CT ARD CATALOG SERIES UC-NRLF 5B 3^ flS3 STANDARD CATALOG BIOGRAPHY SECTION COMPILED BY CORINNE BACON THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY NEW YORK 1919 STANDARD CATALOG SERIES STANDARD CATALOG BIOGRAPHY SECTION ONE THOUSAND TITLES OF THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE, INTERESTING AND USEFUL BIOGRAPHIES COMPILED BY CORINNE BACON THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY NEW YORK 1919 fc PREFACE Scope. This section of the Standard Catalog contains about 1000 titles of the most representative, interesting and useful biographies, with descriptive and evaluative notes. Some biographies which few people care to read thru have been included because of their value in reference work. A few biographies hardly up to standard have been included because of the importance of the subject of the biography. The compiler has tried to consider all biographies appearing up to June 1st, 1919. Arrangement. Most of the titles listed are classed in 920-928, Collective biography, or 92, Individual biography ; but lives of artists, sculptors, musicians and actors have been classed with the 700s, Fine arts, altho listed here. Librarians are asked to bear in mind that many so-called "lives" of artists, musicians and writers partake more of the nature of criticism than of biography and will be found classed in the Fine arts and the Literature sections of the Standard Cata- log, rather than in the Biography section. Lives of Jesus, 232, have been in- cluded by request. Lives of Negroes and of Indians of today have been classed in 92 rather than in the numbers assigned by the Decimal classification. Lives of combatants in the European war, limited in scope chiefly to the war, will be included in the History section under European war. The scheme of arrange- ment will be found on preface page v. In Individual biography, the entries have been made under the names of the persons written about, in order not to separate two or more lives of the same individual. Index. A partial index of authors' names (p. 77) includes the authors of all biographies classed in 920-928, 232 and the 700s. It has seemed unnecessary to index the 92 section by author, as it is arranged alphabetically by names of biog- raphees. Method of Compilation. Questionnaires were sent out to a number of librarians, before beginning the work, dealing with its scope, form, and the data to be included. With these suggestions to guide her, in addition to her own experience in public libraries, large and small, and in one state library, the com- piler formed her plan of work. No attempt was made to go over in detail the ground so carefully covered by the American Library Association up to 1912, altho some of the books published prior to 1912 and not included in the A. L. A. Catalog and Supplement have been listed at the suggestion of collaborators. The chief sources used for the older books were the A. L. A. Catalog of 1904 and its Supplement (1904-1911) and the classified catalog of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Beginning with 1912, the compiler checked such titles as might be included in a library of 10,000 volumes, in the bulletins of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Cleveland Public Library, the Pratt Institute Library, the St. Louis Public Library, and the New York Branch Library News. During the past year, the Bulletin of the Brooklyn Public Library has also been checked. These bulletins were clipped and mounted on cards, together with material from a number of other sources, including bulletins of library commissions, notably that of Wisconsin, the New York Best Books, the Booklist, and two lists entitled "Fifty biographies for a small library," compiled by Mrs. Julia S. Harron, and "Lives and letters, a selected and annotated list," compiled by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The file of book reviews accumulated by the Book Re- view Digest was constantly used. In this way a tentative list of some 1,300 titles was made and the galley proofs were sent to a few librarians and to a teacher of art for criticism and suggestion. Acknowledgments. The compiler wishes to acknowledge her indebtedness to the following librarians and editors who checked up the entire Biography sec- tion and gave much helpful advice: Mr. Hiller C. Wellman of the City Library Association of Springfield, Massachusetts; Miss Louise Hinsdale of the East Orange (New Jersey) Public Library; Miss Mary L. Jones of the Los Angeles County Free Library; Miss Mary Eastwood, editor of New York Best Books and instructor in the New York Library School ; Mrs. Julia S. Harron, formerly connected with the New York Best Books and with the Booklist, now editor of the Cleveland Open Shelf; Miss Mary Katharine Reely, present editor of the Book Review Digest, and Miss Margaret Jackson, instructor in the New York City Library School, whose work on the Century Cyclopedia of Names and as editor of the Book Review Digest has given her a wide knowledge of men, women and books. Valuable advice on the art biography was given by Miss Helen Jackson, instructor in art in Miss Hills' School in Philadelphia. The final decision as to inclusion or exclusion of any title has necessarily been made by the editor in accordance with the weight of evidence. Inasmuch as the selection has been made in this manner, the cooperators should not be held in- dividually responsible for the result. Data Given. The attempt has been made to enter biographers and biog- raphees under the more familiar forms of their names. Pretty full titles have been given, followed by number of volumes when more than one, edition, illustra- tions (when important), date (latest copyright date being given when easily ascer- tainable), publisher and price. The prices have been taken in the main from the Publisher's Trade List Annual of 1918, tho a few prices are of more recent date. Series notes have been given when important. A few out-of-print books have knowingly been listed and these are plainly indicated. Almost every title is annotated. A large number of these notes have been taken from library bulletins, the Booklist, the Book Review Digest, and other of the sources used in selection. Mr. G. B. Utley, Secretary of the American Library Association, has kindly per- mitted the use of notes from the A. L. A. Catalog and Supplement. Class num- bers have been given after each entry, because the same linotype slugs will be used later in the dictionary catalog. Selection. The selection has been made with both the small and large library in mind, some titles being listed here that will probably be dropped from the 10,000 volume dictionary catalog. Scholarly and expensive books have some- times been included in a note, but have often been listed because of their im- portance. Some valuable books have been omitted because they are not ordinarily called for in a library of 10,000 volumes. A few critical librarians will perhaps note the omission of some "books that no gentleman's library should be without." Others will note the inclusion of titles in their opinion too expensive or too "high- brow" for the smaller libraries. The compiler has tried to list not the ideally best books without regard to expense, availability or limitation of interest to a few scholars, but the best books that the average intelligent frequenter of our public libraries will actually read or study. In so doing she has assumed that the general level of intelligence is rising, and that a greater number of people than before the war, including our new women voters, are interested in worth while books. Uses. It is hoped that this Standard Catalog will be of use to librarians as a buying list, in reference work, and as a recommended list of the best reading for users of our public libraries ; also that it will meet the demand of the reader for a printed catalog that he may take home. Standard Catalog Series. This Catalog will later form part of a dictionary catalog of 10,000 of the best books for adults on all subjects that should be repre- sented in a public library of that size. As now printed, it probably includes more volumes than will be listed in the final Catalog. This section is issued in advance of the full Catalog in response to requests from public libraries and library com- missions. The Standard Catalog Series now includes the Children's Catalog, issued in three sizes, with its 1918 Supplement (1919 Supplement will be issued in the early fall) the Sociology section of the Standard Catalog (second printing), and the Biography section of the same. The Fiction section will be the next one issued. . June 30, 1919. Corinne Bacon. BIOGRAPHY Both collective and individual biography of artists, musicians and actors are classed in the 700s. A par- tial author index will be found on page 77. 920 Collective biography in general 920.7 Biography of women 922 Biography of religion 923 Biography of sociology 925 Biography of science 926 Biography of useful arts 928 Biography of literature 92 Individual biography Exclusive of artists, musicians and actors. Arranged alphabetically by the names of the biographies and not indexed. 232 Lives of Jesus Christ 709.92 Collective biography of artists 730.92 Biography of sculptors 759 Biography of painters 759.1 American painters 759.2 English painters 759.3 German painters 759.4 French painters 759.5 Italian painters 759.6 Spanish painters 759.9 Other painters 780.92 Biography of musicians 792 Biography of actors [v] Biography 920 Collective biography Collective biography is classified (920-928) and arranged alphabetically by authors under each class number. Books for reading and ref- erence appear in the same alphabet. About biography Burr, Mrs Anna Robeson (Brown) The autobiography. '09 Houghton $2.50 920 "A comparative and critical study of the origin, motives, ideals and psychological- im- portance of the autobiography." A. L. A. sup. Dunn, Waldo Hilary English biography. '17 Dutton $2 920 "The first book in English to make a detailed study of the origin and evolution of English biography as distinguished from autobiography, which has received a like handling from Mrs Anna Robeson Burr ('The autobiography,' Houghton, $2.50). The treatment is not only historical, but includes some valuable defini- tions of the function and place of biography in letters, and its relation to other subjects, notably fiction, and also some excellent critical material on specific biographies. The author is [19 16] professor of the English language and literature at the University of Wooster." Cleveland The appendix contains Biographical compila- tions_ in Latin; Biographical compilations in English; English autobiographies; Shakespeare in biography Lee, Sir Sidney Lazarus Principles of biography: the Leslie Stephen lecture delivered in the Senate house, Cambridge, on 13 May, 1911. '11 Putnam 60c 920 General works Benson, Arthur Christopher Leaves of the tree. '11 Putnam $1.50 920 "Portraits in finished style, drawn from life, of the personalities of Henry Sidgwick, J. K. Stephens, Frederick Myers, Henry Bradshaw, Charles Kingsley, Matthew Arnold, Professor Alfred Newton, and Bishops Westcott, Wilkin- son, Lightfoot and Wordsworth." N.Y. state lib. Birkhead, Alice Heroes of modern Europe. '13 Crowell $2 ( 920 "The figures from history chosen by the au- thor as the subjects of these sketches are: JLtante; Lorenzo the Magnificent; Savonarola: Martin Luther; Charles the Fifth; William the Silent; Henry of Navarre; Richelieu; Louis XIV; Peter the Great; Frederick the Great; Voltaire; Napoleon; Mazzini; Garibaldi; Napoleon III; Tolstoi." Book rev. digest Bolton, Mrs Sarah (Knowles) Famous leaders among men. '94 Crowell $1 920 Contents: Napoleon Bonaparte: Horatio Nel- son; John , Bunyan; Thomas Arnold; Wendell Phillips; Henry Ward Beecher; Charles Kings- Brooff" Sherman; C - H - Spurgeon; Phillips Lives of poor boys who became famous. 85 (< Crowell $1.50 920 "Inspiring examples of boys who achieved success m spite of obstacles." A. L. A. Booth, William Stone (ed.) Wonderful escapes by Americans, il '13 Houghton $2.25 920 "True stories from various writers recounting the capture of pioneers by Indians, escapes from Libby and Andersonville prisons, adven- tures in fighting fires and tornados, and other thrilling experiences." Pratt quarterly Bryce, James Bryce, viscount Studies in contemporary biography. '03 Macmillan $3 920 Beaconsfield, Dean Stanley, Anthony Trol- lope, J. R. Green, Parnell, Gladstone, E. L. Godkin, E. A. Freeman, Cardinal Manning, Lord Acton and ten other character estimates. Bullard, Frederic Lauriston Famous war correspondents, il '14 Little $2.50 920 "Biographical sketches of eminent war corre- spondents so arranged as to form practically a history of this branch of journalism." Pratt quarterly "Twelve timely and stirring narratives of such notable men as Sir William Howard Rus- sell, Archibald Forbes, Frederick Villiers, G. W. Steevens, James Creelman, etc., with two chap- ters on the 'covering' of the Civil and Spanish- American wars. Seventeen portraits, index." N.Y. state lib. Burton, Margaret Ernestine Comrades in service, il '15 Missionary educ. 60c; pa 40c 920 Contents: A servant of the city, Jacob A. Riis; Pilgrim of India, Chundra Lela; Man of the mountains, J. A. Burns; The Frances Wil- lard of Japan, Kaji Yajima; Man with a mes- sabe, Dwight L. Moody; A beloved physician, Li Bi Cu; Pacific pioneer, Thomas Crosby; Bishop of the Niger, Samuel Adjai Crowther; Believer in black folk, Frances Jackson Cop- pin; Ambassador in chains, Syngman Rhee; Story of a friend, Grace H. Dodge. "Eleven biographical sketches, interestingly told, of men and women who have found sat- isfaction in serving as teachers, social workers, preachers, and doctors. Useful in connection with Sunday school classes or missionary study classes." A. L. A. bkl. Clodd, Edward Memories, il '16 Putnam $3 920 "After giving us an interesting 'Fragment of autobiography,' Mr Clodd devotes the rest of his book to sketches of his friends Grant Al- len, Huxley, Du Chaillu, Mary H. Kingsley, Meredith, Gissing, Andrew Lang, Samuel Butler and many others. The recollec- tions are interspersed with letters, poems, and anecdotes, and as 'fireside talk' about a depart- ing generation they are widely sympathetic and genuinely pleasant." Pittsburgh "The writer's attitude toward religion will tend to limit the book's appeal." A. L. A. bkl. Elias, Edith L. In Georgian times, il '14 Little $1.25 920 Contents: The kingship: George the First; George the Second; George the Third; George the Fourth. The state: Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford; William Pitt the Elder; Charles James Fox; Edmund Burke; Warren Hastings; Wil- liam Pitt the Younger; Henry Grattan; George Canning. Army and navy: General Wolfe; Robert, Lord Clive; Horatio, Lord Nelson; Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. Travel and invention: Captain James Cook; Mungo J^ark; Sir Richard Arkwright; James Watt; Sir Humphrey Davy. Religion and philan- STANDARD CATALOG Elias, Edith L. Continued thropy: George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne; John Wesley; John Howard; William Wilber- force. Painting and the fine arts: William Ho- garth; Sir Joshua Reynolds In Victorian times; with some reference also to the times of William IV. il '15 Little $1.25 920 Contents: The kingship: William IV; Vic- toria. The state: Lord Brougham; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Palmerston; Benjamin Disraeli; Richard Cobden; John Bright; William Ewart Gladstone; Charles Stewart Parnell. Empire building: Sir Henry Havelock; Lord Lawrence; General Charles George Gordon; Cecil J. Rhodes; Earl Roberts. Invention, discovery, and science; George Stephenson; David Livingstone; Charles Darwin; Lord Lister. Religion and philanthropy: John Henry Newman, cardinal; Charles Haddon Spurgeon; Antony Ashley Cooper; Florence Nightingale. Fine arts: J. M. W. Turner; Dante Gabriel Rossetti; G. F. Watts Eliot, Charles William Four American leaders. '06 Amer. unit, assn. 80c 920 "Brief, inspiring addresses on those quali- ties and ideals of Franklin, Washington, Chan- ning and Emerson which have influenced Amer- ican life and thought." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Escott, Thomas Hay Sweet Great Victorians; memories and person- alities, il '16 Scribner $3.50 920 "A pleasant mixture of biographical details and personal reminiscences of men ranging from the Duke of Wellington and Palmerston to Sir Henry Irving and Lord Randolph Churchill." (Nation [London]) Pratt quarterly Gilbert, Ariadne More than conquerors, il '14 Century $1.35 920 "Sympathetic and intimate accounts of the author's heroes: Beethoven; Lamb; Scott; Irv- ing; Emerson; Agassiz; Thackeray; Livingstone; Pasteur; Brooks; Booth; Stevenson; Saint Gaudens; Lincoln. Good material for reading clubs." Wis. bul. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Contemporaries. 1900 Houghton $2.25 920 Contents: R. W. Emerson; A. B. Alcott; Theodore Parker; J. G. Whittier; Walt Whit- man; Sidney Lanier; An evening with Mrs Hawthorne; Lydia Maria Child; Helen Jack- son ("H. H."); John Holmes; Thaddeus William Harris; Visit to John Brown's house- hold in 1859; W. L. Garrison; Wendell Phil- lips; Charles Sumner; Dr Howe's anti-slavery career; U. S. Grant; Eccentricities of reform- ers; Road to England Hutton, Laurence Talks in a library with Laurence Hutton, recorded by Isabel Moore, il '05 Put- nam $2.50 920 "Personal and literary recollections including reminiscences and anecdotes of Edwin Booth, Henry Irving, Joseph Jefferson, Alma Tadema, St Gaudens, Du Maurier, Mark Twain, Dickens and many other well known people." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. "A miscellaneous collection of literary and personal gossip, a good deal of which is new and most of it decidedly interesting. In a general way it tells the story of Mr Hutton's life, of his first adventures in journalism, of his warm friendships with actors and literary people, and of his wanderings in other lands. The book is unusually rich in stories and anec- dotes." Pittsburgh James, George Wharton Heroes of California, il '10 Little $2.50 920 "Interesting chapters on some of the men to whom California is most indebted. Accounts are given of the Donner party, the scouts, the pony express riders, the gold seekers, the rail- way builders, and the lesser heroes of com- merce and politics." A. L. A. sup. Leupp, Francis Ellington National miniatures. '18 Knopf $1.50 920 " 'These papers have been appearing serially in the Nation for the last three years,' and have been 'prepared by one who has passed the larger part of his mature life at the national capital, brushing elbows almost daily with one or an- other' of the men of whom he writes. The> consist of brief intimate glimpses into the per- sonality, character and motives of men (and women) who figure prominently in national is- sues. A few of the personages the author re- veals to us are: President Wilson; William J. Bryan; Chief Justice White; Oscar W. Under- wood; Jeannette Rankin; Emma Goldman; Wil- liam J. Burns; Jane Addams." Book rev. di- gest " 'Tattler' is a professional artist, and these portraits are works of art. There is a light- ness of touch and withal a sureness that stamps these 'miniatures' as quite worth while." Spring- field Republican McCarthy, Justin Portraits of the 'sixties. '03 Harper $2 920 "Dickens, Thackeray, Carlyle, Tennyson, Cardinal Newman, and other notable people, drawn from personal acquaintance." A. L. A. Morris, Charles Heroes of progress in America, il '06 Lippincott $1.25 920 Contents: Roger Williams; John Eliot; Wil- liam Penn; James Oglethorpe; Benjamin Frank- lin; Patrick Henry; Samuel Adams; Thomas Jefferson; Robert Morris; Alexander Hamilton; John Adams; Eli Whitney; Robert Fulton; John Jacob Astor; Stephen Girard; John Mar- shall; Henry Clay; Daniel Webster; J. C. Calhoun; S. F. B. Morse; C. W. Field; Elias Howe; C. H. McCormick; Charles Goodyear; DeWitt Clinton; Horace Wells; W. L. Garrison; Wendell Phillips; Charles Sumner; Lucretia Mott; E. C. Stanton; S. B. Anthony; Dorothea Dix; George Peabody; Peter Cooper; Abraham Lincoln; W. H. Seward; J. G. Blaine; Horace Greeley; John Ericsson; T. A. Edison; F. E. Willard; Clara Barton; Andrew Carnegie; B. T. Washington Oliphant, Mrs Margaret Oliphant (Wilson) Makers of Florence: Dante, Giotto, Savonarola, and their city; il by Pro- fessor Delamotte. '97 Macmillan $4 920 Studies of Dante, Arnolfo, Giotto, Ghiberti, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Agnolo, Fra Angelico, Antonino, Savonarola, Fra Bartolommeo, Michael Angelo Osborn, Edward Bolland New Elizabethans: the first selection of the lives of young men who have fallen in the Great war. '19 Lane $4 920 Brief chronicles of the life and work of twenty-five young men, nearly all writers, schol- ars, or _ workers in the arts who died cheerfully for their country. Contents: Harold Chapin; Richard Moles- worth Dennys; Charles Lister; Anthony Fred- erick Wilding; Basil Hallam; Charles Hamilton Sorley; Brian Brooke; Dixon Scott; Robert William Sterling; Colwyn and Roland Philipps; Douglas Gillespie; Hugh and John Charlton; BIOGRAPHY Collective Osborn, Edward Bolland Continued Alan Seeger; Harry Butters; Donald Hankey; Ivar Campbell; Tom Kettle; Ronald Poulton; Thomas Vade-Walpole; William Noel Hodgson; Guy Drummond; Julian and Billy Grenfell Parkman, Mary Rosetta Heroes of today, il '17 Century $1.35 920 Contents; The laird of skyland, John Muir; The seer of Woodchuck Lodge, John Burroughs; The deep-sea doctor, Wilfred Grenfell; The cap- tain of his soul, Captain Scott; A modern vik- ing, Jacob Riis; A pioneer of the open, Edward L. Trudeau; "The prophet-engineer," George W. Goethals; A shepherd of "the great country," Bishop Rowe; A hero of flight, Samuel P. Langley; A poet-soldier, Rupert Brooke; A cit- izen of the world, Herbert C. Hoover "Short biographies of men who are fighting 'the unseen enemies of disease and pestilence; against the monster evils of ignorance, poverty and injustice.' " Pratt quarterly Ponsonby, Arthur, and Ponsonby, Doro- thea Rebels and reformers. '19 Holt $1.60 920 "We have tried here to tell quite simply the story of the lives of a dozen great men. There are many books about men of action, but it is not so easy to find any simple account of men who have used their minds and their pens, rather than the sword, in their work for the betterment of their country to which they have devoted their lives." Introduction Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas Roll call of honor; a new book of golden deeds. '13 Sully 920 "Nine biographical sketches of men and women whose devotion to some great cause or idea has won for them the position of national heroes." Pratt quarterly At present out of print Russell, George William Erskine Portraits of the 'seventies, il '16 Scrib- ner $3.75 , 920 "Gossip, pleasant and spicy without malice, about distinguished people: Justin McCarthy, Gladstone, Disraeli, Joseph Chamberlain, Par- nell, Lord and Lady Salisbury, Cardinal New- man, Lady Holland, Tennyson, Browning and many others. 'Our author has known every public man worth knowing for the last forty years, all those great men whom the rising generation never saw or only caught a glimpse of when they were past their best. He tells us exactly what impression they made upon their con- temporaries.' " (Spectator) Cleveland Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin Portraits of the seventeenth century, his- toric and literary; tr. by Katharine P. Wormeley. 2v il '09 Putnam $3.50 920 Contents: vi, Cardinal de Richelieu; Henri, due de Rohan; Cardinal Mazarin; Francois due de la Rochefoucauld; Anne-Genevieve de Bour- bon; Cardinal de Retz; Mademoiselle de l'En- C liVx Tallemant des Reaux and Bussy-Rabutin; Abb6 de Ranee; Anne-Genevieve de Bourbon; Mane-Madeleine de la Vergne; Henrietta Anne of England; Louis XIV; Louise de la Beaume le Blanc V2, History of the French academy; Corneille; Mademoiselle de Scudery; Moliere; La Fon- taine; Pascal; Madame de Sevign6; Bossuet; Boileau; Racine; Madame de Caylus; Fenelon; Comte Antoine Hamilton; Princesse des Ursins _ "In these volumes taken from the 'Causer- les du lundi,' the 'Portraits de femmes,' and the Portraits litt6raires,' some passages have been omitted; these relate chiefly to editions that have long since passed away, or to discus- sions on style that cannot be made clear in English. Also, where two or more essays on the_ same person have appeared in the different series, they are here put together, omitting rep- etitions." Translator's note Slosson, Edwin Emery Major prophets of today, il '14 Little $1.50 920 Contents: Maurice Maeterlinck; Henri Berg- son; Henri Poincare; Elie Metchnikoff; Wil- helm Ostwald; Ernst Haeckel "Biographical and critical sketches of a group of the foremost thinkers of the day." Pratt quarterly Several of the articles appeared in the In- dependent; each is followed by references for further reading Six major prophets, il '17 Little $1.50 920 "Clever, readable, popular exposition rather than criticism of Shaw, Wells, Chesterton, F. C. S. Schiller, John Dewey and Eucken. Aims to introduce readers to the character, scope and messages of these writers. Published in Inde- pendent. Bibliographies, portraits." N.Y. state lib. "Informal, good for study clubs." A. L. A. bkl. Strachey, Lytton Eminent Victorians. '18 Putnam $3.50 920 Contents: Cardinal Manning; Florence Night- ingdale; Dr Arnold; General Gordon "The portrait that suggests most doubt is that of Dr Arnold of Rugby. . . . The de- tails in Mr Strachey's essay may all be correct . . . but the perspective is all wrong, and the re- sult is caricature. . . . The pictures of Car- dinal Manning and Florence Nightingale are as distinguished as they are unconventional, and the story of the long tragedy of the mission and death of Gordon is a very fine piece of historical writing." Spectator 120:677 "Infused with sketches of almost Gibbonesque irony, these biographical studies of four dis- tinguished and famous personages present them in aspects which are more or less familiar." Athenaeum, 19 18 Thayer, William Roscoe Throne-makers. '99 Houghton $1.75 920 Studies of four 'throne-makers' Bismarck, Napoleon III, Kossuth, Garibaldi and of Car- lyle, Tintoret, Bruno and Bryant Walton, Izaak Lives of Dr John Donne, Sir Henry Wot- ton, Sir Richard Hooker, George Her- bert and Dr Robert Sanderson; ed. by Austin Dobson. (Temple classics) 2v Dutton $1 920 Webb, Mary Griffin, and Webb, Edna Lenore (eds.) Famous living Americans, il '15 C. Webb & co., Greencastle, Ind. $5 920 "Brief, readable sketches by authorities, ap- preciating and interpreting the life work of forty-three men and women of our day. The articles are introduced by suggestions on the preparation and delivery of biographical speech- es by H. B. Gough of De Pauw university and each is followed by a short bibliography of books and periodicals." Cleveland Among the men and women who form the subjects for sketches are Jane Addams, Alex- ander Graham Bell, Maud Ballington Booth, William Jennings Bryan, Luther Biirbank, John Burroughs, Andrew Carnegie and Helen Keller Yonge, Charlotte Mary Book of golden deeds of all times and all lands. '81 Macmillan 50c; (Golden treasury ser.) $1.25 920 "Stirring accounts of courageous deeds per- STANDARD CATALOG Yonge, Charlotte Mary Continued formed in fulfillment of duty. Based on care- ful study of authorities and with but little fictitious development. Latest event 1864." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Biographical dictionaries Boase, Frederick Modern English biography, containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since 1850. vl-5 1892-1912 Truro, Netherson 30s ea 920 vi-3, A-Z; Index V4-5 (supp. vi-2) A-K "A useful work, particularly for minor nine- teenth century names not included in the 'Dic- tionary of national biography.' Good subject index, including lists of pseudonyms, fancy names, class lists, e.g. actors, poets, pugilists, masters of hounds, suicides, etc." Mudge Century cyclopedia of names; a pronounc- ing and etymological dictionary of names in geography, biography, my- thology, history, ethnology, art, archi- tecture, fiction, etc. rev and enl ['11] Century $10 803 Also issued as volume 11 of the Century dictionary "A useful and reliable reference book for names. Gives brief articles and indicates pro- nunciation. This edition contains two alpha- bets, the first of which is a reprint of the orig- inal list of names in the first edition, with some revisions and changes, especially in statistics, population figures, etc., while the second is a reprint from the supplementary list of 3,000 new names and new matter about older names, which was appended to volume two of the 1909 supplement to the Century dictionary. Stars in the main alphabet refer to additional informa- tion about the same name in the supplementary alphabet and 'vice versa.' Contains appendixes: (1) Chronological table of the chief events of history; (2) List of rulers; (3) Genealogical charts; (4) Chronological outlines of European and American literature." Mudge Dictionary of national biography; ed. by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. vl-22 '08-'09 Oxford $5 ea 920 "The most important reference work for Eng- lish _ biography, containing signed articles by specialists, and excellent bibliographies. Articles are adequate, i.e. important names treated at great length, minor names more briefly, and are generally reliable and scholarly. Scope in- cludes all noteworthy inhabitants of the British Isles and the Colonies, exclusive of living per- sons; includes noteworthy Americans of the colonial period. The first supplement includes biographies of those omitted from the main part and of those who died before January 22, 190 1; the second supplement carries the record to De- cember 31, 191 1 ; the entire work includes 30,935 biographies. The index and the epitome serves a double purpose, i.e. it is both an index to the main work and the first supplement, and also an independent biographical dictionary, as it gives abstracts, each about one-fourteenth of the length of the original article. The main work and first supplement [were] published _ in two editions, the original edition in sixty-six volumes, and a re-issue, 1908, on slightly thinner paper, compressed into twenty- two volumes. This reprint incorporates in the articles the corrections noted in the volume of 'Errata' and is, to that extent, to be preferred to the original edition. Libraries buying the work now are recommended to purchase the reprint, but libraries having the original edition and the volume of 'Errata' do not need the reprint." Mudge Index and epitome; ed. by Sidney Lee. 2d ed '13 Oxford $7.50 920 Second supplement; ed. by Sir Sidney Lee. 3v '12 Oxford $5 ea 920 Second supplement, index and epitome; ed. by Sir Sidney Lee. '13 Oxford $1.25 920 Hyamson, Albert Montefiore Dictionary of universal biography of all ages and of all peoples. '16 Dutton $10 920 "A dictionary of the 'title a line' type; gives brief information, i.e. only full name, charac- terizing phrase and dates of birth and death. Includes no names of personages still living." Mudge Men and women of America; a biograph- ical dictionary of contemporaries. '10 Hamersly $10 920 "A second edition of 'Men of America,' 1908, including many new names, mostly those of women, but omitting some important names. Articles are somewhat longer than those in 'Who's who in America.' " Mudge Morgan, Henry James Canadian men and women of the time, a handbook of living characters. '12 Toronto, Briggs $5 920 "Contains 7,960 concise biographies. More comprehensive than the 'Canadian who's who.' " Mudge National cyclopedia of American biogra- phy. vl-15 in 16v il 1892-1916 White $10 ea 920 "Articles are not of a very high order but the entire work includes a great many names and is therefore useful, especially for names not given in Appleton. Includes living person- ages. Not arranged alphabetically, so must be used thru the index; V14-15 are supplementary volumes published 1910 and 1914-1916; not in- dexed in the Conspectus noted below. Issued in several editions, or printings, which vary somewhat, later issues showing some ad- ditions and rearrangements. Numbering of vol- umes is somewhat irregular, i.e. in some sets 14 is supplement vi, and in others V14, and two different volumes numbered as vis have been issued, one in 1914 and the other in 1916. The first vis is not found in all sets." Mudge Conspectus of American biography; being an analytical summary of Amer- ican history and biography, containing also the complete indexes of the "Na- tional cyclopedia of American biogra- phy;" comp. by George Derby. '06 White $10 920 "Contains both a personal and a topical index to vi-13 of the above, and in addition the fol- lowing chronological lists: Delegates to the colonial congresses; Presidents and vice-presi- dents; Cabinets; Candidates for presidency; Senators; Congressmen; Ambassadors; Heads of government departments; Judiciary; Presidents of religious organizations; College presidents; Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal church; Roman Catholic hierarchy; Bishops of other denominations; Presidents of scientific socie- ties; Directors of astronomical observatories; Commanders of army and navy in war; [Com- manders] of G. A. R.; U.S. Commissioners; Founders of religious sects; Public statues in the U.S.; Pseudonyms and sobriquets; Notable sayings, etc. The personal index is not absolutely complete and accurate, and must sometimes be supple- mented by indexes in the separate volumes." Mudge Preev, Zinovy N. Russian revolution and Who's who in Russia. '17 Bale & Danielsson 2s 920 "This little book, by the editor of the BIOGRAPHY Collective Preev, Zinovy N. Continued Twentieth century Russian and Anglo-Russian review, contains first an account of the revolu- tion (iop) and then a 'Who's who,' not con- fined to persons but containing explanations of phrases like 'Constitutional democrats,' 'Intel- ligentsia,' 'Zemstvo union,' etc." The Times [London] Qui etes-vous? annuaire des contemporains, 1909-10. '09 Lemcke $2 920 "First issue 1008; no more published. Biog- raphies are very brief, not equal to those in 'Who's who,' or 'Who's who in America.' " Mudge Smith, Sir William Classical dictionary of Greek and Roman biography, mythology and geography; rev. and in part rewritten by G. E. Marindin. '94 Little $6 920 Thomas, Joseph Universal pronouncing dictionary of bi- ography and mythology. 4th ed rev '15 Lippincott lv ed $10; 2v ed $15 920 "The most frequently useful of the general biographical dictionaries in English. Compre- hensive, includes men and women of all na- tions and periods, including many still living; names from the Greek, Roman, Teutonic, San- skrit and other mythologies are also included. Articles in general are brief; tho there are some long articles, pronunciation is marked and there is some bibliography, tho this feature is not im- portant. Appendixes: Vocabulary of Christian (or first) names, with pronunciation, and equiv- alents in the principal foreign languages; Dis- puted or doubtful pronunciations. 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Duplicates only a small portion of the names in 'Who's who in America'; includes 12,844 biographies of which 10,065 represent names not included in the more general work." Mudge Who's who in New York city and state; a biographical dictionary of contem- poraries. 6th biennial ed '14 Who's who in N.Y. city and state $10 920 Books of the same kind have been published for other states and cities Who's who of the colored race; a general biographical dictionary of men and women of African descent, vl '15 920 "Entries largely confined to the United States. Contains several pages of statistics and miscellaneous information in regard to the col- ored race in the United States and elsewhere." Cleveland Who's who yearbook, v. 1-14, 1904-17. Mac- millan 1904-17 50c per vol. 920 "A supplement to 'Who's who,' giving many miscellaneous lists which before 1904 were in- cluded in 'Who's who' itself. 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Mudge 920.7 Biographies of women Abbot, Willis John Notable women in history, il '13 Wins- ton $2.40 920.7 "Brief sketches of seventy women, 'who in all ages, all lands and in all womanly occupa- tions have won fame and put their imprint on the world's history.' (Subtitle) The collection is adapted to the needs of the small library and useful to those preparing papers on the woman movement. Portraits poor." A. L. A. bkl. Contains six of the ten subjects in Adams and Foster's "Heroines of modern progress" l Adams, Elmer Cleveland, and Foster, Warren Dunham Heroines of modern progress, il '13 Sturgis & Walton $1.50 920.7 Contents: Elizabeth Fry; Mary Lyon; Eliz- abeth Cady Stanton; Harriet Beecher Stowe; Florence Nightingale; Clara Barton; Julia Ward Howe; Frances E. Willard; J. Ellen Foster; Jane Addams; Chronological outlines Portraits, chronological table and index Bolton, Mrs Sarah (Knowles) Famous leaders among women. '95 Crowell $1 920.7 Contents: Madame de Maintenon; Catherine II of Russia; Madame le Brun; Dolly Madison; Catherine Booth; Lucy Stone; Lady Henry Somerset; Julia Ward Howe; Queen Victoria STANDARD CATALOG Bolton, Mrs Sarah (Knowles) Continued Lives of girls who became famous. '86 Crowell $1.50 920.7 Contents: Harriet Beecher Stowe; Helen Hunt Jackson; Lucretia Mott; Mary A. Livermore; Margaret Fuller Ossoli; Maria Mitchell; Louisa M. Alcott; Mary Lyon; Harriet G. Hosmer; Madame de Stael; Rosa Bonheur; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; "George Eliot"; Elizabeth Fry; Elizabeth Thompson Butler; Florence Nightingale; Lady Brassey; Baroness Burdett-Coutts; Jean Ingelow Bonstelle, Jessie, and De Forest, Marion, (comps.) Little women letters from the house of Alcott. il '14 Little $1.35 920.7 "Selections from the letters and diaries of Louisa Alcott and her family connected by a sympathetic biographical narrative by the dramatizers of 'Little women.' Gives an at- tractive picture of the home life of the Alcotts. Illustrations from portraits and facsimiles." N.Y. state lib. Bradford, Gamaliel, jr. Portraits of women, il '16 Houghton $2.50 920.7 Contents: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu; Lady Holland; Miss Austen; Madame d'Arblay; Mrs Pepys; Madame de Sevigne; Madame du Deffand; Madame de Choiseul; Eugenie de Guerin Reprinted from the North American review, the Sewanee review and other periodicals Burton, Margaret Ernestine Notable women of modern China, il '12 Revell $1.25 920.7 "Interesting biographies of six Chinese wo- men who are doing valuable work for their coun- try, mostly as physicians and heads of hospitals connected with the Methodist missions. With two exceptions they were educated in America. ... A companion to the author's 'Education of women in China' and equally useful for study clubs and mission classes." A. L. A. bkl. Foster, Warren Dunham (ed.) Heroines of modern religion, il '13 Sturgis & Walton $1.50 920.7 Contents: Anne Hutchinson; Susannah Wes- ley; E. A. Seton; Lucretia Mott; Fanny Crosby; Sister Dora; H. W. Smith; F. R. Havergal; Ramabai Dongre Medhavi; Maud Ballington Booth Bibliography, P258-61; Chronological outline, P262-7 Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Leon Women of the Valois court; tr. by E. G. Martin. (Famous women of the French court) '93 Scribner $1.50 920.7 Sketches of Marguerite of Angouleme; Cath- erine de Medici; Diane de Poitiers; Marie Stuart; Elizabeth of France; Jeanne d'Albret; Elizabeth of Austria; Louise de Vaudemont "This and the following entries on the Ver- sailles court are examples of a long series of very popular French historic studies by the same author. They have no historic value but are said to be fairly accurate and are extremely readable." A. L. A. Lee, Elizabeth Wives of the prime ministers, 1844-1906. il '19 Dutton $5 920.7 "Biographical sketches of women of high posi- tion in English social and political life during the latter half of the nineteenth century. . . . The subjects of the sketches are Lady Caroline Lamb, Lady Peel, Lady John Russell, Lady Palmerston, Mrs Disraeli, Mrs Gladstone, Lady Salisbury and Lady Campbell-Bannerman. The book is illustrated with portraits and there is an index." Book rev. digest Parkman, Mary Rosetta Heroines of service, il '17 Century $1.35 920.7 Contents: Mary Lyon; A. F. Palmer; Clara Barton; F. E. Willard; J. W. Howe; A. H. Shaw; Mary Antin; A. C. Fletcher; Mary Sles- sor; M. S. Curie; Jane Addams "Short biographies of eleven women notable in educational, philanthropic, scientific and other fields." Pratt quarterly Photographic illustrations Spofford, Mrs Harriet Elizabeth (Prescott) Little book of friends. '16 Little $1.25 920.7 Contents: Annie Fields; Sarah Orne Jcwett; Anne Whitney; Celia Thaxter; Gail Hamilton; Mary Louise Booth; Jane Andrews; Louisa Stone Hopkins; Rose Terry Cooke; Louise Chandler Moulton "Interesting chronicle of the friendships of a coterie of gifted New England women, prom- inent in art and letters." N.Y. state lib. Woman's who's who of America; a bio- graphical dictionary of contemporary women of the United States and Can- ada, 1914-1915; ed. by J. W. Leonard. '14 Am. commonwealth co. $5 920.7 "Concise and adequate biographical sketches of about 10,000 women, including a large pro- portion of obscure names. Their attitude on the suffrage question is indicated where possi- ble." A. L. A. bkl. 922 Religion Baring-Gould, Sabine Lives of the saints, with introduction and additional lives of English martyrs, Cornish, Scottish and Welsh saints, and a full index to the entire work, new and rev ed; il by 473 engravings 16v maps '14 Edinburgh, Grant 42s 922 Butler, Alban Lives of the saints; with reflections for every day in the year. '13 Benziger 50c 922 "Compiled from the 'Lives of the saints'; to which are added lives of American saints placed on the calendar for the United States by special petition of the third Plenary council of Baltimore." Title page Farrar, Frederic William Seekers after God. '02 Macmillan $1.75; miniature ed 60 922 Contents: Seneca; Epictetus; Marcus Aurelius Hodges, George Saints and heroes to the end of the mid- dle ages, il '11 Holt $1.40 922 Contents: Cyprian; Athanasius; Ambrose; Chrysostom; Jerome; Augustine; Benedict; Gregory the Great; Columba; Charlemagne; Hildebrand; Anselm; Bernard; Becket; Lang- ton; Dominic; Francis; Wycliffe; Hus; Savonar- ola Saints and heroes since the middle ages. '12 Holt $1.40 922 Contents: Luther; More; Loyola; Cranmer; Calvin; Knox; Coligny; William the Silent; Brewster; Laud; Cromwell; Bunyan; Fox; Wes- ley Jacobus de Voragine Golden legend; lives of the saints; tr. by William Caxton; selected and ed. by G. V. O'Neill. '14 Putnam $1.10 922 "A series of biographies of the saints written in Latin by Voragine in the thirteenth century and translated and first printed in English by Caxton in 1483." Pratt alcove BIOGRAPHY Collective Kumm, Hermann Karl Wilhelm African missionary heroes and heroines, maps '17 'Macmillan $1.25 922 List of books of reference, P205-8 "Six lectures given before the College of missions, Indianapolis, which describe the work and lives of ten missionaries to Africa, Crow- ther, Krapf, Mary Slessor, Mackay, Livingstone and others. Will be of more value to mission- ary societies and classes than as literature or history." A. L. A. bkl. Walker, Williston Great men of the Christian church. '10 Univ. of Chicago press $1.50 922 Contents: Justin Martyr; Tertullian; Athanas- ius; Augustine; Patrick; Benedict; Hildebrand; Godfrey; Francis; Thomas Aquinas; John Wyclif; Martin Luther; John Calvin; John Knox; Ignatius Loyola; George Fox; N. L. von Zinzendorf; John Wesley; Jonathan Edwards; Horace Bushnell Additional reading at the end of each chapter 923 Sociology Bagehot, Walter Biographical studies; ed. by R. H. Hut- ton. '89 Longmans $1.25 923 Contents: Lord Althorp; Bolingbroke; Lord Brougham; Gladstone; Sir George Come wall Lewis; Sir Robert Peel; William Pitt; Adam Smith Barneveldt, Jan van Olden Motley, J. L. Life and death of John of Barneveld, advocate of Holland; with a view of the primary causes and move- ments of the Thirty years' war. 2v '02 Harper $4 923 "An" account of what is known in the Nether- lands as the 'Twelve years' truce.' It was a turbulent period of intrigues between the con- flict that for more than forty years had been raging in Holland, and that greater struggle which engrossed the energies of all central Europe for more than a quarter of a century." (C. K. Adams) Pittsburgh Bolton, Mrs Sarah (Knowles) Famous voyagers and explorers. '93 Crowell $1 923 Contents: Columbus; Marco Polo; Magellan; Sir Walter Raleigh; Sir John Franklin; Dr Kane; C. F. Hall; David Livingstone; M. C. Perry; General Greely Bradford, Gamaliel, jr. Confederate portraits, il '14 Houghton $3 923 "Character studies of J. E. Johnston, J. E. B. Stuart, Longstreet, Beauregard, J. P. Ben- jamin, A. H. Stephens, Robert Toombs, Raphael Semmes and a short chapter on the battle of Gettysburg. Companion volume to author's 'Lee the American' and shows the same careful research and considered judgment. Appeared in large part in the Atlantic monthly. Por- traits." N.Y. state lib. Union portraits, il '16 Houghton $1.75 923 Titles of books most frequently cited, P297-8 "Character studies of McClellan, Hooker, Meade, Thomas, Sherman, Stanton, Seward, Sumner and Samuel Bowles, displaying the clear insight, careful judgment and fluent style of the author's 'Confederate portraits.' " NY state lib. Crook, William Henry Thru five administrations; ed. by M. S. Gerry, il '10 Harper $2 923 "Intimate and interesting reminiscences of Lincoln s body guard, full of anecdotes of the president and his visitors. Last part of the book treats in a similar manner the administra- tions of Johnson, Grant, Hayes and Garfield." A. L. A. sup. Davis, Richard Harding Real soldiers of fortune, il maps '06 Scribner $1.50 923 "Brief life stories of six modern adventurers: Major General Maclver, Baron Harden-Hickey, Winston Spencer Churchill, Captain McGiffin, General Walker, Major Burham, chief of scouts." A. L. A. sup. Dodd, William Edward Statesmen of the old South; or, From radicalism to conservative revolt. '11 Macmillan $1.50 923 "Political and biographical essays on Thomas Jefferson, John C. Calhoun and Jefferson Davis. They are readable, fairly accurate, and, on the whole, valuable contributions to the lit- erature of political evolution." A. L. A. sup. Fitchett, William Henry Nelson and his captains: sketches of famous seamen. '02 Scribner $1.75 923 Contents: Nelson, a character study; Men of Nelson's school; Sir Edward Berry; Captain Edward Riou; Sir Henry Blackwood; Sir Thomas Troubridge; Sir Benjamin Hallowell (Carew); Sir Alexander Ball; Sir James Sau- marez; Sir William Parker; Sir Edward Pellew (Lord Exmouth); Sir Thomas Foley; Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy Forbes, Bertie Charles Men who are making America, il map '17 Forbes $3 923 "Short biographies, in most cases built around an interview, of the fifty foremost business and financial leaders selected by questionnaires. They describe the man, his struggle and method of success and something of his business. They are written in a popular style and will often save the trouble of searching for magazine ma- terial. Appeared in Leslies." A. L. A. bkl. Frothingham, Jessie Peabody Sea fighters from Drake to Farragut. '02 Scribner $1.35 923 "Stirring events in the naval careers of Drake, Tromp, De Ruyter, Tourville, Suffren, Paul Jones, Nelson and Farragut." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Greely, Adolphus Washington Explorers and travelers. (Men of achievement) '02 Scribner $1.50 923 Mainly American exploration; sketches Joliet, Le Moyne, Carver, Gray, Lewis, Clark, Pike, Wilkes, Fremont, Kane, Hayes, Hall, De Long, Du Chaillu and Stanley Haydon, Arthur Lincoln (comp.) Book of the V. C. il '06 Dutton $1.50 923 "Spirited account of the exploits by which the Victoria Cross has been won, and the names of the recipients of the badge of honor." A. L. A. sup. Hopkinson, Leslie White Greek leaders. '18 Houghton $1 923 Contents: Solon; Themistocles; Pericles; Al- cibiades; Socrates; Agesilaus; Dionysius the Elder; Epaminondas; Demosthenes; Alexander the Great; Aratus; Summary of Greek history "Biographies of manageable length which combine attractive literary form with real merit as history. . . . Each of these subordinates tendencies, movements, enterprises, collaborators to a dominant personality in a way that makes them intelligent and interesting . . . and gives seriousness and significance to its subjects by exhibiting them at work on the most momentous STANDARD CATALOG Hopkinson, Leslie White Continued problems of their own people, state and age. . . . The book is edited by William Scott Ferguson, professor of ancient history at Harv- ard." Book rev. digest Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd Famous cavalry leaders. '15 Page $1.50 923 Contents: Attila; Saladin; Genghis Khan; Chevalier Bayard; Count Pappenheim; Gustavus Adolphus; Prince Rupert; Old Father Ziethen; Frederick William Baron von Seydlitz; Francis Marion; Marshal Ney; Joachim Murat; Jeb Stuart; Phil Sheridan; George Armstrong Cus- ter Famous discoverers and explorers of America. '17 Page $1.50 923 Contents: Leif Ericson; Christopher Colum- bus; Amerigo Vespucci; Juan Ponce de Leon; Vasco Nunez de Balboa; Hernando Cortfis; Ferdinand Magellan; Giovanni Verrazano; Francisco Pizarro; Hernando de Soto; Samuel de Champlain; Henry Hudson; Pierre Esprit Radisson; Father Marquette; Robert de La Salle; Robert Edwin Peary Famous frontiersmen and heroes of the border. '13 Page $1.50 923 Contents: Daniel Morgan; James Harrod; Robert McLellan; Colonel Benjamin Logan; George Rogers Clarke; John Slover; Lewis Wetzel; Samuel Colter; Meshack Browning; "Bill" Bent; Thomas Eddie; Jim Bridger; "Old Bill" Williams; "Big Foot" Wallace; Captain Jack Hays; Bill Hamilton; Uncle Job Wither- spoon; Henry Shane; Poor Jerry Lane; Song of the moose; Retrospect Famous scouts. '10 Page $1.50 923 "The adventures of trappers, pioneers and soldiers of the frontier during the period of the wars for the white conquest of the American continent. Includes: Israel Putnam; Daniel Boone; Simon Kenton; Lewis and Clark; Davy Crockett; Kit Carson; William F. Cody and others." Cleveland Johnston, John Thomas Morris World patriots, il '17 World patriots CO., inc., 489 5th av., N.Y. $1.50 923 Contents: Abraham Lincoln, United States; Simon Bolivar, South America; Napoleon Bona- parte, France; Peter the Great, Russia; Otto von Bismarck, Germany; William Pitt, England; Hirobumi Ito, Japan; Camillo Benso Cavour, Italy; Gustavus Adolphus, Sweden; George Washington, America; Ten commandments of patriotism; Robert E. Lee; Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Hart Benton Johnston, Robert Matteson Leading American soldiers, il '07 Holt $2 923 Contents: The Revolution: George Washing- ton; Nathaniel Greene. From the Revolution to the Civil war: Andrew Jackson; Zachary Taylor; Winfield Scott. The Civil war: North: Ulysses S. Grant; William T. Sherman; Philip H. Sheridan; George B. McClellan; George Gordon Meade. South: Robert Edward Lee; Thomas Jonathan Jackson; Joseph Eggleston Johnston "In spite of the number of contradictions and many inaccuracies in this book, the arrangement is scholarly, brief, precise, and contains in a very few pages the most important events which have made the men whose lives are described from the point of view of the American reader, historical characters." N.Y. Times 12:711 Larned, Josephus Nelson Study of greatness in men. '11 Houghton $1.35 923 "Fresh, stimulating analyses of character and motive, marked by high ideals. Asserts that greatness depends upon the combination of great endowments, great opportunities, and great motives, and tests by this definition the lives of Napoleon, Cromwell, Washington and Lin- coln." N.Y. state lib. Laut, Agnes Christina Pathfinders of the West, new ed il maps Macmillan $2.25 923 "Romantic and adventurous lives of Radis- son, Le Verendrye, Hearne, Mackenzie, Lewis and Clark. Not merely authentic, founded on original documents, but vivified by the touch of an artist." (Dial) A. L. A. sup. First published in 1904 Lossing, Benson John Two spies; Nathan Hale and John An- dre, [and] Anna Seward's Monody on Major Andre. '86 Appleton $2.25 923 "Based on Stuart's 'Hale' and Sargeant's 'Andre.' Makes a strong presentation of An- dre's courage. Merit of book lies in author's illustrations from nature." A. L. A. McCarthy, Justin British political portraits. '03 Unwin 7s 6d; popular ed 3s 6d 923 Contents: Balfour; Lord Salisbury; Lord Rosebery; Chamberlain; Labouchere; John Morley; Lord Aberdeen; John Burns; Sir Michael Hicks-Beach; John E. Redmond; Sir William Harcourt; James Bryce; Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Moran, Thomas Francis American presidents. '17 Crowell 75c 923 "Short sketches of the presidents in three groups, from Washington to Jackson, from Jack- son to Lincoln, from Lincoln to Wilson, show- ing their individualities and their contributions to American progress. An interesting study of the ethics of the presidential campaign is added." Wis. bul. Morris, Charles Heroes of discovery in America, il '06 Lippincott $1.25 923 "Brief, popular sketches of more than forty men, from Leif Ericson to Marcus Whitman." A. L. A- sup. Heroes of the army in America, il '06 Lippincott $1.25 ' 923 "Short sketches of American soldiers from Washington to General Miles, the Sioux and Apache Indian fighter. Among others, _ in- cludes Israel Putnam, the ranger and warrior; Ethan Allen, the chief of the Green mountain boys; Anthony Wayne, the stormer of Stony Point; Henry Lee, the Light Horse Harry of '76; William Henry Harrison, the hero of Tippecanoe; Samuel Houston, the winner of Texan independence, and the principal Civil war leaders on both sides." Pittsburgh Heroes of the navy in America, il '07 Lippincott $1.25 923 Contents: Jeremiah O'Brien; Nicholas Bid- die; J. P. Jones; Richard Dale; John Barry; Benedict Arnold; Samuel Tucker; Joshua Bar- ney; Thomas Truxton; Edward Preble; Wil- liam Bainbridge; Stephen Decatur; Johnston Blakeley; Isaac Hull; Jacob Jones; James Law- rence; Charles Morris; David Porter; O. H. Perry; Thomas Macdonough; S. C. Reid; Charles Stewart; M. C. Perry; D. G. Farra- gut; D. D. Porter; W. B. Cushing; George Dewey; R. P. Hobson Oman, Charles Seven Roman statesmen of. the later re- public. '02 Longmans $1.75 923 Contents: Later days of the Roman republic; Tiberius Gracchus; Caius Gracchus; From the Gracchi to Sulla; Sulla; Crassus; Cato; Pom- pey; Caesar "Makes a trite subject not only interesting, but often new, by his insight, lively style and BIOGRAPHY Collective Oman, Charles Continued independence of his judgments." (Athenaeum) A L. A. "Midway between history and biography. . . . One of the most readable books which have recently [1902] appeared on the subject of the later Roman republic." (Nation, 1902) Pittsburgh Parkman, Mary Rosetta Fighters for peace, il '19 Century $1.50 Sketches of King Albert of Belgium; Marshall Joffre; Captain Guynemer; Marshall Foch; Pre- mier Clemenceau; David Lloyd George; General Maude; General Allenby; Victor Emanuel and his armies; General Pershing; Admiral Beatty; President Wilson Parry, D. H. Victoria Cross: its heroes and their valor, new and enl ed il '13 Funk $1.75 923 "A new edition of a work originally pub- lished in 1895. Contains forty-two chapters which accurately describe the splendid courage by which, thruout all the British campaigns or engagements from 1854 to 1904. the Victoria Cross has been won. A list of its recipients with the occasion for the award is appended." Wis. bul. Parton, James Captains of industry. 2v '84-'91 Hough- ton $1.35 923 "Short studies of over seventy men, pre- senting chief points of interest in each man's career." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Radziwill, Catherine (Rzewuska), princess Sovereigns and statesmen of Europe, il '16 Funk $2.50 923 "Vivid, clear cut portraits, largely personal estimates of the movers in the present game of war, [1916], kings, statesmen and diplomats rather than fighters." Cleveland Raymond, E. T. Uncensored celebrities. '19 Holt $2.50 923 "Critical studies of about forty prominent British public men, among them being the prime minister, Mr Asquith, Mr Balfour, Viscount Grey of Falloden, Lord Milner, General Smuts, Lord Northcliffe, Mr Bonar Law, and others." Brooklyn Strickland, Agnes Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. 6v (Bohn's histor- ical lib.) '93-'99 Macmillan $10.50 923 Volume one revised From Matilda of Flanders to the wives of Henry VIII Wilson, James Grant (ed.) Presidents of the United States, from 1789-1914; by John Fiske, Carl Schurz, Robert C. Winthrop, George Ticknor Curtis, George Bancroft, John Hay and many others. 4v il '14 Scribner $7.50 923 Some of the articles were written originally for Appleton's "Cyclopedia of American biogra- phy," while others particularly the later ones were written especially for this work The author has added brief notices concern- ing the women who have reigned in the White House during each administration The appendixes contain in tabular form the cabinets of each president and the popular and electoral vote for each White, Andrew Dickson Seven great statesmen in the warfare of humanity with unreason. '10 Century $3 923 "Scholarly and inspiring biographical essays on Sarpi, Grotius, Thomasius, Turgot, Stein, Cavour and Bismarck men who waged a 'war- fare of humanity with unreason' and 'especially to be studied by those who aspire to serve their country in any way.' " A. L. A. sup. Wolf, Simon Presidents I have known from 1860 to 1918. 2d ed '18 S. Wolf $2.50 923 "Personal reminiscences, not only of the pres- idents (beginning with Buchanan and ending with Wilson), but also of some of the leading men in Washington official life. Illustrated." Brooklyn 925 Science Ball, Sir Robert Stawell Great astronomers. 2d ed '07 Lippincott $1.75 925 Contents: Ptolemy; Copernicus; Tycho Brahe; Galileo; Kepler; Isaac Newton; Flam- steed; Halley; Bradley; William Herschel; Lap- lace; Brinkley; John Herschel; The Earl of Rosse; Airy; Hamilton; Le Verrier; Adams Gibson, Charles R. Heroes of science, il '12 Lippincott $1.75 925 Mr Gibson gives "an account of the lives, sacrifices, successes and failures" of such sci- entists as Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Frank- lin, Dalton, Faraday, Darwin and others "The whole field of science is well covered, and the interdependence of the various learned men, and the steady advance of knowledge from pre-Christian times, are traced right up to the achievements of the lights of science who have most recently left us, for the careers of the living are not considered." Athenaeum 926 Useful arts Hubert, Philip Gengembre, jr. Inventors. (Men of achievement) new ed Scribner $1.50 926 Contents: Benjamin Franklin; Robert Fulton; EH Whitney; Elias Howe; S. F. B. Morse; Charles Goodyear; John Ericsson; C. H. Mc- Cormick; T. A. Edison; A. G. Bell; American inventors, past and present First published in 1896 "Disappointments and triumphs, daily life and personal character, with something concern- ing their inventions." A. L. A. lies, George Leading American inventors, il '12 Holt $2 926 "Sketches of the lives of John and Robert Livingston Stevens, Robert Fulton, Eli Whit- ney, Thomas Blanchard, Samuel Morse, Charles Goodyear, John Ericsson, Cyrus Hall McCor- mick, Christopher Latham Sholes, Elias Howe, Benjamin Chew Tilghman, and Ottmar Mer- genthaler, with interesting and clear descriptions of their inventions. Portraits, diagrams, index." N.Y. state lib. Smiles, Samuel Lives of the engineers. 5v new rev ed '05 Scribner $7.50 926 Contents: vi, Early engineering; Vermuyden; Myddelton; Perry; James Brindley. V2, Har- bors, lighthouses, bridges; Smeaton and Ren- nie. V3, History of roads; Metcalfe; Telford. V4, Steam engine; Boulton and Watt, vs, The locomotive; George and Robert Stephenson 928 Literature. Authors Books that some readers may expect to find in this section will be entered in the Literature section of the Standard Catalog. It has been 10 STANDARD CATALOG Literature. Authors Continued almost impossible to draw any exact line of de- markation between literary criticism and literary biography. The compiler has tried to exclude from this section of the Catalog so-called biog- raphies which are mainly criticism. Adams, Oscar Fay Dictionary of American authors. 5th ed rev and enl to '05 Houghton '05 $4.50 928 "Brief accounts of authors, including dates, biographic and critical facts, and list of works. There is a supplement of 146 pages containing more than 2,800 additional names. This is about 1,300 more names than in the supple- ment to the fourth edition." Mudge Allibone, Samuel Austin Critical dictionary of English literature and British and American authors, liv- ing^and deceased, from the earliest ac- counts to the latter half of the nine- teenth century. 5v '91-'96 Lippincott $22.50 928 Classified subject index "A standard work very useful in spite of the fact that it is not entirely accurate and so must often be checked, for important points, by reference to some other authority. Based in part upon Watt's 'Bibliotheca Britannica' and reflects Watt's inaccuracies. Arranged alpha- betically by authors, giving for each brief bi- ographical sketch, full list of works with dates, and references to critical comments or reviews." Mudge Brailsford, Henry Noel Shelley, Godwin and their circle. (Home university lib.) '13 Holt 60c 928 Bibliography, P252-4 "A study of the influence of the French rev- olution on English political and social ideals as represented by Thomas Paine, William Godwin, Shelley, and Mary Wollstonecraft, author of the 'Vindication of the rights of women.' " Cleveland Cousin, John W. Short biographical dictionary of English literature. (Everymans lib.) '12 Dutton 70c; lib. binding 90c 928 Emerson, Edward Waldo Early years of the Saturday club, 1855- 1870. '18 Houghton $7.50 928 "Contains memories and recollections of a bygone Boston that are a part of our literary history, and it is rich in pen portraitures of the great men of American literature." Boston Transcript Erskine, John Leading American novelists, il '10 Holt $2 928 "Biographical and critical studies of Charles Brockden Brown, Cooper, William Gilmore Sims, Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Bret Harte." A. L. A. sup. Fields, James Thomas Yesterdays with authors; illus. with pho- togravure portraits and autograph let- ters. 1900 Houghton $2.25 928 The Boston publisher's personal reminiscences of Thackeray, Hawthorne, Dickens, Words- worth, Miss Mitford, and Barry Cornwall Frank, Maude Morrison Great authors in their youth, il '15 Holt $1.35 928 Contents: Walter Scott; Robert Louis Stev- enson; William Makepeace Thackeray; Charles Dickens; Robert Browning; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Alfred Tennyson; Charlotte Bronte; Charles Lamb; Jane Austen; John Ruskin Gosse, Edmund William Portraits and sketches. '12 Scribner $2 928 Contents: Swinburne; Philip James Bailey; "Orion" Home; Aubrey De Vere; A first sight of Tennyson; Visit to Whittier; The author of "John Inglesant"; Mandell Creighton; Andrew Lang; Wolcott Balestier; Carl Snoilsky; Eugene Melchior de Vogue; Andre Gide "Vivid, pictorial studies from personal ac- quaintance, of literary men of varying distinc- tion." N.Y. state lib. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Carlyle's laugh and other surprises. '09 Houghton $2.25 928 "Twenty-four essays, mainly illuminating 'footnote' sketches of literary friends and con- temporaries, including Thoreau, Bancroft, Ed- mund Clarence Stedman, Emily Dickinson, Julia Ward Howe, William J. Rolfe, and others, and of an earlier generation, Cooper and Charles Brockden Brown." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Johnson, Samuel Six chief lives from Johnson's Lives of the poets, with Macaulay's Life of Johnson; ed. with a preface and notes by Matthew Arnold. '92 Macmillan $1.50 ' 928 Contents: Life of Johnson; Milton; Dryden; Swift; Addison; Pope; Gray Kernahan, Coulson In good company. '17 Lane $1.50 928 "Short, readable personal appreciations and recollections of Swinburne, Lord Roberts, Stephen Phillips, Edward Whymper, Oscar Wilde, S. J. Stone, and five chapters on Watts- Dunton, whom the author knew very well." A. L. A. bkl. Lee, Sir Sidney Great Englishmen of the sixteenth cen- tury, il '04 Scribner $1.75 928 "Studies of the characters and careers of More, Sidney, Raleigh, Spenser, Bacon and Shakespeare, with a chapter on the spirit of the sixteenth century." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Somerville, Edith Anna CEnone, and Mar- tin, Violet (Martin Ross, pseud.) Irish memories, il '18 Longmans $4.20 928 "Delightful volume of reminiscences, letters and family history of the two cousins whose lit- erary partnership was productive of so many inimitable tales of Irish life. Both writers were great-granddaughters of the 'silver-tongued' and 'incorruptible' Chief Justice Bushe, of Ireland, from whom besides a love of the arts, they in- herited a gift of vivid and racy speech. Their fruitful collaboration extending over almost thirty years, was broken in 1915 by the death of Martin Ross. Altho her name appears on the title page, the book is really a memoir of her by her cousin." Pittsburgh Stephen, Sir Leslie Studies of a biographer. 4v '98-'02 Put- nam $6 928 Contents: vi, National biography; Evolution of editors; John Byrom; Johnsoniana; Gibbon's autobiography; Arthur Young; Wordsworth's youth. V2, Story of Scott's ruin; Importation of German; Matthew Arnold; Jowett's life; Oliver Wendell Holmes; Life of Tennyson; Pascal. V3, The Browning letters; John Donne; John Ruskin; William Godwin's novels; Walter Bagehot; Thomas Henry Huxley; James An- thony Froude; In praise of walking. v 4 , Shake- speare as a man; Southey's letters; New lights on Milton; Emerson; Anthony Trollope; Robert Louis Stevenson; The cosmopolitan spirit in lit- erature BIOGRAPHY Individual 11 Symons, Arthur Figures of several centuries. '16 Dutton $4 928 Contents: Saint Augustine; Charles Lamb; Villon; Casanova 'at Dux; John Donne; Emily Bronte; Edgar Allen Poe; Thomas Lovel Bed- does; Gustave Flaubert; George Meredith as a poet; Algernon Charles Swinburne; Dante Ga- briel Rossetti; Note on the genius of Thomas Hardy; Leon Cladel; Henrik Ibsen; Joris-Karl Huysmans; Two symbolists; Charles Baudelaire; Walter Pater; The Goncourts; Coventry Pat- more; Sarojini Naidu; Welsh poetry "Twenty-three brief essays, markedly beau- tiful in style and rare in their critical acumen. The selection ranges from Augustine to Sarojini Naidu, the genius of the poet-critic endowing the work of some of the authors with a glamour which a perusal of their work dispels." Cleveland Vedder, Henry Clay American writers of today. '94 Silver $1.50 928 Contents: E. C. Stedman; Francis Parkman; W. D. Howell; Henry James; C. D. Warner; T. B. Aldrich; Mark Twain; F. M. Crawford; F. H. Burnett; Charles Egbert Craddock; E. S. Phelps; A. D. T. Whitney; Bret Harte; E. E. Hale; Edward Eggleston; G. W. Cable; R. H. Stoddard; F. R. Stockton; Joaquin Miller Vincent, Leon Henry American literary masters. '06 Houghton $2.25 928 "Biographic and critical studies of nineteen men of letters from Washington Irving to Walt Whitman, each of whom produced some notable book between 1809 and i860." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Dandies and men of letters. il '13 Houghton $3.50 928 "Twelve sprightly biographical sketches of English dandies, or men of letters inclining to be dandies, of the early nineteenth century and thereabout. They are written in an in- formal, anecdotal vein, and show evidence of considerable research into little-known aspects of such well known authors as Byron, Disraeli, and Bulwer-Lytton. Others treated are Brum- mel, D'Orsay, Samuel Rogers, Thomas Moore, Thomas Hope, Beckford, Peacock, Charles Kirk- patrick Sharpe and Henry Crabb Robinson. Portraits of each." A. L. A. bkl. 92 Individual biography Lives of individuals are arranged alpha- betically under the names of the persons written about. Abbott, Lyman Reminiscences, il. '15 Houghton $4 92 Bibliography, pis Appeared in the Outlook, V106-10, Jan. 24, 1914-Aug. 25, 1915 "An intimately personal record of Dr Abbott's service as preacher, author, and editor, reflect- ing the religious, political, economic and social development in America during his life of nearly eighty years." N.Y. state lib. "These papers are reminiscences, not history. They lay no claim to accuracy. I have never kept a diary or journal. I have always been more interested in what is going to happen to- morrow than in what happened yesterday. . . . The reader will find few dates and many in- accuracies in these papers. They are simply a record of the impressions left on the mind of a man who has passed the three-score-years-and-ten as he endeavors to recall some of the personages and incidents of a somewhat busy but not ad- venturous life." Chapter one Abdul Hamid II, dethroned sultan of the Turks Pears, Sir Edwin. Life of Abdul Hamid, (Makers of the nineteenth century) '17 Holt $2.25 92 "An authoritative and popular history of the administration of the deposed Sultan of Turkey, 'whose title to fame is that he was the maker of ruin for his country.' The chapters are topical, which makes useful the chronological table of events at the end of the book. The author is English and weaves into the history the part played by British diplomacy." A. L. A. bkl. "Will be the standard biography of the worst of all the Sultans." Spectator 119:717 Adam, Mme Juliette (Lamber) Stephens, Winifred. Madame Adam (Ju- liette Lamber), la Grande Franchise, from Louis Philippe until 1917. il '17 Dutton $5 92 "A delightful biography of the warmhearted, brilliant French woman who played so considerable a part in French journalism and politics from the days of the second empire. As the mistress of a leading political salon, as the founder and edi- tor for twenty years of La Nouvelle revue (1879-99), Mme Adam did much to consolidate the third republic and to stimulate the revival of the French national spirit. She numbered as her friends Gambetta and Thiers among French ministers, and such eminent writers as George Sand, Flaubert, Victor Hugo, Pierre Loti and Maurice Barres." Pittsburgh "She is here presented to us by one who has lectured and written a good deal about France and French history, and who has had the ad- vantage of Mme Adam's personal acquaintance and interest in the present work. Her main au- thority, however, is, of course Mme Adam's seven volumes of 'Souvenirs.' " Times (Lon- don) lit. sup. Adams, Mrs Abigail (Smith) Richards, Mrs L. H. Abigail Adams and her times. '17 Appleton $1.35 92 "Well written account of a lovable and in- dividual woman, the wife of the second presi- dent of the United States and the mother of John Quincy Adams. Contains extracts from let- ters and from John Adams' personal diary." ' Pittsburgh "It makes more vivid the background of the times than the figure of Mrs Adams herself." Cleveland Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886 Adams, C. F., jr. Charles Francis Adams, by his son. (American statesmen) 1900 Houghton $1.35 92 "Tells little of personal traits. Narration of services while minister to England; sheds valu- able light on relations between England and America during the Civil war." N.Y. state lib. Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915 Charles Francis Adams, 1835-1915; an au- tobiography. '16 Houghton $3.50 92 "Record of a life notably successful in busi- ness, public service, and historical writing, given a sombre tinge by his critical attitude towards his father, himself and some of his contempo- raries. 'Interesting as a Human document and for sidelights on famous personages and history." N.Y. state lib. Contains also a memorial address, delivered Nov. 17, 1915, by H. C. Lodge Adams, Henry Brooks Education of Henry Adams; an autobiog- raphy; with an introd. by H. C. Lodge. '18 Houghton $5 92 "A type of autobiography which seems to stand absolutely in a niche of its own. Its wise philosophy of life, its deep understanding of hu- man nature, its pervading charm of style and of mood, will surely entitle it to an abiding place 12 STANDARD CATALOG Adams, Henry Brooks Continued among those rare volumes that are the perennial joy of cultured minds." F. T. Cooper in Publishers' weekly 94:1307 "An important autobiography, interesting in itself and because it is a criticism of cherished American institutions as they affected a brilliant man who had every advantage they could give. His association with his father in England dur- ing the Civil war and his lifetime acquaintance with men and affairs here and abroad make the record valuable as history. Privately printed in 1905; it was written as a sequel to his 'Mont- Saint Michel and Chartres'." A. L. A. bkl. Adams, John Morse, J. T., jr. John Adams. (American statesmen) 1900 Houghton $1.35 92 "Graphic portraiture and excellent study of our politics in the days of Adams, of the for- tunes of the Federal party and attitude of its two hostile forces, represented by Adams and Ham- ilton." (Hartford courant) A. L. A. Adams, John, and Adams, Mrs Abigail (Smith) Familiar letters of John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams, during the Revolu- tion, with a memoir of Mrs Adams. '76 Houghton $2.25 92 "Takes its place by the side of the most valuable documents of our revolutionary his- tory." (Nation) A. L. A. Adams, Mrs John. See Adams, A. S. Adams, John Quincy Morse, J. T., jr. Joh Quincy Adams. (American statesmen) '95 Houghton $1.35 92 "Trustworthy in details; chief merit in its comprehension of essential character of Adams and its sympathetic interpretation of the man and his work." A. L. A. Adams, Samuel Hosmer, J. F. Samuel Adams. (American statesmen) '99 Houghton $1.35 92 " 'Interesting and appreciative, setting forth fairly the man, his work and times.' (Nation) Furnishes substantially a compact history of oc- casions and manner of opening of Revolution- ary war." A. L. A. Addison, Joseph Courthope, W. J. Addison. (English men of letters) '94 Harper 75c 92 Agassiz, Louis Agassiz, Mrs E. C. Louis Agassiz; his life and correspondence. '93 Houghton $ 3 . . 92 "This biography by his wife gives pictures of his early life in Switzerland, tells of his friendships with Cuvier, Humboldt and other distinguished scientists, of his scientific work, particularly in geology and ichthyology, of his work at Harvard, including the founding of the Agassiz museum." Pittsburgh Aksakov, Sergiei Timofieevich A Russian gentleman; tr. from the Rus- sian by J. D. Duff. '17 Longmans $2.40 Russian classic published in 1856 and trans- lated now for the first time into English "Half imaginary memoirs centering about the author's paternal grandfather and describing his parents' courtship and early married life. The narrative closes with the day of the writer's own birth. It is accepted in Russia as a faithful pic- ture of the conditions which prevailed in the district of Orenburg under Catherine the Great." Pittsburgh A Russian schoolboy; tr. from the Rus- sian by J. D. Duff. '17 Longmans $2.40 92 "The third volume chronologically, of the au- thor's recollections, covering his school and home life from his eighth thru his fifteenth year, 1807- 1815. It is a simple, quiet narrative but one of absorbing interest." Cleveland Contains numerous pictures of peasant life, and open-air scenes of Virgilian beauty Years of my childhood; tr. from the Rus- sian by J. D. Duff, il '16 Longmans $4 92 "Tho this account of what he saw and felt between the ages of five and eight was not writ- ten until the year before his death at sixty- seven, it takes none of its color from later ex- perience. We have what happened to the child, told so well indeed, that it has become a Rus- sian classic, but giving us only a child's account of what he saw, felt and thought." (Spectator) Cleveland This childhood began in eastern Russia in 1791; part of it was spent on large estates and the rest in a provincial town Albert I, king of the Belgians MacDonnell, J. de C. Life of His Majesty Albert, king of the Belgians. '15 Stokes $1 92 "Mr MacDonnell, who writes frankly as a Royalist and a Roman Catholic, has had the ad- vantage of a residence in Brussels, and we gather that his work was submitted to the King and passed by him for publication." Spectator 114=547 "Tho fragmentary and quite eulogistic, the book is a good one of the popular kind. No in- dex." A. L. A. bkl. Alcott, Louisa May Cheney, Mrs E. L., ed. Louisa May Al- cott; her life, letters and journals. 1900 Little $1.50 92 "Home life of the author of 'Little women,' her experiences as an army nurse, struggles as an author, etc." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. See also "Louisa May Alcott, dreamer and worker," by Belle Moses, 1909, Appleton, $1.35, written especially for girls, which will also in- terest many adults Aldrich, Thomas Bailey Greenslet, Ferris. Life of Thomas Bailey Aldrich. il '08 Houghton $3.50 92 " 'Mr Greenslet has brought to his work delicacy and reticence, together with a skill in words that reproduces something of the charm of one who made refinement the end of all his labor. He tells just enough of the child's sur- roundings at Portsmouth, of the clerk and youth- ful editor in New York; he follows the man sympathetically thru his Boston years of pros- perous toil and golden ease, to the honored close. It is a happy life gracefully told.' (Con- densed from Nation) There is abundant proof of his pleasant humor in these pages. Aldrich's letters are full of it. He is not an artificial 'literary' letter- writer; his merit is that he is natural, spon- taneous and always light of wit. 'I was fifty- nine yesterday,' he writes. 'It is unpleasant to be fifty-nine; but it would be unpleasanter not to be, having got started.' " (Athenaeum) Pitts- burgh Alexandra Feodorovna, ex-czarina of Rus- sia Mouchanow, Marfa. My empress. '18 Lane $2.50 92 "Twenty-three years of intimate life with the empress of all the Russias from her marriage to the day of her exile." Subtitle Pictures the Czarina as wife, mother and empress. Does not touch on political affairs BIOGRAPHY Individual 13 Alexander the Great Wheeler, B. I. Alexander the Great; the merging of the East and West in uni- versal history. (Heroes of the nations) 1900 Putnam $1.50 92 "Story of Alexander's aims and achievements told with considerable detail and admirable clearness." (Nation) A. L. A. See also Hogarth's "Philip and Alexander of Macedon" Alfred the Great Besant, Sir Walter. Story of King Al- fred. (Library of useful stories) '01 Appleton 50c 92 "Best brief history of the career of Alfred and the position of England in the 9th century." (Athenaeum) A. L. A. Plummer, Charles. Life and times of Alfred the Great. (Ford lectures) '02 Oxford $2 92 Appendix: Sermon on the death of Queen Victoria Bibliography, pref. pio-11 "Tells everything known about Alfred, with abundant references to previous discussions of debatable matters and acute comments on all points of controversy." (Nation) A. L. A. See also B. A. Lees' scholarly study, based largely on primary sources, published by Put- nam, 1915, $1.90 Allier, Roger Allier, Raoul, and Allier, Mrs Raoul. Roger Allier; tr. by H. H. King. '19 Association press $1.25 92 "This volume is a family book, not intended for publicity, written to preserve the memory of a young man, Roger Allier, a subaltern in the Chasseurs Alpins, who in the first year of this great war, with quiet heroism, laid down his life for France. The book is by his father, a professor of Protestant theology, in Paris. . . . The great interest of the book lies in the fact that it vividly sets forth the moral preparation which made this youth and his fellows able to check the flood of German aggression in the first two months of the war." Theodore Roose- velt in Introduction Amiel, Henri Frederic Journal intime; tr. with introd. by Mrs Humphry Ward, new ed '15 Macmillan $1.50 92 "Amiel has been much compared with Ober- mann and Maurice de GueVin, but he is far nearer to us than either. . . . There was in Amiel that deeper seriousness which we characterize by the word Puritan. It is for that type of religious mind, of which there are very many among English speaking peoples, even tho they disavow the name, that the book will have the strongest attraction." (Nation) Pittsburgh Andersen, Hans Christian Story of my life. 71 Houghton $1.25 92 "The absolute candor with which Andersen lays bare his soul, the complete intentional or unintentional self-revelation, gives a psycholog- ical value to the book which no mere literary grace could bestow. . . . Andersen remained, until the day of his death, a child. His innocence was more than virginal; his unworldliness simply in- conceivable. ... He conceived of his life as a fairy-tale. . . . The feeling of the marvellous pervades the book from beginning to end." (H. H. Boyesen) Pittsburgh The autobiography brings the narrative down to 1869. An account of his later years will be found in Bain's "Hans Christian Andersen," published by Dodd and now out of print. Antin, Mary Promised land. '12 Houghton $2 92 Appeared in the Atlantic monthly, v 108-9, October 19 11 to April 19 12 "Autobiography of an immigrant who was born less than thirty years ago (1912) in Polotzk, Russia, a town in the Jewish pale, and spent her childhood there. Her family being driven by the pressure of poverty to immigrate, when she was twelve years old she was brought to America, where she made a brilliant progress thru the public schools of Boston and thru Barnard Col- lege. The story of her life is absorbing in its human significance, remarkable for its literary distinction and convincingly hopeful in its view of the immigrant problem in America." Pitts- burgh Arblay, Mme Frances (Burney) d' Diary and letters (1778-1840) with notes by W. C. Ward, and prefaced by Lord Macaulay's essay. 3v (Chandos clas- sics) Warne $2.80 92 "Fanny Burney's social advantages were great and the years of intercourse with brilliant peo- ple gave her unusual knowledge of the world. Shortly after the publication of 'Evelina,' she became keeper of the robes to Queen Charlotte. Her 'Diary and letters' gives us one of the best historical pictures of that time, the everyday life at court, King George Ill's increasing insanity, and her own story of discomfort in uncongenial companionship. 'As a diarist Miss Burney is with Pepys and Evelyn, as a letter writer with Walpole and Chesterfield. And unlike all of these, except Horace, she is a novelist as well.' (George Saintsbury) Some readers may prefer the selections from her diary and other writings, edited by L. B. Seeley and entitled 'Fanny Burney and her friends.' " Pittsburgh Temporarily out of print Another delightfully written book is Con- stance Hill's "Fanny Burney at the court of Queen Charlotte," 19 12, Lane, $5 Arnold, Benedict Stimson, F. J. (J. S. of Dale, pseud.) My story; being the memoirs of Bene- dict Arnold, il '17 Scribner $2 92 "Author and publisher have given to this book every mark of a genuine autobiographical work, yet have made no pretense that it is other than a work of fiction. It purports to be the life story of Benedict Arnold, written by his own hand, with tHe purpose of justifying his career in the eyes of the British king. Events of his public and private life are closely followed." Book rev. digest "Tho presented in the guise of a novel, one of the most important as well as most graphic his- torical books of the year, (1917)." Springfield Republican, November 18, 19 17 Arnold, Matthew Letters, 1848-88; ed. by G. W. E. Russell. 1900 Macmillan $2.25 92 "The greater part of these letters are ad- dressed to the members of the family, whence their perfect frankness and absence of posing The early letters to his elder sister are full of his reading and political views. After his mar- riage they give us many details of his work ana wanderings in inspecting schools. Still later his visits to the continent give occasion for descrip- tions of places and vivacious sketches of ad- venture. The playfulness and tenderness of his nature are revealed in his allusions to his chil- dren. Above all the letters contribute toward an appreciation of Arnold's character, opinions and literary work. 'These letters are a gift of sunshine to the world. ... In his published writings there were at times a not unbecoming hauteur, a happy malice of the pen, and even something which, while really dexterity in saying things difficult to utter, might be mistaken for affectation. In these letters a more intimate side of his charac- ter is revealed to the public; they are abso- lutely simple and real; wholly free from strain; rich in the temper of enjoyment; unfailing in the spirit of genuine affection; and behind their 14 STANDARD CATALOG Arnold, Matthew Continued kindness and their brightness we can discern strength, and even something of unostentatious heroism; loyalty to duty; loyalty to truth; loy- alty to an ideal of life.' " (Edward Dowden) Pittsburgh Arnold, Thomas, and Arnold, Matthew Fitch, J. G. Thomas and Matthew Arnold and their influence on English educa- tion. (Great educators) '97 Scribner $1.25 92 "The author of this biography was a colleague of Matthew Arnold in educational work, and he aims to present those characteristics of both father and son which are of special interest to teachers." Pittsburgh Audubon, John James Life and adventures of Audubon the nat- uralist; ed. by Robert Buchanan. (Everyman's library) '13 Dutton 70c; lib. binding 90c 92 Consists chiefly of extracts from his diary Bibliography of Robert Buchanan, P13; bib- liography of John James Audubon, pn "Contains an introduction by John Bur- roughs in which he speaks of Audubon as 'One of the most striking figures in our history, while the service he has rendered to ornithology sur- passes perhaps the work of any other one man who ever lived.' " Pratt quarterly Audubon, Mrs L. B. Life of John James Audubon the naturalist. (American men of energy) 1900 Putnam $1.50 92 Short biography written in 1867 Herrick, F. H. Audubon the naturalist; a history of his life and time. 2v il '17 Appleton $7.50 92 Bibliography, 2:401-56 Appendix contains many hitherto unpublished documents "A notable biography containing a wealth of interesting new material, particularly on Audu- bon's boyhood in France and experiences in the West. Combines scholarliness with a popular style and is enhanced by many fine illustrations. The author is professor of biology at Western Reserve university and is himself an authority on ornithology." Cleveland See also "Audubon and his journals," ed. by M. R. Audubon, 1897, Scribner, 2v., $7.50 Augustine, Saint, bishop of Hippo Confessions of St Augustine; tr. by E. B. Pusey. (Everyman's library) '09 Dut- ton 70c; lib. binding 90c 92 "These confessions were written at the end of the fourth century by the most distinguished of the Latin fathers as a revelation of his spiritual experience. They have been a source of re- ligious inspiration thru the centuries." Pratt alcove The Latin text with parallel English transla- tion is published by Putnam in the Loeb clas- sical library, 2v, $3.60 Augustus, Caius Octavius Firth, J. B. Augustus Caesar and the or- ganization of the empire of Rome. (Heroes of the nations) '03 Putnam $1.50 92 "A volume of very solid worth . . . the only biography of Augustus in the English language." (Nation, 1909) Pittsburgh Austen, Jane Austen-Leigh, William, and R. A. Jane Austen, her life and letters; a family record, il '13 Dutton $3.50 92 Works referred to, pio; Chronology of Jane Austen's life, p 13-15; Bibliography, P421-8 "By the son and grandson of James Edward Austen-Leigh, a nephew of Jane Austen and author of the memoir published in 1869. (Mac- millan, 1906, Eversley series). The present work is a careful rearrangement of her letters with connecting comment and explanation and some added material on her social and family life." Cleveland Cornish, F. W. Jane Austen. (English men of letters) '13 Macmillan $1 92 "The two biographical chapters are excellent, saying neatly and concisely all that need be said. The comments are to the point; those devoted to the novels are apt in description and criticism, and include some timely corrections of popular misconceptions. The last chapter is somewhat disappointing in that it gives no details of the style, which is surely a chief merit of the novels." (Condensed from Athenaeum) Pitts- burgh Smith, Goldwin. Life of Jane Austen. (Great writers) '90 Scribner $1.40 92 Bibliography, apx. pi-5 "The first and best chapter contains an excel- lent sketch of Jane Austen's life; the other chap- ters analyze her novels with delicate taste and fine critical faculty." (Athenaeum) Pittsburgh Avary, Mrs Myrta Lockett, ed. A Virginia girl in the Civil war, 1861-65. '03 Appleton $1.50 92 "The thrilling experiences of the young wife of a Confederate officer related dramatically and with humor. As interesting as a novel in its true account of adventures and privations, but it is nevertheless a part of the intimate material which makes a background for scholarly history of the period." Cleveland Bagehot, Walter Barrington, Mrs E. I. W. Life of Walter Bagehot. '14 Longmans $4 92 "Life of a distinguished English banker, economist, journalist, and man of letters. Inter- esting as a revelation of the brilliant and at- tractive personality which lay hidden beneath the seriousness of his public career." Pittsburgh "A delightful and truly interpretive, if over- discursive biography of the English economist and journalist of whom President Wilson wrote in 1905., 'He had social imagination. For minds with this gift of sight, there is a quick way opened to the heart of things. His fame is sin- gularly disproportionate to his charm.' " Cleve- land Baldwin, William Henry, jr. Brooks, J. G. American citizen, il '10 Houghton $1.75 92 "Inspiring character study of a sincere, large- hearted railroad official, who succeeded in busi- ness yet maintained his moral integrity and sub- ordinated big private enterprises to active interest in the race problem and social reform." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Balzac, Honore de Sandars, M. F. Honore de Balzac: his life and writings. '14 Lane $1.50 92 "The Nation says of the first edition (Dodd, ipos), 'In Miss Sandars' work is presented, for the first time, an exhaustive account of Balzac's The story is told simply, directly, with sympathy, and not infrequent humor.' A satis- factory reprint at half the price, with the type somewhat more compact, but readable, and the number of illustrations increased from four to nine." A. L. A. bkl. Bancroft, Mrs Elizabeth (Davis) Letters from England, 1846-1849. '04 Scribner $1.50 92 "Letters written to the members of her fam- ily _ by the wife of George Bancroft, the his- torian, during his ministry to England. 'She saw everything with American eyes, commenting and contrasting, always with generous apprecia- tion and with a laudable desire to profit by her splendid social opportunities, but still retaining the old longing for home ways and home peo- ple.'" (Dial 1904) Pittsburgh BIOGRAPHY Individual 15 Bancroft, George Howe, M. A. D. Life and letters of George Bancroft. 2v il '08 Scribner $4 92 "Recounts his experiences as student at Got- tingen, 1818-20, as secretary of the navy, min- ister to England in 1846, and as minister to Ger- many, 1867-74. Reminiscences and anecdotes of many notable persons, American and European." A. L. A. sup. Bancroft, Hubert Howe Retrospection, political and personal. 3d ed rev '12 Bancroft co. $2 92 "Contains much more than the recollections of a long and active life, giving the author's fearless and often caustic comment on practically every matter of vital concern to the country specially those problems connected with the West, past and present. His early life in Ohio, migra- tion to California, accumulation of the Bancroft library and writing of his historical works com- prise the more personal chapters. Written with- out regard^ to matters of style and somewhat garrulous, it is nevertheless full of interest for students _ of United States history and for any reader interested in Pacific coast matters." A. L. A. bkl. "As a work of history or of contemporaneously critical value no very high rank can be given to this 'Retrospection' from Mr Bancroft's pen. But as a human document, as impressionistic testi- mony, the book has a value of its own, coming as it does from a man who reached San Fran- cisco in 1852 from an eye-witness of events in California thru six decades." Amer. hist. rev. 20:211 Barclay, Sir Thomas Thirty years: Anglo-French reminiscen- ces (1876-1906). il '14 Houghton $4 92 "The book is not only an intimate record of an important period of diplomatic history, but contains many good stories of the important peo- ple of the times. The author, as Paris corres- pondent of the London Times, President of the British Chamber of commerce in Paris, and organizer of the International brotherhood al- liance, did valuable work in establishing friendly relations between France and England." Cleve- land Barr, Mrs Amelia Edith (Huddleston) All the days of my life; an autobiogra- phy, il '13 Appleton $4 92 Writer is an Anglo-American novelist "The simple personal memoirs of a brave, faithful woman and industrious and successful writer, now past eighty. The story is full of human nature and speaks frankly of 'those spir- itual experiences which are the most potent fac- tors of life.' " Cleveland Mrs Barr's "Threescore and ten, a book for the aged," 1915, Appleton, $1.75, should be read in connection with the above Barrie, Mrs Margaret (Ogilvy) Barrie, J. M. Margaret Ogilvy. '96 Scribner $1.35 92 "Barrie's tender tribute to the memory of his mother, in which appear all his gifts of delicate humor, sympathy, and understanding of the femi- nine mind and heart." Pratt alcove Barrows, Samuel June Barrows, Mrs I. C. the biography of S. Little $1.50 "Tho handicapped by poverty and deficient education, Mr Barrows became an accomplished linguist, writer and leader in reform movements, holding many positions of trust. He was for ten years secretary of the New York Prison as- sociation." N.Y. state lib. "An admirable biography of a brilliant and gifted man and many-sided philanthropist, who will be best remembered as a penologist of en- lightened vision and great practical ability." Cleveland A sunny life; J. Barrows. '13 92 Barton, Clara Epler, P. H. Life of Clara Barton, il '17 Macmillan $1.75 92 "Comprehensive biography, published with the assistance of Miss Barton's literary executors. To serve as the official biography during the ten years or more required for the preparation of the larger 'Life and letters' from papers and documents left by Miss Barton for this purpose. Unpublished war diaries and letters, together with her conversations; observations by eye-wit- nesses, and the records of the Red cross society are the author's original sources." Pittsburgh Bashkirtseff, Marie Marie Bashkirtseff, the journal of a young artist 1860-84; tr. by M. J. Serrano, new and rev ed '19 Dutton $2.50 92 "It is not alone the outspoken wit, longing, and opinions of a girl writing for her own heart and poising for her public at the same moment, but the self-revelation of a gifted and forceful nature, working itself out through successive phases of a life which, concentrated into a few short years, leaves an impression almost complete in its distinctness." (Atlantic monthly, 1889) Pittsburgh "New in that it has been enlarged by im- portant additions from the original French and a complete revision made of the text." Preface Bebel, August Bebel's reminiscences; tr. from the first German ed. by Ernest Untermann. '11 Rand book store 75c 92 "It contains an excellent account of the de- velopment of modern German political parties, as seen by a convinced democrat, and is indis- pensable to students of the history of socialism." (Nation [London]) Pratt quarterly "This autobiography of the famous leader of the German Social-democratic party (1840-1912) embodies the history of German socialism from its rise to 1878, when the present instalment of his recollections closes." Pittsburgh Beecher, Henry Ward Abbott, Lyman. Henry Ward Beecher. '03 Houghton $2 92 Bibliography, pref. pi 7-38 "Portrays the great preacher from long ac- quaintance, as a man, as pastor, as reformer and as patriot." A. L. A. Bennett, Arnold Truth about an author; new edition with preface. '11 Doran $1 92 "The ruthless realism of the life of letters as Mr Bennett sees it is presented in a series of chapters describing the author's ten years' ap- prenticeship to the rapid mastery of journalism, editorship, dramatic and literary criticism, play- writing, story-writing, and novel-writing. It is the commercial side of it all that chiefly exhibits itself in its disillusioning and seamy aspect to the reader." Dial Benson, Robert Hugh Confessions of a convert. '13 Longmans $1.25 92 First published serially in Ave Maria, 1906-7 "The study of Monsignor Benson's progress thru the various phases of Anglican thought and finally into the Roman Catholic church. 'A clear and beautiful narrative which as a record of psychological experience is a fit companion to the 'Apologia' of Newman.' " Cleveland Benson, A. C. Hugh; memoirs of a brother, il '15 Longmans $1.75 92 "Not a formal biography, but intimate sym- pathetic recollections of the vivid personality of Robert Hugh Benson as he revealed himself to the family circle. Concerned with the details of home and scholastic life, and does not 16 STANDARD CATALOG Benson, Robert Hugh Continued discuss Father Benson's public career. Excel- lent photographs." N.Y. state lib. "This account is an altogether and rarely de- lightful one." Catholic world 101:818 Father Martindale's "Life of Benson," 2y, 19 16, Longmans $5, is called by the Carnegie library of Pittsburgh "the authoritative life" Beresford, Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st baron Memoirs of Admiral Lord Charles Beres- ford, written by himself. 2v '14 Little $7.50 92 "Story of the author's career in the British navy from the time he entered as a cadet of fif- teen in 1859 to his retirement in igii.^ The two volumes present a view of the evolution of Great Britain's sea power thru half a century, and relate many excellent anecdotes and nu- merous stories of action and adventure." Cleve- land Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Eduard Leo- pold, fiirst von Headlam, J. W. Bismarck and the foun- dation of the German empire. (Heroes of the nations) '99 Putnam $1.50 92 "Best general survey of public life and char- acter. Tells little of personal affairs." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Robertson, E. G. Bismarck. (Makers of the nineteenth century) '19 Holt $2.25 92 Bibliography, P506-12 "Study of Bismarck's statecraft and of Bis- marck himself as one of the makers of modern Europe and of the German nation and empire. Conclusions and judgments expressed were formed before the outbreak of the European war and based on exhaustive study." (Con- densed from preface) Pittsburgh "Both historically and psychologically, it is a work often brilliant, always enlightening; writ- ten neither from the professorial chair nor the journalistic desk, but instinct with a full and inner knowledge both of documents and transac- tions." Saturday rev. 125:893 Boone, Daniel Bruce, H. A. B. Daniel Boone and the Wilderness road. '10 Macmillan $1.50 92 "As a biography this work offers nothing of importance not already covered by Thwaites' "Daniel Boone," on which it is partly based. As a popular review of Boone's career, and an estimate of his character, his pioneer associates and his influence, it will, however, serve a some- what different purpose. There is a good map of the early West and numerous portraits and views." A. L. A. bkl. Thwaites, R. G. Daniel Boone. '02 Ap- pleton $1.25 92 "Defines Boone's place among western pioneers in the light of manuscripts in Wisconsin his- torical society library." (Nation, 1902) A. L. A. Booth, William Bateman, C. T. Life of General Booth. '12 Assn. press 60c 92 Borrow, George Henry Lavengro, the scholar, the gypsy, the priest; a new ed. containing the unal- tered text of the original issue, some suppressed episodes, ms. variorum, vo- cabulary and notes by the author of the life of George Borrow. '14 Putnam $2 92 "Account of the author's wanderings thru the British Isles < as a champion of religious liberty. He relates his experiences among gypsies and his conversations with chance acquaintances. The interest in the narrative is maintained by a con- tinuous thread of mystery." Pratt alcove Jenkins, Herbert, comp. Life of George H. Borrow, il '12 Putnam $3.50 92 "A thoroly satisfactory life of the author of 'The Bible in Spain,' containing, however, no im- portant new matter not given in the biography by W. I. Knapp (1899) except Borrow's own ac- count, from St. Petersburg, of the difficulties surmounted in translating and printing the New Testament in Manchu. Details of Borrow's 'happiest years' (1833-40) are especially full, and new details of his relations with his employers, the British and Foreign Bible society, are given. Illustrations from portraits." A. L. A. bkl. Additional material may be found in C. K. Shorter's "George Borrow and his circle," 19 13, Houghton, $3.50 Botchkareva, Maria Yashka: my life as peasant, officer and exile. '19 Stokes $2 92 "The autobiography of the commander of the Russian women's battalion of death, as set down by Isaac Don Levine. Includes a full account of her four years' service in the ranks, and a vivid picture of Bolshevism." Brooklyn Brandes, Georg Reminiscences of my childhood and youth. '06 Duffield $2.50 92 "Dr Brandes, who (19 10) is one of the fore- most of living critics, gives here a frank and inti- mate revelation of the unfolding of his intel- lectual life, to his thirtieth year and the shaping of his ideas about modern literature which he has enforced with so much impressiveness in his books. The vigor and vitality which characterize his treatment of other writers are equally char- acteristic of this account of his own career. His reminiscent pages throw interesting light on con- temporary happenings in the sixties as well as on famous men, among them Ibsen, Bjornson, Taine, Renan and Mill, with whose friendship the young critic was honored." Pittsburgh Breshkovskaia, Mme Ekaterina Blackwell, A. S., ed. Little grandmother of the Russian revolution; reminis- cences and letters of Catherine Bresh- kovsky. il '17 Little $2 92 "The dramatic account of the life of the revo- lutionist, affectionately nicknamed 'Baboushka' (dear little grannie), who has spent 30 of her 73 years in exile in Siberia. Alice Stone Blackwell, the editor, has gath- ered her material from three sources: Madame Breshkovsky's own account of her childhood and youth dictated to Dr Abraham Cahan and pub- lished serially in Yiddish in the New York Jewish daily forward in 1904; letters to her son and others, most of them written since 1904, and her account of her prison life given to Ernest Poole and published in the Outlook. The letters form the most interesting part of the book, revealing as they do a personality of un- usual sweetness and strength, and giving inti- mate pictures of peasant life." Cleveland Brevoort, Henry Letters to Washington Irving; ed. with an introd. by G. S. Hellman. '18 Put- nam $3.50 92 "Covering with considerable interruptions, the years from 18 11 to 1843, the letters chronicle the literary and personal news of the moment, or touch briefly upon the political events of the time." (Nation) Pratt quarterly Bridgman, Laura Elliott, Mrs M. H., and Hall, Mrs F. H. Laura Bridgman; Dr Howe's famous pupil and what he taught her. '03 Lit- tle $1.50 92 Bibliography of Laura Bridgman and the blind deaf-mutes of her time, P383-4 BIOGRAPHY Individual 17 Bridgman, Laura Continued "Drawn from Dr Howe's written notes and the journal and letters of the blind, deaf and dumb girl." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Bright, John , Trevelyan, G. M. Life of John Bright, il '13 Houghton $5 92 Some books on John Bright, pn "The principal subjects treated are the Anti- corn-law league, Bright's resistance to the Crimean war and to European entanglements generally, his support of the northern cause dur- ing the American Civil war, his early advocacy of Irish church and land legislation, and above all, the winning of the vote for the working-men, the cause to which the best years of his life were given. His private life, with glimpses of old industrial Lancashire and the Quaker community of seventy years ago, is not neglected." Pitts- burgh "Well illustrated with contemporary portraits and cartoons, and well indexed." A. L. A ; bkl. "Mr Trevelyan ... is singularly well equipped for the writing of the story of the struggles of the man who was probably the best loved and most widely respected of Victorian statesmen." Amer. hist. rev. 19=35' Bronte, Charlotte Gaskell, Mrs E. S. Life of Charlotte Bronte; with introd. and notes by C. K. Shorter. 1900 Harper $1.60 92 "Best edition of the standard biography." (Johnston) A. L. A. "In the whole of English biographical litera- ture there is no book that can compare in wide- spread interest with the 'Life of Charlotte Bronte' by Mrs Gaskell. ... As far as mere readers are concerned, it may indeed claim its hundreds as against the tens of intrinsically more important rivals. Mrs Gaskell was herself a popular novelist, who commanded a very wide audience. She brought to bear upon the biog- raphy of Charlotte Bronte all those literary gifts which had made the charm of her seven volumes of romance. And these gifts were employed upon a romance of real life, not less fascinating than anything which imagination could have furnished. ... It is quite certain that Charlotte Bronte would not stand on so splendid a pedestal today but for the single-minded devotion of her ac- complished biographer." (Clement K. Shorter) Pittsburgh Shorter, C. K. Charlotte Bronte and her sisters. (Literary lives) il '05 Scribner $1.25 92 "Brief, enthusiastic biography, supplementing Mrs Gaskell's 'Life' by including later material. His larger work, 'The Brontes' (Scribner, 1908, 2v.) incorporates the material in this volume and adds over 700 letters, making it the most com- plete biography in print." A. L. A. sup. Sinclair, May. Three Brontes, il '12 Houghton $3.50 92 Key to the Bronte works, P241-47 "Biographical and critical study of the sis- ters which weighs the opinions of their other biographers in the light of the author's inter- esting, if somewhat prejudiced point of view. Emily is plainly Miss Sinclair's favorite of the three sisters and her critical selection and ap- preciation of Emily's poetry is one of the best parts of the book." Pittsburgh Wood, Butler, ed. Charlotte Bronte, 1816- 1916: a centenary memorial prepared by the Bronte society, il '18 Dutton $4 92 "The essays here collected are from the pens of Mrs Humphry Ward, Messrs Edmund Gosse, G. K. Chesterton, A. C. Benson, and Halliwell Sutcliffe, Sir Sidney Lee, Dr Richard Garnett, and others, and treat of Charlotte Bronte's novels, the home of the Brontes, Charlotte Bronte in Brussels, and kindred topics." Athenaeum, 19 18 "A memorial volume prepared by the Bronte Society of Great Britain in honor of the hun- dredth anniversary of Charlotte Bronte's birth. In addition to contributions written especially for the public meeting held at Haworth the volume includes selections from the Transactions of the society, among them appreciations from Dr Richard Garnett, Sir Sidney Lee, Professor C. E. Vaughan, and others. . . . The book is illustrated with pictures and maps." Book rev. digest "Next to Mrs Gaskell's biography, this is per- haps the most interesting book yet published about the Bronte sisters." Spectator 120:185 Brooks, Phillips Allen, A. V. G. Life and letters of Phil- lips Brooks, abr ed '07 Dutton $3 92 "A loving hand has traced the outline of a very human life, and the honesty, the uncom- promising truthfulness, of the subject has en- tered into the disposition of the biographer. . . . We welcome this 'Life and letters' as not only a very notable contribution to the small class of really worthy American biographies, but as the prolongation of one of the finest influences that have been moulding American character, espe- cially in the field of spiritual development. . . . The letters which Brooks wrote are very expres- sive of a certain side of his nature, that sunny side which made so large a part of his great- ness, but they rarely are more than superficial disclosures of his temperament. ... Dr Allen . . . looked for Brooks in his sermons, and there he found him." (Atlantic monthly, 1901) Pitts- burgh Dutton also publishes an edition in five volumes at $25 Brown, Demetra Vaka Child of the orient. '14 Houghton $1.35 92 "Demetra Vaka tells the story of her own childhood in Turkey. She was a little Greek girl, brought up with a reverence for Greek tradi- tions and a hatred for the Turks, but she made friends with a little Turkish girl and was ad- mitted into Turkish households. The story fol- lows her thru three year's schooling in Paris and describes her arrival in America." Book rev. digest Brown, John Du Bois, W. E. B. John Brown. (Amer- ican crisis biographies) '09 Jacobs $1.50 92 Villard, O. G. John Brown, 1800-1859. il '10 Houghton $5 92 "An exhaustive, unbiased biography, likely to remain the most complete and satisfactory study of this remarkable personality. Essentially a biography for the student: for popular use Du Bois* 'John Brown,' is the best brief volume." A. L. A. sup. "Author has written one of the great biog- raphies of our literature." (J. T. Morse, jr. in Atlantic 106:662) N.Y. state lib. Browning, Mrs Elizabeth (Barrett) Letters; ed. with biographical additions by F. G. Kenyon. new ed 2v in 1 '99 Macmillan $1.50 . 92 "Abounding in glimpses of persons, of judg- ments of men and books, political ardors and per- sonal relations." A. L. A. Browning, Robert Chesterton, G. K. Robert Browning. (English men of letters) '03 Macmil- lan 75c 92 "Mr Chesterton belongs to a generation of readers younger than any of those who were familiar with Browning's presence and ... is to be welcomed as bringing to his task the fresh- ness and the different perspective of youth. He brings also a remarkable degree of instinctive sympathy and congeniality of mind_ with the writer who is his subject . . . qualities some- 18 STANDARD CATALOG Browning, Robert Continued what akin to Browning's own ... an unpruned fertility of healthy and manly thinking, and a readiness to express his meaning in any rough- and-ready phrase that comes to hand." (Times [London] lit. sup.) Pittsburgh Dowden, Edward. Robert Browning. (Everyman's lib.) '04 Dutton 70c; lib. binding 90c 92 "Specially interesting as a study of his poems, narrating events of life as related to and inter- preting them." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Orr, Mrs A. L. Life and letters of Robert Browning. 1900 Houghton $2.50 92 "Authorized by the poet's family." A. L. A. See also W. H. Griffin's Life, 19 10, Macmil- lan, $3.75, which is based partly on more recent material than that to which Mrs Orr had access Browning, Robert, and Browning, Eliz- abeth (Barrett) Letters of Robert Browning and E. B. Barrett, 1845-1846. 2v '99 Harper $5 92 "These are all the letters that ever passed between Mr and Mrs Browning, and date from some time before their first meeting to their de- parture together for the continent a week after their marriage. Before his death Mr Browning destroyed all his correspondence except these let- ters which he left to his son to do with as he liked." Pittsburgh "A remarkable revelation of beautiful char- acter. The sense that so intimate a set of let- ters should not be laid bare to the public has been gradually overcome by the perception of their singular charm." (Leslie Stephen) A. L. A. Bryant, William Cullen Bigelow, John. William Cullen Bryant. (American men of letters) '90 Hough- ton $1.35 92 "Author, a warm personal friend, was asso- ciated for many years with Mr Bryant in the management of the Evening post, and he has written a compact and readable life." Pittsburgh Burke, Edmund Morley, John. Burke. (English men of letters) '87 Harper 75c 92 "A different work from author's 'Edmund Burke,' 1867. Narrative of Burke's career as statesman, author, orator and as a figure in so- ciety." A. L. A. Burnett, Mrs Frances (Hodgson) One I knew the best of all; a memory of the mind of a child; il. by R. B. Birch. '93 Scribner $1.50 92 "Relates author's childish impressions; valu- able as a record of development of an imagi- native child's mind." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Burns, Robert Blackie, J. S. Life of Robert Burns. (Great writers) '88 Scribner $1.25 92 Bibliography, 41 pref. p. Lockhart, J. G. Life of Robert Burns. (Everyman's lib.) '07 Dutton 70c; lib. binding 90c 92 Burr, Aaron Merwin, H. C. Aaron Burr. (Beacon biographies) '99 Small 60c 92 Parton, James. Life and times of Aaron Burr; enl. ed. with numerous appen- dices, containing new information. 2v '92 Houghton $6 92 "Adds something of real value to our knowl- edge of Burr and shows clearly that he had been unjustly judged in many particulars." A. L. A. Burroughs, John Barrus, Clara. Our friend John Bur- roughs, il '14 Houghton $2.25 92 "Nearly half of the book is compiled from a series of letters, autobiographical in character, written at the request of Miss Barrus, with bits of interviews to fill in the gaps. The other chapters describe the naturalist and his haunts with an appreciative human touch that is full of charm." A. L. A. bkl. Burton, Isabel (Arundel), lady Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton; the story of her life, told in part by herself and in part by W. H. Wilkins. '97 Dodd $3.50 Lady Burton's Life of her husband, 92 Sir Richard F. Burton, traveller, orientalist and writer, is now out of print Byron, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th baron Life, letters and journals of Lord Byron; a complete ed. collected and arranged with notes by Sir Walter Scott. '08 Murray 7s 6d 92 "One of the most delightful and entertaining biographies in our literature a companion vol- ume, in every way, to Boswell's 'Johnson' and Lockhart's 'Scott.' " Pratt alcove Nichol, John. Byron. (English men of letters) '80 Harper 75c 92 "Competent and sympathetic life which, how- ever, does not spare the poet's weaknesses." A. L. A. Caesar, Julius Fowler, W. W. Julius Caesar, and the foundation of the Roman imperial sys- tem. (Heroes of the nations) '92 Put- nam $1.50 92 "Embodies results of recent investigations and preserves an excellent perspective in esti- mating Caesar's character and influence." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Froude, J. A. Caesar; a sketch. 79 Scribner $1.50 92 "Careful study of 'the conversion of the Ro- man republic into a military empire.' Gives a good outline picture of Roman life and con- ditions at the time of Caesar." A. L. A. Calhoun, John Caldwell Hoist, H. E. von. John Caldwell Cal- houn. (American statesmen) '09 Houghton $1.35 92 "Deals chiefly with public relations; valuable as history of the slavery question rather than as personal biography." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Hunt, Gaillard. John C. Calhoun. (American crisis biographies) '08 Jacobs $1.50 92 "The best biography for the public library, scholarly yet popular. Unlike Hoist's biography it gives personal history as well as a full survey of his political career." A. L. A. sup. Calvin, John Walker, Williston. John Calvin. (Heroes of the reformation) il '06 Putnam $1.50 92 "Critical as well as sympathetic, carefully citing authorities, and candidly exhibiting both the lights and the shadows of a masterful char- acter and career." (Outlook) A. L. A. sup. Campbell, Reginald John A spiritual pilgrimage. '16 Appleton $2 92 "The former minister of the City Temple, London, the conspicuous exponent of the 'new theology,' here tells us of his soul's journey to the priesthood of the Church of England. The BIOGRAPHY Individual 19 Campbell, Reginald John Continued simplicity and charm of the narration recall Newman's 'Apologia,' and the author's considera- tion of many of the important theological themes of the past quarter-century makes the book of wide appeal." Cleveland "It stands alone in the realm of spiritual biog- raphy. It reflects neither the heat of inner war- fare, as does Newman's 'Apologia,' nor the bit- ter revolt and sarcasm of Robert Benson's 'Con- fessions.' " Springfield Republican, January 14, 1917 Carlyle, Mrs Jane Baillie (Welsh) Letters and memorials; prepared for publication by Thomas Carlyle; ed. by J. A. Froude. 2v '83 Scribner $3 92 "They take up the story of her life where it was left in Froude's 'Thomas Carlyle; a history of the first forty years of his life.' " (Athe- naeum) A. L. A. "Thru the medium of these frank, pungent, witty letters is revealed a personality of rare charm, vivid and magnetic. Carlyle too stands out as a living figure, and the whole circle of their friends the most interesting figures of the day move thru the pages." Pratt alcove Carlyle, Thomas Reminiscences; ed. by J. A. Froude. '81 Scribner $1.50 92 Froude, J. A. Thomas Carlyle; a history of his life in London, 1834-1881. 2v '84 Scribner $3 92 "An unsparing revelation of Carlyle's self and his intimate relationships, set forth from his own papers with almost painful fidelity to facts and with little effort to soften the failings in his dis- turbed life." Pratt alcove Garnett, Richard. Life of Thomas Car- lyle. (Great writers) '87 Scribner $1.25 92 "Mr Garnett has given a singularly good ac- count of Carlyle, man and work. . . . We do not know that anything important . . . in Carlyle's biography is here omitted, while his successive works meet with criticism which is more or less sympathetic and discriminating. Mr Garnett is most emphatically right in .insisting on the altogether incalculable importance of Car- lyle as an ethical influence on the last half of the nineteenth century." (Saturday rev., 1887) Pittsburgh Bibliography, apx. pi-28 Carlyle, Thomas, and Emerson, Ralph Waldo Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872. 2v '84 library ed Houghton $3.50 .92 "A nearly complete record of their friendship. Its special charm lies in its being human rather than literary." (G. E. Woodberry in Atlantic 51:560) A. L. A Carroll, Lewis (pseud, of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) Collingwood, S. D. Life and letters of Lewis Carroll. '98 Century $2.50 92 Bibliography, P431-43 "Interesting biography of the Oxford don who lectured on mathematics and created the immor- tal Alice. The author quotes many entertaining letters to and from children, of whom Lewis Car- roll was very fond, and gives some interesting details about 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'Through the looking-glass' and 'Sylvie and Bruno.' Illus- trated by sketches and remarkably fine photo- graphs." Pittsburgh Carson, Christopher (Kit Carson) Abbott, J. S. C. Christopher Carson, known as Kit Carson. (American pio- neers and patriots) '01 Dodd $1.25 92 "Vivid picture of adventurous life of the trapper." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Sabin, E. L. Kit Carson days (1809- 1868). il '14 McClurg $3 92 "Fully documented and authenticated biog- raphy of the famous old Indian fighter and Civil war soldier and a history of his times and companions illustrated by many rare- prints." (Dial 57:343) N.Y. state lib. Catherine of Sienna, Saint Saint Catherine of Sienna as seen in her letters; tr. by V. D. Scudder. '05 Dut- ton $2.50 , 92 "Selections from the _ letters, excellently edited, and with interesting forewords giving glimpses of the young saint's various corres- pondents. Gardner's 'Saint Catherine of Sienna' (Dutton, 1907, $5) is a sympathetic, reverent and very complete story of her life and work." A. L. A. sup. Gardner, E. G. Saint Catherine of Si- enna: a study in the religion, literature and history of the 14th century in Italy. '07 Dutton $5 92 "This is no conventional biography of a can- onized saint, but a study in Italian history cen- tered in the work and personality of one of the most wonderful women who ever lived, the truest and most single-hearted patriot of her age. . . . Mr Gardner has done for St Catherine what Paul Sabatier did for St Francis. . . . Rarely do we find the critical faculty so happily blended with enthusiasm." (Nation, 1908) Pittsburgh Cavour, Camillo Benso, comte di Martinengo-Cesaresco, E. L. H. C, con- tessa. Cavour. (Foreign statesmen) '98 Macmillan 80c 92 Chief authorities, P221-2 _ "Might be used as a syllabus by any one wishing to master this most fascinating period; but it differs from other syllabi in being full of sparkle and interest." (W. R. Thayer in Amer. hist. rev. 14:725) A. L. A. Thayer, W. R. Life and times of Cavour. 2v (Riverside popular biographies) il maps '11 Houghton $5 92 Abbreviated titles of works frequently re- ferred to, V2, ps 10-15 "This important work, twenty years in prepa- ration, follows the author's 'Dawn of Italian in- dependence' and covers the growth of modern Italy and Cavour's part in it, 1848-1861. 'The most important work on the making of modern Italy which has been published in English, and the most complete critical study of Cavour which has appeared in any language. . . . Mr Thayer is completely saturated with Cavour's thought. . . . He has vividly reproduced the Italian spirit of the time (and) has followed with par- ticular minuteness the intricacies of European diplomacy in which Cavour was the master mind from 1858 to 1861.' (Nation 93:546) Illustra- tions (chiefly portraits) and maps." A. L. A. bkl. Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra; a memoir il '13 Oxford $3 92 "A succinct account of all the now authen- ticated main facts of the life of the author of 'Don Quixote', with its many trials and troubles. . . . This plain narrative, free from all critical mention of his works, and told in direct lan- guage, supplies a striking portrait and a clear insight into the nature of a man who, genius as he was, was in everyday affairs his own effective enemy." Athenaeum Schevill, Rudolph. Cervantes. (Master spirits of literature) '19 Duffield $2.25 92 This volume by the professor of Spanish, in the University of California, rehearses the chief events of Cervantes' life, and gives an estimate of his work. In chapter six, Professor Schevill 20 STANDARD CATALOG Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de Continued shows the "relation of Cervantes to the culture of the renascence and the fiction of the six- teenth century." Bibliography, P373-6 Chaffee, Adna Romanza Carter, W. G. H. Life of Lieutenant General Chaffee, il '17 Univ. of Chicago press $2.50 . . 92 "An appreciative biography of the military life of the only man who has risen from the lowest to the highest rank in our army. General Chaffee fought in the Civil war, in Cuba, China, and the Philippines." A. L. A. bkl. "Well written and forms a welcome addition to American military biography." Springfield Re- publican, March 17, 19 18 Champlain, Samuel de Sedgwick, H. D. Samuel de Champlain. (Riverside biographical ser.) '02 Houghton 75c; school ed 60c 92 "Champlain's life and surroundings in France dwelt on at unusual length and nobility of his character well presented." A. L. A. Charlemagne, emperor of the west Davis, H. W. C. Charlemagne, the hero of two nations. (Heroes of the nations) 1900 Putnam $1.50 92 "I have endeavored to give some idea of the first western emperor's personality and influence upon European history. I have limited myself, in dealing with institutions and social and lit- erary developments, to those facts which seemed to throw light on his career. I have thruoui based my narrative on a study of the chronicles, diplomata and literature of the period." Preface Eginhard. Life of Charlemagne; tr. from the text of the "Monumenta Ger- maniae" by S. E. Turner. (Harper's school classics) Am bk 30c 92 Life of Eginhard, p<j-io "Eginhard was minister of public works and councilor to Charlemagne as well as his private secretary." (Pittsburgh) A. L. A. Charles V, emperor of Germany Andrews, Mrs Marion. Great emperor, Charles V, 1519-1558, by Christopher Hare, il maps '17 Scribner $3.50 92 " 'The political and personal history of one of the greatest figures of the later renaissance period; ... a less shadowy picture of the em- peror than the general reader is apt to obtain from a number of separate authorities dealing with the history of Europe in the sixteenth century. Several good portraits, a genealogical chart, two maps, and a useful chronology are provided.' (Athenaeum, 1017) Average libraries will _ not need this except where there is a special call." A. L. A. bkl. _ "A popular account of the life of Charles V, giving much historical detail. Of especial in- terest are the chapters on the conquest of Mex- ico and Peru. The story of the last great emperor of the Hapsburg line is a subject full of fascination to readers of history. His latest biographer now tells it with considerable attention to detail and a keen appreciation of its picturesque phases and romantic appeal." Cleveland Charles XII, king of Sweden Bain, R. N. Charles XII and the col- lapse of the Swedish empire, 1682-1719. (Heroes of the nations) '95 Putnam $1.50 92 "The present work has no pretension to be anything like an exhaustive biography. But it claims to suggest the lines on which such a biography should be written, 'and it endeavors to dissipate the many erroneous notions concern- ing 'The lion of the North' for which Voltaire's brilliant and attractive work, I had almost said romance, 'Histoire de Charles XII' is mainly re- sponsible. " (Preface) Pittsburgh Chase, Salmon Portland Hart, A. B. Salmon Portland Chase. (American statesmen) '99 Houghton $1.35 92 "In three historic episodes; the western political anti-slavery movement, the financial measures of the Civil war, and the process of judicial reconstruction." (W. D. Foulke in Amer. hist. rev. 5:583) A. L. A. Chaucer, Geoffrey Ward, A. W. Chaucer. (English men of letters) '80 Harper 75c 92 "Compact sketch giving the results of modern scholarship. 'He has a real eye for Chaucer him- self and the best points of his work, and is the first critic who has done justice to the wonder- ful dramatic power of the poet.' " (Academy, 1880) Pittsburgh Chestnut, Mrs Mary Boykin (Miller) Diary from Dixie; ed. by I. D. Martin and M. L. Avary. il '05 Appleton $2.75 92 "Record of social life in Charleston, Mont- gomery and Richmond, 1860-1865, by the gay, pleasure-loving wife of a Confederate brigadier- general. Extremely frank opinions of social and military leaders." A. L. A. sup. Choate, Joseph Hodges Strong, T. G. Joseph H. Choate, New Englander, New Yorker, lawyer, am- bassador, il '17 Dodd $3 92 "Popular, well worked-up account of the pub- lic life of an ideal American, describing him as New Englander, New Yorker, lawyer and ambas- sador to England. The sources are Mr Choate's own reminiscences and scrapbooks of newspaper articles." Cleveland Churchill, Lady Randolph Spencer. See Cornwallis-West, J. J. Cicero, Marcus Tullius Boissier, Gaston. Cicero and his friends; tr. by A. D. Jones. '97 Putnam $2.50 92 "Study of Roman society thru Cicero's letters. Of value to student of history and sociology and interesting to the general reader." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Davidson, J. L. S. Cicero and the fall of the Roman republic. (Heroes of the nations) '03 Putnam $1.50 92 "Sets forth from Cicero's writings a terse ac- count of the disastrous but not inglorious failure of the last free state of the ancient world." (Publishers weekly) A. L. A. Cid Campeador Clarke, H. B. Cid Campeador and the waning of the crescent in the west; il. from drawings by Don Santiago Arcos. (Heroes of the nations) '97 Putnam $1.50 92 List of principal authorities consulted, pref. P13-M Clark, Charles Edgar My fifty years in the navy, il '17 Little $2.50 92 "A pleasing feature of this most readable book is the unconscious revelation of the author's en- gaging personality. His experiences include the stormy days of '61 when the Naval academy was moved from Annapolis to Newport, service during the Rebellion, work in many seas in times of peace, and unexcelled performance of duty in the war with Spain." (Condensed from Nation 19 1 7) Pittsburgh BIOGRAPHY Individual 21 Clarke, Mrs Caroline Cowles (Richards) Village life in America, 1852-1872. il '12 Holt $1.50 92 "An entertaining _ and refreshingly original diary of a school-girl in Canandaigua, New York, begun in 1852 and continued thru twenty years. The simple ways of the villages of central New York and the homely details of life in a cul- tivated household, distinguished by piety and devotion to Puritan ideals, as seen thru the eyes of a shrewd and unaffected girl, are recited with a quaint, often unconscious humor and with sure literary instinct. Privately printed in 1910 under title 'Diary, 1852-1872.' " A. L. A. bkl. Clarke, Mrs Mary Cowden My long life. '97 Dodd $2 92 "Mrs Cowden Clarke was the daughter of the well known English musician,_ Vincent Novello. She was herself a distinguished Shakespeare scholar, and connected thru her husband and father with what was best in the literary and musical life of the greater part of the 19th cen- tury." Pittsburgh Clay, Henry Schurz, Carl. Life of Henry Clay. 2v (American statesmen) '94 Houghton $1.35 ea 92 "Shows full recognition of significance of movements of popular feeling which so frequently upset the balance of politicians. Personality of Clay constantly brought to the front." A. L. A. Clemenceau, Georges Eugene Benjamin Hyndman, H. M. Clemenceau, the man and his time. '19 Stokes $2 92 Works by Georges Clemenceau, pref. p. 1 "[Author has] endeavored not to write a biography of the statesman who has been con- stantly in public life for more than fifty years, but to give a study of the growth of a com- manding personality, who is an honor to his country, of the surroundings in which his fac- ulties were developed." Introduction Lecomte, Georges. Georges Clemenceau, the tiger of France; tr. by D. C. Stuart. '19 Appleton $1.50 92 An intimate study of the man and his work by a well-known French journalist Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (Mark Twain, pseud.) Mark Twain's letters; ed. by A. B. Paine. 2v il '17 Harper $4 92 "A delightful collection, explained and knit together by the comments of Mr A. B. Paine, whose biography of Mark Twain is uniform with this volume. 'The letters have all the ex- travagant humor, energy and imagination of his books and are besides revelations of a generous personality irreverent, yet given to hero wor- ship, frank, ingenuous, shrewd in his judgments of people except where his material interests were involved, irascible in small things and of heroic fortitude under tragic circumstances. Constitutes a revelation of many aspects of American civilization which Mark Twain so broadly and many-sidedly represented.' " (Archi- bald Henderson in Bookman) Cleveland Howells, W. D. My Mark Twain; rem- iniscences and criticisms, il '10 Harper $1.50 92 "Delightful record of a friendship which ex- tended over forty-five years, with a kindly and just appreciation of Clemens' personality and work. Part two contains Howell's reviews of his books, 1869-1905, reprinted from magazines." A. L. A. sup. Paine, A. B. Mark Twain; a biography. 3v il '12 Harper $6; uniform trade ed $4.50 92 "The authorized life written by an intimate friend. Fully illustrated and containing chron- ological list of writings published and otherwise, 1851-1910. The work has been done with one single aim to present the great figure in its many-sided activity and to keep that picturesque personality constantly before the reader. Prob- ably the best biography ever written in America." (William Lyon Phelps in Independent 74:531) N.Y. state lib. Chronological list of Mark Twain's work, V3 pi 674-84 Cleveland, Grover Parker, G. F. Recollections of Grover Cleveland, il '09 Century $3 92 "Not a complete biography, but sympathetic, even reverent, studies of personality, character and political career, setting forth attitudes toward public questions and estimates of contempo- raries." A. L. A. sup. Cobden, Richard Hobson, J. A. Richard Cobden, the in- ternational man. il '19 Holt $5 92 "By shifting the emphasis from Cobden's early and best known activities in connection with the repeal of the Corn laws to his later application of his principle of free trade to foreign affairs during the period from the opening of the Crimean war to the close of the American Civil war, Mr Hobson has given us a new view of the subject, with a modern attitude and expres- sion. The timeliness of the book is astonishing. It is as if the spirit of Cobden had returned to take his place beside Lowes Dickinson and Bertrand Russell. Mr Hobson was fortunate in having new docu- ments to supplement those of which Lord Morley made such conscientious use. The correspon- dence with Mr Richard, of the Peace society, and that with Charles Sumner occupy most of the present volume." R. M. Lovett in Dial 66:399 Morley, John. Life of Richard Cobden. 2v 10th ed '03 Macmillan $4 92 Bibliography, P957-62 "Tells skilfully Cobden's share in economic and political movements in England since the reform act." A. L. A. Cohen, Rose- Out of the shadow, il '18 Doran $2 92 "The self-told story of a Jewess who came as a child from rural Russia to New York city and found employment in a garment factory and domestic service. She did not rise in the social scale like Mary Antin, or the writer who signs herself E. G. Stern, nor did she fight passion- ately for industrial reform like Elizabeth Hasan- ovitch. The material of her story is family life in a poor Jewish quarter, her experiences as a wage-earner, and the influence on her life of the Henry Street Settlement and the Presby- terian hospital; her art is that of the born story- teller with a feeling for atmosphere and shades of character and for dialogue as the expression of character, all of which put her book in a dif- ferent class from many of these immigrant auto- biographies." Cleveland Collyer, Robert Holmes, J. H. Life and letters of Robert Collyer, 1823-1912. 2v il '17 Dodd $5 92 "A sympathetic and appreciative account of the life and personality of this well known Unitarian minister built around his own lectures and letters." A. L. A. bkl. "The man whom Mr Holmes holds up to view is Robert Collyer the blacksmith, preacher, lec- turer, author, public leader, but always radiant of spirit, full of grace and truth, touched with the potency of love." Book rev. digest Columbus, Christopher Irving, Washington. Life and voyages of Christopher Columbus to which are added those of his companions. 5v (Knickerbocker ed.) Putnam $6.25 92 " 'Irving's work has more than literary merit. It is a history written with judgment and im- partiality.' (Harrisse's Christophe Colomb) 'Did not draw characters with the realistic fidelity now 22 STANDARD CATALOG Columbus, Christopher Continued in favor. He smoothed his portrait of Colum- bus, and defects are passed over in silence or left obscure in the background.' " (Larned's Lit- erature of American history) Pittsburgh The first edition of "The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus," in four volumes, ap- peared in 1828. "The voyages of the compan- ions of Columbus," in one volume, was first printed in 1831 Same; (Columbus only). (Heroes of the nations) Putnam $1.50 92 Conrad, Joseph Personal record. '12 Harper $1.50 92 "Joseph Conrad, born with a much longer and less easily pronounceable name, is a native of Kiev, Russia. He is of a distinguished family which has suffered bitterly for its patriotism. Till the age of thirty-six he followed the sea; then, he knows not why, he sat down to write a novel, 'Almayer's folly.' It was followed by others and he is now acknowledged one of the first of English writers. His autobiography i9 quite unlike any other that was ever written. Its discursiveness and its chronological chaos are hardly to be described. It is not less full of charm than the rest of his beautiful, cleanly modeled prose; it is richer than some of his work in humor. Above all, it compels us to see_ and feel things as an intensely recipient and richly gifted spirit has seen them." (Condensed from Outlook [London] 1912) Pittsburgh A brief appreciation of Conrad, by Hugh Walpole, is published < by Holt at 75c, in the Writers of the day series Constantine I, the Great, emperor of Rome Firth, J. B. Constantine the Great: the reorganization of the empire and the triumph of the church. (Heroes of the nations) il '05 Putnam $1.50 92 "Based on a first-hand study of the_ au- thorities and the fruit of independent reflection." (Nation) A. L. A. sup. Conway, Moncure Daniel Autobiography, memories and experi- ences. 2v '04 Houghton $7.50 92 "Mr Conway, during his unique English ca- reer, combined certain very rare advantages for an autobiographer. Himself the most radical of reformers, he was also the minister of a church; and this church being absolutely unsectarian, left everyone free to go to it and left its preacher equally free from all ordinary restrictions. He ' kept in touch with all the scientific men, and, what was most remarkable, with all the doctors of divinity. English editors valued him for_ his knowledge of things American, and American publishers prized him for what he knew about Europe." (Condensed from Nation, 1904) Pittsburgh Conwell, Russell Herman Acres of diamonds, il '15 Harper $1 92 "Russell H._ Conwell has been a popular plat- form speaker in America for many years. One of his best known lectures has been 'Acres of diamonds.' It is printed in this volume together with ... an account of his life by Robert Shackleton and a postscript from his own pen, 'Fifty years on a lecture platform.' " Book rev. digest "The bare outline of Dr Conwell's life may well be an inspiration to young men; a farmer's boy; a school teacher; a newspaper correspon- dent; a soldier; a lawyer; an author; a minister; the most popular lecturer in the world; the head of _ two_ hospitals; the founder and head of a university." Boston Transcript, December 29, 1915 Cook, James Besant, Sir Walter. Captain Cook. (Eng- lish men of action) '90 Macmillan 80c 92 "Vivid, picturesque." (Critic) A. L. A. "There was, and is, but one Captain Cook, yet who, among the rising generation, has read those volumes which describe how his strong hand tore away the veil from half a world? . . . Mr Besant passes by the 'Voyages,' for the most part, to sketch us the portrait of the man. This he has done with clear and just yet kindly touches, as was fitting. . . . That it may call re- newed attention to the fascinating story of his voyages is to be hoped and expected." (Nation 1890) Pittsburgh Cooper, James Fenimore Lounsbury, T. R. James Fenimore Cooper. (American men of letters) '83 Houghton $1.35 92 Partial bibliography of Cooper's writings, P290-9 "Admirable study of Cooper's work in the light of his life and character." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Cornwallis-West, Mrs Jennie (Jerome) Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill, il '08 Century $3.50 92 "Reminiscences covering the period 1869- 1900, and including Lady Randolph's girlhood < in Paris and her later experiences in the social, diplomatic and political life of England and the Continent." A. L. A. sup. Corrothers, James David In spite of the handicap; an autobio- graphy, il '16 Doran $1.25 92 "Mr Corrothers is of Scotch-Irish, Indian and Negro stock, and has been engaged in nearly every kind of work that is open to_ a man of his color or any color from blacking boots to preaching the gospel and writing poetry." Cleve- land Cowper, William Smith, Goldwin. Cowper. (English men of letters) '80 Harper 75c 92 "The man, the poet, his work, and his age, portrayed by a scholarly hand." (Leypoldt & lies) A. L. A. Creevy, Mrs Caroline Alathea (Stickney) A daughter of the Puritans; an autobio- graphy, il '16 Putnam $1.50 92 "Recollections of a mid-nineteenth century New England childhood and girlhood, recording a family and school life in which the chief em- phasis was on religious experience and the ruling ambition to acquire an education." Cleveland Cromwell, Oliver Gardiner, S. R. Oliver Cromwell. '01 Longmans $1.50 92 " 'A cautious, moderate and unpartisan esti- mate. ... A truly marvelous picture of Crom- well.' (Spectator 1899) Beautifully illustrated with reproductions of portraits, busts, medals, seals and miniatures pertaining to Cromwell and his family." Pittsburgh Harrison, Frederick. Oliver Cromwell. (Twelve English statesmen) '94 Mac- millan 80c 92 " 'Popular' in the good, not in the bad sense of that term. It tells ordinary readers the facts which men who are not historians, but who care for history, want to know about the Protector; and it tells these facts in a style which is clear, striking and unaffected." (Nation, 1888) Pitts- burgh Morley, John. Oliver Cromwell. 1900 Century $3.50 92 "Interest less in narrative of Cromwell's ca- reer than in commentary on its critical phases and on political problems." (Spectator) A. L. A. Appeared in the Century magazine, V59-60, No- vember, 1899 to October, 1900 Cross, Mary Ann (Evans). See Eliot, George BIOGRAPHY Individual 23 Curtis, George William Cary, Edward. George William Curtis. (American men of letters) '94 Hough- ton $1.25 92 "Straightforward and satisfactory biography by one who knew Curtis well." A. L. A. Custer, George Armstrong Custer, Mrs E. B. "Boots and saddles"; or, Life in Dakota with General Custer. '02 Harper $1.50 92 "Entertaining account of an army woman's daily life in Dakota." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Custer, Mrs E. B. Following the guidon. '90 Harper $1.50 ?2 "Continuation of 'Boots and saddles.' Remin- iscences of army life on the frontier; scene in Kansas when it was considered the far West. Embodies details of General Custer's campaigns." A. L. A. Custer, Mrs E. B. Tenting on the plains; or, General Custer in Kansas and Texas. '95 Harper $1.50 92 "Memories of military life during the two years immediately following Lee's surrender." (Na- tion 46:455) A. L. A. Dana, Richard Henry Adams, C. F., jr. Richard Henry Dana. 2v rev ed '90 Houghton $4.50 92 "Biography of the man best known as the author of 'Two years before the mast,' tho he was also an authority on maritime law, and prominent in the defense of the fugitive slaves. Two-thirds of the book is autobiography, a large part of that a diary as interesting as his famous book." Pittsburgh Dante Alighieri Butler, A. J. Dante, his times and his work. 2d ed '01 Macmillan $2.50 92 Contents: Thirteenth century; Guelfs and Ghibelines; Dante's early days; Florentine af- fairs till Dante's exile; Dante's exile; Corn- media; Minor works Sedgwick, H. D. Dante. '18 Yale univ. $1.50 92 "This small volume offers a very human 'per- sonal intimacy with Dante's spirit,' the interest- ing facts of his life, the narrative of his 'Divine comedy' and an appendix of sources for begin- ners who wish to study his work." A. L. A. bkl. "Mr Sedgwick allows a good deal of informa- tion, biographical, critical, and allusive, to transpire by the way, but his aim is to pluck out the heart of Dante's spiritual mystery." Nation 108:697 C. H. Grandgent's "Dante," 19 16, Duffield, $2 is "a study of Dante which is really an interpre- tation of the time in which he lived." Darwin, Charles Robert Life and letters, including an autobio- graphical chapter; ed. by his son, Fran- cis Darwin. 2v '88 Appleton $5 92 "At once a biography, an autobiography, and the history of a great idea. The man and his work are so presented as never to be disso- ciated." (Spectator) A. L. A. See in connection with this E. B. Poulton's "Charles Darwin and the theory of natural selection," 1896, Longmans, $3 Darwin, Mrs Emma (Wedgwood) Litchfield, Mrs H. E. D., ed. Emma Darwin; a century of family letters, 1792-1896. 2v il '15 Appleton $7.50 92 "The first volume of these delightful letters is devoted to the correspondence of the daugh- ters of Josiah Wedgewood, Mrs Darwin's mother and her sisters, whose friendly circle in- cluded many of the more interesting notables of their time; in the second volume, Mrs Darwin herself is the writer of many of the letters which give a charming picture of the family life of the great scientist. 'We cannot have too many such records of human nature at its best.' " (Nation) Cleveland Davies, William Henry Autobiography of a super-tramp; with a preface by Bernard Shaw. '17 Knopf $2.50 92 "It is, as Mr Shaw says, 'a placid narrative, unexciting in matter and unvarnished in man- ner, of the commonplaces of a tramp's life'. The author as a young man came to America from Bristol to make his fortune and, having quickly spent his small savings set out on a career of tramping and begging, varied by brief intervals of work, which only ended when he tired of it and settled down, on a legacy of eight shillings a week, to write and publish verse." Pittsburgh "A human document in the best sense of that much abused phrase." Boston Transcript, April 18, 1917 Davis, Jefferson Dodd, W. E. Jefferson Davis. (American crisis biographies) '07 Jacobs $1.50 92 "Sympathetic yet judicial, portraying the Con- federate president as a man of character and great ability, who used his resources to the best advantage, but whose cause was defeated by its inherent weakness." N.Y. state lib. Gordon, A. C. Jefferson Davis. (Figures from American history) '18 Scribner $1.50 92 "A temperate southern estimate of Jefferson Davis. The author believes that the founda- tions for the issues which divided the South from the North and West were in differences of environment rather than in any essential ethical differences in the people of the two sec- tions. Authorities cited, pages 318-24." A. L. A. bkl. Davis, Richard Harding Adventures and letters of Richard Hard- ing Davis; ed. by C. B. Davis, il '17 Scribner $2.50 92 "Letters from the novelist and newspaper cor- respondent in three conflicts, the Spanish-Ameri- can, Boer, and Russo-Japanese wars, and, until shortly before his death in 1916, in the present war. The letters, like his stories and his per- sonality, make an appeal to the popular imagina- tion. They are mostly addressed to his mother and brother, the latter supplying explanation and comment." Cleveland Decatur, Stephen Brady, C. T. Stephen Decatur. (Beacon biographies) 1900 Small 60c 92 Bibliography, pi 38-42 "An excellent memoir, by a hero worshiper who regards with indignation all criticism of his idol." (Nation 70:497) A. L. A. Defoe, Daniel Minto, William. Daniel Defoe. (English men of letters) '79 Harper 75c 92 Trent, W. P. Daniel Defoe; how to know him. il '16 Bobbs $1.50 92 "Professor Trent has made of his discussion of the life and letters of Daniel Defoe a work that is almost as entertaining to the adult mind as was 'Robinson Crusoe,' to his childish thought. . . . The edition is recommended particularly to schools where reference facilities are limited." School rev. 24:777 About 200 pages are devoted to passages from Defoe's works, many hardly to be found except in very large libraries De Quincey, Thomas Masson, David. De Quincey. (English men of letters) '02 Macmillan 60c 92 Short biographical and critical study 24 STANDARD CATALOG Dewey, George Autobiography of George Dewey; ad- miral of the navy, new ed il map '16 Scribner $1.50 92 "Simple but effective narrative of a career including the most important periods in the de- development of the United States navy, and de- voting most space to Civil war experiences and the Manila campaign. Appeared in Hearst's magazine." Cleveland Thirty-five good illustrations chiefly from photographs and portraits, map and index Hannay, David. Diaz. (Makers of the nineteenth century) il '17 Holt $2.25 92 "An unprejudiced account of Diaz's public life, by an English journalist, who thus sums up the achievements of the Mexican dictator: 'He showed the world what was the utmost that his country was capable of doing in order to qualify itself to take its place among civilized and progressive states, namely to produce a resolute, heavy-handed man who could keep an incurable anarchy within bounds for an un- precedented period of years.' " Cleveland Diaz, Porfirio Hannay, David. Diaz. (Makers of the nineteenth century) il '17 Holt $2.25 92 "An unprejudiced account of Diaz's public life, by an English journalist, who thus sums up the achievements of the Mexican dictator: 'He showed the world what was the utmost that his country was capable of doing in order to qualify itself to take its place among civilized and progressive states, namely to produce a resolute, heavy-handed man who could keep an incurable anarchy within bounds for an un- precedented period of years.' " Cleveland Dickens, Charles Chesterton, G. K. Charles Dickens; a critical study. '06 Dodd $1.50 92 "Suggestive, appreciative and at times bril- liant essay, full of paradox and exaggeration, but illuminating and always entertaining. Con- cludes with a general estimate of influence and creative genius." A. L. A. sup. Forster, John. Life of Charles Dickens. Gadshill ed 2v Scribner $4 92 Same. (Biographical ed.) Lippincott $2.50 92 "A familiar, authentic, revealing, and most readable biography by an intimate friend. Has special bearing upon Dickens' literary career and the circumstances surrounding the production of his novels." Pratt alcove The memorial edition issued in 191 1 by Chap- man, London, in anticipation of the Dickens centenary in 1912, is now out of print Kitton, F. G. Charles Dickens, his life, writings and personality. '02 Appleton $3.50 92 "Compendious biography by the most eminent living Dickens scholar, using letters unknown to John Forster." A. L. A. Ward, A. W. Dickens. (English men of letters) '82 Macmillan 60c 92 Short biography Wiggin, Mrs K. D. Child's journey with Dickens. '12 Houghton 60c 92 "Slight, charming reminiscence of the author's chance meeting with Dickens on a Portland- Boston train, when she was a child of eight or nine. The scene is presented very vividly, re- producing not only the eager joy of the little country girl who was too absorbed in her literary hero to be self-conscious, but Dickens' amuse- ment and interested inquiry. Published in the Outlook." A. L. A. bkl. Dodd, Walter James Macy, John. Walter James Dodd. '18 Houghton $1.50 92 Walter James Dodd was an x-ray expert of in- ternational reputation. Born in London, he came to this country when a boy. His work was a series of adventures and discoveries, made at great cost but with great recompense. Again and again his hands were painfully wounded, and finally, after eighty separate operations, he paid for his devotion with his life. Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge. See Carroll, Lewis, pseud. Dostoevskii, Feodor Mikhailovich Letters to his family and friends; tr. by E. C. Mayne. il '14 Macmillan $2 92 "These letters do not completely outline the great Russian novelist's life, but they mirror both his weakness and greatness, his physical frailty and the hardships which increased it; above all, they record the experiences of his Siberian exile which produced so profound a spiritual change in the man that the message of his works is 'as disturbing as that of any Hebrew prophet or Christian saint'. Several letters show his relation to Turgenieff, and one chapter gives the youthful impressions of Sophia Kovalevsky, the mathematician, of Dostoevskii, the man." Cleveland Contains also "Recollections of Dostoevskii," by his friends Soloviev, E. A. Dostoievsky, his life and literary activity; tr. from the Russian by C. J. Hogarth. '16 Macmillan $1.75 92 "An excellent life, much fuller in biographical detail than the sketch by Dimitri Merejkowski, and remarkable from the fact that it mirrors both Dostoevskii's weakness and greatness without trying to fit him to a precise formula, as does the former critic's estimate. Soloviev recog- nizes that Dostoevskii's neurotic temperament led him into many extremes and paradoxes, but is convinced that the great writer's belief in the Russian masses with their simplicity, faith and hunger for truth, is the cornerstone of his philosophy. The book is of greater value on the side of Dostoevskii's personality and attitude toward life in general and the Russia of his day than as a literary criticism." Cleveland Douglas, Stephen Arnold Brown, W. G. Stephen Arnold Douglas. (Riverside biographical series) '02 Houghton 75c; school ed 60c 92 "Discriminating sketch of _ Lincoln's _ rival, faithfully presenting his part in compromises of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska legislation, disruption of Democratic party of i860, and creation of a War party of northern Democrats after secession." A. L. A. Willis, H. P. Stephen A. Douglas. (American crisis biographies) '10 Jacobs $1.50 92 Bibliography and bibliographical notes, P354-? " 'Incisive study of a great American poli- tician in action. . . . The conditions involved in each of the eight or ten critical games of which his political career was composed are carefully set forth by Mr Willis. . . . The good and bad motives and methods are described with equal composure and without waste of words.'" (Nation, 191 1) Pittsburgh Douglass, Frederick Washington, B. T. Frederick Douglass. (American crisis biographies) il '07 Jacobs $1.50 92 "The book is interesting as a general treat- ment of the slavery question and as the biog- raphy of a man of power, and it is of permanent value as an account of the Abolition movement from the point of view of a member of the Negro race." (Dial) Pratt quarterly BIOGRAPHY Individual 25 Dowden, Edward Letters of Edward Dowden and his cor- respondents, il '14 Dutton $3 92 Biographical note, P39S-7 "Letters covering fifty years (1859-1913) of the life of the Irish critic of whom it is said that 'no one of his time surpassed in the power of getting at the structural idea of any imagi- native work.' Commenting on Dowden's entire elimination of his personality in his critical work, his friend W. K. Magee says, 'It is this missing personal element in his writings that these let- ters come to supply.' However they include also much interesting formal literary judgment and criticism. Some of the most delightful letters are to Edmund Gosse and John Burroughs." Cleveland Dryden, John Saintsbury, G. E. B. Dryden. (English men of letters) '87 Harper 75c; Mac- millan 60c 92 Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th baron Bierstadt, E. H. Dunsany the dramatist, il '17 Little $1.75 .92 "A study which expands in journalistic fashion the few available facts of Dunsany's life and personality and which has meaty chap- ters on his philosophy and theory of literary art. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book is the lengthy correspondence of Dunsany with Stuart Walker with regard to the latter's produc- tion of his plays in the Portmanteau theatre." Cleveland Eads, James Buchanan How, Louis. James Buchanan Eads. (Riverside biographical series) 1900 Houghton 75c; school ed 60c 92 Eastman, Charles Alexander From the deep woods to civilization; chapters in the autobiography of an Indian, il '16 Little $2 92 "Begins where the writer's 'Indian boyhood' left off, when he left his wild life to enter mis- sion school, and continues thru his years at Beloit and Dartmouth, his medical studies at Boston university and his subsequent work for his people as government physician and Y. M. C. A. Indian secretary. This simple sincere account not only covers the facts in the life of this nearly full-blooded Sioux Indian, but gives glimpses of his feelings, his impressions gathered in college and later life, and his as- pirations for himself and his people." Cleve- land Indian boyhood. '02 Little $1.75 92 "Record of the author's boyish impressions and experiences up to the age of fifteen years. Dr Eastman is a Sioux Indian, whose younger days were passed entirely on the plains of the Northwest in the tribal life of his family." Pittsburgh Edison, Thomas Alva Cooper, F. T. Thomas A. Edison. '14 Stokes 75c 92 Dyer, F. L., and Martin, T. C. Edison, his life and inventions. 2v il '10 Harper $4 92 "Full authorized biography of the inventor and record of his work. While without any literary pretensions, the clear, direct style gives the work interest to readers of all classes." A. L. A. sup. Jones, F. A. Thomas Alva Edison; sixty years of an inventor's life. '08 Crowell $2 92 "A really fascinating biography which makes no pretence to distinctive literary style but tells the story of the man and the inventor with sim- plicity, enthusiasm, and sincerity. It is indeed a book for both those interested in science and in life; it cannot fail to stimulate and inspire any young man into whose hands it may fall." A. L. A. bkl. Rolt-Wheeler, Francis. Thomas Alva Edison. (True stories of great Amer- icans) il '15 Macmillan 50c 92 "A sprightly, anecdotal and descriptive ac- count of the great inventor's life and work, with untechnical explanations of his greatest mechanical discoveries." Independent 84:484 Edwards, Jonathan Allen, A. V. G. Jonathan Edwards. (American religious leaders) '89 Houghton $1.35 92 "Bibliography, P30i;3 Brings out the distinctive features of his career as a parish minister, a revival preacher and a philosophic theologian." (N.Y. observer) A. L. A. Eliot, Charles Eliot, C. W., ed. Charles Eliot, landscape architect. 2v '02 Houghton $5 92 "Charles Eliot (1859-97) was the son of Pres- ident Eliot of Harvard university. In his ten years' practice of his profession he made for himself a distinct name and place, especially in his relations with the work of the Metropolitan park commission of Massachusetts. The biogra- phy, enriched by extracts from his journals, letters and public papers, constitutes a valuable work on the subject of his profession." Pitts- burgh Eliot, George, pseud. George Eliot's life as related in her let- ters and journals; arranged and ed. by her husband, J. W. Cross. 3v '85 Har- per $3.75 92 "Personal records of her life from her 19th year till three days before her death. Intro- ductory and closing pages by editor." Subtitle "Mr Cross has done his work . . . with ad- mirable judgment, fine feeling, and dignified self-subordination to his theme." Academy, 1885) Pittsburgh Stephen, Sir Leslie. George Eliot. (Eng- lish men of letters) '02 Macmillan 75c 92 "Keenly alive to her defects, his tribute to her intellectual power of observation and to the richness of her emotional nature is ample enough to satisfy all reasonable admirers." (Athenaeum, 1902) A. L. A. Elizabeth, queen of England Creighton, Mandell. Queen Elizabeth, new ed '99 Longmans $1.50 92 Emerson, Ralph Waldo Journals, with annotations; ed. by E. W. Emerson and W. E. Forbes. lOv il '09- '14 Houghton $20 92 "Hitherto unpublished journals (1820-1876) edited and annotated by Emerson's son and grandson. They deal with his personal life, friendships and work, and often give vivid first form of thoughts later developed in essays or lectures. Uniform with Centenary edition of his works." A. L. A. sup. "The ten stout volumes are essential to a full realization of Emerson's character." Perry Bliss in Nation 99:371 "The whole series casts much new light upon Emerson's genius and should enhance his greatness." Nation 98:14 Firkins, O. W Ralph Waldo Emerson. '15 Houghton $2 92 "The author believes that Emerson's idealism bears a particularly vital message for the pres- 26 STANDARD CATALOG Emerson, Ralph Waldo Continued ent day and attempts to interpret it." Cleve- land "A biographical and critical study which is the first to have the advantage of the wealth of material contained in the recently published 'Journals.' " Pratt quarterly Holmes, O. W. Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Lothrop Motley; two mem- oirs. (Riverside ed) '98 Houghton $1.60 92 Woodberry, G. E. Ralph Waldo Emer- son. (English men of letters) '07 Mac- millan 75c 92 "Emerson's thought has never been so clearly and completely exhibited; and therefore this brief critical biography supplants all its pred- ecessors." (North American rev.) A. L. A. sup. See also Carlyle, Thomas, and Emerson, Ralph Waldo Erasmus, Desiderius Froude, J. A. Life and letters of Eras- mus; lectures delivered at Oxford, 1893-4. '12 Scribner $1 92 "A brilliant study of the character and thoughts of Erasmus. 'The picture of the state of Europe just be- fore the Reformation, as seen thru the eyes of this great medieval scholar, cannot be sur- passed in truth, vividness and interest.' " (J. A. Froude) Pratt alcove Este, Beatrice d', duchess of Milan Ady, Mrs J. C. Beatrice d'Este, duchess of Milan, 1475-97; a study of the renais- sance. 3d ed '03 Dutton $3 92 Bibliography, pref. po-n "Mot restricted to the incidents of the family relations and court society. It shows in a hundred ways how thoroly renaissance life was steeped in classicism, it investigates the political aims of Ludovico, it enters upon the relations of Venice with the northern states of Italy and it brings the French across the Alps . . . Beatrice had the good fortune to die before her husband lost his throne, and remained in popu- lar memory the radiant queen of a golden age." (Nation, 1900) Pittsburgh Este, Isabella d', marchioness of Mantua Ady, Mrs J. C. Isabella d'Este, mar- chioness of Mantua, 1474-1539; a study of the renaissance, new ed 2v '14 Dut- ton $7.50 92 "List of chief authorities on life and times of Isabella d'Este, vi, pref. P12-16 Gives a wide view of the history of the time." (Spectator 90:901) A. L. A. "Isabella and Beatrice d'Este share with Elizabeth Gonzaga and Vittoria ^olonna the fame of having been the most unusual and at- tractive princesses whom Italy could boast dur- ing the heyday of the renaissance. Of the four Isabella d'Este was the most successful in the eye of the world, and also, in her own right, by virtue of gifts and training, the most brilliant." Pittsburgh Eulalia, infanta of Spain Court life from within, il '15 Dodd $2.50 92 "Shrewd and not unkindly comment of a Spanish princess of emancipated views, on court life in Spain, Italy, Russia, the Scandinavian countries, Germany and England, together with side lights on the character of the Czar, the Kaiser and other royalties. The Infanta is a sister of the late Alfonso XII, father of the present king of Spain, and was the official representative of that country at the Chicago World's fair." Cleveland Evans, Robley Dunglison An admiral's log. il '10 Appleton $2.25 92 "Sequel to 'A sailor's log,' continuing Ad- miral Evans' reminiscences to his retirement. Describes in simple downright style, his share in the visit of Prince Henry, the campaign of the allies in China and the battle fleet's voyage around the world." N.Y. state lib. A sailor's log; recollections of forty years of naval life. '01 Appleton $2.25 92 "As a sea yarn entitled to rank high for humour, wealth of anecdote, and variety of scene." (Nation) A. L. A. Evelyn, John Diary and correspondence. 2v (Every- man's lib.) '07 Dutton $1.40; lib. bind- ing $1.80 92 Diary and correspondence; ed. from orig- inal manuscripts at Wotton by William Bray, new ed 4v (Bohn's historical lib.) '02 Macmillan $8 92 "Less interesting than Pepys', but covers much more extensive period (1641-1705) and faithfully reflects the feelings of a loyal, pious, sensible Englishman at various important crises of public affairs." (Richard Garnett) A. L. A. Only imported to order Fagan, James Octavius Autobiography of an individualist. '12 Houghton $1.35 92 Contents: Beginnings in Scotland; Life prob- lems in South America; Travel and adventures in Africa; Impressions of New England in the eighties; Men and conditions on the railroads; Individual in modern industry; Study of three presidents; Riddle of the railroads; Let indus- try be free "Born in Scotland in 1859 and educated in an English public school, Mr Fagan left home in his youth _ and after somewhat adventurous wanderings in South America and South Africa, came to America, where he has long since been in the service of an important New England railroad. His ventures in the field of sociological and economic discussion, especially in regard to railroad problems, have won for him a wide hearing." Pittsburgh Farragut, David Glasgow Mahan, A. T. Admiral Farragut. (Great commanders) '01 Appleton $1.60 92 "Ideal piece of brief biography. The sub- ject is excellent, the author perfectly adapted in every way to treat it, and the treatment it- self well calculated to inspire interest and just admiration for the subject." (Larned's Liter- ature of American history) Pittsburgh "A valuable critical history of Farragut's op- erations." (Nation) A. L. A. Fawcett, Henry Holt, Winifred. Beacon for the blind, il '14 Houghton $3 92 "Sympathetic and inspiring informal account of a remarkable, courageous personality and his notable achievements in spite of blindness, in Parliament and as postmaster general of Eng- land. Supplements the more formal biography by Leslie Stephen. Sixteen illustrations, two facsimiles, index." N.Y. state lib. Fels, Joseph Fels, Mrs Mary. Joseph Fels; his life- work, il '16 Huebsch $1 92 "The biography of a business man who, hav- ing gained a great fortune, was not satisfied in merely giving away portions of it in the name of philanthropy, but who sought instead to ad- vance a constructive plan for a more equal distribution of wealth. Joseph Fels, the manu- facturer of 'Fels-naptha,' was an ardent advo- cate of single tax, devoting himself to the BIOGRAPHY Individual 27 Fels, Joseph Continued spread of propaganda and experiment both here and in England." Book rev. digest "There is comparatively little of the personal element in the book, which is chiefly devoted to the constructive social work 'of an idealist who was also a man of business genius.' " Pratt quarterly Fiske, John Clark, J. S. Life and letters of John Fiske. 2v il '17 Houghton $7.50 92 "The long-awaited authoritative life of our most popular historian; one of the most notable biographies of the year. Mr Clark, a life-long friend and associate, makes skillful use of a wealth of personal letters to reveal the wide scope of Fiske's intellectual activities and the charm of his many-sided personality, while graphic pen portraits of distinguished con- temporaries furnish a rich background." Cleve- land Perry, T. S. John Fiske. (Beacon biog- raphies) '05 Small 60c 92 "Gives in brief compass not only the essen- tial facts of his life but an admirable estimate of his historical and philosophical work." A. L. A. sup. Fleming, Marjorie Macbean, Leila. Marjorie Fleming; the story of Pet Marjorie, together with her journals and her letters; to which is added Marjorie Fleming, a story of child-life fifty years ago, by John Brown, M. D. '04 Putnam $1.75 92 "Biography of the little Scotch girl (1803- 18 11) whose friendship with Sir Walter Scott has been immortalized in Dr John Brown's 'Marjorie Fleming,' included in this volume. 'She read history when six years old, and wrote diaries and poems, which were preserved by her family. They show singular quickness, vivacity, and humor, while there is no trace of the mor- bid tendencies too often associated with infant prodigies.' " (Dictionary of national biography) Pittsburgh Foch, Ferdinand Atteridge, A. H. Marshall Ferdinand Foch, his life and his theory of modern war. '19 Dodd $2.50 92 "A sympathetic, enlightening biography and discussion of the military successes of Marshal Foch, intended for the general reader." Brook- lyn Laughlin, C. E. Foch the man; a life of the supreme commander of the allied armies, il '18 Revell $1 92 "A popular compact summary of the main events in the public life of Marshal Foch from his boyhood to his triumph as leader of the allied armies. Descriptions of places and peoples among which he lived add color to the narra- tive which shows his essential greatness of char- acter. Interesting to the general reader. Based largely on a recent French biography written by Rene Puaux. 'General Foch, an appreciation' by Robert Matteson Johnston (Houghton 19 18, $1) is a briefer study which acquaints one with the principles of service and military teachings of Foch, though not in a technical way, still giving an appreciation of the soldierly qualities added to those of the man." A. L. A. bkl. Ford, Henry Lane, R. W. Henry Ford's own story, il '17 E. O. Tones, Forest Hills, N.Y. for sale by Baker $1 92 "A simple, unadorned account of the suc- cess of a boy from a Michigan farm, the nar- rative put into form by the author, from her notes on talks with the great manufacturer of popular-priced automobiles." Cleveland "The biography stops at the outbreak of the war, and there is no mention of the Peace party." A.. L. A. bkl. Fox, Charles James Trevelyan, Sir G. O. Early history of Charles James Fox. '04 Harper $2.50 92 "Best picture ever drawn of the transition from old to new methods of statesmanship." (Adams) A. L. A. "The life of Fox, between 1774 and 1782, is so inextricably interwoven with the history of the American Revolution that Trevelyan has treated this part of Fox's career in his 'Amer- ican Revolution.' " Pittsburgh Francis of Assisi, Saint Little flowers of St Francis; bound with "The Mirror of perfection" and Bona- ventura's "Life of St Francis." (Every- man's lib.) Dutton 70c; lib. binding 90c 92 "This literary gem relates the life of Francis, his companions and disciples, as it appeared to the popular imagination at the beginning of the fourteenth century. . . . That which gives these stories an inestimable worth is what for want of a better term we might call their at- mosphere. They are legendary, worked over, exaggerated, false even, if you please, but they give us with a vivacity and intensity of color- ing something that we shall search for in vain elsewhere the surroundings in which St Fran- cis lived. More than any other biography the Fioretti transport us to Umbria, to the moun- tains of the March of Anconia; they make us visit the hermitages, and mingle with the life, half childlike, half angelic, which was that of their inhabitants. . . . In default of ac- curacy of detail, the incidents which are related here contain a higher truth their tone is true. Here are words that were never uttered, acts that never took place, but the soul and the heart of the early Franciscans were surely what they are depicted here." (Paul Sabatier) Pittsburgh Cuthbert, Father. Life of St Francis of Assisi. il '12 Longmans $2.50 92 Sources of our knowledge of St Francis, P417-46 "A clear, direct narrative by a devout Roman Catholic scholar. Based on careful research, it adds newly discovered data to the investiga- tions of Sabatier and other biographers, and is designed for serious-minded students who de- sire an accurate, unadorned account of St. Francis' life, work and influence on his age, rather than a beautiful romance." A. L. A. bkl. "For the scholar possesses the merit of very accurate documentation, and for the general reader the literary charm that comes from an intimate and sympathetic understanding of a character of singular beauty." (Cath. world, 1912) Pittsburgh Egan, M. F. Everybody's St. Francis, il '12 Century $2.50 92 Appeared in the Century, V84, May to August 19 12 "Simple and reverent account of the life and work of one of the most loved saints in his- tory. There are eight full-page illustrations in color and twelve in black and white." Pitts- burgh "This book is not a formal biography of the Saint rather it is a character study an an- alysis of his feelings, his aims, his motives set forth in a simple way." Cath. world Sabatier, Paul. Life of St Francis of Assisi; tr. by L. S. Houghton. '94 Scribner $2.50 92 "Conscientious study of sources and sym- pathetic narration, giving an impression of the real man, consistent with himself and his sur- roundings." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. "The popular imagination of Italy retains 28 STANDARD CATALOG Francis of Assisi, Saint Continued his image, while grave historians, unfamiliar with childlike genius touched with heavenly radiance, have fumbled over their records and missed the meaning of such gracious, guileless sainthood. M Sabatier, by sheer sympathy of spirit, has caught the clue, and put it into his reader's hands." (Dial, 1894) Pittsburgh Franklin, Benjamin Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; the unmutilated and correct version, comp. and ed. with notes by John Big- elow. '12 Putnam $1.50 92 "Not only one of the most widely read and most readable books in our language, but has had the distinction of enriching the literature of nearly every other." (John Bigelow) A. L. A. " 'The style of this work' is inimitable; it is as simple, direct, idiomatic as Bunyan's.' It is the straightforward life-story of a typically American character endowed with the great powers developed by self-education, who ex- erted vast influence as a citizen and statesman for his own day and for the future of his coun- try." Pratt alcove Same; with il. by E. Boyd Smith; ed. by T. W. Pine. '16 Holt $2 92 Bibliography, P343-6 Memoirs of the life and writings of Ben- jamin Franklin. (Everyman's lib.) '13 Dutton 70c; lib. binding 90c 92 Contents: Autobiography; Some account of Franklin's later life, principally in relation to the history of his time, by William Macdonald Bruce, W. C. Benjamin Franklin self- revealed. 2v '17 Putnam $6 92 "A biography which characterizes Franklin, his moral standing, as philanthropist, his fam- ily relations, his European friends, as a man of business, a man of science, statesman and writer. It is critical and accurate, citing much from Franklin's own writings. It received the thousand dollar Pulitzer prize offered by Colum- bia university for the best biography of the year [19 1 7] teaching patriotic and unselfish service to the people." A. L. A. bkl. Ford, P. L. Many-sided Franklin. '99 Century $3 92 "Emphasizes the many-sidedness of Franklin's genius by treating in each chapter a separate phase of his varied activity. The printer, the journalist, the scientist, the diplomat, the ad- ministrator, the family man, the lover, and the friend are in turn set before the reader, and the effect produced is more lifelike than that of the usual chronological narrative. Franklin's 'Autobiography' ends at the be- ginning of his career as a diplomatist. In the 'Life of Benjamin Franklin' edited by John Bigelow the 'Autobiography' is continued, from Franklin's correspondence and other writings, to the time of his death." Pittsburgh Morse, J. T., jr. Benjamin Franklin. (American statesmen) '89 Houghton $1.35 92 "Ranks high among minor biographies of Franklin." A. L. A. An authentic account of Franklin's career as a printer was published for the Associated ad- vertising clubs of the world, in 19 17, by Double- day, at $2 Fraser, Mrs Mary (Crawford) Diplomatist's wife in many lands, new ed il '18 Dodd $3 92 "Fascinating reminiscences, vividly written, of her childhood and early life in Italy, the United States and England, and later residence in China and Austria." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Reminiscences of a diplomatist's wife; further reminiscences of a diplomatist's wife in many lands, il '12 Dodd $3.50 92 "Rather more random and fragmentary than the earlier published memories of author's offi- cial and social life abroad, but delightful in their fresh, vivacious and friendly descriptions of notable people and experiences in England, Bavaria, Polish Prussia, Chile, etc., and especially of life in her brother's (Marion Crawford) villa in Sorrento." N.Y. state lib. Frederick II, the Great, king of Prussia Carlyle, Thomas. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, called Frederick the Great. 8v (Centenary ed.) 1900 Scrib- ner $1.75 ea 92 "Edition with introduction by H. D. Traill. Founded on exhaustive study and careful ob- servation. One of the most remarkable books in the English language." (Adams) A. L. A. Same. (People's ed.) lOv Scribner 50c ea 92 Fremont, John Charles Dellenbaugh, F. S. Fremont and '49. il maps '14 Putnam $4.50 92 Bibliography, P483-502 "The material, painstakingly gathered, in- cludes much of interest on early western ex- ploration, but in too detailed and expensive form for average libraries, save where there is a strong local demand. Interesting illustrations from photographs, prints and sketches." A. L. A. "An enthusiastic account of the adventurous career of the army officer who conducted the earliest government explorations of the Far West, and paved the way for the winning of California and the extension of the United States control to the Pacific coast." Cleveland French, Sir John Chisholm, Cecil. Sir John French, il '15 Stokes 50c 92 "Sketches his military career, devoting most space to his cavalry achievements in the Boer war, with some reference to his present services as supreme commander of the British forces. Slight, but of timely interest as the only biography." A. L. A. bkl. Fritz, John Autobiography. '12 Wiley $2 92 "John Fritz (b. 1822) has been closely identi- fied with the development of the iron and steel industry in Pennsylvania. He describes the building of the three-high rail mill at the Cam- bria works, of the Bessemer plant at Bethlehem and of the open-hearth plant, also at Bethle- hem. His will power and great physical and mental energy are strongly marked thruout the book." Pittsburgh "The book should be in the library of every engineer. It should be read from cover to cover by every young engineer, who can find no other worthier example to emulate than John Fritz." Indust. engin. 11:474 Frobel, Friedrich Bowen, H. C. Froebel and education by self-activity. (Great educators) '93 Scribner $1.25 92 "Brief life, with detailed statement of Frobel's principles and methods of training." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Fulton, Robert Sutcliffe, Mrs A. C. Robert Fulton. (True stories of great Americans) il '15 Macmillan 50c 92 "Mrs Sutcliffe has given us a life of Fulton which has great merit. It is written for young people but will give most adults a fund of in- formation _ about the great inventor and en- gineer which they could hardly find elsewhere in the same compass. The story of Fulton's BIOGRAPHY Individual 29 Fulton, Robert Continued career is very complete in a general way, altho the limited space obviously shuts out details of the less important periods of his life." Amer. hist. rev. 21:182 Sutcliffe, Mrs A. C. Robert Fulton and the "Clermont." il '09 Century $1.20 92 "Authoritative biography by Fulton's great- granddaughter, founded on family documents and dealing with his early experiments on the Seine as well as with the successful Hudson river demonstration." A. L. A. sup. Appeared in part in the Century Funston, Frederick Memories of two wars, il '14 Scribner $1.50 92 "This book has the qualities both of stirring adventure and information. A third is given to experiences in the Cuban insurrectionary forces in 1896 and 1897: the remainder deals with the service of the author as the colonel of a Kansas volunteer regiment in the Philippines." Amer. hist. rev. 17:856 "The general has told his often thrilling story in an admirably direct and simple style that recalls pleasantly the remarkable memoirs of our great soldiers of the Civil war Grant, Sherman and Sheridan." Nation 99:226 Gallatin, Albert Stevens, J. A. Albert Gallatin. (Amer- ican statesmen") Houghton $1.35 92 "A political history, 1700-1816. Chapter six, devoted to Gallatin's administration of the treasury, a useful monograph on financial his- tory of the period." A. L. A. Galton, Francis Memories of my life, il '09 Dutton $4 92 "Francis Galton is what may be called a good 'all-around' man of science. He has been an able statistician, a meteorologist, a 'finger- print' classifier, a founder of anthropometrical and psychological laboratories, an _ explorer, a pedagogue, an authority on heredity, and the founder of 'eugenics.' These pleasantly written memoirs tell the story of his manifold activities in a simple, unaffected way, and give one many a rare glimpse of the great scientists who made the closing half of the nineteenth century one of the most remarkable periods in the history of the world." Pittsburgh Garland, Hamlin A son of the middle border, il '17 Mac- millan $1.60 92 "A narrative of a youth spent in toil among the hard, homely pioneer conditions in Wis- consin and Iowa after the Civil war and of later struggles in Boston to become a professional man of letters. Mr Garland is unusually suc- cessful in his portraits of his father and mother. . A notable memorial of a by- gone phase of American life." _ Cleveland "In all the region of autobiography, so far as I know it, I do not know quite the like of Mr Garland's story of his life, and I should rank it with the very greatest of that kind in literature. ... As you read it you realize it the memorial of a generation, of a whole order of American experience; as you review it you perceive it an epic of such mood and make as has not been imagined before." W. D. Howells in N.Y. Times 22:309 'The autobiographer is a rarer bird than the novelist; and we believe that this record may take its place among the handful of American classics of this kind." Nation 105:719 Garrison, William Lloyd Chapman, J. J. William Lloyd Garrison. '13 Moffat $1.25 92 "A brilliant rhapsody, backed by solid schol- arship, which expresses as nothing less en- thusiastic could the spirit of the abolitionists and their leader. Portrait." N.Y. state lib. Garrison, W. P., and F. J. William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; by his children. 4v '94 Houghton $9 92 "Possibly too expensive for many libraries, but as the authoritative life must be mentioned. Full biography written with the reverential ad- miration of children rather than from the point of view ot a dispassionate and critical historian; also virtually a history of the anti-slavery struggle." (Eng. hist. rev. 1:185) A. L. A. Smith, Goldwin. A moral crusader. '92 Funk $1 92 "Biographic essay containing the pith of the story of Garrison's life told by his children. A resume^ put with the clearness and power of one of our first masters of English, of the career of one of our purest and strongest men." A. L. A. Swift, Lindsay. William Lloj J Garrison. (American crisis biographies) '11 Jacobs $1.50 92 "Brief biography based on the four volume life. It throws little new light on either Gar- rison or the abolition movement, but presents a clearly outlined picture of the man and his times." A. L. A. sup. Genseric Bigelow, Poultney. Genseric, king of the Vandals and first Prussian kaiser. '18 Putnam $1.50 92 " 'A clever and entertaining book on Gen- seric, the Vandal king who conquered Roman Africa in the fifth century. The career of Genseric is a closer parallel than Attila's to that of William II, for he conquered by fraud and double dealing as well as by violence.' (Nation) The author is critical in his attitude toward the Roman Catholic church as a factor in Euro- pean history." Cleveland Gibbon, Edward Autobiographies of Edward Gibbon, printed verbatim from hitherto unpub- lished manuscripts, with an introd. by the Earl of Sheffield. (World's clas- sics) '07 Oxford 45c 92 "Fragments of an autobiography in the form in which they were left by Gibbon. His friend, the Earl of Sheffield, edited the material em- bodied in this volume and, incorporating with it passages from Gibbon's journal and letters, wove the complete narrative of his life. Several convenient editions exist of the revised and readable form of the autobiography, including the Everyman's library issue." Pratt alcove " 'It is indeed so short that it can be read by the light of a single pair of candles; it is so interesting in its subject, and so alluring in its turns of thought and its style, that in a second and a third reading it gives scarcely less pleas- ure than in the first. Among the books in which men have told the story of their own lives it stands in the front rank.' (George B. Hill) 'There is hardly any self-told life in any language which is more attractive than the auto- biography of Edward Gibbon, in which he re- counts the story of his own career in the same stately, pure prose in which he narrates the 'Decline and fall of Rome.' " (Phillips Brooks) Pittsburgh Memoirs of Edward Gibbon; written by himself, and a selection from his let- ters; with occasional notes and narra- tive by Lord Sheffield; ed. by H. Morley. '14 Dutton $1.50 92 Gibbons, James, cardinal Will, A. S. Life of James, cardinal Gib- bons, il '11 J. Murphy $2 92 "A formal biography devoted almost wholly to Gibbons' ecclesiastical career. Of special in- terest to Roman Catholics and of general inter- est as an authoritative presentation of the aims 30 STANDARD CATALOG Gibbons, James, cardinal Continued of the church in America." A. L. A. sup. See also Cardinal Gibbons' "Retrospect of fifty years," 19 16, Murphy, 2V, $2 Gilder, Richard Watson Letters; ed. by his daughter, Rosamond Gilder, il '16 Houghton $4 92 "These personal letters and extracts from journals reveal the active and interesting life of the late editor of the Century magazine, his work as poet, writer and civic reformer and his friendships with Grover Cleveland, 'J ' Jeffer- son, Saint Gaudens, and other important figures in political and artistic circles." N.Y. state lib. "Pictures a life of great happiness, of sim- plicity, and of devotion to high ideals of ser- vice to city, state and country." Wis. bul. Gladstone, William Ewart Bryce, James. William Ewart Glad- stone, his characteristics as man and statesman. '98 Century $1 92 "Thoroly satisfactory monograph, portraying the man, author, statesman and orator, by a personal friend and political ally." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Morley, John. Life of William Ewart Gladstone, new ed 3v in 2 '03 Macmil- lan $5 92 "A masterpiece of historical writing, of which the interest is absorbing, the authority indis- putable, and the skill consummate." A. L. A. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von Autobiography; truth and poetry from my own life; tr. by John Oxenford. (Bohn's standard lib.) rev ed 2v '91 Macmillan $4 92 Same; tr. by Minna Smith. 2v Macmil- lan $1.75 ea 92 Lewes, G. H. Life and works of Goethe. (Everyman's lib.) Dutton 70c; lib bind- ing 90c 92 First published in 1856 Thomas, Calvin. Goethe. '17 Holt $2 92 Bibliography and notes, P355-61 "The author, who has written a good life of Schiller and an excellent history of German literature, says: 'Every scholar has his own Dante, his own Shakespeare and his own Goethe. This book represents my Goethe after nearly forty years of university teaching.' The first part of the volume consists of a short biography, the second part, Studies and appreciations, deals in several independent monographs with the larger and more memor- able aspects of Goethe's life work. The bi- ography is outspoken and interesting but will not take the place of Lewes' fascinating life of Goethe in English, nor of the English transla- tions of the scholarly and complete German biographies by Bielchowsky and Duntzer." Cleveland Goldsmith, Oliver Dobson, Austin. Life of Oliver Gold- smith. (Great writers) '88 Scribner $1.25 92 Bibliography, 23 pref. p. "In many respects a model of short bi- ography . . . Mr Dobson's narrative is clear and well-arranged, and his remarks on Gold- smith's literary work are full of common sense." (Athenaeum, 1888) Pittsburgh Irving, Washington. Oliver Goldsmith 2v (Knickerbocker ed.) '97 Putnam $2.50 92 "One of the best biographies in the whole range of English literature; just, full, brilliant " (C. F. Richardson) A. L. A. Gordon, Charles George Butler, Sir W. F. Charles George Gor- don. (English men of action) '91 Mac- millan 80c 92 Limited stock; not likely to be replenished "Nothing in the record of half a century is so heroic as the death of Gordon, nothing is so full of the spirit of self-abnegation and devo- tion to mankind. . . . Sir William Butler was a friend, a brother soldier, and a member of the 'too late' relief expedition. . . . Above all he is in sympathy with the ideals and chiv- alrous thoughts that guided his hero. None can read this book without feeling that Gordon's spirit inspires it." (Athenaeum, 1889) Pitts- burgh Gorky, Maxim, pseud. In the world; tr. by Mrs G. M. Foakes. '17 Century $2 92 "Continues the autobiography begun in 'My childhood.' Covers the years of Gorky's early youth, when as door-boy in a shoe shop, drudge in the house of an architect, dishwasher on a Volga steamer, apprentice in an icon painter's establishment, he wandered and worked his way about the Russian underworld. The splendid figure of his grandmother reappears occasionally and explains in a great measure the miracle by which the lonely boy escaped shipwreck." Pittsburgh "Out of the rubble of human existence his genius is building up one of the great life- stories in literature." New republic 13:26 "Gorky wrote fiction as if it were auto- biography; he writes autobiography as if it were fiction. . . . The result is essentially a novel, with himself as its hero." Boston Transcript, August 8, 19 1 7 My childhood, il '15 Century $2 92 "An unsparing record of the Russian writer's home life from earliest childhood until his grandfather turned him out to shift for himself at eight. A picture of Russian peasant life at once charming and revolting and full of re- markable character sketches, notably the won- derful old grandmother, a snuff-taking, vodka- drinking saint, of whom he says, 'her influence connected all my impressions by a single thread and wove them into a pattern of many colors, and her love enriched me and built up the strength needful for a hard life.' " Cleveland Appeared in the English review Gosse, Edmund William Father and son; biographical recollec- tions. '07 Scribner $1.50 92 "Record of the author's childhood and youth in a home where the most austere Puritanism prevailed; of his father, a scientist of distinc- tion, devoted first of all to the religious bring- ing up of his son. Tells of the development of the boy's individuality, and the final break be- tween father and son, between the rigid religion of the past and the liberality of the present, which sacrificed neither the love of the father nor the respect of the son. Written with great charm, with delicacy of feeling, poetic insight, and not a little humor." A. L. A. bkl. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Personal memoirs. 2d ed 2v '95 Century 92 "Covers the course of the author's life down to the close of the Civil war. When one con- siders that the writer was a man of action, al- together without experience in literary work, one is surprised at the remarkable skill with which the narrative is written. The sentences often have the same pithy directness and brevity that marked his dispatches from the field of battle. As a general he mastered details but was not overwhelmed by them: so here, he sees the whole field and leads the reader easily along from one principal event to another. The naive simplicity and lack of affectation so characteris- tic of the author are noticeable features of the work." (Larned's Literature of American his- tory) Pittsburgh BIOGRAPHY Individual 31 Grant, Ulysses Simpson Continued "Grant's grandly simple record of his own life is a true classic." Theodore Roosevelt Coolidge, L. A. Ulysses S. Grant, il '17 Houghton $2 92 "Mr Coolidge has used the best books relat- ing to the subject, and particularly everything personally relating to Grant, except the material in the Civil war records. He has not, however, familiarized himself with recent monographic literature, or with the economic and social movements of the time, which emphatically in- fluenced Grant's career, altho they left his per- sonality untouched. ... He seems also -not to possess a sufficient background of military knowledge to give force to his military criticism. Grant, however, man and boy, by quotation and incident, stands out more clearly than in any previous account. . . . The study of Grant in some respects is apt to prove final." C. R. Fish in Amer. hist. rev. 22:885 "Mr Coolidge devotes about two thirds of his book to Grant's political and one third to his military career. General King and Mr Ed- monds devote a small portion of their books to Grant's life after the close of the Civil war." A. L. A. bkl. King, Charles. True Ulysses S. Grant, il map '14 Lippincott $2 92 " 'A full and popular account of Grant's life as told by a general of the U.S. army. _ All of Grant's campaigns are covered in considerable detail and a glimpse is also given of Grant the man and the President.' " Cleveland Wister, Owen. Ulysses S. Grant. (Bea- con biographies) 1900 Small 60c 92 Bibliography, P141-S "Strong in its contrasts. Full chronology a most attractive and valuable feature." (Amer. hist. rev. 6:823) A. L. A. Greene, Nathaniel Greene, F. V. General Greene. (Great commanders) '93 Appleton $1.60 92 "Study of the military operations of the Revolution and Greene's public relations. Valu- able to students and interesting to general reader." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason Adrift on an ice-pan. il '09 Houghton 85c 92 "Simple and modest recital of. author's ex- periences and emotions while drifting out_ to sea for a day and a night on a block of 'sish,' or crushed ice. Biographical sketch by C. J. Blake." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Grey, Albert Henry George, 4th earl Begbie, Harold. Albert, fourth Earl Grey, a last word, il '18 Doran $1.25 92 "When the late Lord Albert Grey realized that he had but a few weeks more to live, he wrote to Mr Begbie requesting that the latter aid him in puttin r forward a presentation of the political views which he had held and practiced for more than thirty years. . . . [This book] not only presents the message Lord Grey desired to be conveyed to the English people but recreates for us the singularly gentle, lovable personality of the man. A great lover of human kind, an active exponent of genuine democracy, he wanted the idea of industrial democracy to pene- trate the national consciousness. . . . His re- ligion was a deep and secret thing unhampered by sect or creed:. Loving England, he longed for a true imperial unity and worked to that end. The message is not given by itself but is interwoven thruout with anecdotes of Lord Grey's life, glimpses into his personality and revelations of his beliefs and attitude toward God, coun- try, society and man." Book rev. digest Griffis, Joseph K. (Tahan) Tahan; out of savagery into civilization. il '15 Doran $1.25 92 "The simply told life story of a man who according to his own account, has emerged from savagery to a 'state of broad culture' thru transition stages in which he was successively Indian warrior, medicine man, outlaw, scout, deserter under sentence of death, tramp, Salva- tion army captain, evangelist and clergyman." Cleveland Gustavus II, Adolphus, king of Sweden Fletcher, C. R. L. Gustavus Adolphus and the struggle of Protestantism for existence. (Heroes of the nations). '90 Putnam $1.50 92 "Shows the part Sweden played in the Ref- ormation and the Thirty years' war." A. L. A. Hale, Edward Everett A New England boyhood, and other bits of autobiography. 1900 Little $1.50 92 "Describes a boy's life in Boston from 1826- 35 and at Harvard for four following years. An excellent picture of Boston and vicinity at that time." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. The 1900 edition supplements the record with papers entitled "Sixty years of my life," bringing the biography to 1890 Hale, E. E., jr. Life and letters of Ed- ward Everett Hale, il 2v '17 Little $5 92 "Selections from a mass of letters, diaries, note-books covering almost the whole of Dr Hale's life (1822-1909). They present him aa he appeared to bis friends and set forth his many activities as a boy at the Boston Latin school, a student at Harvard university, as Uni- tarian minister, chaplain of the United States senate, journalist and philanthropist." Pitts- burgh "His son has written or rather we should say edited, his life with reverencing candor a combination rare in biographers." (Lyman Ab- bott) Outlook 118:146 Hale, Nathan Johnston, H. P. Nathan Hale, 1776; bi- ography and memorials, rev and enl ed '14 Yale univ. $2.50 92 "A painstaking and spirited biography pub- lished in 190 1 is enlarged in the present edi- tion by the 64 letters which make up the Hale correspondence, and an appendix containing Hale's own diary, tributes to the hero in verse and prose, brief descriptions of the Hale memorials and a seven page bibliography." Cleveland Author is professor of history at the College of the city of New York Root, J. C. Nathan Hale. (True stories of great Americans) il '15 Macmillan 50c 92 "The author sketches the events of Nathan Hale's brief life in a half dozen chapters. To these she adds chapters on : Grief for the young patriot; Tributes to Nathan Hale; Nathan Hale's friends; Ancestors and descendants of Nathan Hale's parents; Asserted betrayal of Nathan Hale; Contrasts between Hale and Andr. The illustrations that accompany the text, are well chosen and add to the interest of the book." Book rev. digest Hale, Susan Letters of Susan Hale; ed. by Caroline P. Atkinson; with an introd. by Edward E. Hale. '19 Jones $3.50 92 "Delightful letters by the author of the 'Peterkin papers' including experiences of travel in Europe, Asia and Africa as well as pictures of her home and friends at Matunuck, R.I." Pratt quarterly "The introduction by her nephew gives the main facts of the biography." A. L. A. bkl. 32 STANDARD CATALOG Hall, Mrs Florence Howe Memories grave and gay. '18 Harper $3.50 92 "Reminiscences of the daughter of Julia Ward Howe, who besides being distinguished as an author and lecturer, enjoyed the acquaintance of Thackeray, Longfellow, Kossuth, Charles Sum- ner, Edwin Booth, and other international celeb- rities." Brooklyn Hamilton, Alexander Lodge, H. C. Alexander Hamilton. (American statesmen) Houghton $1.35 92 "Brings into strong relief the salient features of Hamilton's character and work. Few books so well adapted to kindle an intelligent interest in American history." A. L. A. Hancock, John Sears, Lorenzo. John Hancock, the pic- turesque patriot. '12 Little $1.50 92 "The only biography (1913) of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, this gives a readable, impartial and fairly complete account of his life and of the events of the Revolution in which he took part." N.Y. state lib. Hancock, Winfield Scott Walker, F. A. General Hancock. (Great commanders) '95 Appleton $1.60 92 "Vivid and effective." Nation 60:188 Hare, Augustus John Cuthbert Memorials of a quiet life. 19th e! 3v 72 Allen vl and 2, 15s; v3, 7s 6d 92 "The special office of this work is that it leads us into one of the most refined, cultured and lovely of English homes. . . . where all the amenities and dignities of a . . . fastidious training are lifted into the freedom and light of an atmosphere of tender devotion." (F. D. Huntington, in preface) Pittsburgh First edition published in 1872 Harris, Joel Chandler Harris, J. C. Life and letters of Joel Chandler Harris, il '18 Houghton $3.50 92 Bibliography, P603-10 "This popular account will have special in- terest for all friends of Uncle Remus, as the personality of an interested and gifted man, and a delightful father shines out thru his daughter's affectionate appreciation and thru the many personal letters quoted." A. L. A. bkl. Hart, Robert Bredon, Juliet. Sir Robert Hart, the ro- mance of a great career. '09 Dutton 92 "The biography of the greatest of the alien advisers whom the Chinese, like the Japanese, engaged to assist them in bridging the chasm between ancient and modern life." (Nation) Pratt quarterly Temporarily out of stock Hart, Virgil Chittenden Hart, E. I. Virgil C. Hart: missionary statesman. '17 Doran $1.50 92 "A son's personal record of the work and ex- periences of a great missionary who opened up central China to Christian influence and teach- ings. It is a straightforward narrative of an unusually picturesque career." Review of re- views 55:667 Harte, Bret Merwin, H. C. Life of Bret Harte. il '11 Houghton $3.50 92 "Detailed, authoritative biography, dealing less with Harte's personality than with his work and social and economic conditions under which it was produced. Full analyses of his style, vocabulary, verse forms and methods of work." A. L. A. sup. Hasanowitz, Elizabeth One of them. '18 Houghton $2 92 "A young Russian Jewess' account of her unsuccessful struggles in New York to get on an economic footing which should afford her more than a bare living, and of her experiences in working to obtain better conditions in the women's ready-made clothing industry. The ac- count has interest both as a human and social document, but the stilted English and strained, almost hysterical emphasis, produce an impres- sion of monotony which a touch of humor would go far to relieve." Cleveland Appeared in part in the Atlantic monthly "vi2i, January-April 1918 Hawkes, Clarence Hitting the dark trail, il '15 Holt $1.20 92 "Autobiography of Clarence Hawkes, lecturer and nature-writer, who entirely lost his sight at thirteen. Of value from the inspirational side and as a measure of the world from the point of view of a blind person who has once seen and, unlike Helen Keller, can institute comparisons between the psychology of the blind and that of the normal person." Cleveland "As a discussion of blindness in all its phases, by a blind man, the book is remark- able." A. M. Chase in Bookman 42:193 Illustrations from photographs and from drawings by Charles Copeland Hawthorne, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Julian. Nathaniel Haw- thorne and his wife. 2v '93 Houghton $4.50; library ed $3.50 92 "Standard life by his son; called by Richard- son the best biography written in America." (Johnston) A. L. A. "So instinct with a tender respect and un- questioning love, so full of a frank boyish spirit of the loyalty that has never contemplated the king doing wrong, that the critic is constrained to take his point of view and accept this bi- ography not as a critical and complete life, but as a friendly confidence." (Nation, 1884) Pitts- burgh Woodberry, G. E. Nathaniel Haw- thorne. (American men of letters) '02 Houghton $1.35 92 "Most valuable as an appreciative criticism of his writings." (Pittsburgh) A. L. A. Hay, John Thayer, W. R. Life and letters of John Hay. 2v il '15 Houghton $6 92 "Not a formal biography but a well edited collection of Hay's intimate letters and diary jottings, held together by a slender thread of 'life.' It is based on memorial of similar na- ture published privately by Mrs Hay shortly after her husband's death in 1905, but Mr Thayer has drawn upon a much larger store of materials both private and official, and has handled them thruout with taste and judgment of a high order." N.Y. Times "The most distinctive feature of the 'Life and letters' is perhaps, the sense it gives of the time spirit as transmitted thru the personality of one man. John Hay's life seems to epitomize the inward feeling of the period thru which he lived." North American rev. 203:143 Hearn, Lafcadio Life and letters: ed. by Elizabeth Bis- land. il 2v '06 Houghton $6.50 92 vi, Introductory sketch by Mrs Elizabeth (Bisland) Wetmore; Letters. v2, Letters (con- tinued) "Hearn (1850-1904) was peculiarly fitted by temperament to become the ideal interpreter of Japan and he has left a series of books unique in our language. Mrs Wetmore, who was his intimate friend for twenty years, has succeeded in _ depicting his sensitive and exotic nature, which the letters themselves reveal even more BIOGRAPHY Individual 35 Hearn, Lafcadio Continued clearly. The correspondence is of unusual in- terest." Pittsburgh " 'Probably the most valuable (letters) since the publication of Fitzgerald's.' (Nation) 'Japanese letters,' Houghton, 19 10, $3.25. are selected from those to Basil Chamberlain, W. B. Mason and Hearn's wife, 1890-1904." A. L. A. sup. Hearn, S. K. (Mrs Hearn). Remin- iscences of Lafcadio Hearn; tr. from the Japanese by P. K. Hisada, and F. Johnson. '18 Houghton $1 92 "The sensitive temperament, interests and habits of home life of Lafcadio Hearn are re- vealed in this intimate sketch by his Japanese wife." Pittsburgh "The book contributes some intimate knowl- edge of Lafcadio Hearn, but its highest con; tribution is to limpid, poetic prose literature." (Nation) Pratt quarterly Hecker, Isaac Thomas Sedgwick, H. D. Father Hecker. (Bea- con biographies) 1900 Small 60c 92 Bibliography, PI53-7. . . . , . , "Excellent sketch of the founder of the Paul- ist fathers, who went into the Roman church thru Brook Farm and New England trans- cendentalism." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Hegermann-Lindencrone, Lillie (Green- nough) de In the courts of memory, 1858-1875, from contemporary letters, il '12 Harper $2 92 "Delightfully spontaneous letters home de- scribing with pleasant detail the author's social and musical life in Paris, the celebrities she met, among them Liszt, Auber, Gounod, Ros- sini, Merimee, Prince Metternich, etc., and her visits to the court of Napoleon III." N.Y. state lib. Sunny side of diplomatic life, 1875-1912. il '14 Harper $2 92 "Reminiscences in the form of letters written to home friends by the American wife of a Danish diplomat, covering the period during which her husband represented his country at Washington, Rome, Stockholm, Paris and Berlin. Includes interesting intimate sketches, not only of royalty and the distinguished per- sonages of her social world, but also of great musicians with whom she associated as a fellow artist. Supplements her 'In the courts of memory.' " Cleveland Heine, Heinrich Sharp, William. Life of Heinrich Heine. (Great writers) '88 Scribner $1.25 92 Bibliography, 17 pref. p. Biography with a critical estimate and de- scription of his writings Henry IV, king of France Willert, P. F. Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots in France. (Heroes of the nations) '93 Putnam $1.50 92 "Fair and appreciative estimate, founded on the best contemporary sources of information." Pittsburgh Henry, prince of Portugal Beazley, C. R. Prince Henry the navi- gator. (Heroes of the nations) '95 Put- nam $1.50 92 "An account not only of the stirring events that characterized Prince Henry's time, but of the centuries of preparation preceding." (Re- view of reviews) A. L. A. See in connection with this Oliveira Martins' "Golden age of Prince Henry the navigator;" tr. by Abraham and Reynolds, 19 14, Dutton, $4-50 Henry, O. (pseud, of Sydney Porter) Smith, C. A. O. Henry biography, il '16 Doubleday $2.50 92 "Sympathetic biography of the gifted short- story writer, a happy mean between a bio- graphical and a critical study. When asked once why he did not read more fiction, _0. Henry replied, 'It is all tame as compared with the romance of my own life.' " N.Y. state lib. Henry, Patrick Tyler, M. C. Patrick Henry. (American statesmen) Houghton $1.35 92 "May be fairly said to reconstruct the life of Patrick Henry, and to vindicate his memory from the unappreciative and injurious estimate which has been placed upon it." (Nation) A. L. A. Hepburn, James Curtis Griffis, W. E. Hepburn of Japan, and his wife and helpmates, il '13 Presbyterian bd. $1.50 92 "Of the four pioneers of the gospel and Christian civilization in Japan, Verbeck, Brown, Hepburn, and Williams, this volume completes the biography of that one who was second on the ground and possibly first in general useful- ness." Preface "A glowing tribute to a man of heroic pur- pose and notable accomplishment as missionary, physician, lexicographer and translator of the Scriptures." (Adapted from Dial) Pratt quar- terly Herbert of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, baron Lives of Lord Herbert of Cherbury and Thomas Ellwood; with essays by W. D. Howells. (Choice autobiographies) '77 Houghton $1.15 _ 92 " 'The autobiography of Lord Herbert is of a style so charming, and of a manner and mat- ter so singularly characteristic of his order, age and nation, that one might easily believe it written by some skillful student of the period. ... As you read, you cannot help thinking . . . that Thackeray himself could not have done it better if he had been minded to portray a gentleman of the first James' time. Yet this picture, so frank, so boldly colored, so full of the very life of a young English noble, is one of the most remarkable instances of self-por- traiture in any language. . . A rare sincerity marks the whole memoir, and gives it the grace of an antique simplicity. . . . Herbert, not only as James' ambassador to Louis XIII, but as a soldier of fortune in the Low countries, and a peaceful traveler in Italy, saw everything that was best worth seeing in the Europe of his day.' (W. D. Howells in Introduction) The other autobiography included in this volume is that of a sturdy Quaker, good and beautiful with a simple righteousness that com- forts and strengthens the soul." Pittsburgh Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Cheerful yesterdays. 1900 Riverside ed Houghton $2.25 92 Contents: Cambridge boyhood; Child of the college; Period of the newness; Rearing of a reformer; Fugitive slave epoch; Birth _ of a literature; Kansas and John Brown; civij war; Literary London twenty years ago; Literary Paris twenty years ago; On the outskirts of public life; Epilogue Reprinted from the Atlantic monthly, with slight additions Higginson, Mrs M. T. Thomas Went- worth Higginson; the story of his life, il '14 Houghton $3.50 92 "Bibliography, P403-28 Life of the New England preacher, soldier and reformer (1823-1911) The volume has considerable charm and was well worth doing, for Col. Higginson's life was 34 STANDARD CATALOG Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Continued a remarkable blending of literary productiveness and personal achievement. Mrs Higginson has well brought out its simplicity, its unselfishness and its never failing cheer, and recalls many delightful anecdotes taken in large part from his correspondence. There is no attempt at a critical estimate of the man or his work." (Con- densed from Nation, 19 14) Pittsburgh "Adds little new material to the autobio- graphical account in 'Cheerful yesterdays' ex- cept in a fuller treatment of the man's formative years." A. L. A. bkl. Hill, James Jerome Pyle, J. G. Life of James J. Hill. 2v il '17 Doubleday $5 92 "The biography of a self-made man, the capitalist and railroad promoter whose enter- prises opened up the great Northwest and developed its commerce and resources, and who did much for St Paul and Minneapolis in the fields of art and education." Cleveland "Without displaying many of them,_ Mr Pyle has had access to the letters and diaries of Mr Hill, and has freely used autobiographic dicta- tions. Only Dr Oberholtzer's 'Jay Cooke' gives financial history for the railroads with equal detail and accuracy." F. L. Paxson in Amer. hist. rev. Hobson, Mrs Elizabeth Christophers (Kim- ball) Recollections of a happy life. '16 Put- nam $1.25 92 "Some chapters from a 'happy, quietly event- ful, characterful life,' told in an informal way. The author has entertaining stories to tell of an early sailing trip around the Horn and of her later years in New York, Washington and Europe. She helped to establish the Bellevue Training school for nurses and was interested in Negro education and other philanthropies." A. L. A. bkl. "Story of the nun, Dona Ignacia, which forms one considerable section of this record, Marion Crawford made the basis of one of his most successful novels, 'Casa Braccio.' Lord Bryce, who read a part of the 'Recollections' in manuscript, asked and received permission to incorporate a chapter into his book on South America." North American rev. 204:946 The book was written in 19 n, in her eightieth year Holmes, John Letters of John Holmes to James Russell Lowell and others; ed. by W. R. Thayer, il '17 Houghton $2.50 92 "Of this brother of Dr O. W. Holmes, Emer- son wrote: 'Oliver markets all his goods, John gives his to his friends.' The letters abound in quaint humor and re- veal a nature of originality and unstudied charm." Cleveland Holmes, Oliver Wendell Morse, J. T., jr. Life and letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes. 2v '97 Hough- ton $4.50 92 "Taken together the memoir and the letters form a complete and most engaging literary portraiture, one which the reader finishes with a gratified sense of having learned all that one needs to know, and has a right to know of the career and personality of the kindly 'Autocrat.' " (Dial, 1896) Pittsburgh "Such letters as no one else could have written, full of wit, humor and intimate revela- tions." (Bookman) A. L. A. Holtzclaw, William Henry Black man's burden; with an introd. by B. T. Washington, il '15 Neale $1.60 92 "The author, a Tuskegee graduate has built up, at Utica, Mississippi, a school patterned after that of Tuskegee, and having in 1915 over 500 pupils, and thirty instructors. The book is an account of his work and his life. Comparable in character and interest with the autobiogra- phies of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington." Pittsburgh Hosmer, James Kendall Last leaf; observations during 75 years, of men and events in America and Europe. '12 Putnam $2 92 "As minister of religion, soldier, author, college professor, lecturer, librarian ... he has seen life in many aspects and rubbed elbows with men of many sorts and conditions." (Dial) Pratt quarterly "Belongs in a class with a number of enjoy- able books of the last decade books like Sen- ator Hoar's 'Autobiography' and Dr Andrew D. White's volume of recollections." Boston Tran- script, December 18, 19 12 House, Edward Mandell Smith, A. D. H. Real Colonel House, il '18 Doran $1.50 92 "Life story of the President's confidential adviser which gives not only a picture of his own personality, but tells much of President Wilson's character, politics and policies." A. L. A. bkl. Howe, Mrs Julia (Ward) Reminiscences, 1819-1899. il '99 Hough- ton $3 92 "Many of the chapters appeared in the At- lantic monthly, V82-3, 1898-99. As wife of the distinguished philanthropist, Samuel Gridley Howe, herself both philan- thropist and author, Mrs Howe had rare op- portunities for knowing many of the most prominent men and women of her time." Pitts- burgh Richards, Mrs L. H. and Elliott, Mrs M. H. Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910. 2v il '16 Houghton $5 92 "Mrs Howe's three daughters have told her story thru her journals, letters, and writings, making it almost autobiographical. The facts of her life are all here, those told in the 'Reminiscences' given in greater detail and with new emphasis; much of her wisdom, religion and outlook on life is intimately revealed in her own words." (A. L. A. bkl.) Pittsburgh "The literary work qualifies it in view of the fame of its subject, to rank as a classic Amer- ican biography." Springfield Republican, April 23, 1916 Howells, William Dean Years of my youth. '16 Harper $2 92 "In these reminiscences written in his eightieth year, Mr Howells passes quickly from the boyhood which he describes in 'A boy's town' to his young manhood as a printer and journalist in Ohio, which he describes in detail, closing with his appointment to the consulate in Venice in 1861. 'It is the story of a man's youth told with charm from the ripe viewpoint of an age that has never lost touch with what is young and growing and beautiful." (N.Y. Times) Cleveland "As a picture of Ohio life in the *4o's and 'so's it is both readable and valuable." N.Y. state lib. Same; illustrated by Clifton Johnson, Har- per $2.50 Hudson, Henry Janvier, T. A. Henry Hudson, il '09 Harper $1 92 "Brief statement of Hudson's aims and achievements, with a newly discovered partial record, now first published, of the trial and punishment of the mutineers by whom he was abandoned to his death." A. L. A. sup. Reproductions of old prints and title-pages BIOGRAPHY Individual 35 Hudson, William Henry Far away and long ago; a history of my early life. '18 Dutton $2.50 92 "The romantic childhood of an English nat- uralist who was brought up on the Argentine pampas in the days of the tyrant Rosas. The grotesque natives, the plant and animal life, the picturesque squalor of Buenos Aires in the forties, and the English family in the midst of such unusual surroundings are exquisitely pic- tured." A. L. A. bkl. "One is reluctant to apply to Mr Hudson s book those terms of praise which are bestowed upon literary and artistic merit, though need- less to say it possesses both. One does not want to recommend it as a book so much as to greet it as a person, and not the clipped and imper- fect person of ordinary autobiography, but the whole and complete person whom we meet rarely enough in life or in literature." (Times [London] lit. sup.) St. Louis Hugo, Victor Marzials, F. T. Life of Victor Hugo, (Great writers) '88 Scribner $1.25 92 Bibliography, apx, pi-20 "Clear and concise biography and discrim- inating criticism." Pittsburgh Hunt, Leigh Autobiography of Leigh Hunt, with rem- iniscences of friends and contempora- ries; ed. by Roger Ingpen. 2v '03 Dut- ton $7.50 92 " 'It is the book of an old man, ripe, tender, sensitive, human, an old man striving, with an honesty sometimes pathetic, always convincing and engaging, to tell the truth, to correct his first impressions, to pay a tribute of love and admiration to his friends, to do justice to those who called themselves his enemies. . . . The story of his connection with Shelley and Keats ... is a story which can never fail of its appeal. . . . The book is a human book; it neither dogmatizes over life nor plays with it.' (Academy, 1903) 'I have just finished your 'Autobiography' which has been most pleasantly occupying my leisure these three days. ... I call this an excellent good book, by far the best of the autobiographic kind I remember to have read in the English language; and indeed except it be Boswell's of Johnson, I do not know where we have such a picture drawn of a human life." (Thomas Carlyle) Pittsburgh Hunt, Mrs Una Atherton (Clarke) Una Mary; the inner life of a child. '14 Scribner $1.25 92 Appeared in part in Scribner's magazine, V56, August to October, 19 14 "This is the true story of the inner life of my childhood. . . . My one object in writing has been the hope that some of my readers might say, 'I remember I felt so too,' the hope that they might become vividly conscious of their own half forgotten points of view as chil- dren, with their tragedies, bewilderments, and joys." Preface Huss, John Schaff, D. S. John Huss, his life, teach- ings and death, after five hundred years, il '15 Scribner $2.50 92 "A fairminded and readable life of the great reformer, making no pretensions to original re- search, but valuable to scholars for its careful study of available sources, its summary of re- cent views, and its references to the best orig- inal material. Preferable for the general reader, to Lutzow's standard life of Huss, which "is chiefly 'significant as the work of a com- patriot and as an expression of national senti- ment.' " (A. L. A. bkl.) Cleveland Huxley, Thomas Henry Davis, J. R. A. Thomas H. Huxley. (English men of science) '07 Dutton $1 92 "Excellent biography, recommended for li- braries which cannot afford the 'Life and letters of Thomas Henry Huxley,' by his son, on which it is based." A. L. A. sup. Huxley, Leonard. Life and letters of Thomas Henry Huxley. 2v 1900 Apple- ton $5.50 .92 List of essays, books and scientific memoirs, 2:480-98 "Mainly letters. No estimate of value of work, but inspiring revelation of moral force, tenderness and devotion to truth. A biography that brings the man before us, robust and life- like on every page." (John Fiske) A. L. A. Ibsen, Henrik Gosse, E. W. Ibsen. (Literary lives) '08 Scribner $1.25 92 "Temperate but appreciative study of Ibsen's peculiar genius, the influences molding it and its significance in the development of Norwegian literature and culture." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Jaeger, H. B. Henrik Ibsen; a critical biography, from the Norwegian by W. M. Payne; 2d ed with supplementary chapter by the translator. '01 McClurg $1.50 . 92 "Jaeger has taken high rank in Scandinavia as a critic and man of letters and his biography has become the recognized authoritative life of Ibsen. . . . Was written with Ibsen's sanc- tion and partial collaboration." (Nation, 189 1) Pittsburgh Irvine, Mrs Anna Irvine, A. F. My lady of the chimney corner. '13 Century $1.20 92 "Beautiful tribute to the author's mother, the wife of a poor Irish peasant in Antrim, Ireland. Her intellectual and spiritual superiority to her environment and her creed 'love is enough' are lovingly and faithfully sketched by her son." N.Y. state lib. Supplements the autobiographic volume "From the bottom up." Several of the sketches ap- peared in McClure's magazine Irving, Washington Letters to Henry Brevoort; ed. with an introd. by G. S. Hellman. '18 Putnam $3.50 92 "Intimate personal letters, full of references to friends and relatives, which help to a closer view of the man and add to the regard and respect which we already feel for him." (Adapted from Dial) Pratt quarterly Boynton, H. W. Washington Irving. (Riverside biographical ser.) '01 Houghton 75c; school ed 60c 92 Warner, C. D. Washington Irving. (American men of letters) '81 Hough- ton $1.35 92 Contains discriminating characterization of his works Isabella I, queen of Castile and Aragon Plunket, I. L. Isabel of Castile and the making of the Spanish nation, 1451- 1504. (Heroes of the nations) '15 Put- nam $1.90 . 92 "The book opens with a chapter on Castile in the fifteenth century, and two chapters are de- voted to the reign of Henry IV before the story of Isabel as queen is taken up. There is a chapter on Castilian literature. An appendix lists principal authorities for the life and times of Isabel of Castile. There are illustrations, a map and an index." Book rev. digest 36 STANDARD CATALOG Jackson, Andrew Sumner, W. G. Andrew Jackson as a public man. (American statesmen) '82 Houghton $1.35 92 "Books referred to P387-92 Able, critical treatment of political and finan- cial history, 1824-40." A. L. A. See also J. S. Bassett's "Life of Andrew Jackson," new edition, 19 16, Macmillan, $2.50 Jackson, Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall Jackson) Parton, James. General Jackson. (Great commanders) '93 Appleton $1.60 92 "Professedly deals with his military life as its principal topic but outline of his political career is distinct." (Nation 56:427) A. L. A. White, H. A. Stonewall Jackson. (Amer- ican crisis biographies) il '09 Jacobs $1.50 . 92 "An excellent biography, based on original sources, earlier lives and the official records. Will answer the average library need better than the 'Life and letters' by Mrs Jackson and is more valuable on the military side." A. L. A. sup. James, Henry Middle years. '17 Scribner $1.25 92 "The third volume of autobiographical rem- iniscences following 'A small boy and others,' 1913, and 'Notes of a son and brother,' 1914; only an unrevised fragment, but revealing something of the author's point of view_ at twenty-five, and his sensations and impressions in literary London of the '70's." Cleveland "Contains delightful recollections of his meeting with Tennyson, George Eliot and Lowell." A. L. A. bkl. Notes of a son and brother, il '14 Scrib- ner $2.50 92 "Continues the theme of 'A small boy and others.' There are fuller memorials of William James, as well as portraits of his father and his younger brothers. Gives pictures of their life in Geneva, Newport and Cambridge, and in- cidental glimpses of notable people La Farge, Hunt, Norton, Childs, Emerson and others. Written in the characteristic manner of the earlier volume and illustrated from drawings made by William James in the early part of his career." Pittsburgh Many interesting letters of William James written during the Civil war are included." A small boy and others, il '13 Scribner $2.50 92 "Starting avowedly with the purpose of plac- ing together some particulars of the early life of William James, the writer soon found his own boyish figure so unavoidably in the fore- ground that he gave up the attempt to sketch his brother's life and confines himself chiefly to the memories and impressions of his own boyhood viewed thru an intervening medium of fifty years and more. The most vital part of the world he reconstructs is a New York now vanished. Later the background is changed to London and then to France, which he sees with the glamor of childhood. The book is written in his best and most characteristic manner." Pittsburgh Jaures, Jean Pease, Margaret. Jean Jaures, socialist and humanitarian. '17 Huebsch $1 92 "Written to acquaint English readers with the _ socialist, editor, author and orator and parliamentary leader whom J. Ramsay Mac- donald in his introduction, calls the 'greatest democratic personal force in Europe,^-even in the world,' and who after having spent the last days of his life in a vain effort to avert the war, was assassinated on July 31, 1914." Book rev. digest "Gives a brief resume 1 of his life and career, his relation to the Dreyfus case, his socialist methods, a short account of his book 'L'arm6e nouvelle,' and his ideas on international peace." A. L. A. bkl. Jay, John Pellew, George. John Jay. (American statesmen) '90 Houghton $1.35 92 "Abounds in excerpts from Jay's correspon- dence and gives unusually clear picture of revolutionary period and two succeeding dec- ades." A. L. A. Jeanne d'Arc. See Joan of Arc Jefferies, Richard Story of my heart; my autobiography. '98 Longmans $1.25 ' 92 "English writer (1848-87), best known for his descriptions of nature. 'A writer of a perfectly original type, and at the same time intensely English ... he is unparalleled, unless by Shelley, for the eloquent expression of the mere rapture of living, of the joy of existence in fresh air and clear light amid lovely landscape. . . . 'The story of my heart' . . . idealizes the feelings and yearn- ings of his youth; it is hardly what the lad really thought, but embodies all he was to think when he should have intellectually come to man's estate. The one fixed point in it is its intense pantheism.' " (Dictionary of national biography) Pittsburgh Jefferson, Thomas Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1790, together with a summary of the chief events in Jefferson's life, il new ed '14 Putnam $1.50 92 "An autobiography of Jefferson which was begun in 1821, during Jefferson's seventy- seventh year, and which is brought down only to 1790, leaving out the period from 1790-1826. The value of the sketch lies mainly in the ac- tivities leading up to the Revolution in which Jefferson's leadership was important." Book rev. digest Merwin, H. C. Thomas Jefferson. (Riv- erside biographical ser.) '01 Houghton 75c; school ed 60c 92 Morse, J. T, jr. Thomas Jefferson. (American statesmen) '83 Houghton $1.35 92 "Based on Randall's 'Life' and Jefferson's 'Works.' Over two thirds of the book is de- voted to Jefferson's official career after 1790. his relations to Washington, Hamilton, Ran- dolph, Burr, to the Louisiana purchase, and to the embargo, receiving particular attention." A. L. A. Muzzey, D. S. Thomas Jefferson. (Fig- ures from American history) '18 Scrib- ner $1.50 92 "The author is associate professor of history at Columbia university, New York. 'Attempts no new interpretation of the man or his age, and gives a thoroly orthodox account of the partisan cleavage which split the country at the end of the eighteenth century.' " (Nation) St. Louis Jennings, Alphonso J. Beating back, il '14 Appleton $1.75 92 "The frank, unexaggerated personal narra- tive of a highwayman and train-robber who was sentenced for life to the Federal penitentiary and pardoned, and who pluckily returned to the scene of his crimes to 'beat his way back' to respected citizenship and success in law and politics." Cleveland Appeared in the Saturday evening post Edited with an introductory chapter by Will Irwin BIOGRAPHY Individual 37 Jewett, Sarah Orne Letters; ed. by Annie Fields, il '11 Houghton $1.75 92 "Simple and informal letters to friends, con- taining much interesting comment on the liter- ature and writers of the -past thirty years, and many charming descriptions of persons and places." A. L. A. sup. Joan of Arc Lang, Andrew. Maid of France; being the story of the life and death of Jeanne d'Arc. new ed il '13 Longmans $2.25 92 "Exhaustive, scholarly biography, the most complete and critical in English." A. L. A. sup- ... , "Mr Lang's book is not written in the sooth- ing spirit of leisurely research. It has a vivacity inspired by the two master passions of literature, love of the subject as a vital issue, and a strong objection, both temperamental and reasoned, to the author who has most lately treated it (Anatole France) . . . Mr Lang's own conception of Jeanne is very simple and uncompromising: she was gifted with 'genius which should be the marvel of the world while the world stands'; she was not only brave, saintly and a natural leader of men, but of a high intelligence. ... He will have nothing to do with the theory of clerical inspiration; he holds that . . . she was as far as possible from the ordinary type of the mystic or hysteric." (Nation, 1909) Pittsburgh France's "Joan of Arc," tr. by Winifred Stevens, was published in 1909 by Lane, 2 V $8 Lowell, F. C. Joan of Arc. '96 Hough- ton $2.25 92 " 'Distinctly the best thing in the English language on the life and career of the Maid of Orleans.' (H. M. Stephens) 'Based on the latest French authorities.' " (N.Y. state lib.) Oliphant, Mrs M. W. Jeanne d'Arc. (Heroes of the nations) '96 Putnam $1.50 92 "From the standpoint of the enthusiastic ad- mirer; not so scholarly as the life by Lowell but more interesting to most readers." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Joffre, Joseph Jacques Cesaire Kahn, Alexander. Life of General Joffre, cooper's son who became commander- in-chief, il '15 Stokes 50c 92 "A sketch of the main facts of his life read- ably written and discriminating in praise. Slight, but of timely interest as the only American biography." A. L. A. bkl. Johnson, Samuel Arblay, Mme Frances (Burney) d'. Dr Johnson and Fanny Burney. il '11 Mof- fat $2.25 92 "A collection of all the passages referring to Dr Johnson in Fanny Burney's diaries and _ in her forgotten memoir of her father. They give a vivid and interesting picture of the great lexicographer." A. L. A., bkl. Bailey, J. C. Dr Johnson and his circle. (Home univ. lib. of modern knowl- edge) '13 Holt 60c 92 "Bibliography, P253-4. Gives in a brief space a sympathetic and just view of Johnson's character and work." Pittsburgh Boswell, James. Life of Samuel John- son, LL. D. 3v '12 Macmillan $6 92 First published in 1791 This edition is reprinted from that prepared by Mr Mowbray Morris for Macmillan's Globe series in 1893 " 'One of the best books in the world. Many of the greatest men that have ever lived have written biography; Boswell was one of the smallest men that ever lived, and he has beaten them all.' (T. B. Macaulay) "The most famous biography in the English language. It is an intimate and minute de- lineation of the great lexicographer's life, char- acter and person, enlivened with small talk, gossip and bits of familiar correspondence. It is also an admirable portrayal of the society of which Johnson was the outstanding figure." Pratt alcove Same; ed. by Arnold Glover of the Inner Temple, with an introd. by Aus- tin Dobson, about a hundred illustra- tion by Herbert Railton, and many portraits. 3v '01 Dutton $12 92 Same; including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides, and Johnson's diary of A journey into North Wales; ed by G. B. Hill. 6v '91 Harper $12 92 Bibliography, v6, pref. P7-19 Contents: vi-4, Life; vs, Tour to the He- brides, 1773; Journey into North Wales, 1774; v6, Addenda, Index, Dicta philosophi; etc. Same. (Everyman's lib.) 2v '06 Dutton $1.40; lib. binding $1.80 92 "The present text follows that of Malone's sixth edition." Introd. Same. (Temple classics) 6v Dutton $3 92 The edition edited by Mowbray Morris, pub- lished by Crowell in 2v is also scholarly and is compact and inexpensive. Less formidable in appearance, too, for inexperienced readers." A. L. A. Abridged editions are published by Heath, 48c; Houghton, Riverside literature series, 55c; Macmillan, Pocket classics, 28c; Scribner, Modern student's library, 75c Stephen, Sir Leslie. Samuel Johnson. (English men of letters) 78 Harper 75c; Macmillan 60c 92 "Brief but excellent study of Johnson's career with much acute criticism founded on a clear insight into Johnson's character and much knowledge of his times." Pittsburgh Johnson, Tom Loftin My story; ed. by E. J. Hauser. il '11 Huebsch $2 92 "This vivid, informal record of boyhood, in- ventions, business success, conversion to the single tax theory, fight against privilege, work in Congress and as mayor of Cleveland, 190 1-9, offers a convincing case for its author's often- questioned sincerity and personal disinterested- ness. Portraits and other halftones." N.Y. state lib. Jones, John Paul Brady, C. T. Commodore Paul Jones. (Great commanders) 1900 Appleton $1.60 92 "Covers satisfactorily the main events of Jones' public career. It is written from the viewpoint of an ardent admirer." (Dial, 1900) N.Y. state lib. De Koven, Mrs A. F. Life and letters of John Paul Jones. 2v il maps '13 Scribner $5 92 "Fullest and most authoritative life so far published, founded on wide research and some hitherto unused material. Both valuable and interesting, tho overpartial and making some deductions that are open to criticism. The twenty-two illustrations include five portraits of Jones and two maps. Bibliography and in- dex." N.Y. state lib. Sources of information, V2, P485-90 Hapgood, Hutchins. Paul Jones. (Riv- erside biog. ser.) '01 Houghton 75c; school ed 60c 92 38 STANDARD CATALOG Josephine, empress consort of Napoleon I Imbert de Saint-Amand, A. L. Citizen- ess Bonaparte. '94 Scribner $1.50 92 "Sketches life of Josephine from her mar- riage with Napoleon to his elevation to the con- sulship." Pittsburgh Imbert de Saint-Amand, A. L. Court of the Empress Josephine. '94 Scribner $1.50 92 "Comprises most brilliant period of Jose- phine's life; from the beginning of the empire in 1804 to 1807." Pittsburgh Imbert de Saint-Amand, A. L. Wife of the first consul. '94 Scribner $1.50 92 "Series of brilliant pictures of court of Napoleon and Josephine during the consulate." Pittsburgh Meneval, N. J. C. Empress Josephine; tr. from the French by D. D. Fraser. il '12 Lippincott $2.50 92 "Attempts to correct by means of letters and other documents the impression of Josephine's shallowness and frivolity." Pratt quarterly Judson, Mrs Anna (Hasseltine) Hubbard, E. D. Ann of Ava. il '13 Mis- sionary educ. movement 60; pa 40c 92 "Gives in story form a sympathetic account of the life of Ann Hasseltine Judson, courageous young wife of Adoniram Judson, the first Amer- ican missionary to Burma. Attractively printed and bound with twelve illustrations from por- traits and photographs and as many quaint pen and ink sketches." N.Y. state lib. Keats, John Colvin, Sir Sidney. John Keats, il '17 Scribner $4.50 92 "As delightful and readable as it is au- thoritative and final. Reconstructs Keat's en- vironment and traces the influences of books and people in his work. The standard biogra- phy for both general reader and special student. Thirteen illustrations. Full index." N.Y. state lib. "Presents for the first time in full detail the history of Keat's life and poetical activity, dis- cusses with a fullness not hitherto attempted his relations both to his Elizabethian masters and some of his Victorian followers and relates the slow growth of his fame after his death." (Adapted from Times [London]) Pratt quar- terly Some material from Colvin's smaller book on Keat's has been incorporated in this Keats. (English men of letters) '87 Macmillan 60c 92 Authorities, pref. P7-9 Keeling, Frederic Letters and recollections; with an introd. by H. G. Wells. '18 Macmillan $4 92 "This stands apart as the most telling and convincing account of the way in which the war has affected the best type of educated young Englishman. The preface by Mr Wells is one of his best contributions to the psychology of the war." Survey 41:939 "Mr Keeling, who was well known when an undergraduate at Cambridge as one of the lead- ing spirits of the C. U. Fabian society, threw himself wholeheartedly into social work, first at Walworth and later as manager of the Leeds labor exchange. On the outbreak of the war he enlisted, and after several times refusing a com- mission died 'gallantly and brilliantly bombing' in one of the Somme battles of August 1916. These letters cover the whole period of his life from Cambridge to the end." Times [London] lit. sup. Keller, Helen Story of my life; with letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, A. M. Sullivan. '03 Doubleday $1.50 92 Published by Houghton at 44c in the River- side literature series "The book is indeed unique. The story it- self and the years of effort which have made its telling possible, the personality which it re- veals, and the creation of that personality, these are things which seem little short of miraculous. The narrative of a young woman who has been deaf and blind from infancy is written in a style which is not only idiomatic, but individual and rhythmical. As one reads, one forgets to make allowances for limitations which are apt to slip out of sight, until a chance phrase recalls one with a start to the realization that the mind which deals so freely and normally with the ordinary factors of hu- man life dwells forever in silence and the dark." (Condensed from Atlantic monthly, 1903) Pitts- burgh Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st baron Gray, Andrew. Lord Kelvin; an account of his scientific life and work. (English men of science) il '08 Dutton $1 92 "Account of Sir William Thomson's scientific achievements, with brief sketch of personality, by his former pupil and successor in the chair of natural philosophy at Glasgow university. Chiefly interesting to students of physics." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Key, Ellen Nystrom-Hamilton, Mrs Louise. Ellen Key; her life and her work; authorized translation from the Swedish by A. E. B. ( Fries, il '13 Putnam $1.50 " 92 "An estimate and appreciation (and prac- tically a defense) of the life, teachings, and in- fluence of the Swedish educator and feminist. By the wife of the head of the People's Insti- tute in Stockholm where Ellen Key lectured for twenty years." Cleveland Kimball, James Peleg Kimball, Mrs M. B. Soldier-doctor of our army, il '17 Houghton $1.50 92 "A personal biography telling of the varied experiences of an army surgeon. Doctor Kim- ball saw service on the western frontier and in the Spanish-American war, and the descrip- tions of life in a garrison in the Far West give many interesting details not to be obtained in history." A. L. A. bkl. Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, earl Davray, H. D. Lord Kitchener, his work and his prestige. '17 Unwin 2s 6d 92 "A tribute to Kitchener by a Frenchman who analyzes his prestige as a popular hero and balances the qualities which made possible his remarkable achievements against those which were conspicuously absent. H. G. Groser's 'Lord Kitchener' contains more biographical facts of his earlier career; Harold Begbie's 'Kitchener, organizer of victory,' is more popu- lar, but like this only a sketch." Cleveland The Gresham publishing company, London, issued in 1916, at 25s 6d, a "Life of Kitchener" to 19 16, in three volumes Wheeler, H. F. B. Boys' life of Lord Kitchener, il '16 Crowell $2 92 "Altho nominally for boys, this is a complete biography of Lord Kitchener, giving very fully the details of his military career." Book rev. digest "A popular biography considerably more de- tailed than any that has yet [1917] appeared, and written in a clear, readable and intelligent way; fully appreciative of Kitchener's great- ness, unmarred by any fulsome eulogy." Times [London] lit. sup, BIOGRAPHY Individual 39 Knox, John Cowan, Henry. John Knox, the hero of the Scottish reformation. (Heroes of the reformation) il '05 Putnam $1.50 92 "The author is an advocate, but fair, dig- nified and moderate in his advocacy of Knox's course as a Puritan leader." (Dial) A. L. A. sup. Krasinska, Franchise, countess, afterward duchess of Courland Journal; tr. from the Polish by Kasimer Dziekonska. 9th ed '96 McClurg $1.25 92 "Gives with charming naivete, a picturesque account of high life in Poland at the middle of the last (i8th) century a life still pervaded by feudal traditions and customs. . . . The countess writes with all the vivacity of a girl who does not suspect that the glamour will pass, but withal she has very keen eyes, that see just those details which posterity is most interested in and rarely finds in formal his- tories." (Nation, 1895) Pittsburgh Kropotkin, Petr Aleksieevich, prince Memoirs of a revolutionist. '99 Hough- ton $2.25 . 92 "Kropotkin's story is a singularly rich, diver- sified, and romantic one, and it is attractively told. Nothing more interesting in its way has ever been written than the chapters relating his prison life and escape. The book abounds in instructive pictures of Russian life and char- acter, done with unconscious art." (Dial, 1900) Pittsburgh Published in Atlantic monthly, September 1898 to September 1899, under title "The auto- biography of a revolutionist" Lacombe, Albert Hughes, Katharine. Father Lacombe, the blackrobed voyageur. il '11 Moffat $2 92 "A picturesque account of Canada in the last half of the nineteenth century, as well as an enthusiastic portrayal of a lovable character, a French Canadian priest missionary to the In- dians since 1849." N.Y. state lib. La Follette, Robert Marion La Follette's autobiography; a personal narrative of political experiences, il '13 La Follette co. $1.50 92 "Largely devoted to his early struggles for reform both in Wisconsin and Washington and his later connection with the Progressive move- ment. Gives a full account of his break with Theodore Roosevelt." A. L. A. bkl. "One can trace here better than anywhere else the rise of the spirit of progressiveness in the Senate. . . . The earlier chapters . . . contain the account of the struggle in Wisconsin which in the end placed that state in the fore- front of railway and other industrial regula- tion by government." (Nation) Pratt quarterly Lamb, Charles Letters. 2v '89 Macmillan $3.50 92 "As for Lamb, those who love him at all, love him so well that it matters little which of his letters they read, or how often they have read them before. Only it is best to select those written in the meridian of his life. The earlier ones are too painful, the later ones too sad. Let us take him at his happiest, and be happy with him for an hour." (Agnes Repplier) Pittsburgh "They are not in the least like anyone else's. They defy classification and escape analysis. Humor and fancy run thru them all, but it is Lamb's humor and Lamb's fancy. Nothing occurs in them but the unexpected." (Paul's "Men and letters") Pittsburgh Ainger, Alfred. Lamb. (English men of letters) '94 Harper 75c 92 "Short biographical and critical study. Au- thor is one of the chief authorities on his sub- ject." Pittsburgh Lucas, E. V. Life of Charles Lamb. 2v il '05 Putnam $5 92 "Tells the story of Charles and Mary Lamb as far as possible in their own and their con- temporaries' words. An exhaustive compila- tion with editorial comment, rather than a sys- tematic biography. Jerrold's 'Charles Lamb,' Bell's miniature series, Macmillan, 1905, 50c, is an excellent introduction to the study of Lamb, briefly sketching his life and writings." A. L. A. sup. Lanier, Sidney Mims, Edwin. Sidney Lanier, il '05 Houghton $1.35 92 "Well rounded presentation in Lanier's own words, where possible. A sympathetic inter- pretation of a fine and rare character and a frank estimate of the poet's claim to lasting fame." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Larcom, Lucy A New England girlhood, outlined from memory. '89 Houghton 75c; holiday ed $1.25 92 "New England poet's recollections of her childhood in a sea coast village and her young womanhood in a Lowell factory. Interesting contribution to New England social history." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Lazarovich-Hrebelianovich, Eleanor Hulda (Calhoun), princess Pleasures and palaces; memoirs, il '15 Century $3 92 "Miss Calhoun went to Europe as a girl and made a name for herself on the stage, playing Shakesperian parts in both England and France. In 1903 she married Prince Lazarovich-Hrebe- lianovich of Serbia and retired from the stage to devote herself to her husband's work in bet- tering the condition of his people. This book of reminiscences is devoted almost wholly to her stage experiences and to memories of the men and women it was her good fortune to meet." Book rev. digest "The pages which relate to her courtship and the arousal of her deepest sympathies with the victims of generations of Turkish tyranny in the Balkans, are by no means the least interesting, in this singularly fascinating book." J. R. Towse in Nation 101:634 Many illustrations from photographs and drawings by J. W. Adams. Appeared in the Century Lear, Edward Letters to Chichester Fortescue, lord Carlingford and Frances, countess Waldegrave; ed. by Lady Strachey. '08 Duffield $3.50 92 "Lear (1812-1888) is known chiefly as the author of the 'Book of nonsense,' but he was a considerable water-color artist as well, and a man of interesting personality, as is shown in this collection of letters to his nearest friends. They were written from 1849-1864, most of which time he spent on the continent. 'Lively and jolly letters. . . . Their en- tertaining quality is greatly augmented by the countless caricatures and odd bits of drawing with which he was wont to adorn his letters. The book is exactly of the kind that one can pick up from a shelf in an odd moment of spare time and dip into here and there with enjoyment.' " (Outlook, 1908) Pittsburgh Lee, Robert Edward Bradford, Gamaliel, jr. Lee the Amer- ican, il '12 Houghton $3 92 Titles of books most frequently cited, P286; notes, P287-312 40 STANDARD CATALOG Lee, Robert Edward Continued "Interesting and original. Not a conven- tional biography, but an enthusiastic and ex- tremely careful study, based on authoritative sources, of various aspects of General Lee's character. Illustrations and portraits. All the chapters have appeared in periodicals." N.Y. state lib. McKim, R. H. Soul of Lee. il '18 Long- mans $1.50 92 "A psychological rather than a biographical study of Lee in popular form. There is a commendable breadth of view on the part of the author, a Confederate veteran." A. L. A. bkl. "An excellent statement of the typical south- ern conception of Lee and the Civil war." Springfield Republican, April 22, 19 18 "The appendix gives a detailed account of the Gettysburg campaign, and the book contains many unfamiliar and unpublished incidents." Cleveland Page, T. N. Robert E. Lee, the man and soldier, il maps '11 Scribner $2.50 92 "A sympathetic and in the main nonpartisan biography, based on the author's 'Robert E. Lee, the Southerner.' The account of Lee's relation to the civil power of the Confederate government and the history of his campaigns are very full. The spirit and color of the nar- ration make it more acceptable to the general reader than a more carefully documented work might be. Portrait frontispiece and nine maps." A. L. A. bkl. "It is almost totally lacking in the keen an- alysis that marks Gamaliel Bradford's recent articles in the Atlantic." Amer. hist. rev. 17: 851 Trent, W. P. Robert E. Lee. (Beacon biographies) '99 Small 60c 92 Bibliography, pi 32-5 Li Hung-Chang Bland, J. O. P. Li Hung-Chang. (Mak- ers of the nineteenth century) il '17 Holt $2.25 92 "An admiring but impartially critical biogra- phy of the Chinese diplomat who laid the found- ations of China's foreign policy and during the last thirty years of the nineteenth century was that nation's 'indispensable man.' " Cleveland "No new material about Li has been un- earthed, no advance has been made towards obtaining Chinese estimates of the man, no ap- proach towards any but an Englishman's point of view is attempted. . . . On the other hand it is fair to add that the book is easily read and that it portrays a rather splendid type of the original viceroy." Nation 105:488 Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's own stories; collected and ed. by Anthony Gross. '12 Harper $1.25 92 "The editor's purpose has been to select from the mass of stories attributed to Lincoln those authentic anecdotes which are most essential to an understanding of his character. They have been arranged as far as possible, consecutively, so that they furnish illustrations of the various stages of Lincoln's career." Book rev. digest Brooks, Noah. Abraham Lincoln, and the downfall of American slavery. (Heroes of the nations) new ed '94 Putnam $1.50 92 "Specially full of legends of Lincoln's early life in all its picturesqueness. Partly remi- niscent." A. L. A. Browne, F. F. Every-day life of Abra- ham Lincoln, rev ed il '15 Putnam $2.50 92 "A revision of a readable biography by a former editor of the Dial; first published in 1883. The material was largely gathered from men who knew Lincoln and includes numerous anecdotes and bits of personal reminiscence." Cleveland "An analytical index probably the fullest and most serviceable ever included in a Lincoln biography, will be welcomed by every reader and will give the work a unique reference value in the library." Wallace Rice in Dial 55:408 See also H. B. Rankin's "Personal recollec- tions of Abraham Lincoln," 19 16, Putnam, $2.50 Charnwood, G. R. B. Abraham Lincoln. (Makers of the nineteenth century) il '16 Holt $2.25 92 Bibliographical note, p 455-8 "Lord Charnwood has given us the most complete interpretation of Lincoln as yet pro- duced, and he has presented it in such artistic form that it may well become classic. . . . The contribution is not one of new fact but of deep thought. ... It is intended for the in- telligent whether they are informed or not, but not for the informed unless they are intelli- gent." (C. R. Fish) Amer. hist. rev. 22:413 "An English account written for Englishmen and interesting for that reason, and as a full and on the whole fair account of Lincoln's character, personal and political ideals, and the conditions under which he lived and worked. 'The most successful portrait of Lincoln in a single volume, drawn upon a clearly conceived background of political evolution, that has so far appeared.' " (Dial) Cleveland Morgan, James. Abraham Lincoln, the boy and the man. il '08 Macmillan $1.50 92 "Simple, straightforward story, lacking the literary quality of Nicolay and Hay's 'Short life,' but suited to a less cultured class of read- ers. Chapter, 'A course in Lincoln' is a good select bibliography." A. L. A. sup. Morse, J. T. jr. Abraham Lincoln. 2v (American statesmen) '93 Houghton $1.35 ea 92 "Best (1904) brief life of Lincoln. Con- densed but clear. Very careful of facts and inviting confidence." A. L. A. Nicolay, Helen. Personal traits of Abra- ham Lincoln. '12 Century $2 92 "When the author's father began his joint work with John Hay on 'Abraham Lincoln: a history,' he put aside certain items to be used in a chapter on 'Personal traits.' This material grew to proportions far beyond his expectations and the chapter as originally planned was not written. It is this material which his daughter has carefully worked over in the making of the present book." Book rev. digest Nicolay, J. G. Short life of Abraham Lincoln; condensed from Nicolay and Hay's Abraham Lincoln. '02 Century $3 92 "So well done that no one ignorant of its relation to the larger book would suspect it of being an abridgment." (Nation, 1902) A. L. A. Nicolay, J. G., and Hay, John. Abra- ham Lincoln. lOv '90 Century $25 92 "The authors, as private secretaries to Pres- ident Lincoln, stood in most intimate and con- fidential relations with him, and had his ap- proval of this history for which they began to prepare during the war. Their work is really a history of the period with Lincoln as the cen- tral figure, particular attention naturally being given to the political struggle preceding the war, and to the narrative of military events. Illustrated." Pittsburgh Robinson, L. E. Abraham Lincoln as a man of letters, il '18 Reilly $1.50 92 Selections from Lincoln's works, p2 19-33 Bibliographical note, P335-6 "Traces Lincoln's development as a man of letters, and shows how he steadily grew in his ability to reach the mind and heart of the people." Brooklyn BIOGRAPHY Individual 41 Lincoln, Abraham Continued Rothschild, Alonzo. "Honest Abe;" a study in integrity based on the early life of Abraham Lincoln, il '17 Hough- ton $2 92 "Illuminates Lincoln's moral processes as ex- hibited by his active life from childhood, thru his election to the Senate. Two of the chapters are concerned with him as a lawyer; one as a politician. List of books cited, P30o-io-" Pittsburgh Memoir of Alonzo Rothschild, by John Rothschild, P285-306. Rothschild, Alonzo. Lincoln, master of men. (Anniversary ed.) il '08 Hough- ton $1.75 . 92 "Shows Lincoln's moral force by accounts of his relations with Douglas, Sumner, Chase, Seward, Fremont and McClellan, with whom his position brought him into close relations and frequent conflict." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Schurz, Carl. Abraham Lincoln. '91 Houghton $1.10 92 "Originally published in the Atlantic monthly as a review of 'Abraham Lincoln: a history,' by Nicolay and Hay. 'Perhaps best sketch of character and achievements of the great president.' " (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Tarbell, I. M. Life of Abraham Lincoln; drawn from original sources, new ed 2v '17 Macmillan $5 92 "Illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc." Subtitle "The seventeen years since the first publica- tion of this book have strengthened the verdict then given that it is one of the most vivid and authentic biographies ever written of 'the first American.' " Boston Transcript, November 14. 1917 Wheeler, D. E. Abraham Lincoln. (True stories of great Americans) il '16 Mac- millan 50c 92 "Brief, popular biography which is intended for young people, but will be acceptable for anyone who wishes a concise account of Lin- coln's life." Cleveland Whitlock, Brand. Abraham Lincoln, il '16 Small 60c; $1.25 92 "A revised edition of the work originally is- sued as one of the 'Beacon biographies.' 'The most readable of all the short biogra- phies of Lincoln.' " (Nation) Pratt quarterly Wright-Davis, Mary. Book of Lincoln, il '19 Doran $2.50 92 "An attractive and a comprehensive anthol- ogy. Certain of Lincoln's famous addresses, biographical notes, pedigree, chronology, and poems about him occupy the larger part of the volume. Interesting illustrations. Indexes. Bibliography (i8p). Libraries already have much of the material in usable form." A. L. A. bkl. Livingstone, David Home, C. S. David Livingstone, new ed il '16 Macmillan $1.25 92 "Concise, sympathetic relation of the life of the great African explorer and missionary, quoting largely from his diary and letters." N.Y. state lib. "In the belief of the writer Livingstone is greatest, not as a scientist nor an explorer but as a man and missionary." Preface See in connection with this H. M. Stanley's "How I found Livingstone" Scribner $2.50 Lloyd, Henry Demarest Lloyd, C. A. Henry Demarest Lloyd, 1847-1903. 2y il '12 Putnam $5 92 "The historian who in the future engages in the task of tracing the beginnings of the move- ment which we now call the 'social unrest' will find one great landmark to guide him, and that will be Lloyd's work, 'Wealth against common- wealth' which appeared in 1894. The book was the first and even today, may, perhaps fairly be called the greatest speciman of the 'literature of exposure' in this country. . . . For this reason his biography . . . ought to be read by all those who are fighting today for the com- mon good." Nation 94:618 "Of the biography which is one of the most important sources of history the United States as yet has very little. In England this kind of biography is abundant and of immense im- portance. ... A biography of this character and usefulness to the historian of the United States during the era when Big Business was coming into existence and into control, and one moreover which is worthy to rank with the standard English biographies, is the 'Life of Henry Demarest Lloyd.' It is too soon to es- timate Lloyd's part in the awakening of the public conscience to the evils of the individual- istic system under which the United States reached its great material development of the nineteenth century. It is therefore of special importance to have a true picture of the man as reflected in his private letters, as well as in his published writings. It is of great value to the future historian to be able to ascertain how men regarded the trusts when they first came into existence, and what forces were at work to arouse sympathy for the workers and to awaken the first consciousness of the class prob- lems which the Americans used to imagine could never arise in the new world." (Edward Por- ritt) Amer. pol. sci. rev. 6:656 Lloyd George, David Dilnot, Frank. Llovd George; the man and his story. '17 Harper $1.25 92 Appendix: Lloyd George on America and the European war "Not a critical estimate of the great English leader . . . but a clear journalistic . . . and sympathetic account of the man as he appears to a newspaper writer who has had an unusual opportunity for following his career." (Bell- man) Pratt quarterly Evans, B. G. Life romance of Lloyd George; with an introd. by Charles Sarolea. '15 Griffiths 75c ?2 "Deals mainly with the national and imperial aspects of his career." Pittsburgh Lodge, Henry Cabot Early memories. '13 Scribner $2.50 92 "Entertaining recollections of Senator Lodge's boyhood in Boston during the Civil war, travels in Europe, studies at Harvard and impressions of many famous public men and men of letters up to the beginning of his own public career." N.Y. state lib. Appeared in a condensed form in Scribner's magazine, V52-53, September 1912 June 1913. under the title "Some earlier memories" Logan, Mrs Mary Simmerson (Cunning- ham) Reminiscences of a soldier's wife; an autobiography, il '16 popular ed Scrib- ner $1.50 92 "Interesting account of the life and times of a Southern woman married at seventeen (1855) to John A. Logan, whose distinguished career as Union officer and United States senator she actively shared and describes in detail. Ap- peared serially in the Cosmopolitan." Cleve- land London, Jack John Barleycorn, il '13 Century $1.30 92 "These supposedly autobiographical sketches first published in the Saturday Evening Post are an effective plea for prohibition and incidentally for woman's suffrage, as the author believes 42 STANDARD CATALOG London, Jack Continued that woman's vote will suppress the liquor traffic." Cleveland See in connection with this Mrs London's "Our Hawaii" 19 17, Macmillan, $2.25, and "Log of the Snark" 1915, Macmillan, $2.50, and M. E. Johnson's "Through the South seas with Jack London" 19 14, Dodd, $2 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Higginson, T. W. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (American men of letters) '02 Houghton $1.35 92 Bibliography, P303-16 "Rich in personal recollections and knowl- edge of Longfellow's Cambridge environment." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A.' Longfellow, Samuel. Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; with extracts from his journals and correspondence. 3v '91 Houghton $7.50 92 Bibliography 3:427-41 "Full and delightful history of the external aspects of a lettered life in a refined society, as it was led by a man who fulfilled his duties in the varied relations of his sphere in the way that made his days beautiful and his memory a humanizing influence upon all who have any perception of the sources of its charm." (Na- tion, 1886) Pittsburgh Loti, Pierre, pseud Story of a child; tr by C. F. Smith '01 Birchard 92 Louis XIV, king of France Hassall, Arthur. Louis XIV and the zenith of French monarchy. (Heroes of the nations) '95 Putnam $1.50 92 Note on the authorities of the reign of Louis XIV, pref. P15-16 Louise, queen consort of Frederick Wil- liam III, king of Prussia Moffat, M. M. Queen Louisa of Prussia, il '06 Dutton $3.50 92 "Popular, sympathetic study of the famous queen, her domestic life, character and influence on political and national development. Based on German authorities and the queen's letters." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Contains matter not found in other biogra- phies, as well as abundant extracts from her recently disclosed correspondence Lowell, James Russell Letters [1827-1891]; ed. by C. E. Norton. 2v '94 Harper $8 92 "Full of characteristic humor and insight and contributing much to an understanding of the man." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. "The letters are simple, frank, and often charmingly affectionate; they reveal the heart of the man, and perhaps their best service to us is the impression they convey that the man and his work were of a piece." Pratt alcove Greenslet, Ferris. James Russell Lowell; his life and his work, il '05 Houghton $1.60 92 "An interesting and useful resume of life, with critical estimate. Based on Lowell's 'Let- ters' and Scudder's authorized 'Life' which are still of chief importance." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Hale, E. E. James Russell Lowell and his friends. '99 Houghton $3.50 92 "Genial personal reminiscences, admirably supplementing more formal biography. Valu- able picture of literary conditions in New Eng- land from Lowell's youth." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Scudder, H. E. James Russell Lowell. 2v '01 Houghton $4 92 Writings of Lowell, 2:421-45 Authorized biography complementing Lowell's "Letters" Lowell, Mrs Josephine (Shaw) Stewart, W. R. Philanthropic work of Josephine Shaw Lowell, il '11 Macmil- lan $2 92 "Biographical sketch, selected public papers and private letters of a dominating personality in New York state charitable and correctional work, whose life was consecrated to industrial and social betterment. By the president of the New York state board of charities." N.Y. state lib. "The unanalyzable sense of personality which is the salt of all biography nobly savors this whole book." American economic rev. 2:684 Lucy, Sir Henry William Sixty years in the wilderness. '09 Dut- ton $3.50 92 "For thirty-five years 'Toby, M. P.' was a national institution Punch's long-honored par- liamentary representative. Sir Henry Lucy was just the man for Punch and thru a ripe career he kept the freshness of his salad days. His reminiscences bubble over with the joy of good companionship." Pittsburgh "The whole is done in the inimitable style of the man who Balfour once said has the 'secret of making even the House of Commons amus- ing.' " Dial 61 =217 Followed by "Sixty years in the wilderness, more passages by the way," and "Nearing Jordan," Dutton, $3.50 each Luther, Martin Bohmer, Heinrich. Luther in light of re- cent research; tr. by C. F. Huth, jr. il '16 Christian herald $1.50 92 "An academic, critical and scholarly work which assumes much knowledge of Luther on the part of the reader." A. L. A. bkl. "Includes: A pictorial life of Luther, being the first publication of the collection of rare prints in the possession of Rev. William Koep- chen, who also contributes the descriptive text and titles." N.Y. branch lib. news Jacobs, H. E. Martin Luther, the hero of the Reformation, 1483-1546. (Heroes of the Reformation) '98 Putnam $1.50 92 McGiffert, A. C. Martin Luther, the man and his work, il '11 Century $3 92 "The most convenient and trustworthy treat- ment of Luther which the general reader can now (1911) find in the English language." (Na- tion) A. L. A. sup. "Somewhat more condensed and popular in style than Smith, ("Life and letters," 19 n, Houghton, $3.59) but based on the same authori- ties and following the same general style. Cer- tain wider phases of Luther's influence are hardly touched on here, the material in the lat- ter part of Smith's life occupying but a few chapters in this. In point of accuracy the two biographies are equally desirable." A. L. A. bkl. Appeared in the Century magazine, V81-83, December 19 10 to November 191 1, under the title "Martin Luther and his work" Singmaster, Elsie. Martin Luther, the story of his life, il '17 Houghton $1 92 "A brief, popular, inexpensive biography called forth by the four hundredth anniversary of the Reformation. 'Contains no original material, but is intended to serve as an introduction to the longer, richer and more scholarly records.' (Preface) The author has used especially the works of Dr H. E. Jacobs, Preserved Smith and Heinrich Bohmer and quotes often from Luther's own works." A. L. A. bkl. "Miss Singmaster is herself the daughter of a BIOGRAPHY Individual 43 Luther, Martin Continued Lutheran clergyman, and is an accurate student of the literature of her subject." Review of reviews 55:667 Lyon, Mary Gilchrist, B. B. Life of Mary Lyon, il '10 Houghton $1.75 92 "Portrays the development of a poor, men- tally starved, but dauntless New England girl of one hundred years ago in the pioneer of woman's higher education and the founder of Mt Holyoke college. Author, a Mt Holyoke graduate, who writes enthusiastically in a rather self-conscious, embroidered style, has availed herself of all possible sources." N.Y. state lib. Lyman, Mrs Anne Jean (Robbins) Lesley, Mrs S. I. L. Recollections of my mother, being a picture of domestic and social life in New England in the first half of the 19th century. '99 Houghton $3 92 "Mrs Lyman was the wife of Judge Joseph Lyman of Northampton, Mass. Their social position and overflowing hospitality drew to their home or into the current of their existence many interesting and eminent people, including Emerson, Webster, Bryant, Bancroft, Channing, Harriet Martineau, Lydia Maria Child and John S. Dwight. The Round Hill school, the law school at Northampton, the Unitarian con- troversy, the slavery agitation, the early growth of American literature all these add interest to the volume. But its chief attraction lies in its quality as a picture of the best New England life of the times." Pittsburgh McCarthy, Justin Reminiscences. 2v '99 Harper $4.50 92 "Pen pictures of most of the famous men and women of the Victorian era, by a shrewd observer, a generous critic and an adept in lit- erary portraiture." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st baron Trevelyan, Sir G. O. Life and letters of Lord Macaulay; enl. and complete ed; including Macaulay's marginal notes. 2v '09 Harper $5 92 "The authentic biography of the distinguished historian, essayist and statesman with many of his letters, prepared with complete understand- ing and sympathy by his nephew." Pratt alcove "One of the best biographies in the lan- guage." (Leslie Stephen) A. L. A. " 'It was my business,' says he [Trevelyan], 'to show my uncle as he was, and not as I or any one else would have had him.' ... If Sir George had set himself to cut away all early and later priggishness, all the evidences of ex- treme partisanship ... if he had given us a Macaulay all family affection, all sweet reason- ableness, all pathetic humanity, a trimmed, shorn and varnished Macaulay, we should have revolted . . . whereas, by giving the rough with the smooth, and letting the man exhibit himself as he actually was . . . the revolution of opinion in the minds of some, the establish- ment once for all of a good opinion in those of others, was done and done thoroly, so that it will never need to be done again." (George Saintsbury) Pittsburgh Same. 2v in 1 popular ed 76 Harper $2 92 McClellan, George Brinton Michie, P. S. General McClellan. (Great commanders) '01 Appleton $1.60 92 "Thoroly just and kind to McClellan, yet impartial and searching in its treatment of mil- itary questions." (Nation 73:323) A. L. A. McCloskey, John, cardinal Farley. J. M. Life of John, cardinal Mc- Closkey, first prince of the church in America, 1810-1885. '18 Longmans $3.50 92 "Biography of the first American cardinal, written by his former secretary, the present (19 18) archbishop of New York. It is based largely on letters and private papers and depicts the religious life of New York during the nine- teenth century." Pittsburgh McClure, Samuel Sidney My autobiography, il '14 Stokes $2 92 "Interesting, simply told narrative of the author's childhood in the north of Ireland, early struggles to earn a living and to gain an education in this country, of the development of the McClure syndicate for magazine articles and impressions of Stevenson, Kipling and other famous authors he met in this work." N.Y. state lib. Appeared in McClure's magazine, V41-43, October 1013-June 1914 Machiavelli, Niccolo Villari, Pasquale. Life and times of Nic- colo Machiavelli; tr. by Linda Villari. new ed '04 Scribner $2 92 "The most satisfactory work on the life and public services of this great political philoso- pher and writer. For centuries Machiavelli has been regarded as a species of sphinx of whom no one could solve the riddle. . . . The work of Professor Villari is an effort to solve the enigma. The theory of the author is that an adequate explanation can only be found in a study of the man and his times, as revealed especially in his unpublished writings. To this task Villari has applied himself with unusual assiduity and success." (C. K. Adams, 1888) Pittsburgh McKinlev. William Olcott, C. S. Life of William McKinley. 2v il '16 Houghton $6 92 "Official . . . biography of the late president, based on his correspondence and confidential memoranda and on the reminiscences of political and personal associates. 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'07 Harper $2.25 92 "Reminiscences of Captain Mahan's naval career (1856- 1896) involving an informal history of the reconstruction in policy and equipment which our navy has undergone." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Mann, Horace Hinsdale, B. A. Horace Mann and the common school revival in the United States. (Great educators) '98 Scribner $1.25 92 Bibliography, P311-19 "Resume of prior history of elementary ed- 44 STANDARD CATALOG Mann, Horace Continued ucation in America and summary of results of Mann's work." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Maria Theresa, empress of Austria Moffat, M. M. Maria Theresa, il maps '11 Dutton $4 92 "A readable, sympathetic work, dealing less with the military and diplomatic side of the famous empress-queen's reign than with her personality and her influence on her time. Let- ters published in English for the first time show her prejudices, bigotry, sincerity, nobility and all the other elements which made her intensely human and the greatest statesman of her line. Unusually good illustrations, genealogical tables, and maps. Bibliography (3%p)-" A - L - A - bkl. Marquette, Jacques Thwaites, R. G. Father Marquette. (Appletons' ser. of historic lives) '02 Appleton $1.25 92 "Author thoroly familiar with facts concern- ing Jesuit hero's services as missionary and explorer of the Mississippi." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Marshall, John Thayer, J. B. John Marshall. (River- side biographical ser.) '01 Houghton 75c; school ed 60c 92 "Brief, giving clear pictures of Marshall's personal traits and criticisms of his constitu- tional doctrines." (Wells) A. L. A. Marx, Karl Spargo, Tohn. Karl Marx; his life and work, il '10 Huebsch $2.50 92 "Sympathetic, comprehensive survey of life, activities and philosophy of the founder of modern scientific socialism. The first adequate, tho probably not the definitive biography, pre- pared largely from original investigations, with assistance of Marx's daughter and friends." N.Y. state lib. Mary Stuart, queen of Scots Lang, Andrew. Mystery of Mary Stuart. 3d ed '02 Longmans $2.50 92 "He has collated narratives _ with extra- ordinary diligence, confronted witnesses with each other, sifted their evidence and _ tested their motives with exemplary impartiality." (Literature) A. L. A. Maccunn, F. A. Mary Stuart. '05 Dut- ton $3 92 " 'Among a host of technical and controver- sial monographs, it stands out a simple, lively narrative of the remarkable adventures thru 'The real Mary is to be seen plainly enough in Mrs Maccunn's 'Mary Stuart.' The author, tho full of sympathy for a queen who was set a hopeless task, and placed in a position where success was impossible, is perfectly impartial. Her attitude toward her heroine is candidly historical and perfectly womanly: two qualities not often combined where Mary Stuart is in question.' " (Andrew Lang in Academy, 1905) Pittsburgh Matthews, Brander These many years; recollections of a New Yorker. '17 Scribner $3 92 "In this volume, Brander Matthews, critic, playwright, and professor of dramatic literature in Columbia university, who says that he 'was born contented as well as cheerful,' tells the story of his own life of almost 65 years, setting down 'only the pleasanter memories.' " Book rev. digest "It is packed with glimpses and anecdotes of nearly all the great figures in literary and dramatic life of the last generation in England and America, and of a number in France, and with much optimistic, keen, and witty observa- tion of life as a whole." (N.Y. Evening Post, 19 1 7) Pittsburgh "The chapters on New York literature and its members are of such unique value as to con- stitute an incomparable contribution to our lit- erary history." (W. D. Howells in New York Times) Cleveland Meade, George Gordon Pennypacker, I. R. General Meade. (Great commanders) '01 Appleton $1.60 92 See also the "Life and letters of George Gordon Meade," 2v, 19 13, Scribner, $7.50 Medici, Lorenzo de', called II Magnificio Armstrong, Edward. Lorenzo de' Medici and Florence in the fifteenth century. (Heroes of the nations) '96 Putnam $1.50 92 "Shows thruout careful study and compar ison of both earlier and later approved au- thorities." (Atlantic) A. L. A. Meredith, George Letters; collected and edited by his son. 2v il '12 Scribner $4 92 "An admirable selection from the letters of the poet and novelist to his family and friends covering the years (1844-1909) of his produc- tivity and by their chronological arrangement giving the story of his life. Meredith had all the gifts of a superior letter writer. . . . These letters reveal more than any commentary on his work; they disclose, too, the man of wide restless interests whose mind searched endlessly during his long life for the roots of art, literature, science and government." (George Middleton in Bookman 36:286) N.Y. state lib. Published in part in Scribner's magazine Mill, John Stuart Autobiography. Holt $1 92 "A human document of unusual interest. Mill, a noble spirit educated by a narrow- minded pedant, shut off from all normal con- tact, developed an egotism that makes this book so completely an autobiography that besides his father and his wife he seems to exist alone in a world of which he was both center and cir. cumference." Pratt alcove First published in 1873 Milton, John Pattison, Mark. Milton. (English men of letters) '80 Harper 75c 92 "Able monograph, invaluable to students of Milton and his times." (Leypoldt & lies) A. L. A. Mirabeau, Honore Gabriel Riquetti, comte de Willert, P. F. Mirabeau. (Foreign statesmen) '98 Macmillan 80c 92 "A portrait which is no less large in treat- ment because it is small in scale. . . . Mira- beau, after all, was eminent for a statesmanship unique in his time; and it is for this, as well as for his superb, unconscious gift of drama, that Mr Willert justly esteems him." (Spectator, 1898) Pittsburgh See also Louis Barthou's "Mirabeau," 19 13, Dodd, $3 Mitchell, Maria Life, letters and journals; comp. by P. M. Kendall. '96 Lothrop $2 92 "The life of the first American woman who attained eminence in science, and it is also the perfect picture of the ideally happy life of the woman who devotes herself to scientific pur- suits." (Nation, 1896) Pittsburgh Mohammed Draycott, G. M. Mahomet, founder of Islam. '16 Dodd $3 92 "It gives a vivid picture of Mohamet's life; BIOGRAPHY Individual 45 Mohammed Continued it is admirable in its discrimination between the inspired and accidentally-originated points of his teaching ... it considers Mohamet as a man ... as a man among men." (New statesman 8:188) A. L. A. bkl. Irving, Washington. Mahomet and his successors. 3v (Knickerbocker ed.) '02 Putnam $3.75 92 "One of the most attractive accounts of the rise of Mohammedanism, and of its develop- ment from 622 to 710. It cannot be said to contain any important additions to our knowl- edge of Mohammedanism; but, like all of Irv- ing's histories, it does much to compensate for any lack of profound research by the charm of an unusually attractive style." (C. K. Adams) Pittsburgh Muir, Sir William. Life of Mahomet; from original sources; new ed. by T. H. Weir. '94 Gurney & Jackson 10s 6d 92 Abridgment of the four-volume work pub- lished in 1 86 1 "Undoubtedly the standard life of Mohammed in English. Its faults and limitations are known; but it is not the less a work of great learning, sound criticism, and considerable lit- erary charm." (Athenaeum, 1894) Pittsburgh Townsend, M. W. Mahommed, "the great Arabian." '12 Houghton 75c 92 "Study of the life of Mohammed by the late owner and editor of the Spectator, who lived many years in India and studied Mohammedan- ism at first hand." Publishers' weekly See also "Speeches and table-talk of Moham- med;" tr. by Stanley Lane-Poole, 1882, Mac- millan, $1.25 Moliere, Jean Baptiste Poquelin Matthews, J. B. Moliere, his life and his works. (University ed.) il '16 Scribner $2 92 "First adequate biography in English, dis- cussing Moliere as the chief figure in French literature, analyzing the thirty plays, and com- paring and contrasting Moli&re with Shake- speare." A. L. A. sup. Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard, graf von Moltke: his life and character; tr. by Mary Herms. '92 Harper $3 92 "Largely made up of selections from his journals, letters and autobiographical notes. _ In- cludes a tale written at the age of twenty-eight. Illustrated with drawings by von Moltke and portraits." Pittsburgh Monroe, James Gilman, D. C. James Monroe in his rela- tions to the public service during a half a century, 1776 to 1826. (American statesmen) '83 Houghton $1.35 92 "Short, simple account of the most important events in Monroe's life. Thoro bibliography of Monroe and the Monroe doctrine [P253-80] materially adds to value." A. L. A. Montagu, Mary (Pierrepont) Wortley, lady Letters and works; ed. by Lord Wharn- cliffe. 2v (Bohn's standard lib.) '93 Bell 10s 92 "Memoir of Lady Montagu by W. M. Thomas, vi, pi-48; Anecdotes of Lady Montagu by Lady Louisa Stuart, vi, P49-121. From 1 7 18 to 1739, Lady Montagu was one of the leaders in English society, well known to all the wits of the time. She accompanied her husband on his embassy to Turkey, and the letters written during this time are her best. Her sprightliness and the easy elegance of her style, her pungent wit and shrewd observa- tions make the letters justly famous. 'She lacks, perhaps, some of the finer graces of style; but her letters have that one supreme charm . . . they are herself. Take up her volumes and you see not only or chiefly the chameleon world she portrayed, but the woman who portrays it. There she is with her stout, shrewd, wise old face, looking at you thru the pages.' " (S. G. Tallentyre) Pittsburgh Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de Dowden, Edward. Michel de Montaigne. (French men of letters) '05 Lippincott $1.50 92 "Admirable biography 'told clearly and sim- ply, as far as possible in Montaigne's own words. No handbook better fitted for readers who have not the time to read the essays themselves.' " (Academy) A. L. A. sup. See also E. H. Sichel's "Michel de Montaigne, 191 1, Dutton, $3, which "consists largely of sentences and paragraphs translated from the 'Essays' and so grouped as to illustrate various characteristics of Montaigne." (Nation, 19 12) Pittsburgh Moody, Dwight Lyman Moody, W. R. Life of Dwight L. Moody, by his son. 1900 Revell $2 92 "Authoritative but not final." A. L. A. Moody, William Vaughn Some letters of William Vaughn Moody; ed. with an introd. by D. G. Mason, il '13 Houghton $1.75 92 "Selections from the poet's intimate corre- spondence (1892-1909), picturesque, whimsical, vigorous and revealing a delightful personality. Portrait." N.Y. state lib. Moore, George Hail and farewell. 3v '11-'14 Appleton $2 ea 92 Contents: vi, Ave; V2, Salve; V3, Vale "That these volumes of autobiography may have a more enduring and important place in literature than any of his novels is in the range of likelihood, for Mr Moore himself seems to count for more than anything he has written." (Saturday rev.) St. Louis Mitchell, S. L. George Moore. (Irish- men of today) '16 Maunsel 92 "An audaciously witty and 'intentionally personal book about a very personal writer.' Miss Mitchell sketches Moore as a human being, dismisses his claims as a poet and painter and pays due if somewhat irreverent homage to his work as a literary and art critic, a novelist and a writer of memoirs." Cleveland The edition carried by Dodd at $1 is (1918) exhausted Morgan, James Morris Recollections of a Rebel reefer, il '17 Houghton $3 92 "A humorous and zestful narrative of the events of an unusually varied life. Colonel Morgan was a fifteen year midshipman on a Confederate raider, was an officer in the army of the Khedive of Egypt, lived in South Caro- lina during reconstruction days, and visited Mexico, Australia and Panama in different capacities. Appeared in the Atlantic monthly." Cleveland "His narrative is frank and relieved with humor, and the breadth of outlook it displays gives it a value as a historical document." Dial 62:530 Morgan, John Pierpont Hovey, Carl. Life story of J. Pierpont Morgan, il '11 Sturgis $2.50 92 Chapters: Childhood and youth; Banking during the Civil war; Railroad wreckers; First Morgan syndicate; Rescue of Vanderbilt; Rail- road chaos and ruin; Beginning of feudal finance; Treasury crisis of 1895; Relief of the government; United States steel; Spirit of com- bination; Period of feaction; World banking; Panic of 1907; Man himself "An excellent and in the main accurate ac- count of the means by which Mr Morgan rose 46 STANDARD CATALOG Morgan, John Pierpont Continued to royal rank among financiers, and of the part his dominant personality has played in various national crises. The picture of the man him- self betrays a lack of personal acquaintance. . . . An attempt to be wholly fair fails some- what and the tone is laudatory. Illustrations chiefly from photographs of Mr Morgan." A. L. A. bkl. Morley, John, viscount Recollections. 2v '17 Macmillan $7.50 92 "A happy combination of autobiography, philosophical comment, literary appreciation and personal character-sketching. Viscounty Morley had an extraordinary talent for friendship. Mill, Meredith, Joseph Chamberlain, Parnell Sir Alfred Lyall and Frederic Harrison these are but samples to show his range of associa- tion. Good stories are not taboo, and piquant sayings star many a page. Writing with entire freedom of the political events of England of thirty years past, in which he played so worthy a part as chief secretary for Ireland and as secretary of state for India, Morley betrays no secrets, records no bitter verdicts. _ No one can lay down these 'Recollections' without feeling that he has been in contact with something large and fine." (Condensed from Nation, 1917) Pittsburgh "For an abstract and brief chronicle of the later nineteenth century times in all their British aspect, the reader of the future will un- questionably turn to these recollections of Lord Morley." Boston Transcript, December 8, 19 17 Morris, Gouverneur Roosevelt, Theodore. Gouverneur Mor- ris. (American statesmen) '99 Hough- ton $1.35 92 "Outline sketch, vivid enough to make the man comprehensible and to offer a lively view of his habits, tendencies, deeds and thoughts. Some new material and many anecdotes." A. L. A. Morris, William Clutton-Brock, Arthur. William Morris, his work and influence. (Home univ. lib.) '14 Holt 60c 92 "Admirable short biography, sufficiently com- prehensive for a small collection, treating Mor- ris' life, friends and interests and activities in literature, craftsmanship and socialism. Based largely on Mackail's 'Life.' " N.Y. state lib. Compton-Rickett, Arthur. William Mor- ris. '13 Dutton $3 92 "A study of the various phases of Morris' many-sided personality and versatile genius, il- lustrated thru fresh stories, unpublished let- ters and personal reminiscences of men who knew him and shared his interests. Gives rather more of the intimately personal than Mackail's standard biography, and supplements Aylmar Vallance's 'William Morris, his art, his writings and his public life.' " Cleveland Analytical biography and synopsis of events contemporary with Morris' career, P269-317 Mackail, J. W. Life of William Morris. 2v '99 Longmans $3.60 92 "This biography of the architect, painter, poet, decorator, printer and craftsman in many arts was undertaken at the special request of the late Burne-Jones. The author had unre- served access to all materials in the possession of the family of William Morris. His crowded, brave and useful life is put on record with ex- cellent judgment of essentials and non-essen- tials." Pittsburgh Noyes, Alfred. William Morris. (Eng- lish men of letters) '09 Macmillan $1 92 "Contains the essentials of Morris' life and able analyses of his writings. Will serve ad- mirably where so extensive a work as Mackail's is not needed." A. L. A. sup. Morse, Samuel Finley Breese Letters and journals; ed. bv his son, E. L. Morse. 2v il '14 Houghton $8 92 "Samuel Morse (1791-1872), best known as an inventor, was also one of the most notable painters of his time. From his intimate family letters in volume one we have an account of his life in England as a student of art, his re- turn to America, and his work in portrait painting. Volume two tells in detail the events leading up to the invention of the telegraph and the difficulties which Morse overcame." Pittsburgh Trowbridge, John. Samuel Finley Breese Morse. (Beacon biographies) '01 Small 60c Bibliography, pi 32-4 92 Motley, John Lothrop Correspondence; ed. by G. W. Curtis. 2v '89 Harper $7 92 "A most delightful collection of letters, em- bracing his life in Russia, Holland, England and Austria, and his intimate friendship with Bis- marck. His letters written during the Civil war are vivid portrayals of the intensity of feel- ing existing at that time." Pittsburgh Holmes, O. W. Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Lothrop Motley; two mem- oirs. (Riverside ed.) '98 Houghton $1.60 92 Muir, John Story of my boyhood and youth, il '13 Houghton $2.50 92 "A notable piece of autobiographic writing the s.tory of an unusually interesting boyhood and youth told with an energy and an eye for the diverting and significant that distinguish it at once from the slipshod garrulity of most books of the kind. The first fifty pages are de- voted to the author's boyhood in Dunbar, beside the North sea. At the age of eleven he accom- panied his family to Wisconsin, and the chap- ters that form the bulk of the volume describe the joys of those early days in a new land." (Condensed from Nation, 19 13) Pittsburgh Reprinted from Atlantic monthly Napoleon I, emperor of the French The Corsican; a diary of Napoleon's life in his own words; comp. and tr. by R. M. Johnston. '10 Houghton $2 92 "Passages selected from letters, state papers and conversations, and arranged chronologically under the dates to which they refer. They form an interesting but incomplete and discon- nected autobiography of decided interest as a psychological study." A. L. A. sup. Fisher, H. A. L. Napoleon. (Home univ. lib.) il maps '13 Holt 60c 92 "Concise but lucid outline of Napoleon's career, with emphasis on his character rather than on his campaigns. Of rare excellence, dis- playing true literary and historical appreciation and correct proportion and perspective." (Amer. hist, rev.) N.Y. state lib. Appendixes: Some maxims of Napoleon; Genealogy of the Bonaparte family. Bibliography, P252-3 Fournier, August. Napoleon I; tr. by A. E. Adams. 2v maps '15 Holt $5 92 "The first edition of this important work (translated by Corwin and Bissell) has long been considered by the late Lord Acton and other scholars the best account. The present volumes are the first English translation of the revised and enlarged edition of 1904. . _. . As a study of Napoleon's military operations the work will maintain a high place, but it is by no means so strong on the personal side. The translation is not impeccable. Bibliography (i43P)-" A. L. A. bkl. BIOGRAPHY Individual 47 Napoleon I, emperor of the French Cont. Same; tr. by M. B. Corwin and A. D. Bissell; ed. by E. G. Bourne. '03 Holt $2 92 Bibliography, P745-88 "One of the more important of the shorter biographies; based on thoro research, and giving a good view of the general historical situation." (Pittsburgh) A. L. A. Hudson, W. H. The man Napoleon, il '14 Crowell $1.50 92 "An excellent resume of the essential facts in Napoleon's career, with only so much history as is required for a background." (Review of reviews) Pratt quarterly "Excellent popular life, . . . More attrac- tive than any other one-volume biography, in style, illustration, type and binding." Wis. bul. Morgan, James. In the footsteps of Napoleon, il '15 Macmillan $2.50 92 "The author traveled nearly 20,000 miles to the famous scenes in Napoleon's life and along the line of his marches, and has written an un- usually human and dramatic biographical sur- vey, in which he has attempted to 'portray the man in his various backgrounds, to bring closer his habitations and battle fields, to simplify the geography of his campaigns.' Many interesting illustrations." A. L. A. bkl. Ropes, J. C. First Napoleon; a sketch, political and military. 3d ed '86 Hough- ton $2.50 92 Lowell institute lecture, March, 1885 "Concise and forcible." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Rose, J. H. Life of Napoleon I. '07 Macmillan $3 92 "Mainly public career, and diplomatic and governmental rather than military history. Contributes new material from British records." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Rose, J. H. Personality of Napoleon; the Lowell lectures for 1912. il maps '12 Putnam $2.50 92 "These essays, by an eminent authority on the subject, are in no sense an exhaustive an- alysis of Napoleon's character, but rather an estimate of the value of the personal factor in his achievements." Pittsburgh "The most important attempt to present a complete conception of the great man's charac- teristics since Taine published the first part of his 'Modern regime.' " H. E. Bourne in Dial S5--3S7 Rosebery, A. P. Primrose, earl of Napoleon; the last phase. 1900 Harper $3 92 "A plea for Napoleon's right to have been treated differently, and an indictment, in un- sparing terms of England's conduct towards him. ... In so far as it rebukes England this book can appeal only to the minority; but the drama is so skillfully unfolded, and the central figure is so minutely bodied forth, that it is also a book for all. . . . Lord Rose- bery is never dull. He has humor as well as thoroness, picturesqueness as well as fluency. Better still he has imaginative sympathy." Pittsburgh Seeley, Sir J. R. Short history of Napo- leon the First. '01 Little $1.50 92 "Able brief account from hostile point of view." (Adams) A. L. A. Nast, Thomas Paine, A. B. Thomas Nast: his period and his pictures. '04 Harper $2.50 92 "Interesting account of the life and work of the famous cartoonist. His cartoons were a powerful factor in electing Lincoln the second time, in temperance reform, and in the exposure of the Tammany ring." Pittsburgh Nelson, Horatio Nelson, viscount Callender, G. A. R. Life of Nelson, il '12 Longmans 50c; 90c 92 "A short, spirited biography which is admir- ably adapted to older boys and adult readers who like direct, simple biography. The text is reprinted from volume three of 'Sea kings of Britain' (1911). The introduction tells of books about Nelson, the ships he sailed in and the naval wars during his lifetime, and a list of Nelson relics and a glossary are appended. There are twelve reproductions of paintings and engravings and seven maps and battle plans." A. L. A. bkl. Lang, John. Life of Nelson, il '15 Stokes $1.50 92 "The story of Nelson's career is told from childhood to the battle of Trafalgar. His heroic qualities and his devotion to his coun- try are stressed. Nine full page pictures in color." Book rev. digest Mahan, A. T. Life of Nelson, the em- bodiment of the sea power of Great Britain. 2d ed rev '07 Little $8 92 "Formerly an officer in the United States navy, the writer became, after his retirement, an authority in naval history. His exposition of Nelson the seaman in this work is un- equalled." Pratt alcove " 'Treats with full competence the three as- pects involved: personal, professional and political.' (Nation) Authoritative. Makes Nelson describe himself as far as possible, and tell the story of his own inner life as well as of his external actions." A. L. A. Southey, Robert. Life of Nelson; in- trod. by Henry Newbolt. il '16 Hough- ton $2 92 "A holiday edition, attractively bound and printed in good type. The illustrations by A. D. McCormick, consisting of sixteen^ colored plates and chapter heads in line drawing, are well done." A. L. A. bkl. "Tho one of the best known and most popu- lar of all lives of Nelson, it is unreliable as biography, but interesting and valuable as lit- erature, one of Southey's best works." Pitts- burgh Newcomb, Simon Reminiscences of an astronomer. '03 Houghton $3 92 "Distinguished American astronomer's rem- iniscences of a long acquaintance with scientific men and movements. He writes with charming modesty and frankness of his own career and contributes much that is valuable to the history of astronomical progress during his life time." Pittsburgh Newman, John Henry, cardinal Apologia pro vita sua. new ed '97 Long- mans $1.50; pocket ed 90c 92 "Remarkable account of the inner life of the distinguished English cardinal for forty-five years, written in answer to a controversial pamphlet by Charles Kingsley. 'Few books have so triumphantly accomplished their purpose as that remarkable work. Its simple candour wrought conviction even in theological op- ponents, while it revolutionized the popular estimate of its author.' " (Dictionary of na- tional biography) Pittsburgh Same; the two versions of 1864 and 1865, preceded by Newman's and Kingsley's Pamphlets, with an introd. by Wilfrid Ward. '13 Oxford 75c 92 Ward, W. P. Life of John Henry, car- dinal Newman; based on his private journals and correspondence. 2v il '13 Longmans $9; cheap ed $4.50 92 "A valuable contribution to history and lit- 48 STANDARD CATALOG Nelson, Horatio Nelson, viscount Cont. erature. The writer stands in the first rank of living biographers and has been enabled to employ facts not formerly known. _ A clear and outspoken narrative which makes it possible for the first time to estimate the cardinal's career as a whole." (Adapted from Nation [London]) Pratt quarterly "The author has so selected his material from the great mass of letters, from notes and rec- ords and from Newman's private journals and correspondence, that the work is almost an au- tobiography. . . . The admirable introduc- tion is a clear brief of the whole work, and prepares the reader for the treatment of New- man not only as an ecclesiast but as a writer, thinker, and a great force in the intellectual life of England." A. L. A. bkl. Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm Ecce homo (Nietzsche's autobiography); tr. by A. M. Ludovici. '11 Macmillan $2 92 "Scarcely an autobiography, rather a phil- osophical statement of Nietzsche's personal re- actions on life, grouped under the following heads: Why I am so wise; Why I am so clever; Why I write such excellent books; Why I am a fatality. Contains also a selection of his poems." Cleveland Foerster-Nietzsche, Elizabeth. Life of Nietzsche; tr. by A. M. Ludovici. 2v il '12 Sturgis $4 92 "Elizabeth Nietzsche, well known as the most consistent advocate and furtherer of _ her broth- er's mission, is at her very best in this in- timate story of the life she knew so well." Dial 53:i27 "The chief interest of Frau Forster- Nietzsche's book is the clear picture that it gives of Nietzsche's character and individuality, but it also throws occasional light upon the genesis of his philosophical ideas." Spectator 114:238 More, P. E. Nietzsche, il '12 Houghton $1.10 92 "A readable eighty-seven page summary by the editor of the Nation, of the life, phil- osophical position and guiding principles of Friedrich Nietzsche, constituting an excellent introduction to his works." N.Y. state lib. Nightingale, Florence Cook, Sir E. T. Life of Florence Night- ingale, il '05 Macmillan $1.75; memorial ed $2 92 "Bibliography, V2, P437-66. A masterpiece of biography, which reveals Miss Nightingale not as a merely romantic and picturesque figure, but as an administrator of the highest order. Shows that her Crimean ex- perience was only the starting point for more valuable achievement in hospital reform. An essentially sober record, but one which derives charm from the humor which shines from her correspondence." (Condensed from Nation, 19 14) Pittsburgh Richards, L. E. Florence Nightingale; the angel of the Crimea. '09 Appleton $1.35 92 "Told in very attractive style, showing marked sympathy and emphasizing the great and wo- manly qualities that make its subject one of the most honored of the world's helpers. Gives an excellent picture of hospital nursing and of the horrors of war." A. L. A. bkl. Ninomiya, Sontoku Tomita, Kokei. Peasant sage of Japan: the life and work of Sontoku Ninom- iya; tr. from the Hotokuki by Tadasu' Yoshimoto. '12 Longmans $1.50 92 "The story of Sontoku Ninomiya, [1787- 1856], the Japanese sage and philanthropist, is here related with exceptional simplicity and directness and well translated. His work was inspired by the highest ideal of social service and his life distinguished by constant self-sacri- fice and devotion to his dominant aim of im- proving the conditions of the poor. A valuable glimpse of the old feudal order is obtained." A. L. A. bkl. "The story is simple and essentially human, and emphasizes in a forceful way the unity of disinterested service for mankind the world over." Amer. jour. soc. 18:265 Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harms- worth, 1st baron Carson, W. E. Northcliffe, Britain's man of power, il '18 Dodge $2 92 "A popular, eulogistic, dramatic account of the life and work of Lord Northcliffe, with par- ticular emphasis on his part in Great Britain's conduct of the war." A. L. A. bkl. Norton, Charles Eliot Letters, with biographical comment by his daughter, Sara Norton, and M. A. De Wolfe Howe. 2v il '13 Houghton $6 92 Twenty-six good illustrations, chiefly por- traits, bibliography and index "A notable selection from the letters of the most finished scholar in the famous nineteenth century literary group of New England, written to such friends as Ruskin, Carlyle, Lowell and Leslie Stephen, and constituting a valuable ad- dition to American literature." Wis. bul. O'Connell, Daniel Dunlop, Robert. Daniel O'Connell and the revival of the national life in Ire- land. (Heroes of the nations) 1900 Putnam $1.50 92 "Expansion of article in Dictionary of na- tional biography; contains an account of O'Con- nell's public career, relation to Catholic asso- ciation 1823-25, Thomas Drummond, repeal agi- tation, etc., from sympathetic point of view." (Johnston) A. L. A. O'Connor, Elizabeth (Paschal) I myself, il '14 Putnam $2.50 92 "A book of personal reminiscences drawn from the author's store of memories of Amer- ica, Ireland and England. As the wife of the Irish journalist, T. P. O'Connor, she met the most distinquished men and women of the mod- ern English literary world and her book is full of interesting anecdotes and quotations from letters, among the latter, two letters from George Bernard Shaw, others from Barrie, Conan Doyle and George Meredith. Also there are interest- ing comparisons of England and America, of English and American men as husbands, etc." Book rev. digest O'Connor, Mrs Thomas Power. See O'Con- nor, E. P. Ogilvy, Margaret. See Barrie, M. O. Osborne, Dorothy. See Temple, D. O. Ossoli, Margaret (Fuller), marchesa d' Higginson, T. W. Margaret Fuller Os- soli. (American men of letters) '84 Houghton $1.35 92 Bibliographic appendix, P315-18 Paine, Thomas Sedgwick, Ellery. Thomas Paine. (Bea- con biographies) '99 Small 60c 92 Bibliography, p 148-50 "Good, very short biography, accurate, ani- mated and impartial." Pittsburgh Palmer, Mrs Alice Freeman Palmer, G. H. Life of Alice Freeman Palmer. '08 Houghton $1.75 92 "The work of Alice Freeman Palmer (1855- 1902) was of historical importance in the de- velopment of education in America. Becoming BIOGRAPHY Individual 49 Palmer, Mrs Alice Freeman Continued president of Wellesley college at the age of 26, she shaped its policies in the direction they have since followed. She was a member of the Massachusetts State board of education and for three years dean of the Woman's department of the University of Chicago. All these in- terests are fully treated in this biography, writ- ten by her husband, but they are subordinated to the intimate and penetrating study of Mrs Palmer as a woman." Pittsburgh Pankhurst, Mrs Emmeline (Goulden) My own story, il '14 Hearst's int. lib. $2 92 Partly reprinted from Good housekeeping "History of the woman suffrage movement in England and a defense of militancy by the English leader who has identified herself with the cause from its beginning." Pittsburgh Parker, Theodore Chadwick, J. W. Theodore Parker, preacher and reformer. 1900 Houghton $2.50 92 Bibliography, pref. pi 1-20 "Well proportioned outline in which the scholar, teacher, minister, heretic, theologian and antislavery leader lives before us." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Parkman, Francis Farnham, C. H. Life of Francis Park- man. (Frontenac ed) '01 Little $2 92 Bibliography, P359-64 "Portrays an unusual and inspiring person- ality." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Parnell, Charles Stewart O'Brien, R. B. Life of Charles Stewart Parnell, 1846-1891. 2v '99 Harper $2.50 92 vi, 2d ed 1899 Mainly political biography with rather meager personal details. By a political associate Pasteur, Louis Keim, Albert, and Lumet, Louis. Louis Pasteur; tr. by F. T. Cooper. (Great men) il '14 Stokes 50c 92 "The biography is written by two Frenchmen who speak of Pasteur as 'one of the glories of France.' They trace his life thru boyhood, and student days, tell of his early scientific experi- ments and describe the discovery that made his name known in every country. The volume is illustrated and there is a good bibliography and a brief index." Book rev. digest Paget, Stephen. Pasteur and after Pas- teur. (Medical history manuals) '14 Macmillan $1.25 92 A brief biography of Pasteur and sketches of the work of Lister, Koch, Haffkine, and Roux Vallery-Radot, Rene. Life of Pasteur; tr. by Mrs R. L. Devonshire. 2v '02 Doubleday $3 92 "The whole of this noble life is laid open in these pages. . . . The scientific world in which Pasteur lived is veraciously and vividly por- trayed, and this is one of the most valuable features of the work." (Nation, 1902) Pitts- burgh Pater, Walter Benson, A. C. Walter Pater. (English men of letters) '06 Macmillan 75c 92 "Appreciative study of personality and writ- ings, interpreting Pater's artistic temperament with rare sympathy and felicity of phrase." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Greenslet, Ferris. Walter Pater, new ed '11 Houghton 90c 92 Chronology, P153-63 Pawlowska, Y01 A child went forth, il '14 Houghton $1.50 92 "A simple, unaffected story, but most effec- tive, telling of the childhood and life around a little Hungarian girl until she was sent to Eng- land to school. Characters, atmosphere, scen- ery and mode of life are made so vivid that it seems as tho the material of the story must be autobiographical." A. L. A. bkl. "Essentially autobiography." Publisher Penn, William Fisher, S. G. True William Penn. 2d ed 1900 Lippincott $2 92 "Faithful presentation of his life and strangely contrasted circumstances in England and America." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Graham, J. W. William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, il '17 Stokes $2.50 92 Bibliography, P314-17 "It is not a book which represents original research, but it is a well written, sympathetic biography, and one of modern scope; with bib- liography and many illustrations, notes about which are given in an appendix." Times [Lon- don] lit. sup. "Written by a Friend it gives an insight into the impelling religious force behind his char- acter which has usually suffered thru being pre- sented from the merely political and historical point of view." A. L. A. bkl. Holland, R. S. William Penn. (True stories of great Americans) il '15 Mac- millan 50c 92 "An interesting brief account of Penn's re- ligious background and character and life work in England and America, together with excerpts from his diary." Cleveland See also Huckel's "Dreamer of dreams," 19 16, Crowell, $1.25, a re-telling of Penn's life story, based on a supposed journal kept by Gulielma Springett, who became his wife and accom- panied him to America Pennell, Mrs Elizabeth (Robins) Nights: Rome, Venice in the aesthetic eighties; London, Paris in the fighting nineties, il '16 Lippincott $3 92 "Pleasant reminiscences of evenings spent in good talk and of the friends who did the talk- ing, among them Whistler, Henley, Aubrey Beardsley, Henry Harland, Phil May and R. A. M. Stevenson." Cleveland Sepia illustrations from Joseph Pennell's etchings, and works of other artists Pepys, Samuel Diary. 2v (Everyman's lib.) Dutton $1.40; lib. binding $1.80 92 Diary and correspondence; with a life and notes by Richard, Lord Brooks. (Bohn's hist, lib.) 4v '89-'97 Macmillan $1.75 ea 92 "An intimate and frank narrative of a period of the writer's own life covering nine and a half years from January 1660 to May 1669." Pratt alcove "Perpetually the most amusing of gossips and of all who have gossiped about themselves, the only one who tells the truth. (Andrew Lang) A. L. A. "No work of the kind in the world's liter- ature can be compared to Pepys' 'Diary' . . . It paints the official and private circles in which the author moved, the course of public affairs, the humours of social life, with no less truth and frankness than it reveals the author him- self. It is by far the most valuable document extant for the understanding of the times; bet- ter than all the histories and all the comedies. It seems an unequalled piece of irony that the supreme piece of workmanship in its way and the most lucid mirror of its age should be the performance of an ordinary citizen who had not 50 STANDARD CATALOG Pepys, Samuel Continued the least idea that he was doing anything re- markable, who expected celebrity, if he expected it at all, from his official tasks and scientific recreations; who shrouded his work in shorthand lest the world should profit by it; and who would have been dismayed beyond measure if he had foreseen that it would be published after his death." (Richard Garnett) Pittsburgh Same; completely transcribed b^ r the late Rev. Mynors Bright, from the shorthand manuscript in the Pepvsian library; ed. with additions, by H. B. Wheatley. 9v '94-'99 Macmillan $1.75 ea 92 Red letter days of Samuel Pepys; ed. by E. F. Allen. '10 Sturgis $1.25 92 "Contains well chosen selections from the diary, grouped under subjects. Will interest the readers who would not care for the entire diary." A. L. A. sup. Lubbock, Percy. Samuel Pepys. (Liter- ary lives) il '09 Scribner $1.25 92 "Well constructed, vivacious account by the sometime Pepysian librarian of Magdalene col- lege, Oxford." A. L. A. sup. Perry, Matthew Calbraith Griffis, W. E. Matthew Calbraith Perry. '87 Houghton $2.50 92 "American naval officer (1794-1858) who commanded the expedition to Japan, 1852-54, during which he concluded the treaty opening Japan to American commerce." Pittsburgh Pershing, John Joseph Tomlinson, E. T. Story of General Pershing. '19 Appleton $1.50 92 "The purpose of the writer of this little book is merely to tell the story in outline of the career of the commander of the American ex- peditionary forces in France. . . . The com- plete biography and the analysis of General Pershing's personality and military career he leaves to later writers." Preface Petrarch Robinson, J. H., and Rolfe, H. W. Pe- trarch, the first modern scholar and man of letters. 2d ed rev and enl '14 Putnam $2 92 "A selection from his correspondence with Boccaccio and other friends, designed to illus- trate the beginnings of the renaissance; trans- lated from the original Latin, with historical introduction and notes." Subtitle Phillips, Wendell Martyn, Carlos. Wendell Phillips; the agitator. (American reformers) '90 Funk $1.50 92 "Appendix contains three of the orator's masterpieces, never before published in book form: Lost arts; Daniel O'Connell; Scholar in a republic." Subtitle Pieshkov, Alexiei Maximovitch. See Gorky, Maxim, pseud. Pitt, William, 1st earl of Chatham Rosebery, A. P. P. Lord Chatham, his early life and connections. '10 Harper $3 92 "Brilliant study of Pitt's personality and political activities from early boyhood to 1756. A distinct contribution to the political history of the period." A. L. A. sup. Pitt. (Twelve English statesmen) '92 Macmillan 80c 92 Williams, Basil. Life of William Pitt. 2v il maps '14 Longmans $3.50 92 List of speeches delivered by William Pitt, V2, P335-5i; Bibliography, V2, P352-68 The only complete and adequate biography in English, as Lord Rosebery's admirable work ended before Pitt's first ministry "Mr Williams has equipped himself for his task by years of study, with the result that we have at last a really worthy biography of an English writer . . . The most original work in the book is that which throws light on Pitt's actual methods as the greatest of war ministers, on the general conditions of public offices in the eighteenth century, and on the private and home life of Chatham. . . . Mr Williams is in fact a better biographer than historian, and when Pitt's life becomes a part of world politics, the narrative occasionally loses itself in details. The net effect ... is not to ... paint a new picture of Chatham, but rather to fill in the details of the outline which Macaulay drew for all time." (Saturday rev., 1913) Pittsburgh Pitt, William, the younger Rose, J. H. William Pitt and the national revival. '11 Macmillan $3 92 "This and the later volume, 'William Pitt and the great war' (Macmillan, 191 1) form a bril- liant and scholarly biography of Pitt the Younger, in which much recently accessible material has been used to give great fulness to the later period of his life." A. L. A. sup. Only imported to order Poe, Edgar Allan Woodberry, G. E. Edgar Allan Poe. (American men of letters) '85 Hough- ton $1.35 92 Same. (Riverside popular biographies) '14 Houghton 75c; school ed 60c 92 Woodberry, G. E. Life of Edgar Allan Poe; including his correspondence with men of letters. 2v '09 Houghton $5 92 "Authoritative and impartial biography, greatly enlarged from that by same author in American men of letters series, (1885) by in- clusion of recently discovered facts and many letters. Bibliography, notes, portraits, illustra- tions and facsimiles." N.Y. state lib. Pope, Alexander Stephen, Sir Leslie. Alexander Pope. (English men of letters) '80 Macmil- lan 60c 92 "Admirable monograph, by a great critic." A. L. A. Popp, Adelheid Autobiography of a working woman; tr. by E. C. Harvey, il '12 Browne $1.25 92 "The author is an Austrian socialist, a writer, lecturer and worker for the cause, who has risen from the lowest ranks of labor. Her schooling ended and her working life began at the age of ten." Book rev. digest "No better basis for imagining what it is that the very poor have to contend with, hour by hour, can be found than the 'Autobiography of a working woman.' The book shows no dogmatism and presents no minute facts which might tire a casual reader, but it is instinct with truth, and it presents that bitter sordidness which has been the destruction of countless souls less strong than that unconsciously de- picted by its author." Dial 55:54 Porter, Sydney. See Henry, O., pseud. Pumpelly, Raphael My reminiscences. 2v il maps '18 Holt $7.50 92 "The detailed autobiography of a noted geol- ogist and mining expert whose researches took him into all parts of the globe and brought him into contact with many kinds of people. His friends were largely among well known scholars and writers, his adventures most unusual and interesting." A. L. A. bkl. BIOGRAPHY Individual 51 Putnam, George Haven Memories of a publisher, 1865-1915. '15 Putnam $2.50 92 "Made up of recollections of Mr Putnam's personal life and friendships, an account of the long and finally successful fight for interna- tional copyright, a record of his public services in the interests of civil service and other re- forms, and ... a history of the Putnam pub- lishing activities." Book rev. digest In an appendix are the letters which he has written to the American and English press con- cerning the present war This book, with the author's "Memories of my youth" and "Memories of George Palmer Putnam" gives a history of the publishing house of Putnam to 1915 Putnam, G. H. George Palmer Putnam; a memoir. '12 Putnam $2.50 92 "The life of the founder of the publishing house of G. P. Putnam's sons. Not a personal biography so much as the story of Mr Putnam's business career and the development of a great American publishing concern. It gives a very interesting view of the growth of American lit- erature in the middle years of the nineteenth century with intimate glimpses of Irving, Cooper, Hawthorne, Poe, Bayard Taylor and other lesser lights." Pratt quarterly Putnam, Israel Livingston, W. F. Israel Putnam. (American men of energy) '01 Putnam $1.50 92 Bibliography, pref. pn-18 "He has had access to some original sources of information and presents a lively full length portrait of the bluff and energetic major-gen- eral." (Athenaeum) A. L. A. Ravage, Marcus Eli An American in the making. '17 Harper $1.50 92 "A Roumanian immigrant follows the process of his Americanization from his days as pedlar and sweat shop worker on the New York East side thru his years in Missouri college. De- lightfully written and good humoredly critical of himself and America." N.Y. lib. Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman- Mitford, 1st baron Memories. 2v il '16 Dutton $15 92 "The cream of autobiography. It is full of stories and characteristic glimpses as an egg is full of meat. It would be hard to cite a work which is more likely to rank among the per- manent and authentic memorials of the Vic- torian age." J. P. Collins in Boston Tran- script, December 11, 1915 "Very few men . . . could give so pleasant and profitable an account of their seventy-eight years as Lord Redesdale has done. As diplo- matist, permanent official, member of Parlia- ment, author and peer, his life has been full, varied and useful, and obviously very happy. . ._ . The pages give insight into events of inter- national importance, such as the taking of Schleswig-Holstein by Germany in the '6o's, the birth of the new Japan in 1868, etc. They are lightened by anecdotes of Swinburne as an Eton schoolboy, of Disraeli, Gladstone and other statesmen, of the Carlyles and many persons of importance, including the Czar Alexander II, the German emperor, and King Edward VII." Book rev. digest Reed, Thomas Brackett McCall, S. W. Life of Thomas Brackett Reed, il '14 Houghton $3.50 92 "This biography of Speaker Reed by a friend and fellow Congressman, is primarily a study of his personality, recording public questions of his day in the light of his action upon them, and presenting his views as far as possible in the words of his speeches, letters and other writ- ings." Cleveland Revere, Paul Moses, Belle. Paul Revere, the torch bearer of the Revolution, il '16 Apple- ton $1.35 92 "An excellent biography giving not only a full account of Revere's famous ride, but cover- ing the many varied activities in which this sturdy Huguenot engaged during his long life- time." Cleveland Rhodes, Cecil John Fuller, Sir T. E. Right Honorable Cecil John Rhodes; a monograph and remin- iscence, il '10 Longmans $1.60 92 "Not a complete biography, but a lifelike portrait of the statesman in his public and pri- vate South African career, doing full justice to greatness but not failing to notice faults of character and policy; by a friend intimately associated for many years with Rhodes' political and social life. Two portraits and eleven ex- cellent halftones. 'The life and times of the Right Honorable Cecil John Rhodes, 1853-1902,' by Sir Lewis Mitchell, 2v, Kennerley, $7.50, may be called the authorized biography. Author has had ac- cess to private and official papers, and has at- tempted a fair and complete narrative of events and interpretation of aims and ideals." N.Y. state lib. Richards, Caroline Cowles. See Clarke, C. C. R. Richards, Mrs Ellen Henrietta (Swallow) Hunt, C. L. Life of Ellen H. Richards. (Conservation ed.) il '18 whitcomb $1.25 92 "Appreciative biography of this notable pio- neer in home economics (1842-1911), and other work for social betterment, for many years in- structor in sanitary chemistry at the Massa- chusetts Institute of technology." Pittsburgh Richardson, Samuel Dobson, Austin. Samuel Richardson. (English men of letters) '02 Macmillan 75c 92 "Richardson was the pioneer of a new move- ment; the first certified practitioner of senti- ment; the English Columbus of the analytical novel of ordinary life." (Author) A. L. A. Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal de Perkins, J. B. Richelieu and the growth of French power. (Heroes of the na- tions) 1900 Putnam $1.50 92 Rihbany, Abraham Mitrie A far journey, il '14 Houghton $2 92 Appeared in an abridged form in the Atlantic monthly, VI12-13, November 1913 to April 1914 "Experiences of a native Syrian now (19 14) pastor of the Church of the disciples in Boston. Mr Rihbany left his Syrian village to find in America the larger opportunity which his ambi- tion craved. He describes graphically the prim- itive life of his youth and his later wanderings in New York city and in the Middle West. His record is a grateful tribute to the free institu- tions and the ideals of the country of his adop- tion." Pittsburgh Riis, Jacob August Making of an American, new ed '16 Mac- millan $2.50 92 Autobiography of the reporter, philanthropist and reformer Riley, James Whitcomb Laughlin, C. E. Reminiscences of James Whitcomb Riley, il '16 Revell 75c 92 "The author, a novelist and formerly an actress, was for many years a friend and de- voted admirer of Riley. She presents an at- tractive sketch, with many illustrative anecdotes. 52 STANDARD CATALOG Riley, James Whitcomb Continued Appeared in part in the Ladies' home journal for September, 1916." Cleveland Robert I, king of Scotland Maxwell, Sir H. E. Robert the Bruce and the struggle for Scottish inde- pendence. (Heroes of the nations) '97 Putnam $1.50 92 Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st earl Forrest, Sir G. W. Life of Lord Rob- erts, il '14 Stokes $5 92 "Authoritative story of Lord Roberts' mil- itary career, particularly of his services in the Indian mutiny, the second Afghan war, and the Boer war. The facts, drawn largely from his own dispatches, have been set down often in his own words without criticism or comment and in full detail, to enable the reader to form his own judgment of his character as a soldier." A. L. A. bkl. Menpes, Mortimer. Lord Roberts. (Por- trait biographies) '15 Macmillan 75c 92 Only imported to order Robespierre, Maximilien Marie Isidore Belloc, Hilaire. Robespierre. '01 Scrib- ner $2.50 92 "Attention thruout concentrated on Robes- pierre, but the background vividly pictured." (Am. acad., 1902) A. L. A. Roland de la Platiere, Mme Manon Jeanne Phlipon Tarbell, I. M. Madame Roland. '96 Mac- millan $1.50 92 Bibliography p3 13-19 "Shows good judgment and a fair spirit, without disposition to eulogy. Contributes some new material." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. See also the life by Mrs L. H. R. Pope-Hen- nessy, 19 18, Dodd, $5 Romanes, George John Romanes, Mrs E. D. Life and letters of G. J. Romanes. '96 Longmans $2 92 British naturalist (1848-94) The relations of Darwin and Romanes were very intimate Roosevelt, Theodore Autobiography, il '13 Macmillan $2.50 92 " 'With the exceptions of a few chapters of a personal character, the narrative deals chiefly with politics and policies as exemplified in the writer's public life and more or less connected with his administrative acts.' (Dial) The chapters on the 'Vigor of life' and 'Cow- boy land' appeared in his 'Ranch life.' " Cleve- land Leupp, F. E. The man Roosevelt; a portrait sketch. (Appleton's historical lives ser.) '04 Appleton $1.35 92 "Devoted chiefly to Roosevelt's public life to 1904, enlivened by many anecdotes and written by a trained but uncritical observer, who has long been the ex-president's intimate friend." A. L. A. sup. Lewis, W. D. Life of Theodore Roose- velt, il '19 Winston $2.25 92 Dr Lewis, former Dean of the Law school, University of Pennsylvania, and a close friend of Theodore Roosevelt, tells us that in writing this book he has turned more often to Roose- velt's books and articles than to any other source of information. Chapter twenty-five, "Roosevelt the naturalist" was written by Dr Witmer Stone, Curator of the Philadelphia academy of natural science, and in writing chapter twenty- eight, "Books and speeches", the author had the invaluable help of C. Wharton Stork, author and critic, and Roger B. Merriman, Assistant pro- fessor of history at Harvard university. The introduction (i6p) is by William Howard Taft. Chronology, P473-4 Morgan, James. Theodore Roosevelt, the boy and the man. new ed il '19 Macmillan $1.50 92 "A new edition of the biography that first appeared in 1907, with additional chapters pre- pared since the president's death. ... Mr Morgan has the rare power of seizing the dramatic events of the career of his subject." Boston Transcript, April 5, 19 19 Riis, J. A. Theodore Roosevelt, the citi- zen. '04 Macmillan $2 92 Books by Theodore Roosevelt, P457-64 Same. (Standard lib.) '12 Macmillan 60c 92 Appeared in the Outlook, V75-76, December 5, 1903 to March 12, 1904 "The titles of this book and of Mr Leupp's The man Roosevelt' might well be exchanged since Mr Riis deals more with the personal qualities of the president, and Mr Leupp more with his public acts. Both books are eulogistic, particularly Mr Riis'." Pittsburgh Street, Julian. The most interesting American, il '15 Century 50c 92 _ "Theodore Roosevelt the man is graphically pictured in an interview in which his opinions on preparedness, his views on the [Wilson] ad- ministration, and his summing up of America's duty in the world of nations are plainly stated. An appendix contains extracts from his speeches and writings." Book rev. digest Washburn, C. G. Theodore Roosevelt; the logic of his career, il '16 Houghton $1.65 B 92 " 'I have known Theodore Roosevelt since we entered Harvard together in the autumn of 1876,' says the author. 'Thru all these years I have had very definite views of his character which I have never seen any occasion to change. . . . This is in no sense a history or even a finished sketch of his life. It is a record of my personal impressions, fortified by such facts as would seem to justify my conclusions.' Some of these conclusions are that Roosevelt has never been a 'politician,' that his views have always been carefully considered before they found expression, and that in the campaign of 19 12 he was not moved by personal ambition." N.Y. branch lib. news See also Hagedorn's "Boy's life of Roosevelt", 1918, Harper, $1.25, which will interest many adults Ross, Mrs Jane Ann (Duff-Gordon) Fourth generation; reminiscences, il '12 Scribner $3.50 92 "These delightful reminiscences follow 'Three generations of English women' (first published in 1888) which concerned Mrs Ross' great- grandmother, grandmother and mother. Mrs Ross' own life has been closely linked in its friendships with theirs and her pages are full of interesting recollections and letters of the dis- tinguished people with whom she has been as- sociated, Thackeray, Tennyson, Carlyle, Mere- dith, Leighton, Watts and many others. She writes entertainingly too, of Egypt in the '6o's, of later life in Italy and recent English years and friends. The appropriate illustrations are largely reproductions from photographs." A. L. A. bkl. Rousseau, Jean Jacques Hudson, W. H. Rousseau and natural- ism in life and thought. (World's epoch makers) '03 Scribner $1.50 _ 92 "The lesser half of the book is a sufficient biographical sketch; the remainder is devoted to a brief analytical examination of Rousseau's works and a suggestion of his influence upon his contemporaries and posterity in thought and deed." (Nation) Pratt quarterly See also John Morley's "Rousseau", 2v, 189 1, Macmillan, $4 BIOGRAPHY Individual 53 Roy, Jean Fields of the fatherless. '18 Doran $1.75 92 Autobiography of a poor English working girl "Her story will win deep sympathy. There are occasional welcome touches of humor in sit- uations that are for the most part repellent though nevertheless of absorbing human inter- est." Outlook 121:668 "Her descriptions of her life as a laundress, sweatshop worker and domestic servant throw more light on these subjects from the stand- point of the parties most concerned than most works either of sociology or fiction." Spring- field Republican, 19 19 Ruskin, John Letters to Charles Eliot Norton; ed. by C. E. Norton. 2v il '04 Houghton $5 92 "Letters extending from the beginning of a long and close friendship in 1855 down to 1887. Singularly unrestrained and self-revealing, they form a most interesting record of Ruskin's moods, opinions and mental conditions, besides giving glimpses of his work and of the places that he loved." Pittsburgh "Record of the perplexities of a great and generous soul, the troubles of a tender heart, the spendthrift use and at last the failure of ex- ceptional powers." (C. E. Norton) A. L. A. sup. Praeterita. new ed 3v '15 Allen 2s 6d ea 92 "No autobiographer surpasses him in fresh- ness and fulness of memory, nor in the power of giving interest to the apparently common- place. There is an even remarkable absence of striking incident, but somehow or other the story fascinates. . . . The book should be acceptable even to those to whom his social and artistic dogmas have ceased to have much significance." (Leslie Stephen) Pittsburgh Benson, A. C. Ruskin; a study in per- sonality. '11 Putnam $1.50 92 "Sympathetic, yet dispassionate and critical interpretation of the man and his genius. As a biography compares favorably with Harrison. In the fuller life by Cook, copious use has been made of well chosen material from Ruskin's let- ters, diaries and notebooks, in giving a detailed account of every phase of his life." A. L. A. sup. Cook, E. T. Life of John Ruskin. 2v il '11 Macmillan $7 92 "A definite authorized biography founded on Ruskin's diary and letters, from which it quotes copiously, treating of his life, work and char- acter." N.Y. state lib. Harrison, Frederic. John Ruskin. (Eng- lish men of letters) '02 Macmillan 75c 92 "Author a friend of Ruskin since i860. Shows his predominance in the esthetic study of nature and art. as an influence rather than as an authority." (Johnston) A. L. A. Russell, George William (A. E.) Figgis, Darrell. A. E. (Irishmen of to- day) '16 Dodd $1 92 "The information given about the condition of Irish country life ... is excellently set forth and of value to the student of Irish af- fairs." (Outlook [London]) A. L. A. bkl. "An eloquent appreciation of the many sided activities of Mr George Russell A. E. one of the most interesting and helpful figures in the Ireland of today, ex-draper's assistant, poet, painter and mystic, cooperative missioner, or- ganizer and editor." (Spectator) St. Louis Savonarola, Girolamo Villari, Pasquale. Life and times of Giro- lamo Savonarola; tr. by Linda Villari. new lib ed '01 Scribner $3 92 "The work of an eminent scholar, who has made a special study of the period of the renais- sance. Founded on the results of much original research, not only in the archives of the gov- ernment, but also among papers preserved by the families of the old Italian nobility." (C. K. Adams) Pittsburgh Schaff, Morris Spirit of Old West Point, 1858-1862. il '07 Houghton $3.50 92 "Idealized but essentially truthful estimate of the molding influences which transform crude boys into 'soldiers and gentlemen.' Deals in happiest reminiscent vein with the years 1858-1862 and follows northern and southern classmates into the Civil war." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Carlyle, Thomas. Life of Friedrich Schiller; comprehending an examina- tion of his works. (Centenary ed.) '01 Scribner $1.75 "Edited with an introduction by H. D. Traill. Goethe's introduction to German translation of this life of Schiller, with reprints of German title-pages, P329-35-" A. L. A. " 'The work, published complete in 1825 is termed by the author himself 'an insignificant book.' It might not have lived without his name, but has the merit of true artistic proportion, and is a sound piece of work.' (Garnett's Life of Thomas Carlyle) 'It was based on very imper- fect information, but was an inspiring work of genius nevertheless. It is now more valuable as a Carlyle document than as a Schiller docu- ment.' " (Thomas' Life and works of Schiller) Pittsburgh Thomas, Calvin. Life and works of Fried- rich Schiller. '01 Holt $1.75 92 "A large part of the book is devoted to a study and criticism of Schiller's works. 'A book that will compare favorably, in point of readable- ness and impartiality with the best that has ever been written upon the subject.' " (Atlantic monthly, 1902) Pittsburgh Survey of Schiller literature, P465-73 Schopenhauer, Arthur Wallace, William. Life of Arthur Schop- enhauer. (Great writers) '90 Scribner $1.25 92 "Bibliography, 10 pref. p. Clear account of life, with some notice of his philosophy. Certain peculiarities in life and character make it read like a mixture of tragedy and comedy." (Science 16:285) A. L. A. Schurz, Carl Reminiscences. 3v il map '07-'08 Double- day $9 . ?2 "Schurz as German student and revolutionist (1848), American diplomat, Union general and statesman. Closes in 1869 with the beginning of his career in the senate. Later life summarized by Frederick Bartlett and W. A. Dunning. Mir- rors a character distinguished for keen judgment, zest in affairs and persistent idealism." A. L. A. sup. Schuyler, Mrs Catherine (Van Rensselaer) Humphreys, M. G. Catherine Schuyler. (Women of colonial and revolutionary times) '97 Scribner $1.50 92 "Catherine Van Rensselaer, wife of General Philip Schuyler. Describes Dutch colonial life and society of revolutionary period in Albany." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Scott, Sir Walter, bart. Journal, from the orginal manuscript at Abbotsford. '91 Harper $7.50; popular ed $2.50 92 See also "Familiar letters," 2V, 1894, Hough- ton, $7-50 "The letters and journal deepen the reader s 54 STANDARD CATALOG Scott, Sir Walter, bart. Continued love and respect for the man who penned them." (Leypoldt & lies) A. L. A. November 1825-April 1832 Hutton, R. H. Sir Walter Scott. (English men of letters) [78] Macmillan 60c 92 Lang, Andrew. Sir Walter Scott. (Liter- ary lives) il '06 Scribner $1.25 92 "Tho Lang modestly disclaims doing more than compress Lockhart's great book into small space, Scott's admirers will find much that is new and more that is freshly put in this biogra- phy." (Academy) A. L. A. sup. Lockhart, J. G. Life of Sir Walter Scott; abridged and newly ed., with notes etc. by J. M. Sloan. (Lib. of standard bi- ography) '04 Macmillan $1.40 92 Abridgment of Lockhart's "Memoirs" Lockhart, J. G. Memoirs of Sir Walter Scott. 5v (Lib. of English classics) '14 Macmillan $10 92. "It stands with BoswelPs 'Johnson' as one of the two greatest biographies in the English lan- guage. Written by his son-in-law, it is the authoritative life of Scott. Tho it is an exten- sive work, it is very readable and illuminating, containing Scott's own delightful journals and letters and the diary of his later troubled years." Pratt alcove "The most important biography of the reign of Queen Victoria." (Shorter) A. L. A. Same; ed. by S. M. Francis. 5v (Cam- bridge ed.) '02 Houghton $12 92 Biographic sketch of Lockhart, vi, pref. P13- 36 Maccunn, F. A. Sir Walter Scott's friends, il '10 Lane $3.50 92 _ "An entertaining volume, giving an intimate picture of Scott's circle and many sidelights on the sources of much of the matter in the novels and poems." A. L. A. sup. Saintsbury, George. Sir Walter Scott. (Famous Scots ser.) '97 Oliphant Is 92 "The first short biography of Scott which has been written since the publication of new ma- terial during the last few years. 'His most con- spicuous merits are generosity of criticism and a judgment sober and generally sane . . . The literacy criticism is the best part of the book, yet there are some judgments that provoke dis- sent." (Athenaeum, 1897) Pittsburgh C. S. Olcott's "Country of Sir Walter Scott," 1913. Houghton, $3.50, contains two biographical chapters, but its chief value lies in the 60 photo- graphs of places mentioned in Scott's works Semmes, Raphael Meriwether, Colyer. Raphael Semmes. (American crisis biographies) il '13 Jacobs $1.50 92 "Devoted chiefly to Semmes' career as com- mander of the Sumter and Alabama in the Civil war. Besides it deals with his service in the Mexican war, his imprisonment after the Civil war and his subsequent life, and includes a full summary of his views on secession." A. L. A. bkl. "Mr Meriwether has not, apparently, unearth- ed much new material, and has naturally re- lied a good deal upon Semmes' own books; 'Service afloat' and the 'Cruise of the Alabama.' Of the available printed authorities, however, he has made industrious use." Nation 99:198 Sevigne, Marie de Rabutin Chantal, mar- quise de Best letters of Madame de Sevigne; ed by E. P. Anderson. 4th ed (Laurel- crowned letters) '15 McClurg $1 92 "A selection of the beautiful letters written by mother to daughter, which by their artistic quality have earned a high place in French literature. They are also of great in- terest as giving an insight into the life of the period in France, especially the inner life of the court circles of Louis the 'Magnificent.' " Pratt alcove Seward, Frederick William Reminiscences of a war-time statesman and diplomat, 1830-1915. il '16 Putnam $3.50 92 "Mr Seward was appointed assistant secretary when his father became secretary of state in Lincoln's cabinet. He also sat in the cabinets of Presidents Johnson and Hayes. In 1867 he was sent on a special mission with Admiral Por- ter to negotiate the West Indian treaties, and he took a prominent part in the purchase of Alaska." Pittsburgh "These reminiscences of a long and distin- guished career, written in a genial manner, are history in its most interesting form." N.Y. state lib. Seward, William Henry Bancroft, Frederic. Life of William H. Seward. 2v 1900 Harper $5 92 "Seward was governor of New York 1838-42; United States senator, 1849-61; and secretary of state during the administrations of Lincoln and Johnson." Pittsburgh "Original authorities used, including Seward and Bigelow manuscripts. Volume two a posi- tive addition to our historical knowledge of its period." (Nation 70:323) A. L. A. Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate Autobiography; with a supplementary memoir by his wife, il '09 Houghton $4.50 92 "Professor Shaler's work and eminence as a scientist, his share in the advance of scientific education, his geological investigations and other activities are presented, but are subordinated to the frank, inspiring study of his big, intensely human personality. Of additional interest are the portrayal of Louis Agassiz, his master and friend, and the picture of Civil war conditions in Kentucky." N.Y. state lib. "A distinct contribution to the literature of scientific investigation in this country." A. L. A. sup. Sharp, William Sharp, Mrs. E. S. William Sharp (Fiona Macleod); a memoir. 2v '12 Duffield $4 92 "Record of an interesting personality, largely autobiographic, being from letters and diaries with quotations from his books. Criticisms and comments are chiefly from letters of noted men, Mrs Sharp's part being the explanation of her husband's 'dual nature' and its literary expres- sion in the works of Fiona Macleod." N.Y. state lib. Shaw, Anna Howard Story of a pioneer, il '15 Harper $2 92 "In collaboration with Miss Elizabeth Jordan, the president [19 15] of the National American woman suffrage association here tells the inspir- ing story of her life from her strenuous youth in the Michigan 'back woods' of fifty years ago, thru her career as Methodist preacher, ordained minister, teacher, doctor, lecturer and suffrage worker and leader. Dr Shaw writes as she speaks, straightforwardly and with keen obser- vation, humor and a rich fund of anecdote." Cleveland Shaw, George Bernard Chesterton, G. K. George Bernard Shaw. '09 Lane $1.50 92 "Clever chapters on Shaw as puritan, pro- gressive, critic, author and philosopher. Little biographical information, but sharp criticism of his works, tempered by eulogy." A. L. A. sup. Henderson, Archibald. George Bernard Shaw, his life and works. '18 Boni & Live right $1.50 92 "A Boswellian biography, authorized by Mr BIOGRAPHY Individual 55 Shaw, George Bernard Continued Shaw, who has contributed to it what he calls 'a mass of unceremonious and irresponsible auto- biography.' Despite the questionable taste of this and the extreme seriousness of the biogra- pher, the book is a detailed and accurate ac- count of the various phases of art, economics and literature in which Mr Shaw has interested himself, and of the real and sincere work he has done. Thirty-three illustrations and numer- ous facsimiles in the text, and genealogical chart of the Shaw family." A. L. A. bkl. Sheehan, Patrick Augustine Heuser, H. J. Canon Sheehan of Doner- aile. il '17 Longmans $3.50 92 "The biography of a Catholic priest in the south of Ireland who was an ardent Irishman, a well-liked pastor and a frequent author. Writ- ten by a fellow priest and his editor, his relig- ious activities and literary merit are somewhat over-stressed, so that the book will hold interest chiefly for Catholic readers." A. L. A. bkl. "He died in 1913. His great work was his interpretation of modern Irish life thru fiction. Intensely devoted to his native land and full of admiration for the virtues of its sturdy sons, yet keenly critical of their vices, he was able to write stories which made the people live for their readers." Springfield Republican Shelley, Percy Bysshe Dowden, Edward. Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley. 2v '86 Scribner $6 92 "He has condensed the old Shelley papers by Hogg, Peacock, Trelawney, Medwin, Hunt, Lady Shelley, Stockdale, and other lesser writers, the correspondence and diaries of Godwin, and the modern investigations of Garnett, Rossetti, For- man, and Shelley students of less note; and he has amplified the biography constructed from these sources by manuscript papers of the Shel- ley family and others . . . The work is neces- sarily henceforth the authority for the facts of Shelley's career. It is in a strict sense a biog- raphy. It deals with the events of his life, and touches only incidentally and briefly his works and genius, his contemporaries, and the history of his times." (Nation, 1887) Pittsburgh See also Francis Thompson's "Essay on Shel- ley," 1909, Scribner, $1.35 Sheridan, Philip Henry Davies, H. E. General Sheridan. (Great commanders) '95 Appleton $1.60. 92 "By an appreciative admirer who served un- der Sheridan. Accurate in war history." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Sherman, John Burton, T. E. John Sherman. (American statesman) '06 Houghton $1.35 92 "Brief, scholarly, readable and wholly ad- mirable work, relying on documentary sources rather than on Sherman's hastily written and often inaccurate 'Recollections.' Follows his part in the anti-slavery agitation, reconstruction finance, silver legislation, etc." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Sherman, William Tecumseh Memoirs. 2v 2d ed '86 Appleton $5.50 92 "Admirably clear and direct. Free use ot his letters, orders and reports gives great inter- est and value. Closes with great review in Washington, but concluding chapter on military lessons of the war is full of knowledge, wisdom and sound sense." (Atlantic 36:254) A. L. A. Force, M. F. General Sherman. (Great commanders) '99 Appleton $1.60 92 "Latter part by General J. D. Cox. Both authors write from intimate knowledge of facts and hero." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Showerman, Grant Country child, il '17 Century $1.75 92 "The style of the narrative becomes mon- otonous, but the chronicle successfully repro- duces the homely, kindly life in a Wisconsin farm home and neighborhood, thirty or forty years ago." Cleveland Country chronicle, il '16 Century $1.75 92 "Pictures of life in a Wisconsin village, in the '70s, as seen thru the eyes of a boy of ten. The boy's parents, school companions, and the odd characters of the community are vividly portrayed, and we witness among other events a church sociable, a temperance lecture, a 'boiling down,' and an old fashioned country dance." Pittsburgh A few of the sketches appeared in the Cen- tury Sidney, Sir Philip Bourne, H. R. F. Sir Philip Sidney: type of English chivalry in the Elizabethan age. (Heroes of the nations) '91 Put- nam $1.50 92 List of principal authorities, pg-io. "Mr Fox Bourne's claim to write about Sidney is well established. His original 'Memoir of Sir Philip Sidney' is among the best things of its kind. Critics have rejoiced ... to throw it in the teeth of succeeding commentators, and, in a word, the first serious rival of Mr Fox Bourne A. D. '62 is Mr Fox Bourne A. D. '92. The thirty years have perhaps shed as much light on the period of Sidney as on any other in liter- ature. And the light has so shone on Mr Bourne that he tells his story afresh, disowning . . . certain hot errors of his youthful blood. . . . In a marked degree he succeeds in picturing to us the possibilities of noble boyhood and man- hood in the Elizabethan days. But it is Sidney for Sidney's sake who has our interest and at- tention thruout the volume." (Athenaeum, 1892) Pittsburgh See also M. W. Wallace's "Life of Sir Philip Sidney," 1915, Putnam, $3.25 Sill, Edward Rowland Parker, W. B. Edward Rowland Sill; his life and work, il '15 Houghton $2 92 "Sill was a native of New England, but twenty-two years of his life were spent in Cali- fornia, and he did much to bring the people of the eastern and western coasts together. 'Those who would like to trace Sill's long struggle be- tween faith and doubt a struggle typical of his period of his wide and discriminating reading, or his self-effacing zeal as a teacher, or his fine disregard for contemporary fame as a writer, or his great and true magnanimity as a man must read all of Mr Parker's book.' " (Nation, 1915) Pittsburgh Slessor, Mary Mitchell Livingstone, W. P. Mary Slessor of Cal- abar. 6th ed il map '16 Doran $1.50 92 " 'One of the most fascinating missionary bi- ographies ever written.' (Outlook 115:194) Story of a humbly born Scotch woman who, fired by missionary zeal, went to Calabar, West Africa in 1876, where she worked with heroic devotion among the African bushmen till her death in 1915. Pictures vividly native life and customs. Photographs." N.Y. state lib. Smith, Adam Hirst, F. W. Adam Smith. (English men of letters) '04 Macmillan 75c 92 "Lucid and attractively written exposition of Smith's economic theories, and a biography with- out suggestion of dulness." A. L. A. sup. Smith, Sydney Russell, G. W. E. Sydney Smith. (English men of letters) '05 Macmillan 75c 92 "An adequate biography of the great Whig wit, shrewd and kindly as criticism, and told largely in Smith's own words." A. L. A. sup. 56 STANDARD CATALOG Smuts, Jan Christiaan Levi, N. Jan Smuts; a character sketch of J. C. Smuts, minister of defence, Union of South Africa. '17 Longmans $2.50 92 "South African statesman and soldier (born 1870) who commanded the Boer forces in Cape Colony, and after the war aided loyally in the work of reconstruction. He is (19 17) a mem- ber of the British imperial war cabinet and leader of the campaign against German East Africa." Pittsburgh Southey, Robert Dowden. Edward. Southey. (English men of letters) '02 Harper 75c 92 "Best abridged biography." (Dictionary of national biography) Pittsburgh Spalding, Franklin Spencer Melish, J. H. Franklin Spencer Spalding, man and bishop, il '17 Macmillan $2.25 92 "A helpful book for college men considering the question of a life calling, for ministers af- fected with excessive prudence and laymen who do not appreciate the work of a true minister. Socialists will find the chapter on the church and socialism almost as illuminating, perhaps, as the average churchman." L. A. Walker in N.Y. Call, August 12, 19 1 7 "An interesting account of the active and useful career of the missionary bishop of Utah." Pratt quarterly Spencer, Herbert Autobiography. 2v il '04 Appleton $6 92 " 'A human document of extraordinary in- terest, the intimate record of a great thinker's life. Besides being the record of a life that was heroic in the finest sense, it is also a very human production and one of the most abso- lutely honest books ever written.' (Dial) Duncan's 'Life and letters of Herbert Spen- cer', Appleton, 1908, 2v, $5.50; written at Spencer's request, covers the period after the 'Autobiography' ceased. Includes much that ap- peared in the 'Autobiography' but is more pop- ular in style, and contains valuable new matter." A. L. A. sup. Elliot, H. S. R. Herbert Spencer. (Makers of the ninteenth century) '17 Holt $2.25 92 "This account of Spencer's life and writings, while sound in judgment, is a vivid, unhack- neyed study, so lucid and genially readable, that even the person who knows little about Spencer and cares less about his philosophy will find himself interested in both Spencer's life and thought." Springfield Republican, March II, 1917 Thomson, J. A. Herbert Spencer. (Eng- lish men of science) '06 Dutton $1 92 "An eminent scientist's appreciation of Spen- cer's life, character and scientific work, with special attention to his position as an evolution- ist." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Temporarily out of stock, November 1918 Stanhope, Lady Hester Lucy Hamel, Frank. Lady Hester Lucy Stan- hope: a new light on her life and love affairs, il '13 Funk $5 92 "Mr Hamel tells the story of Lady Hester's life its happy childhood and girlhood, the disillu- sionment of her young womanhood, her depar- ture from the England she was never to see again, her journey to the Holy Land via Malta, Constantinople and Egypt, and then the long years in Palestine, filled at first with triumphs never before accorded an English woman, but ending in .disappointment, loneliness and poverty . . . The book has new viewpoints, which bring to us more vividly than has hitherto been done, a personality woven of the most conflicting char- acteristics." Boston Transcript Stanley, Sir Henry Morton Autobiography; ed. by Lady Stanley, il map '09 Houghton $6 92 "Sir Henry Stanley (1841-1904) prepared the greater part of this work, the supplementary narrative being made up from his letters, diaries, etc. It is an extraordinary life-record, beginning in the workhouse, where he was cruelly treated, continuing in a hand-to-mouth existence, a voy- age to America, soldier life in the Civil war, the ups and downs of journalism, and finally, the African explorations which made him famous." Pittsburgh Same, il popular ed '11 Houghton $2.50 92 Stanton, Edwin McMasters Gorham, G. C. Life and public services of Edwin M. Stanton. 2v '99 Houghton $7 92 "Altho this work contains a sketch of Stan- ton's early life, his professional career and his general characteristics, its main purpose is to present the record of his relation to the Civil war, and to mark the place in history to which his services to the country entitled him. His public life embraced the secession winter of 1860-61, three years of the Civil war 1862-65, and three years of the reconstruction struggle which followed." Pittsburgh Stedman, Edmund Clarence Fuller, Margaret. A New England child- hood. '16 Little $1.50 92 "The book is a beautiful record of the begin- nings of a beautiful life, but it is something else; it is a vivid and charming and true picture of the New England of eighty years ago." Inde- pendent 88:163 "The childhood and youth of Stedman, the gifted poet, told by his former secretary, who spent her own childhood in the same town and who knew intimately those persons by whom the little Edmund was surrounded." St. Louis Steiner, Edward Alfred Against the current. '10 Revell $1.50 92 "Dramatic, appealing story of the author's childhood as an orthodox Hebrew in Hungary, and of the unusual influences contrih mental and spiritual development and his pas- sion for humanity." N.Y. state lib. From alien to citizen; the story of my life in America, il '14 Revell $1.75 92 "Author came to America as a Jewish im- migrant, and after varied experiences in sweat shops, in the steel-mills of Pittsburgh, and in coal mines, among tramps, strikers and fellow immigrants, he rose to honorable service in the Christian ministry. He is (1914) professor of applied Christianity in Grinnell college, Iowa." Pittsburgh "Experiences which show how hard the way is made for an immigrant are cited without bitter- ness, and thru all shines an unbounded faith in America." N.J. lib. bul. Stephen, Sir Leslie Maitland, F. W. Life and letters of Les- lie Stephen, il '06 Putnam $4.50 92 "Made up largely from Stephen's letters and the appreciative comments of his friends; a study of the man rather than a criticism of his work. Notable as a piece of literature and as a faith- ful and vital portrait." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup "Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) was preemin- ent as a critic, thinker and philosopher and as ed- itor of the 'Dictionary of national biography.' Mr Maitland, who was Stephen's intimate friend for many years and his kinsman by marriage, tells with much detail the story of his life and brings together many of his letters. One of the most interesting chapters is devoted to Stephen's first visit to the United States, as some of the best letters are written to his American friends, notably Charles Eliot Norton, James Russell Lowell and Oliver Wendell Holmes." Pittsburgh BIOGRAPHY Individual 57 Sterling, John Carlyle, Thomas. Life of John Sterling; ed. with an introd. by H. D. Traill, centenary ed 1900 Scribner $1.75 92 Sterling (1806- 1844) was an English author, a personal friend of Carlyle "Study of spiritual history. Contains the famous portrait of Coleridge seated 'on the brow of Highgate hill.' Saintsbury includes it in an essay on seven great biographies." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. "What Carlyle with wonderful art has done is to . . . lead us to believe that we are reading a life of Sterling, while Sterling is really 'van- ished' and we are actually reading an extraor- dinarily interesting history of the places that he lived in, the men he knew . . . and the per- sonality of his redoubtable and admirable friend and biographer, all thrown up on a background of the shortcomings of church and state of Eng- land in the nineteenth century." (George Saints- bury) Pittsburgh Stern, Mrs Elizabeth Gertrude (Levin) My mother and I. '17 Macmillan $1 92 Appeared in the Ladies' home journal, V33, October 1916 "One of America's foster children, now the head of a cultured American home, writes to tell of what she was and what she has become thru the courage and devotion of the little Jew- ish mother who has retained thru years of life in an American city her alien speech and cus- toms. The remarkable charm of the book lies in the daughter's faithful picture of the mother and in her appreciation of what the American- ization of the foreign-born means in pain and separation, a gap bridged in this case by love and gratitude." Cleveland Sterne, Laurence Traill, H. D. Sterne. (English men of let- ters) '94 Harper 75c 92 "Brilliantly written and picturesque. He has drawn copiously from Mr Fitzgerald's 'Life of Sterne,' no doubt, but then he has not followed the time-honored precedent in such cases of abusing the source from which he draws." (Athenaeum, 1882) Pittsburgh Stevens, Thaddeus McCall, S. W. Thaddeus Stevens. (Amer- can statesman) '09 Houghton $1.35 92 Woodburn, J. A. Life of Thaddeus Stev- ens; a study in American political his- tory, especially in the period of the Civ- il war and reconstruction, il '13 Bobbs $2.50 92 "Is of interest not only as a biography of one of the most important congressional leaders of his time, but also as a study in American political history^ during a period of marked con- gressional dominance." Amer. pol. sci. rev. 7=479 , . Supplements McCall's life of Stevens See also Phillips' "Life of Robert Toombs," 19 1 3, Macmillan, $2 "These two excellent biographies should be studied at the same time, for not yet has the history of the struggle over slavery, the destruc- tion of the institution, and the consequent prob- lems, been written by one man who could feel what both Toombs and Stevens felt." Pol. sci. quar. 29:491 Stevenson, Robert Louis Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson; ed. by Sidney Colvin; a new edition, with 150 new letters. 4v (Library ed.) il '11 Scribner $6 92 "There are few, if any, more readable letters in the language. They are full to the very brim of life, of humor, of strangeness, of wisdom, goodness, book-knowledge, breadth of human sympathy in one word, of Robert Louis Steven- son." Pratt alcove Same; il. by E. C. Peixotto and Jules Guerin. 4v Scribner $6.40; biographi- cal ed., without il. $5.40 92 New letters; selected and ed. by Sidney Colvin. '12 Scribner $1.35 92 "Contains 162 letters, dating from all periods of Stevenson's life, and addressed mainly to Sidney Colvin, Mrs Sitwell, W. E. Henley, and the author's parents. The same collection, with a few omissions is contained in his 'Letters.' " Pittsburgh Vailima letters; [ed. by Sidney Colvin.] 2v '95 Scribner $2.25 92 "Correspondence addressed to Sidney Colvin, November 1890-October 1894." Subtitle Balfour, Graham. Life of Robert Louis Stevenson. 2v '01 Scribner $4 92 Chronological list of writings of Stevenson, V2, P248-61 "Authorized biography by his cousin and in- timate, largely compiled from Stevenson's own records. Supplements the more valuable and in- spiring 'Letters,' edited by Colvin." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Same; abridged edition revised, il '15 Scribner $2; biographical ed., without il. $1.35 92 "Minor additions and revisions have been made in the first abridged edition and thirteen illustrations added." A. L. A. Stewart, Mrs. Elinore Pruitt Rupert Letters of a woman homesteader, il '14 Houghton $1.35 92 "The strong personality behind these letters is shown in a robust observation of Wyoming life, and an unconventional wielding of homely English . . . The homesteader is writing in- formally to an understanding friend, and her pen enters racily into the doings of Mormons, Christians, and outlaws, of her Scotch em- ployer, the Frenchman Gavotte, and the out-of- doors-loving, assertive Mrs Louderer and Mrs O'Shaughnessy." (Nation, 19 14) Pittsburgh "A writer in the London Athenaeum, said of her book: 'The reviewer recalls no other collec- tion of letters so compact of health, mental and physical, of sincerity, and of simple happiness.' " N.Y. Times 20:393 Appeared in Atlantic monthly, vi 12-13, Oc- tober 1913-February 19 14 Letters on an elk hunt, il '15 Houghton $1.20 92 Appeared in the Atlantic monthly, VI15, Feb- ruary-June 1915 "More letters from the 'Woman homesteader* giving in simple, homely style her experiences on a hunting trip and sketches of the people she met on the way. Characterized by the same warm humanity, romance and touches of tragedy as the first book." N.Y. state lib. Stowe, Mrs Harriet Beecher Crow, Mrs M. F. Harriet Beecher Stowe. il '13 Appleton $1.35 92 "A very readable, enthusiastic biography, dwelling specially on her girlhood and home life." Wis. bul. Stowe, C. E., and L. B. Harriet Beecher Stowe; the st'ory of her life by her son and grandson. '11 Houghton $1.75 92 "Valuable for family reminiscences and in- teresting for side lights on the political events of the Civil war period. Her early life in her father's strict Calvinistic household is espec- ially well described. A centennial anniversary volume, and rather a study of her character and personality than of her literary work. Il- lustrations, including portraits." N.Y. state lib. See also Mrs Field's "Life and letters of Har- riet Beecher Stowe," 1897, Houghton, $2.25 58 STANDARD CATALOG Stuyvesant, Peter Tuckerman, Bayard. Peter Stuyvesant, director-general for the West India company in New Netherland. (Makers of America) '93 Dodd $1 92 "Useful and well written account of the life of Stuyvesant and of the history of New Nether- land during the last twenty years of its exist- ence." (Larned's Literature of Amer. history) Pittsburgh Sukloff, Marie Life-story of a Russian exile; tr. by Greg- ory Yarros. il '14 Century $1.50 92 "Dramatic personal narrative of a peasant girl who was exiled twice to Siberia for her Social-revolutionist sympathies and activities, the last time for life, finally escaping after pro- longed illness and suffering to the United States." Cleveland Sumner, Charles Haynes, G. H. Charles Sumner. (Ameri- can crisis biographies) '09 Jacobs $1.50 92 "A good political biography of Sumner and a trustworthy sketch of Civil war history. More interestingly written and fuller on the personal side than Moorfield Storey's life." A. L. A. sup. Storey, Moorfield. Charles Sumner. (American statesman) 1900 Houghton $1.35 92 Summary of public career and influence Swedenborg, Emanuel Trobridge, George. Life of Emanuel Swedenborg: his life, teachings, and in- fluence. '19 New-church press $1 92 "Trobridge's is a 'different' biography of Swedenborg from any of its many predeces- sors. It is not written as a special plea, either to those definitely inside or outside the body of Swedenborg's followers. It is based on all the painstaking research which appears so plainly in some others' work, but in his is all tucked away. . . . The present book is an American issue of the second English (most popular) paper edition, omitting some few topical and other illusions of interest only to British readers." C. W. Harvey in Forward Swift, Jonathan Stephen, Sir Leslie. Swift. (English men of letters) '82 Macmillan 60c 92 "Perhaps, too much space is devoted to the part played by Swift _ as a politician; and yet nowhere have we met with an account of Swift's public career so concise and so comprehensive. That the little volume should be entirely satisfactory to the student of the period is impossible, for Mr Stephen has been forced to write, as it were, in shorthand, but the general reader will gain all he is likely to ask for from this admirably written narrative." (Spectator, 1882) Pitts- burgh Swinburne, Algernon Charles Gosse, E. W. Life of Algernon Charles Swinburne, il '17 Macmillan $3.50 92 "The first complete life of Swinburne built up, with a mass of added material from Gosse's own sketch of his poet-friend in the Encyclopedia Britannica. An extraordinarily vivid and many- sided characterization, with some tantalizing re- ticences and many features of unique interest." Cleveland "It is conversant with all the details of Swin- burne's life, stored with all sorts of lively, in- timate information concerning him, his work, his familiars, and with a literary criticism whose classic authority for praise and dispraise, in most instances at least, it would be hard to match among all that has been written about him." (New Republic, 19 17) Pittsburgh See also Swinburne's Letters; ed. by Edmund Gosse and T. J. Wise, 19 19, Lane, 2v., $5 Symonds, John Addington Brown, H. R. F. John Addington Sy- monds; a biography compiled from his papers and correspondence, new ed. '03 Scribner $2.50 92 " 'One who of all the men of our genera- tion best knew, loved and understood the Italian genius in literature.' (Frederic Harrison) 'Symonds was one of the most lovable of men: brave in his outlook, courageous in face of adverse and often disastrous circun stances, youthfully enthusiastic . . . generous, nature of sweet human sunshine. . . . He a scholar in the best sense of the word: a ma of catholic culture. There has in our time, been no mind more sensitive to beauty.' (Wil- liam Sharp in Academy, 1895) Mr Brown, whom Mr Symonds asked to be his literary executor, has very wisely supple- mented Mr Symonds' biography by many let- ters and extracts from diaries and notebooks, and has been unusually successful in putting these together into a consecutive narrative.' Pittsburgh Synge, John Millington Bickley, Francis. J. M. Synge and the Irish dramatic movement. (Modern bi- ographies) '12 Houghton 75c Some estimates of Synge, etc. P97. "Small book giving brief biographical details, and analysis of his plays and a resume of the Irish dramatic movement." Pittsburgh Bourgeois, Maurice. John Millington Synge and the Irish theatre, il '13 Mac- millan $2.50, 92 General bibliography, P251-96 "A scholarly, exhaustive study, which aims to give a 'biographical and sociological, rather than a purely literary interpretation of Synge's life-work.' " A. L. A. bkl. "Pronounced by the English Saturday review to be the best book on Synge yet written, in that it has all available information and material, and presents a solid basis of fact and under- standing criticism for all who shall write of Synge hereafter." Cleveland Masefield, John. John M. Synge: a few personal recollections, with biograph- ical notes. '15 Macmillan 92 Out of print, 19 18 List of his plays, in chronological order, with dates of their first performances, P33; Other writings, P34. Taft, Mrs Helen (Herron) Recollections of full years, by Mrs. Wil- liam H. Taft. il '14 Dodd $3.50 92 Appeared in the Delineator, V84-85, May- November, 1914 "Delightfully written autobiography of the wife of ex-president Taft, from her childhood to the election of 1912. Is full of intimate de- tails of persons and events that made notable the first 25 years of the married life of the Tafts, all but a single year of which was spent in the public service." N.J. lib. bul. Tagore, Sir Rabindranath My reminiscences, il '17' Macmillan $1.50 92 "Well worth a place in literature. ... In the frankness of its self-revelation and the naivete combined with the latent vigour of the style, it reminds us of Yoshio Markino's 'When I was a child'; but there the resemblance ends . . . It contains much to attract even those who are not interested in the psychological aspects of literature; quaint character sketches of teach- ers, friends and fellow-students, vivid pictures of Indian habits and scenery, analyses of child mentality done with extraordinary insight and sympathy." Spectator 119:191 BIOGRAPHY Individual 59 Tagore, Sir Rabindranath Continued Roy, B. K. Rabindranath Tagore, the man and his poetry, il '15 Dodd $1.35 92 "A biographical and critical account by a fel- low countryman and personal acquaintance of the poet." Pratt quarterly "Comparing this biography by a fellow coun- tryman of Tagore with the Rhys book, 19 15, Macmillan, $1.25, the Dial says: 'Both biograph- ers have gathered their information at first hand, but Mr Rhys, partly because of his style and partly because of his merely appreciative and interpretive role, has given no very definite outline to the character of the poet and mystic. Mr Roy has been more conscious of the diffi- culties of interpreting the East to the West and has maintained a more critical poise thru- out the book." Cleveland Talbot, Ethelbert My people of the plains, new ed il '06 Harper $1.50 92 "Reminiscences of the author while bishop in Wyoming and Idaho during their pioneer days, full of life and interest. Adds a new chapter to the history of American missions." A. L. A. sup. Tarkington, Booth Holliday, R. C. Booth Tarkington. il '18 Doubleday $1.25 92 "An intimate and entertaining biography of the popular author from his precocious baby- hood to the present, together with highly ap- preciative criticism of his main writings." A. L. A. bkl. Temple, Dorothy (Osborne), lady Love letters to Sir William Temple, 1652- 54; ed. by E. A. Parry. '01 Dodd $1.25 92 "Dorothy's letters tell the story of this old- time courtship from its commencement to its happy termination, and reveal to us the singu- larly noble and attractive personality of Lady Temple. . . . The letters are written in a very agreeable style, and show the courtly ne- gotiator of the Triple alliance, in a pleasanter light than that in which we have heretofore seen him." (Dial, 1889) Pittsburgh Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1st baron Cary, E. L. Tennyson, his homes, his friends and his work, il '02 Putnam $3.50 92 "Outline biography, with many quoted crit- ical estimates, including a hitherto unnoted re- view of the 'Princess' by Lowell." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Ellison, Mrs E. N. Child's recollections of Tennyson, il '06 Dutton $1.25 92 "Charming reminiscences of a privileged childhood on the Isle of Wight _ in intimate friendship with the Tennyson family. Told by the daughter of Dean Bradley of Westminster." (N.Y. state lib) A. L. A. sup. Lang, Andrew. Alfred Tennyson. Mod- ern English writers) '01 Dodd $1.25 92 "Based on the authorized life of Tennyson by his son. Of value as the narrative of a judicial historian and as the appreciation of an eminent critic, and thorogoing Tennysonian." (Johnston) A. L. A. Tennyson, H. T. Alfred, Lord Tenny- son; a memoir. 2v il '97 Macmillan $4 92 "Not a continuous narrative, but a collection of letters, extracts, reminiscences and hitherto unpublished poetic fragments linked together by the son's personal recollections." Pratt alcove 'A record so full as perhaps has never been given to the world, of the growth and progress of the mind of a great imaginative artist.' " (Edmund Gosse) A. L. A. "The edition of Tennyson called the 'Life and complete works' (iov, Macmillan) contains this biography as the first four volumes in very de- sirable form. Turnbull, Arthur. Life and writings of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. (Great writers) '15 Scribner $1.25 92 "A 'life' which does not further our ac- quaintance with Tennyson the man, as its biog- raphical material is largely based on the 'Memoirs' and 'Tennyson and his friends' by Hallam, Lord Tennyson, but is valuable in its discussion of Tennyson as poetic craftsman, its critical comments on the separate poems, and its evaluation of Tennyson's work as a whole." Cleveland See also T. R. Lounsbury's "Life and times of Tennyson," a literary biography published in 19 15, Yale university press, $3, and Hallam Tennyson's "Tennyson and his friends," Mac- millan, 191 1, $3 Thackeray, William Makepeace Letters to an American family; with an introd. by L. D. Baxter, il '04 Century $1.50 92 "Reveals a kindly personality, bubbling over with gaiety, sparkling fun and badinage. Writ- ten during and after his American lectures. Drawings by author." A. L. A. sup. Merivale, H. C, and Marzials, F. T. Life of W. M. Thackeray. (Great writers) '91 Scribner $1.40 92 Chapters 1-6 and 12 are by Merivale; chap- ters 7-11, by Marzials. Bibliography, 23 pref. p. See also F. H. Smith's "In Thackeray's Lon- don," 19 1 3, Doubleday, $4; and Lewis Melville's "The Thackeray country," 191 1, Macmillan, $2 Thaxter, Mrs Celia (Laighton) Letters; ed. by her friends A. F. and R. L. '95 Houghton $1.75 92 "Written from 1856-1894. Pleasant picture of a quiet sea-island life, full of generous activ- ities and individual flavors." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Thompson, Francis Meynell, Everard. Life of Francis Thompson, new ed il '16 Scribner $2.25 92 " 'A poet writing of a poet,' the son of Wilfrid Meynell, who rescued Francis Thomp- son from the depths to which drugs and failure had brought him, gives this first clear and won- derfully sympathetic account of that strange and hidden career." Cleveland Thoreau, Henry David Familiar letters; ed. with an introd. and notes by F. B. Sanborn. (Riverside ed.) '96 Houghton $1.60 92 "Includes apparently all the letters in Emer- son's edition of 1865. . . . Mr Sanborn's ad- ditional matter is of two kinds letters of Thoreau's not hitherto published in a book, and a good deal of editorial matter, rich in per- sonal recollection and the fruit of much re- search. ... Moreover Mr Sanborn has made good his purpose in undertaking a new collec- tion, namely, to show Thoreau in a less aloof and stoical aspect than Emerson deliberately singled out." (Nation, 1894) Pittsburgh "Mr Sanborn, who died in 19 17, was the last surviving member of the Concord group; his friendship with Thoreau covers the ten years before the poet naturalist's death in 1862 and he was for many years thereafter an in- timate in the Emerson and Thoreau families." Cleveland Emerson, E. W. Henry Thoreau, as re- membered by a young friend, il '17 Houghton $1.35 92 "Recollections written by a son of Ralph Waldo Emerson, which emphasize the lovable, 60 STANDARD CATALOG Thoreau, Henry David Continued friendly side of Thoreau. They show him playing with the Emerson children, mending locks for his neighbors, and as an honest, sin- cere seeker for simplicity in life and thought." A. L. A. bkl. Sanborn, F. B. Life of Henry David Thoreau. il '17 Houghton $4 92 Library of Henry D. Thoreau, P505-19; List of authors read or to be read, by H. D. Thoreau, P520-21 "Sanborn's life is less satisfactory than Henry Salt's, which has the virtue of propor- tion, emphasis, focus, definite purpose; is less satisfactory, in some respects than the earlier book by Sanborn. Yet it is far from super- fluous." Norman Foerster in Yale rev. 7:430 The biographer has made use of all possible sources of information, has included all the re- maining unpublished Thoreau literary material, notably some early essays and has added to the interest of the volume by securing as illustra- tions about 20 old drawings, prints and family photographs, most of them here used for the first time. The volume is not well arranged and coherent, however, and the author's style is stilted even in his lapses into familiar anec- dote. 'The result is therefore, an excellent Thoreau biography in substance but not in form.' " (Boston Transcript) Cleveland Thoreau. (American men of letters) Houghton $1.35 92 Ticknor, George Life, letters and journals. 2v 76 Hough- ton $6 92 "Mr Ticknor was the most marked type of the American man of letters and society of the first half of this century, as distinguished from the mere scholar or author. . . . The pages of Mr Ticknor's 'Diary and letters' are full of anecdotes and narratives of conversation, of descriptions of remarkable men and women, and of unusual personal experience, which are so fresh and entertaining, so well told and so il- lustrative of social habits as to form a con- tribution of no slight value to our knowledge of the life of the times." (Nation, 1876) Pitts- burgh Tolstoi, Leo Nikolaievitch, count Childhood, boyhood and youth. '11 Crowell $1.25 92 "A spiritual, not a literal, autobiography; events are altered and personalities transposed, but Tolstoi's purpose was to recreate the im- pressions he had received from his early sur- roundings." Springfield city library Dole, N. H. Life of Count Lyof N. Tol- stoi, il '11 Crowell $1.25 92 "Intimate and sympathetic but by no means blindly partisan biography, meant to be 'rather a plain narration than an attempt to rectify or correc^ opinions or theories.' Based chiefly on Tolstoi's supposedly autobiographic writings and biographies by Maude, Behrs, Steiner and Birukoff. The most comprehensive biography in English is Maude's 'Life of Tolstoy,' 19 10. 2v., Dodd." A. L. A. sup. Garnett, Edward. Tolstoy; his life and writings. (Modern biographies) il '14 Houghton 75c 92 Short bibliography and selected list of writ- ings "A sympathetic and illuminating little biogra- phy-, reviewing Tolstoi's works chronologically, and showing how the principal events of his life and the various phases of his mental and spir- itual development are reflected in his writings. The author is the husband of Mrs Constance Garnett, whom Prof. William Lyon Phelps calls the 'inspired translator' of Russian literature." Cleveland Lloyd, J. A. T. Two Russian reformers: Ivan Turgenev and Leo Tolstoy, il '11 Lane $3.50 92 > "A sympathetic study of Turgenev. The early influences which shaped his conceptions of life and his real self as shown in his works, takes up two-thirds of the volume, the rest of which is devoted to a similiar study of Tolstoy, with some slight comparison of the two men." A. L. A. sup. Maude, Aylmer. Leo Tolstoy. '18 Dodd $2.50 92 An entirely rewritten condensation of Ayl- mer Maude's two-volume life of Tolstoi Noyes, G. R. Tolstoy. (Master spirits of literature) '18 Duffield $2 92 Bibliography, P367-71 "A critical consideration of Tolstoi's many- sided literary work, and an estimate of the per- sonality thus revealed. Based upon Tolstoi's published writings, letters and diaries and the works of his Russian biographer, Biryukov, and of Aylmer Maude, his authorized English trans- lator. The author is associate professor of Slavic languages at the University of California." Cleveland Rolland, Romain. Tolstoy; tr. by Ber- nard Miall. '11 Dutton $2.25 92 "Psychological study of the various phases thru which Tolstoi passed, and the reflection of these phases in his works. . . . Rolland is so far the only man of creative genius who has given us his conception of the creative genius of Tolstoy . . . and therein perhaps, lie the charm and the value of his book." (Athe- naeum, 191 1) Pittsburgh Tolstoi, I. L. Reminiscences of Tolstoy, by his son; tr. by George Calderon. il '14 Century $2.50 92 "Intimate, homely glimpses of life in the Tolstoi family, with a very human picture of Tolstoi as father, teacher and companion." Cleveland Appeared in the Century magazine, v88, June- August, 1914 n See also Tolstoi's "Diaries" of which vi, 'Youth, 1847-52," was published by Dutton iri 1917, at $2. The publisher announces two more volumes. Also the "Journal; tr. from the Russian by Rose Strunsky," 19 17, Knopf, $2 Trowbridge, John Townsend My own story, with recollections of not- ed persons. '03 Houghton $3 92 Appeared in a condensed form in the Atlantic monthly, V91, January-May, 1903 "Reminiscences of long literary career and of acquaintance with many distinguished people mainly New Englanders. Written in his 76th year." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Trudeau, Edward Livingston Autobiography, il '15 Doubleday $2.50 92 "Dr Trudeau, himself tubercular at twenty- five, went to the Adirondacks against medical advice in a desperate search for health, and worked out a fresh air treatment for consump- tives, based on his own experience. 'The be- loved physician' founder of the Adirondack cot- tage sanitarium at Saranac, here tells the story of his boyhood in Paris, gay youth in New York and later years devoted to his work. The simple narrative is frank bst entirely objective, and is rich in both human and scientific inter- est." Cleveland Chalmers, Stephen. The beloved physi- cian, il '16 Houghton $1.10 92 "An appreciation, by a close friend, of the character and achievements of the founder of the Adirondack cottage sanitarium at Saranac Lake. This brief memoir published first in the Atlantic monthly, forms a supplement to Dr Trudeau's autobiography." Cleveland ' BIOGRAPHY Individual 61 Turgenev, Ivan Sergieevich Garnett, Edward. Turgenev, a study with a foreword by Joseph Conrad. '17 Col- lins 6s 92 Lloyd, J. A. T. Two Russian reformers: Ivan Turgenev and Leo Tolstoy, il '11 Lane $3.50 92 "A sympathetic study of Turgenev, the early influences which shaped his conception of life and his real self as shown in his works, takes up two-thirds of the volume, the rest of which is devoted to a similar study of Tolstoi, with some slight comparison of the two men." A. L. A. sup. Twain, Mark, pseud. See Clemens, S. L. Venizelos, Eleutherios Kerofilas, C. Eleftherios Venizelos, his life and work; tr. by Beatrice Barstow. '16 Dutton $2 92 "Life-story of the great Greek statesman who was premier of Greece during the Balkan war, formed the Balkan alliance against Turkey, and after the war was prominent at the London Peace conference of 1012-1013. An unpreten- tious, rather uncritical sketch by an admiring fellow countryman, covering the essential facts of his career, and valuable as the only English biography." A. L. A. bkl. Verbeck, Guido Fridolin Griff is, W. E. Verbeck of Japan; a citizen of no country. 1900 Revell $1.50 92 "Verbeck was born in Holland in 1830 and died in Tokio in 1898. He went to Japan in 1859 as a missionary of the Reformed church and was connected with the government of that country from 1867- 1878. Dr Verbeck was one of the select committee which brought out the Japanese translation of the Bible in 1887 and was president of the University of Tokio." Pittsburgh Viaud, Louis Marie Julien. See Loti, Pierre, pseud. Victoria, queen of Great Britain Training of a sovereign; an abridged se- lection from "The girlhood of Queen Victoria," Her Majesty's diaries be- tween the years 1832 and 1840; published by the authority of His Majesty the king; ed. by Viscount Esher. il '14 Murray 5s 92 Longmans carries the unabridged edition in two volumes at $9 Lee, Sidney. Queen Victoria. '02 Smith- Elder 10s 6d; rev cheaper ed 6s 92 Expansion of article in Dictionary of na- tional biography "Likely to remain for a long time the stand- ard authority." (Nation) A. L. A. Villard, Henry Memoirs of Henry Villard, journalist and financier, 1835-1900. 2v '04 Hough- ton $6 92 "Henry Villard was born in Speyer, Bavaria, and came to the United States in 1853. His autobiography is the record of a varied and romantic career as journalist, field-correspond- ent during the Civil war, and later as the financier who carried the Northern Pacific rail- road to completion." Pittsburgh Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire in his letters; tr. by S. G. Tal- lentyre. il '19 Putnam $3.50 92 "This selection was made to give readers of Voltaire access to those of his letters which still retain an interest for our time, without the necessity of wading through eighteen large vol- umes of the entire correspondence. The title 'Voltaire in his letters' was chosen to indicate the autobiographical character of the selection. . . . For the benefit of those not acquainted with _ Voltairean history a brief epitome of his life is included in the preface." Book rev. di- gest "The translation is an excellent one, and the book contains several reproductions of con- temporary portraits of Voltaire and others." Boston Transcript, March 5, 19 19 Morley, John. Voltaire. '03 Macmillan $2 92 "This is hardly a life of Voltaire as that word is generally understood. ... It is rather a presentation of Voltaire on the supposition that we are already familiar with the main incidents of his life, and a discussion of his influence and various views. ... It is full of eloquent de- fence of Voltaire, as well as of critical es- timate of his position. . . . We commend this book for its earnestness, its impartiality of aim and its freedom from ill-temper and fanatic- ism." (North American rev., 1872) Pittsburgh Waddington, Mme Mary Alsop (King) Italian letters of a diplomat's wife: Jan- uary-May, 1880; February- April, 1904. il '05 Scribner $2.50 92 "Two series of letters written from Rome, 1880- 1904, to the author's American mother and sister. They describe audiences with popes, kings, queens and other interesting personages and give graphic pictures of life and society." A. L. A. sup. Letters of a diplomat's wife. 1883-1900. il '03 Scribner $2.50 92 "The American-born wife of the French am- bassador at Moscow and London gives vivid impressions of historic personages and scenes in informal family letters." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Wallace, Alfred Russell Marchant, James. Alfred Russell Wal- lace; letters and reminiscences, il '16 Harper $5 92 "Greater part of the volume is devoted to the friendly and appreciative letters exchanged between Darwin and Wallace, together with a few of family interest and 80 pages of corre- spondence with Sir Charles Lyell, Hooker, Herbert Spencer and other scientists. The few personal touches reveal the attractive person- ality of the scientist who was the co-discov- erer with Darwin of the theory of natural se- lection." Cleveland "Probably not needed by most libraries who have Wallace's autobiography." A. L. A. bkl. Autobiography now (1919) out of print Walpole, Horace, 4th Earl of Orford Best letters of Horace Walpole; ed. with an introd. by Anna B. McMahan. (Lau- rel-crowned letters) '11 McClurg $1 92 "A selection from the correspondence of an eighteenth century English aristocrat whom Scott referred to as the 'best letter writer in the English language.' " Pratt alcove Walther, Anna Hilda Louise Pilgrimage with a milliner's needle, il '17 Stokes $1.50 92 "The author, a Danish woman, learned the milliner's trade at an early age. Having a great desire to see the world, she traveled from city to city in Germany, Russia, France and South Africa, plying her trade to pay her ex- penses. She finally came to New York where she had many adventures. Her narrative is per- sonal and naively frank in giving emotional de- tails of her own life. It is more readable as autobiography than as travel." A. L. A. bkl. 62 STANDARD CATALOG Ward, Mrs Humphry A writer's recollections. 2v '18 Harper $6 92 Appeared in Harper's magazine, V136-7 Jan- uary-October, 19 18 "The pages of these volumes are filled with great names. With the beautiful English lake country and Oxford as a setting, Mrs Ward tells of her grandfather, Arnold of Rugby, of visitors at Fox How, of her uncle Matthew Arnold, and of the coterie of friends with whom she was surrounded in Oxford from 1868-1880. The sec- ond volume is the story of Mrs Ward the novel- ist. Interesting chapters are given to 'Robert Elsmere,' 'Marcella' and 'Eleanor.' " Pittsburgh An epilogue brings the story down to 1908 Ward, Mary Augusta (Arnold). See Ward, Mrs Humphry Washington, Booker Taliaferro Up from slavery; an autobiography. '01 Doubleday $1.50 92 "In no other respect is this book more im- pressive and effective than in that of _ his com- plete identification of himself with his people. . . . The vicissitudes and achievements of the Tuskegee school are exhibited in a _ series of pictures and contrasts that must sometimes make the reader's heart beat fast and sometimes dim his eyes." (Nation, 1901) Pittsburgh Scott, E. J., and Stowe, L. B. Booker T. Washington, builder of a civilization, il '16 Doubleday $2 92 "The official biography by Washington's trusted secretary and a grandson of Harriet Beecher Stowe, supplementing 'Up from slav- ery,' and 'My larger education.' Each chapter presents a complete phase of the later life of this famous Negro, the information about Tus- kegee institute being of particular value and in- terest." Cleveland Washington, George Ford, P. L. True George Washington, il 10th ed '03 Lippincott $2 92 "Aims to make Washington 'a man rather than a historical figure.' " A. L. A. Ford, W. C. George Washington. (Bea- con biographies) '10 Small 60c 92 "Small, compact biography, considering the political and military career of Washington rather than his personality." A. L. A. sup. Hapgood, Norman. George Washing- ton. (Standard school lib.) '01 Mac- millan 60c 92 "Deals mainly with Washington's life before his presidency, the years after 1789 being but briefly surveyed." A. L. A. Irving, Washington. Life of George Washington. (Knickerbocker ed.) 8v Putnam $10 92 "Such charming, faithful, truthful pictures of the great hero as should carry knowledge of him, of the battles he fought, of his large self- denying, unswerving patriotism, of the purity of his life, into every household." (D. G. Mitchell) A. L. A. Same. 5 v. $7.50 Lodge, H. C. George Washington. (American statesman) 2v '89 Hough- ton $2.70 92 "Written from abundant knowledge, embodies excellent judgment and temper, and a strong desire to be accurate." A. L. A. Scudder, H. E. George Washington. (Riverside school lib.) '89 Houghton 80c 92 "Recognized ... as one of the best of the lives of Washington for young readers, and among the best of the one-volume lives . . . for readers of any age. It embodies no original work, but is judicious, fair, cautious, and of admirable literary quality." (Larned's Liter- ature of American history) Pittsburgh Wilson, Woodrow. George Washington. il '03 Harper $2; popular ed $1.50 92 "While not ignoring the everyday character of Washington's services, lays less emphasis on this phase than Ford does." A. L. A. Wister, Owen. Seven ages of Washing- ton, il '07 Macmillan $1.50 92 "The author concerns himself with the man, only incidentally with the soldier or statesman, but does not neglect background or the final impress upon history. A delightful biography giving a finished portrait, broad and vigorous in treatment." A. L. A. sup. See also in connection with Washington, Paul Wilstach's "Mount Vernon," 19 16, Double- day, $2 Watts-Dunton, Theodore Old familiar faces. '16 Dutton $2 92 "Personal recollections and criticisms of the work of the Rossettis, George Borrow, Tenny- son, William Morris and others of the author's illustrious contemporaries to whom he showed his great genius for friendship. First pub- lished in the Athenaeum. Excellent portraits." N.Y. state lib. Hake, Thomas, and Compton-Rickett, Arthur. Life and letters of Theodore Watts-Dunton; including some person- al reminiscences by Clara Watts-Dun- ton. 2v il '16 Putnam $7.50 92 "An interesting account of the Victorian writer who continued the tradition of George Borrow in 'The coming of love' and 'Alwyn,' his poems and novel of Romany life; who was the close friend of Swinburne and Rossetti, and whose 'Renascence of wonder' constitutes the most important criticism of the romantic movement in modern literature. The book is at once gossipy and reserved, shows intimate knowledge of Watts-Dunton's personality and criticizes his literary work with discrimination. A chapter which appeals to the imagination is that contributed by the beautiful and devoted young woman whom the critic married in 1905 when he was in his seventies." Cleveland Webster, Daniel Fisher, S. G. True Daniel Webster, il maps '11 Lippincott $2 92 "A carefully studied and only slightly biased biography in which the admirable drawing of the political, economic and social background is as valuable as the placing of Webster in true relation to it. Excellent testimony in disproof of traditional beliefs concerning Webster's private life and habits is adduced, and the view of his position on abolition differs from that of Lodge. Illustrations chiefly from portraits and satisfactory index." A. L. A. bkl. Lodge, H. C. Daniel Webster. (American statesman) '92 Houghton $1.35 92 "Appreciative study of a well informed scholar. Points out faults as well as merits.' A. L. A. McMaster, T. B. Daniel Webster. '02 Century $2 92 "After boyhood limited to events of public life, narrated without critical estimate." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Ogg, F. A. Daniel Webster. (American crisis biographies) il '14 Jacobs $1.50 92 Bibliography, P421-5 "Devoted principally to Webster's public ac- tivities with less emphasis upon the personal characteristics of the man. The author has made liberal use of the Curtis and the Lodge biographies, and of standard histories and monographs; but the chief source of data has BIOGRAPHY Individual 63 Webster, Daniel Continued been Webster's own writings and those of con- temporaries." Book rev. digest "Differs from Lodge in certain of its judg- ments and is fuller, but is inferior in literary quality. Fisher is concerned more with the in- timately human side of the man." A. L. A. bkl. Welles, Gideon Diary of Gideon Welles. 3v il '11 Hough- ton $12 l c 92 "The private diary kept by the Secretary oi the navy in the cabinets of Lincoln and John- son, 1861-1869, giving the unvarnished opin- ions of an able, upright, tho frequently pre- judiced man on public men and events during the Civil war and reconstruction periods. Il- lustrations from portraits. Appeared in part in the Atlantic." N.Y. state lib. "His portrayal of Johnson is the most favor- able yet given. The work is over long and too expensive for the average library, but as a source book of incalculable value is indis- pensable to all students of the Civil war and the reconstruction period." A. L. A. bkl. Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Fitchett, W. H. The great duke. 2v il maps '11 Scribner $3.50 92 "Excellent popular life story of Wellington from his birth to the end of the Waterloo cam- paign, with the briefest possible consideration of his later career." A. L. A. sup. Morris, W. O. Wellington, soldier and statesman, and the revival of the mil- itary power of England. (Heroes of the nations) il maps '04 Putnam $1.50 92 "By an acknowledged authority on the Na- poleonic wars. Deals mainly with the military side of Wellington's career and discusses dis- puted questions of the Peninsular war and the Waterloo campaign." (Pittsburgh) A. L. A. sup. Wenckebach, Carla Mtiller, M. M. K. E. Carla Wenckebach, pioneer. '08 Ginn $1.50 92 "Carla Wenckebach (1853-1902) was head of the German department of Wellesley college, a leader in the reform of language teaching and author of numerous textbooks. A remarkable woman in many ways, she exercised a strong influence in the college, where she was familiarly called the 'Little Bismarck.' " Pittsburgh Wesley, John Heart of John Wesley's journal; with an introd. by H. P. Hughes, and an ap- preciation by Augustine Birrell, ed. by P. L. Parker (Wesley bi-centenary ed.) '03 Revell $1.50 92 Condensation of the 'Journal,' hitherto pub- lished in four volumes See also "Letters," 1915, Doran, $2.50 Winchester, C. T. Life of John Wesley il '06 Macmillan $1.50 92 "An interesting popular presentation of the personal side of Wesley's career, against a back- ground of eighteenth century conditions." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Westinghouse, George Leupp, F. E. George Westinghouse, his life and achievements, il '18 Little $3 92 "The career of the inventor of alternating current machinery, the air-brake in use on rail- roads, and many of the things which make daily life safe and comfortable for us. He gives us an intimate picture of the man and his family life, as well as a history of his methods of work and his inventions." A. L. A. bkl. Wheeler, Candace Yesterdays in a busy life. '18 Harper $3 92 "Mrs Wheeler who was one of the pioneers of textile art in this country was associated with many of the artists and literary men of her time and her recollections abound with anecdotes of celebrities ranging from William Cullen Bryant to Anders Zorn." Pratt quarterly White, Andrew Dickson Autobiography. 2v '05 Century $7.50 92 "As president of Cornell university, minister to Russia, minister and ambassador to Ger- many,, and delegate to the Peace conference of The Hague, Mr White has rendered dis- tinguished services to his country. His auto- biography covers fully his two careers, ac- ademic and political. It is valuable also for its recollections of noteworthy people, including nearly all the men who have made recent con- tinental history." Pittsburgh Whiteing, Richard My harvest. '15 Dodd $2.50 92 "Reminiscences of an English journalist, containing pen-portraits of remarkable personal- ities of his acquaintance and condensed sketches of the social and political movements of the last half century." Pratt quarterly Whitlock, Brand Forty years of it. '14 Appleton $1.75 92 "Mr Whitlock served for several terms as mayor of Toledo the successor of 'Golden Rule' Jones. He was also closely associated with Governor Altgeld of Illinois, Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland, and other radicals. It is thru his personal reminiscences of these leaders and of the period of Middle West democracy for which they stood that the book makes its strongest appeal." Pittsburgh Whitman, Sidney Things I remember; the recollections of a political writer in the capitals of Eu- rope, il '17 Stokes $2.50 92 "As special correspondent for the New York Herald, the author had unusual opportunities for making the acquaintance of eminent men. His recollections include interesting impressions of Bismarck, of whom he was a personal friend, of Prince von Billow, Dr Theodor Herzl, W. T. Stead, Max Nordau, M de Blowitz and many others." Pittsburgh "Thru his long continued and intimate ac- quaintance with European affairs and statesmen, he is able to indicate some of the underlying causes of the war." A. L. A. bkl. Whitman, Walt Burroughs, John. Whitman; a study. '96 Houghton $1.75; Riverside ed $1.35 92 Enthusiastic appreciation "Careful and extremely sympathetic study of Whitman's character and poetry." Pittsburgh Carpenter, G. R. Walt Whitman. (Eng- lish men of letters) '09 Macmillan 75c 92 "Well balanced and eminently fair biography, in which Whitman's unusual rhythmical forma and his attitude toward certain subjects are treated with fulness, frankness, insight and dis- crimination. The best of the brief works, but not to be chosen before Bliss Perry's life when a single volume must suffice." A. L. A. sup. Perry, Bliss. Walt Whitman: his life and work. (American men of letters) il '06 Houghton $1.35 92 "Careful biographical and critical study, the most desirable for the single purchase for the public library. Altogether the volume will probably take its place as the sane and authori- tative life of Whitman for many years to come." (Nation) A. L. A. sup. See also Traubel's "With Walt Whitman in 64 STANDARD CATALOG Whitman, Walt Continued Camden," vi-3, Doubleday, $9. Mr Traubel undertook to "give verbatim his talks with Whitman from March 28, 1888, to the poet's death, together with such incidents of the poet's daily life as came within his observation, all just as they occurred without selection, trim- ming, or comment." John Erskine in Yale rev. 4:415; also Anne Gilchrist's Letters, 1918, Dou- bleday, $2 Whittier, John Greenleaf Carpenter, G. R. John Greenleaf Whittier. (American men of letters) '03 Hough- ton $1.35 92 List of Whittier's writings, P304-7 "Contributes some new material and em- phasizes political and reformatory aspects of his life more than literary." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Higginson, T. W. John Greenleaf Whit- tier. (English men of letters) '02 Mac- millan 75c 92 "By a friend of forty years standing. Tho brief, less than 200 pages, presents a well rounded picture of the man, poet, politician and reformer." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Pickard, S. T. Life and letters of John Greenleaf Whittier. '07 rev ed Hough- ton $2.75 92 Bibliography, P787-90 "The standard biography." (Johnston) A. L. A. " 'The book has the merit of simplicity, a Quaker plainness making it absolutely trans- parent for the facts and Whittier's personal image to shine thru. ... It is very rich in information, very strong in facts.' " (Nation, 1894) Pittsburgh Willard, Frances Elizabeth Strachey, Ray. Frances Willard; her life and work, il '13 Reyell $1.50 92 "The story of the childhood of the great re- former, her education and quest for culture, her longing for independence of both thought and deed, her experiences as a teacher, her work for Northwestern university, her crusade against intemperance and her organization of temperance work, her work for woman's suf- frage and for prohibition, her efforts to cleanse the body politic, her work for temperance in England is told with a brevity and cogency wholly admirable." (Boston Transcript, 1913) Pittsburgh William I, the Conqueror, king of England Freeman, E. A. William the Conqueror. (Twelve English statesman) '94 Mac- millan 80c 92 Stenton, F. M. William the Conqueror, and the rule of the Normans. (Heroes of the nations) il maps '08 Putnam $1.50 92 "This scholarly biography is a valuable sup- plement to Freeman's briefer work. It presents a more impartial view and makes use of the results of research made since Freeman's book was written." A. L. A. sup. William II, emperor of Germany, (abdi- cated 1918) Davis, A. N. The kaiser as I knew him. il '18 Harper $2 92 "The kaiser and the German royal family as interpreted by their American dentist who re- mained in Berlin until early this year. He evaluates the kaiser at the usual American rate, and shows that the kaiser entirely misjudged America and Americans. Gossipy, interesting and almost too good to be true. Has many pictures of the royal family. Published in Chicago daily news." A. L. A. bkl. Hammer, S. C. William the Second, as seen in contemporary documents and judged on evidence of his own speeches. '17 Houghton $1.50 92 Literature concerning William II, P263-4 "'The best psychological study of the kaiser.' Nation The author is a Norwegian historian who has followed the kaiser at close hand for thirty years." Pratt quarterly See in connection with this Christian Gauss' "German emperor as shown in his public utter- ances," 1915, Scribner, $1.25 Hill, D. J. Impressions of the kaiser. '18 Harper $2 92 "The policies and ideals of the kaiser, the chief of which is to be esteemed an efficient war lord, are thoughtfully set forth by the author who spent the years 1888-90 and 1908-14 in Ger- many. In the first period he saw the kaiser as his people saw him; in the second, as American ambassador, he had intimate contact with him." Pittsburgh "Not merely a book of recollections but a scholarly exposition of German imperialism." Pratt quarterly Illustrative documents appended. Chapters one to four reprinted from Harper's magazine Saunders, George. Builder and blunder- er; a study of Emperor William's char- acter ana foreign policy. '14 Dutton $1.25 92 "A fair, frank characterization, written since the war began, from the point of view of an English newspaper correspondent who was for twenty years a resident of Berlin and had ex- ceptional opportunities for getting behind the scenes. The author gives the kaiser his due as a nation builder, but maintains that the develop- ment of his promising character has been a supreme disappointment and his foreign policy and 'German world policy' a perpetual menace." Cleveland Topham, Anne. Memories of the Kaiser's court, il '14 Dodd $1.25 92 "The writer . . . shows much insight into German life. She was appointed in 1902 teacher of English to the daughter of the Em- peror William. . . . (Her book) is far more trustworthy than most of its kind, and her anecdotes of the kaiser and his family bear the stamp of sincerity." (Athenaeum, 19 14) Pitts- burgh William I, the Silent, prince of Orange Putnam, Ruth. William the Silent, prince of Orange (1533-1584) and the revolt of the Netherlands. (Heroes of the nations) il maps '11 Putnam $1.50 92 "Scholarly and interesting biography based on author's two-volume work (1895) but rewritten and embodying the results of later researches. Well illustrated from portraits, old prints and medals. Maps and bibliography." N.Y. state lib. Wilson, James Harrison Under the old flag. 2v '12 Appleton $6.50 92 "The unusually interesting recollections of the author's varied service in the Civil war and his impressions oft its great commanders occupy the greater part of this biography, which also includes in shorter compass accounts of his part in the war with Spain and the suppression of the Boxers in China." N.Y. state lib. "In fulness and readability, 'Under the old flag' is the best work of its kind [19 12] that has appeared since General Howard gave us his two volumes of autobiography five years ago. In 'human interest' which it is the present fashion to clamor for, it would be difficult to indicate how the book could be improved." (P. F. Bicknell in Dial) St. Louis B I OGRAPHY Individual 65 Wilson, Woodrow Archer, William. Peace-president. '19 Holt $1 .92 "A cordial English estimate and appreciation of the president as a man, writer, politician and statesman. The concluding chapter considers his attitude toward a league of nations, and the appendix contains the fourteen points. Brief and comprehensive; agreeable style. Hale's 'Woodrow Wilson' is not up to date (19 12) Harris and Low treat the subject principally from the angle of statesmanship; Ford and Robinson and West are not so comprehensive." A. L. A. bkl. Ford, H. J. Woodrow Wilson, the man and his work, il '16 Appleton $1.75 92 Appendix: The place of the president in our political system, by Woodrow Wilson " 'I have tried to give a systematic account of what Woodrow Wilson has done, and of the principles on which he acts. Besides recounting events, I have endeavored to exhibit them in their bearings upon the public welfare, apart from considerations of party advantage; and also to point out their constitutional signifi- cance.' Where possible President Wilson's views are given thru judiciously chosen ex- tracts from his speeches and writings. While un- doubtedly a campaign document in intent, the book is unprejudiced, almost neutral in tone. The author is professor of politics at Princeton university." Cleveland Halevy, Daniel. President Wilson. '19 Lane $1.50 92 "The larger part of M Hftlevy's book is nat- urally devoted to the president's foreign policy. ... Of Mr Wilson's personality M fialeVy says directly but little. He yet leaves a vivid impression of the portrait that has been form- ing in his mind. It is of a man who has con- sistently grown. . . . He seems to give him credit for a very American combination of in- tense idealism on the one hand and intense practicality on the other." (New Republic) Pittsburgh Harris, H. W. President Wilson, il '17 Stokes $1.75 92 "Will interest Americans primarily because it gives so clear and well-defined a view from an English standpoint of President Wilson and his- political policies and leadership. Also because] of its unprejudiced and accurate presentation 01 American history from 1912-1917, and resume of Mr Wilson's life." N.Y. Times 22:269 "A very compact and well-balanced book. . . . The impersonal temper in which with ex* pert brevity the author has aligned and ap- praised the acts and objects of the President's domestic policy will be gratifying to his readers on this side. From his ability to look at both sides of a question with admirable disinterested- ness, Mr Harris has approached a more com- plete standard of interpreting the President than Professor Ford has succeeded in doing." L. E. Robinson in Bookman 46:201 Low, A. M. Woodrow Wilson: an inter- pretation. '18 Little $2 92 Mr Low's point of view is that of a con- temporary foreign observer, who, while having the benefit of long residence in the United States and an intimate knowledge of its people and politics, may justly claim to be uninfluenced by personal or political considerations. Since 1906 he has been the chief American corre- spondent of the London Morning Post, and he is the author of a two-volume work dealing with the psychology of the American people. "I have made no attempt to write either his- tory or a biography. What I have endeavored to do is to interpret the character and motives of Mr Wilson as revealed by his speeches, writ- ings and statesmanship, letting the reader draw his own conclusions from the evidence pre- sented." A. Maurice Low "The 'Foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1917'; Macmillan, $1.75, by E. E. Robinson and V. J. West, is an excellent reference vol- ume outlining Wilson's foreign policy, giving a chronology of the more important events, and extracts from ninety statements and speeches of the President and his secretaries of state announcing and carrying forward his policy. Purposes to show that it has been a consistent development of his principles." N.Y. state lib. See also some collections of President Wil- son's public papers. Good collections are pub- lished by Harper and Doran Winslow, Anna Green Diary; ed. by A. M. Earle. '94 Houghton $1.35 92 "Journal of a little Boston school girl, sup- plemented by editor's notes. Entertaining pic- ture of domestic life in Boston a century ago." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Wise, Isaac Mayer May, M. B. Isaac Mayer Wise, the founder of American Judaism; a biog- raphy, il '16 Putnam $2 92 "The first complete biography of Rabbi Wise, the great organizer of American Judaism, writ- ten in anticipation of the centenary of his birth by his grandson, Judge May. The author has purposely omitted a discussion of his theology and literary work, tho a list of the lat- ter is given at the end." A. L. A. bkl. "It portrays chiefly the personal side of Dr Wise and indicates clearly how much the re- form movement in Judaism is a social and political movement and how little it is a genu- inely religious movement." (Adapted from Dial) Pratt quarterly Wister, Sarah Sally Wister's journal, a true narrative; being a Quaker maiden's account of her experiences with officers of the con- tinental army, 1777-1778; ed. by A. C. Myers. '02 Ferris $2 92 "Of some value as a historical document, but more interesting as a picture of a genuine girlhood." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L., A. Wolsey, Thomas, cardinal Creighton, Mandell. Cardinal Wolsey. (Twelve English statesmen) '88 Mac- millan 80c 92 "Of all English statesmen there is perhaps none of whose character and career it is so dif- ficult to form a just estimate as Cardinal Wol- sey. . . . Mr Creighton has succeeded in ex- plaining the inconsistencies and perplexities of Wolsey's career and helping us to a correct standard of judgment." (Nation, 1888) Pitts- burgh Woolman, John Journal; with an introd. by J. G. Whit- tier. 71 Houghton $1.20 92 "Woolman (1720-1772) was an American Quaker preacher who spent the greater part of his life in journeying from place to place. The journal is more a record of his inner life than of his outward wanderings." Pittsburgh Wordsworth, Dorothy Journals; ed. by William Knight. 2v '97 Macmillan $4 92 "Includes journals written at Alfoxden and Grasmere, 1798-1803, and of the Scotch and continental journeys made by Wordsworth and his sister. Her exquisite descriptions of Gras- mere and its district are interesting in them- selves and cast a flood of light on the circum- stances under which her brother's poems were composed, while some of her descriptions were incorporated by Wordsworth in his prose works. 'Renews and deepens our knowledge of one of the most beautiful relationships in all litera- ture.' " (Academy, 1897) Pittsburgh Imported to order 66 STANDARD CATALOG Wordsworth, William Bensusan, S. L. William Wordsworth, his homes and haunts. '12 Dodge 75c 92 Harper, G. M. William Wordsworth, his life, works and influence. 2v il '16 Scribner $6.50 92 "An important scholarly study which prom- ises to be the definitive biography. The author has been unsparing in his researches and has come into possession of some new facts. He writes sympathetically and adequately of the poet's later years, and dwells more fully than any other biographer has done on the develop- ing influences and enthusiasms of his French revolutionary days." A. L. A. bkl. Myers, F. W. H. Wordsworth. (English men of letters) '81 Harper 75c 92 "By the best exponent of the Wordsworthian philosophy." Pittsburgh Wyclif, John Sergeant, Lewis. John Wyclif. (Heroes of the nations) '93 Putnam $1.50 92 "Picture of John Wyclif as an Oxford school- man, and of the schoolmen in general as pioneers of the reformation of religion and the revival of learning." (Preface) A. L. A. Yeats, William Butler Reveries over childhood and youth, il '16 Macmillan $2 92 "Fragmentary memories written down to please the author and appealing to those inter- ested in the man or his work. The style is unfinished, sometimes un grammatical and un- worthy of a poet noted for beauty of expres- sion; but withal the book is imbued with a certain inconsequential charm, the charm of a unique individual who, judging from these con- cluding words, has not even yet found himself. 'When I think of all the books I have read, and of the wise words I have heard spoken, and of the anxiety I have had, all life weighed in the scale of my own life, seems to me a prep- aration for something that never happens.' " Cleveland Hone, J. M. William Butler Yeats, the poet in contemporary Ireland. (Irish- men of today) '16 Dodd $1 92 "A history of Mr Yeats' life and develop- ment, especially as an Irishman, his relations with the Celtic renaissance, the Gaelic league, the Sinn Fein, etc. After detaching himself from Irish interests, according to Mr Hone, Yeats is now absorbed by the politics, social ideals and literature of his country." Library association record 232 Lives of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ Anderson, F. L. Man of Nazareth. '14 Macmillan $1 232 "Not a biography of Jesus, nor an exposition of his teachings, nor a study of sources. Rather a study of Jesus in relation to his mission and his age, of the important problems confronting him and his solution of them. Sane in tone, reverent, recognizes but does not force the viewpoint of higher criticism; a book for stu- dents who want a modern setting of the life of Christ, and for intelligent laymen." A. L. A. bkl. "A fresh and enthusiastic treatment of various problems related to Christ, the most original part ojF the book being chapters concerning the Mes- siahship. The author stresses the point that not Christianity but the personality of Christ is the power behind Christian history." Cleveland Edersheim, Alfred. Life and times of Jesus the Messiah. 8th ed '04 Long- mans $3.50 232 Farrar, F. W. Life of Christ. '94? Dutton $2 232 List of authorities, P31-2 Fouard, C. H. Christ, the son of God. new ed 2v '08 Longmans $2.50 232 "Standard life for Catholic readers." A. L. A. sup. "Work of an able Roman Catholic priest, with a preface by Cardinal Manning." Pitts- burgh Geikie, J. C. Life and words of Christ, new rev ed Appleton $1.25 232 "Expository lectures or sermons on the gospels." A. L. A. Gilbert, G. H. Jesus. '12 Macmillan $1.50 232 "The best popular study of Jesus and the gospels in our language. . . . First 'the sources' are treated and their historical con- tribution estimated, then the 'historical Jesus' is pictured in a positive and persuasive sketch, to which succeeds a frank and helpful treatment of 'the legendary Jesus'. The material of the latter division includes the birth-stories, the bulk of the miracles, and the legend of the material resurrection." (Amer. jour, theology) Pittsburgh. Gilbert, G. H. Jesus for the men of to- day. '17 Doran $1 232 "Reverent, poetic, brief retelling of the life of Jesus against the colorful background of Palestine. By a modern scholar who believes that 'nothing that mars the character of Jesus or lessens his power has yet come forth.' " N.Y. state lib. Glover, T. R. Jesus of history. '17 Assn. press $1 232 "Dr. Glover's gifts of vivid description and graphic exposition have enabled him to provide a study of the central figure of the synoptic gospels which must evoke and retain the interest of even the least sympathetic readers." Times [London] lit. sup. Revised from lectures delivered in India, 19 15- 1016 Martin, A. W. Life of Jesus in the light of the higher criticism. '13 Appleton $1.50 232 "Lectures by the associate leader of the Ethical culture society, reverently interpreting the life of Jesus as that of an historical person- age of transcendent, moral character and spir- itual insight and the greatest ethical teacher the world has ever known." Cleveland. Miller, L. H. Our knowledge of Christ. '14 Holt $1.25 232 "From the viewpoint of modern scholarship the author discusses the sources of our. informa- tion concerning Jesus, the life of Jesus, the teaching of Jesus, and the divinity of Christ. For those 'brought up in orthodoxy, for whom the old has become increasingly unsatisfying,' this book fearless yet reverent, furnishes a modern Christian faith. Reprinted from Biblical World." A. L. A. bkl. Renan, Ernest. Life of Jesus. '99 Little $2 232 "Considers Jesus only an extraordinary man, the highest moral reformer the world has ever known." Pittsburgh Sanday, William. Outlines of the life of Christ. 2d ed '08 Scribner $3.25 232 "Reprint of the author's great article 'Jesus Christ' in Hasting's 'Dictionary of the Bible', which is perhaps the finest piece of work in the whole dictionary. It is an admirable specimen of the spirit and temper of the same scholarship and cautious criticism at its best among English BIOGRAPHY Artists 67 Jesus Christ Continued theologians." (Condensed from Outlook [Eng- lish]) Pittsburgh Seeley, J. R. Ecce homo: a survey of the life and work of Jesus Christ. '03 Little $1.25 232 Slattery, C. L. Master of the world. '14 Longmans $1.60 232 "The book attempts to interpret Jesus Christ in the light of modern scholarship, but at the same time to fuse with the primary sources of information concerning him, all the subsequent doctrines which have grown up around his per- son." Nation Stalker, James. Life of Jesus Christ, rev ed '97 Revell 60c 232 Short biography giving main events in se- quence 709.92 Biography of artists Collective Bryan, Michael Bryan's dictionary of painters and en- gravers. Sv new ed rev and enl '03- '05 Macmillan $30? 709.92 Vasari, Giorgio Lives of seventy of the most eminent painters, sculptors and architects; ed. and annotated in the light of recent discoveries by E. H. and E. W. Blash- field and A. A. Hopkins. 4v '01 Scrib- ner $8 709.92 Translated by Mrs Jonathan Foster Bibliography, 4:333-87 "The groundwork of our knowledge of thp great Italian artists of the 15th and 16th cen- turies. Full of anecdote, and picturesque nar- rative, and brilliant pictures of life in Italv during the epoch." Sturgis & Krehbiel Macmillan also publishes a six volume edi- tion in the Bohn's library series at $1.75 oer volume; and a ten volume edition, profusely illustrated and sold only in sets, at $70 Waters, Mrs Clara (Erskine) Painters, sculptors, architects, engravers and their works. 13th ed '10 Houghton $3.50 709.92 "Living artists are not included. Sketches are very brief." Mudge Waters, Mrs Clara (Erskine), and Hutton. Laurence Artists of the 19th century and their works. '93 Houghton $3.50 709.92 "More than 2,000 brief biographic accounts of artists followed by critical quotations from authorities. Aims 'to present the later artists of prominence, rather than to include all of those of the century.' " Mudge 730.92 Biography of sculptors Collective Shedd, Mrs Julia Ann (Clark) Famous sculptors and sculpture, rev ed '96 Houghton $2.50 730.92 Companion volume to "Painters and paint- ings" Individual Bitter, Karl Schevill, Ferdinand. Karl Bitter; a biog- raphy, il '17 Univ. of Chicago press $2 730.92 "A biography and appreciation of this famous sculptor's work in which the author 'makes us see the honesty, the energy, the tact, the great organizing ability and the public spirit which accomplished so much above all, he makes us see the intense Americanism of one who was an American by choice rather than by the accident of birth.' (Nation 105:44) Has a chronological list and thirty-eight pictures of some of his more famous work." A. L. A. bkl. Cellini, Benvenuto Life; tr. by J. A. Symonds. 6th ed '19 Scribner $3.50 730.92 "He was the first goldsmith of his time, an adequate sculptor, a restless traveler, an in- defatigable workman, a Bohemian of the purest water, a turbulent bravo, a courtier and com- panion of princes; finally, a Florentine who used his native idiom with incomparable vivac- ity of style. . . . Those who have made themselves thoroly familiar with Cellini's 'Memoirs' possess the substance of that many- sided epoch [the 1 6th century] in the form of an epitome. It is the first book which a student of the Italian renaissance should handle in or- der to obtain the right direction for his more minute researches. . . . From the pages of this book the Genius of the renaissance, incar- nate in a single personality, leans forth and speaks to us." (J. A. Symonds) Pittsburgh Imported by Scribner. Temporarily out of print Memoirs; tr. by A. Macdonell. (Every- man's lib.) '13 Dutton 70c; lib. bind- ing 90c 730.92 Rodin, Auguste Cladel, Judith, comp. Rodin, the man and his art; tr. by S. K. Star, il '17 Century $5 730.92 "An outline of his career is followed by ex- cerpts from his notebooks introduced by Judith Cladel, who writes a critical appreciation and comment. . . . The text is illustrated by about forty beautiful photographs of Rodin'? work. ... It will not replace Rodin's 'Art' but will supplement it, as it contains further leaves from the notebook, and the photographs are better than those in the cheaper edition." A. L. A. bkl. Mauclair, Camille. Auguste Rodin, the man, his ideas, his works; tr. by Clem- entina Black, il '05 Dutton $5 730.92 "Enthusiastic account, which has received the approval of the sculptor, whose own explanation of his aims and theories is a valuable feature. Lawton's 'Life and work of Auguste Rodin' (Scribner, 1907) is an able, painstaking record based on talks with Rodin and on documents in Rodin's possession. A briefer life by the same author (Kennerley, 1908) is not an abridgment of the former work tho written from the same viewpoint and will answer the smaller library's need." A. L. A. sup. Saint-Gaudens, Augustus Reminiscences; ed. and amplified by Ho- mer Saint-Gaudens. 2v il '13 Century $7 730.92 Chronology of the works of Augustus Saint- Gaudens, 2:361-5 "Autobiography written during the last year of his life, arranged and edited by his son, with many letters written between 1870 and 1907. Gives a clear picture of his life as sculptor and teacher, and shows his capacity for long, de- lightful friendships." Pittsburgh Cortissoz, Royal. Augustus Saint- Gaudens. '07 Houghton $8.50 730.92 _ "A brief but important monograph presenting discriminating and authoritative criticism and slight but significant and interesting biographical 68 STANDARD CATALOG Saint-Gaudens, Augustus Continued notes. Beautifully printed, tastefully bound, il- lustrated with excellent photogravures of the most important works of the artist. Expensive out of all proportion to the contents or beauty. However, should be owned by all libraries that can_ afford it, because of the importance of the subject our first really great sculptor and of its admirable treatment." A. L. A. bkl. Hind, C. L. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. il '08 Lane $3.50 730.92 "Contains an appreciative, uncritical essay, chronologies of the sculptor's life and works, and forty-seven excellent photographic repro- ductions, many of unfamiliar subjects." A. L. A. sup. 759 Biography of painters Many so-called lives of artists are art criticism rather than biography and will be found in the Fine arts section of the Standard Catalog. Collective Chubb, Edwin Watts Sketches of great painters, il '15 Stewart & Kidd $2 759 Contents: Raphael: Millet; Leonardo da Vinci; Rembrandt; Whistlei ; Turner; Titian; Rubens; Corot; Michelangelo; Reynolds; Murillo; Velasquez; Rosa Bonheur; Van Dyck "Readable and appreciative sketches of fifteen master painters from Raphael to Whistler, abounding in anecdotes, quotations and pleasant gossip. Written especially for the uninitiated general reader." A. L. A. bkl. La Farge, John Great masters. '03 Doubleday $2.50 759 Contents: Michelangelo; Raphael; Rem- brandt; Rubens; Velasquez; Diirer, Hokusai 759.1 American painters Collective Caffin, Charles Henry American masters of painting; being brief appreciations of some American painters, illus. with examples of their work. '02 Doubleday $1.25 759.1 Reprinted from the New York Sun Contents: Inness; La Farge; Whistler; Sar- gent; Winslow Homer; Abbey; George Fuller; Homer Martin; Brush; Wyant; Tryon; Horatio Walker; Gilbert Stuart McSpadden, Joseph Walker Famous painters of America. 2d ed il '16 Dodd $2.50 759.1 Contents: Benjamin West; John Singleton Copley; Gilbert Stuart; George Inness; Elihu Vedder; Winslow Homer; John La Farge; James Abbott McNeill Whistler; John Singer Sargent; Edwin Austin Abbey; William Merritt Chase; John W. Alexander; J. Alden Weir; Childe Hassam "Series of sketches of the lives and personal- ities of American painters, but offering nothing of value in the way of history or criticism of art. The book is not well written, is florid in style, but contains material on some of the later artists of which little is to be found elsewhere except in magazine files, or expensive works." A. L. A. bkl. Individual Chase, William Merritt Roof, K. M. Life and art of William Merritt Chase, il '17 Scribner $4 759.1 "A former pupil writes this authorized biogra- phy of the American artist who died in 1916. A vivid, sympathetic account of Chase_ as man, artist and teacher, throwing interesting side- lights upon contemporary American and Euro- pean artists." Cleveland Homer, Winslow Downes, W. H. Life and works of Wins- low Homer, il '11 Houghton $7 759.1 "Very full and appreciative biography and descriptions of the larger number of his paint- ings, often with the circumstances attending their execution. Reproductions in sepia of over 100 paintings and sketches." A. L. A. sup. Inness, George Inness, George, jr. Life, art and letters of George Inness. il '17 Century $4 759.1 "Informal and refreshing biography of the famous American landscape artist, by his son, also a well known artist. The critical side is not neglected, but the feature of the book which will ensure for it a wide circle of readers is the wealth of anecdote revealing an eccentric but lovable personality. There are thirty-seven reproductions of paintings." Cleveland La Farge, John Cortissoz, Royal. John La Farge; a memoir and a study, il '11 Houghton $4.50 759.1 Intimate and sympathetic memoir, by a friend of many years' standing, with many of La Farge's opinions on art and men quoted in his own words. The meagerness of definite detail makes it of slight value to the student." A. L. A. sup. Fifteen photogravures, including three por- traits and reproductions of paintings Low, Will Hicok A chronicle of friendships, 1873-1900. il '08 Scribner $3 759.1 "Records the fortunate friendships of the artist's student days in Paris and Barbizon and in later years in the United States and Eng- land. Besides the two who occupy the largest place Robert Louis Stevenson and R. A. M. Stevenson there are interesting paragraphs or chapters relating to many others, among them Saint-Gaudens, Henley and Jean Francois Mil- let." A. L. A. sup. Whistler, James Abbott McNeill Pennell, Mrs E. R., and Pennell, Joseph. Life of James McNeill Whistler. 5th ed rev il '11 Lippincott $5 759.1 "Cheap, one volume edition of the authorized biography (2V, 1908, Lippincott), based on ma- terial furnished by Whistler and his family and written with a sympathy and appreciation founded on intimate friendship. The excel- lent photogravure illustrations are less well pro- duced than in the original edition, tho several never before published have been added and many changes made." A. L. A. sup. "Mr and Mrs Pennell are as completely in sympathy with the man as with the artist. 'He was,' they frankly concede, 'the most wonderful man we have ever known, and the most de- lightful friend we have ever made.' Their volumes are alive with his personality. 'And what a magnificent subject for a biogra- phy Mr Whistler makes, none better since Johnson died. Always filling the center of the stage by right of a brilliant and fantastic per- sonality; always at war with somebody or some- thing, yet full of the spirit of camaraderie; snatching ardently at friendship, and strewing his path with enemies; forcing recognition from a reluctant public, while wounding its tenderest sensibilities; making merry over a "succes d'ex- dcration,' yet with that over-sensitiveness to annoyance which is the painful heritage of the wit.' " (Life, 1909) Pittsburgh BIOGRAPHY Artists 69 759.2 English painters Collective Rowbotham, Francis Jameson Story-lives of our great artists, il '12 Stokes $1.50 759.2 Contents: Sir Joshua Reynolds; Thomas Gainsborough; George Romney; George Mor- land; Joseph Mallord; William Turner; John Constable; Sir Edwin Henry Landseer; George Frederick Watts "The author's aim is to arouse interest in the masterpieces of English art by giving some account of the circumstances under which they were produced." Cleveland Individual Burne- Jones, Sir Edward Coley Bell, Malcolm. Sir Edward Burne-Jones; a record and review. 4th ed '01 Mac- millan $1.10 759.2 Chronologic catalog of finished pictures, pi 29- II ; List of unfinished pictures sold at Christie's, July 16, 18, 1898, P132-33; List of cartoons for stained glass windows, P134-39 Burne-Jones, G. M. Memorials of Ed- ward Burne-Jones, 1833-1898. il Mac- millan $4 759.2 First published in 1904, in two volumes "Its primary interest to us, and to posterity, is the disclosure it gives of the character and art of one so singularly gifted and original as Burne-Jones was; but it is also extremely val- uable for the light it casts on the men by whom he was surrounded, whom he attracted and in- fluenced; on their genius, their insight, and their friendships. It was indeed a remarkable com- pany of illustrious and unenvious men, each of whom rejoiced in the achievements of all the rest. It may be doubted if there ever was such a group in the previous annals of art. . . . Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown, Holraan Hunt, John Ruskin, George Frederick Watts, William Bell Scott, with many another kindred spirit a right noble brotherhood of workers for the beautiful while outside the special artist-group were some distinguished men with whom the reader of these 'Memorials' becomes familiar, Messrs Cormal Price, Faulkner, Hal- ford, MacLaren and others.' (Fortnightly rev., 1906) Admirably illustrated." Pittsburgh Gainsborough, Thomas Armstrong, Sir Walter. Gainsborough and his place in English art. il '04 Scribner $3.75 759.2 "Well ordered analysis of work and methods. Interesting chapter on precursors of Gainsbor- ough." A. L. A. sup. Hogarth, William Garnett, Edward. Hogarth. (Popular lib. of art) '11 Dutton $1 759.2 Brief, critical study of Hogarth's life and paintings Hueffer, Ford Madox Memories and impressions, il '11 Harper $2 759.2 "Interesting tho sketchy impressions and anecdotes of the leaders of the Preraphaelite brotherhood, by the grandson of Ford Madox Brown, to which are added criticisms of paint- ers, poets and writers of the '70s, '80s and '90s." A. L. A. sup. Reynolds, Sir Joshua Armstrong, Sir Walter. Sir Joshua Rey- nolds, first president of the Royal acad- emy, il '05 Scribner $3.75 759.2 "Excellent critical life, presenting Reynolds' character justly and estimating his work calmly." A. L. A. sup. Bensusan, S. L. Reynolds, il '07 Stokes 75c 759.2 Brief account of the life and work of Sir Joshua Reynolds, with eight color reproductions of his paintings Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Benson, A. C. Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (English men of letters) '04 Macmillan 75c 759.2 "Agreeably written, appreciative and con- denses information elsewhere accessible." (Ath- enaeum) A. L. A. sup. Marillier, H. C. Dante Gabriel Rossetti; an illustrated memorial of his art and life. 3d ed '04 Macmillan $3 759.2 Only imported to order "An account of Rossetti's art, concerned no more than is necessary with biographical de- tails. 'In critical soundness, thoroness and manner of presentation the work leaves little to be desired.' " (Dial) A. L. A. sup. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, and Rossetti, Christina Cary, E. L. The Rossettis: Dante Ga- briel and Christina. 1900 Putnam $3.50 759.2 More important writings of D. G. Rossetti, P277-81; Christina Rossetti's poems, P282-87; Chronologic list of paintings and drawings by D. G. Rossetti, P288-301 759.3 German painters Diirer, Albrecht Moore, T. S. Albert Durer. (Lib. of art) il '05 Scribner $2.50 759.3 "Less an ordinary biography than an original study by an artist of the first principles of art." (Pittsburgh) A. L. A. sup. 759.4 French painters Collective Hoeber, Arthur Barbizon painters, il '15 Stokes $2 759.4 Contents: Millet; Corot; Diaz de la Pena; Duprd; Troyon; Rousseau; Daubigny; Jacque Biographical and critical essays on the "men of 1830" by an American landscape painter "Well illustrated by some of the less familiar examples of their work." Pratt quarterly Mauclair, Camille French impressionists (1860-1900); tr. by P. G. Konody. (Popular lib. of art) '03 Dutton $1 759.4 "Discusses theory of impressionism, with critical estimates of work of Manet, Degas, Claude Monet, Renoir and briefer mention of many other impressionists and neo-impression- ists. Fifty half tones." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Individual Bastien-Lepage, Jules Crastre, Francois. Bastien Lepage; tr. by F. T. Cooper. (Masterpieces in colour) '14 Stokes 75c 759.4 There are fifty-six volumes of this little series. 70 STANDARD CATALOG Bastien-Lepage, Jules Continued Each volume has eight reproductions in color of the work of the artist treated in the brief text. Bonheur, Rosa Stanton, Theodore, ed. Reminiscences of Rosa Bonheur. il '10 Appleton $3.50 759.4 "Reminiscences and letters collected from the artist's friends, members of her family and other sources, form an admirable biography and por- tray a many-sided character." A. L. A. sup. Millet, Jeari Frangois Sensier, Alfred. Jean-Frangois Millet. '96 Houghton $3.50 759.4 "A peasant and the painter of peasants, whose typical figure was the laborer in the fields, Mil- let is one of the most interesting of artists. Sensier was an intimate friend, and his biogra- phy is the authoritative one." Pittsburgh 759.5 Italian painters Collective Jameson, Mrs Anna Brownell (Murphy) Memoirs of the early Italian painters; rev. by E. M. Hurll. '99 Houghton $3.50 759.5 From Cimabue to Paul Veronese Individual Botticelli, Alessandro Filipepi Ady, Mrs J. C. Life and art of Sandro Botticelli, il '04 Dutton $6 759.5 "Clear narrative, restating the results of modern research and giving a trustworthy ac- count of Botticelli's career. What he owed to Savonarola and Dante is set forth in a straight- forward fashion, and his works are surveyed in chronologic order, one by one." A. L. A. sup. Sandro Botticelli. (Popular lib. of art) '03 Dutton $1 759.5 Correggio Brinton, Selwyn. Correggio. (Great mas- ters) 1900 Macmillan $1.75 759.5 Only imported to order Bibliography, pref. po-n; Catalog of Cor- reggio's works, P123-44 Donatello Cruttwell, Maud. Donatello. (Classics of art ser.) il '11 Scribner $5 759.5 "Workmanlike study of Donatello as the first realistic portraitist in Italian art. The bio- graphical sketch is accurate and the interpreta- tion of Donatello's work in accord with the best modern criticism." A. L. A. sup. Giotto Perkins, F. M. Giotto. (Great masters) '02 Macmillan $1.75 759.5 Bibliography, pref. pn; Catalog of works, Pi45 Only imported to order Michelangelo Buonarroti Rolland, Romain. Michelangelo; tr. by Frederick Street, il '15 Duffield $2.50 759.5 "This life of Michelangelo is published in France in the series called 'Les maitres de l'art,' and is here translated into English for the first time. It is entirely distinct from a study of Michelangelo by Romain Rolland which appeared some time ago." Prefatory note "A study of the artist's life, character and work as a whole, scholarly yet imaginative, and enthusiastic." A. L. A. bkl. Contains over twenty full-page illustrations Symonds, J. A. Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti. 2d ed 2v '93 Scribner $5 759.5 Books referred to, vi, pref. P23-25 "Based on studies in archives of the Buonar- roti family at Florence. Portrait and fifty re- productions of the works of the master." Sub- title Raphael Ady, Mrs J. C. Raphael. (Popular lib. of art) '15 Dutton $1 759.5 Similar in scope and treatment to the author's work on Botticelli Strachey, Henry. Raphael. (Great mas- ters) 1900 Macmillan $1.75 759.5 Catalog of Raphael's works arranged accord- ing to galleries, pi 17-38; Chronologic list of works, pi 39-43 Only imported to order Sarto, Andrea del Guinness, H. Andrea del Sarto. (Great masters) '99 Macmillan $1.75 759.5 Bibliography, pref. pi 5-6; Catalog of del Sarto's works and of certain attributed works, arranged according to galleries, P65-100 Only imported to order Titian Bensusan, S. L. Titian. (Masterpieces in colour) '08 Stokes 75c 759.5 Gronau, Georg. Titian and his school. (Lib. of art) il '04 Scribner $2.50 759.5 "Not so specialized as the standard biography by Crowe and Cavalcaselle. It is tersely and vividly written, precisely the book for the gen- eral reader." A. L. A. sup. Vinci, Leonardo da Siren, Osvald. Leonardo da Vinci, the artist and man. il '16 Yale univ. press $6 759.5 "Altho again and again the story of Leon- ardo's life has been written, never has so full and complete a history of it, from the stand- point of both artist and man, been published. It is a beautiful book, well printed, finely il- lustrated, and written with that clearness of style which characterizes the best works in liter- ature." (Amer. mag. of art) Cleveland 759.6 Spanish painters Individual Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Stokes, Hugh. Francisco Goya, il '14 Putnam $3.75 759.6 "Portrays the life of the artist in the light of the historical circumstances which surrounded him, and interprets his art as a reflection of a personality. Spanish art of the eighteenth century is treated rather fully as a background for Goya's work. The first attempt in English at a complete biography, but the small libraries need not buy because of the adequate short monograph by Calvert [now out of print]. Con- tains over forty good reproductions of the artist's work, a catalog of his paintings, etch- ings, and lithographs, and a bibliography (6p)."' A. L. A. bkl. BIOGRAPHY Musicians 71 Murillo Calvert, A. F. Murillo; a biography and appreciation. (Spanish ser.) il '07 Lane $1.50 759.6 Biographical sketch, list of works with a brief description and mention of present whereabouts of the originals Velasquez Bensusan, S. L. Velasquez. (Master- pieces in colour) '07 Stokes 75c 759.6 "Each volume in this series contains a brief review of the life and work of the artist, with eight color reproductions of his paintings." Cleveland Stevenson, R. A. M. Velasquez. (Great masters) '99 Macmillan $1.75 759.6 Bibliography, pref. pi 3-1 5; Catalog of the works of Velasquez and of certain works at- tributed to the artist, arranged according to the galleries in which they are contained, pi 27-58 Discusses principles of the art of Velasquez and his influence on modern painting Only imported to order 759.9 Other painters Hals, Frans Davies, G. S. Frans Hals. (Great mas- ters) '04 Macmillan $1.75 759.9 Approximate chronologies of life and most im- portant works. List of prices at sales in the last century and a half Only imported to order Markino, Yoshio A Japanese artist in London, il '10 Jacobs $2 759.9 "Amusing and pathetic account of the au- thor's thirteen-year struggle with poverty in London, and his impressions of city and people. His picturesque Japanese-English enhances the interest. Illustrated by himself in color and black and white." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Rembrandt Brown, G. B. Rembrandt; a study of his life and work. '07 Scribner $2.50 759.9 "May be commended as the best book on Rembrandt's life and art for the general reader that has been produced in England." (Ath- enaeum) Cleveland Illustrated with more than forty plates repre- senting every phase of the painter's work Van Dyck, Sir Anthony Cust, L. H. Van Dyck. (Great masters) il '06 Macmillan $1.75 759.9 Only imported to order "Admirable condensation of the author's larger standard work, 'Anthony Van Dyck,' (1900) with some new facts which have recently come to light. List of principal paintings and where they are to be found." A. L. A. sup. 780.92 Musicians and composers Some so-called lives of musicians which are musical criticism rather than biography will be found in the Fine arts section of the Standard Catalog. Collective Baker, Theodore Biographical dictionary of musicians, il new ed '18 Schirmer $5 780.92 "Especially strong for English and American names and for contemporaries." Mudge Dole, Nathan Haskell Famous composers. 2v '02 Crowell $2 780.92 Contents: vi, Palestrina; Purcell; Bach; Handel; Gluck, Haydn; Mozart; Beethoven; Bossini; Weber. v2, Schubert; Spohr; Meyer- beer; Mendelssohn; Schumann; Chopin; Glinka; Berlioz; Liszt; Wagner Hadow, William Henry Studies in modern music. 4th ed 2v '98- '02 Macmillan $2.25 ea 780.92 Contents: vi, Berlioz; Schumann; Wagner. V2, Chopin, Dvorak; Brahms. "Chiefly, critical biography." A. L. A. Hughes, Rupert Music lovers' encyclopedia, rev (popu- lar ed) '13 Doubleday $3 780.3 Revised edition of his "Musical guide" "Containing a pronouncing and defining dic- tionary of terms, instruments, etc., including a key to pronunciation of sixteen languages, many charts and an explanation of the construction of music for the uninitiated, a pronouncing bi- ographical dictionary, the stories of the operas and many numerous biographical and critical essays by distinguished authorities." Subtitle "It remains, altho even now it has only 960 pages, in some respects the most comprehensive and useful of all musical works of reference, including features to be found neither in Rie- mann's 1,600 pages, nor in the five volumes of Grove. The most important of these is the de- tailed plots of operas sixty of them. The most distinctive merit of this volume lies in the elimination of useless knowledge." Nation 96:372 International who's who in music and mu- sical gazetteer; a contemporary bio- graphical dictionary and a record of the world's musical activity. '18 Cur- rent literature pub. co. $6 780.92 Lahee, Henry Charles Famous pianists of today and yesterday. (Music lovers' ser.) '01 Page $1.75 780.92 Famous singers of today and yesterday. (Music lovers' ser.) '98 Page $1.75 780.92 Chronological table of famous singers, P325-32 Famous violinists of today and yester- day. (Music lovers' ser.) '99 Page $1.75 780.92 Grand opera singers of today, il '12 Page $2.50 780.92 "Supplements author's 'Famous singers of to- day and yesterday' and 'Grand opera in Amer- ica' by giving short personal histories of, and press comments on the singers since 190 1 in the Metropolitan, Manhattan and Boston opera houses and the Chicago-Philadelphia company. Superficial, but useful for reference. Forty- eight portraits and index." N.Y. state lib. Mason, Daniel Gregory Contemporary composers. '18 Macmillan $2 780.92 Contents: Democracy and music; Richard Strauss; Sir Edward Elgar; Claude Debussy; Vincent d'lndy; Music in America From Grieg to Brahms; studies of some modern composers and their art. '02 Macmillan $2 780.92 Contents: Appreciation of music; Grieg; Dvorak; Saint-Saens; Franck; Tschaikowsky; Brahms; Meaning of music Romantic composers, il '06 Macmillan $2 780.92 "Completes the series of studies which was begun with 'From Grieg to Brahms' and con- 72 STANDARD CATALOG Mason, Daniel Gregory Continued tinued in 'Beethoven and his forerunners.' In- cludes Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederic Chopin, Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt." A. L. A. sup. Mason, Daniel Gregory, and Mason, Mary Lord Great modern composers; biographical sections by M. L. Mason. (Apprecia- tion of music, v 2) '16 Gray $1.50 780.92 Contents: Romanticism and realism in music; Franz Schubert; Robert Schumann; Felix Men- delssohn; Berlioz and the beginnings of realism; Franz Liszt, Frederic Chopin; Edvard Grieg; Antonin Dvorak; Camille Saint-Saens; Cesar Franck; Peter Uyitsch; Tschaikowsky; Johannes Brahms; Richard Strauss; Claude Debussy "Gives brief biographical sketch of the_ mu- sician, survey of achievements, and analysis of one or more of his best works." N.Y. state lib. Montagu-Nathan, M. Contemporary Russian composers, il '17 Stokes $2.75 780.92 "A chapter on Russian musical history with serious critical appreciations of Skryabin, Glazounof, Stravinsky, Rakhmaninof, Rebikof, Taneyef, Medtner, Tcherepnin, Grechaninof, and the younger generation." A. L. A. bkl. Sharp, Robert Farquharson Makers of music. 4th ed rev and enl il '13 Scribner $2 780.92 "Short chapters endeavoring to convey an im- pression of the personality of the following composers, Bach, Handel, Purcell and Arne, Gluck, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Schu- bert, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Wagner, Verdi, Gounod, Brahms and Grieg, Tchaikovsky. Useful for reference work with women's clubs. Reprint of the first edition (Scribner, 1899) with an added chapter on Tchaikovsky." A. L. A. bkl. Upton, George Putnam Standard musical biographies, il '10 Mc- Clurg $1.75 780.92 "Biographies of 104 composers whose works are most familiar in concert rooms, with critical estimates and lists of their principal composi- tions. There are some surprising omissions but the book is on the whole useful and both un- biased and authoritative." A. L. A. sup. Individual Bach, Johann Sebastian Parry, Sir C. H. H. Johann Sebastian Bach, il '09 Putnam $3 780.92 "Clear impression of the composer's personal- ity as expressed in his works, and a well pro- portioned account of his artistic development and his part in the evolution of modern music. Analysis of compositions will be specially useful to students." A. L. A. sup. Poole, R. L. Sebastian Bach. (Great musicians) '82 Scribner $1 780.92 "A vast amount of information well brought out and well stated." A. L. A. Beethoven, Ludvig van Rolland, Romain. Beethoven; tr. by B. C. Hull, il '17 Holt $1.50 780.92 "A sympathetic study of Beethoven, the first part devoted to his life and letters, the second to an analysis by A. E. Hull of his sonatas, symphonies, and quartets. Contains a bibliogra- phy (iop), a classification of pianoforte sonatas and complete list of Beethoven's works (i2p)." A. L. A. bkl. Rudall, H. A. Beethoven. (Great mu- sicians) new ed '03 Scribner $1 780.92 Catalog of Beethoven's printed works, P153-65 Berlioz, Louis Hector Life as written in his letters and mem- oirs; tr. from the French. (Everyman's lib.) '03 Dutton 70c; lib binding 90c 780.92 "The strange and romantic self-revelation of this French composer's troubled and disap- pointed career, derived from his memoirs and letters. It brings to view the heights and depths of the spiritual experiences of a nature which may be said to have symbolized French romanticism." Pratt alcove Brahms, Johannes Fuller-Maitland, J. A. Brahms. (New lib. of music) il '11 Lane $2.50 780.92 "Perhaps the most useful English biography for the student, since it analyses a large number of Brahms' compositions. Erb's 'Brahms' is fuller in biographical detail, but is too brief to be satisfactory; May's life is the 'most com- plete accessible depository of Brahms lore,' (Nation) but contains much that is of com- paratively little interest." A. L. A. sup. Chopin, Frederic Francois Huneker, James. Chopin; the man and his music. 1900 Scribner $1.60 780.92 "Divided into two parts, the first giving a sketch of Chopin's life, personality and style . . . while the second part analyzes in detail the . . . valses, nocturnes, etc. No pianist . . . can rise from the perusal of his pages without a deeper appreciation of the new forms of beauty which Chopin has added ... to the musical flora of the nineteenth century. . . . He justly takes every opportunity to_ emphasize the manliness of Chopin." (Nation, 1900) Pittsburgh Debussy, Claude Liebich, Mrs Louise. Claude-Achille De- bussy. (Living masters of music) il '08 Lane $1 780.92 "Enthusiastic biographical sketch giving a description of Debussy's personality, an account of his compositions and his work as writer and critic." A. L. A. sup. Elgar, Sir Edward Buckley, R. J. Sir Edward Elgar. (Liv- ing masters of music) il '05 Lane $1 780.92 "Sketch of personality and enthusiastic ap- preciation of achievements as composer. List of works, portraits and illustrations." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Fay, Amy Music-study in Germany; ed. by Mrs Fay Peirce. '97 Macmillan $1.50 780.92 "Miss Fay lived in Germany from 1870 to 1875, studying music under celebrated masters, including Taussig, Kullak, Deppe and Liszt. She wrote during that time to her home in Boston frankly ingenuous and entertaining let- ters describing her musical experiences and impressions, and affording pleasant glimpses of German home and social life." Pittsburgh Glinka, Michael Ivanovich Montague-Nathan, M. Glinka. (Masters of Russian music) '17 Duffield $1 780.92 List of Glinka's principal works, p8i-2 "After discussing briefly the position of Glinka as an originator in Russian music, the author gives a short but interesting biography and critical survey of his most important com- positions, ending with a full list of his works. The series reads pleasantly and is useful mainly in a library of music, as showing three phases in one of the most interesting movements in the history of music. The other volumes of the BIOGRAPHY Musicians 73 Glinka, Michael Ivanovich Continued series are: Moussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakof." A. L. A. bkl. The author has also written a "History of Russian music" and "Contemporary Russian composers." Grieg, Edvard Hagerup Finck, H. T. Grieg and his music, il '09 Lane $2.50 780.92 "First English biography. The facts pre- sented by means of letters, conversations, au- thentic anecdotes, etc., afford a vivid picture of the Norwegian composer himself and bring us in contact with his contemporaries, Ole Bull, Bjornson, Ibsen and Liszt." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Handel, Georg Friedrich Rolland, Romain. Handel; tr. by A. E. Hull, il '16 Holt $1.50 780.92 List of Handel's works, P193-200; Bibliogra- phy, P201-3 "A brief sketch of the life and technic of Handel." Pratt quarterly "M Rolland's view of Handel has been largely anticipated by the excellent English biography of Mr R. A. Streatfield, to which M Rolland acknowledges his indebtedness at many points. In only one department of Handel's work, and that a comparatively small one his music for instruments without voices is M Rolland's study at all closer and more detailed." Times [London] lit. sup. Streatfield, R. A. Handel. (New lib. of music) il '09 Lane $2.50 780.92 "Chief events of Handel's career and a crit- ical analysis of his works, tracing his great personality in his music. Thoro, competent and painstaking as a critical study, valuable in its comparisons." A. L. A. sup. Howard, Kathleen Confessions of an opera singer. '18 Knopf $2 780.92 "Interesting recollections of an American singer including the period of study in New York, Paris and Berlin, and of achievement first in the provincial cities of Germany, then at Covent Garden and finally as member of the Metropolitan opera company." Pratt quarterly Kellogg, Clara Louise Memoirs of an American prima donna, il '13 Putnam $2.50 780.92 "A volume of entertaining reminiscences pre- senting 'vivid pictures of her life on the op- eratic stage of America and Europe from the year 1861, when she made her debut to the time of her retirement from the stage. . . . in 1887.' " (Nation) Pratt quarterly Lehmann, Lilli My path thru life; tr. by A. B. Seligman. il '14 Putnam $3.50 780.92 "The life story of the great Wagnerian prima donna is rich in musical memories of the past fifty years,_ frank in its self-revelation and valu- able_ in its critical opinions of music and musicians. The chapters on the singer's ex- periences in America and at Bayreuth in Wag- ner's time will be of special interest." Cleve- land Liszt, Franz Hervey, Arthur. Franz Liszt and his music. '11 Lane $1.50 780.92 "Admirable account of Liszt the man, com- poser, conductor and teacher, giving most space to Liszt's compositions and the influence of his personality. The most valuable single English volume for the student. Huneker's 'Franz Liszt' (Scribner 191 1, $2) is a brilliant study of certain aspects of Liszt's art and character." A. L. A. sup. MacDowell, Edward Alexander Gilman, Lawrence. Edward MacDowell. il '09 Lane $1.50 780.92 "Very satisfactory account of MacDowell's life and an adequate survey of his work. Mr Gilman has had access to correspondence and other writings and has quoted freely from the Columbia lectures." A. L. A. sup. Mason, William Memories of a musical life. '01 Century $2 780.92 "Written from fifty years' close association with musical affairs in this country and abroad." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix Hensel, Sebastian. The Mendelssohn family (1729-1847), from letters and journals, new ed 2v in 1 Harper $3 780.92 "Letters are largely those of Felix Mendels- sohn and his sister Fanny, Frau Hensel." A. L. A. Rockstro, W. S. Mendelssohn. (Great musicians) 3d ed '90 Scribner $1 780.92 Complete catalog of Mendelssohn's works, P141-7 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Hadow, W. H. Mozart. (New lib. of music) '12 Lane $2.50 780.92 Nohl, Ludwig. Life of Mozart; tr. by J. J. Lalor. (Biographies of musicians) 9th ed McClurg $1 780.92 First published in 1880 Nevin, Ethelbert Woodbridge Thompson, Vance. Life of Ethelbert Nevin, from his letters and his wife's memories, il '13 Boston music co. $2 780.92 "A personal record based largely on Nevin's family letters and diary, with an account of his professional career and musical compositions. Gives a vivid picture of music students' life abroad and 'shows the man's sweetness of char- acter which he expressed in his music' Com- positions of Nevin chronologically ordered, P231-6." Cleveland Paderewski, Ignace Jan Baughan, E. A. Ignaz Jan Paderewski. (Living masters of music) il '08 Lane $1 780.92 "Brief biography presenting a connected nar- rative of his life and dealing with his personal traits, his views on music and teaching, his characteristics and standing as a pianist and as a composer." A. L. A. sup. Schubert, Franz Peter Frost, H. F. Schubert. (Great musicians) '85 Scribner $1 780.92 Chronologic table of Schubert's works, P108-28 "An adequate life of Schubert is yet to be written. All the biographies printed thus far . . . are short and none equals in literary manner and interest the article by the editor in Grove's Dictionary. The present book is as full as the ordinary biography and has an ex- cellent feature in a chronological catalog of Schubert's compositions." (H. E. Krehbiel) Pittsburgh Schumann, Mme Clara Josephine (Wieck) May, Florence. Girlhood of Clara Schu- mann. (Clara Wieck and her time), il '12 Longmans $4 780.92 "Less a biography than a study of Clara Schumann's place in musical history and her im- portance, before and after her marriage and during her long widowhood, as the pianist who 74 STANDARD CATALOG Schumann, Mme Clara Josephine Continued led the musical public to appreciate Bach, Bee- thoven, Schumann, Chopin and Brahms. The romance of her marriage is told in detail and many glimpses of the musical and literary world of her time given. The analyses of Schumann's compositions are of value to the music student. List of Clara Schumann's pub- lished compositions, and of those of Robert Schumann for keyed instruments." A. L. A. bkl. See in this connection Litzman's "Clara Schu- mann," 2v, Macmillan, $9.50 Schumann, Robert Alexander Letters; selected and ed. by Dr Karl Storck; tr. by Hannah Bryant. '07 Dutton $4 780.92 "These letters have decided interest and lit- erary charm, are well edited and translated and have special value for students of music." A. L. A. sup. Fuller-Maitland, J. A. Schumann. (Great musicians) '95 Scribner $1 780.92 Chronologic table of Robert Schumann's life and works, P137-46 Scriabin, Alexander Hull, A. E. Great Russian tone-poet Scriabin. ( Library of music and musi- cians) il '16 Dutton $1.50 780.92 "Interesting and helpful analyses of his works, illustrated by thematic notation, disquisition on his musical theories and an account of the man himself. The author contends that 'Scriabin has brought about a complete renewal of the hearing faculty which will fertilize not only one field, but the whole of the musical art.' " A. L. A. bkl. Strauss, Richard Finck, H. T. Richard Strauss, the man and his works, il '17 Little $2.50 780.92 "A carefully prepared biography of the first great realist in music by the veteran critic of the New York evening post. Gives a sketch of Strauss' life, recounting many interesting anec- dotes, but the greater part of the book is de- voted to critical discussion of his more im- portant compositions." Cleveland "Richard Strauss, seer and idealist," by Percy Grainger, pref. pi 7-25; Bibliography, P317-21 Newman, Ernest. Richard Strauss. (Liv- ing masters of music) il '08 Lane $1 780.92 _ "Satisfactory, popular survey _ of the musi- cian's life and descriptions of his compositions. The first biography in English." A. L. A. sup. Tchaikovski, Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky, Modeste. Life and letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky; tr., ed. and arranged from the Russian by Rosa Newmarch. '06 Lane $2.50 780.92 Thomas, Theodore Thomas, Mrs R. F. Memoirs of Theo- dore Thomas, il '11 Moffat $3.50 780.92 "Valuable contribution to the annals of music as well as a sympathetic and most satisfactory portrayal by his widow, of America's foremost musical conductor, whose invincible purpose was the musical education of the people. Drawn from intimate personal knowledge and all other available sources. Twenty-eight illustrations, in- cluding portraits." N.Y. state lib. "The most important, the most interesting, the most instructive, the most romantic book ever published on music in America, brimful of anecdotes and with flashlights on music in nearly all its phases." (Nation) A. L. A. sup. Wagner, Richard My life. 2v '11 Dodd $3.50 780.92 "An exceedingly frank autobiography which covers Wagner's life to 1864 only, thus con- taining nothing concerning his last nineteen and most famous years." Pratt quarterly Henderson, W. J. Richard Wagner; his life and his dramas. '01 Putnam $2 780.92 Contains analytic account of music dramas, with themes, sources of plots, etc. Hueffer, Francis. Richard Wagner. (Great musicians) '81 Scribner $1 780.92 Author a recognized English authority. Con- tains list of Wagner's published works, P108-12 Newman, Ernest. Wagner as man and artist, il '14 Dutton $4 780.92 "The man; The artist in theory; The artist in practice. A careful study of the details of his life, assuming knowledge of main facts. What distinguishes it is the fearless intellectual- ity brought to bear on problems of his life, in place of the sentimental treatment too often given. . . . Wagner the artist is treated sympathetically, with more understanding than in the author's earlier 'Study of Wagner.' " A. L. A. bkl. Wagner, Richard, and Wesendonk, Mathilde (Luckemeyer) Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesen- donck; tr. by W. A. Ellis. '05 Scribner $4.50 780.92 "Frau Wesendonk was the wife of a wealthy friend of Wagner who built and placed at the disposal of the composer a small building near his own villa at Zurich. Here Wagner lived for sixteen months, while he was engaged in writ- ing his 'Tristan and Isolde' and during this time Frau Wesendonk was his intimate friend and confidante. 'The world is indebted to Mathilde Wesen- donk for two great achievements she inspired the composer of 'Tristan and Isolde' and she therefore forced the composer to defer the completion of the 'Ring des Nibelungen' until his powers were in their full maturity. This remarkable collection of letters, first published after the death of [Frau Wesendonk] which took place in 1902, is another fruit of their relationship.' " (Times [London] 1905) Pitts- burgh 792 Actors Collective Izard, Forrest Heroines of the modern stage, il '15 Sturgis & Walton $1.50 792 "Brief, readable, informal articles, which tell something of the childhood and schooling, and stage career of Sarah Bernhardt, Helena Mod- jeska, Ellen Terry, Gabrielle Rejane, Eleonora Duse, Ada Rehan, Mary Anderson, Mrs Fiske, Julia Marlowe and Maude Adams. A final chapter considers a number of the younger American actresses. The illustrations are from unusual photographs. Bibliography (2p)." A. L. A. bkl. Parker, John (ed.) Who's who in the theater. 3d ed rev '16 Small $3 792 "Fairly detailed biographies of persons con- nected in any way with modern drama, includ- ing actors, actresses, dramatists, composers, crit- ics, managers, scenic artists, historians and biographers. In three sections: English, colonial and American biographies; Continental biogra- phies; Miscellaneous lists, e.g. genealogies of famous theatrical families, dramatic critics, dramatic and musical obituary, etc." Mudge BIOGRAPHY Actors 75 Winter, William Vagrant memories; being further recol- lections of other days, il '15 Doran $3 792 Contents: William Warren; Laura Keene; Matilda Heron; Lester Wallack; J. W. Wallack, the younger; Mark Smith; Edwin Adams; H.J. Montague; Edwin Booth; 'Augustin Daly; Henry Irving; Johnston Forbes-Robertson; E. H. Sothern; Julia Marlowe; The theater and moral- ity . "In 'Vagrant memories' the dean of American dramatic critics continues his recollections of the theater and its people begun in 'Other days.' The author gives just what his readers want to know: the facts of the lives and work of the people written about, their place in the art of the theater, their personal characteristics, the distinguishing marks of their style and the il- luminating touches of anecdote and quotation possible only to a friend and co-worker." (Springfield Republican) Cleveland See in connection with this the author's "Wallet of time," 2v, 1913 Moffat, $10 Individual Anderson, Mary, afterward Mme de Navarro A few memories. '96 Harper $2.50 792 "Mary Anderson played with much success such parts as Juliet, Perdita, Galatea, Rosalind, etc. from 1875 to 1889, when she retired from the stage. 'As a contribution to theatrical lit- erature her volume is of very small importance, but as a bit of autobiography it is exceedingly interesting. . . . From first to last . . . there is not one note of affectation or insincerity. . . The real interest and charm lie in the story of her life outside the theater . . of the friend- ship of many of the most distinguished men and women of the day." (Nation, 1896) Pittsburgh Bernhardt, Sarah Memories of my life, il '07 Appleton $4 792 "The personal, professional and social recol- lections of a remarkable woman and great artist; versatile, egotistic, brilliant, audacious and al- ways interesting." A. L. A. sup. Booth, Edwin Grossman, Mrs E. B., ed. Edwin Booth; recollections and letters. '94 Century $3 792 "The book is divided into three parts. The first and briefest gives us the recollections of Booth's daughter, the second consists of his let- ters to her, and the third, of his letters to vari- ous friends, 1860-1892. The recollections are far less of events than of characteristics, and afford little knowledge of Booth's life, but both the recollections and the letters deepen the im- pression of a noble and lovable personality and bring out the happy relations between father and daughter." Pittsburgh Daly, Augustin Daly, J. F. Life of Augustin Daly, il '17 Macmillan $4 792 "Biography of a great manager of high ideals who sponsored many of the best plays of his day, whose revivals of the older English drama were notable for their brilliance and whose companies were of an even excellence uncom- mon in the days when the star system was still in vogue. Includes many interesting anecdotes and more statistics, and forms a notable chapter in the history of the American stage from 1865 to 1898, when Mr Daly died." Cleveland Frohman, Charles Marcosson, I. F., and Frohman, Daniel. Charles Frohman: manager and man. il '16 Harper $2.50 792 Complete chronological list of the Frohman productions, P421-40 "Life of the theatrical manager who for so many years dominated the American stage. Follows his career from his early struggles to his death on the Lusitania. Brimful of humor and of anecdotes of his connections with the actors and actresses who became stars under him." N.Y. state lib. Jefferson, Joseph Autobiography. '90 Century $4 792 "As we follow the adventures of the actor, we meet with quaint characters, we hear good stories, we learn much about the art of acting, we have many portraits of prominent actors and actresses of the past, and we find ourselves drawn more and more to the author as he stands revealed to us in his own pages. . . . Mr Jefferson's style is easy and flowing; it is that of a man who has kept good company all his life, who has spoken every night the chosen words of the dramatists from Shakespeare to Sheridan. It has the cadence and the color of good dramatic writing, with a charm which seems to be his own." (Condensed from Nation, 1890) Pittsburgh Wilson, Francis. Joseph Jefferson; rem- iniscences of a fellow player, il '06 Scribner $2 792 "Affectionate and minute, if somewhat un- discriminating appreciation of Jefferson as actor, author and man. Interesting chapter on the tour of the all-star cast of 'The rivals' of which Jefferson and Wilson were members." (N.Y. state lib.) A. L. A. sup. Sothern, Edward Hugh Melancholy tale of "Me"; my remem- brances, il new popular ed '18 Scrib- ner $2 792 "Whimsical, random recollections of the famous actor who when a little boy called him- self 'Me.' Largely reminiscent of author's childhood but includes incidents of his later career. Pictures with sympathy and skill some of the leading actors of the last century. Por- tions appeared in Scribner's magazine. Fully illustrated." N.Y. state lib. Author Index This index includes only the names of the authors of all the collective biographies (920-928, with some in the 700's), and of such biographies of individuals as are classed in 232 and in the 700's. Most of the lives of individuals are classed in 92 and arranged alphabetically under the names of the subjects of the biographies, with no main entry under the author, either in the body of the Catalog or in this index. Pace Abbot, W. J. Notable women in history 5 Adams, E. C, and Foster, W. D. Heroines of modern progress 5 Adams, O. F. Dictionary of American authors 10 Ady, J. C. Life and art of Sandro Botticelli 70 Raphael 70 Sandro Botticelli 70 Allibone, S. A. Critical dictionary 10 Anderson, F. L. Man of Nazareth 66 Anderson, M. Few memories 75 Armstrong, W. Gainsborough 69 Sir Joshua Reynolds 69 Bagehot, W. Biographical studies 7 Baker, T. Biographical dictionary of musi- cians 71 Ball, R. S. Great astronomers 9 Baring-Gould, S. Lives of the saints 6 Baughan, E. A. Ignaz Jan Paderewski 73 Bell, M. Sir Edward Burne-Jones 69 Benson, A. C. Dante Gabriel Rossetti 69 Leaves of the tree 1 Bensusan, S. L. Reynolds 69 Titian 70 Velasquez 71 Berlioz, L. H. Life 72 Bernhardt, S. Memories of my life 75 Birkhead, A. Heroes of modern Europe 1 Boase, F. Modern English biography 4 Bolton, S. K. Famous leaders among men 1 Famous leaders among women 5 Famous voyagers and explorers 7 Lives of girls who became famous 6 Lives of poor boys who became famous 1 Bonstelle, J., and DeForest, M., comps. Little women letters 6 Booth, W. S., ed. Wonderful escapes by Americans 1 Bradford, G., jr. Confederate portraits 7 Portraits of women 6 Union portraits 7 Brailsford, H. N. Shelley 10 Brinton, S. Correggio 70 Brown, G. B. Rembrandt 71 Bryan, M. Bryan's dictionary of painters and engravers 67 Bryce, J. B. Studies in contemporary biog- raphy 1 Buckley, R. J. Sir Edward Elgar 72 Bullard, F. L. Famous war correspond- ents 1 Burne-Jones, G. M. Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones 69 Burr, A. R. Autobiography 1 Burton, M. E. Comrades in service 1 Notable women in modern China 6 Page Butler, A. Lives of the saints 6 Caffin, C. H. American masters of paint- ing 68 Calvert, A. F. Murillo 71 Cary, E. L. The Rossettis 69 Cellini, B. Life 67 Memoirs 67 Century cyclopedia of names 4 Chubb, E. W. Sketches of great painters 68 Cladel, J., comp. Rodin 67 Clodd, E. Memories 1 Cortissoz, R. Augustus Saint-Gaudens 67 John La Farge 68 Cousin, J. W. Short biographical diction- ary 10 Crastre, F. Bastien-Lepage 69 Crook, W. H. Thru five administrations 7 Cruttwell, M. Donatello 70 Cust, L. H. Van Dyck 71 Daly, J. F. Life of Augustin Daly 75 Davies, G. S. Frans Hals 71 Davis, R. H. Real soldiers of fortune 7 Dictionary of national biography 4 Dodd, W. E. Statesmen of the old South 7 Dole, N. H. Famous composers 71 Downes, W. H. Life and works of Wins- low Homer 68 Dunn, W. H. English biography 1 Edersheim, A. Life and times of Jesus 66 Elias, E. L. In Georgian times 1 In Victorian times 2 Eliot, C. W. Four American leaders 2 Emerson, E. W. Early years of the Satur- day club 10 Erskine, J. Leading American novelists 10 Escott, T. H. S. Great Victorians 2 Farrar, F. W. Life of Christ 66 Seekers after God 6 Fay, A. Music-study in Germany 72 Field, J. T. Yesterdays with authors 10 Finck, H. T. Grieg and his music 73 Richard Strauss 74 Fitchett, W. H. Nelson and his captains 7 Forbes, B. C. Men who are making Amer- ica 7 Foster, W. D., ed. Heroines of modern re- ligion 6 Fouard, C. H. Christ 66 Frank, M. M. Great authors in their youth 10 Frost, H. F. Schubert 73 Frothingham, J. P. Sea fighters 7 Fuller-Maitland, J. A. Brahms 72 Schumann 74 Garnett, E. Hogarth 69 Geikie, J. C. Life and words of Christ 66 Gibson, C. R. Heroes of science 9 78 STANDARD CATALOG Page Gilbert, A. More than conquerors 2 Gilbert, G. H. Jesus 66 Jesus for the men of today 66 Gilman, L. Edward MacDowell 73 Glover, T. R. Jesus of history 66 Gosse, E. W. Portraits and sketches 10 Greely, A. W. Explorers and travelers 7 Gronau, G. Titian and his school 70 Grossman, E. B., ed. Edwin Booth 75 Guinness, H. Andrea del Sarto 70 Hadow, W. H. Mozart 73 Studies in modern music 71 Haydon, A. L., comp. Book of the V. C. 7 Henderson, W. J. Richard Wagner 74 Hensel, S. Mendelssohn family 73 Hervey, A. Franz Liszt 73 Higginson, T. W. Carlyle's laugh 10 Contemporaries 2 Hind, C. L. Augustus Saint-Gaudens 68 Hodges, G. Saints and heroes since the middle ages 6 Saints and heroes to the end of the mid- dle ages 6 Hoeber, A. Barbizon painters 69 Hopkinson, L. W. Greek leaders 7 Howard, K. Confessions of an opera singer 73 Hubert, P. G, jr. Inventors 9 Hueffer, F. Richard Wagner 74 Hueffer, F. M. Memories and impressions 69 Hughes, R. Music lovers' encyclopedia 71 Hull, A. E. Great Russian tone-poet Scriabin 74 Huneker, J. Chopin 72 Hutton, L. Talks in a library 2 Hyamson, A. M. Dictionary of universal biography 4 lies, G. Leading American inventors 9 Imbert de Saint-Amand, A. L. Women of the Valois court 6 Inness, G, jr. Life, art and letters of George Inness 68 International who's who in music 71 Izard, F. Heroines of the modern stage 74 Jacobus de Voragine. Golden legend 6 James, G. W. Heroes of California 2 Jameson, A. B. Memoirs of the early Italian painters 70 Jefferson, J. Autobiography 75 Johnson, S. Six chief lives 10 Johnston, C. H. L. Famous cavalry lead- ers 8 Famous discoverers and explorers of ' America 8 Famous frontiersmen and heroes of the border 8 Famous scouts 8 Johnston, J. T. M. World patriots 8 Johnston, R. M. Leading American sol- diers 8 Kernahan, C. In good company 10 Kellogg, C. L. Memoirs 73 Kumm, H. K. W. African missionary heroes and heroines 7 La Farge, J. Great masters 68 Lahee, H. C. Famous pianists 71 Famous singers 71 Page Famous violinists 71 Grand opera singers 71 Larned, J. N. Study of greatness in men 8 Laut, A. C. Pathfinders of the West 8 Lee, E. Wives of the prime ministers 6 Lee, S. Great Englishmen of the sixteenth century 10 Lee, S. L. Principles of biography 1 Lehmann, L. My path thru life 73 Leupp, F. E. National miniatures 2 Liebich, L. Claude-Achille Debussy 72 Lossing, B. J. Two spies 8 Low, W. H. Chronicle of friendships 68 McCarthy, J. British political portraits 8 Portraits of the 'sixties 2 McSpadden, J. W. Famous painters of America 68 Marcosson, I. F., and Frohman, D. Charles Frohman 75 Marillier, H. C. Dante Gabriel Rossetti 69 Markino, Y. Japanese artist in London 71 Martin, A. W. Life of Jesus 66 Mason, D. G. Contemporary composers 71 From Grieg to Brahms 71 Romantic composers 71 and Mason, M. L. Great modern com- posers 72 Mason, W. Memories of a musical life 73 Mauclair, C. Auguste Rodin 67 French impressionists 69 May, F. Girlhood of Clara Schumann 73 Men and women of America 4 Miller, L. H. Our knowledge of Christ 66 Montagu-Nathan, M. Contemporary Rus- sian composers 72 Glinka 72 Moore, T. S. Albert Durer 69 Moran, T. F. American presidents 8 Morgan, H. J. Canadian men and women of the time 4 Morris, C. Heroes of discovery in America 8 Heroes of progress in America 2 Heroes of the army in America 8 Heroes of the navy in America 8 Motley, J. L. Life and death of John of Barneveld 7 National cyclopedia of American biography 4 Conspectus 4 Newman, E. Richard Strauss 74 Wagner as man and artist 74 Nohl, L. Life of Mozart 73 Oliphant, M. O. Makers of Florence 2 Oman, C. Seven Roman statesmen 8 Osborn, E. B. New Elizabethans 2 Parker, J., ed. Who's who in the theater 74 Parkman, M. R. Fighters for peace 9 Heroes of today 3 Heroines of service 6 Parry, C. H. H. Johann Sebastian Bach 72 Parry, D. H. Victoria Cross 9 Parton, J. Captains of industry 9 Pennell, E. R. and Pennell, J. Life of James McNeill Whistler 68 Perkins, F. M. Giotto 70 Posonby, A., and Ponsonby, D. Rebels and reformers 3 BIOGRAPHY Author Index 79 Page Poole, R. L. Sebastian Bach 72 Preev, Z. N. Russian revolution and who's who in Russia 4 Qui etes-vous? 5 Quiller-Couch, A. T. Roll call of honor 3 Radziwill, C. R. Sovereigns and statesmen of Europe 9 Raymond, E. T. Uncensored celebrities 9 Renan, E. Life of Jesus 66 Rockstro, W. S. Mendelssohn 73 Rolland, R. Beethoven 72 Handel 73 Michelangelo 70 Roof, K. M. Life and art of William Mer- ritt Chase 68 Rowbotham, F. J. Story-lives of our great artists 69 Rudall, H. A. Beethoven 72 Russell, G. W. E. Portraits of the 'seven- ties 3 Saint-Gaudens, A. Reminiscences 67 Sainte-Beuve, C. A. Portraits of the seven- teenth century 3 Sanday, W. Outlines of the life of Christ 66 Schevill, F. Karl Bitter 67 Schumann, R. A. Letters 74 Seeley, J. R. Ecce homo 67 Sensier, A. Jean-Francois Millet 70 Sharp, R. F. Makers of music 72 Shedd, J. A. Famus sculptors and sculp- r ture 67 Siren, O. Leonardo da Vinci 70 Slattery, C. L. Master of the world 67 Slosson, E. E. Major prophets of today 3 Six major prophets 3 Smiles, S. 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