Critics Warmly Review Wendell's A Literary History of America
A lengthy critique discusses Barrett Wendell's Harvard history, praising its material and organization while noting a personal authorial voice that occasionally biases judgment. It highlights the New England focus, key chapters on Webster Hawthorne Whittier and Emerson, and calls the work a major library asset despite some un-American undertones.
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Barrett Endedl
Harvard University
America
Wendell
Emerson
Longfellow
Whittier
Poe
England
United States
New England
New York School
Middle States
Daniel Webster
Webster
New Hampshire
Bunker Hill Monument
Ater
Hawthorne
Middel States
New York
West
South
Knickerbocker School
Atlantic Monthly
Barrett Wendell
Charles Scribner’s Sons
G. C. Prince & Son
T. H. Lawler
War's Brighter Side book from war correspondents
A historical account of the volume War's Brighter Side produced by Kipling Ralph Gwynne and Landon as editors for The Friend during Lord Roberts march from Bloemfontein to Pretoria. It recounts field journalism, editorial humor and exasperation, with portraits and illustrations, and Ralph's preface praising Roberts for recognizing the press value.
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Julian Ralph
Rudyard Kipling
A. Conan Doyle
Messrs
Landon Gwynne
Buxton
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Pretoria
Friend
Kipling
Ralph
Gwynne
Landon
Truth Dexter novel review praises Sidney McCall work in Boston
A Boston centered society tale Truth Dexter features a brilliant society woman and a leading Suffolk County barrister whose life collides with an Alabama bride. The review lauds its fresh storytelling strong characters and timely themes from US growth to East Asia while noting its vivid action and noble deeds. The work is deemed among the best modern society novels and highly recommended for readers.
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Boston
New England
Dexter
Sidney McCall
Suffolk Bar
South
Truth Dexter
Massachusetts
United States
Mrs. Dexter
Craighead
Little, Brown & Co
G. C. Prince & Son
T. H. Lawler
A Soldier of Virginia and Washington in Braddock Era
Burton Egbert Stevenson’s novel A Soldier of Virginia blends a study of a key American charter with a close look at George Washington as a central figure in the period before the French and Indian War. It recounts colonial anxieties, Braddock’s defeat, and Washington’s warned counsel amid Indian threats.
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George Washington
Burton Egbert Stevenson
Virginia
Braddock
Washington
A Soldier of Virginia a historical novel review
The book blends history and romance set around Braddock’s defeat and General Washington’s early career. It follows a Virginia hero, the Fort Necessity trek, and a charming romance with Dorothy Randolph. The author mounts a lively, well researched narrative that suits young readers of American history, though its romance is brief.
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Washington
Braddock
Virginia
General Washington
Fort Necessity
Dorothy Randolph
Charles Egbert Stevenson
Foughton, Mifflin & Co
The Silver Skull a Rustic Tale of Blood and Battle
S R Crockett recounts a vivid Apulia saga of the Vardarelli mountaineers feuding with the Decisi led by Ciro the priest. Isabella of the Vardarelli narrates a tale of bloodshed peril and romance, drawn from General Richard Church diaries, in a brisk history of strife aimed at boys and young men.
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S. R. Crockett
Italy
Mr. Crockett
Apulia
Vardarelli
Decisi
Ciro
Crockett
Richard Church
Isabella
Maid Marian
Robin Hood
Merry Men
Gaetano
R. Crockett
F. A. Stokes Co
New York
Geo, C. Prince & Son
Your Uncle Lew a Northern character in Sherlock novel
Review notes Lewis Dunbar known as Uncle Lew from northern New York. He trades horses runs an eating house and sees life with keen wit. The narrative covers his life, the Cardiff Giant hoax and a famous horse race, praising his blunt honesty and savvy. The book Your Uncle Lew by Charles Reginald Sherlock, published by F. A. Stokes Co. New York, price $1.50, sold by G. C. Prince & Son.
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David Harum
Eben Holden
New England
New York State
Lewis Dunbar
Charles Reginald Sherlock
Cardiff
Uncle Lew
F. A. Stokes Co
New York
G. C. Prince & Son
The Claim Jumpers by Stewart Edward White
In the March Town and Country library edition Appletons presents a compact western romance. A young man raised under rigid parental norms seeks a freer life in the West while a Eastern girl, seen as a miner’s daughter, unsettles his loyalties between love and ancestral respectability. The tale explores choice and identity amid frontier spirit.
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Stewart Edward White
Appletons
The Claim Jumpers by Stewart Edward White review
A compact critique praises the Western tale for its gentle western flavor and brisk storytelling. The protagonist learns he is relieved of responsibility after discovering a gift from a distinguished Boston family. The book earns a place among Appleton monthly series legends.
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Boston
Stewart Edward White
D. Appleton & Co
New York
G. C. Prince & Son
T. H. Lawler
The Political Economy of Humanism by Henry Wood
Henry Wood presents a revised collection from his earlier works on natural and political economy, now emphasizing the human side and ethical education. The volume argues that mind drives economy, cooperation and competition are internal dispositions, and true socialism resides in the heart, urging public welfare through laws and prudent conservatism. 311 pages, 26 chapters, index. Lee & Shepard Boston. Price $1.25.
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Henry Wood
Wood
Lee & Shepard
Boston
G. C. Prince & Son
T. H. Lawler
Literary Notes On Moody And May Publications
Literary notes praise William Vaughn Moody's Poems by William Vaughn Moody from Riverside Press. May lists include Mary Catherine Crowley's A Daughter of New France, Payne Erekine's When the Gates Lift up Their Heads, Anna Bowman Dodd's The American Husband in Paris, and D Appleton's The Woman's Book of Sports by J Parmly Paret. Appleton also releases fiction: The Wilderness Road by J A Altsheler, Sirius by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler, and The Curious Courtship of Kate Poins by Louis Evan Shipman.
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William Vaughn Moody
Riverside Press
Little, Brown & Company
New France
Mary Catherine Crowley
Cadillac
Detroit
South
Payne Erekine
Anna Bowman Dodd
Paris
D. Appleton & Co
J. Parmly Paret
Appleton Press
Robert of Orange and other works by John Oliver Hobbes
John Oliver Hobbes writes a new novel titled Robert of Orange to be published by F. A. Stokes. The story follows Robert Orange's married life and literary and political career from 1870 to 1880, his friendship with Disraeli, and his church career, echoing themes from The School for Saints. Doubleday Page & Co. also publish The Niagara Book and a guide.
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John Oliver Hobbes
Craigie
School For Saints
Robert of
Wm. E. 8. Fales
Russia
Fales
Eyverit Rogert Terhune
John DeLoss Underwood
Mar
New Books and Authors Stir Up Autumn Interest
A slate of new titles draws praise from noted men of letters. Morgan Robertson’s Masters of Men and Eden Phillpotts Good Red Earth gain praise, while George W. Hazelton’s Mistress Nell begins with strong sales. Frederick Palmer’s The Ways of the Service earns high praise from Brigadier General Charles King, and American Country Life debuts as a forthcoming monthly edited by Liberty H. Bailey for outdoor enthusiasts, promising artful nature subjects and a wide readership.
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New England
Harvard
Charles M. Flandrau
Morgan Robertson
Eden Phillpotts
Charles King
Frederick Palmer
The
Scribners
American Country Life
Doubleday, Page & Co
Liberty H. Bailey
Cornell Nature Bulletins
Aguinaldo Capture and the Philippine Commission
A May Forum leading article by Marrion Wilcox on Aguinaldo's capture and the Philippine Commission outlines the political shift in early American discussions. The issue features timely pieces by Prince Kropotkin on Russians in Manchuria and Theodore S. Woolsey on bonds as investments.
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Aguinaldo
Philippine Commission
Marrion Wilcox
Prince Kropotkin
Manchuria
Theodore
S. Woolsey
G. D. Shepardson
Arlo Bates
Gustav Kobbe
London
John Martin
W. 8. Scarborough
Charles Denby
Peking
W. H. Hobbs
South
May New Lippincott and Criterion features
The May issue includes Paul Laurence Dunbar's The Sport of the Gods in full in New Lippincott Magazine along with short fiction by Edwin Knight Battolph Julia MacNair Wright and Jessie Van Zile Belden. The Criterion highlights a trade relations paper by John Bates Clarke sculpture by Karl Bitter expositions sketches by Miss Marian De Forest and others.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lippincott
Pen
Mexico
Edwin Knight Battolph
Supreme Court of Love
Julia MacNair Wright
Jessie van Zile Belden
Tony
United States
Chicago
University of Chicago
James Weber Linn
Charles M. Skinner
Aready
Charles Dc. Abbott
New” Lippincott
Madison Cawein
Mabel Thornton Whitmore
Edith M. Thomas
Harbor
C. W. Doyle
M. D
Willa Sibert Cather
Media Vita
Edmund Vance Cooke
Shakespeare
Dallett Fuguet
South America
John Bates Clarke
Columbia University
Karl Bitter
Buffalo
Marian de Forest
Board of
Women Managers
Charles M. Kurtz
U. S
Joanna Bb. Wood
Richard Burton
Charles Henry Meltzer
Vance Thompson
Washington
Clinton Scollerd
Theodore Roberts
Albert Bigelow Paine
James D. Carruthers
Criterion
Criterion Publication Co
21St Street
New York City
May Ladies Home Journal features and romance notes
The May Ladies' Home Journal highlights several pieces including The Brilliant Social Reign of Harriet Lane and When John C Calhoun Went a-Wooing. It lists pieces on animal escapes, double personality cases, a bees colony, Clara Morris and Frank Sen, and a Japanese girl acrobat, aimed at summer readers.
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May Ladies’ Home Journal
Harriet Lane
John C. Calhoun
Clara Morris
Frank Sen
Journal and Century May Issues Spotlight Art and Travel
The May Century issue features Merritt's A Hamlet in Old Hampshire and Breakfast in Naples with photographs by Mary Ada Scott. It includes France pieces by Baron de Coubertin and Stoddar Dewey, Out-of-the-Way Places in the Orient, and fiction by Bertha Runkle and Jacob Riis. The Journal’s Bohemian for May offers The Downfall of a Diplomat and other pieces by noted authors.
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Anna Lea Merritt
England
Old Hampshire
Naples
Mary Ada Scott
Henry Hutt
France
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Emile Loubet
J. W. Alexander
Stoddar Dewey
Paris Quais
Paris
Seine
Orient
Navarre
Bertha Runkle
Irving Bacheller
Virginia Ball
Jacob Riis
Young English author Miss Gwendoline Keats writes as Zack
Gwendoline Keats of Devonshire uses the pen name Zack to publish The White Cottage after life of Life and On Trial. She is related to John Keats as his grand niece. Her works, praised for force and concentration, mark continued literary rise.
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Zack
White Cottage
Gwendoline Keats
Devonshire
London
Keats
Widder
Blackwood’s
The
Scridbners
Herbert D. Ward A Massachusetts writer and editor 1861 Birth to Works
Herbert D. Ward born June 30 1861 in Waltham Massachusetts son of Rev Dr William Hayes Ward editor of the New York Independent. Educated in Germany France Phillips Andover Amherst taught Catawba College 1884 85 studied at Union Theological Seminary Andover 1888 married Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 1888 turned to writing. Published boys books and short stories including The Master of the Magicians The Captain of the Kittiwink A Dash to the Pole White Crown The Burglar who Moved Paradise The Light of the World. Served on Massachusetts prison commission under Gov Greenhalge reappointed 1896. Resides Newton Centre summer East Gloucester.
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Herbert D. Ward
Waltham
Massachusetts
William Hayes Ward
New York Independent
Germany
France
Phillips Academy
Andover
Amherst College
Catawba College
North Carolina
Union Theological Seminary
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Paradise
Ward
Prison Commission of
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Lincoln
W. L. Taylor
Gertrude Kagebier
Women Photographers of America
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Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
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