s booklet A Silent Peal from the Liberty Bell, noting it corrects myths about the July 4, 1776 bell signal. The review endorses the work as factual and patriotic and urges distributing copies to children.
A People s Man follows Marston a renowned labor leader who arrives in England after leading a successful strike in the United States. He seeks a universal strike but gradually doubts rise as he witnesses industrial paralysis and the suffering it causes, facing a pivotal moral turn.
A People s Man portrays a man’s evolving views on strikes and national conflict. The narrative shows dangers of revolutionary ideas, the lure of German influence, and a measured shift toward peaceful legislative change aided by the prime minister’s niece. The book details character study and political sentiment in a late 19th to early 20th century setting.
A critical appraisal of Burbury Stoke by William Hopkins from Houghton Mifflin, highlighting Hopkin s humane humor and nautical atmosphere. The narrator Peter reflects on love set among three romances, but sailing joy dominates. The book leaves readers with a sense of pleasant living and zest for life.
A literary critique traces American fiction away from New York and San Francisco toward Boston settings. It discusses whether Castle captures Boston society and its shifting aristocracy, where birth and breeding outrank money in determining social worth.
A critical review notes the novel’s clash between old and new social orders. Evans borders on legitimacy through marriage into the inner circle, while the author questions credentials and breeding in a shifting society. The plot hinges on bloodlines and deception, offering an intricate solution to its central question.
A critical survey of Anna Katharine Green's Dark Hollow from Dodd, Mead & Co. notes a cold blooded murder and a meticulous though implausible plot. The reviewer credits the author with craft while questioning character believability and the abundance of manufactured coincidences guiding the hunt for the culprit.
A brief critical note on General John Regan by G. A. Birmingham. The tale centers on a statue of a fictitious hero with a made birthplace and heirs. Dr O Grady creates the character and Major Kent adds military satire, with romance arising around Constable Moriarty and Mary Ellen near a pig sty setting. Published by George H. Doran Company in New York for $1.20.
Miss Peck’s travelogue blends guide data with descriptive narrative as she retraces a Grand Tour from Panama to the West Indies. The brisk journalistic style highlights hotels, rates, scenery, and personal city characters while noting the 9 day Plaza project in Buenos Aires and comparing Latin culture to Paris.
The column lists newly received fiction titles headed to be reviewed later. Titles include Whispering Dust by Eldrid Reynolds, The Rocks of Valpre by Ethel M. Dell, The Treasure by Kathleen Norris, When Ghost Meets Ghost by William De Morgan, The Governor of England by Marjorie Bowen, Old Valentines by Munson Havens, Patricia Plays a Part by Mabel Barnés-Grundy, The Flying Inn by Gilbert K. Chesterton, Anthony the Absolute by Samuel Merwin, Silent Sam by Harvey J. O'Higgins, and The Loves of Ambrose by Margaret Vandercock among others.
A discussion of how ancient and medieval singers achieved beauty without modern science. The author argues singing is a soulful, subconscious art guided by mind rather than muscles, with notable praise from Fremstad and Gadeki. A practical takeaway urges voice teachers to reexamine theory vs practice.
A review of Talbot’s Practical Cinematography explains its aim to educate readers on the technical production of moving pictures. The author, known for works on railways ships and lighthouses, demonstrates apparatus and methods, discusses wartime uses and classroom value, and urges libraries to acquire the book for schools and curious readers.
George Teland Hunter reviews the John Lane Company release Home Furnishings, a practical guide with 107 illustrations of furniture rugs draperies and wallpapers. Chapters include Good and Bad Furniture Oriental Rugs Choosing Window Draperies and Real Tapestries. Priced at $2 in New York.
A compact overview praises Lydia Maria Gurney’s Things Mother Used to Make and Parker Thayer Barnes Suburban Garden Guide from Macmillan. Both Countryside Manuals are noted for practicality, economy, clear print, and housewife friendly guidance on pickles, preserves, garden pests, fertilizing, and pruning.
Edna A Brown recounts four youths on a northern Vermont lake vacation guided by Uncle David a generous old farmer. A clear wholesome tale features a light mystery that unravels toward the end with natural narration and solid quality from Lothrop Lee Shepard.
A detailed critique of The Precipice by W W Peattie from Houghton Mifflin. The feminist tale centers on Kate Barrington a Chicago settlement worker whose activism and romance drive the plot. The review commends its vivid characters and argues the work advances women’s empowerment and social reform through a compelling story.
Mrs Peattle advocates equal rights and opportunities for men and women. She condemns the modern view of feminine exhibitionism and cigarette use, arguing that true worth lies in personality and ethical standards. The speaker’s appeal targets spirit and intellect to justify suffrage.
A concise reflection on Napoleon’s enduring drama as a century later its scenes illuminate mankind. The narrator invites readers to explore these chapters with Dr Lord for a profound historical experience.
A promotional critique extols a historical work tracing world figures from Confucius to modern times. It praises its vivid, humanized narrative, arguing the book profiles great men and women as guiding “Beacon Lights” shaping civilizations and eras.
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