Fisk, Pliny.

Bond, Alvan.

Palestine. 1828.

г92 F539b

Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, late missionary to

Crocker.

Fisk (1792-1825) was an American missionary, appointed by the American board to the Palestine mission in 1818. After traveling extensively in Greece, Egypt, Palestine and Syria, he joined, in 1825, the mission established at Beirût and died there of fever shortly afterward.

Fitch, John, 1743-98.

r92 F552w

Westcott, Thompson. Life of John Fitch, the inventor of the steam-boat. 1857. Lippincott.

"That John Fitch made successful experiments in steam-navigation twenty-one years before Fulton's boat on the Hudson astonished the world is beyond a doubt... Many of his personal adventures are stranger than most fiction, while the details with reference to the early history of steam-navigation are copious, and bear all the marks of diligent and thorough research." North American review, 1858.

Fitch, Sir Joshua Girling.

92 F5521

Lilley, Alfred Leslie. Sir Joshua Fitch; an account of his life and work. 1906. Arnold.

"Bibliography," p.256-258.

"His life [1824-1903] was spent in the great work of re-organising public education in England. In that work he became known, not only for a complete mastery of his subject, but for singular tact and judgment in the expression of his views." Contemporary review, 1903.

Fitz Simons, Thomas.

г92 F586g

Griffin, Martin Ignatius Joseph. Thomas Fitz Simons, Pennsylvania's Catholic signer of the constitution of the United States; read before the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Sept. 15, 1887. 1887. Amer. Catholic Historical Researches. Flaubert, Gustave.

rF619c v.10

Selected correspondence, with an intimate study of the author by Caroline Commanville. 1904. Dunne. (In his Complete works, v.10.) Fletcher, Mrs Eliza (Dawson).

92 F6342

Autobiography, with letters and other family memorials; ed. by the survivor of her family [M. F. Richardson]. 1876. Roberts.

Mrs Fletcher (1770-1858) related these incidents of her Yorkshire and Scottish life for her family and friends.

"Those persons who love to study social history will find ample opportunity in this Autobiography, full, as it is, of healthy reading, amusing details, incidents, correspondence and conversations, with the occasional appearance of persons who are foremost in the world of intellect. It is emphatically a charming book, about a most loveable woman." Athenæum, 1875.

Flint, Timothy.

92 F647k

Kirkpatrick, John Ervin. Timothy Flint, pioneer, missionary, author, editor, 1780-1840; the story of his life among the pioneers and frontiersmen in the Ohio and Mississippi valley and in New England and the South. 1911. Clark.

"Bibliography," p.305-318.

Flower, Sir William Henry.

92 F6721

Lydekker, Richard. Sir William Flower. 1906. Dent. (English men of science.)

"List of the more important scientific publications of Sir William Flower,"

p.179-191.

Deals with the scientific side of the career of the English zoologist and anthropologist (1831-99).

Flynt, Josiah, (pseud. of Frank Willard).

92 F679

My life, with an introduction by Arthur Symons. 1908. Outing.

The story of his life told by himself, the account of his last days being supplied by a friend. Though of gentle birth, he was early attracted to the life of a tramp and tramped over this country and Europe, writing, under the name of Josiah Flynt, of his experiences on the road.

Cooke, William. Memoirs of Samuel Foote, with a collection of his genuine bon-mots, anecdotes, opinions, &c., mostly original, and three of his dramatic pieces. 2v. 1806. Mesier.

Foote (1720-77) was an English actor and dramatist, celebrated in his day as a wit. Many anecdotes concerning him are to be found among theatrical ana. The three dramatic pieces here included are the second act of the "Diversions of the morning," the "Trial of Samuel Foote, Esq." and an "Occasional prelude."

Forbes, Duncan.

92 L938b

Burton, John Hill. Lives of Simon, lord Lovat and Duncan Forbes of Culloden, from original sources. 1847. Chapman.

Lord Lovat (1667?-1747) sided with the government in the Jacobite uprising of 1715, but with the rebels in 1745-46. He was captured at the battle of Culloden, tried for treason and executed. Forbes (1685-1747) was a Scottish judge and a warm sup

porter of the government.

"He gives...authorities which show an extent of research, among printed and unprinted materials, for which...we were not prepared... The value of his labours can only be acknowledged by those who, by having studied this portion of our history, can estimate the skill with which he has compressed so much into so small a compass." North British review, 1847.

Forbes, Edward.

92 F752w

Wilson, George, 1818-59, & Geikie, Sir Archibald. Memoir of Edward Forbes. 1861. Macmillan.

"List of Professor Forbes's writings," p.575-583. English naturalist (1815-54).

"Forbes lived an unusually full life, occupied in promoting science and arousing enthusiasm and awakening intelligence in others. To almost every department of biology he rendered much service...He played an important part in elevating palæontology to a high position in practical geology, and in elucidating ancient British zoology." Dic tionary of national biography.

Forbes, Mrs Elizabeth Adela (Armstrong). See Artists, p.1402.

Forbes, Stanhope Alexander. See Artists, p.1402.

Forestier, François le. See Le Forestier, François.

Forrest, Edwin.

qr92 F781b

Barrett, Lawrence. Edwin Forrest. 1882. Osgood. (American actor series.)

Short biography of the famous American tragedian (1806-72) by another distinguished actor.

Forster, William Edward.

92 F787г

Reid, Sir Thomas Wemyss. Life of William Edward Forster. 1889. Chapman.

The author of this biography of the English statesman (1818-86) was a personal friend who was also familiar with the political affairs of the time. He has made large use of Mr Forster's letters.

Fortuny y Carbo, Mariano José Maria Bernardo.

92 F794d

Davillier, Jean Charles, baron. Life of Fortuny, with his works and correspondence; from the French, with notes and reminiscences by a friend. 1885. Porter.

"Fortuny [1838?-74] was one of the most artistic of modern artists; a painter and etcher who, whatever the final judgment of his brother artists upon his work may prove to be, is certain never to be ignored by them...A number of his letters, and a brief and sympathetic discussion of his merits are contained in this book." Sturgis and Krehbiel's Annotated bibliography of fine art.

Foscari, Francesco.

92 M761w

Wiel, Mrs Alethea Jane (Lawley). Two doges of Venice; a slight sketch of the lives and times of Tomaso Mocenigo and Francesco Foscari. 1891. Chiswick Press.

Mocenigo was doge of Venice from 1414 to 1423, and Foscari, from 1423 to 1457. They were politically at variance, the former endeavoring to maintain the position of Venice by a policy of peace, the latter standing for an aggressive policy.

Foscolo, Ugo.

92 F797

Epistolario; raccolto e ordinato da F. S. Orlandini e da E. Mayer. 3v. in 1. 1892. (Opere, v.6-8.)

Foster, John Watson.

Diplomatic memoirs. 2v. 1909.

Houghton.

92 F8173

These volumes contain a personal record and are to be clearly differentiated from his three earlier works dealing with diplomatic subjects. His long career in the American diplomatic service affords him a large fund of material upon which to draw. He has served as minister to Mexico, to Russia and to Spain; he was prominent in the Bering sea arbitration, the Alaskan boundary dispute and the Hague peace conference, and upheld China's interests in the peace negotiations with Japan.

Foster, Myles Birket.

Cundall, Herbert Minton. Birket Foster. 1906. Black. "List of the principal books illustrated by Birket Foster," p. 193-198.

92 F8172c

"The art of Birket Foster [1825-99] makes only a limited appeal to modern taste. It is somewhat smug and conventional; it is essentially mid-Victorian in its influence, and yet there is a quiet pastoral charm about his work which will insure it a permanent place in the English school of landscape-painters and illustrators of the later half of the nineteenth century." Outlook (London), 1907.

Illustrated in color.

Fox, Charles James.

92 F8511

Landor, Walter Savage. Charles James Fox; a commentary on his life and character; ed. by Stephen Wheeler. 1907. Murray.

This book was printed in 1812, but has never before been published, as the antagonistic tone it assumed toward Fox made it inadvisable to bring it out at the time. It is a commentary on John Bernard Trotter's "Memoirs of Charles James Fox," which appeared in 1811.

"As an historical estimate of Fox the book is too polemical to have much value, but the style has a rare energy and color." Nation, 1907.

Fra Angelico. See Artists, p.1409.

France, Anatole, (pseud. of Jacques Anatole Thibault). Brandes, Georg Moritz Cohen. Anatole France. 1908. (Contemporary men of letters series.)

Review of his writings and sketch of his personality.

Francis of Assisi, St.

92 F861b McClure.

92 F866b

Bailly, Auguste. The divine minstrels; a narrative of the life of Saint Francis of Assisi with his companions; tr. by Ernest Barnes. 1909. Warner.

Francis of Assisi, St.

92 F866d

Dubois, Leo Louis. Saint Francis of Assisi, social reformer. 1906. Benziger.

"Sources and bibliography on St. Francis of Assisi," p.219-250.

Author, who is a Roman Catholic, in describing the work of St. Francis points out that his aim was to reform society through individual virtue and not by attacking the existing religious or political institutions.

Francis de Sales, St.

92 F8662s

Stacpoole-Kenny, Louise M. Francis de Sales; a study of the gentle saint. 1909. Washbourne.

Francis I [Sforza], duke of Milan. See Sforza, Francesco Alessandro, duke of Milan.

Francis Joseph I, emperor of Austria.

92 F867m

Mahaffy, R. P. Francis Joseph I; his life and times; an essay in politics (with an appendix on recent events). 1908. Duckworth.

Summarizes the events of his public life and aims to pronounce a fair judgment on his part in the history of his country. Appendix on the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Francis, Sir Philip.

92 F868p Parkes, Joseph, & Merivale, Herman. Memoirs of Sir Philip Francis, with correspondence and journals; commenced by the late Joseph Parkes, completed and ed. by Herman Merivale. 2v. 1867. Long

mans.

Franklin, Benjamin.

92 F879fr

Vita di Beniamino Franklin scritta da sè medesimo; nuovamente tradotta dall' edizione di Filadelfia del 1868, ricavata per la prima volta dal manoscritto dell' autore di Pietro Rotondi. 1907. Franklin, Benjamin.

qrg2 F879a v.2-6 American Philosophical Society. Calendar of the papers of Benjamin Franklin in the library of the American Philosophical Society; ed. by I. M. Hays. 5v. 1908. (In its Record of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, v.2-6.) V.1-2. Letters to Benjamin Franklin, 1730-82.

V.3. Letters to Benjamin Franklin, 1783-90.-Letters from Benjamin Franklin, 1757-89. V.4. Letters to William Temple Franklin, 1775-90.-Miscellaneous letters, 16421810. Appendix. v.5. Index.

Franklin, Benjamin.

qr92 F879a

American Philosophical Society. Record of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, under the auspices

Franklin, Benjamin-continued.

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of the American Philosophical Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge, April the 17th to April the 20th, A. D. 1906. 6v. 1906-08. V.I. Commemorative addresses.

v.2-6. Calendar of the papers of Benjamin Franklin in the library of the American Philosophical Society, ed. by I. M. Hays.

Franklin, Benjamin.

r92 F879fr

Franklin Bi-centennial Committee, Boston. Two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin; celebration by the commonwealth of Massachusetts and the city of Boston in Symphony hall, Boston, Jan. 17, 1906. 1906.

The proceedings of the celebration, which included addresses by Gov. Guild of Massachusetts, Henry S. Pritchett, M. Jusserand, and an oration on "Our debt to Franklin" by Carroll D. Wright. A few selections from Franklin's writings are added. 92 F879h

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בנימין פראנקלין אין דיא בעפרייאונג פון אמעריקא.

Franklin, Benjamin.

92 F879ha

Hale, Edward Everett, & Hale, E. E. jr. Franklin in France, from original documents, most of which are now published for the first time. 2v. 1888. Roberts.

V.2. The treaty of peace and Franklin's life till his return.

"In 1882 the United States government acquired...a large mass of hitherto unpublished documents written by or relating to Benjamin Franklin, which had been bequeathed by Franklin to his son, Wm. Temple Franklin. From these papers Mr. Hale, assisted by his son, has compiled an account of Franklin's life in France during the nine years of his residence there (1776-85). The work has been done in a thoroughly impartial and scholarly manner, but has led to no revision of past judgments regarding Franklin's career in France, except in some minor matters of detail." Larned's Literature of American history.

A diplomatist's wife in many lands. 2v. 1911. Dodd. "The daughter of Thomas Crawford the sculptor, the sister of Marion Crawford, a kin on the mother's side to the Wards of New York and the Howes of Boston, allied by marriage with gentle folk of England and Germany, Mrs. Hugh Fraser has had a most distinguished acquaintance. As a diplomatist's wife, she has travelled widely and lived in many lands. She gathers up not merely her personal reminiscences, but an enormous amount of material touched only by report. The record is not so much of her life as of her interests. A certain superciliousness in her literary manner hardly detracts from the charm of her narrative." Nation, 1911.

Fraser, James, bp.

92 F887h Hughes, Thomas. James Fraser, second bishop of Manchester; a memoir, 1818-85. 1887. Macmillan.

Written from intimate knowledge. Bishop Fraser was a man of singular charm and openness of mind, keenly interested in all the social and educational movements of his day. Many of his letters are included.

Fraser, Simon, lord Lovat. See Lovat, Simon Fraser, lord.