Four Philanthropists satire revives humor with reforms
A satirical novel by Edgar Jepson reviews the General Philanthropic Removal Company led by Roger Brand Cherubai Kearsargé and Sir Ralph Bottinger aiming to remove corrupt elites while sympathizing with a homeless 17 year old girl who joins the cause.
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England
Four Philanthropists
Cupples & Leon Company
Edgar Jepson
Tinker
Lady Noggs
General Philanthropic Removal Company
Roger Brand
Cherubai Kearsargé
Ralph Bottinger
Brand
A Study of Ancient Jerusalem by Selah Merrill
Merrill analyzes ancient Jerusalem with archaeological data to test biblical claims. The 419 page study covers Titus siege in 70 A D, topography and architecture, with maps and charts and relies on Josephus for context. Not a literary work but scientific in approach.
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Ancient Jerusalem
Selah Merrill
Jordan
Galilee
New York
Fleming H. Revell Company
Merrill
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Titus
Josephus
The Land of the Living by Maude Radford Warren
A literary review discusses Maude Radford Warren's novel The Land of the Living from Harper Brothers. The reviewer notes strong character parallels to real life figures, including a political boss archetype akin to John Callahan. The piece reflects a readerly connection to contemporary social dynamics.
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Maude “Radford Warren
Harper & Brothers
John Callahan
Review of A History of Art by G Carotti
A critical notice praises Carotti’s A History of Art for its compact information and usefulness as a reference work. It compares the English translation’s dryness with Reinach’s Apollo analyses, noting strong notes on Scopus and Praxiteles while praising organizational clarity and dated authority. It also highlights Mrs. Strong’s English edition note opposing Caesar busts as genuine antiques and urges caution in archæological attributions.
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R. Carotti
Prof. Reinach
Apollo
Carott
Scopus
Tegea
Reinach
Scopas
Carolli
Strong
British Museum
Caesar
New Schaff Herzog Encyclopedia Volume Issued
The first of twelve volumes of the New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge has been issued. It revises the 1853 German original by Herzog, with Hauck’s later revision, and updates the abridged Schaff-Herzog edition long standard in the United States.
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Schaff-Herzog
Prof
Herzog
Albert Hauck
Germany
Philip Schaff
The Comments of Bagshot in Spender’s Civil Service Essays
A review of The Comments of Bagshot edited by J Alfred Spender and published by Henry Holt. The satirical series critiques immortality memory and race, gender, and politics with aphorisms attributed to the fictitious civil servant Bagshot.
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Bagshot
J. Alfred Spender
Westminster Gazette
Henry Holt & Co
Mr. Spender
la Fontaine
Bernard Shaw
Mr. Roosevelt
Prigs
Penitent Omar Poem by Le Gallienne in Mitchell Kennerley Issue
Richard Le Gallienne writes a rubaiyat style poem titled Qmar Repentant issued by Mitchell Kennerley at 75 cents. The piece presents the singer praising wine shifting to a moralizing tone about its dregs and youth.
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Richard le Gallienne
Mitchell Kennerley
A Valuable Digest of Social Reform
A review of The Encyclopaedia of Social Reform edited by William D. P. Bliss and Rudolph M. Binder. The new edition is rewritten and well arranged with an index, signature-rich articles, balanced treatment of socialism, and abundant statistics on commerce wages education crime and elections.
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Ae Nee Encyclopaedia
William D. P. Bliss
Rudolph M Binder
New York
London
The
Funk & Wagnalls Company
The Daughter of Virginia Dare book review
A Mary Virginia Wall historical novel accepts the Pocahontas equals Dare hypothesis as its premise. It blends legends about Pocahontas saving Capt. John Smith with a late revived tale that scholars doubt, noting the romance remains controversial and apocryphal.
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Mary Virginia Wall
Virginia Dare
Neale Publishing Company
Pocahontas
Eleanor Dare
Capt
John Smith
Smith
Powhatan
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