Life — February 4, 1904 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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HANDSOME and in Jinund von Mach has peared upon Greek Sculpture, Its Sp Its Principles, in which the author attempts to reconstruct the aims and attitude of the Greek art world by deductive reasoning from modern psychological theories. What- ever may be the absolute value of his con- his method is most efficient one for rehum: the demigods of Art and reawakening individual judgment. (Ginn and Company, Boston.) esting volume ist ape rit and clusions, riz the series of con- al and to the Emerson Hough, in nected essays, controversial, histo biographical, which he calls The We West, presents a remarkably c cing in- terpretation of the spirit of the pioneer. On the other hand, his sense of proportion is much disturbed by his enthusiasm, his method of historical perspective is decidedly Chinese, and few will agree with his con- ception of the true American or mourn the disappearance of the type he celebrates, with the passing of the conditions which gave it birth, (The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis. $1.50.) ‘There is much quiet fun at the expense of poor old human nature in the eighteen sketches in The Literary Sense, by E. Nes- bit. This “litera: Mrs. Bland re! ng for effect and love of pose bred of native vanity and a large consumption of cheap novels, The stories show a quick perception of human foibl joined to a kindly humor and a nice “liter- * of the legitimate variety. (The $1.50.) ary sense Macmillan Company. Another volume of good stories, told by Morley Roberts, bears the title of The Pro- motion of the Admiral, and is mostl cerned with the activities of one Shanghai Smith, sailors’ boarding-house keeper and crimp, of San Francisco, he tales are racy with the pungent flavor of the fore- castle, and, from whatsoever bi whole cloth th ay be cut, b mistaka and ready fists of the elemen (L. C. Page and Company, Boston. $1.50.) J. Storer Clauston, the author of the amusing Adcentures of M. d’Haricot, is less amusing and less original in his new story, Our Lady's Inn. The heroine of the latter, adths of the un- ple trade ~ book tha ‘LIFE * like the hero of the Adcentur and afety e; but and oblivion in Lond constant fillip of the unexpected, while the tale of Barbara Cheyne is unconyentic but obvious. Nevertheless, it suffers rather by comparison with Mr. Clauston’s other n with the general run of its cor and contains one or two excel- tempora lent characters. (Harper and Brothers. $1.50.) In hours of idleness, where once my lord summoned his dwarf, we moderns call for a Archibald Eyre’s London story of ve, polities and society, The Trig, light of touch and qui ion, never im- ple, yet never wholly serious, stands to play court jester to such moods. mart Set Publishing Company. $1.50.) Robin Hood, His Book, in which Eva rel Tappan gives, in excellently chosen , alarge number of tales and legends pro gathered from many sources, should prove a fascinating book for young readers, while lotte Harding's artistic illustrations in lor are an added attraction. (Little, Brown and Company. $1.50.) yp Kerfoot Not Quite Right. (PHE Review of Reviews lately reported the President as saying : In Jobn Hay I have a great Sceretary of State ; io Philander Knox I have a great Attorney General ; in other Cabinet posts I have great men, Mistaken, Mr. President. You have no great Hay, no great Knox, no great men whatever. It is the country that has them. They are not your men ; they areours, They are not working for you; they are working for ws, just as you are. You should not make breaks like these. It makes people laugh. Butif you must speak like a king, at least choose a time when there is no one near who will rush your words into type. SNAPSHOTS IN HADES. A PUNISHMENT SUOGESTED BY A HELPLESS MAN WHOSE WITE WON'T ALLOW MIM TO SMOKE IN THE HOUSE. comicbooks.com