Ellen Key's latest book, "Love and Ethics," is presented as a concise statement of her entire philosophy. We have already noticed New Moral in these pages the principal other Standards works by this great Swedish authoress, including "Love and Marriage" and "The Education of the Child." In this latest book she deals frankly with sex problems with the finest courage and purity of mind. She believes that we must establish new standards of moral values if present-day social wrongs and abuses are to be remedied. She is content, however, to point the way to these higher values, without demanding that her revolutionary ideas of reform be translated into immediate action. LIFE STORIES OF THREE GREAT AMERICANS profession. His "Retrospect" is largely devoted President to the years preceding the Civil War. An intensely interesting chapter is devoted to an account of a horseback ride which Dr. Angell took through several of the Southern States in the years 1850 and 1851. During the war that followed Dr. Angell was the editor of the Providence Journal. In later years he was called to the presidency of the University of Vermont, and from that position to the presidency of the University of Michigan. After a service of thirty-eight years The memoirs of three distinguished Americans he resigned that office, but was retained by the happen to have been published almost simultane- university as president emeritus. In the meanously near the close of the year 1911. time, Dr. Angell had been United States Minister Judge Hoar of These three men were contempo- to China in 1880-81, and in 1887 had served on Massachusetts raries, and the central period cov- the Canadian Fisheries Commission. His diploered by the narrative of each is the same, namely, matic service was still further extended by an the era culminating in the Civil War. Two of the appointment as Minister to the Ottoman Empire memoirs take the form of autobiography, although in 1897. Of Dr. Angell's modest book of reminisonly one of the writers is still alive. The eldest of cences one feels tempted to offer the unusual the three was Judge Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar,2 criticism that it might be greatly improved by Attorney-General in President Grant's cabinet, elaboration and extension. and brother of the late Senator George F. Hoar, who, in his later life, was more widely known. The authors of Judge Hoar's biography are Moorfield Storey and Edward W. Emerson. They seem to have found no lack of material and the memoir consists very largely of extracts from Judge Hoar's own writings, which set forth in characteristic fashion his various activities as a citizen, as well as his long service on the bench, at the head of the Department of Justice in Washington, and as a member of the joint high commission which drew up the treaty under which were arbitrated the Alabama claims. Judge Hoar's residence in Concord and his lifelong friendship with Lowell, Longfellow, Charles Francis Adams, and other distinguished citizens of Massachusetts add to the interest of his memoir. He died in 1895, at the age of seventy-nine. Butler While Judge Hoar and his brother, the Senator, were winning laurels at the bar of Massachusetts, a family of equal eminence had alWilliam Allen ready achieved exceptional honors at the bar of New York. The late William Allen Butler, whose "Retrospect of Forty Years 113 covers the period, 1825-65, was the son of Benjamin F. Butler, the devoted friend of Van Buren and Attorney-General under both Jackson and Van Buren. In the history of the New York courts no names stand higher than those of the Butlers, father and son. William Allen was even better known to his generation as a poet than as a lawyer. The author of "Nothing to Wear" lived down to our own time, dying in 1902 at the age of seventy-seven. His childhood's recollections went back to his father's home at Albany, life at Washington in the days of Jackson and Van Buren, and later residence in New York City. Mr. Butler became specially distinguished in admiralty practice, but as a writer of humorous verse his fame extended far beyond the bounds of his Love and Ethics. By Ellen Key. B. W. Huebsch. pp. 50 cents. 73 2 Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar: A Memoir. By Moorfield Storey and Edward W. Emerson. Houghton Mifflin Co. 354 pp., port. $1.50. A Retrospect of Forty Years. By William Allen Butler. Scribners. 442 pp., ill. $1. CONTRIBUTIONS TO HISTORY In the "History of German Civilization," Dr. Ernst Richard, Lecturer on the History of German Civilization at Columbia UniverGermany and sity, has given a general survey, Civilization with the object of presenting to the reader, clearly, the "personality" of the German people, and of showing how such "personality" is expressed in the national life. Dr. Richard writes with enthusiasm of the contributions made by the German spirit and German individuals to Western civilization, closing with a warning that the German must "forever remain conscious of his ideals." A fascinating story of South American history opening up vistas that look like fairyland and romance, is contained in A. Stuart Chile's Fight for M. Chisholm's account of "The Independence Independence of Chile." The recital of the achievements of O'Higgins and San Martin stirs the blood like the sagas of the Crusades. America's The second volume of Mr. A. Maurice Low's study of "The American People" treats American history from the time of the RevoluPlanting and tion to the present day. Mr. Low, Harvesting despite the fact that he is a "Britisher," has already shown such an insight into American psychology that anything he writes of our people or national life is bound to be suggestive, interesting, and generally profitable. The present work, which is now complete in two volumes, considers first, the "Planting of a Nation"; second, the "Harvesting of a Nation." Low's range of information is remarkable, and his knowledge of our American national character profound. Moreover, he is a confirmed optimist, and sees nothing but hope for the people of this country. Any bad symptoms, he tells us, discernible Mr. The Reminiscences of James B. Angell. By James B. 6 The Independence of Chile. By A. Stuart M. Chisholm. Sherman, French & Co., 330 pp., frontis. $1.50. 7 The American People. Vol. II. By A. Maurice Low. Houghton Mifflin Co. 608 pp. $2.25. in our national character are merely the incidental modernization of our own ocean and great lake illustrations of a lusty infancy. He warns us, terminals. It is the result of two years' study of however, that there may be a danger in the Amer- the German waterways and chooses Hamburg beican practice, if not belief, that the social structure is nothing and the individual is everything. He believes that we are not a mere amalgam of races, but an entirely new race with individual traits and distinct characteristics. The Middle Ages cause of the technical excellence of its terminal and warehousing facilities, as well as the enterprise of its shipowners, merchants, and shipbuilders, and of the state aid rendered to the German merchant marine. 44 Europe The account of a first trip to Europe and what came of it, told with simple directness, which is at times very charming, even while the subject matter is old and time-worn, is Miss Georgina Pflaum's "Tour Two." Miss Pflaum, in a series of letters to a friend at home, tells frankly and in simple language her impressions and experiences, with a certain naïvété which is refreshing. We have, from time to time, expressed our admiration for the scholarly and thorough manner in which the "Cambridge Modern 'Doing' History" has been edited, and is being brought out by the Macmillan press. The same concern has undertaken the publication of a series of volumes on "Medieval History,' ," under the general supervision of Dr. J. B. Bury (Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge) and the editorship of Messrs. H. M. Gwatkin and J. P. Whitney, both also of the Cambridge faculty. Volume I considers: "The Christian Roman Empire and the Foundation of the Teutonic Kingdoms," is uniform in size with the Modern History, and contains more than 450 pages to which are appended 14 maps and an excellent index. Volume II, it is promised, will consider: "The Rise of the Saracens and the Foundation of the Western Empire;" III: "Germany and the Western Empire;" IV: "The Eastern Roman Empire;" V: "The Crusades;" VI: "The Roman Theocracy;" VII: "Decline of the Empire and the Papacy;" VIII: "Growth of the Western Kingdoms." Tell" TWO BOOKS ABOUT HEREDITY "Heredity in Relation to Eugenics" is the impressive title of Charles Benedict Davenport's study of the relations of our parents "Blood Will to the possibility of our having better children. The work sums up what is known of the transmission of various diseases and other characteristics; it discusses the origin of feeble-mindedness, with its vast social consequences, and its possible elimination. It considers American families, the part they have played in history, and the proof they furnish of the great importance of "blood." Mr. Davenport is Directer of the Department of Experimental Evolution, at Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. Another book on the same general subject is Prof. William E. Castle's "Heredity in Relation to Evolution and Animal Breeding of 113 Breeding.' Professor Castle (ZoölAnimals ogy, Harvard) writes clearly and cogently, and presents a scientific statement of the present-day problem of how to create new and improved breeds of domestic animals. OTHER BOOKS OF THE MONTH 1 The Cambridge Medieval History. Vol. I. Planned by Prof. J. B. Bury and edited by H. M. Gwatkin and J. P. Whitney. Macmillan Company. 754 pp., maps. $5. Heredity in Relation to Eugenics. By Charles Benedict Davenport. Henry Holt & Co., 298 pp., ill. $2. Heredity in Relation to Evolution and Animal Breeding. Prof. William E. Castle. Appletons. 184 pp., ill. $1.50. The Port of Hamburg. By Edwin J. Clapp. Yale University Press. 220 pp., ill. maps. $1.50. News A statement of the principles that govern the art of news writing as practised by American newspaper writers is given by Prof. Charles G. Ross (chair of journalism in the University of Missouri) under the title "The Writing of News." There are chapters on newspaper copy; the English of the newspapers; the writer's viewpoint; the importance of accuracy; news values; writing the "lead"; the story proper; the feature story; the interview; special types of stories; the correspondent; copy reading; writing the head; don'ts for news writers; and newspaper "bromides." England's The sixty-fourth annual issue of the English "Who's Who," the edition for 1912, contains 2364 pages as compared with 2246 in "Who's Who" the preceding edition. It includes information about the subjects therein up to September 1, 1911. This indispensable office manual maintains its traditional high standard. A LIBRARY OF MODERN RESEARCH Knowledge 118 A publishing enterprise on original lines is “The Home University Library of Modern Knowledge.' This is a series of specially written Popularized books on subjects of importance and interest in the chief departments of human learning. These books are all of approximately uniform size (about 250 small pages) and are sold at the uniform price of fifty cents per volume. Each volume is complete in itself and is sold separately from others in the series. The whole is under the direction of a board of editors, one of whom, Prof. William T. Brewster, of Columbia University, represents American scholarship. It appears, however, that the editors have attempted little or nothing in the way of shaping the treatment of particular subjects or assigning arbitrary limits to individual volumes. Each author is, to all intents and purposes, a law unto himself. There is virtually no restriction on individuality of authorship. Of the 100 volumes originally planned, twenty-nine have now appeared, and of these twenty-nine the writers of all but one are British authorities. The one exception is the volume devoted to the American Civil War, which is naturally treated by an American historian, Prof. Frederic L. Paxson, of the University of Wisconsin. The series is distributed among the 5 Tour Two. By Georgina Pflaum. Sherman, French & Co. 203 pp., ill. $1.25. The Writing of News. By Charles G. Ross. Holt & Co. 236 pp. $1.40. Henry Who's Who: 1912. New York: Macmillan Company. 2364 pp. $2.50. 8 The Home University Library of Modern Knowledge. Edited by Herbert Fisher, Gilbert Murray, J. Arthur Thomson, and William T. Brewster. Henry Holt & Co. fields of literature and art, philosophy and religion, history, natural science, and social science. The aim in each instance is to present the freshest information on each subject and to ignore discarded theories and hypotheses that have been found, as a result of modern research, to be clearly untenable. The books are admirably adapted to the needs of men and women who have not been able to specialize in particular fields of knowledge, but who wish to obtain accurate and sound ideas of what has been found out by the specialists. The series appeals less to the imaginative and dramatic instincts of readers than to the sober, earnest desire for knowledge that is often encountered in mature life. The volume on Polar Exploration, for example, instead of giving a narrative of the thrilling exploits of the various Arctic expeditions, summarizes, in a graphic and useful way, the precise results of those expeditions in the form of increased knowledge concerning the earth's surface, and the vegetable and animal life existing thereon. In the majority of the volumes thus far published both the subject matter and the method of treatment remind one at once of the popular magazine article with which we are all familiar. Each book may be regarded as an elaborated and extended magazine article prepared by an expert whose interest in his own subject is unflagging. The advantage of having so extensive a series of special monographs of this character published in uniform size and style is obvious. On the whole, we should say that the advantages of such a scheme far outweigh the possible disadvantages that may arise from possible overlapping or inconsistencies of presentation or treatment. "The Home University Library" is in no sense a reprint of classic texts. It is all new material, and represents the latest research and the most critical thought of those who are entitled to be regarded, by the Englishspeaking world at least, as masters of their several specialties. A full list of the titles thus far published will exhibit more clearly the range and characteristics of this remarkable series: Parliament, by Sir Courtenay P. 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