Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
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pressed to compile his writings. and book
resulted which proved an immediate Sue
cess. He did not, however, fully realize the
sensation he had caused with his simple
statements about the habits of the birds
and animals, for he died shortly after the
book appeared in 1913. There is a charm
about the work, now reprinted with copious
notes and appropriate Illustrations, certain
to affect every reader with the least love
of outdoor life. The literary style is I'M
pretentious, but nevertheless admira BILE.
The investigator went about his studies
with a frankly open mind, asking questions
on every side and describing the beauties of
landscape with an unaffected fervor. When
1t is considered that from this work grew
many subsequent treatises upon the habits
of the forest and field creatures of England
its value as pioneer is recognized, even
though the study of zoology has progressed
materially since it's preparation. 1t is the
more remarkable in that it was the first
Ilght let into the darkness of popular super
stltion concerning the birds and beasts
which prevailed until the opening of the
Observation-Disclosures century.
THE REAL LATIN QUARTER By f. Berkeley
Smith. Illustrations by the author. Introduc-
tion and Frontispiece by +. Hopkinson Smith.
New York: Funk wagnaiis Company.
The Latin Quarter of Paris has been
often described, but never with more in
Innate touch of familiarity and dlscrimina-
ton than is displayed in this beautifully
prepared volume. Mr.. Smith has lived the
life among the types and the models.
He describes the little dinners, the balls,
the frolics. the drudgery, the sorrows. the
joys and the successes and failures of the
denizens of this little world apart, in
strokes at once vivid yet convincing. He
does not attempt to draw fine moral lines,
but accepts the Latin Quarter as it is
has been for generations and will doubt
less remain for further generations to come
the home of the Bohemians. with all their
pecuiiarities and foibles and frailties.
\ HOUSE PARTY; an Account of the Stories
Told at Gathering of Famous American Au-
thors. the Story Tellers Being Introduced by
Paul Leicester Ford. Boston: Small, Maynard
Go.
Here is another coupon story book"
following closely upon that one which calls
for popular vote on the best ideal por-
trait of the heroine. The scheme in this
case is different. Twelve stories are told,
strung together with Introductory remarks
by Mr.. Ford and the puzzle is to name
the author of each. These twelve have
come out the following possibilities: Thos.
Bailey Aldrich, John Kendrick Bangs,
George w. Gable, Winston Churchill, F.
Marion Crawford Margaret Deland, Paul
Leicester Ford. John Fox, jr, Hamlin Gar
land Robert Grant, Joel Chandler Harris
Mrs. Burton Harrison, w. d. Howells
Sarah Orne Jewett, Thomas Nelson Page,
Charles G. D. Roberts. Bertha Runkle F.
Hopkinson Smith, Frank r. Stockton Ruth
McEnery Stuart Booth Harrington Octave
Thanet, Mark Twain, Mary e. Wilkins and
Owen Wister. So that the house party
is composed of the celebrities of American
letters, and their stories are of the best
grade The prize offered to the guesser
of the authorships is a big one, but the
book makes good reading, even against
this prize-package diversion of interest.
THE RIGHTS OF MAN; a Study in Twentieth
Century Problems. BY Lyman Abbott Boston:
Houghton, Mitiin & Co. Washington: Bren-
tano's.
DR.. Abbott delivered the course of lee
lures of which this volume is reflection
about year ago before the Lowell Insti-
tute of Boston. His purpose was to define
the fundamental rights of man first in gen.
eral terms and then in view of his modern
relations. The first six lectures deal with
the Conflict of the Centuries, the Growth
Of Democracy and Political, Industrial, Ed
vocational and Religious Rights. thus laying
the foundation for the broad principles.
which are then applied to American condi-
tons, under the titles, the American De-
mocracy, American Domestic and Foreign
Problems, the Perils of Democracy, Safe
guards and the Goal of Democracy.
Throughout runs the doctrine that under a
conserved, despite the tendency toward a
diffusion of responsibility which gives rise
to many puzzling problems of administra-
ton and policy.
DANES AND DAUGHTERS OF THE YOUNG RE-
PUBLIC By Geraldine Brooks. author Of
DANES and Daughters of Colonial Days" IL
Illustrated by ID. A. Ogden New York: Thomas
Y. Crowel & Co.
These narrative sketches of certain wo-
men who played notable parts in the days
when the young republic" was forming
and getting its start are designed to show
the varying types of character and condi-
tions of society that governed life a century
ago. The women chosen for this purpose
are Dolly Madison, Sarah Jay, Theodosia
Burr, Elizabeth Patterson, Martha Jeffer-
son, Rachel Jackson, Dorothy Hancock and
Emily Marshall.
AMERICAN MEN OF ENERGY-IsRAEL PUT
NAM; Pioneer, Ranger aud Major General
111s-l190. BY William Farrand Livingston
Woodward & Lothrop.
"Old Put is one Of the most attractive
figures in the history of the colonies and the
revolution. His dash, his intrepid spirit,
his intense patriotism and his bravado in
the face of odds have endeared him in the
hearts of his countrymen of succeeding
generations. His predecessors in this in
structive series of books are BENJAMIN
Franklin, Henry Knox and John James
Audubon. Probably no one of these is so
well qualified to stand as an American of
energy" as Putnam, the embodiment of
spirit and aggressiveness. The biography is
clearly and entertainingly written to throw
light upon the details of Putnam's career,
which have been partly clouded by the
greater renown of some of his exploits,
THE ZINCALI; or. an Account of the Gypsies Of
Spain, with an Original Collection OF their
nd nicttnp
their Language. By George Borrow. New
Borrow's descriptions of gypsy life created
a mild sensation in 1912, when they first
appeared. He had gained his knowledge of
the ''Zincali' by study of the strange peo-
pie while engaged in distributing the Bible IN
SPAIN but his inclination toward them dated
from his boyhood, when he felt a strange
sense of comradeship with the wanderers,
which was due, the gypsies themselves ar
gued when questioned, to the fact that the
author had probably in previous '.incar-
nation been of their race. His account of
the ways Of the swarthy horse traders, for
tune tellers, tricksters and nomads Is as
Instructive at this time as though It were
of fresh production. for the gypsies do not
change, even though conventional society
with which they are always on uneasy
terms. may shift with each generation