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which in general has cnab led him to pro-
duce memorial at once authoritative and
attractive.
THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA; an
International Work of Reference on
the Constitution. Doctrine. Discipline
and History of the Catholic Church
Edited by Charles G. Herbermann.
Phi. D.. LID: Edward A. Pace. Phi.
D.. d. d; Thomas J. Shahan. D. D.;
Condo b. Pallen. Phi. D., LII D.;
John J. Wynne. S. j.. Assisted by
Numerous CollaboratOrS. In Fifteen
Volumes. Volume 1. New York:
Robert Appleton Company.
With the imprimatur of John NJ. Farley,
archbishop of New York the first volume
of the Catholic Encyclopaed ia. which pro-
poses to give full and authoritative in
formation on the entire cycle of Catholic in
terests. action and doctrine. is now first
presented to the public. All the articles
have been specially written for 1t and are
protected by copyright.
The volume Itself is Il thing of beauty, the
paper being of the choicest rag and other
durable fabrics the quality of the print
ing exceptional with ink of special bril-
liancy; the Illustrations selected not with
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attract attention, but solely to interpret the
subject matter. There are no poorly printed
pictures In the book. and the halftones,
wood-engravings and color prints are Of
unique excellence. The type is what is
called the modern eight-point. Is open and
not condensed, which is a rare treat in
encyclopedias
The foremost Catholic scholars have been
enlisted to present the precise teaching of
the church. among them being some of the
most eminent historians and literati on
the continent and in America. More than
thirty thousand articles will be included in
the fifteen volumes, covering all questions
bearing on the origin, constitution and de-
velopment of the church, we'll as on its
complex and manifold influences on the
intellectual, moral. religious, artistic. social
and material progress OF the last nineteen
hundred years. Prominent among the
board of editors are two eCcleSiaSticS well
known in this city, the Rev. Thomas j.
Shahan and the Rev DIR. Edward A. Page,
professors at the Catholic University of
America. Condo Pallen. third editor is
a graduate of Georgetown University. The
first volume, extending from Aachen to
Assize, is a splendid place of bookmaking,
at once gaining attention by its appearance
and holding it with the scholarly and liter
airy quality of the contents.
Kropotkin. author of Fields. Facto-
ries and Workshops" etc. New York:
G.. Z. Putnam Sons. Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
Prince Kropotkin's The Conquest of
Bread first Of all aims to show the weak
ness OF the position of those who claim that
because the schemes of ideal states that
have haunted the thinkers of all ages have
not realized themselves, We are. therefore,
TO conclude that communistic socialistic
systems are not suited to the needs of hui
man nature. II aims also to demonstrate
that communiStic and sociaiistic ideals have
been despite setbacks and reactions, ap-
preaching nearer to practical realization.
After this. the book proceeds to the ex
position or the communism for which its
author stands-a communism embodying a
strain of anarchy, and. of course many of
the tenets of orthodox socialism
Prince Kropotkin has been called an i'm
practicable idealst. However that may be,
he here comes to close quarters with prac
teal problems concerning the ways and
means by which society may adjust itself
to new social arrangements.
SUNDERED STREAMS. The History Of
Memory that had no Full Stops.
BY Reginald Farrer. Author of The
Garden of Asia" New York: Long
mans Green & Co.
This is gloomy and painful story in
which the shadow of inherited sins and
tragedies darkens what We're meant to be
simple English lives. The oriental doctrine
of rencarnation acts the part of Nemesis,
a Nemesis which seems somewhat illogical
The story is well told and the characters
strongly individual. The thoroughly Brit
ish "Gundred is admirably executed.
MARCIA; Novel. BY Ellen Olney Kirk.
Boston and New York: Houghton
Miffiin q Co
Marcia Dundas is confronted with a
choice between two courses. By her con-
sent to the sale OF the family lands which
she has inherited, she will be compare
lively rich young woman. By retaining the
property. which successive generations of
her family had beggared themselves to
save she must devote herself to a life of
effort. Her strong sense of attachment to
the homestead and the energetic person.
ality. which has always marked the girl,
cause her to refuse to part with her birth
right in the hope that she may be able to
restore 1t to its former position. The ac-
count of her adventures Is an interesting
one.
THE QUEST. By Frederick Van Eden
The Authorized translation from the
Dutch of DE kleine Johannes" BY
l.. W. c. Boston: John W. Luce
The Quest is divided into two movements.
In the first fancful and impressionabIe
child lives In a world of dreams which be-
comes much more real than the life of