Mars Weather and Water Theorized by Lowell in Planetary Study
A long examination of Mars by Percival Lowell argues the planet harbors water vapor and has climate zones like Earth. He contends the red planet shows desert surfaces, seasonal polar ice, and possible canals with a life-supporting system.
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Earth
Mr. Lowell
Mars
Moon
Paceries Ee
Bis
Lowell
Arizona
Equator
Equatorial
Mingsteff
New Edition of Robinson Crusoe Published by Houghton Mifflin
A handsome two volume crown octavo edition of The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe from Houghton Mifflin Company just appeared. It uses Caslon type, leather back and boards, and includes photogravure illustrations. The engravings replicate drawings by English artist Thomas Stothard long admired.
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Robinson Crusoe
Crown
Hooughton Mifflin Company
Caslon Type
Thomas Stothard
Stothard
Ferrero on Rome and Egypt in The Greatness and Decline of Rome
The review praises Ferrero's Rome and Egypt volume for its clear method and balanced portrait of Antony and Octavianus. It covers Antony's East policy, Cleopatra's alliance, and Octavianus's rise, plus Ferrero's analysis of Latin literature, religion, and Stoicism shaping early empire culture. The translator is noted for accuracy and engaging narrative.
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Antony
Horatius Flaccus
Horace
Maecenas
Augustus
Etter
Rome
Pompey
Jerusalem
Herod
Sassius
Cleopatra
Octavianus
Actium
Caesar
East
Ferrero
Ereyot
Octa
Egypt
Caesarion
Julius
Octavia
August Rome
Janus
Alexander
Napoleon
The
Chaytor
Basmati Coles
New York
G. FP
Republic
Thiafe
Lfe
Modern Spanish Painting by A G Temple review
A. G. Temple’s Modern Spanish Painting, edited from his Guildhall Gallery exhibition, surveys post Goya Spanish art with broad appreciation. It covers almost fifty artists, groups by genre, and features sixty photogravure plates in a limited edition of 325 copies.
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J. B. Lippincott Company
A. G. Temaple
Guildhall Art Gallery
London
Temple
Guildhall Gallery
Templé
Country Band by Henry A. Shute Review
Henry A. Shute returns as a humorist with The Country Band a mildly humorous memoir of his youth and path to joining a band. The book offers realistic portraits of village band life and ends with praise for the community benefits of music. Illustrated by Ber Sayre Greesbeck.
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Henry A. Shute
Richard G. Badger
Boston
Ber Sayre Greesbeck
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