The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-13
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Brief Reviews and Notices

The History of England From the First
Invasion of the Romans to the Ac-
cession of King George V: BY John
Lingard, d. D., and Hilaire Belloc,
M. A., Volume XI. Published by
The Catholic Publication Society of
America, N. Y. Price $3.50.
This final volume by Hilaire Belloc
brings DR.. Lingard's History of Eng
land down to the present time. The
original work ended with the fall Of
the Stuarts and the accomplishment
of what is known as "the English
Revolution" which resulted in the
seating of William of Orange on the
throne of England. When the Catho-
lie Publication Society undertook the
work of issuing a reprint of DR.. Lin
CARDS history it secured the services
of Hilaire Belloc who, in the present
volume, brings the History of England
down to the accession of King George
| v. In other words, Volume XI, gives
a summary of English history from
| 1889 to 1910. The author has done
his work well. The story is told in
the same clear, direct and forceful
manner which characteriZes the orig
| inal work. The events are accurately
described and the chronological order
is followed except in the chapter
dealing with the reign of Edward VII,
where the author proceeds to sum up
and judge the conclusion of period.
The reason for this change is set
forth by him in these words: I'm this
brief space of nine years their cul-
minated, with rapid effect, all the
causes that had been at work in Eng
land during the nineteenth century:
the transition of the country from an
agricultural to an urban community;
the complete establishment of capital
ism; the decay of parliament; the
1 menace presented by, and the origins
of, bureaucratic control over that in
dustrial proletariat which had become
the mass of the English population"
| The qualification of the author for the
final summing up of the results of this
transition period may be judged from
the fact that for five years he sat in
the House of Parliament at West
minister and not only had unusual op.
portunities for watching the activities
of the political world but took an
active part in moulding the course OF
public affairs.
At the Gate Of the Temple: BY Rev
| D. A. Casey ("Columba"). Publish
ed by William Griggs, Toronto, Ont.
Canada.
The author of this neat and attrac
tive volume of poems is we'll known
not only to Canadian readers, but also
to many on this side of the line, BY
his writings, under the pen-name Of
COLUMBIA" in the Catholic Record Of
London, Ont, of which he is associate
editor. The majority, If not all, o.
these poems have appeared in the
Record or some other publication, bu
this is the first attempt the author
has made to give to the public in per
manent form the best of his literary
output in the realm of poetry. This
pOSIuS dEG EG1SIOuS- VI S6mfE6lISlOui
in content, many of them finding
their setting in Mother Erin" ant
Sweet Tipp'rary" There is a pleas
ing variety of subject and metre, ;
) Ivigor and elegance of style and al
; indefinabIe charm in this first-fruit OF
: fering of Columba's pen which hold
> the readers attention and makes /
difficult for him to lay aside the vol
! ume until he has read the final stanza
7 We bespeak wide sale for what w
hope is only the initial volume from
!. this gifted writer's pen.