Evening star., 1913-11-29
Illustrations and designs by Louis ID
Fancher. New York: Frederick A
Stokes q Co.

Gelett Burgess has no real reverence
He turns his pen to all themes regardless
of their solemnity. Just now he intro
duces Noah as a familiar character and
engages in some of his brightest social
satire and writes some OF his most bril-
liant and delightful epigrams. The Illus
trations and marginal designs are in
antique pattern and printed in colors that
give the book a quaint and attractive
setting.
BY Lillian Whiting. author OF The
Florence of Laudor." etc. lHustrat-
ed from photographs. Boston: Lit
tie, Brown Co.
Miss Whiting is chiefly intent in THE
beautiful work upon showing the pres
ent aspects and the immediate re-
sources of the Greek capital. This is
not strictly an exposition of ancient
Athens as exhumed and restored by the
archeologists. though naturally that
phase OF the subject is adequately
treated. She dwells more particularly
upon the social conditions OF today and
upon the facilities afforded to the trav-
eler who wishes to include Greece in
his itinerary. She describes the king s
palace and gives intimate Information
regarding the royal family; she treats
of the brilliant social life of the Greek
metropolis and vitalfZes the Greece of
today as an on-going modern nation.
The volume is beautifully printed, with
many illustrations from photographs.
THE STORY OF HARVARD. BY
Arthur Stanwood Pier. With illus
trations by Vernon Howe Bailey.
Boston: Little. Brown & Co.
Previously printed histories OF Har-
| ward University have been drawn upon
for the materials which have contrib
uted to this new outline OF the develop
ment of Americas oldest educational
institution. This is written from the
point Of view of an alumnus and is full
of the spirit of loyalty to alma mater
that marks the graduates from Cam
bridge. Mr.. Pier describes the changes
that have gradually taken place at
Harvard before he enters upon a trac-
ing of its history. but in the main his
sketch follows the traditional outline
differing only in the intimate personal
treatment An appropriate conclusion
| is. afforded in the chapter entitled
Freshman and Senior" in which the
circumstances attending the upper
! classmen are vividly and sympa-
| thetically outlined. The illustrations
are from artistic sketches by Vernon
Howe Bailey.
THE GAME FISHES OF THE WORLD
By Charles Frederick Holder, Ii. ID.
I author of The Channel Islands OF
California" etc. New York: George
II. Doran & Co.
| Mr.. Holder is an all-around sports
man. but he speciaIizes in fishing. He
has fished in all the waters Of the
world that yield sport to the angler
and knows the peculiarities of practi-
cally everything with fins. He has now
compiled his experiences and the re.
suits of his writing in a surprisingly
| beautiful volume that will become ar
| object of desire on the part of every
| wielderi of rod and reel This is no,
! an encyclopedia of game fishes. but fal
more than that 1t is compact with
| information and yet there is room fol
| a bit of poetry now and then, and there
: is running throughout the personal
| touch of individual participation thai
| makes this a real record and not q
4 bare recital of natural history facts
The work includes not merely the ex-
periences Of the author, but those OF
other anglers who have cast lines ir
| far distant waters. To recite the range
| of this work is to catalogue practically
every known game fish. Mr.. Holder de-
scribes the habits of the fish and the
methods employed for their alluremen'
and capture. He has accumulated q
remarkable array of illustrations
which are reproduced artistically and
/ fish books ever printed.