Washington, George. qr92 W272bke Baker, William Spohn, comp. Character portraits of Washington as delineated by historians, orators and divines; selected and arranged in chronological order with biographical notes and references. 1887. Lind say. Washington, George. г92 W272bkr Baker, William Spohn, comp. Early sketches of George Washington, reprinted with biographical and bibliographical notes. 1894. Lippincott. His character and personal appearance, with brief accounts of his life. Written between 1760 and 1795, some by his acquaintances and friends, some anonymous. Washington, George. 92 M735c Cantù, Cesare. Vite parallele di Mirabeau e Washington. 1873. 92 W272f פייגענבוים, בנימין. (דזשארדזש) וואשינגטאן. Washingon, George. r92 W272for Ford, Paul Leicester. Washington and the theatre. 1899. Dunlap Soc. With this is bound "Darby's return," by William Dunlap. Author believes that from Washington's youth the theatre was one of his favorite pleasures. Quotes from his diaries and letters any references to play-going. Describes memorial services held in the theatre at Philadelphia after Washington's death. Illustrated. Washington, George. г92 W272gr Grolier Club, New York. Exhibition of engraved portraits of Washington commemorative of the centenary of his death, on view at the Grolier Club, Dec. 14, 1899 to Jan. 6, 1900. 1900. Washington, George. 92 W272la Lázár, Gyula. Washington György; élet- és jellemrajz. 1899. Washington, George. 92 W272ma M'Guire, E. C. Religious opinions and character of Washington. 1836. Harper. Book was prompted by the author's belief that Washington's qualities as statesman and soldier had been dwelt on to the exclusion of his religious and moral qualities. He makes frequent quotations from Washington's letters to prove that he had well-grounded religious convictions. Washington, George. 92 W272sa Schauffler, Robert Haven, ed. Washington's birthday; its history, observance, spirit and significance as related in prose and verse, with a selection from Washington's speeches and writings. 1910. Moffat. (Our American holidays.) Contents: The day. Early years. The general.- The president.— Last days.— Tributes.-Washington's place in history.-The whole man.-Anecdotes and stories.Selections from Washington's speeches and writings.-Exercises. The same.. Washington, George. 192 W272sa 92 W272sc Scudder, Horace Elisha. George Washington; an historical biography. 1889. Houghton. Appeared in "St. Nicholas," v. 13, Jan.-Oct. 1886. Washington, George. 92 W272si Simpson, Stephen. Lives of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, with a parallel. 1833. Young. The life of Washington is based upon Marshall's biography, that of Jefferson is gathered chiefly from his letters and writings. Washington, George. 92 W272sp Sparks, Jared. Washington élete; szabadon átdolgozta Czuczor Gergely. 1886. Washington, George. 92 W272st Stoddard, William Osborn. George Washington. 1886. Stokes. (Lives of the presidents.) Washington, George. Wister, Owen. 92 W272wi Seven ages of Washington; a biography. 1907. Macmillan. "Bibliography," p.263. Biography which does not aim to be exhaustive, but which presents a singularly human and vivid picture of Washington at the various stages of his career. Waterhouse, John William. See Artists, p.1403. Waterlow, Sir Ernest Albert. See Artists, p.1404. Watson, John Maclaren, (pseud. Ian Maclaren). Nicoll, Sir William Robertson. Watson. 1909. Dodd. "List of works," p.367. • 92 W321n "Ian Maclaren;" the life of John Written by an intimate friend in coöperation with Dr Watson's son. many letters. Watt, James. Contains г92 W325mu Muirhead, James Patrick. Origin and progress of the mechanical inventions of James Watt, illustrated by his correspondence with his friends and the specifications of his patents. 3v. 1854. Murray. V.I. V.2. Introductory memoir and extracts from correspondence. v.3. Letters patent, specifications of patents and appendix. Webster, Daniel. qr92 W382b Bayard, Thomas Francis. Oration pronounced on Webster commemoration day, June 28, 1882, at Dartmouth College. 1882. Webster, Daniel. 92 W382la Lanman, Charles. Private life of Daniel Webster. 1852. Harper. "A gossipy description of Webster's early life, his college days, his residences at Elms Park, and at Marshfield, and his death. There are numerous anecdotes and extracts from private letters. The writer was the private secretary of Webster and published this sketch soon after his death. Consequently it embraces much of the eulogistic." Larned's Literature of American history. Wellesley, Arthur, duke of Wellington. See Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, duke of. Wellesley, Richard Colley, marquis. 92 W489p Pearce, Robert Rouière. Memoirs and correspondence of Richard, marquess Wellesley, comprising numerous letters and documents now first published from original mss. 3v. 1846. Bentley. Wellesley (1760-1842) was a governor-general of India. He was one of the greatest Wellesley, Richard Colley, marquis—continued. 92 W 489p administrators Great Britain has ever had, and, together with Dalhousie and Hastings, firmly established the British power in India. Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, duke of. г92 W 492w Wright, George Newnham. Life and campaigns of the duke of Wellington. 4v. in 10. [1841.] Fisher. Laudatory biography in which Wellington is characterized as "the greatest soldier, statesman and citizen, England has ever known." Portraits. Wenckebach, Carla. 92 W515m Müller, Margarethe Magdalene Karoline Elisabeth. Carla Wenckebach, pioneer. 1908. Ginn. Interesting biography of the head of the German department of Wellesley College, who died in 1902, a leader in the reform of language-teaching and author of numerous text-books. A remarkable woman in many ways, she exercised a strong influence in the college, where she was familiarly called "the little Bismarck." Many portraits. Wentworth, Thomas, earl of Strafford. See Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, earl of. Wesley, John. 92 W 553a Journal; enlarged from original mss. with notes from unpublished diaries; ed. by Nehemiah Curnock. v.1-4. 1909. Culley. Mr Curnock has compared the "Journal" as formerly printed with the cipher diaries. Where there were points of unusual interest he quotes the new material verbatim. In addition he supplies a running summary of the deciphered memoranda. Wesley, John. 92 W553f Fitchett, William Henry. Wesley and his century; a study in spiritual forces. 1906. Smith, Elder. Reliable biography presented in a popular manner by the principal (1906) of the Methodist Ladies College at Melbourne. Wesley, John. г92 W553w Whitehead, John, 1740?-1804. Life of the Rev. John Wesley, to which is prefixed some account of his ancestors and relations, with the life of the Rev. Charles Wesley, collected from his private journal, with an introduction by T. H. Stockton. 2v. in 1. 1845. Stockton. The author, personal friend and physician of John Wesley, was chosen by him as one of his literary executors. A dispute arose in regard to the custody of Wesley's papers which were in Whitehead's possession, and the other two executors, Henry Moore and Thomas Coke, published a life without having had access to them. "No higher tribute can be paid to the excellence of Whitehead's work than the constant use which Moore makes of it, frequently, and without acknowledgment, adopting its language, though criticisms of Whitehead are not spared." Dictionary of national biography. West, Benjamin. See Artists, p.1398. West, Mrs George Cornwallis-. See Churchill, Lady Randolph Spencer. Whalley, Thomas Sedgewick. Journals and correspondence; ed. by Hill Wickham. Bentley. Dr Whalley (1746-1828) was an English poet and traveler, prominent in the society of Bath and London. These volumes contain many interesting letters from Mrs Piozzi, Mrs Siddons and Hannah More, and many long epistles from Miss Seward. Wheaton, Robert. 92 W 597W [Wheaton, Abby, ed.] from his writings. 1854. Contents: Memoir.-Selections from his writings; The sources of the Divina commedia; Jasmin, the barber poet; Coquerel's Experimental Christianity; The revolution in Prussia; The revolution of 1848 in Sicily; Schmidt's History of the Albigenses; Thiers's History of the consulate and the empire; Memoir of the late Dr Wheaton. Memoir of Robert Wheaton, with selections Although Wheaton (1826-51) was born in the United States, he spent the greater part of his short life abroad. He was a contributor to the "North American review." The memoir is written by his sister. Whistler, James Abbott McNeill. See Artists, p.1398-1399. White, Josiah. г92 W634г Richardson, Richard, of Philadelphia. Memoir of Josiah White, showing his connection with the introduction and use of anthracite coal and iron, and the construction of some of the canals and railroads of Pennsylvania. 1873. Lippincott. This memoir of White (1781-1850) contains some interesting facts relating to the early use of anthracite coal. White, Peter. г92 W635b Barbour, Levi Lewis. Peter White as man and as citizen; an address at the joint session of the classical and historical conferences at Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 31, 1909. (Michigan University. University bulletin, n. s. v.10, no.22.) Peter White (1830-1908) was a prominent banker and business man of Marquette, Mich., a member of the state legislature and a regent of the University of Michigan. Whitefield, George. г92 W638g Gillies, John, 1712-96. Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield; revised and corrected with large additions, to which is appended an extensive collection of his sermons and other writings. 1837. Hunt. dists. Whitefield (1714-70) was an English clergyman, a leader of the Calvinistic Metho"The Memoir, 1772, by Gillies, is a careful piece of work." Dictionary of national biography. Whitefield, George. 92 W638t Tyerman, Luke. Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, of Pembroke College, Oxford. 2v. 1877. Randolph. "A nearly exhaustive compendium of materials." Dictionary of national biography. Whitelocke, Bulstrode. 92 W642w Whitelocke, R. H. Memoirs, biographical and historical, of Bulstrode Whitelocke. 1860. Routledge. Bulstrode Whitelocke (1605-75) was an English statesman, a member of the Long Parliament, commissioner of the great seal in 1649, and ambassador to Sweden in 1653. He was one of Cromwell's lords and, after Cromwell's death, commissioner of the great seal to Richard Cromwell. Whitman, Marcus. 92 W6482e Eells, Myron. Marcus Whitman, pathfinder and patriot. 1909. Harriman. Another deliverance in the long and acrimonious controversy as to whether or not Marcus Whitman saved Oregon to the United States. It is by a zealous disciple and follower of that sturdy pioneer and martyr-missionary. Whitman, Walt. 92 W648bi Binns, Henry Bryan. Life of Walt Whitman. [1905.] Methuen. "Both a biography and an interpretation... Mr. Binns writes frankly as an admirer, but he rarely allows his admiration to run away with his judgment, and his eulogy is generally tempered by the discretion which has been too conspicuously absent from the writings of Whitman's professed disciples." Academy, 1905. Whitman, Walt. 92 W648ca Carpenter, George Rice. Walt Whitman. 1909. Macmillan. (English men of letters.) Brief study, more concerned with Whitman's individuality than with his work. "Especially successful in fusing together criticism and narration, in showing, that is, how Whitman's rhapsodies are a reflection of his life and in telling his life by means of comment on his rhapsodies." Nation, 1909. Whitman, Walt. 92 W648p Perry, Bliss. Walt Whitman; his life and work. 1906. Houghton. "Strikes a note of just appreciation while avoiding the...extravagance of...professed Whitmanites... Altogether the volume will probably take its place as the sane and authoritative life of Whitman for many years to come." Nation, 1906. Whitney, James Parker. 92 W653 Reminiscences of a sportsman. 1906. Forest and Stream Pub. Co. The author has led an active and varied life, including adventures in California, Colorado and New Mexico and has had a wide range of personal acquaintances and friendships. He is more fisherman than hunter and is especially interested in brook trout and salmon. Whitney, Josiah Dwight. 92 W6532b Brewster, Edwin Tenney. Life and letters of Josiah Dwight Whitney. 1909. Houghton. "Bibliography," p.387-400. Josiah Dwight Whitney (1819-96) was an American geologist who served on the New Hampshire, the Lake Superior and the California surveys. He was professor of geology at Harvard for 31 years. Through his travels and studies in the principal mining regions of the United States he became the foremost authority of his day on economic geology and did great service in the development of the mineral resources of the country. Wikoff, Henry. Adventures of a roving diplomatist. 1857. Fetridge. г92 W 694 Although an American by birth Wikoff spent most of his life in Europe. He took a keen interest in public affairs and knew many of the noted men of the day. book deals chiefly with his experiences, 1850-51, when he was employed by Lord Palmerston as the agent of the British Foreign Office at Paris. Wilberforce, Samuel, bp. 92 W6972a Ashwell, Arthur Rawson, & Wilberforce, R. G. Life of Samuel Wilberforce, lord bishop of Oxford and afterwards of Winchester, with selections from his diaries and correspondence. 1883. Dutton. 92 W714d וויילד, אסקאר. דע פראפונדיס, איבערזעצט פון ק. מרמר. Wilde, Oscar. г92 W714g Gide, André. Oscar Wilde; from the French, with introduction, notes and bibliography by Stuart Mason. 1905. Holywell Press. "List of published writings of Oscar Wilde," p.93-102. First appeared in "L'Ermitage," June 1902. Author, a personal friend of the poet, gives few biographical facts, but rather estimates of character and accounts of conversations. Illustrated. |