Life, 1901-02-07 · page 6 of 20
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 106 This page reviews contemporary books under "The Latest Books" heading. The cartoons illustrate specific titles: **Top illustration**: Shows two figures ice-skating with the caption "Is there any danger of the ice breaking?" / "Not if we keep on our feet, my dear!" This appears to accompany a book review about navigating precarious situations. **Bottom illustration**: Captioned "The bogie man will get ye if ye don't watch out," depicts a threatening figure approaching a child—a classic children's cautionary tale visualization. The page mixes book reviews (discussing works on the Orient, monkey language studies, and Italian village life) with these accompanying satirical sketches that humorously visualize the books' themes or titles rather than commenting on contemporary politics. The cartoons function as editorial decoration enhancing the literary criticism.
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he Avakening of the Easteby Pierre Leroy Beaulien, is an important work on the engrossing subject of the Orient. The author considers his theme under three heads: the development of Siberia, the Europeanization of Japan, and the problem of the future of China. Mr. Henry Norman bas written a preface to the book in which he gives it his cordial approval. (McClure, Phillips and Company.) R. L. Garner and his study of the language of monkeys were once much talked about. Ina volumecalled Apes and Monkeys, ho now gives his experiences and the results of his investigations. The book, however, lacks system, and is neither as interesting nor as instructive as one might (Ginn and Company.) expect. There is a great vogue at present for books descriptive of the less commonly visited localities of historic interest. Of these Milaise, the Town of the Conqueror, by Anna Bowman Dodd, is an excellent example. It is partly descriptive, partly historical, and partly devoted to the romantic pre- sentiment of the legends of the town. (Little, Brown and Company.) . Sach charmingly original subjects as the man who thought his wife untrue and found she had been rehearsing amateur theatricals are discussed in a volume of short stories by Katrina Trask. ‘They are called Lessons in Lore, and would be more at home on the inside page of the Evening Sun than between book covers. . (Harper and Brothers.) The Heart of the Ancient Wood is a very original and very pretty story. It deals largely with animals, but Mr. “rae nocie “1s THERE ANY DANGER OF THE ICE BREAKING?” “NOT IP WE KEEP ON OUR FEET, MY DEAR!" Chas. G. D. Roberts’s methods are all his own, and his point of view is distinct from that of other writers in this field. (Silver, Burdette and Company.) Some very good stories of Italian village life are told. by Grace Ellery Channing-Stetson in Te Fortune of a Day. The AN WILL GET YE IP YR DON'T WATCH OUT.” comicbooks.com