Life, 1900-12-20 · page 6 of 22
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 530 This page is primarily **book reviews and literary criticism**, not political satire. The main illustrated feature is "The First American Flats"—a humorous cartoon showing early settlers in a primitive dwelling carved into a hillside. The joke contrasts historical "flats" (cave dwellings) with modern apartment buildings, using period-appropriate illustration style typical of Life's satirical approach to American history and social customs. The page reviews contemporary books including works about Boston life and essays on female historical figures. The cartoon's humor derives from American nostalgia and the contrast between primitive and modern living conditions—a common satirical theme in early 20th-century magazines. No specific political figures or events are identifiable in this literary section.
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530 send you by this mail copies of the Sun- day World and Journal, You will ve lost in admiration at the further develop- ment of your art, as displayed therein, Iam, very truly yours, Gideon Gutterpercha, f Richard Yea-and-Nay (Richard C Lion fas we are more used to hear him called), Maurice Ilewlet has reversed the methods of recent authors, » instead of stri to make history out of rom: wrought a noble romance out of history. (The Macmillan Company.) ; well worthy of notic eis. Parkman, | Famham, Whi t Life : Charles Haight siving all necessary in- formation as to facts, dates and doings, the volume ly devoted to a psycholog- ical study of the man, a study which the character of the noted historian fully smal Tre Queen Mother DEATH OF COLD, crown. You WILL. cate your DARLING, WITHOUT YOUR *LIFE* warrants, and to which the abilities of his biographer are fully adequate. (Little, Brown and Company.) Songs of AU the Colleges contains a great many songs that are not in any sense college songs. It omits some of those most fre- quently sung at the universiti some, neither musica to the smaller colleges. songs is yet to be made. and includes nor funny, attributed The book of college (Hinds and Noble.) Neither author nor publisher has done much for The Kose and the Thorn, a story f contemporary Boston life, by Charles J. xdwin. It is poorly written and poorly printed. (The Neely Company.) orth and Mis Friends, by S. Weir preface is written in 1900, with all the convolu- tions and commas of the celebrated James style. The book was written sixteen years ago inplain English. ‘The illustrations by Joseph Pennell, which are the excuse for the new gdition, are rather a job lot. They include several rather good, and a number of very poor, sketches in three distinct styles. (Houghton, Mifflin and Company.) Women of the Bible is the title of one of the new holida: It contains twelve ys upon twelve of the more prominent feminine characters of the Bible, from Eve to the Virgin Mary, each written by one of twelve clergymen of various crecds. The list of authors, which includes such names as Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Potter and umes, THE FIRST AMERICAN PLATS. Mitchell, is the record of a series of highly ining conversations between six per- Th of the qualities that ma rm of The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table, although its individuality is as di tinct as it is delightful. Company.) Golf Don'ts, by H. 1. Fitzpatrick, is possibly a trifle more practical than most “Don't” books, but they are all largely made up of advice which a careful man does not need and a careless one won't follow. (Doubleday, Page and Company.) (The Century It is amusing to compare the preface to a dition of A Little Tour in France, by Henry James, with the body of the work. The new Rabbi Gottheil, will do more to sell the book than the essays it contains. (Harper and Brothers.) OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. “Lorna Doone.” 2. D. Blackmore. With spectal introduction by the author. New illas- trated edition, (Harper and Brothers.) “Magic Moments." Clifton Binaham and Florence Hardy. (t P. Dutton and Company.) “Pan and Frolic.” Louis Wain and Clifton Bingham. (E.P. Dutton and Company.) “Merry FoJk * Miustrated by £. Stuart Hardy. (E. P Datton and Company.) “ The Dream Fox Story Book, Mabel Osgood Wright. Pictares by Oliver Herford. (The Mac- millan Company.) “The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius.” edition, edited hy WW. //. D. Rowse. {E. P. Dutton and Company.) New Mustrated, comicbooks.com