The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

slxtn years or elementary schools and
book two for the higher grades Book
one teaches correct and easy use of
English without hurdening the child
with rules of grammar. They are
taught through picture study to eulti-
Vate accurate observation. The use of
capital letters. writing letters, visiting
sick friend, etc, are taught through
exercises and oral practice. Correct
language forms are shown In object
lessonsl You We're" and you was
"set" and sit etc, etc. 1t is one of
the best books for primary scholars
which has appeared
The second book is based upon the
new course OF English adopted by the
schools of Boston. Part l. dealing
with language. lays special stress on
oral work. but contains many interest
ing written lessons. Selections from
standard authors serve as guides to
the appreciation of literature In part
2. on grammar. every new subject is in
trodpced after a preparatory review.
and Is developed by few clear and di-
rect questions. Exercises in analysis
are frequent. The pupil who completes
the book will be prepared to express
his thoughts correctly and to analyze
subject logically. american Book
company, New York; so cents.)
the title of new book by H. NJ Mac
Craeken, PHI. D.; +. e. Pierce, Phi. D..
and w. H Durham, PHI D., of the de-
partment of English literature In the
Sheffield scientific school of Yale uni
versity. II is a sort of manual to
Shakespeare, new and up to date in
its treatment of the subject, for its au-
thors have had the benefit of the work
of all the students who have gone be-
fore them The little book is most
complete, 1t gives an outline of
Shakespeare's life, sketch of the
Flizabethan theater, the sequence of
Shakespeare's plays, the sources, how
the plays We're printed and all sorts OF
curious and interesting information.
The last chapter in the book is of un-
usual interest Some Famous Mis-
takes and Decisions About Shakes
pearc,p and contains an explanation
of the "Baeonianp theory. One won
ders that Il numbers among its ad-
herents people of intelligence, This
book should be in the library of every
student Of Shakespeare, lThe Mac
milan company, New York, 80 cents)
.'The Brazilian Year Book" is dis
tributed By the Brazilian commission
OF economic expansion, so Church
street, New York. the agents of the
government, and contains as eompre-
hcnsive collection of data on the
great South American republic as has
ever been gathered together The
work has been compiled by ]. p. VILE
man. editor Of the Brazilian Review
and former director of the federal sta
tist.cai service at Rio de Janeiro. This
edition is published in London at one
guinea a volume. Messrs, McCorauo-
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London.)
At the last dinner OF the American
Booksellers association one of the
souvenirs was paper weight which
contained this rubrieated text: sTo
write hook is an easy task; it requires
only pen and ink and some patient
paper. To print book Is slightly more
difficult, because genius often expresses
itself in illegibie manuscript 70 read
q book Is still more difficult. as one
must struggle against sleep. But the
most difficult task that any one may
attempt is to sell boek.r The Harp
ers presented the paper weights, but
the sentiment belongs to one OF the
most prolific modern writer's, Felix
Dahn, man who, moreover, never sold
book in his life. He is a German
novelist, historian. jurist. and play
wright, and has written half hundred
works of all sorts.