The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-09

editions OF Elizabeth Cherry Waits
"a GLADDEN.. the Story Of a Common
nan, bertha Kunkle's The Helmet
OF Navarro, and Robert Kitchens
Egypt and Its Monuments" with IL
lustrations IN color by Jules Guerin.
The publication Of Madame Monies
sorIs own book on her revolutionary
system OF primary education, prom
ised for March by the Stokes Com
pany, a been put off till April. be-
cause Dr. sMontessori has been sending
over new material as the fruit Of her
experiments during the present school
year. Educational authorities in a
numbers Of large cities are awaiting
the publication Of the book before de-
cid.ng whether TO introduce this new
method.
Avery Abbott's Captain Martha
Mary" is a story Of a little mother OF
the tenements, based on facts. The
authors home. Omaha. furnished
much OF the material for The story.
n Century Company will publish
this book April 10.
Two books by Lewis r. Farnell. d.
Lift, NJ. A, nave just been published
by the ~SCribners: Greece and Baby
Ion a comparative sketch OF Mesopo-
~talnian. Anatolian. and Hellenic Re-
ligions and Higher Aspects Of Greek
Religion" The two taken together
give a very comprehensive view Of the
growth and development of ideals Of
Greek religion and theology.
Elmer Roberts, who lived long in
Germany as representative of the AS
SOCiated Press. contributed to the
April Scribner an enlightening article
on "MOnarchical Versus Red Social
ism in Germany" 1t brings the de-
yeiOpment of the Socialist movement
down to the recent elections, and eX-
plains much that is obscure to Amari-
can readers in German politics.
The Century Company published on
March 22nd a new book by a new
writer, The Burgundian," a romano
Of the time Of h mad king haries
VI Of france, by Marion Polk Angel
lotti. The chief character is Rosa
monde. and the story turns upon hel
wonderful beauty and her boundless
mbition.
, Henry van Dykes "Half-Tole
Tales" which have been appearing II
Scribner's Magazine for severa
) months, show a new phase OF hi:
wonderful versatility and literary
skill. They are modern fables anf
they are 50 pertinent that the appii
3 cation to our present conditions i
$ forcibly grasped even by the casua
reader for entertainment. In tn
e April number of Scribner's appear
1.-The Downfall Of Stronghold i
4 which may be seen an alleSory o
n present day attacks on the ~foundatlo
a present-day attacks on the ~foundatio
Il Of faith.
The eighth volume of the Can
bridge History of English LiteTatu:'
The Age of Dryden" will be publish
h ed by the Putnams early IN Apri
A volume dealing with what VAS !
a measure an age OF TRANSITION te
tween the more spontaneous muse {
the earlier singers and the polishe
d CuurIets Of Pope and his contempt
ra11es, it permits Us to pause al
n cast a backward glance over r
e earlier volumes Of this scholarl
series. Americans may reasonabl
! feel proud of the growing list of NJ
y tive contributors whose SchOlarShl
J. has been enlisted in the writing
chapters for the work. With tt
= exception of Vol. /. not a volume h:
i appeared thus far that has not col
tanned one or more chapters fro
the pens of Gus scholars. Prof. JoF
l. W. Cunliffe, Of Wisconsin, heads II
a list with a total Of three contrib
< TONS: Prof. John NJ. Manly has tv
is chapters to his credit; Profs. Ashl'
% H. Thorndike Of Columbia, W.
re Nelson and G.. P. Baker of Harvar
In Albert S. Cook of Yale, Frederick F..
"a Padelford of Washington, Francis
- Gummere of HaverfOrd, and ].
Spingarn Of Columbia have each co
tributed one paper. Prof. Alber
at Cook has the distinction Of havil
r had his chapter on the 'Authoriz
in Version If the Bible reprinted al
m sold as a separate olume. In 1T
Age of Dryden" appears a chapter
Of Prof. Felix f. Schelling Of the IL
,irt versity Of Pennsylvania or the Rest
he ration Drama.
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