Letters from Lafcadio Hearn in Far East Dreams and Friendship
Florence Wilkinson reviews Lafcadio Hearn’s Letters from the Raven a misbook of early correspondence with Henry Watkin detailing poverty in New Orleans dreams of Japan and his shift toward Eastern thought. The piece notes Hearn’s evolving philosophy and his bond with Watkin spanning four decades ending with a May 1896 letter expressing ambition duty and affection.
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Lafcadio Hearn
Mr. Watkin
Ithus
Far East
New Orleans
Lofcadio Hearn
Hearn
Japan
India
Henry Watkin
Cincinnati
Watkin
Lafcezdio Hearn
Dad
Lester
Seligman’s Economics Book Lays Out Complex Law Effects
Edwin R A Sell II presents a dense edition of Seligman’s Economics highlighting how statutes interact with markets. The review notes the book’s digestible synthesis of data and its critique of modern laws such as Sherman anti trust and inter state commerce acts. It argues that laws can be hard to enforce and that balance sheets resist simple treatment while praising the author’s updated chapters on money and credit.
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Edwin R. A. Sell
New York
Longmans, Green & Co
Shaw
Roosevelt
New York State
State Superintendent of Insurance
Seligman
Bookes Ten to Seventeen Diary of a Boarding School
A diary style narrative from a girls boarding school covering years of youth humor, sentiment, and scrapes. Seen through a schoolgirl perspective with grown up affairs, the tone playful and sharp appealing to both younger and older readers.
Memoirs of a Russian Governor by Prince Uruss
Never before has the truth about Russia been told by one of the inside circle. The methods of the Governors, the schemes of the police, the intrigues within intrigues, are here admitted and proved by a prince of an ancient family, a courageous patriot, and member of the First Duma.
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Russia
Duma
Adventures with Indians
Tales for young readers recount ambushes battles and adventures between white men and red during the centuries of continental conquest. Stories by well known writers include some based on actual incidents.
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Red
Great 27 Volume History Completes After Seven Years
The American Nation A History edited by Albert Bushnell Hart finishes in 27 volumes after seven years of work. The final volume Analyze Index by David M. Matteson offers a complete reference index to events people and places in the preceding volumes.
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Max Farrand
Stanford University
Cal
Bernard Moses
University of California
Albert Bushnell Hart
Associated Scholars
David M. Matteson
A. M
United States
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Florence Wilkinson
Iearn
Raven
Lafcadia
Héarn
Fienny Wathin
Breniano’a
Hale
Science Fournae
G. P. Putnam
Lynds E Jones
Simeon Strunsky
Grand Rapids Herald
Toronto Globe
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
London
Ellen
By Juliet Wilbur Tompkins
California Sierras
the Baker and Taylor
Boqkes
Josphine Daskham Bacon
Prince Uruss
CeeAren Harpers Harpers
WWE Bazar
the Outing Publishing Co
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