“No reader of Hearn’s books can do without this work.”
“In these days when our shelves are crowded with trivial biographies, it is rare to come across a book so full of human interest, so suggestive, so valuable as a contribution to history as the ‘Life and letters of Lafcadio Hearn.’”
+ + =Lond. Times.= 6: 52. F. 15, ’07. 1440w.
“Of the biographical chapters, it is possible to speak with praise, while admitting considerable reservations. Unquestionably these letters of Hearn’s are among the most interesting that have appeared for a number of years—probably the most valuable since the publication of FitzGerald’s.”
+ + − =Nation.= 83: 464. N. 29, ’06. 1350w.
“The most entertaining, self-revealing, even fascinating literary correspondence published since the death of Robert Louis Stevenson.” James Huneker.
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 11: 803. D. 1, ’06. 2380w.
“His letters are good to read because they are hearty, spontaneous, lacking in all those reticences and poses with which we are familiar in the correspondence of literary persons of minor note.” H. W. Boynton.
+ + =Sat. R.= 103: 174. F. 9, ’07. 2050w.
=Bittinger, Lucy Forney.= German religious life in colonial times. **$1. Lippincott.
An interesting account of the general course of ecclesiastical life among the Germans in America during the Colonial era. The subject is treated under the headings, The Separatists, The church people, The Moravians, The Methodists, The German churches during the Revolution, and it is dealt with in a purely historical manner.
“Her work shows much care and pains, and full sympathy with its subject.”
=Bjorling, Philip R., and Gissing, Frederick T.= Peat: its use and manufacture. **$2. Lippincott.
A practical account of the different methods of preparing peat for commercial purposes and the uses to which peat can be applied. A subject which is claiming more attention as the American coal supply diminishes.
“It is doubtful if there is possible a more comprehensive view of the field in a small volume than is given in this one. The material is of course largely compiled, but with more detail than one would think possible.”
+ + =Engin. N.= 58: 425. O. 17, ’07. 460w.
=Black, Rev. Hugh.= Listening to God: Edinburgh sermons. **$1.25. Revell.