Word: authorities
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...named as belonging to it, T. W. Higginson, whose current articles in Harper's are expected to form the basis of a work upon American History Justin Winsor, the librarian of Harvard, who, it is known is engaged in writing a critical history of America; Mr. Arthur Gilman, author of a recently published Short History of the American people; those recent graduates of Harvard whose work is represented in the American Statesman's Series of Volumes, such as Mr. Morse, the editor of the series, Henry Cabot Lodge and Mr. Henry Adams; to these may be added the name...
...Stimson, the author of "Guerndall," has a new novel in press, entitled "Henry Vane," which is to appear this month...
...Government Revenue," is the title of a recent work from the Riverside Press. The work is based on lectures delivered by the author, Mr. E. H. Roberts, before the students of Cornell and Hamilton. The book is written in opposition to free trade principles...
...long article in a prominent daily the question of admitting women to degrees at Oxford and Cambridge is fully discussed. There is not a doubt in the author's mind but that the much sought after sanction by the college faculties will be given, and that in future years we shall have fair as well as sturdy A. M's, A. B's. and Ph. D's. Just when this golden age will arrive, cannot be safely predicted, nor may the present generation hope to see it. Yet, when we look at the debatable point logically, a point at which...
Real and Imaginary Effects of Intemperance, by G. Thomann, 200 Worth street, New York. This pamphlet is a decided relief from most works on the subject of intemperance which generally take that vice as the root of all evil. The author takes up in a rational manner such subjects as insanity, explaining the exaggerations of those fanatics who always charge this disease to intemperance and showing that their position is largely a false one. Beer is favorhat their position is largely a false one. Beer is favorably contrasted with distilled liquors by tables of statistics collected from all parts...