Milligan portrays West Africa in a lively study of Kinboy English
A New York review commends Milligan for a vivid seven year African tour and a humane depiction of Africans. The Jungle Folk of Africa argues science and religion can coexist, though the book leans heavily on religious imagery. The narrative remains brisk, entertaining, and warm despite occasional missteps.
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America
West Africa
Africa
Fleming HK Revell Company
Mr. Milligan
Roe
Milligan
Romance of Roman Villas in The Renaissance
Elizabeth W Champney’s study presents life over art in the Romance of Roman Villas. Each chapter centers on a half forgotten woman, with vivid scenes of Pauline Bonaparte and Raphael’s Apollo tale. The volume aims to spark travel interest through picturesque descriptions and illustrations.
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Pauline Bonaparte
Mondragone
Apollo
Raphael
Rome
Science and Religion Confront Future Life Conflicts
The latest work by F Claude Kempson argues science need not clash with Catholic doctrine on life after death. Published by E P Dutton, the priest author states his submission to church teaching and outlines two sections: science’s perceived difficulties for belief and the debate over end versus Christian life.
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F. Claude Kempson
E P. Dutton, & Co
The Devil Molnar Play Adapted for Stage
LiverHerfold adapts Ferenc Molnar’s The Devil in a modern gentleman portrayal. Translation dulls the original wit and fails to add strong psychological or social insight, though the central figure yields effective stage characterization and the plot action remains accessible for readers familiar with the play.
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Liver Herfold
Ferenc Molnar
Asa Agai
Mr. Molnar
Molnar
Good Book Gone Wrong in Heartbreak Hill Review
A critic laments that Herman Knickerbocker Vielé ruins a promising love tale in Heartbreak Hill, praising Beatoun and Mopsle’s household, Peleg Prout, and the rural setting while noting the author’s diverging aim dulls the story. The tone admires the characters but flags the shift from charm to farce.
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Herman Knickerbocker Vielé
Duffield & Co
Vielé
I Beatoun
Elist
Sidney Beatoun
Mopsle
Dancing Bear
Peleg Prout
Angel Esquire review from Edgar Wallace novel
A New York Times style critique lauds Angel Esquire by Edgar Wallace for its brisk plot and lively characters. It highlights a clever detective hero and a reforming villain, notes reliance on gadgets and cryptograms, and remarks the sentiment is light but entertaining for a brief read despite sensational methods.
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Angel Esquire
Edgar W
New York
Henry Holt & Co
Edgar Wallace
Sherlock Holmes
Ancient Turtle Life and Fossil Turtles of North America
Oliver Perry Hay offers a comprehensive study describing 266 extinct turtle species across North America in a monumental Carnegie Institution volume. The work, illustrated with 704 in text images and 113 plates, ranges from pond tortoise sizes to a twelve foot marine form from the upper Cretaceous of South Dakota, with Yale housing the notable specimen. The volume marks a milestone in fossil turtle research and features the first major use of simplified spelling in such a large work.
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North America
Oliver Perry Hay
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Black Hills
South Dakota
Yale University
By Wild Waves Tossed A Romantic War Tale Review
A historical novel set at the start of the War of 1812 features Captain Brand and the ship Constitution in rescue and daring escapes. The plot blends romance with adventure, citing fatherly maxims and a heroine whose bold deeds and self reflection drive the story.
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Brand
Constitution
Three Years Behind the Guns Chronicles Navy Life
A San Francisco runaway joins the Navy, sails aboard the Olympia, and fights at Manila Bay in LG’s Three Years Behind the Guns. The Century Company edition offers an intimate, vivid memoir of life aboard an American man-of-war with brisk prose and frank observations.
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San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Olympia
Manila Bay
The
Century Company
Jackie
Tropics
In Days of Napoleon a Pawn to the Game hero
In this historical novel the English boy Jack Lawrence befriends Napoleon at Brienne, is expelled after a clash of reputations, and later leans toward danger as Napoleon offers career making moves at a price. The story spans early revolutionary days and Lawrence as a Foreign Office operative in peril, captured by Bedouins and living as a slave, with stark depictions of famed criminals.
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W. H. Fitchett
Eaton & Mains
New York
Napoleon
Brienne
Thes
Jack Lawrence
Chance
Eng
Desert
Lawrences
Foreign Office
The Toy Shop by Marce Rita Spalding Gerry Issued as Book
A compact book edition by Harper and Brothers reprints The Toy Shop a Harper's Magazine tale recalling how Lincoln conceived naming General Grant to lead the Union Army. The story depicts Lincoln in a Washington toy shop drilling tin soldiers and consulting a veteran of Napoleon about conquest methods.
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Marcerita Spalding Gerry
Harpers Magazine
Messia
Harper & Brothers
Lincoln
Gen. Grant
Washington
Napoleon
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