Don Scipione and Borghese in a Mongolian Motor Adventure
A literary critique of Barzini's translated travelogue chronicling Signor Barzini and Prince Borghese piloting an Itala car from Peking to Paris via Mongolia. The piece notes their careful provisioning, East-West cultural impressions, and the blend of hardship with humor, ending with praise for the venture's vision and curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luigi Barzini
de Cariciveccio
Prince Borghese
Svc
Mitchell Kennerley
Signor Barzini
Peking
Mongolia
Paris
le Matin
Signor Barzin
Ettore Guizzardi
Great Wall
Gobi Desert
Columbus
Borghese
Prince
Sion
Veven
Kiakhta
Vladivostok
Trans-Siberian
Krasnoyarsk
Yeniseisk
China
Russia
Don Scipione
Manor and Manorial Records in Medieval England
A review of Nathaniel J. Howe's study The Manor and Manorial Records tracing life on English manors from the Norman era to the 15th century. It covering lords of the manor, tenancy, manorial courts, and the value of court rolls, with notes on manor houses and church manors in Tudor times. The author argues seigniorial rights persisted in modern local life through councils and rights of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mr. Howe
Maitland
Seebohm
Vinogradoff
Mr. Hone
Smith
Hone
Hertfordshire
Staffordshire
Derbyshire
Burton-on-Trent
Mickleover
Little Hempston
Totnes
Devonshire
Walter
Moor
Adam
le Hollide
Thomas Cotes
Lucca Tram Plan Sparks Italian Rumble Over Ramparts
The London Saturday Review notes Lucca plans to pierce its ramparts to shorten an electric tram route. Carducci opposed this long ago, and though revived, the Belle Arti condemns the scheme and the final decision lies with the Ministry of Public Works. The piece reflects wistful sympathy for Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Saturday Review
Lucca
Carducci
Belle Arti
Ministry of Public Works
Italy
Books and Authors and the Literary World In Print
A survey of literary matters. Maurice Hewlett seeks Spain for novel material. Sidney Lee laments scarce Shakespeare quartos and praises reform in collecting. William Winter recalls his Aldrich friendship and Whitman clashes. Noel Williams to write Frondeuse subject. Edison biography due.
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Maurice Hewlett
Italy
Spain
George Borrow
Sidney Lee
British Museum
Duke of Devonshire
Shakespeare Trust
Stratford
America
Saturday Evening Post
William Winter
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Apostle
Aldrich
Winter
Walt Whitman
Walt
Shakespeare
Wordsworth
Byron
Childe Harold
Frondeuse
Mme. de Longueville
Noel Williams
Mutiny, Amity Recovered Under Captain Duncanson
An anchored brig stood down with Captain Duncanson at the helm to seize the Amity. Mutineers were overpowered and jailed in Salem, as the Amity was restored to her master, with a grateful crew and a revived voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Paine
Essex Institute
Salem
Outing Magazine
Elias Hasket Derby
West Indies
Ingersoll
Amity
Duncanson
The
Atlantic
Mr. Derby
Books of the Week review items noted
The snippet lists titles and authors including George Morland life and works by Gilbey and Cuming, Leon Burgos and Salamanca by Calvert with numerous color illustrations, and How to Collect Continental China by C J. The items are described as part of a periodical Books of the Week feature with details on formats and publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Edison
Francis Arthur Jones
Thomas Y Crowell & Co
George Morland
Walter Gilbey
Bart
E D. Cuming
Macmillan Company
Leon
Burgos
Salamanca
Albert F. Calvert
John Lane Company
China
History. The Tragedy of Russia in Pacific Asia
Ep Frederick McCormack presents a two volume history of the late war with Japan, its causes and results, drawn from an Associated Press representative who accompanied the Russian army throughout the conflict. Includes halftones, photographs and maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Pacific Asia
Frederick McCormack
Sva
Outing Publishing Company
Japan
Associated Press
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Egyore Pais
E. Densmore Curtis
University of Chicago Prem
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