The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
New Books Briefly Noted

N'~ W ACoONS itOE&A
Each for All and All for Each" is
the title of book on social science by
John Parsons, u. ID. There is need of
such book, a convenient reference
book on the social questions of the day;
but till now scientific works and elab-
orate cyclopedias were the only avail
able authorities. This book treats of
every point of the subject, but it is
written simply in nontechnieal Ian
guage and in much condensed form.
The readers of this book will instinct
lively put themselves in the place of
the individual who is mentioned on al
most every page. and Will probably find
themselves finally either in cordial
agreement with, or firmly opposed to.
Its contentious. 1t is not a book to
leave the reader on the fence. (Sturgis
q Walton company, New York. S1.50)
England and the French Revolu-
tion," is an historical sketch Of that
wonderful period from 1889 to 1877. 1t
is written by William Thomas La
prade, Phi. D., instructor in history,
Trinity college, Durham. n. c., and is
now included in the Johns Hopkins
university studies in historical and po-
liticai science. This series, OF which this
is No II, is under the direction OF the
departments of history, political econ
omy and political science, and. heavy
as it sounds all are written by masters
accustomed to interest and hold the
youthful mind. This number will be
found of great interest to any who have
studied the French revolution. (The
Johns Hopkins press, Baltimore)
Lieutenant Charles F. Martin. in
structor in modern languages, United
states military academy, has written
a book the French Verb" 1t
teaches the student how to use at the
same time that he learns how to con-
jugate 1t. 1t shows what proposition.
If any, follows a verb before an in
anitive. and also how to form a sem
tence with the verb. Complete conja-
cations are given and idiomatic uses
are carefully illustrated. Verbs are
arranged in order o. their Importance;
verb lists are included. also questions
in English to be translated by the stu
dent. The verb dictionary gives the
idiomatic use OF all verbs Offering pc
culiarities or difficulties (American
book company, New York. s1.25.)
Ella NJ Beebe's Picture Primer"
will prepare the child for any first
reader. The vocabulary includes only
10S words and the first quarter of
the book is entirely in script. The
gradation is perfect. the stories are
interesting and numerous rhymes and
jingles to be memorized are included.
The book contains $40 pictures in
Guiding, besides hundreds of small pen
and ink drawings in the text, many
larger reproductions OF famous paint
ings. AS primer it stands alone and
is SO entirely unique in character that
comparison with any other is impos-
sible tAmerican book company, New
York. e5 cents.)
'Chaney's Stratagem,' by Hannah
Courtenay Pinnex, is novel that would
have been dramatized for the Central
theater of the years agone The
babies were changed in the cradle
One was reared as charity child.
the other in a home where the mother
was always plying herself and the
husband was martyr. The real
daughter comes into the family as
help and although she knows her
status before long, she carries her
secret. a great variety OF cruel things
happens to her but all comes out right
in the end. The book is filled with
the thoughts and sayings of q lot OF
newly rich relatives. There are poor
relations as well. The cast of char
acters is a full one. (Pubnshed by
the c. N. Clark publishing company,
Boston.)
Winning Their Way Is the title
OF a book by ]. T. Faris which should
be In every school library and given
to every growing BOY to read. 1t is
a collection of brief Biographies 4S
of them. of boys who learned self
help These boys later grew into
world famous inventors, scientists, ex-
plorers. industrial leaders, army and
navy men who made their mark.
statesmen. authors and religious work
ers. You will find the story of the
boyhood of Edison, Agassiz. stanley
Carnegie. Grant. Lincoln, Robert Louis
Stevenson. Philip Brooks and hosts of
others. all told with simplicity and
directness suitable of comprehension
by the childish mind The book is a
new departure and deserving OF sue
cess Frederick A. Stokes C Co., New
York;
The excellent Karl Baedeker hand
books" are kept as close to date as
the demand calls for and some have
almost become ANNALS The Guide TO
Northern Germany appears in the If
teentI English equivalent to the
twenty -niath German edition and is i'm
ported by Charles Schribners Sons. II
is uniform with all the other Baedeker
and sells for s2.40. tRe-
ceived from Cunningham, Curtis &
Welch.)