Read, George. r92 R251r Read, William Thompson. Life and correspondence of George Read, a signer of the Declaration of independence, with notices of some of his contemporaries. 1870. Lippincott. "Treats mainly of the years 1769 to 1791. Contains many original letters and other documents. The text is written in a spirit of filial piety. Especially valuable are the footnotes and the supplementary notes appended to the several chapters. An uninteresting but useful book." Larned's Literature of American history. Reagan, John Henninger. 92 R256 Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil war; ed. by W. F. McCaleb, with introduction by G. P. Garrison. 1906. Neale. Reagan (1818-1905) was a self-made man who rose to high rank under the ancien régime in the South and became the trusted adviser of Jefferson Davis. He was a man of unusually clear vision, of absolute honesty and few abiding prejudices. The main topics treated in his book are the writer's early life in Texas, the organization of the Confederacy at Montgomery, the Civil war as viewed by an active and efficient cabinet officer in Richmond, and the problems of reconstruction. The most interesting portion of the book is the plain unvarnished story of Reagan's hardships and early struggles. The last 100 pages contain his more important speeches in Congress and his public letters of 1865-66. Condensed from American historical review, 1907. Reden, Johanne Juliane Friederike (von Riedesel zu Eisenach), gräfin. 92 R272г Reuss, Eleonore, fürstin. A pietist of the Napoleonic wars and after; the life of Countess von Reden; authorised translation by Mrs C. E. Barrett-Lennard and M. W. Hoper, with an introductory note by R. S. Rait. 1905. Dutton. The husband of the countess von Reden was minister of mines at the time of Napoleon's invasion of Prussia and knew Stein and many of the public men of the day. The interest of the book lies chiefly, however, in the description of the countess's domestic life and of her various religious and philanthropic activities. Redgrave, Richard. 92 R274 Cassell. Memoir; comp. from his diary by F. M. Redgrave. 1891. Redgrave (1804-88) was an English painter and Academician, intimately associated with the art work of the South Kensington Museum. For the general reader the main interest of the book lies in its anecdotes, of which there are many, chiefly of his brother artists. Reed, Thomas Brackett. г92 R284г [Thomas Brackett Reed Memorial Association.] Exercises at the unveiling of the statue of Thomas Brackett Reed at Portland, Maine, Aug. 31st, 1910. [1910. Berry.] Reed, Walter. 92 R284k Kelly, Howard Atwood. Walter Reed and yellow fever. 1906. McClure. "Bibliography," p.281-283. Dr Reed (1851-1902) was for 18 years an army surgeon in garrison, most of the time in the West. In 1900 he was appointed chairman of a commission to study yellow fever. He established the fact that the disease is propagated by mosquitoes. Reichstadt, duke of. See Napoleon II, king of Rome and duke of Reichstadt. Rémusat, Charles François Marie, comte de. 92 R3362 Correspondance pendant les premières années de la restauration; publiée par son fils, Paul de Rémusat. 2v. 1883. Rémusat (1797-1875) was a French politician and philosophical writer. The correspondence, which covers the period 1814-19, consists almost entirely of letters between Rémusat, Charles François Marie, comte de—continued. 92 R3362 Rémusat, who was then a student at Paris, and his mother, a woman of unusual charm and intellectual gifts, who had been an attendant of the empress Josephine. Literature and politics are the subjects chiefly discussed. Renan, Ernest. 92 R337гe Recollections of my youth; tr. by C. B. Pitman and revised by Madame Renan. 1883. Chapman. "His style is fair in both the senses in which we use the word-in that of being temperate and just, and in that of being without a flaw; and these Reminiscences of his younger years... are perhaps the most complete revelation of it... The first chapters ...are not the most vivid, though they contain a very interesting picture of the author's birthplace, the little dead town of Tréguier... It is when he comes to dip into his own spiritual history that M. Renan shows himself a masterly narrator...The chapters on the two seminaries in which he spent the first years of his residence in Paris, Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet and Saint Suplice, are full of the most acute notation of moral and intellectual conditions... He traces with singular art the process by which, young, simple, devout, dedicated to the church from his infancy... he found himself confronted with the fact that he could no longer be a Catholic." Henry James, in Atlantic monthly, 1883. Renan, Ernest. 92 R3378 Souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse. [1883.] Renan, Ernest. 92 R337m Monod, Gabriel. Les maîtres de l'histoire; Renan, Taine, Michelet. [1894.] These writers were all personally known to the author, and the essays, a mingling of biography and criticism, are extremely sympathetic in their tone. Reni, Guido. See Artists, p.1410. Rennie, Sir John, 1796-1874. 92 R344 Autobiography; comprising the history of his professional life, together with reminiscences dating from the commencement of the century to the present time [1867]. 1875. Spon. English civil engineer, whose most important work was the construction of London bridge. "Besides much that is tolerably interesting to the general reader, Sir John Rennie's commentary upon his own works is likely to be useful to the younger men of his profession." Saturday review, 1876. Reynolds, Frederick. r92 R376 Life and times of Frederick Reynolds, written by himself. 2v. 1826. Colburn. Reynolds (1764-1841) was an English dramatist whose plays obtained a temporary popularity. His autobiography narrates with some spirit the adventures of his earlier life. Reynolds, Sir Joshua. г92 R377n Northcote, James. Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds; comprising original anecdotes of many distinguished persons, his contemporaries and a brief analysis of his discourses. 2v. 1819. Colburn. Rhodes, Cecil. 92 R384f Fuller, Sir Thomas Ekins. Right Honourable Cecil John Rhodes; a monograph and a reminiscence. 1910. Longmans.. "Author is well entitled to describe Cecil Rhodes as he lived. Sir Thomas Fuller was a leading politician in Cape Colony, and already influential in the Cape Parliament, when Rhodes entered that assembly, in 1881. From that year onward, they were in Rhodes, Cecil-continued. 92 R384f constant and usually in close personal relations... The book can hardly be described as a biography of Cecil Rhodes. It is rather a sketch of the more prominent phases of his public life, its aim being not to recount events, but to explain the part which Rhodes took in them, the motives that animated him, and the spirit in which he went about his work...It is fair and temperate. It does not attempt to conceal or to palliate either the defects that belonged to Rhodes as a man, or the grave errors he committed." Nation, 1910. Rhodes, Cecil. 92 R384j Jourdan, Philip. Cecil Rhodes; his private life by his private secretary. 1911. Lane. Intimate personal observations, in the Boswell manner, of the Rhodes of private life. Ricci, Scipione, bp. 92 R394P Potter, Louis Joseph Antoine de. Memoirs of Scipio de Ricci, late bishop of Pistoia and Prato, reformer of Catholicism in Tuscany; ed. by Thomas Roscoe. 2v. [1829.] Colburn. Authoritative biography based on the manuscripts and private memoranda of Ricci, who was in correspondence with many of the most notable men of his period (1741-1810). Richard I, king of England. 92 R3982j2 James, George Payne Rainsford. History of the life of Richard Coeur-de-Lion, king of England. 2v. 1854. Bohn. Richard III, king of England. 92 R3981m Markham, Sir Clements Robert. Richard III, his life & character reviewed in the light of recent research. 1906. Smith, Elder. "The authorities," p.166-183. "His book is ingenious, bright, and readable; he marshals his arguments cunningly, and he scores some good points. But it is not too much to say that he approaches the whole subject in the spirit of an advocate, and consequently his essay can hardly be considered a serious addition to historical literature... The thesis which he first expounded in the English Historical Review, and to which he now returns...is that Henry VII., and not Richard III., murdered Edward V. and his brother." Athenæum, 1907. Richard III, king of England. Walpole, Horace, earl of Orford. г92 R398w Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third. 1768. Dodsley. "The volume of Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third, one of the earliest attempts to rehabilitate a character previously stamped with infamy, showed acuteness and research." Dictionary of national biography. Richelieu, Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de. r92 R4211 Memoirs. 3v. 1903. Merrill. (Courtiers and favourites of royalty.) The duc de Richelieu (1696-1788) was a marshal of France and a grandnephew of Cardinal Richelieu. He was a prominent social figure in the Paris of Louis XV, not without talents in war and diplomacy, but chiefly remembered as an unscrupulous intriguer and a gallant. The interest of his biography lies in its picture of French society of the time. Richelieu, Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de. 92 R421W Williams, Hugh Noel. The fascinating duc de Richelieu, Louis François Armand du Plessis (1696–1788). 1910. Scribner. Richmond and Derby, Margaret Beaufort, countess of. 92 R426h Halsted, Caroline Amelia. Life of Margaret Beaufort, countess of Richmond and Derby, mother of King Henry the Seventh and foundress of Christ's and St. John's College, Oxford. 1845. Smith. "One of the few worthy and high-minded members of the aristocracy, in an essen tially selfish and cruel age." Dictionary of national biography. Riis, Jacob August. The old town. 1909. Macmillan. 92 R4570 Autobiographical reminiscences of his native town of Ribe, Denmark; devoted partly to his boyhood experiences, partly to visits made in later years. He relates the history and legends of his birthplace and describes fairs and festivals, Christmas customs and traditions, paying loving tribute to the family doctor and other local characters. Rimini, Jacques François Griscelli de Vezzani, called baron de. See Griscelli de Vezzani, Jacques François, called baron de Rimini. Ringgold, Samuel. r92 R475w Wynne, James. Memoir of Major Samuel Ringgold, United States army; read before the Maryland Historical Society, April 1, 1847. 1847. (Maryland Historical Society. Publications.) Ringgold (1800-46) was a Maryland soldier. He fought in the Florida war and was mortally wounded at Palo Alto, the first battle of the Mexican war. Ritchie, Mrs Anna Cora (Ogden) Mowatt. r92 R498r 1854. Autobiography of an actress; or, Eight years on the stage. Ticknor. Mrs Ritchie (1819-70) was an American actress who played in the United States and in England with E. L. Davenport. Ritson, Joseph. r92 R5152h Haslewood, Joseph. Some account of the life and publications of the late Joseph Ritson. 1824. Triphook. English antiquary (1752-1803). "The most militant and ill-tempered, and at the same time one of the most learned and accurate of the antiquaries of the 18th century." Encyclopædia Britannica. Rittenhouse, David. г92 R515b Barton, William, M. A. Memoirs of the life of David Rittenhouse, interspersed with various notices of many distinguished men, with an appendix containing sundry philosophical and other papers most of which have not hitherto been published. 1813. Parker. Rittenhouse (1732-96) was an American astronomer and maker of astronomical instruments. In 1763 he was engaged to determine the boundary line since known as Mason and Dixon's line, for which he used instruments of his own construction. He was a member of the Constitutional convention and treasurer of Pennsylvania. Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. 92 R5342 Memoirs, written by himself. 2v. 1859. Chapman. Robert-Houdin (1805-71) has been called the father of modern conjuring. memoirs consist chiefly of accounts of public performances. Roberts, Algernon Brooke. Pennsylvania-Senate. The r92 R536p Memorial proceedings upon the death of A. B. Roberts, late a senator from the 12th district. 1909. Robertson, James, 1839-1902. 92 R541C Connor, Ralph, (pseud. of Charles William Gordon). Life of James Robertson, missionary superintendent in the Northwest territories. 1908. Revell. Perhaps the most notable and able minister associated with Presbyterian missions in Canada. Robinson, John, 1575-1625. r92 R551b Burrage, Champlin. New facts concerning John Robinson, pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers; a tercentenary memorial. 1910. Hart. Contains facsimile frontispiece. Robsart, Amy. r92 R559a Adlard, George. Amye Robsart and the earl of Leycester; a critical inquiry into the authenticity of the various statements in relation to the death of Amye Robsart and of the libels on the earl of Leycester, with a vindication of the earl by Sir Philip Sydney; and a History of Kenilworth castle, together with Memoirs and correspondence of Sir Robert Dudley, son of the earl of Leycester. 1870. J. R. Smith. Robusti, Jacopo. See Artists, p.1411. Rocca, Enrico, conte della. 92 R564г Ricordi autobiografici d'un veterano, 1807-1897; riduzione compilata ad uso delle scuole secondarie e normali [da] Antonio Battistella. 1900. Rockefeller, John Davison. 92 R576 Random reminiscences of men and events. 1909. Doubleday. Short chapters on his early business experiences, old friends and partners, the Standard Oil Company and the "difficult art of giving." Concludes with a plan for a "benevolent trust" to carry on coöperative philanthropy. Rodgers, John, 1773-1838. 92 R586р Paullin, Charles Oscar. Commodore John Rodgers, captain, commodore and senior officer of the American navy, 1773-1838; a biography. 1910. Clark. "Bibliography," p.405-410. Rodin, Auguste. See Artists, p.1361. Rogers, Robert. r92 $7958 Stark, Caleb. Memoir and official correspondence of Gen. John Stark, with notices of several other officers of the Revolution; also a biography of Capt. Phinehas Stevens and of Col. Robert Rogers, with an account of his services in America during the "Seven years' war." 1860. Lyon. Romano, Giulio Pippi. See Artists, p.1410. Roosevelt, Theodore. 92 R684br Brooks, Sydney. Theodore Roosevelt. 1910. Hodder. "Reprint of articles which originally appeared in the London Chronicle. They take up the more important divisions of Mr. Roosevelt's public career... with a fair-minded intention to make clear underlying purposes and personal traits, mental and moral." Outlook, 1910. Roosevelt, Theodore. ton. 92 R684b Burroughs, John. Camping with President Roosevelt. 1906. Hough Appeared in the "Atlantic monthly," v.97, May 1906. Recollections of the author's trip to Yellowstone Park with President Roosevelt, in the spring of 1903. The same [and President Roosevelt as a nature-lover and observer]. 1907. Houghton..... Title reads "Camping & tramping with Roosevelt." The second sketch appeared in the "Outlook," v.86, July 1907. ...92 R684b2 |