Rousseau and the Seven Splendid Sinners Reviewed
A review surveys Gribble and Trowbridge on Rousseau and other salons. It weighs romance against critical rigor, praising the central Emile chapter while finding the broader portraitures of Mme de Warens, Lola Montez, and Catherine of Russia engaging yet uneven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Dé Warens
Repusseau
Mamma
Mr. Gribble
J. J
Les -Charmettes
Jean Jacques
Rousseau
Emile
Mme. de Warens
Trowbridge
Bertha M. Clay
Kendal
George L
Oscar Wilde
Sophia Dorothea
Platen
Darlington
George’s
Alexander Kielmansegeg
Hanover
George I
Mme. de Chateauroux
Louis Quinze
Chateauroux
Catherine of
Russia
d’Eon
Catherine
Forgotten of God in Western Africa a wilderness tale
The novel follows an Englishman exiled from the Colonial Service in Portuguese West Africa. trapped by debt and a trader’s legacy he fights to fulfill a dead man’s restitution. As he confronts brutal colonial exploitation he grapples with desire loyalty and a harsh transformed psyche amid peril and survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bindlesg
Small, Maynard & Co
Africa
Western Africa
Portuguese West Africa
Ani
Erim
Public Education in the United States book review
A Macmillan volume titled The Administration of Public Education in the United States surveys the growth of the U S educational system. Authors Samuel Train Dutton David Snedden and Nicholas Murray Butler contribute introductions. The work targets school officers students of education and general readers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Macmillan Company
Samuel Train Dutton
Teachers College
Columbia University
David Snedden
Nicholas Murray Butler
Messrs, Dutton and Snedden
Sentimental Journey edition praised for illustrations
Attractive dress offered Laurence Sterne’s Sentimental Journey through France and Italy in a Chatto & Windus London edition. Imported by J. B. Lippincott Philadelphia, it faithfully reproduces the 1768 first edition text with numerous humorous, characterful illustrations by T. H. Robinson. The frontispiece features a photographic reproduction after a painting, bound in cream cloth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Sterne
France
Italy
Chatto & Windus
London
J. B. Lippindott Company
Philadelphia
T. H. Robinson
BOGES Women Essays On Rights And Voting
The essays present a brilliant variety from women’s rights to nature’s charms and the right to vote. They combine shrewd insight into human nature a humorous American sense of droll foibles of women and men with ironic wit and a delightful tone.
Roman Holidays Travel Book Praised by Mr Howells
In a new travel work Mr Howells shares charm and impressions from a return to Italy including Venice and Italian journeys. The book is praised for felicity and captures the masterful tone of English travel writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howells
The Age of Shakespeare Swinburne volume review
Algernon Charles Swinburne creates a critical, illuminating prose work on Shakespeare era writers. The essays mix old and new Swinburne, showcasing his thought and style for readers of his poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swinburne
Shakespeare
Magazine Writing and the New Literature
From a half century of close association with literature Mr Alden describes forces at work and highlights the influence of periodicals on general literature. The section on magazine writing treats its impact as a major factor shaping literary trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
Elements of International Law by George B. Davis
Complete account of sources and historical development of international law. The edition includes the Second Peace Conference results and full texts of treaties and declarations. The American Nation is completed after seven years of scholarly work, with a booklet available upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Duchess
Lola Montez
New York
Aubrey Richardson
Robert Dudley
Earl of Leicester
Walter Scott
Leicester
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
Motley
Mme. de Pompadour
Femme de Chambre
d’Argenson
Pompadour
Louis
Versailles
Jane Grey
England
Mary
Wyatt
Public Education
George Harvey
W. D. Howells
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Magazine Writing and the New Literature
Henry Mills Alden
Nerck Aarpers Harpers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!