THE MACMILLAN STANDARD LIBRARY
This series has taken its place as one of the most importantpopular-priced editions. The "Library" includes only those books whichhave been put to the test of public opinion and have not been foundwanting,--books, in other words, which have come to be regarded asstandards in the fields of knowledge--literature, religion, biography,history, politics, art, economics, sports, sociology, and belleslettres. Together they make the most complete and authoritative works onthe several subjects.
=_Each volume, cloth, 12mo, 50 cents net; postage, 10 cents extra_=
=Addams--The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets=
BY JANE ADDAMS
"Shows such sanity, such breadth and tolerance of mind, and suchpenetration into the inner meanings of outward phenomena as to make it abook which no one can afford to miss."--_New York Times._
=Bailey--The Country Life Movement in the United States=
BY L. H. BAILEY
"... clearly thought out, admirably written, and always stimulating inits generalization and in the perspectives it opens."--_PhiladelphiaPress._
=Bailey and Hunn--The Practical Garden Book=
BY L. H. BAILEY AND C. E. HUNN
"Presents only those facts that have been proved by experience, andwhich are most capable of application on the farm."--_Los AngelesExpress._
=Campbell--The New Theology=
BY R. J. CAMPBELL
"A fine contribution to the better thought of our times written in thespirit of the Master."--_St. Paul Dispatch._
=Clark--The Care of a House=
BY T. M. CLARK
"If the average man knew one-ninth of what Mr. Clark tells him in thisbook, he would be able to save money every year on repairs,etc."--_Chicago Tribune._
=Conyngton--How to Help: A Manual of Practical Charity=
BY MARY CONYNGTON
"An exceedingly comprehensive work with chapters on the homeless man andwoman, care of needy families, and the discussions of the problems ofchild labor."
=Coolidge--The United States as a World Power=
BY ARCHIBALD CARY COOLIDGE
"A work of real distinction ... which moves the reader tothought."--_The Nation._
=Croly--The Promise of American Life=
BY HERBERT CROLY
"The most profound and illuminating study of our national conditionswhich has appeared in many years."--THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
=Devine--Misery and Its Causes=
BY EDWARD T. DEVINE
"One rarely comes across a book so rich in every page, yet so sound, sological, and thorough."--_Chicago Tribune._
=Earle--Home Life in Colonial Days=
BY ALICE MORSE EARLE
"A book which throws new light on our early history."
=Ely--Evolution of Industrial Society=
BY RICHARD T. ELY
"The benefit of competition and the improvement of the race, municipalownership, and concentration of wealth are treated in a sane, helpful,and interesting manner."--_Philadelphia Telegraph._
=Ely--Monopolies and Trusts=
BY RICHARD T. ELY
"The evils of monopoly are plainly stated, and remedies are proposed.This book should be a help to every man in active businesslife."--_Baltimore Sun._
=French--How to Grow Vegetables=
BY ALLEN FRENCH
"Particularly valuable to a beginner in vegetable gardening, giving notonly a convenient and reliable planting-table, but giving particularattention to the culture of the vegetables."--_Suburban Life._
=Goodyear--Renaissance and Modern Art=
W. H. GOODYEAR
"A thorough and scholarly interpretation of artistic development."
=Hapgood--Abraham Lincoln: The Man of the People=
BY NORMAN HAPGOOD
"A life of Lincoln that has never been surpassed in vividness,compactness, and homelike reality."--_Chicago Tribune._
=Haultain--The Mystery of Golf=
BY ARNOLD HAULTAIN
"It is more than a golf book. There is interwoven with it a play of mildphilosophy and of pointed wit."--_Boston Globe._
=Hearn--Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation=
BY LAFCADIO HEARN
"A thousand books have been written about Japan, but this one is one ofthe rarely precious volumes which opens the door to an intimateacquaintance with the wonderful people who command the attention of theworld to-day."--_Boston Herald._
=Hillis--The Quest of Happiness=
BY REV. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLIS
"Its whole tone and spirit is of a sane, healthyoptimism."--_Philadelphia Telegraph._
=Hillquit--Socialism in Theory and Practice=
BY MORRIS HILLQUIT
"An interesting historical sketch of the movement."--_Newark EveningNews._
=Hodges--Everyman's Religion=
BY GEORGE HODGES
"Religion to-day is preeminently ethical and social, and such is thereligion so ably and attractively set forth in these pages."--_BostonHerald._
=Horne--David Livingstone=
BY SILVESTER C. HORNE
The centenary edition of this popular work. A clear, simple, narrativebiography of the great missionary, explorer, and scientist.
=Hunter--Poverty=
BY ROBERT HUNTER
"Mr. Hunter's book is at once sympathetic and scientific. He brings tothe task a store of practical experience in settlement work gathered inmany parts of the country."--_Boston Transcript._
=Hunter--Socialists at Work=
BY ROBERT HUNTER
"A vivid, running characterization of the foremost personalities in theSocialist movement throughout the world."--_Review of Reviews._
=Jefferson--The Building of the Church=
BY CHARLES E. JEFFERSON
"A book that should be read by every minister."
=King--The Ethics of Jesus=
BY HENRY CHURCHILL KING
"I know no other study of the ethical teaching of Jesus so scholarly, socareful, clear and compact as this."--G. H. PALMER, Harvard University.
=King--Rational Living=
BY HENRY CHURCHILL KING
"An able conspectus of modern psychological investigation, viewed fromthe Christian standpoint."--_Philadelphia Public Ledger._
=London--The War of the Classes=
BY JACK LONDON
"Mr. London's book is thoroughly interesting, and his point of view isvery different from that of the closest theorist."--_SpringfieldRepublican._
=London--Revolution and Other Essays=
BY JACK LONDON
"Vigorous, socialistic essays, animating and insistent."
=Lyon--How to Keep Bees for Profit=
BY EVERETT D. LYON
"A book which gives an insight into the life history of the bee family,as well as telling the novice how to start an apiary and care forit."--_Country Life in America._
=McLennan--A Manual of Practical Farming=
BY JOHN MCLENNAN
"The author has placed before the reader in the simplest terms a meansof assistance in the ordinary problems of farming."--_NationalNurseryman._
=Mabie--William Shakespeare: Poet, Dramatist, and Man=
BY HAMILTON W. MABIE
"It is rather an interpretation than a record."--_Chicago Standard._
=Mahaffy--Rambles and Studies in Greece=
BY J. P. MAHAFFY
"To the intelligent traveler and lover of Greece this volume will provea most sympathetic guide and companion."
=Mathews--The Church and the Changing Order=
BY SHAILER MATHEWS
"The book throughout is characterized by good sense and restraint.... Anotable book and one that every Christian may read with profit."--_TheLiving Church._
=Mathews--The Gospel and the Modern Man=
BY SHAILER MATHEWS
"A succinct statement of the essentials of the NewTestament."--_Service._
=Patten--The Social Basis of Religion=
BY SI
MON N. PATTEN
"A work of substantial value."--_Continent._
=Peabody--The Approach to the Social Question=
BY FRANCIS GREENWOOD PEABODY
"This book is at once the most delightful, persuasive, and sagaciouscontribution to the subject."--_Louisville Courier-Journal._
=Pierce--The Tariff and the Trusts=
BY FRANKLIN PIERCE
"An excellent campaign document for anon-protectionist."--_Independent._
=Rauschenbusch--Christianity and the Social Crisis=
BY WALTER RAUSCHENBUSCH
"It is a book to like, to learn from, and to be charmed with."--_NewYork Times._
=Riis--The Making of an American=
BY JACOB RIIS
"Its romance and vivid incident make it as varied and delightful as anyromance."--_Publisher's Weekly._
=Riis--Theodore Roosevelt, the Citizen=
BY JACOB RIIS
"A refreshing and stimulating picture."--_New York Tribune._
=Ryan--A Living Wage; Its Ethical and Economic Aspects=
BY REV. J. A. RYAN
"The most judicious and balanced discussion at the disposal of thegeneral reader."--_World To-day._
=St. Maur--A Self-supporting Home=
BY KATE V. ST. MAUR
"Each chapter is the detailed account of all the work necessary for onemonth--in the vegetable garden, among the small fruits, with the fowls,guineas, rabbits, and in every branch of husbandry to be met with on thesmall farm."--_Louisville Courier-Journal._
=Sherman--What is Shakespeare?=
BY L. A. SHERMAN
"Emphatically a work without which the library of the Shakespearestudent will be incomplete."--_Daily Telegram._
=Sidgwick--Home Life in Germany=
BY A. SIDGWICK
"A vivid picture of social life and customs in Germany to-day."
=Smith--The Spirit of American Government=
BY J. ALLEN SMITH
"Not since Bryce's 'American Commonwealth' has a book been producedwhich deals so searchingly with American political institutions andtheir history."--_New York Evening Telegram._
=Spargo--Socialism=
BY JOHN SPARGO
"One of the ablest expositions of Socialism that has ever beenwritten."--_New York Evening Call._
=Tarbell--History of Greek Art=
BY T. B. TARBELL
"A sympathetic and understanding conception of the golden age of art."
=Valentine--How to Keep Hens for Profit=
BY C. S. VALENTINE
"Beginners and seasoned poultrymen will find in it much ofvalue."--_Chicago Tribune._
=Van Dyke--The Gospel for a World of Sin=
BY HENRY VAN DYKE
"One of the basic books of true Christian thought of to-day and of alltimes."--_Boston Courier._
=Van Dyke--The Spirit of America=
BY HENRY VAN DYKE
"Undoubtedly the most notable interpretation in years of thereal America. It compares favorably with Bryce's 'AmericanCommonwealth.'"--_Philadelphia Press._
=Veblen--The Theory of the Leisure Class=
BY THORSTEIN B. VEBLEN
"The most valuable recent contribution to the elucidation of thissubject."--_London Times._
=Wells--New Worlds for Old=
BY H. G. WELLS
"As a presentation of Socialistic thought as it is working to-day, thisis the most judicious and balanced discussion at the disposal of thegeneral reader."--_World To-day._
=White--The Old Order Changeth=
BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE
"The present status of society in America. An excellent antidote to thepessimism of modern writers on our social system."--_Baltimore Sun._