to enjoy
Paris.
E. G. J. without returning to the mother-land. Even
the government did not view the colony as a
child whose young life should be nurtured for
THE CASE OF CUBA.*
what its manhood might develop, but only as
Four centuries ago the prescience and the
a source which might yield revenue for the
patient endurance of Christopher Columbus
crown and wealth for the subject.
But in those days Spain had frequent wars
was rewarded by the discovery of Cuba. Chief
of the chain which joins the two great sections
with her European neighbors, and in all such
of the western continent, and not far removed
wars remote colonies were especially vulner-
from the peninsulas of Florida and Yucatan, squadron down the Spanish Main than to sail
able. It was vastly safer to send a marauding
the island of Cuba dominates the mediterranean
which it helps to inclose. Using round num.
a fleet along the English Channel. There was
bers, its length is seven hundred miles, its av-
more opportunity for surprise, and a better
erage breadth sixty miles, its area forty thou-
chance for getting away with booty. Many a
sand square miles—equal approximately to that stately galleon, freighted with the wealth with-
of the state of Pennsylvania. Ridged with
drawn from the Spanish colonies, became the
mountains that reach elevations higher than
prey of English or French ships of war, or of
the wily buccaneer, who was either or neither
any of the Appalachians, and that divide into
as suited his convenience, but always an enemy
numerous valleys the area at their feet, it pre-
of Spain. In such warfare, the attack, if not
sents enchanting scenery in endless variety.
Lying just south of the tropic, its climate is easily parried, is easily returned ; and so it fell
out that La Habana, the chief Cuban seaport,
warm but modulated by the breezes of the ocean
was twice destroyed by the French and once
and the gulf. Its mountains and valleys are
clothed with perennial verdure that responds
taken by the English, and after each reverse
luxuriantly to abundant moisture and a stimu-
was returned to Spanish authority.
For generations the life of the Cuban was
lating sun. Its mountains are rich in minerals.
secluded and eventless. He had little education.
Its forests of choicest woods are decorated with
He manufactured only such things as could be
a profusion of splendid and fragrant flowers.
Its valleys and plains produce plentifully sugar,
made rudely, on his own estate, to supply his
own wants. He had no commerce, for his
* The IBLAND OF CUBA. A Descriptive and Historical Ac- spacious harbors were sealed to all but Spanish
count of the “Great Antilla." By Andrew Summers Rowan
and Marathon Montrose Ramsey. New York: Henry Holt ships, and Spain herself could take only a
& Co.
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restrictive policy of the mother country is illus taxation. Cuba, Spain's richest resource, is
trated by the following:
required not only to bear the expense of her
During the years from 1726 to 1796, a great navy
own insular administration, but annually to
yard grew up on the bay of Habana, and 114 war ves-
turn over to Spain a constantly increasing sur-
sels were built there to convoy the Spanish treasure
plus. The revenue of the island in 1857 was
ships. But the yard was closed, at the date last named,
on the demand of the ship-builders of Spain that the
eighteen millions of dollars ; in 1868, twenty-
work should be done in the mother country.”
six millions, while the sum demanded of her
A period of prosperity followed the restora was over forty millions. It was stated in the
tion of Habana by the English in 1763. Trade Spanish Senate in 1891 that the debt of Cuba
was developed, especially with the neighboring was, in 1864, three millions of dollars, and that
United States, and the culture of sugar began
in 1891 it had become one hundred and seventy-
to furnish an important staple of commerce.
five millions,—not for anything that Cuba had
The negroes were induced to refrain from imi done or suffered, but for expenses incurred by
tating the uprising of their race in Hispaniola. Spain herself in wars with Santo Domingo,
In 1808 the Bourbons were deposed by Napo- Peru, and Mexico, in which Cuba had no imme-
leon from the Spanish throne. In 1810 revo-
diate concern. At the same time, the national
lutionary movements began in all the Spanish debt was twelve hundred and eleven millions,
dependencies upon the American continent, and for which Spain was paying annually fifty-six
in a few years those countries had freed them and three-fourths millions, and Cuba ten and a
selves from allegiance to the Spanish crown.
half millions. The inequality is yet more glar-
During all these calamitous times Cuba re-
ing when we find that for $3.22 per capita paid
mained faithful to Spanish rule, earning for
by Spaniards $6.39 per capita was paid by
herself the title of “The ever-faithful isle." Cubans.
Notwithstanding this, the authority then and In the collection of this money the Cuban is
since formally conferred by the home govern compelled to pay heavy differential duties upon
ment upon the Captains-general sent to govern
merchandise not imported from Spain. For ex-
the island has been most autocratic and arbi-ample, when a barrel of flour, sent from New
trary, including all the unusual powers “granted York to Spain and there “naturalized,” would
to the governors of besieged cities.” Is it sur be delivered in Habana for $8.75, if shipped
prising that a continued policy of suppression
direct its cost would be $10.40. At the same
should have been followed by a leaven of un time heavy duties are imposed upon Cuban pro-
rest, constantly developing into insurrection? | ducts sent to Spain. The excise and the duty
Since 1823 no less than ten demonstrations, upon Cuban tobacco have been so great as to
more or less important, including the long cause Spain to take nearly three-fourths of its
struggle between 1868 and 1878 and that now supply of tobacco from other countries.
going forward, have raised the standard of But the duties and other taxes are not hon-
Cuban independence. Some of these move estly collected. Between the government and
ments were initiated within the island ; some the taxpayer lies the official, whose purpose and
were organized without; but all rested upon practice is to squeeze from the payer a sum for
the deeply rooted dissatisfaction with Spanish himself which may be as much as twenty-five
rule as administered.
per cent in addition to what must go forward
The careful observer readily discovers that to the government, if not intercepted by defal-
these movements have not been inspired by a cation. This corruption is well known. In the
merely sentimental desire for independence. custom house at Santiago de Cuba it is said to
Until alienated by the long oppression of offi-
have absorbed as much as seventy per cent of
cial misrule, the Cuban sentiment faithfully the entire receipts. In 1891 the defalcations
cherished a close and filial union with the in the government of Habana were reported
mother-land. But even filial affection cannot in the Congresso de Diputados, or Congress
survive a long series of grievances and unjust of Deputies, at Madrid as amounting to nearly
exactions. Some of the evils to which the Cuban twenty-three millions of dollars. In the spring
objects are these :
of 1895 it was alleged that the custom-house
He has been compelled to pay a large, increas-
frauds in Cuba since 1878 aggregated more
ing, and unreasonable annual tribute to the than one hundred millions of dollars.
mother-country. Spain is poor, and is stagger The revenues when collected are not wisely
ing beneath a debt so great that payment even expended. Public officers receive enormous
of interest involves a most grievous burden of salaries ; the Captain-general receives as much


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as the President of the United States; while history, evidently the result of careful and
the prime minister of Spain receives six thou- impartial investigation. The conditions which
sand dollars per annum, the governor of each they have described and the opinions reported
Cuban province has twice, and the chief eccle as held by intelligent Cubans lead naturally to
siastics of Habana and Santiago de Cuba three restlessness, remonstrance, and revolt. Provo-
times, that sum. All salaries, secular and eccle cations less aggravated led the Anglo-American
siastic, are fixed at Madrid, not in Cuba. Ex- colonies to assert their independence, and the
cept in rare and subordinate instances, the Spanish colonies on the continent to imitate
incumbents are Spaniards, fortunate friends of their example. The sympathies of the people
the home ministry, sent to the island as to a of the United States flow perennially toward
conquered and prostrate province, to enjoy the any race or people which struggles for freedom
opportunity of quickly amassing a fortune. or autonomy. The interests of the United
While the Cuban charges these evils to un States would be better served by the presence
just administrative methods perpetuated by the in Cuba of a people peaceful, happy, self-
mother-country, he is confronted with condi- governing, and prosperous, than of a populace
tions, discouraging indeed, for which no gov- enslaved, impoverished, and in revolt. It is
ernment can be made directly accountable. certain that these are the opinions of many in
They result from the changing currents of trade our country who are not prepared to assert that
caused by the world's march in invention and the acquisition of Cuba by the United States is
the competition of new industries developed in desirable even if it were possible.
other lands. They become a factor in the The earlier demonstrations against Spanish
Cuban's difficulties because they cause a shrink- authority were only sporadic movements, symp-
age in his resources.
toms of fever which yielded to the prompt
The chief commercial staples of Cuba are administration of a self-protecting government.
sugar and tobacco. Within a brief period the The first genuine attempt of the Cuban people
world's production of sugar has been enor to acquire a national existence began in Octo-
mously increased. Of the product of 1894 - ber, 1868, with a declaration of independence
over eight millions of tons, of which one mil made under the leadership of Carlos M. de
lion tons was surplus—more than half was pro- Cespedes, who was soon supported by fifteen
duced from the beet. The supremacy of the
of the thousand men, more formidable for ardor than
cane, and of Cuba, was overthrown. To meet
for arms.
In April, 1869, a constitution was
the sharp competition, Cuba had increased the promulgated providing the usual forms of
area of culture, bad availed herself of improved republican government, and an election was
methods of extraction, and had been compelled held. It is admitted that a greater part of the
to concede a great reduction in price. The out native and influential Cubans were in sympathy
put of Cuban sugar had grown from 490,000 with the insurrection. The forces in the field
tons in 1880 to 1,080,000 tons in 1893 ; dur were badly armed and poorly supplied. The
ing the same time the price of raw sugar (cen- Spanish gunboats patrolled the coast to pre-
trifugals) had fallen from $158 to $74 per ton, vent assistance from without, while the Spanish
while the total annual return was in either case troops were equipped with the most effective
not far from eighty millions of dollars. Since munitions of war. In 1869 the insurgents
then, both the output and the price have seri were recognized as belligerents by several of
ously diminished. Thus, it appears that within the Central American States, but by none of
the last fifteen years the returns for capital and the greater powers. In 1871 the contingent
labor employed in Cuba in the production of operating in central Cuba received favorable
sugar have been reduced about half. In like terms of surrender and laid down their arms.
manner, the receipts from exported cigars fell From then to 1878 a desultory warfare was
in six years from ten millions of dollars in
1889 to five and a third millions in 1894. The advantage to the Spanish troops in or-
Until the removal, quite lately, of the duty on ganization, arms, and supplies was neutralized
sugar, the Spanish government has collected by the nature of the country in the theatre of
an export duty on both sugar and tobacco. action, where mountain fastnesses everywhere
The excellent and timely volume before us, aided the wiles of the guerrilla, and by the
by Lieutenant Rowan, U.S.N., and Professor disease-laden climate, fatal to the unacclimated
Ramsay, of the Columbian University, presents Spanish levies. In February, 1878, the peace
a clear and judicial account of Cuba and its offered by Captain-General Martinez de Cam-


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pos, with pardon to all who had taken part in eteros.” They have lacked many things usually
the revolutionary movement, was accepted, and deemed indispensable to efficient warfare.
the way the weather the propition feir base on nation has been the mountain
was made of the forces that had actually borne fastness ; for food, they have foraged as they
arms, it is asserted that important reforms were went; for arms, ammunition, and medicines,
promised to the Cuban people, as to the admin. they have depended on what their coadjutors
istration of the island and the removal of the in other lands have sent by swift steamers that
abuses which had been the sources of disaffec could elude the watchfulness of the patrolling
tion. It is further asserted that these reforms fleet, or what they could themselves take from
were not instituted as promised, and that the their enemy. They are said to be now fairly
abuses were continued without mitigation. well supplied with small arms of improved pat-
In February, 1895, a second insurrection tern, and with corresponding ammunition ; with
began. The first demonstration was made by a small equipment of artillery; with dynamite
some twenty-four persons in the province of guns, nitro-gelatine, and stick dynamite. They
Matanzas, acting in concert with other Cubans are without horses, which is a serious deficiency.
dwelling in the island or in exile without. The Hitherto the insurgents seem to have ar-
organizer was Jose Marti, then in New York, ranged the fighting to suit their own conven-
who was afterwards joined in Santo Domingo ience. They have been ubiquitous, swift, and
by Maximo Gomez, and with other leaders elusive. They have avoided pitched battles
arrived in Cuba in May, when the conflict was with superior numbers. They appear suddenly
fully arrayed. Marti was killed in battle, Maywhere least expected, overcome whatever small
19, and Gomez became the chief in command. garrison may be found, ravage cane-fields and
The full significance of the uprising was not at sugar-mills with fire, dynamite, and the mach-
first appreciated, because of the small number ete, and vanish. The real object of such attack
of insurgents in view; but when its strength is the Spanish exchequer. The destruction of
was recognized, General Campos, who by nego the chief article of export means not merely a
tiation had ended the preceding conflict, was loss of export duties, but a corresponding
despatched from Spain to command the royal diminution of imports and of the imposts
forces. His management of the campaign did thereon. It dries a stream which, flowing into
not secure promptly the results expected at the Spanish treasury, would in part replace the
Madrid. He was recalled in January, 1896, sums withdrawn to meet the expenses of the
and General Weyler was sent to succeed him,
and is now in command.
The Cubans have utilized the delays of the
or must we say the revolt ? rainy season by planning a civil government,
has been in progress twenty months. By March and where possible putting it in action. They
last, Spain had sent to Cuba 121,000 men, in have seen that, while claiming the recognition
addition to 19,000 garrisoned on the island of foreign nations, they must provide for recog-
when hostilities began. Constant reinforce- nition something more than an army struggling
ments have followed, so that the effective in the field. A president, Señor Betancourt,
strength of the Spanish army in Cuba is re has been chosen, and cabinet officers have been
ported to exceed 200,000 men, splendidly appointed. Maximo Gomez y Baez is the
drilled and equipped, a large proportion being general-in-chief; Antonio Maceo, lieutenant-
veteran troops. General Weyler has also under general. The island has been divided into
his command a force of volunteers estimated at states, districts, and prefecturas. Provision has
50,000, a coast guard, and a cordon of war been made for the collection of taxes, for estab-
ships and gunboats patrolling the coast. lishing roads, and for regulating marriages ;
The revolutionary forces are not so easily es for better supplies of food for fighters and their
timated.* They are supposed to number 50,000 families, and better care for the wounded.
men bearing firearms, with 25,000 more“ mach The next campaign will soon open, and the
* Definite statements as to the population of Cuba cannot
struggle will be severe and probably decisive.
now be made, as the last census was taken in 1887, when the Neither party can endure defeat. It is not
total was 1,631,687. The following are estimates for 1894 :
possible to predict the outcome, farther than to
Spaniards, or "peninsulars"
258,000
Cubans of Spanish descent
observe that the Cubans are contending against
1,000,000
Cubans of other white or Asiatic blood
fearful odds. It is certain that the sympathy
Cubans of African blood, pure or mixed
431,000
Total Cubans, or "insulars"
1,469,000 of the larger part of the American people is
Total estimated population, 1894 .
1,727,000
with them.
SELIM H. PEABODY.
war.
The war
38,000
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THE LITERARY CIRCLE OF THE BRONTËS.* gatherings can never be reproduced in any tan-
gible form. Hazlitt attempted to reproduce
“ Charlotte Brontë and her Circle" is a new one of the talks at the Lambs' in his
essay
6. Of
collection of the Brontë correspondence, ar Persons one would wish to have seen,” and with
ranged and commented on by Mr. Clement K.
all his charm as an essayist he merely succeeded
Shorter. The collection is as complete as Mr. in suggesting to his readers how much he had
Shorter could make it, the greater part of the omitted. In her own way, but to a less degree
volume being made up of entirely new material. than any of these, Charlotte Brontë exerted an
The editor has arranged this correspondence in influence on those who met her and afterwards
chapters in such a way as to tell the life-story wrote to her. Many of these friends are no
of Charlotte Brontë and her connection with
longer remembered. Outside of the members
her more intimate friends. He has shown so
of her own family, all of whom had some talent
much discernment and discrimination in the
for writing and one something very like genius,
execution of his plan that one dislikes to urge the intimate members of Charlotte Brontë's
any objections to the plan itself. But I think
circle were Ellen Nussey, Mary Taylor, Mar-
it has some defects. This division of letters garet Wooler, and W. S. Williams. Friend-
into chapters, for example, does not give as ships which did not ripen into intimacy were
clear an idea of the development of Charlotte those with Miss Martineau, Mrs. Gaskell, and
Brontë's character as might be had from a Thackeray.
strictly chronological arrangement. Then, too, One of the most interesting of this circle
as the letters are arranged according to their was Charlotte's own sister, Emily, the member
contents, occasional difficulties arise in classi- of the Brontë family who came nearest to pos-
fying them, particularly when a single letter sessing genius. Of her real character we know
contains important matter regarding two or very little ; but from a hint here and there in
more members of the Brontë circle, which can. the Brontë correspondence, in her own poems,
not be wholly overcome by cross-references and
and in “ Wurthering Heights,” we gather that
foot-notes. Thus, some part of the interest she was very eccentric in manner, that her
that should belong to Charlotte Brontë herself ideas were theoretical rather than practical, and
is dispersed among her friends. In spite of that she was characterized by an impenetrable
these strictures, however, the book contains so reserve suggestive of great moral strength and
much new material that it forms an important much latent power.
much latent power. One of her friends de-
contribution to Brontë literature. The work
scribes her as being “intensely lovable.” “One
should be of interest, also, to all students of of her rare expressive looks," writes this same
that transitional period of English fiction of friend, “was something to remember through
which Charlotte Brontë is perhaps the most life, there was such a depth of soul and feeling,
modern representative.
and yet a shyness of revealing herself - a
The circle of friends that gathered about strength of self-containment seen in no other.
Charlotte Brontë, to which so much of the She was in the strictest sense a law unto her-
present volume is devoted, was of exceeding self, and a heroine in keeping that law.” Her
small compass when compared with other lit- death was marked by the same spirit of cour-
erary circles of this and preceding centuries. age and endurance which pervades her poem,
It included nothing of the talent and genius The Old Stoic"; it was a relentless conflict,
which assembled about Charles Lamb, and of says Charlotte, between a fragile frame and a
which he and others of the impressionists wrote strangely strong spirit. In her life we are told
so pleasantly; or about Coleridge, to listen to that she loved the moors and found her dearest
those wonderful monologues; or even about delights in the bleakest of solitudes. " Flowers
our own Longfellow, when that poet was trans- brighter than the rose bloomed in the blackest
lating the “ Divina Commedia." These are of the heath for her ; out of a sullen hollow in
charming chapters in the gossipping history of a livid hill-side her mind could make an Eden,”
English letters. They suggest potent forces writes her sister, and she adds that above all
that have been, and perhaps are, at work in things else she loved liberty. It is this spirit of
the development of literature, whose influence liberty which is present in her “ Last Lines,”
will last as long as literature itself. The greater and it is this intense personality which fills her
part of what was thought and said at these best poems, and has left its mark on “ Wur-
* CHARLOTTE BRONTË AND HER CIRCLE. By Clement K. thering Heights,” that rude, rustic production,
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is brooded over by a spirit almost sombre warmth or enthusiasm — anything energetic, poignant,
enough to be worthy of the gloomy pencil of a
heartfelt—is utterly out of place in commending these
Rembrandt.
works: all such demonstration the authoress would have
met with a well-bred sneer, would bave calmly scorned
To all this, the plain personality of Charlotte as outré and extravagant.
She does her business of
Brontë presents a striking contrast. Her let-
Her let- delineating the surface of the lines of genteel English
ters reveal a pure and blameless character, but people curiously well. There is a Chinese fidelity, a
one so simple, so unassuming, and so common-
miniature delicacy, in the painting. She ruffles ber
reader by nothing vehement, disturbs him by nothing
place, as to be unattractive. Now from a woman
profound. The passions are perfectly unknown to her;
possessing these qualities, brilliant letters are she rejects even a speaking acquaintance with that
hardly to be expected; for to be a thoroughly stormy sisterhood. Even to the feelings she vouchsafes
good letter-writer one must have a certain
no more than an occasional graceful but distant recog-
Shandian disregard for form — enough at least
nition — too frequent converse with them would ruffle
the smooth elegance of her progress. Her business is
to free one's self from cold conventionality. not half so much with the human heart as with the hu-
Charlotte Brontë, in spite of a seeming and man eyes, mouth, hands, and feet. What sees keenly,
even professed frankness, could not overcome speaks aptly, moves flexibly, it suits her to study; but
the self-imposed restraint that characterizes
what throbs fast and full, though hidden, what the blood
her letters, nor with her remarkable talent could
rushes through, what is the unseen seat of life and the
sentient target of death,—this Miss Austen ignores. She
she free them from the commonplaces of an no more, with her mind's eye, beholds the heart of her
uneventful life.
race than each man, with bodily vision, sees the heart in
Her letters contain some critical opinions,
his heaving breast. Jane Austen was a complete and
most sensible lady, but a very incomplete and rather
however, which are worth quoting, because they
insensible (not senseless) woman.”
show that at times her mind was keenly incis-
ive, although her education, her reading, and
As a novelist Charlotte Brontë seems to have
her travels were not extensive enough to give realized some of her limitations. In her letters
her that breadth of view so essential to the she frequently laments her small knowledge of
critic. These are, for the most part, judgments
the world, which neither capacity nor circum-
of her contemporaries. Emerson's essays she
stance would permit her to widen. This, she
read with interest and admiration, but she
claimed, prevented her from giving that import-
found the gold mixed with clay. She said ance and variety to her writings which were to
Leigh Hunt's writings resembled sunshine in
be met with in the work of Dickens and Thack-
their brightness and tranquillity. She admired
She admired eray. She did not realize that Jane Austen
the noble manliness of Carlyle, but disliked his (whom she could by no means appreciate),
style and often differed from his way of think- laboring under the same disadvantages, had
ing. She was pleased with Ruskin because of produced far greater results with material as
the beauty and energy of his style, and because scanty as her own. The truth is that Charlotte
he himself was such a hearty admirer. She Brontë possessed talent but not genius. Fur-
thought Goethe “clear, deep, but very cold"; thermore, her conception of art was wrong.
and in one letter she writes of him as great,
Of a certain character she wrote: “ It is very
powerful, giant-souled, but also profoundly ego- masterly, because it is very true.” She relied
tistical.” She placed Thackeray above all her
too much on autobiographical material, and
contemporaries ; but while she bowed before
therefore failed to idealize her characters suf-
his shrine with an almost blind hero-worship, ficiently. She confessed that the Lowood scenes
she was not unconscious of his faults. She in “Jane Eyre” were “merely photographed
came to the conclusion that " whenever he
from life,” and by this plea sought to justify
writes, Mephistopheles stands on his right hand
them as fiction. She might have said the same
and Raphael on his left; the great doubter and thing, with equal truth, of the greater part of
sneerer usually guides his pen, the Angel, noble
“ The Professor,” “Shirley,” or “ Vilette."
and gentle, interlines letters of light here and Beyond what was evidently autobiographical,
there.” What she writes of Jane Austen is
she created only one character of any great im-
worth reprinting because it is the criticism of portance
portance — Mr. Rochester of “Jane Eyre.”
one great woman by another:
Upon the creation of this character, and upon
“I have likewise read one of Miss Austen's works-
the fact that she anticipated some phases of the
• Emma'— read it with interest and with just the de- modern novel, rests her fame as a novelist.
gree of admiration which Miss Austen herself would
have thought sensible and suitable. Anything like
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can
set forth will have a peculiarly living interest;
A PANORAMIC HISTORY OF THE LAST
QUARTER-CENTURY.*
that the work may here and there rescue from
oblivion some insignificant deed which would
The public is always ready to hear what surely meet that fate were the recording de-
President Andrews may have to say on history, ferred; and that prospectors traversing this
philosophy, economics, school management, or
of the long list of subjects which he keeps in blazing the path.” But even if “ state and
forest hereafter may get on better for our toil
any
upon his mental shelves; but that personality
of his which has been so prominent a factor in private papers are needed fully to explain the
acts of public men and the policies of adminis-
any estimate of his prior work must be elimi trations," had half the minor events been re-
nated in the case of his latest one, unless, indeed,
the words “compiled by” should precede the placed by comments of Dr. Andrews, made
after due digestion of the facts, the volumes
author's name. The characteristic demand of
would have promised more for the student.
the American for everything to be “ up to date”
That, however, would have been fatal to the
is nowhere better illustrated than in this com-
magazine purpose.
pilation of the most recent events in our national
Taking the work for what it purports to be
life, arranged in a semi-chronological order
under the title “The History of the Last
and is - a rapidly-moving and rapidly-painted
Quarter-Century in the United States.” Some panorama of the last quarter of a century, a
will be found to question whether the cover-
framework written about a wealth of illustra-
title, which omits the words “ A History of,” be
tion - it must prove of interest to the general
not the more nearly correct; whether masses of reader, and a mine of material for the Ameri-
detail —“ the rudiments of empire, plastic still
jingoist.” The progress of political
and warm ”- can be caught up and moulded
events, interspersed with the heathen Chinee"
perforce into history; whether a proper per-
and “ Molly Maguires,” is sketched very freely
spective for discrimination and proper length
and very fairly, although necessarily discon-
of time for a crystallization of these historical nectedly. Much of it is
nectedly. Much of it is newspaper and pamph-
atoms be not essential.
let quotation, reminding one of the progressive
Brought into existence by the enterprise of country newspaper which deems it necessary to
magazine editors and publishers who may be
cull from its file and publish in the first issue
accepted as in touch with the popular demand,
after the opening of the new year a “résumé of
the series was awaited with a pleasant anticipa- the chief events of interest chronicled in our
tion due to its novelty, and was received with
community during the past year.” “ The Recol.
lections of John Sherman” is almost the only
marks of approval. But the difficulties which
lay about the magazine articles are even more
authority given. Prominent characters of the
period must be dismissed with a scanty line,
apparent in book form: the unsatisfactory
border-land between an essay on the present although here the opinions of Dr. Andrews
and one on the truly historical past; the re-
would be valuable. Of President Hayes, he
counting of what is neither newly-old nor oldly- says :
One willingly listens to instruction and
“ Partly the mode of his accession to office, and partly
the rage of selfish placemen who could no longer have
even persuasion upon the events of to-day, but
made their way, made it fashionable for a time to speak
upon those of the near yesterday he already has
of President Hayes as a weak man.' This was an
his opinion from personal observation. He
entire error.
His administration was in every way one
does not wish to recall a mass of events cata of the most creditable in our history. He had a reso-
lute will, irreproachable integrity, and a remarkably
logued for each year, but will wait until hidden
authorities have been revealed, until the evi-
comprehensive and remarkably healthy view of public
affairs. . . . He voluntarily banished the alluring pro-
dence is all in and the popular verdict made up. spect of a second term, and rose above all jealousy of
No one, apparently, realizes these difficulties his distinguished associates."
more than the author; and in the preface, pre Whilst his putting aside the chances of a sec-
sumably written after the articles had been
ond term may bring a smile to the faces of his
gathered into their present form, he expresses living distinguished associates, the general ver-
only the hope that “precisely on account of dict of Dr. Andrews is prophetic of the change
their occurrence in recent time, the doings here of public sentiment, and especially of that of
* THE HISTORY OF THE LAST QUARTER-CENTURY IN THE historical writers, toward the administration
UNITED STATES, 1870-1895. By E. Benjamin Andrews. In of President Hayes. On the other hand, he
two volumes, illustrated. New York: Charles Scribner's
thinks that “it may be doubted whether pos-
new.
Sons.


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terity will give Mr. Garfield quite the high that the two volumes are issued by the Messrs.
place assigned him by contemporary judg. Scribner's Sons. As a novelty in the field of
ment.” He was “ somewhat vacillating and pas-
sive, too much dominated by Blaine's stronger of our national measurements, and as an attract-
historical ventures, as the most recent record
nature, of solid character, no little personal live exhibition of illustrators and publishers'
magnetism, and great information.” Of Presi- ive exhibition of illustrators and publishers'
dent Cleveland he says that "
art, the volumes have no rival in the publica-
though a Demo-
tions of the year.
crat, he was yet president of all the people.
EDWIN E. SPARKS.
Whatever else might be said against him, none
could call him a demagogue." The election of
1888 was
among the most corrupt in our his-
HOLIDAY PUBLICATIONS.
tory," and President Harrison “cold and re-
pelling rather than attracting those with whom
The Christmas book-counters will present this
he came into contact.”
year the usual tempting array, and none but very
The demonetization of silver in 1873 is at-
captious or very bewildered intending purchasers
tributed to the unauthorized representation of will be likely to turn away from them with their
the United States as a gold country at the wants unsatisfied. The output as a whole strikes us
Paris conference, and to the fact that the meas as in many respects superior to that of previous
ure passed Congress “ unobservedly,” without seasons, notably in the essential matter of illustra-
Sound
any general debate. The allegation of fraud tions, where a marked advance is shown.
and sinister motives being discredited, Dr.
books, elegant bindings, and artistic pictures are the
Francis Walker's arraignment of the legisla- knackery that seems to belong to the season. The
rule; but there is no lack of the tasteful knick-
tive committee for not placing the question cumbrous and showy folios popular in former years
properly before the country is quoted: “The
are now plainly extinct. Very sumptuous and costly
wisdom of a few people assuming to be wise for works are not wanting ; but the tendency is in the
the whole of a great people was never more direction of attractively-made books of intrinsic
conspicuously shown than in the demonetiza-worth, at moderate prices. We trust the good taste
tion of the silver dollar."
and enterprise shown this year by the publishers
To the space-exhausting trivialities of local will meet its due reward -- which seems likely
disasters and “ moving accidents by flood and enough now that our quadrennial term of commer-
field,” the numerous passing contests in the
cial disturbance is over. As usual, our Holiday
notices will appear in two instalments, a number of
labor world, the gruesome story of the harness-
them being reserved for publication in our issue of
ing of the redskin to the car of civilization, are
December 16.
added many trifling anecdotes, rather forlorn
In point of sumptuousness the Century Co.'s mag-
specimens of American humor," which may
nificent presentation of Professor Sloane’s “ Life of
attract the general reader but detract from the Napoleon Bonaparte ” may safely be pronounced
dignity of true historical writing. As one scans hors concours among the season's publications. The
the several chapter heads, “The Geneva Awards work is a masterpiece of modern luxurious book-
and the Credit Mobilier,” “ Hayes and the making. The text is already known to the public
Civil Service,” « Farthest North,”. “ Anything magazine, and we shall not now pass upon its merits
from its appearance serially in “ The Century"
to beat Grant," he cannot refrain from con-
further than to say that it is by all odds the most
jecturing what portions of this mass will sur-
exhaustive life of Napoleon yet written, and that it
vive in the eventual winnowing to become liv-
has received abundant commendation at the hands
ing parts of history, and what be cast aside as
of competent critics on both sides of the water. The
chaff.
feature of the work with which we must now con-
That dernier ressort of the reviewer, the cern ourselves mainly is the illustrations; and in
share of the publishers, must be pardoned in their effort to render these both eminently suitable
this case.
The illustrations bear the signa- and rarely attractive, at once a delight to the eye
tures of Thulstrup, Clinedinst, Fenn, Pyle, and and of the due educative value, the publishers have
No
Leigh, and form a most excellent collection of certainly done themselves very great credit.
pictures made from photographs, diagrams,
resource has been unexhausted, so far as we can
perceive, to render the book pictorially perfect. It
and descriptions by eye-witnesses. Of even
more value to the student are the maps, plans,
is a pleasure to render honor where honor is due
and we have no hesitation in saying that this noble
and facsimiles, which convey him within the chef d'oeuvre of the book - maker's art surpasses
borderland of the coveted original sources.' thus far any publication of the kind, native or for-
It is sufficient for general workmanship to say eign, that has ever fallen under our notice. The


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work will be complete in four volumes. Each of ample, which may also serve to indicate the author's
the twenty-two parts of forty-eight pages into which general style as a fabulist: “A dog with a piece of
the work is divided contains fourteen full-page plates, meat in his mouth was crossing a bridge over a
printed on heavy plate-paper. Four of these are placid stream. On looking down he saw another
reproductions (by a new process, as we learn, which dog with a precisely similar piece of meat in the
is owned by Messrs. Bussod, Valadon & Co. of water below him. “That's a singular incident,' he
Paris) of noted paintings in the original colors; thought to himself as he prepared to jump in. •But
four are in monotint (one each in blue, green, sepia, hold a minute! The angle of incidence is always
and red); and six are wood-cuts and process-plates equal to the angle of reflection. Upon reflection I
in black and white. We do not know in what re find that the other dog and the meat are only optical
spect the new process by which the color-work is phenomena.' And he trotted on his way to Boston
done differs from that of the ordinary chromo without further thought on the matter." Mr. Sulli-
lithography; but its results are certainly superior, vant's drawings are a little in Mr. A. B. Frost's
especially in so far as depth and richness of tint vein, and are suitably funny. Mr. E. W. Kemble's
and suggestion of over-laid pigment is concerned. “Coons” has no bearing on the arboreal animals
Among the colored reproductions in the initial vol commonly known by that title, but is a series of
are Meissonier's “1814," Flameng's “La humorous sketches of the Southern darky (locally
Causerie,” Detaille's « Bonaparte in Italy," Isabey's “coon") drawn from life by Mr. Kemble during a
“ Josephine,” “Bonaparte at Arcole" by Gros, recent trip through the South. The plates are half-
Georges Cain's “ Bulletin of Victory from the Army tones, printed in sepia, and the volume is a large
of Italy, 1797,” and so on. The completed work quarto, nine and one-half by twelve inches. The
will contain eighty.eight of these colored plates artist shows keen appreciation of the oddities of the
alone, and they should form an interesting and beau unsophisticated negro of the old-fashioned type, and
tiful collection.
his drawings are both laughable and graphic.
Messrs. R. H. Russell & Son, of New York, issue A well planned and finely executed art work is
several large quarto and folio volumes, generally The Century Co.'s “ Modern French Masters," com-
similar in make-up, and of an interest mainly pic- prising a series of twenty biographical and critical
torial. Two of these volumes -“ Pictures of Peo monographs, each written by an American artist of
ple,” by Mr. Charles Dana Gibson, and “In Vanity repute chosen because of his special knowledge of
Fair,” by Mr. A. B. Wenzell,- are of considerable or sympathy with the painter assigned him for treat-
artistic merit. “Pictures of People"contains eighty ment. The papers are not only criticisms of their
five of Mr. Gibson's latest drawings, including the respective subjects from the artists' point of view,
studies of English society recently exhibited at the but are in many cases the friendly personal recol-
rooms of the Fine Art Society in London. This lections of a former pupil or intimate friend. Mr.
favorite artist's manner needs no characterization Will H. Low writes on Gérôme and Boutet de Mon-
here, and the present series of drawings presents vel; Mr. Kenyon Cox on Puvis de Chavannes and
some excellent examples of it. The volume is a Baudry ; Mr. J. Carroll Beckwith on Carolus Duran
large folio, twelve by eighteen inches, bound in white and Manet; Mr. E. H. Blashfield on Bonnat and
vellum and stamped with one of those graceful fem Jean-Paul Laurens; Theodore Robinson on Corot
inine figures that have rendered Mr. Gibson's pencil. and Monet; W. A. Coffin on Rousseau and Dagnan-
famous in its kind. Mr. Wenzell’s“In Vanity Fair,” Bouveret; G. P. A. Healy on Couture; H. W. Wat-
a set of seventy spirited wash-drawings reproduced on Meissonier ; Arthur Hoeberon Diaz ;
in half-tone, excel, in our judgment, from the artistic William H. Howe on Troyon; D. W. Tryon on
point of view, the foregoing series. Mr. Wenzell is Daubigny; Wyatt Eaton on Millet, and Samuel
very happy in portraying fashionable society, its Isham on Courbet. We regret the omission from
vagaries and amusements, his scenes at the opera, at the list of Michel; and if we remember rightly,
the Horse Show," at the Waldorf,” and so on, being there was a good article on that strong and original
done with much fidelity, and with a humor that painter in the “Century Magazine some three
never lapses into the coarse or grotesque. Unfor years ago — though perhaps the writer of it was not
tunately, in one plate, entitled “Summer,” he has an artist. Of course the striking feature of the vol.
essayed a flight into the region of the ideal,- and ume is the illustrations; and these, consisting of
the result may well serve to point the useful moral of thirty-seven wood engravings and twenty-eight half-
Apelles : “ Ne sutor ultra crepidam.” The book tone photographic plates, afford an excellent oppor-
a large folio of twelve by eighteen inches—is neatly tunity of judging of the relative merits of the two
bound in pale-green boards stamped with a figure methods of reproduction. For our own part we
that is certainly not one of the artist's best. Two should say that, regarded merely as translations of
other volumes from the Messrs. Russell are: “Fables the original works, the half-tone plates are generally
for the Times,” by Mr. H. W. Phillips, with draw superior; but they lack the strength, depth, and
ings by Mr. T. S. Sullivant; and Mr. E. W. Kemble's richness of effect of the best engravings. Among
“Coons.” Some of Mr. Phillips's “ Fables" are new, the engravers represented we note Mr. Timothy
others are adaptations of old favorites in up-to-date Cole, who furnishes six plates ; Mr. Elbridge Kings-
phraseology. Of the latter class we subjoin an ex ley, who furnishes thirteen; and Mr. Henry Wolf,
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who furnishes six. Mr. Kingsley's series of plates history should be illustrated. In fact, we do not see
after Diaz and Daubigny are notably good. Some how the plates could be at all materially improved
of the works reproduced are: Corot's “Orpheus upon. The volumes are printed from new electro-
Greeting the Morn,” Gérôme's “ Thirst” and “ The type plates on first-class paper, and present alto-
Carpet Merchant" (both finely rendered by Mr. gether a most attractive appearance.
Wolf), Rousseau's “St. Michael's Mount” and Messrs. Little, Brown, & Co. issue a profusely
“ Twilight,” Diaz's landscapes “ Under Sunshine” illustrated two-volume edition of Herman Grimm's
and “Under Twilight,” Millet's “ The Sower” and monumental “Life of Michael Angelo.” The idea
“ The Sheep-Shearer,” Courbet's “ The Musician,” was a good one, and it has been well carried out.
Manet's “ Le Bon Bock,” Bastien-Lepage’s “Joan The illustrations comprise a steel portrait of Michael
of Arc” (detail), Dagnan-Bouveret’s “ Horses at Angelo, together with twenty-three photogravure
the Watering-Trough,” etc. A brief preface is fur- plates from his paintings and sculptures, and seven-
nished by Professor John C. Van Dyke, the editor teen from notable works of other Italian masters —
of the volume, who also appends to each essay a Raphael, Titian, Da Vinci, Botticelli, Perugino,
biographical note on its author. Professor Van Correggio, Fra Angelico, and others. The volumes
Dyke has a few judicious remarks to make on the are richly bound in maroon cloth stamped with gold,
painter's time-honored contention that no one but a and are sheathed in slip.covers. Grimm's book
painter is a competent judge of a picture, as well as at once a life of the painter and a study of his times
on its common reductio ad absurdum that then no -is classic, and needs no description or commenda-
one but a cook knows a good dinner, and no one but tion now. It is as readable as a romance, and teems
a cobbler can appreciate a good pair of shoes. Pro with the fruits of ripe scholarship and profound
fessor Van Dyke sensibly concludes that while the observation. Emerson said of it: “When we come
painter is undoubtedly the better judge (we should to M. Angelo, his Sonnets and Letters must be
in most cases the only judge) of technic, there read, with his life by Vasari, or in our day by
is no reason why the cultured outsider should not be Herman Grimm.” Better far, say we, read the life
equally competent to determine the final result of a by Grimm - a surer guide than the lively, imagina-
work of art, and its success or failure as a whole. tive Italian; and to read Grimm with the fullest
Perhaps one may add that the tendency of the measure of enjoyment, read him in the present
painter as critic to base his estimate of a work of art beautiful edition.
on its technical quality alone, and to unduly ignore Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons are as usual in the
its intellectual and æsthetic side, may very conceiv field with one of their elaborate editions of selected
ably sometimes render that estimate of more than works by Irving, this time the “ Surrey Edition” of
questionable value. A canvas may well be tech “ Bracebridge Hall.” A deep marginal border in
nically exquisite, and at the same time morally and green (designed by Miss Margaret Armstrong)
æsthetically shocking. We do not think that the frames the text on each page, and there are twenty-
painter's verdict on works of this description is apt eight very acceptable photogravure illustrations after
to be as sound as that of the outside public. But drawings by Messrs. Reinhart, Rackham, Rix,
we cheerfully agree with Professor Van Dyke that Hyde, Church, Sandham, Miller, and Schmolze.
“Soundness of technic is a condition to all great The binding is very dainty and tasteful, and the
art.” The present work forms a noble companion.work should repeat the success of its popular pre-
volume to its publishers' “ Old Italian Masters ” and decessors.
« Old Dutch and Flemish Masters ” of former sea “ Historic Churches of Paris ” (Thomas Whit-
It is distinctly a credit to American book taker), is a rather handsome volume, profusely and
making, from every point of view; and the popu- instructively illustrated, which indicates throughout
larity of French art in this country should insure it careful preparation and painstaking research on the
a cordial reception.
part of its author, Mr. Walter F. Lonergan. Mr.
Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. issue a noble Lonergan claims to have gone a little ahead of all
illustrated edition, in two large octavo volumes, of other writers, French or English, in his chosen field,
Mr. John Fiske's “ The American Revolution" that in that he has dealt at greater length than his pre-
appears in the nick of time for those seeking a gift decessors with the historical events with which the
book at once seasonably ornate and intrinsically older Paris churches are associated. The book is
valuable and weighty. The plates are well chosen thus certainly better suited to the needs and tastes
and well made, serving the double purpose
of em-
of the general reader than archæological treatises,
bellishment and instruction. They consist of twenty- like those of Baron de Guilhermy, which deal chiefly
two photogravures of portraits and paintings, to with architectural matters, and only touch incident-
gether with some 280 text cuts representing historic ally on historical events. Mr. Lonergan devotes
buildings, medals, facsimiles, etc. There are also most space to Notre Dame, the Sainte Chapelle, and
some excellent colored maps and plates. Mr. Fiske's St. Denis; these churches being the ones chiefly
graphic and spirited narrative gains much by the interesting to average visitors to Paris, and being,
addition of these pictures, in the selection of which moreover, the three great legacies of Gothic genius
we understand he has cooperated; and the work in the possession of the city.
in the possession of the city. "Rouen, Beauvais,
may be pronounced a satisfactory example of how and Chartres have their own monuments to show
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the skill of the early French architects and sculptors, his door ; and if he himself remains rooted to the
but in Paris, the cathedral, the chapel of the Law soil, he swears his children shall not. Hence his
Courts, and, to a large extent, the elegant edifice of sons and daughters flock (as with us) to the cities.
St. Denis, are the only structures reared by the “ The villages are becoming depopulated ; in cer.
genius of the soil, untrammelled by the necessity of tain agricultural sections there are no farmers to be
imitating Greek temples or Roman basilicas at the found, and whole territories remain neglected.”
bidding of Royal or imperial patrons." The author These changes painfully affect M. Theuriet
names as his authorities, the “ Chartrelarium Ec man of sensibility and a lover of the picturesque;
clesiæ Parisiensis,” Viollet-le-Duc, de Guilhermy, and he mournfully celebrates the obsequies of a
Gibbon, Sir F. Palgrave, the Abbé Perdreau, the past which he loves. To preserve in a detailed
literary “ Paris Guide," and M. Dubre, whose treat picture the characteristic features of this past, the
ise on the Notre Dame is the nearest approach to daily routine of French farm-life on a small hold-
an historical rather than archæological work on the ing — the sheep-shearing, vine-dressing, the humble
subject. The illustrations (from photographs and field operations, the setting and weaving of flax,
after drawings by Mr. B. Š. Le Fanu) consist of the gathering of the vintage, the village festivals
exterior and interior views of the edifices described, and ceremonies, has been M. Theuriet's primary
doorways, windows, archways, gargoyles, and other aim. In this labor of love he associated with him-
architectural details. The volume is bound in stout self the subtle painter of rustic landscape and genre,
crimson buckram emblematically stamped in gold, M. Léon Lhermitte, whose illustrations, much in
with olive-green back and quarter sides. It presents the manner of Millet, greatly enhance the charm
an attractive ensemble, and forms a suitable gift for and descriptive value of the text. The volume is
a clerical friend, or a friend purposing to explore richly bound in crimson cloth, with an emblematie
the antiquities of Paris.
side-stamp. Its attractive material ensemble and
A pretty gift-book of intrinsic worth is M. André its moderate price should make it a popular gift-
Theuriet's “Rustic Life in France” (Crowell), illus book.
trated by M. Léon Lhermitte, and translated by А
copy
of Messrs. J. M. Dent and Co.'s new and
Miss Helen B. Dole. The translator's pen has been pretty one-volume edition of “ The Compleat An-
well employed in rendering into fluent and rhyth gler” forms a choice gift for a friend of piscatorial
mic English this charming yet saddening retrospect. tastes. The ubiquitous Mr. Andrew Lang is the
M. Theuriet's book is at once the description and editor, and he has provided a good text, reprinted
the threnody of French farm-life the rustic epic in the main from that of Sir Harris Nicolas, who
of a passing race of toilers of the field, in which one used that of Walton's fifth edition, the last one re-
seems to catch an echo of the old lament, “Great vised by him. Cotton's treatise is omitted (this
Pan is dead.” “ It is all over with rustic life,” fact should have been mentioned editorially), and
sighs M. Theuriet. Industrial enterprise of the the notes are few and brief. The somewhat lengthy
modern sort is turning its attention to the fields Introduction summarizes the events of Izaak's life,
and meadows ; and small farming must ere long discusses his character as displayed in his books,
meet the fate of the unfittest. “Syndicates" will be and comments instructively on the ancient and mod-
formed to cultivate vast tracts by rapid and econom ern practice of fishing—a theme on which Mr. Lang,
ical processes. They will clear the forest area himself a reputed “brother of the angle," is very
even now shrinking from year to year like Balzac's much at home. We note that in the Introduction
peau de chagrin. Only the other day a hard-headed Walton's worthy predecessor Dame Juliena Berners,
deputy called the magnificent forests of France - author of "The Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an
giant oaks beneath which Frankish warriors fought Angle,” is made to figure as Dame Juliana Barnes.
and feasted and throned their heroes on the uplifted The book is profusely and attractively illustrated
shield — "unproductive wealth.” The old rustic with woodcuts by Mr. E. J. Sullivan, and it forms
implements, time out of mind the symbols of the altogether about the best moderate-priced handy
poet and the painter's proper
accessories
the flail,
edition of this sweet and indispensable old classic
the mattock, the sickle, the old-time arau, - are that we know of. The Macmillan Co. are the
giving way before the steam plough and reaper, and American publishers.
the threshing machine. Utility will rule.
“ The
Mrs. Burton Harrison's “ The Externals of Mod-
country, furrowed by rectilinear roads, tram-ways, ern New York” (A. S. Barnes & Co.) forms a
gravelled ways, will have the appearance of a great desirable supplement to Mrs. Martha J. Lamb's
chess-board under mechanical cultivation, where “ The History of the City of New York,” being
everything will be by rule, mechanical and special- ostensibly Chapter XXI., Volume II. of that useful
ized, like a gigantic manufactory.” Even Stuart chronicle. Mrs. Lamb's narrative, it may
be remem-
Mill shrank from such a prospect.
As his environ bered, came to a halt with the year 1880; and
ment changes, the peasant changes. Jacques Bon Mrs. Harrison takes up the story at that point, and
homme is more and more inclined to leave his vil. brings it down to date as comprehensively as possi-
lage and the paternal acres once his sole care and ble in the relatively limited space at her command.
pride. The railroads have brought the ideas, the A great many interesting events in New York's
appetites, the pleasures, the unrest of the cities to civic progress (mainly on its material side) have


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occurred since 1880; and of these events Mrs. Har. in print. The collection is an excellent one, and
rison gives a succinct and lively description. To contains some of the gems of English lyric verse.-
read her book is to gain a pretty clear notion of Mr. Buchan's “Musa Piscatrix" is appropriately
the salient externals of the Gotham of to-day. With dedicated to Mr. Andrew Lang, a Walton editor,
the deeper moral, religious, social, and political the author of some capital fishing lyrics, and a prac-
issues that suggest themselves to the philosophical tised angler withal who
observer of New York's civilization, Mrs. Harrison
glories to have thrown in air,
does not pretend to deal - her business being, like
High over arm the trembling reed,
her predecessor's, to describe and to narrate. Like
By Ale and Kail, by Till and Tweed."
Mrs. Lamb, she lets facts speak mainly for them The little book can scarcely claim for itself, as the
selves, wisely crediting her readers with the ability editor admits, the title of an anthology, being no
to draw a plain inference. The volume is a neatly
serious collection of English fishing songs, whose
made small quarto of some eighty-five pages (includ name is legion, but rather a little sheaf of piscatorial
ing the index), and is quite presentable enough as verses, mostly old and all choicely good, gleaned
to externals to form a suitable Holiday gift-book. from a relatively narrow field. Little has been
It is liberally illustrated with characteristic views taken from any one author, save Thomas Tod Stod-
and street scenes of the New York of to-day. Those, dart, the angling poet-laureate who is represented
especially, who possess Mrs. Lamb's book should by a dozen selections; and the editor has sought to
obtain Mrs. Harrison's continuation of it — though include only verse which has some of the higher
the latter may be read as an independent work. poetic qualities. Among the authors included may
A brace of smart little volumes, the initial ones be noted Shakespeare, Phineas Fletcher, Waller,
in the promising series of " Bodley Head Antholo Walton, Marlowe, Raleigh, Donne, Cotton, Pope,
gies," come to us from Messrs. C. McClurg & Gay, Thomson, Scott, Wordsworth, Matthew Ar-
Co., who publish them in conjunction with Mr. John nold (a rather theoretical angler, one fancies), Mr.
Lane of London. The first volume is “ English Andrew Lang, and Mr. Austin Dobson. The editor
Epithalamies," edited by Mr. Robert H. Case; the supplies a pleasant foreword and a few brief notes,
second is “Musa Piscatrix,” by Mr. John Buchan. and there are six full-page etchings by Mr. E.
The aim of Mr. Case has been to bring together for Philip Pimlott. The volumes are neatly bound in
the first time the Epithalamia or nuptial songs of blue buckram with chaste cover-design in gold, and
the Elizabethans and their successors, his collection altogether form unexceptionable gift-books of the
including nearly all English poems rightly styled more modest order.
Epithalamia by their authors, or which may in the Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons' tasteful “Stamboul
now widened acceptation of the term be fairly Edition” (authorized) of De Amicis's “Constanti-
classed as such whether brief songs or longer nople" comes with a certain timeliness, now that
poems, whether original or translated to the close the
eyes of the civilized world are turned anxiously
of the seventeenth century, with a few admissions toward the Golden Horn. The glowing pictures of
from the early years of the eighteenth. Narrative the impressionable Italian traveller fill one with a
poems, such as Suckling's “Ballad of a Wedding" sense of shame and regret that this fair and storied
and Braithwait's “Shepherd's Holyday” are prop- city should at the close of our boasted century of
erly excluded, as are the numerous class of merely enlightenment be polluted by scenes of slaughter
congratulatory “Odes” and “ Poems ” loosely unparallelled since the days of Tamerlane. De
styled Epithalamia, thougb not particularly referring Amicis was deeply impressed by the oriental splen-
to the wedding day. Mr. Case notes as partly indi- dor of Constantinople and its matchless environs ;
cating his principle of selection, that the term and his pen, ever prodigal of lustre and color, is
Epithalmium, originally used to denote the song at tempted into even unwonted rhapsodies. “Oh for
the bridal chamber as distinguished from those sung the eyes of a De Amicis !”— the traveller to the
during the wedding procession or at the feast, has Bosphorus may well exclaim —“that I, too, might
long been attached to every kind of nuptial poem, see all this splendor where so many phlegmatic souls
provided it be supposed to precede or even imme have seen little save squalor, filth, beggary, swind-
diately succeed the nuptial night, and concludes with ling landlords, lying dragomans, and dog-infested
a few good wishes more or less allusive to the occa lanes and alleys.” Truly, as Goethe said of Rome,
sion.” The volume is carefully and elaborately he who goes to Constantinople takes his Constanti-
edited, containing, besides the poems, a lengthy nople with him. The book is one of the author's
introduction, " A List of Omitted Epithalamia writ best, and it is well translated by Caroline Tilton.
ten before 1700,” a list of those published since that There are twenty-five attractive plates, and the
date, and an Appendix containing an account of cover is a chaste one of dark-green with gilt tracery.
“ The maner of rejoysings at mariages and wed We infer from Mr. Clifton Johnson's pleasant
dings,” from “The Arte of English Poesie.” Great foreword to the comely volume of selections from
care has evidently been taken to secure the best Mr. John Burroughs, entitled “A Year in the
possible texts ; and the editor has given, where pos Fields" (Houghton), that the credit of planning
sible, in the margin the date of the marriage cele the book belongs to him. At all events, the idea
brated, or, failing that, of the poem's appearance is a happy one.
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all Mr. Burroughs writes the personal element is muir, and the tenants of Hendry’s cot are thrifty
very marked ; and he adds, what is equally unde folk. It will be a pleasure to read, or to re-read,
niable, that not only is Mr. Burroughs present in Mr. Barrie's book in this edition.
what he writes, but we are glad to have him there. Messrs. T. Y. Crowell & Co. are, as usual at this
The essential idea of the volume — which is finely season, in the field with well-made and low-priced
illustrated after out-of-door photographs by Mr. editions of standard books suitable for Christmas
Johnson - is that in it Mr. Burroughs shall be pic- gifts of enduring value. Among these we may note
torially, as well as spiritually, omnipresent. In the “ The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope,” in two
frontispiece, for instance, we are shown him stand trim duodecimo volumes, edited with notes and
ing knee-deep in a thick clump of undergrowth, con memoir by Dr. Adolphus William Ward. A good
templating with botanical relish a flowering stalk - text respectably printed is provided, together with
blissfully unconscious the while that Mr. Johnson is some interesting facsimiles and reprints of early
taking a "snap-shot” at him ; a second plate shows frontispieces. There are also portraits of Pope,
him gazing out over the broad expanse of the frozen Spenser, Addison, Queen Anne, Cibber, Swift,
Hudson, perhaps meditating a paragraph, or men Donne, and Molière, and views of Pope's Twicken-
tally reckoning the profits of the past season's fruit ham villa and of Windsor Castle from the river.-
crop; in a third he stands nonchalantly, spectacles Another desirable issue is a two-volume edition of
in hand, at the door of his bark-covered study at the “Poems of Robert Browning," comprising his
“Riverby”; in a fourth, he is gathering wild flow own selection with additions from his latest works.
ers; in a fifth, splitting wood " for the study fire,” The work is edited with biographical and critical
and so on. The views were secured by Mr. Johnson introduction and notes by Charlotte Porter and
during several visits at Mr. Burroughs's country Helen A. Clarke, editors of “Poet Lore.” Type,
homes on the Hudson and in the Catskills. Whether binding, illustrations, etc., are excellent, price consid-
or not the host at these times was entertaining a ered, and the edition strikes us as especially adapted
photographer unawares is not apparent; but the to the needs of clubs and schools where the study
plates, certainly, are agreeably free from the usual of Browning is pursued. The same firm issues in
suggestion of “posing.” The essays, like the pic-
The essays, like the pic- attractive shape John Ormsby's fine version of Don
tures, range through all the four seasons; and they Quixote,” also in two volumes. The edition is em-
are delightful specimens of Mr. Burroughs at his bellished with thirty-three spirited etchings by
best. The volume is neatly bound in dark-green and Lalauze, together with a portrait and a map. Ample
gilt, and forms a rare gift-book of the more inex editorial helps to intelligent reading are provided,
pensive sort.
and altogether the edition is a good one for actual
Mr. J. M. Barrie's capital novel, “ A Window in reading. We have often taken occasion to commend
Thrams,” is brought out by Messrs. Dodd, Mead & generally these useful reprints of Messrs. Crowell
Co. in an inviting edition the main feature of which & Co. The putting of good books well made within
is seventy photographic views taken in and around reach of all is a form of private enterprise that is in
Kirriemuir (“Thrums") by that expert knight of the the nature of a public service.
camera, Mr. Clifton Johnson. Mr. Johnson met The J. B. Lippincott Co. have shown fine taste in
Mr. Barrie in Kirriemuir, and the latter expressed the makeup of a pair of very dainty and enticing
his approval of this mode of illustrating his master two-volume editions of two works that should make
piece. In selecting his views the artist has made an a strong bid for popular favor. The first of them is
effort to follow the suggestions in the text. Thus, Ouida's lively military novel,“ Under Two Flags";
the list of illustrations embraces such titles as “ The and in no other edition of the book that we know
Door to Hendry's Cot,” “The Little Window," of can the chequered career of that delectable life-
“The Bill-Sticker,” “The Dulseman,” “The Loom," guardsman, the Hon. Bertie Cecil, be followed un-
“ The Auld Licht Kirk,” “ The Manse,” “ At the der such alluring material conditions. The binding
Gate of the Commonty,” and so on. Judging from is of blue cloth with gold side-stamp, and the page
the plates, the country about “ Thrums must be
is a pretty one with sufficient margin and clear
rather bleak and harsh ; and the village " types print. Each volume contains four illustrations, after
range
of Mr. Johnson's camera are cer the spirited drawing of M. G. Montbard. The
tainly a hard-featured lot — in fact, Scotch people second work is “Myths and Legends of Our Own
of the lower class are apt to be as homely as gar Land,” by Mr. Charles M. Skinner. Anyone har-
goyles. The famous window, we learn, “ looks boring the delusion that America has not yet devel-
easterly down the brae and over the town, and it is oped a legendary era may be disabused of it by the
remarkable how, as one wanders about the village perusal of this varied and interesting collection of
and over the surrounding hill-slopes, the cot at the native myths and legends. The contents are geo-
top of the brae comes into view, and how the little graphically classified, the first division including
window preternaturally follows your movements like legends of “The Hudson and its Hills "; the second,
an ever-watchful eye." Under the window there now those of "The Isle of Manhattoes and Nearby”;
hangs, alas, a sign-board bearing the prosaic legend, the third, “On and Near the Delaware"; the
“ A Window in Thrums : Souvenirs and lemonade fourth, “ Tales of Puritan Land”; the fifth, “Lights
for sale within"- for tourists now flock to Kirrie and Shadows of the South ”; the sixth, “ The Cen-
that got
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tral States and Great Lakes,” and so on, to the ably. The volumes are acceptably illustrated, and
Pacific Coast. The tales, Mr. Skinner says, “ have they rank among the best of the more inexpensive
been gathered from sources the most diverse ; rec gift-books.
ords, histories, newspapers, magazines, oral narra “In a North Country Village" (Little, Brown, &
tives, and in every case reconstructed.” The col Co.), by M. E. Francis (Mrs. Francis Blundell), is
lection is certainly most curious and suggestive, and a deftly-woven and summer-scented garland of tales
seems to justify the author's claim that it is meas and sketches of English rustic life, that reminds one
urably complete. The volumes are bound in light- pleasantly of Miss Mitford. Thornleigh, a slum-
yellow cloth with a delicate border-design in green, brous little place of the now vanishing type of that
and contain a number of pleasing photographic immortal hamlet that nestles as it were amid the
plates.
sounding stanzas and solemn reveries of the
As usual at the Christmas season, a brace of tiny Elegy,” is the village in question ; and to its cus-
booklets in The Century Co.'s familiar “ Thumb toms, humors, types, and traditions the author de-
nail” series make their appearance — and very op votes some 260 graphic pages. The book is sym-
portunely for those in search of a specially dainty pathetically illustrated by Mr. F. Felloes, and con-
and unpretentious, yet tasteful, Holiday gift-book. tains a colored frontispiece.
The volumes this year are : “ Break o' Day,” by A suitable gift-book for a lover of Browning would
Mr. George Wharton Edwards, an old contributor to be found in a copy of Messrs. T. Y. Crowell & Co.'s
this series ; and “ Tracings; or, A Reflection of rather showy edition of “Saul.” The volume is a
Nature," by Miss E. Scott O'Connor. Mr. Edwards handy octavo, tastefully bound in green and gold;
again exploits his particular literary field, the islands and the text is clearly printed on rather thick glazed
off the Maine coast, and gives us a collection of paper with liberal margin. Mr. Frank 0. Small's
seven crisp little sketches, which mirror the every drawings are acceptably done, for the most part,
day life of the fisher-folk of that outlying region reflecting successfully the fine Hebraic spirit of the
their quarrels, friendships, courtships, and so on. verse. The price of the volume is moderate, in view
Some pretty drawings accompany the text. Miss of its elaborate make-up.
O'Connor's “ Tracings" is a collection of aphorisms,
in the manner of La Rochefoucauld, prefaced by
a sprightly little essay on aphorisms and aphorists
in general, by Miss Agnes Repplier. Miss O'Connor
BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.
has the right knack of packing much sense in few
It is interesting to note that neither the hard times
words, and deserves the pleasant things Miss Rep. nor the late political absorption has prevented the pub-
plier says of her. The volumes are of vest-pocket lication of fully the usual quota of children's Christmas
size, full gilt, and bound in full stamped leather. books. The average of quality, too, is well maintained.
Messrs. Little, Brown, & Co. issue a very dainty In fact, quite a complete youth's library might be se-
illustrated edition of Merimée's masterpiece, "Car-
lected from the books published this year — if it were
men,” with an appreciative Memoir of the author by properly chosen. There is no fallacy more absurd than
Miss Louise Imogen Guiney. Mr. Edmund H. Gar the popular one that anybody is qualified to select a
rett is the artist, and his five etched plates and
library for a child. A library should always be an ex-
pression of the tastes and ideas of an individual, a
seven etched vignettes are nicely done. The frontis-
family, or a circle. If it is not such an expression, it is
piece is a portrait in photogravure of Calvé as Car-
not a library – it is simply a crude collection of books.
men - a pretty thing in itself, though we should
To use a homely figure, a youth's library should fit him,
have preferred, on grounds of general fitness, the but it should fit him loosely; space should be left for
artist's ideal of his author's tempestuous heroine. him to grow. It should represent, of course, his tastes
The cover is of pale-green cloth, with a modest de and mental bent — should show whether he is controlled
sign in dark-green and gold.
in the main by the spirit of adventure, of science, of
The Century Co. issue a new and cheaper edition
art, or of music; but there should be room in it for a
of Mr. Theodore Roosevelt's familiar “Ranch Life
few books a little above his mental stage, so that he
and the Hunting Trail,” with the original drawings pernicious fallacy regarding children's books is that
may be constantly led to reach up to them. Another
by Mr. Frederic Remington. The book is easily
style does not appeal to the young. If anyone believes
chief in its especial field, and the reprint is in
it does not, let him open, among the current season's
remarkably good style, its very moderate price con books, the one prepared by Mr. Andrew Lang with the
sidered. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Remington form title « The Animal Story Book” (Longmans), and read
a very strong team in depicting the Far West and to any intelligent child of nine years Dumas père's de-
its types; and we are glad to see this fresh and scription of Mysouf I., Mysouf II., and Pritchard, and
spirited work put in popular and inexpensive form.
note how soon Dumas père becomes a living personality
Two new books in Messrs. T. Y. Crowell & Co.'s
to the child. Then let him turn and read, out of the
same book, the account of “Cowper and his Hares."
dainty “ Faïence Edition" are George Sand's “ Fa-
Bess and Puss and Tiney were doubtless as interesting
dette” and Pierre Loti's "An Iceland Fisherman."
in their way as the dogs and cats and monkeys owned
The translator of the former book is Mrs. James
by Dumas père; but the child does not care for them
M. Lancaster; of the latter, Miss Helen B. Dole;
– he begs you to read more from Dumas. Young as
and both ladies have acquitted themselves credit the child is, Dumas has cast a spell around him — the


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men.
spell of a sparkling and animated style. Mr. Lang's is a charming little deaf-and-dumb child, whose whim-
“ Animal Story Book " ought to delight both old and sicalities and quaint ideas of right and wrong enliven
young, as one may find therein pen-portraits of most of the book. The story is sympathetically illustrated by
the remarkable animals that have interested the world Mr. Relyea.
since primitive times. And because authors are, as a Mr. Elbridge S. Brooks's “ Century Book of Famous
class, peculiarly fond of animals, the reader of this Americans," published by the Century Co. under the
charming book is brought into intimate relations with auspices of the “Daughters of the Revolution,” will
Pliny, Théophile Gautier, and many other remarkable rank in trustworthiness and in local color, if not in dra-
matic presentation, with Colonel Higginson's and Mr.
Mr. Rudyard Kipling's “Soldier Stories" (Mac Jobn Fiske's histories for the young. The chapter on
milllan) are evidently intended for boys of a somewhat the Adams family is particularly interesting and sug-
larger growth. Some parents might think them pretty gestive. The book could be used to advantage in schools
strong meat for even their older boys; but there are for supplementary reading. The illustrations are well
great elemental truths underlying the stories, which executed, and add greatly to the interest of the work.
will not be lost upon readers of any age. In this book A book in a quite different field, written by Mr.
Mr. Kipling has given some of his largest and most Elbridge S. Brooks in collaboration with Mr. John
vivid views of the life of the British soldier. In some Alden, is “ The Long Walls" (Putnam). It is an ex-
respects he appears to challenge comparison with Les periment in archæology,— being an account of a boy's
Trois Mousquetaires; the British riflemen, Ortheris, experience in excavating ancient marbles in Greece.
Mulvaney, and Learoyd, seeming as fond of war and as The hero discovers a subterranean chamber sacred to
contemptuous of the raw soldier as were their prede Demeter, wherein the mystic rites connected with the
cessors, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. The story en worship of that goddess were celebrated in primitive
titled “ With the Main Guard” is almost Homeric in times. The story is graphically told, with a judicious
tone and treatment. “The Drums of the Fore and Aft” admixture of classic lore. If it fails to inspire Ameri-
is a unique study of the life and death of two plucky can boys with a passion for antiquities, it will at least
drummer-boys, who are genuine types. “ The Courting acquaint them with many interesting matters connected
of Dinah Shadd” is a soldier's idyl; while « The Man with ancient history and literature. The book is well
Who Was” is a most telling protest against the Rus illustrated from photographs taken in Greece.
sian Siberian prison system. The illustrations of this Another boy's book by Mr. Elbridge S. Brooks is “Un-
book are genuine additions to the text.
der the Tamaracks” (Penn Publishing Co.). It is a lively
All of the charm and much of the tragedy of South story of life in the Thousand Isles, in the St. Lawrence
ern life before the Civil War may be found in Mr. Joel river. The three boys who inhabit Tamarack Tower
Chandler Harris's two juvenile books, “Daddy Jake meet General Grant, who is summering at the Thousand
the Runaway” (Century Co.) and “ The Story of Aaron Isles, and the readers of the book share the advan-
the Son of Ben Ali” (Houghton). • Daddy Jake the tages of the distinguished acquaintanceship. The main
Runaway” is not so picturesque as “The Story of interest of the story, however, centres in the doings of
Aaron,"
," but it is more artistic. No better short story of two undesirable neighbors, one of whom, “the Seedy
plantation life has yet been written. “ The Story of Man of Whiskey Island," seems to be a new type of the
Aaron the Son of Ben Ali,” the Arab chief who was sold disagreeable characters that sometimes infest the mod-
as a negro slave, and of the fierce horse Timoleon, is not ern summer home. The story and its illustrations are
only picturesque but is strikingly oriental in its tone. of a kind to delight the heart of the average boy - for
An air of mystery surrounds both the characters, and whom it was evidently written.
even the adult reader is almost persuaded that Aaron Oddly enough, Mr. James Otis's “ Admiral J. of
understands the language of animals. There is a slight Spurwink” (A. I. Bradley & Co., Boston) has a plot not
historic background to this unique story, and one meets unlike that of Mr. Brooks's “ Under the Tamaracks,"
again with the faces of Buster John, Sweetest Susan, substantially the same idea evidently occurring to both
and Drusilla, familiar to readers of Mr. Harris's pre authors, and Mr. Otis's “ Admiral” apparently belong-
vious books.
ing to the same unlovely type as “the Seedy Man of
Another book distinguished for its admirable style is Whiskey Island." The book is full of thrilling adven-
Mr. S. R. Crockett's “Sweetheart Travellers" (Stokes). ture and bair-breadth escapes, for “ Admiral J.” was an
It may perhaps interest fathers and mothers even more unscrupulous villain with a long head for mischief.
than children, as it is full of that loving comprehension Another book by Mr. James Otis is “ A Short Cruise"
of a little maid's sayings and fancies which comes to a (Crowell), a pretty little story of a sea-captain's sudden
father just once in a life-time —during that period when fancy for a quiet little girl. The three characters of
he is curiously studying the nameless little arts of his the crusty old sea-captain, the mischievous boy, and the
first-born. It is daintily illustrated by Mr. Gordon demure little maiden are well contrasted. A third
Browne and Mr. W. H. C. Groome.
little book by Mr. Otis is called “On Schedule Time"
That veteran delineator of boy character and life, (Whittaker). It is a stirring account of the manner in
Mr. J.T. Trowbridge, has written one of the best boy's which two plucky boys made a rapid journey through
books of the season in « The Prize Cup" (Century Co.). the woods in order to reach a lumbering camp within a
It is healthful and inspiring, and tells with force and given time, so as to save their father from what might
interest the old story of the ease with which a well have been a disastrous lawsuit.
meaning but weak-willed boy may be led into tempta Any young person who is interested in commercial
tion from mere good nature. The contrasting charac affairs will find Mr. J. Macdonald Oxley's “Romance
ters of Osk Ordway, Gideon Ketterell, Fred Melverton, of Commerce" (Crowell) both useful and entertaining.
and Canton Quimby are admirably defined. There are The author has described such famous commercial en-
several humorous characters as Mrs. Ketterell the
terprises as “ The Mississippi Bubble,” “ The South Sea
sturdy washerwoman, and Gran’sir Pudgwick. Midget | Bubble,” and “The Hudson's Bay Trading Co.,” in a


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manner to afford any intelligent boy an insight into the
nature of commercial affairs. The value of the book is
enhanced by quaint old pictures and portraits from con-
temporary prints.
Books of fairy-tales appear this season in good num-
bers and of good quality. Miss Zoe Dana Underhill's
volume entitled “ The Dwarfs' Tailor and Other Fairy
Tales ” (Harper) has a scope much broader than its title
indicates, since it aims to give a typical tale from the
folk-lore of various countries. The result is a collection
of fairy stories which, with their attractive illustrations,
will delight the heart of any imaginative child.-- Other
fortunate children will be enabled to make many pleas-
ant voyages on the sea of imagination by means of Mr.
Joseph Jacobs's “Book of Wonder Voyages” (Mac-
millan). Many famous voyages are included, such as
« The Argonauts,” « The Voyage of Maelduin,” “ Hasan
of Bassorah,” and “The Journeyings of Thorkild and
of Eric the Far-Travelled." The illustrations of the
book, by Mr. John D. Batten, are very weird and fan-
tastic.— A new edition of Hawthorne's “Wonder Book
for Girls and Boys” (Crowell), with a colored frontis-
piece and several striking illustrations in black and
white, is a boon for the child who loves the old Greek
myths. In reading the stories of “ The Miraculous
Pitcher,” “ The Chimæra,” and “The Gorgon's Head,”
one almost feels as if Hawthorne and the poet Morris
were the only true story-tellers of our time. — It is
almost a century since the Grimm Brothers put their
profound folk-lore investigations into the form of those
fairy tales that have delighted so many generations of
children; and their popularity seems to increase rather
than diminish. Miss Lucy Crane’s translation of some
of the best of these stories is published in a pretty and
inexpensive volume by Messrs. Crowell & Co. The
illustrations, one of them in colors, by Mr. Walter
Crane, give an added charm to the little book. In
“ The Wonderful Fairies of the Sun” (Roberts) Mr.
Ernest Vincent Wright attempts a versified narrative of
the doings of various tricksy spirits, including The
Musical Sprites," "The Frost Fairies,” “The Wind
Fairies," « The Cloud Fairies," etc. The illustrations,
by Miss Cora M. Norman, are well suited to the fan-
tastic character of the book. The new and remarkably
cheap edition of “ Tales from Hans Andersen " (Mac-
millan), with numerous illustrations by Miss Helen
Stratton, will not make its appeal in vain to the buyer
of children's gift-books. The collection includes those
fairy stories which may be numbered among the classics,
such as “ The Ugly Duckling,” “ The Little Mermaid,"
and “The Wild Swans.”- Some original stories by Miss
Bessie Hatton are brought within this category by their
title, “ The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales"
(Stokes), although they deal almost too much with the
theme of love to be adapted to the taste or needs of
children, The book is acceptably illustrated from de-
signs by Mr. W. H. Margetson.
A decided novelty of the season is Dr. Garrett New-
kirk's “Rhymes of the States” (Century Co.). The
work seems to have been planned upon Dr. Arnold's
favorite theory that a dry fact is best impressed on the
mind of a child by means of a jingle. The aim has been
to embody familiar facts in the history and geography
of the country in a series of easy rhymes, a set for each
State; and these are accompanied with pictures illus-
trating the ideas conveyed in the verses. There are
also good outline maps of each State, with a caricature
picture of some familiar object or animal to which the
outline bears a fanciful resemblance. Thus, Indiana is
represented as an Indian chief, Georgia in the military
figure of General Oglethorpe, while Mississippi is given
General Jackson's military coat. The illastrator of the
book, Mr. Harry Fenn, has been signally successful in
his representations in black-and-white; and the silhou-
ettes of the States have been accurately drawn to scale
by Mr. H. L. Bridwell.
One of the best of the season's books for girls is Mrs.
C. V. Jamison's “Seraph, the Little Violinist” (W. A.
Wilde & Co.). The scene is laid in the French Quarter
of New Orleans; and there is a generous “ Monsieur
Nardi,” who is a bibliomaniac and has a rare old book-
shop; Seraph’s little mother is a cripple, a maker of
artificial flowers; and “Unc' Romeo” is the typical
Southern negro servant. With these materials Mrs.
Jamison has created a charming child's story, with a
delightful musical atmosphere. The book is daintily
illustrated by Mr. Frank T. Merrill.
Perhaps the most prolific writer for boys of the pres-
ent day is Mr. G. A. Henty, whose stories would alone
fill a small book-case. Three new books by him are
presented this year by Messrs. Scribner's Sons —“ At
Agincourt,” the adventurous story of an English page
who with his mistress was held as a hostage in Paris by
the French King Charles; “On the Irrawaddy," depict-
ing the stirring experiences of an English boy attached
to the staff of Sir Archibald Campbell during some of
the famous campaigns in India; and “With Cochrane
the Dauntless," the narrative of a young British soldier
who served under Lord Cochrane in Chili and Brazil,
was a prisoner in Pern, and escaped almost miracu-
lously from innumerable perils in field and dungeon.
The three books are freely illustrated.
A curious collection of verse and prose descriptive of
a dainty little maiden whom the author styles “ W.V."
is Mr. William Canton's “ W. V., Her Book” (Stone
& Kimball). The heroine is described as an eager little
creature who wants to take the whole of life at once into
her two diminutive hands. She has a vocabulary of
her own; some words she has coined, some she has ap-
propriated, and others she has turned topsy-turvy. She
delights in fairy lore, and wants some one to invent for
ber the story of a little girl who lived in a bubble. The
book is quaintly illustrated by Mr. C. E. Brock.
The romance of history, properly treated, is about as
wholesome and appetizing a literary diet as can be pro-
vided for young folks. One of the best of the season's
books of this character is Mr. Joel Chandler Harris's
volume on Georgia, in the series of " Stories from Amer-
ican History" (Appleton). The popular author of
“Uncle Remus” has collected from out-of-the-way
places and hidden nooks of literature a large number of
stories connected with the history of Georgia, making a
book which much resembles Mr. John Esten Cooke's
“Stories of the Old Dominion.” The whole field of
Georgia's life is covered, stories of the hardy pioneers
of ante-Revolution days finding place with the daring
“ Andrews raid " during the Civil War. The volume is
well illustrated.
The boy who has never happened to read Captain
Mayne Reid's stories of “The Bush Boys," "The Boy
Hunters," or " The Young Voyageurs," is well provided
for this year by the handsome illustrated editions issued
by Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons, and appropriately named
« The Nimrod Edition.” These stories might almost be
termed boy-classics; certainly no boy's education as an
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has read them. They are a connecting link between
“ Robinson Crusoe" and "The Three Musketeers".
just as Dumas pere is in the end succeeded by Hugo and
Gautier.
A rollicking story for a boy of ten or twelve years of
age, which might well precede the works of Mayne
Reid, is Mr. Frank R. Stockton's “Captain Chap'
(Lippincott). It has some interesting incidents, laugh-
photographs. The final proofs of the book have been
revised by the author's sister, Mrs. Perugini.
“Uncle Tom's Cabin" and its “Key” form two vol-
umes of the handsome “Riverside" edition of Mrs.
Stowe's writings now in course of publication by Messrs.
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. “ The Story of Uncle Tom's
Cabin” is the title of an interesting introductory chap-
ter contributed by Mr. Charles Dudley Warner.
Chap” and “ Adam" are not original types, and the
literary quality of the work will hardly add to Mr.
Stockton's reputation.
Few writers are better fitted to prepare boys' stories
from Greek and Latin sources than is Mr. Charles
Morris, whose life has been spent in the preparation of
such literary and historical compendiums, and whose
popular “Half Hour Series" may be found in almost
every public library in the country. This year he pre-
sents two pretty companion volumes of “Historical
Tales” (Lippincott), one from Greek and one from
Latin sources. The volumes are well illustrated with
classic views and portraits, and will make a safe and
attractive present for any bright boy or girl.
Miss Evelyn Raymond's “A Cape May Diamond”
(Roberts) is rather overdrawn, although there is con-
siderable cleverness in the management of the plot, and
in the dialect. It must be a rather difficult feat to
create a child-philanthropist out of a little shipwrecked
waif who has never known what it is to have a home or
guardianship. Perhaps the author has insisted a little
too much upon pointing the moral, and hence the story
has suffered.
LITERARY NOTES.
“ Under the Greenwood Tree” has just been added
to the handsome library edition of Mr. Hardy's novels,
published by Messrs. Harper & Brothers.
Part XVI. of Mr. Thomas J. Wise's beautiful edition
of the “Faerie Queene ” has been issued by the Mac-
millan Co. Three more parts will complete the work.
The current number of “Modern Art” is an excep-
tionally interesting and well illustrated issue of this
beautiful quarterly, which is now published by Messrs.
L. Prang & Co., Boston.
The death of Coventry Patmore is reported from
England just as we are going to press, but no particu-
lars are yet attainable. We shall speak more at length
upon this subject in our next issue.
An eighth series of “Cameos from English History”
(Macmillan), by Miss Charlotte M. Yonge, deals with
the period 1662–1748, and bas“ The End of the Stew-
arts" for its special titular designation.
Mr. C. Horstman's scholarly edition of the writings
of “ Richard Rolle of Hampole and His Followers” is
completed by the publication of a second volume. The
Macmillan Čo. are the American publishers.
Recent translations into the Japanese language
include Professor Marshall's “ Economics” and Mr.
Balfour's “ Foundations of Belief." The latter work has
been extensively criticised in the Japanese press.
“My Father as I Recall Him,” by the late Miss
Mamie Dickens, daughter of Charles Dickens, is to be
published this month by the Roxburghe Press, of West-
minster, England. The work will contain much new
matter relating to the home life of the novelist, and will
be illustrated with reproductions of several unpublished
set of three popular volumes by Mr. William Mathews.
The set includes “Hours with Men and Books,”
« Words: Their Use and Abuse,” and “ Oratory and
Orators." This house also publishes a new edition of
Getting on in the World,” by the same author.
Miss Mathilde Blind died on the 27th of November.
A daughter of Herr Karl Blind, the friend of Kossuth
and Mazzini, her life was closely associated with the
group of English sympathizers with the revolutionary
movement on the Continent. She was a woman of much
intellectual force, and wrote well in several departments
of literature. She died at the age of forty-nine.
“ Poet-Lore" will be published quarterly hereafter,
and the “initial quarterly number” just issued is very
attractive both as to appearance and contents. We
wish our Boston contemporary all the success it so
richly deserves. It has always stood for high ideals in
literature, and has proved itself well-nigh indispensable
to the serious student of poetry and literary criticism.
“The Academy" for November 14 appears in a new
dress, and under new editorial management. It is hand-
somely printed, and most of the changes made seem for
the better. We regret, however, that the reviews are
no longer to be signed, and cannot but feel that a retro-
grade step has been taken in thus abandoning what has
been the most distinctive feature of the paper, ever
since the late Dr. Appleton started it in 1869.
Carlyle's “Sartor Resartus,” with an interesting Intro-
duction by Professor Dowden, and a striking photo-
gravure portrait of the author, is presented as the ini-
tial volume of Messrs. Ward, Lock & Co.'s “ Nineteenth
Century Classics.” Mechanically the book is a delight
to the eye, being produced at the famous Chiswick
Press, and is sold at the remarkably low price of seventy-
five cents. Mr. Clement K. Shorter is the general editor
of the series.
Mr. Frederick Saunders, of the Astor Library, bas
been retired from active duty by the trustees, and is to
receive his salary as a pension for life. He has been
connected with the library since 1859. He was one of
the earliest and stoutest champions of the struggle for
international copyright, and is the author or editor of
nearly a score of volumes, of which “Salad for the Soli-
tary” is probably the best known. He is now in his
ninetieth year.
The announcements made for the coming year by the
publishers of “ The Atlantic Monthly” are of unusual
interest. We are promised, among other good things,
a group of articles on the West, by Professor F. J.
Turner, a similar group upon the South, by Professor
W. P. Trent, a series on "The Interpretation of Democ-
racy during the Last Thirty Years,” by Mr. E. L. God-
kin; a series “surveying the great activities of the
nineteenth century," an educational series, an American
literature series, and some papers on modern Greece,
by Professor B. L. Gildersleeve. “ There are others ”
as well, but these should be enough to whet the appe-
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HISTORY.
History of the German Struggle for Liberty. By Poult-
ney Bigelow, B.A. In two vols., illus., 8vo, gilt tops, uncut.
Harper & Bros. Boxed, $5.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents : Travels and
Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France,
1610-1791. Edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Vol. I.,
Acadia, 1610-1613; illus., 8vo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 319.
Cleveland, O.: Burrows Brothers Co. $3.50 net.
History of Proprietary Government in Pennsylvania.
By William Robert Shepherd, Ph.D. 8vo, uncut, pp. 601.
Columbia University Studies." Paper, $4.
Early History of the University of Pennsylvania, from
its Origin to 1827. By George B. Wood, M.D. Third edi-
tion, with supplementary chapters by Frederick D. Stone,
Litt.D. Dllus., 12mo, pp. 275. Philadelphia : Privately
printed.
Outline History of Germany. By Mrs. H. C. Hawtrey.
With map, 16mo, pp. 360. Longmans, Green, & Co. $1.25.
BIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIRS.
The Adventures of My Life. By Henri Rochefort ; ar-
ranged for English readers by the author and Ernest W.
Smith. In two vols., 12mo, uncut. Edward Arnold. $7.50.
Authors and Friends. By Annie Fields. 12mo, gilt top,
uncut, pp. 355. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. $1.50.
GENERAL LITERATURE.
Mere Literature, and Other Essays. By Woodrow Wilson.
12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 247. Houghton, Miffin & Co.
$1.50.
The Writings of Severn Teackle Wallis. Memorial edi-
tion ; in four vols., with portrait, 8vo, gilt tops. Baltimore:
John Murphy & Co. Boxed, $8.
The Bodley Head Anthologies. Edited by R. H. Case.
First vols.: English Epithalamies, by Robert H. Case,
$1.75 net; and Musa Piscatrix, by John Buchan, illus.,
$1.50 net. Each 12mo, gilt top, uncut. A. C. McClurg & Co.
Literary Studies. By William Mathews, LL.D. Compris-
ing: Oratory and Orators, Words: Their Use and Abuse,
and Hours with Men and Books. In three vols., with por-
traits, 12mo, gilt tops. Chicago: Scott, Foresman & Co.
Boxed, $5.
The Æneid of Vergil, Books VII.-XII. Trans. into En-
glish Verse by James Rhoades. 12mo, uncut, pp. 226.
Longmans, Green, & Co. $1.75.
Richard Rolle of Hampole and his Followers. Edited by
C. Horstman. Vol. II.; 8vo, uncut, pp. 458. Library of
Early English Writers. Macmillan Co. $2.60 net.
Books and Culture. By Hamilton Wright Mabie. 16mo,
gilt top, uncut, pp. 279. Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.25.
Totem Tales: Indian Stories Indian Told. By W.S. Phillips.
Illus., 8vo, pp. 326. Chicago: Star Pub'g Co. $1.50.
The Colonial Parson of New England: A Picture. By
Frank Samuel Child. 12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 226.
Baker & Taylor Co. $1.25.
NEW EDITIONS OF STANDARD LITERATURE.
Shakespeare's Works. In twelve vols., 18mo, gilt tops,
uncut. J. B. Lippincott Co. In cloth box, $9.
Boswell's Life of Johnson. Edited by Augustine Birrell.
In six vols., with photogravure frontispieces, 16mo, gilt
tops, uncut. Macmillan Co. Boxed, $6.
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning. “Globe" edi-
tion; in two vols., with portraits, 12mo, gilt tops, uncut.
Macmillan Co. Boxed, $3.50.
Captain Marryat's Novels. Edited by R. Brimley John-
son. Concluding vols.: Settlers in Canada, The Mission,
Children of the New Forest, The Little Savage, and
Valerie. Each illus., 12mo, gilt top, uncut. Little, Brown,
& Co. Per vol., $1.50.
Spenser's Faerie Queene. Edited by Thomas J. Wise ;
illus. by Walter Crane. Part XVI. (Book VI., Cantos
I.-IV.); large 8vo, uncut. Macmillan Co. $3.
Sartor Resartus. By Thomas Carlyle ; with Introduction
by Edward Dowden, LL.D. With photogravure portrait,
12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 344. · Nineteenth Century
Classics." Ward, Lock & Co. 75 cts.
“Riverside" Edition of Harriet Beecher Stowe. New
vols.: Dred, and Other Tales, 2 vols.; and Stories, Sketches,
and Studies, 1 vol. Each with frontispiece and engraved
title-page, 12mo, gilt top, uncut. Houghton, Mifflin &
Co. Per vol., $1.50.
The Peasantry. By H. de Balzac ; trang. by Ellen Mar
riage; with Preface by George Saintsbury. Illus., 12mo,
gilt top, uncut, pp. 382. Macmillan Co. $1.50.
POETRY.
Songs of Exile. By Herbert Bates. 24mo, uncut, pp. 62.
Copeland & Day. 75 cts.
Songs of Yesterday. By Benj. F. Taylor. New edition ;
illus., 8vo, gilt top, pp. 329. Chicago : Scott, Foresman
& Co. $2.50.
Showers and Sunshine. By Will T. Hale. 8vo, pp. 89.
Memphis, Tenn.: Gayoso Bookstore. 75 cts.
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The City of Refuge. By Sir Walter Besant. Illus., 12mo,
pp. 304. F. A. Stokes Co. $1.50.
Alone in China, and Other Stories. By Julian Ralph. Illus.,
12mo, pp. 282. Harper & Bros. $2.
The Cat and the Cherub, and Other Stories. By Chester
B. Fernald. With frontispiece, 12mo, gilt top, uncut,
pp. 250. Century Co. $1.50.
Clarissa Furiosa. By W. E. Norris. 12mo, pp. 488. Harper
& Bros. $1.50.
A Romany of the Snows. By Gilbert Parker. 12mo, gilt
top, uncut, pp. 203. Stone & Kimball. $1.25.
The Little Regiment, and Other Episodes of the American
Civil War. By Stephen Crane. 12mo, uncut, pp. 19.
D. Appleton & Co. $1.
An Uncrowned King: A Romance of High Politics. By
Sydney C. Grier. 12mo, pp. 487. G. P. Putnam's Sons.
$1.50
The Carissima: A Modern Grotesque. By Lucas Malet.
12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 335. H. S. Stone & Co. $1.50.
Tales from a Mother-of-Pearl Casket. By Anatole
France; trans. by Henri Pène du Bois. 16mo, gilt top,
uncut, pp. 247. George H. Richmond & Co. $1.25.
Love in the Backwoods: Two Stories. By Langdon
Elwyn Mitchell. Illus., 12mo, pp. 249. Harper & Bros.
$1.25.
Interludes. By Maud Oxenden. 12mo, gilt top, uncut,
pp. 342. Edward Arnold. $1.50.
Andria. By Percy White. 12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 287.
George H. Richmond & Co. $1.50.
A Boyar of the Terrible: A Romance of the Court of Ivan
the Cruel, First Tsar of Russia. By Fred. Whishaw.
Illus., 12mo, pp. 292. Longmans, Green, & Co. $1.25.
A Chance Child, and Other Tales. By Marah Ellis Ryan.
16mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 263. Rand, McNally & Co. $i.25.
In the First Person. By Maria Louise Pool. 12mo, pp. 315.
Harper & Bros. $1.25.
Stories of a Sanctified Town. By Lucy S. Furman. 12mo,
gilt top, uncut, pp. 230. Century Co. $1.25.
The Puppet: A Tale of Adventure. By Clinton Ross. 16mo,
gilt top, uncut, pp. 183. Stone & Kimball. $1.25.
The Scarlet Coat: A Tale of the Siege of Yorktown. By
Clinton Ross. 16mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 310. Stone &
Kimball. $1,25.
A Puritan Bohemia. By Margaret Sherwood. 16mo, pp. 191.
Macmillan Co. 75 cts.
The Sealskin Cloak: By Rolf Boldrewood. 12mo, uncut,
pp. 505. Macmillan Co. $1.25.
Ring o' Rushes. By Shan F. Bullock, 16mo, gilt top, uncut,
pp. 230. Stone & Kimball. $1.25.
The Flower that'Grew in the Sand, and Other Stories. By
Ella Higginson. 12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 256. Seattle,
Wash: The Calvert Co. $1.25.
James; or, Virtue Rewarded. 12mo, gilt top, ancut, pp. 285.
Stone & Kimball. $1.50.
Sonny. By Ruth McEnery Stuart. With frontispiece, 16mo,
uncut, pp. 135. Century Co. $1.
A Matter of Temperament. By Edward Irenæus Steven-
son. 12mo, pp. 183. American Publishers Corporation. $1.
Gascoigne's "Ghost.” By G. B. Burgin. 12mo, pp. 216.
Harper & Bros. $1.
One of God's Dilemmas. By Allen Upward. 16mo, pp. 212.
Edward Arnold. $1.
My Brother. By Vincent Brown. 16mo, gilt top, anout,
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pp. 171. Rand, McNally & Co. 75 cts.
Lost Countess Falka: A Story of the Orient. By Richard
Henry Savage. 12mo, pp. 318. Rand, MoNally & Co.
Paper, 50 cts.
The Duke and the Humanitarian: A Satirical Story. By
Libbie Israel Hollinger. 18mo, uncut, pp. 183. Arena
Pub'g Co. Paper, 25 cts.
TRAVEL AND DESCRIPTION.
Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., K.B.,
P.R.S., during Captain Cook's First Voyage, 1768–71.
Edited by Sir Joseph D. Hooker. With portraits, 8vo,
uncut, pp. 466. Macmillan Co. $7.
The Land of the Castanet: Spanish Sketches. By H. C.
Chatfield-Taylor. Illus., 12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 255.
H. S. Stone & Co. $1.25.
THEOLOGY AND RELIGION.
The Oure of Souls: The Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preach-
ing, 1896. By John Watson, M.A. 12mo, gilt top, uncut,
pp. 301. Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.50.
The Bible as Literature. By various writers; with Intro-
duction by the Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D. 12mo, pp. 375.
T. Y. Crowell & Co. $1.50.
The Prophets of the Christian Faith. By various writers.
12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 241. Macmillan Co. $1.25.
The Gospel in Brief. By Count Lyof N. Tolstoï ; trans.
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& Co. $1.25.
Primitive Buddhism : Its Origin and Teachings. By
Elizabeth A. Reed, A.M, 12mo, pp. 218. Chicago : Scott,
Foresman & Co. $1.
English Secularism: A Confession of Belief. By George
Jacob Holyoake. With portrait, 12mo, gilt top, pp. 146.
Chicago : Open Court Pub'g Co. '50 cts.
Workingmen and the Church: Sunday Evening Sermons
for the People. By Rev. Robert F. Coyle, D.D. 16mo,
pp. 166. Arena Pub'g Co. 75 cts.
POLITICS AND LAW.
Governments and Parties in Continental Europe. By
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International Law: A Simple Statement of its Principles.
By Herbert Wolcott Bowen. 12mo, pp. 165. G. P. Put-
nam's Sons. $1.25.
ART.
Studies in the Art Anatomy of Animals: A Brief Analy-
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and Birds. By Ernest E. Thompson. Illus. by the au-
thor, large 4to, gilt top, pp. 96. Macmillan Co. $10 net.
A Handbook of Anatomy for Art Students. By Arthur
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The American Revolution. By John Fiske. In two vols.,
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Life of Michael Angelo. By Herman Grimm; trans. by
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Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists. By Washington
Irving. “Surrey" edition ; in two vols., illus. in photo-
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Sons. Boxed, $6.
Pictures of People: A Collection of Eighty-five Drawings
by Charles Dana Gibson. Large folio. New York:R.H.
Russell & Son. Boxed, $6.
In Vanity Fair: Seventy Half-tone Reproductions of Wash-
Drawings by A. B. Wenzell. Large folio. New York:
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Rome of To-day and Yesterday: The Pagan City. By
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Myths and Legends of our Own Land. By Charles M.
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A Book of Country Clouds and Sunshine. Written and
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Lee & Shepard. $2.50.
Gray Days and Gold in England and Scotland. By Will-
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Phil May's Gutter-Snipes: Fifty Original Pen-and-Ink
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A Literary Courtship, and a Venetian June. By Anna
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My Village. Written and illus. by E. Boyd Smith. 16mo,
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Kemble's Coons: Thirty Reproductions of Drawings by
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Friar Jerome's Beautiful Book. By Thomas Bailey Al-
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Fables for the Times. By H. W. Phillips ; illus. by T. S.
Sullivant. 4to, pp. 43. New York: R. H. Russell & Son.
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The Madonna Calendar, 1897. Illus. in photogravure, 8vo.
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Concerning Friendship: A Year-Book. Compiled by Eliza
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About Children: What Men and Women Have Said. Chosen
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The Weather Vane: An Almanack for 1897. Illus., 8vo,
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Soldier Stories. By Rudyard Kipling. Illus., 12mo, pp. 203.
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Songs for Little People. By Norman Gale. Illas., 8vo,
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The Golliwogg's Bicycle Club. Words by Bertha Upton ;
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The Book of Wonder Voyages. Edited by Joseph Jacobs;
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The Dwarfs' Tailor, and Other Fairy Tales. Collected by
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Friendly Letters to Girl Friends. By Mrs. A. D. T. Whit-
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Little Daughter of the Sun. By Julia P. Dabney. Illus.,
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The Young Artists. By Ernestine Helm; trans. by Mary E.
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An Outland Journey. By Walter Leon Sawyer. 18mo,
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Tales from Hans Andersen. Illus. by Helen Stratton.
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FOR DECEMBER.
Professor Haupt and the Polychrome
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By CLIFTON H. LEVY. Completely Illustrated.
:
The Kindergarten Age.
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Child Study in the Training of Teachers.
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Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. By
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An . By
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The Elements of Commercial Law. By Albert S. Bolles,
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The Earth and its Story: A First Book of Geology. By
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Evil and Evolution: An Attempt to Turn the Light of
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A Semi-Monthly Journal of Literary Criticism, Discussion, and Information.
No. 252.
DECEMBER 16, 1896. Vol. XXI.
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CONTENTS.
PAGE
COVENTRY PATMORE.
. 369
COMMUNICATION.
. 371
The Authentic History of the Japan-China War.
Ernest W. Clement.
A SONNET OF LOVERS. Grace Duffield Goodwin . 371
MR. LANG'S LOCKHART. E. G.J..
. 372
CURTIS ON THE CONSTITUTION. J. O. Pierce . 375
A RASH ADVENTURE. Edward E. Hale, Jr.
RECENT STUDIES IN ECONOMICS. F. H. Dixon 378
Hadley's Economics.-Taussig's Wages and Capital.
-Smart's Studies in Economics.— Davenport's Out-
lines of Economic Theory.- Nicholson's Strikes and
Social Problems.— Cowles's A General Freight and
Passenger Post.
HOLIDAY PUBLICATIONS - II.
381
Gróard's Messonier.-Bourgeois's France under Louis
XIV.- Hueffer's Ford Madox Brown.- Underhill's
Driving for Pleasure. — Dennie's Rome of To-day
and Yesterday. - Morris's Half-hours of Travel.-
Barnes's Naval Actions of the War of 1812.-
Johnson's A Book of Country Clouds and Sun-
shine. — Winter's Gray Days and Gold, holiday
edition. — Sheridan's School for Scandal and The
Rivals, “Cranford” edition. Du Maurier's English
Society.- Book of Old English Ballads.- Mosher's
“Brocade " series. — New vols. in Mosher's “Old
World" series.- New vols. in Mosher's “Bibelot"
series. — Kelley's The Ship’s Company. - Shake-
speare's Works, Lippincott's handy-volume edition.
- Shakespeare's Works, "Temple " edition.– Mar-
ryat's Novels, Little, Brown, & Co.'s edition.-
Page's In Ole Virginia. – Aldrich's Friar Jerome's
Beautiful Book. – Wilson's George Washington.-
Bulwer's Richelieu, holiday edition.– Miss Fuller's
A Literary Courtship, and A Venetian June, holiday
edition.- Miss Guerber's Legends of the Virgin and
Christ.- Phil May's Gutter-Snipes.— Taylor's Songs
of Yesterday.- De Amicis's Constantinople, Coates's
edition.—Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick's Through Love to
Light.–Yriarte's Venice, holiday edition. The Pur-
suit of Happiness Calendar for 1897,-"The Weather
Vane" almanack for 1897.—Mrs. Browning's Sonnets
from the Portuguese, Copeland & Day's edition.-
Ellwanger's Love's Demesne.- Poems of H. C. Bun-
ner. - Browning's Poems," Globe" edition.— Bir
rell's Boswell's Life of Johnson.- Hill's Talks about
Autographs. – Twombly's Masterpieces of Michel-
angelo and Milton.— Stuart's The Story of the Mas-
terpieces. Miss Manning's Cherry and Violet.-
Streamer's In Friendship's Name.-Miss Stone's Con-
cerning Friendship.- Miss Porter's About Children.
-Little Journeys to the Homes of American Authors.
BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG-II.
388
Miss White's A Little Girl of Long Ago. – Mrs.
Everett-Green's Olive Roscoe. – Fenn's The Black
Tor.- Fenn's Beneath the Sea.- Fenn's In Honor's
Cause. – Munroe's Through Swamp and Glade.-
Munroe's Rick Dale. - Roberts's Around the Camp
Fire.- Beard's The American Boy's Book of Sport.
- Barnes's Midshipman Farragut. – Whishaw's A
Boyar of the Terrible.- Mrs. Wright's Tommy-Anne
CONTENTS – Books for the Young - Continued.
and the Three Hearts. – Miss Wright's Children's
Stories in American Literature.-Stearns's Sindbad,
Smith & Co.- Miss Bouvet's Pierrette.- Miss Dab-
ney's Little Daughter of the Sun. — Miss Perry's
Three Little Daughters of the Revolution.- Butter-
worth's The Wampum Belt. — “Carmen Sylva's"
Legends from River and Mountain. - Gale's Songs
for Little People. - Mrs. Bell's Fairy Tale Plays.-
Mrs. Champney's Witch Winnie in Holland. - Mrs.
Stuart and Paine's Gobolinks.—Newell's The Shadow
Show.-Miss King's Paper Doll Poems.-Miss King's
Christine's Career.-St. Nicholas for 1896.- Harper's
Round Table for 1896.- Chatterbox for 1896.-Sun-
day for 1897.- Field and de Koven's Songs of Child-
hood.- Mrs. Dodge's Hans Brinker, "New Amster-
dam" edition.- Lang's The Blue True Story Book,
school edition. – Miss Sharp's Wymps. – Mrs. Bol-
ton's Famous Givers and their Gifts. - Cochrane's
Romance of Industry and Invention.- Miss Lincoln's
A Genuine Girl.- Knox's The Land of the Kangaroo.
- Frost's The Court of King Arthur.- Miss Liljen-
crantz's The Scrape that Jack Built.-Mrs. Richards's
Some Say.- Mrs. Richards's Isla Heron.-Scollard's
A Boy's Book of Rhyme. – Mrs. Everett-Green's
Dominique's Vengeance.— Mrs. Everett-Green's The
Sign of the Red Cross. – Thayer's Men Who Win.
- Thayer's Women Who Win. — Miss Blanchard's
Betty of Wye. - Oxley's Baffling the Blockade.-
Miss Plympton's The Black Dog.-Thomson's Walter
Gibbs. - Tourgbe's The Mortgage on the Hip-Roof
House.— Stoddard's The Swordmaker's Son.- Miss
Douglas's The Mistress of Sherburne.- Miss Helm's
The Young Artists.- Miss Meade's Catalina.-Tom-
linson's Three Young Continentals. — Tomlinson's
Tecumseh's Young Braves.- Otis's Under the Lib-
erty Tree.- Alger's The Young Salesman.- Castle-
mon's The Young Game-Warden.-Oxley's The Boy
Tramps.-Miscellaneous Books of Travel and Adven-
ture.- Miscellaneous Books for Littler Readers.
LITERARY NOTES
392
LIST OF NEW BOOKS
393
.
COVENTRY PATMORE.
Among the many suggestions from the busy-
bodies of two continents concerning the vacancy
made by Lord Tennyson's death in the Poet
Laureateship of England, there was but one that
deserved serious consideration. After it had
become evident that neither Mr. Swinburne
nor William Morris would be willing to occupy
the vacant post, there was probably no other
English poet among the living so deserving of
the appointment as the author of "The Angel
in the House." We believe it was “ The Satur-
day Review” that had the honor of putting
forward the claims of Coventry Patmore for
this distinction. How fortunate it would have
been had the suggestion been heeded, became
sufficiently obvious when the poetaster upon
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nyson published his first official effusion. Since should also mention the fact that he edited the
then, we are informed, it is an open secret in memoirs of “ Barry Cornwall," and also “The
England that the injunction of silence has been Children's Garland,” the latter an anthology
laid upon the Laureate as far as his court func- prepared for the “Golden Treasury” series.
tion is concerned, and that his attempts at offi- Those who wish to study Patmore's poetical
cial utterance are gently but firmly suppressed. work as a whole should possess themselves of the
How fittingly Coventry Patmore would have final edition of 1886, in four volumes. Those,
graced the position, and how worthily he might on the other hand, who are content to know the
have carried on the noble tradition of his two poet only in the quintessence of his production
immediate predecessors, we are now reminded should seek the “Florilegium Amantis” vol .
by the news of his death, and by the review of ume, edited by Dr. Richard Garnett, or the
his life-work that this sorrowful piece of intelli more recent “Poetry of Pathos and Delight,"
gence naturally prompts us to make.
selected and edited by Mrs. Alice Meynell.
Coventry Kearsey Deighton Patmore was Patmore died at Lymington, on the twenty-
born at Woodford, July 2, 1823. The son of sixth of November, at the age of seventy-three.
a well-known editor and man-of-letters, he de The enjoyment of Patmore's work, although
veloped at an early age a marked literary tal very deep when once attained to, is to a certain
ent of his own, and his first volume of “ Poems extent the result of an acquired taste. It takes
was published in 1844, the year of his majority. some effort and some power of penetration to
In 1847 he received an appointment as assist discern the whole subtlety of his thought and
ant librarian in the British Museum, and occu the whole beauty of his imagination. He is,
pied a post in that institution for about twenty too, very uneven, and the reader who at the
years.
After his retirement he purchased a start chances upon certain pages in which bald-
large estate in Sussex, and settled at Hastings, ness and triviality seem to reign supreme may
where he lived for the remainder of his life, well be repelled from further examination and
and where he built a large Catholic church. too hastily conclude that the poet has no mes-
As a contributor to “The Germ,” in 1850, he sage for his ear. Suppose, for example, that
was associated, in a way, with the Preraphael- the following lines first arrest the reader's eye:
ite movement, although hardly identified with “While thus I grieved, and kissed her glove,
it. Upon this point Buxton Foreman remarks:
My man brought in her note to say,
Papa had bid her send his love,
“ Any novice who might be told that Mr.
And would I dine with them next day?"
Coventry Patmore was a Preraphaelite poet One might, indeed, have a good excuse for
would stare aghast if the informant, after giv, thinking the writer of such verse undeserving
ing him samples of Mr. Patmore’s work, should of any further attention. But let him persevere,
then turn to the poetry of Mr. D. G. Rossetti and his reward will not be long delayed. He
and say, This also is Preraphaelite poetry.”
will soon come across such a passage as this :
But Preraphaelitism has never submitted to ex-
“And round her happy footsteps blow
act definition, and if one corner of its mantle is
The authentic airs of Paradise,"
stretched to cover such a poet as Thomas Wool and the whole question will be settled. No one
ner, another corner may fairly enough give but a true poet could possibly have written those
shelter to Coventry Patmore.
verses, or these :
A second volume of verse, - Tamerton
"The heartless and intolerable
Church-Tower and Other Poems," was pub-
Indignity of earth to earth,''
lished by Patmore in 1853; and the
year
fol-
or these called “ The Spirit's Epochs”:
lowing witnessed the appearance of a first
“Not in the crises of events
instalment of “The Angel in the House," the
Of compass'd hopes, or fears fulfill'd,
Or acts of gravest consequence,
poem by which he is best known. This work
Are life's delight and depth revealed.
grew in volume year by year, and was revised
The day of days was not the day
That went before, or was postponed ;
over and over again to satisfy the fastidious
The night Death took our lamp away
taste of the poet, until in 1878 it had assumed
Was not the night on which we groan'd.
a definitive form, in which “ The Victories of
I drew my bride, beneath the moon,
Across my threshold; happy hour!
Love” (published separately in 1863) was
But, ah, the walk that afternoon
incorporated. Meanwhile, Patmore had written
We saw the water-flags in flower!"
a volume of “Odes" (1868), “The Unknown The essential purposes of Coventry Patmore
Eros and Other Odes" (1878), and an essay find expression in his own verse, in this prayer,
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“ Thou Primal Love, who grantest wings
And voices to the woodland birds,
COMMUNICATION.
Grant me the power of saying things
Too simple and too sweet for words,"
THE AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE
and in the aim thus set forth :
JAPAN-CHINA WAR.
“Elated oft by such free songs
(To the Editor of THE DIAL.)
I think with utterance free to raise
Your recent editorial article on the condition of lit-
That hymn for which the whole world longs erary affairs in Japan has suggested to me that your
A worthy hymn in woman's praise.
readers might care to know that there has just been
A hymn bright-noted like a bird's,
published at Yokohama a work which purports to be an
Arousing these song-sleepy times
With rhapsodies of perfect words
“absolutely authentic" account of the recent war. Its
Ruled by returning kiss of rhymes."
title is “Heroic Japan,” and it is the work of two au-
That he has done both of these things is beyond LL.B., Principal of the Chautauquan Association of
thors — F. Warrington Eastlake, Ph.D., and Y. Yamada,
dispute. “ The Angel in the House” sings the Japan, both of whom are well qualified to write such a
praise of woman in just such“ a hymn bright- book. The authors claim that “not only have the Im-
noted like a bird's,” and almost every page of perial Household, Foreign, War, and Navy Departments
his work gives evidence of his gift for express given the authors free access to all documents, but
every word in the book has been thoroughly and re-
ing" things too simple and too sweet for words."
peatedly revised by the authorities concerned.” It is,
“For even an hour
therefore, the first “precise, correct history of the war
To hold possession of the height
which has yet been "published in any language," and
Of nameless pathos and delight”
has thus a special value to all students of history. It is
is a power granted to but few poets in as valuable, moreover, as a record, not only of the general
marked a degree as to Coventry Patmore, and history of that war, so important, but also of a great
there are few more exquisite pleasures than to
many“ brave deeds " of individual officers and soldiers,
and of small bands of the Japanese army. As the au-
stand in spirit upon this very height of which
thors say in the preface, “there is one phase of bravery
he holds possession. The air is so tenuous that which seems peculiar to this country. It is this, and
breath is difficult for one unaccustomed to the this alone, which we have tried to emphasize and thus
medium, but there is a sense of calm and spirit bring to the notice of the world.” Such a simple and
ual freedom unattainable upon any lower level, unassuming”, deeds illustrate the qualities of martial
heroism, implicit soldierly obedience, unflinching sense
and amply rewarding the effort of the climber.
of duty, noble unselfishness, and deathless courage
Those who have been lifted to this spiritual which go to make up the well-known “spirit of Japan”
elevation by Patmore's song are very loyal to
(Yamato-damashit).
their poet. Mr. Buxton Foreman passes sober
The book contains about 570 pages and 127 illustra-
judgment in the following terms: “The lasting Its publishers are Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Yokohama.
tions and maps; is well printed, and sells for five yen.
merit of his work is that it deals with love Although the stories of " brave deeds,” and the reiter-
from the modern and domestic point of view ated fulsome praise, become rather monotonous, yet the
in a manner that is at once manly, exquisitely book is interesting, and merits a wide circulation in
refined, and wholly sincere and impassioned.”
Occidental countries. It shows the staying qualities of
the soldiery who must maintain the position of Japan as
Mrs. Meynell says:
“Coventry Patmore's
“the key of Asia."
ERNEST W. CLEMENT.
voice is single in his day, and single in our
Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 20, 1896.
literature. It makes part of no choir loud by
numbers, and so it needs an attentive ear. To
that attentive ear it sounds alone, as the divin-
est voice of our time.” And Mr. Ruskin, in
A SONNET OF LOVERS.
the familiar passage that has probably done
more than any other piece of criticism to send
Men have loved women after many ways:
readers to Patmore, says to us : “You cannot
Purely, as Dante, making love a prayer
For Beatrice; in a wild despair,
read him too often or too carefully; as far as
As Petrarch loved, who sang for Laura's praise;
I know, he is the only living poet who always With strong desire that stained with crime their days,
strengthens and purifies; the others sometimes As Antony, or Abelard, to dare
darken, and nearly always depress and discour Cæsar — or God; or as that one who bare
age, the imagination they deeply seize.” The
His Argive Helen Ilium's towers to raze.
poet who can evoke such tributes as these is Kingdoms and states, honor and faith, have stood
not likely to be forgotten. While we may not
Unshaken till some fatal moment when
A woman's smile, alluring, shone above,
group Patmore with the six major poets of the
O'er-dazzling fame or valor, wealth or good.
later Victorian period, his station is but just Priest, scholar, warrior,— 80 they be men,
below their Olympus, and his shrine is no less In every age they sell their souls for love.
secure than theirs.
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recent bard rather ungraciously, grumbles, is bles of men. Strangers
mistrusted - the laugh
we fancy) which he has been unable to trace.
The New Books.
Enough letters and to spare are, however, given
to enable the reader who does not care to ac-
MR. LANG'S LOCKHART.*
cept Mr. Lang's conclusions unquestioned to
It is fitting that the life of the best British
descry for himself the moral lineaments of Sir
Walter's much-canvassed and in life somewhat
biographer since Boswell should be exception-
ally well-written ; and we are glad to say that aloof-keeping and inscrutable son-in-law. Lock-
Mr. Lang's “Life of Lockhart” is, what we
hart assuredly did not wear his heart his
upon
sleeve, nor did he, as man or as reviewer, suffer
hoped it would be, a fit shelf-companion for his
hero's own magnum opus. Mr. Lang has now
fools gladly. As the world saw him, he was
tried his hand at about every sort of book-
reserved, stiff, satirical, one who habitually
making, save lexicography. His “spoor,” as a
harbored more scorn than charity for the foi.
bles
“over every mortal thing”; and it is only natural
,
if his later work has heretofore shown occasional
ca'd no canny, for they couldna thole the
meanin' o't.” Of his in born turn for ridicule and
signs of the jaded brain and the reluctant pen.
But this time he has found a theme to his taste.
mischief there can be no doubt; and the work
Lockhart was an interesting (we don't say en-
he sometimes put his hand to consorted ill with
gaging) member of a remarkably interesting
his “ Hidalgo airs.” But he was never even
circle – one that has left posterity a richer
in his Edinburgh Flegeljahre *) the coldly
legacy of racy personalia than perhaps any
malignant literary bravo, the Scorpion ” critic
other literary circle or congeries of literary contemporary fancy painted him. He was cer-
circlets whatsoever. Walter Scott, Jeffrey,
tainly not a man who would, as a competent
Wilson, Croker, Maginn, Galt, De Quincey, hundred miles through sleet and snow, in a
judge said of his yoke-fellow Croker, "go a
Ballantyne, Murray, Constable, Byron, Tom
Moore, Haydon, Hunt, Keats, Hazlitt, Cole-
December night, to search a parish register for
ridge, Southey, Wordsworth ! — these are
the sake of showing that a man was illegitimate,
surely names to conjure memory with ; and Mr.
or a woman older than she said she was.'
Croker wrote as if he hated his victim ; Lock-
Lang pursues his task with the zest (if not the
animus) of a Jeffreyan Scotch reviewer on the
hart never did. Croker's raillery sprang from
trail of an English bard. His table of contents
sheer love of inflicting pain ; Lockhart's from
a natural turn for banter. In fact, Lockhart
(a conveniently full and ingeniously enticing
one) is better reading than many a man's book.
went on carelessly and light-heartedly from
Mr. Lang's book, we learn, grew out of the youth to middle age, caricaturing his oppo-
publisher's wish that he should prepare an edi.
nents, his friends, and himself; and the habit
tion of Lockhart's life of Scott. The introduc-
bore its natural fruit. Many who were hit dis-
liked him for it; and many who were not hit
tory chapter to that work swelled into the
present biography. The documents used in its
disliked him because they feared they would
be. Still, we do not think Lockhart was in
preparation are, chiefly, the Abbottsford and
Milton Lockhart MSS., mainly eleven volumes
general an amiable man, or that his early
of letters to Lockhart, and his own letters to
“squibberies" in Maga were altogether free
members of his family; letters of Lockhart to
from malice. But he has certainly been painted
his life-long friend, Mr. Jonathan Christie (of many shades blacker than he deserved to be.
Chalk Farm memory); an article by Mr. Gleig fate of shy men ; and Lockhart was, by all ac-
To be misjudged of the world is the common
in the “ Quarterly Review” (the sole authority
counts of him, his own included, as shy as a wild
on Lockhart's boyhood); letters of Lockhart
duck.
to Carlyle, Dean Milman, Professor Wilson,
“I am,” he once wrote, “the shyest
Sir W. Laidlaw, and others. Mr. Lang re-
man alive.” Now of shyness there are two
grets the necessary omission of certain let * In 1838 Lockhart wrote to Haydon, as to his early perform-
ters, notably those from Lockhart to Croker,
ances in “Blackwood”: “In the first place I was a raw boy,
who had never had the least connection either with politics
which “may some day be given to the world,” or controversies of any kind, when, arriving in Edinburgh in
and a series to Southey (of slight importance
1817, I found my friend John Wilson (ten years my senior)
busied in helping Blackwood out of a scrape he had got into
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOHN GIBBON LOCKHART. with some editors of his Magazine, and on Wilson's asking me
From Abbottsford and Milton Lockhart MSS. and other orig to try my hand at some squibberies in his aid, I sat down to do
inal sources. By Andrew Lang. In two volumes, illustrated. 80 with as little malice as if the assigned subject had been the
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
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was then
man.
main varieties : that which springs from tim-
very literally the arena of letters were
idity, and that which is wedded to pride of the such as to call those asperities into full and
stiffest and touchiest order. Lockhart's was of mischievous play.
mischievous play. The impression made by
the latter sort. He himself once (in a moment Lockhart on people not wholly strangers to him
of introspection probably) neatly described is thus described in the well-known Times"
shyness as “arrogance not screwed up"; and article on him, which is, we think, rightly
the definition seems to us to go to the root of ascribed to Mr. Elwin (editor of the “Quar-
his own character. He was essentially the shy, terly ”), though Mr. Lang seems to favor the
proud man; the “unclubable” man, who (how more common attribution of it to Dean Milman
ever cordial and companionable in his family or Lady Eastlake :
circle or with an intimate friend or two) be “ It was characteristic of Lockhart's peculiar individ-
comes straightway as responsive as a polyp and uality, that, whenever he was at all known, whether by
as enlivening as a tombstone in general com-
man or woman, by poet, man of business, or man of the
pany. This outwardly frosty (yet, for all one
world, he touched the hidden chord of romance in all.
No man less affected the poetical, the mysterious, or the
usually knows, inwardly friendly and even
sentimental; no man less affected anything; yet as he
jovial) creature is no rara avis. We have all stole stiffly away from the knot which, if he had not
met him, and been benumbed by him, and enlivened, he had hushed, there was not one who did not
wished ourselves (and him) in a warmer vicin-
confess that a being had passed before them who had
stirred all the pulses of the imagination, and realized
ity. Addison, tradition says, was much such a
what is generally only ideal in the portrait of a man.”
Of course the world judged Lockhart
as it saw him - calling him, as Redding says
The same article affords us a glimpse of the
in his Memoirs, “ill-natured, sarcastic, and I
less gracious Lockhart:
know not what besides." We suspect Lock “Those whose acquaintance he was expressly invited
hart, who cared as little as any man for Mrs.
to make, would find no access allowed them to his
mind, and go disappointed away, knowing only that they
Grundy's opinions, did not chafe much under
had seen one of the most interesting, most mysterious,
these imputations. Mr. Lang notes that Lock but most chilling of men, for their very deference had
hart's customary manner was oddly blended made him retire further from them."
with a certain turn for conviviality. This sav Comparing Scott with Lockhart, the same
ing trait (manifest often enough at college writer continues :
revels and bacchanalian suppers with Wilson
“In outward manner no two men indeed could be
and the “Shepherd ") sometimes unexpectedly more different. Scott, frank, easy, accessible, the least
broke through his habitual crust of “almost awful great man ever known. Lockhart, slow at
fierce reserve,” to the wonder of all beholders first, retiring, almost repelling, till the thaw of kindly
not his intimates. Such an occasion is cited by
or friendly feelings had warmed and kindled his heart.
But in tastes, in political principles, in conviviality, in
Mr. Lang:
active life, in the enjoyment of Scottish scenery and
“ It is remembered that he once came unexpectedly sports, in the love of letters for letters’ sake, with a
to Milton Lockhart, when a great dinner of farmers was sovereign contempt for the pedantry of authorship,
going on, that at first he shrank into his shell with warm attachments, even in the love of brute beasts
Hidalgo airs, or to speak Scotticé, ' with the black dowg there was the closest synıpathy."
on his back.' Suddenly, when the sweets appeared, one
of the yeomen pinched him violently on the
leg, and in
Of Lockhart the critic, the same writer con-
a voice hoarse with emotion, murmured, Gosh, man ! cludes --- forgetful for the moment of his hero's
Twa puddens / Yon 'll be a kick abune the common.' unhallowed pranks at the expense of the “ Lak-
This unexpected assault and enthusiasm sent John off
” and the “Cockney School”:
into a hearty fit of laughter. He shook off the black
dog, and, for the rest of the evening, was the life and
“... yet if any great work of genius appeared, it was
soul of the party.”
one to him
- his kindred spirit was kindled at once, his
admiration and sympathy threw off all trammels. We
In fine, the world at large saw little of Lock have known where he has resisted rebuke or remon-
hart but his failings. Those who knew him strance, to do justice to the work of political antago-
best loved him most; and these have testified nists - that impartial homage was at once freely, boldly,
to his essential truthfulness and high-minded lavishly paid.”
ness, to his readiness to make sacrifices for The spectacle of one Scot standing up for
others, to his loyalty to old ties of friendship another is no novel one; and Mr. Lang, while
and affection, and to his generosity even to stran admitting pretty freely his hero's imperfections,
gers in their hour of need. These high qualities is confessedly his advocate where advocacy is
were crossed and veiled by certain asperities called for—which is pretty often. Lockhart's
of manner and temperament; and unfortu course as a reviewer for “ Blackwood” is ex-
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as
iniquities, or levities, of his client's, Mr. Lang care for. The manners of men who talk perpetually of
says, passim :
calicoes and raw sugar, and of chemical-botanical vul-
gar women, are intolerable to me. I am fain to take
“For too many years Lockhart has been made the
all
my walks in solitude," etc.
solitary scapegoat of Wilson, and of Blackwood in gen-
eral. . . To love of mischief, of freedom to indulge Glasgow manners are again fleered at in a
caprice, to friendship for Wilson, and regard for Mr. subsequent letter:
Blackwood, one may most plausibly attribute Lock “... T'other day I went to a Glasgow ball, almost,
hart's stormy, and often regretted, but never broken I
may say, for the first time. On entering the room a
constancy to Maga. . . . He began to write too young, buzz of sugars,'«cottons,'« coffees,'«pullicates,'assailed
he enjoyed a latitude far too wide, and he had, in Wil-
my ears from the four winds of heaven. Every now
son, an elder associate and friend whose genius was and then the gemmen were deserting their partners, and
perhaps the most unbalanced in literature. . . . His
rushing into the caper course to talk over the samples
pleas of youth, of association with an elder friend who
of the morning. One sedulous dog seemed to insist on
should have set him a better example, and of freedom another's putting his finger into his waistcoat pocket.
from personal malice, may be accepted even by severe The being did so, and forthwith put the tip to his lips,
judges. When all this is done there abides an
but the countenance was so mealy that I could not tell
amount of wrong that is not to be palliated, not to be whether it smacked of sugar or Genseng.”
smiled away."
After settling at Edinburgh, Lockhart wrote
To these special pleas may be added the to Christie in his characteristic vein of the then
general one that “they all did it.” The literati swarming literati of that city :
of the day were given to abusing one another
« Certainly if the name Athens had been derived from
like theologians; and young Lockhart only the Goddess of Printing — not from the Goddess of
followed the model set him in the all-powerful Wisdom — no city in the world could with greater jus-
“ Edinburgh ”— by the great Jeffrey (vide the
tice (than could Edinburgh) lay claim to the appella-
tion. An author elsewhere is a being somewhat at least
review of Christabel"), the Whig Aristarchus
out of the common run. Here he is truly a week-day
and first of British critics." Even Coleridge man. Every other body you jostle is at least the father
wrote of Maturin's “Bertram " which had of an octavo or two, and it is odds if you ever sit down
superseded his own “ Zapolya" at Covent Gar to dinner in a company of a dozen, without having to
den
count three or four quarto makers in the circle. Poets
are as plenty as blackberries — indeed much more so,
“... this superfetation of blasphemy upon nonsense, unless blackberries mean sloes. And as for travellers
this felo de se and thief captain, this loathsome and
- good Jehovah! I think I am safe in saying that there
leprous confluence of robbery, adultery, murder, and have appeared at least twenty different lucubrations in
cowardly assassination, whose best deed is the having that way concerning Paris alone within these last eigh-
saved his betters from the degradation of banging him, teen months. Old crambe-recocta stuff out of Horace
by turning Jack Ketch to himself.”
Walpole and Sir Joshua spouted by one boy of eigh-
Mr. Lang admits that Lockhart was "con-
teen who had never in his life seen but one or two Edin-
stitutionally a mocker”; and we find no reason
burgh exhibitions - and profound disquisitions on na-
tional character and Napoleon by another, who never
to doubt that the latter, when he tried his 'pren- had seen the tenth milestone from Auld Reekie, or read
tice hand at literary scurrilities in “ Ebony,” anything better than Jeffray and Cobbett's Parliamen-
went willingly and even gleefully to work.
tary Debates.
That he had no little natural aptitude and The same letter contains a literary note of
inclination for the task certain early letters of some interest :
his indicate. They indicate also, to our think “... I dined the other day at his (Sir W. Hamil-
ing, that the young Oxonian (“mischievous ton's) house in company with two violent Lakers
Oxford puppy,” honest Hogg called him) was a
Wilson for one, and a friend of his, a most strange crea-
ture, for the other. His name is De Quincey; he was
just bit of a prig, and a rather sourly sarcastic
of Worcester. After passing one half of an examina-
one at that. No liberal sweet-dispositioned tion which has never, according to the common report,
youth, however literate, would, for instance, been equalled, he took the terror of the schools, and fied
have gratuitously styled Bristol “ an abomin-
for it to the Lakes. There he has formed the closest
able stinking stye of artisans," as Lockhart did
intimacy with Wordsworth and all his worthies. After
dinner he set down two snuff-boxes on the table; one, I
in a letter to Christie. Indeed, artisans and
soon observed, contained opium pills — of these he swal-
trades-people generally the young man (who, lowed one every now and then, while we drank our half-
be it added, could boast, besides his brilliant bottle apiece. Wilson and he were both as enthusiastic
acquirements, the proverbial Scotch “ell of
concerning the · Excursion' as you could wish. ..."
genealogy ") seems to have regarded with some
Lockhart's character is not, of course, to be
disdain. After returning to Glasgow he wrote judged mainly in the light of the foregoing
gloomily to Christie :
youthful effusions. We have cited them merely
“... It is really a miserable thing to be without as showing a certain natural predisposition in
friends; out of my own family I have not a soul here I him for the work he did as a young man in


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torily. The work may perhaps be styled (as hoi live
to finish his work as he had planned
“ Blackwood," and repented in after years. one epoch in our constitutional history — that
The brilliant, sarcastic, somewhat flippant tyro of the formation and adoption of the consti-
who, in Maga, pointed his wanton quill at the tution. The text of the new volume, cover-
“Cockney School” and the “ Lakers” (many ing the succeeding period of upwards of eighty
of whom were “better men than himself,” he years, occupies but little more than half the
later frankly acknowledged), was, as ample evi- space of the first volume, and discusses a part
dence shows, a widely different man from the only of the important constitutional questions
riper and mellower Lockhart who in 1853 re that have arisen during that period. The
tired
author did not plan this volume upon a scale
“Over-worked, over-hurried,
proportionate to that of the first, and it was
Over-Croker'd, over-Murray'd"-
never completed according to his original plan.
from his twenty-eight years' management of
Some disappointments in the treatise will there-
the “Quarterly.” Mr. Lang's estimate of Lock- fore be felt by those who would have been
hart, as man and as writer, seems to us in the
pleased to see a complete constitutional history
main as just as it is thoughtful and impartial. from the pen of Mr. Curtis, following the
He has given us a delightful book; and it is plan of his first volume, and expanding, if
with regret that one takes leave of its pleas- necessary, into four or more volumes. His
antly diversified pages. In point of biograph- minuteness of explanation and lucidity of illus-
ical material, there has been almost an embar-
tration would have enlivened many of the
rassment of riches ; and Mr. Lang has sifted
naturally dry episodes of our national history.
and marshalled his documents most satisfac-
not
Carlyle styles Lockhart's “Scott") not so much
it, but that it had not been laid out on a more
a composition as a compilation well done; but
the pages in which Mr. Lang appears as author
generous scale and executed accordingly. But
in so far as Mr. Curtis has, in this supple-
proper, rather than editor, are by no means the
mental work, taken up and discussed the con-
least readable ones. He has plainly the right stitutional questions of the period, he is, as
Caledonian turn for biographical writing; and
usual, instructive and entertaining. The mea-
we trust that, now his hand is in, he will give
greness of such discussions is in part compen.
us more of it ere long. Outwardly the volumes sated for by the addition of a group of con-
are very handsome - even luxurious. There
stitutional documents of the highest value,
are a number of portraits, among them notably including the Non-importation Agreement of
fine ones of Lockhart, Hunt, and Croker, be 1774, the Address to the King of the same
sides a number of Lockhart's drawings, printed
year, the Declaration of the Congress to the
in colors.
army in 1775, the Ordinance of 1787, the
Tariff Act of 1789, the provisional and final
Constitutions of the Confederate States, and
CURTIS ON THE CONSTITUTION.* a reprint of Mr. Paul Leicester Ford's excel-
After an interval of forty years from the
lent Bibliography of the Constitution. A col-
appearance of the first portion of Mr. George lection of these documents, with the Declara-
Ticknor Curtis's treatise on the Constitution, eration, and the annotated Constitution of the
of
which was republished in 1889 as Volume I.
United States, as found here, would, if printed
of the Constitutional History of the United
States," the material left by him is now pub- by itself, find ready acceptance by the public,
lished as Volume II., under the editorship of
and their insertion as an appendix to Mr.
Mr. Joseph C. Clarkson. Notwithstanding
Curtis's work is most timely, and will insure
this lapse of time, the new volume is distin hearty commendations to the learned editor of
the new volume.
guished by the same pleasing style which was
such an acceptable feature of the former work.
Disregarding chronological order, Mr. Cur-
But as regards substance, there is great dis-
tis discusses by " groups " several subjects as
parity between the two volumes. The earlier they have presented themselves at various
one treats of what may be considered as but
times since the inception of our system. The
changes in current opinion concerning the
* CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. By
nature of our constitutional system are traced
George Ticknor Curtis. In two volumes. Volume II. Ed-
ited by Joseph Culbertson Clarkson. New York: Harper in a generalized way. The question of the
extent to which the “ league of friendship” of
E. G. J.
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the Confederation period gave place to a na- acting jurally in all the Thirteen States ; and
tional government is well illustrated by the he seeks to find confirmation for his views in
calm and judicious comments of the author, | the opinion of Chief Justice Marshall, in
who cleverly shows the weaknesses in the argu McCulloch vs. Maryland. Referring to the
ments advanced by the “State Sovereignty” adoption of the constitution by the conventions
school of writers. Both the friends and the of the people, assembling in their several States,
opponents of the constitution, when it was Marshall assumed the entire propriety of that
under consideration, agreed that the proposed mode of action, but said that the measures thus
new system would substitute a nation for a adopted "do not, on that account, cease to be
league ; and, as our author points out, while the measures of the people themselves, or be-
in later years theorists have advanced extreme come the measures of the State
governments;
views in regard to State sovereignty, delegated the government proceeds directly from the peo-
powers, nullification and secession, still the ple.” Mr. Curtis is quite clear that the adop-
administration of the government in all its tion of the constitution was not a measure of
departments, legislative, executive, and judi “the State governments.” He repudiates the
cial, has continuously proceeded upon the lines “State sovereignty” theory in unequivocal
of the national theory, as expounded by its terms, and emphasizes the features in which
friends in 1787–1789. But the theories of the States have been made subordinate to the
the secession school are unsatisfactory and de- Federal government. But he seems to draw
ceptive in themselves. They are confuted by the inference, without stating it in terms, that
the plain provisions of the Constitution and the establishment of the system was the work
the mode and circumstances of its adoption. of thirteen separate and distinct “peoples.”
The ratifications of the national constitution Marshall, however, spoke not of “ peoples,”
by the people of the original Thirteen States but of “the people,” evidently entertaining no
were unqualified and unconditional, without other idea than that of one people, operating
either express or implied reservation of a right at once in thirteen groups, to effectuate one
to revoke. The people of South Carolina, common object. It is perhaps with this idea
like those of several other States, accompanied of thirteen separate peoples in mind, that Mr.
their adoption of the constitution with a pro Curtis refers to some of the provisions of the
posal for immediate amendments, thus evinc-constitution as
constitution as “compacts and agreements
ing their understanding, not only that their between the States. He
between the States. He says: “ The idea of
ratification was unconditional, but that the compacts, covenants, and agreements, between
instrument thus adopted could be changed the separate States, as members of the Union,
only in one of the modes provided by itself. and the United States as the representative of
President Jackson's position in reference to all the States collectively, is embedded in the
nullification, and the terms of his proclama- Federal Constitution and forms its principal
tion to the nullifiers, are warmly commended strength.” In this he puts himself in direct
by our commentator, while the grounds of his conflict with Mr. James Wilson, whose views
veto of the charter extension of the United he praises without stint in his first volume, and
States Bank are criticised with a fine discrim- who said that he saw no trace of compact in
ination, showing that the President misapplied the constitution. Nor does it seem easy to
a constitutional rule which might have been
make these declarations of Mr. Curtis consist
properly invoked had the facts been different. with his statement, in this new volume, that
In a very clear and happy manner, Mr. “the process of amending the constitution
Curtis explains the dual character of our con seems scarcely reconcilable with the hypothesis
stitutional system, and illustrates the merits that the constitution is a compact between in-
of both its national and local departments, dependent sovereign States. A clear and
and the mode in which each has contributed unequivocal statement of a logical deduction
to our national success. But he is not uni- from the text and the history of the constitu-
formly clear in his analysis, and his discussion tion, may be found in Wilson's opinion in
of the question as to who were the “People Chisholm vs. Georgia : “We may then infer
of the United States " that ordained and that the people of the United States intended
established this dual system, is vague, and to bind the several States by the legislative
reaches no apparent result. He does not power of the National Government.' The
agree with the current opinion that that “ Peo authoritative command of a lawful sovereign
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war.
tor
The territorial clause of the constitution, the
A RASH ADVENTURE.*
government of the territories and the admis-
sion of new States, are subjects which Mr. That man is deserted by his good angel who
Curtis uses skilfully as leading up to a consid begins to write a “ History of Oratory and
eration of the debates on the Missouri question,
Orators" with no adequate idea of history and
the compromise which resulted, the Dred Scott only the most general conception of oratory.
decision, the slavery controversy, and the civil Such a man is naturally compelled to fill up
Other cognate questions are discussed, his book with the third element-namely, ora-
among
them the reconstruction measures,
which tors. Then if he have no gift of style, but, in
are freely criticised. But space cannot be here place of it, access to a number of works on the
given for further extracts from his text. The subject
, he will be likely to produce a book
subject of the disputed election of 1876, and something like Mr. Henry Hardwicke's.
the settlement effected by the Electoral Com It seems absurd, even painful, that a man
mission, lies so well out of the field of consti- should offer the public a good-sized book on
tutional interpretation that in a treatise like some subject, who manifestly has, not merely
this it might be properly dismissed with a brief no respectable knowledge of the matter itself,
reference to that fact. The account here given but no conception even of the purport of his
of the party schemes and operations which pre title. And yet, so far as this book informs us,
ceded the creation of the Electoral Commission, Mr. Hardwicke has no idea of oratory as dis-
and which is borrowed from a partisan book tinct from the persons who delivered orations,
on the subject, is out of place in the constitu- and no idea of history as distinct from chrono-
tional treatise of a jurist.
logical sequence. Such being the case, it is
The constitutionality of protective tariff leg. hardly worth mentioning that he is not espe-
islation is earnestly maintained and forcibly cially well-read in his subject, although he
advocated by Mr. Curtis ; and the history makes large quotations with infrequent mention
given by him of the inception and consumma of their sources ; that he has such ideas on his-
tion of the first tariff act under the constitution tory that the treatise on oratory by the contem-
shows that at the beginning of our revenue leg- porary of Theseus, and the oration pronounced
islation the element of protection to American by Romulus at the bidding of his grandfather,
industry was considered a proper incident of a are mentioned (pp. v., 25) in the same spirit
tariff for revenue, and that its entire constitu as the works of Burke and Webster; that his
tionality was assumed. The 4th of July, 1788, only notion of criticism is to apply the words
being the first national anniversary after the “vigorous," "florid," "vehement," "brilliant,"
Constitution had been ratified by the necessary “ornamental,” etc., or else to extract from
number of States to give it effect, was signal Goodrich and others ; and that in all other re-
ized by a public parade in Philadelphia, in spects he is wholly unequal to the creditable
which the workers in the mechanic arts exhib. carrying out of the task be has imposed upon
ited mottoes indicating their expectation that himself. His work is a history of oratory in
among the first fruits of the new system would three respects only: it deals with orators; it
be the adoption of protective legislation; and recognizes a time-element; it treats in separate
the next following national anniversary was chapters the orators of Greece, Rome, France,
distinguished by President Washington's ap- England, and America.
proval of the first tariff act, which in terms So far, the reader may rest well assured as to
embodied the protective theory.
what this book is not: to give something of an
JAMES OSCAR PIERCE. idea of what it is, I shall offer an extract about
Sulpicius, an account of Mr. Hardwicke's deal-
ings with Demosthenes, and a few remarks on
his chapter on oratory in America.
The new « Thistle” edition of Mr. J. M. Barrio's First, as to Sulpicius, one of the few cases
writings is published by subscription by Messrs. Charles
where our author does not depend chiefly upon
Scribner's Sons. In appearance it closely resembles the
recent editions of Stevenson and Eugene Field also
long extracts from authorities often unnamed.
published by this house. There are to be eight volumes, I omit four sentences, which, however, do not
each illustrated with two photogravures. Each volume concern oratory :
is to have a specially-written preface by Mr. Barrie.
"Auld Licht Idylls ” and “ Better Dead” form the first
“ At this time, it may be safely said that he became
volume of this edition, and the second gives us the 'pren * HISTORY OF ORATORY AND ORATORS. By Henry Hard-
tice story, “When a Man's Single."
wicke. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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one of the greatest villains in Rome, although that city beyond a page or two at the beginning: the
could boast of a large assortment of villains at this con-
chapter is made up of disconnected sketches of
juncture. Cruel and avaricious, he committed without
hesitation the most criminal actions. It is said that he thirteen American orators. Of the character
sold by public auction the freedom of Rome to foreign-
of these sketches some idea may be gathered
ers, telling out the purchase money on counters erected from the author's statements (in different
in the Forum for that purpose. He kept three thou- places) that John Randolph of Roanoke was
sand swordsmen about him in constant pay, ready on
one of the most remarkable men that ever
any occasion to do his bidding, and these he called his
anti-senatorian band. While Marius was in power, Sul-
lived in any age”; Edward Everett, “one of the
picius, as tribune, transacted all public affairs by vio most graceful and polished speakers of modern
lence and force of arms. He decreed to Marius the times"; Daniel Webster, “one of the greatest
command in the Mithradatic war. With his band he
political and forensic orators that ever lived in
attacked the consuls while they were holding an assem-
bly of the people in the temple of Castor and Pollux, any age or country "; Rufus Choate, “one of
and deposed one of them. Sylla, however, having at
the greatest orators and statesmen this country
length gained the ascendency, Marius was expelled, and has produced "; and Thomas Corwin, “one of
Sulpicius was put to death in the bloom of his youth the greatest natural orators that ever lived in
and beauty, justly punished for the many crimes which
America.” Such critical epigrams, sandwiched
he bad committed. Notwithstanding his villainy he was
endowed with great oratoric powers. It is said that he
in between anecdotes which are generally inter-
was the most lofty, and what Cicero called the most esting, extracts from other books on the subject,
tragic, orator of Rome; that his attitudes, deportment, and passages from orations, make up a piece of
and figure were of supreme dignity; his voice was power work which, however amusing in different ways,
ful and sonorous;
his elocution rapid; his action variable
and animated” (pp. 34, 35).
can hardly be regarded as a serious work on the
As to Demosthenes, having alluded to the subject which it assumes to treat.
EDWARD E. HALE, JR.
usual anecdotes, our author says : “ Demos-
thenes, despising the affected style of the ora-
tors of his day, chose Pericles as his model ;
hence the chief characteristics of his style were RECENT STUDIES IN ECONOMICS.*
strength and vehemence.” He then gives the
historical circumstances under which Demos-
Professor Hadley presents us, in a work of less
thenes' orations were delivered, adds quotations the entire field of political economy. Some por-
than five hundred pages, with a treatise covering
from the first Philippic and from the oration tions of the subject have, from the nature of the
On the Crown, and follows with quotations from case, received brief treatment, but it is never hasty
Goodrich and four unnamed writers, to which or careless. The usual division of the subject into
he adds the comparison of Longinus between the departments of production, exchange, distribu-
Demosthenes and Cicero.* He then proceeds tion, and consumption, has been abandoned. The
to his own criticism. “ One of the most notice-
first chapter discusses “ Public and Private Wealth”;
able excellences of Demosthenes is the colloca-
then follows one on “Economic Responsibility,”
tion of his words "; the secret of his success
which treats of slavery, property, emancipation, the
was that he was an honest man and a patriot; persistence of poverty, the Malthusian theory, poor
the chief characteristics of his oratory were
The succeeding
relief, and compulsory insurance.
chapters deal with competition, speculation, invest-
“strength, energy, and sublimity, aided by an ment and combination of capital, money, credit,
emphatic and vehement elocution.” This ac profits, wages, machinery and labor, cooperation,
count may appear confused, but it is no more protective legislation, and government revenue.
so than Mr. Hardwicke's.
Such treatment produces the impression that the
Passing rapidly over Oratory in England book is rather a series of essays than a systematic
(noting merely that it takes up almost half the * ECONOMICS: An Account of the Relation between Private
book, that a third of it is devoted to Erskine, Property and Public Welfare. By Arthur T. Hadley. New
and that of this about half is taken up with
York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
WAGES AND CAPITAL. By F. W. Taussig. New York:
legal matters having no particular connection
D. Appleton & Co.
with oratory), we come to Oratory in America. STUDIES IN ECONOMICS. By William Smart, M.A., LL.D.
There is no attempt to deal with the subject,
New York: The Macmillan Co.
OUTLINES OF ECONOMIC THEORY. By Herbert J. Daven-
When, however, Mr. Hardwicke says that Longinus speaks
port. New York: The Macmillan Co.
of the eloquence of Demosthenes as “a clap of thunder that STRIKES AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS. By J. Shield Nicholson,
overturns all things,” he imputes to that inspiring but sane M.A., D.Sc. New York: The Macmillan Co.
author a piece of folly which he would have put into the fourth A GENERAL FREIGHT AND PASSENGER Post. A Practical
chapter of the "Treatise on the Sublime rather than the Solution of the Railroad Problem. By James Lewis Cowles.
twelfth.
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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treatise upon economics. No thread of connection keeper's hands. Hence the source of real wages
between the parts can be traced beyond that indi- exists in the form of capital at the time when the
cated in the sub-title, “ The Relations between Pri work is done. When hired laborers alone are con-
vate Property and Public Welfare." The author sidered, the wage-earners can be said to be depend-
aims to occupy the position of an arbiter rather than ent upon a wages fund. Their money income is
that of an advocate ; and while he has been unable derived from what the capitalists find it profitable
at times to break away from his strong conservatism, to turn over to them. This, however, applies only
he has maintained his position with moderate suc to the relations of certain kinds of laborers to the
cess. He is quite right in insisting that a separation modern capitalists. It excludes a large class of
between economic theory and economic practice is a independent laborers, and hence bears not at all on
mistake, and his combination of the two has produced the permanent and unalterable relation of real cap-
a work of increased value to the student and of very ital to real wages. The question of the elasticity of
much greater interest to the general reader. Yet the wages fund is considered from two points of view:
his use of history is frequently questionable. We as to the source of the real wages of all laborers,
are led to doubt whether he really appreciates the and as to the source of the money wages which hired
fact that conditions are changing, and that the laborers receive from employers. The sources are
problem of to-day and that of twenty-five years ago roughly predetermined, but so elastic as to assist
must be approached from different standpoints. not at all in the solution of practical problems. The
That a proposed remedy proved ineffectual in earlier wages-fund doctrine will be found likewise of little
years is not prima facie evidence that such a remedy assistance in the solution of questions of strikes,
is inadequate to meet the present difficulties. That trades-unions, combinations, and the like. These
the Potter law of 1874, for example, failed to meet questions concern themselves with particular wages,
the need for railroad legislation in Wisconsin, does not with wages at large. Again, the importance of
not prove that such legislation, in the light of pres the wages-fund doctrine in the discussions on distri-
ent needs, is to be condemned without a hearing. bution, and especially in the recent discussions upon
Such a disposition of the question is apt to lead to the residual share, has been exaggerated. The doc-
the impression that the author has used historical trine has rather to do with production than distribu-
material to force the conclusion he desires to make. tion. “Wages may come from capital or from pro-
We are not surprised to find that Professor Hadley duct, may come from a rigid or an elastic fund of
adheres to most of the so-called “orthodox” posi-capital; whatever the answer, it will throw light
tions in economic theory, after a careful discussion only on the machinery by which their remuneration
of the attacks that have been made upon these posi- | is secured, not on the nature and relative strength
tions. He recognizes at the very beginning of his of the powers which move the machinery.” The
discussion that new problems in modern business remainder of the volume is taken up with a keen
life have arisen in connection with large invest- analysis and history of the wages-fund doctrine from
ments of capital in factories and railroads, where the time of Adam Smith down to the present, includ-
free competition becomes an impossibility; thus ing a valuable chapter on contemporary discussion.
necessitating a closer study than formerly of the Professor Smart of Glasgow, through his trans-
effect of combinations upon the interests of the con lations of the writings of the Austrian school and
sumers and of the laborerg. Socialism must be his independent writings along the same line, has
dealt with as “a series of practical measures urged come to be recognized as the leading exponent of
by a large and influential body of men who are en those writers among English-speaking peoples. His
gaged in extending the functions of government." recent book, “Studies in Economics,” is but another
Yet, though frankly recognizing the limits to the proof of his right to hold this position. There are
ten essays in all
wages, three in
Favoripfindividual freedome whilevery many twin currencey, Euro in consumption, and as a resting
discus-
not agree with Professor Hadley's positions, all must sion on the place of industry in the social organism.
admit that the book is a valuable contribution to the The theory of wages is an attempt to reconcile the
science of economics.
old “cost ” theory and the new “productivity”
Professor Taussig, in his book on “Wages and theory. Wages are determined by the value of
Capital,” has made a scholarly addition to the lit- labor, which is a conduction backward from the
erature of economic theory. The work is a discus value of the product of labor. But labor has a
sion of the vexed question of the relation of capital “cost " which is equivalent to the value of its pro-
to wages. The author maintains that real wages duct in some other line of production, ultimately in
are paid from the product of past labor, not from agriculture; and this forms a true irreducible me-
that of present labor. Present labor chiefly pro dium from which wages may be increased. An im.
duces unfinished things; but the reward of present portant conclusion drawn from the discussion is that
labor is finished things. Capital is inchoate wealth, as wealth in most countries now increases more rap-
possessions that do not yet serve human wants ; and idly than population, wages tend to rise. Not only
it includes all goods still in the stage preparatory to is the national dividend larger, but the worker gets
final enjoyment. Goods remain capital, do not a larger share of it. Hence the weakness of the
become income, until they emerge from the shop- | Malthusian argument. The studies in currency will


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ume.
be of especial interest to American readers at this of which have before appeared in print. The first
time. The chapter entitled “Must Prices Fall” six treat especially of the conflicts between labor
presents clearly the fact that a general fall of prices and capital. The first three essays, entitled “Strikes
can only take place when currency
is
scarce. Indi-
and a Living Wage,” “ Labor Combinations and
vidual prices fall from improvements in means of Competition," and " Profit Sharing," are pleas for a
production, but tend to rise again as similar improve policy of concilation and arbitration, and attempt to
ments extend over the field, demand being stim show that the policy of combination as often carried
ulated not only by decrease in price but also by out is suicidal. “The Living Capital of the United
increase in purchasing power. The discussions on Kingdom ” and “ Capital and Labor, their relative
consumption are perhaps the most interesting of all, Strength” are studies taken from the author's book
for we feel that this much-neglected subject is find on Money and Monetary Problems. "A Plea for
ing through the writings of Professor Smart and the Industrial Liberty” and “The Reaction in favor of
Austrians its proper place in the science of econom the Classical Political Economy" present in concise
ics. The studies in this subject aim to show that form the individualistic position of the author, a
the function of consumption in economic life is to position which manifests itself throughout the vol-
maintain and hand on wealth while supporting the
The
essays are of very uneven merit.
worker. The mode of consumption is the all “A General Freight and Passenger Post," by
important thing. Owners of wealth, by a more un Mr. James Lewis Cowles, is an attempt to solve the
selfish consumption, could benefit others as well as railroad problem by the adoption of the plan now
themselves, and could keep in the world immense governing our postal system. He proposes to throw
sums of wealth that are now thoughtlessly destroyed. out of consideration entirely the element of distance,
“It needs nothing but the will to allow each of us and to charge a uniform rate for all services of a
to socialize his consumption and throw open the similar character. On page vi. of the preface, we
doors of our house of wealth to humanity.”
find : “ The whole business of public transportation
Mr. Davenport's“Outlines of Economic Theory” should be pooled under the control of the Post-
follows in general the lines laid down by the Aus- office, and the rate charged for the shortest distance
trian writers. Man is the centre of the science. for any particular service (the cost of service rate)
Demand is the fundamental motive power, and the should be adopted as the uniform standard rate for
minimizing of sacrifice the primary law. Cost of that class of services for all distances, within the
production is marginal producer's sacrifice. In his limits of the Postal system.” The author assumes
discussion of distribution, the author asserts the at the start that the cost-of-service theory underlies
tendency toward an increasing proportional impor our postal system, an assumption which is by no
tance of rent, a probable fall in interest, a fall in means self-evident. If this theory is the underlying
the rate of profit as the requisite ability for man one, why do not newspapers and packages pay a
agement becomes more general, and a consequent higher rate than letters? The expense attending
increase in benefits to the wage-earners as a class the handling of the former is certainly greater. As
and to society as a whole. The theory of distribu a matter of fact, the charge is made according to
tion is similar to that of President Walker, differ what the traffic will bear,- a theory which the
ing with his presentation only in the extent to which author many times condemns. The true theory
the reduction of profits goes to the increase of wages. underlying our postal system is the social-utility
Interesting applications of the general theory are theory; and had Mr. Cowles defended his railroad
made to practical economic problems. In the dis scheme on that ground, he would have merited a
cussion of the incidence of taxation, the principle hearing if he had not won acquiescence. The cost-
is laid down that no change in the direction of of-service theory is a wholly false one to employ in
industrial activity will be worked by taxation un the making of railroad rates. It is impossible to
less the amount of the tax be sufficient to more determine the cost of shipping a single commodity
than cancel the margin of difference between em or of transporting a single passenger. To ignore
ployments. A tax on commodities, for example, distance as an unimportant element in the determin-
increases the selling price only to the extent that ation of cost, is unsound. What proportion of oper-
it increases the marginal sacrifice of production. ating expenses is to be assigned to terminal ex-
Ordinarily, such a tax is paid in part from the pro penses, and what to the expense of the haul, cannot
ducer's and in part from the consumer's rent. A be determined until government statisticians have
tax on profits, again, will be shifted only to the secured a more real control over railroad book-
extent that the relative advantages of different em keeping; but that the hauling expenses are too large
ployments are over-balanced by the imposition of an item to be ignored, is certain. Again, the author
the tax. The book is interesting in its application proposes to place all goods in two or three simple
of the Austrian theory to practical questions, but classes, abolishing the elaborate system of classifi-
makes no material contribution to the theory of the cation now in use. The result would be that heavy
subject.
goods which demand a low rate to be moved could
In his little volume entitled “Strikes and Social not be hauled at all. If the rates were made low
Problems,” Professor Nicholson has collected twelve enough to move these heavy and cheap goods, the
essays and addresses of a popular character, eight | receipts from all hauls would not be sufficient to


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success.
II.
..
pay operating expenses. The only logical theory of devotion of the lady who eventually became his
rate-making is that which bases rates upon value, second wife. These pensées, ranging over a variety
those goods which are better able to pay for the of themes, literary, artistic, social, political, often
haul being charged a rate that will compensate for reveal a depth and keenness of perception that ef-
the lower rates on low.grade goods. Government fectually refutes those inclined to deny intelligence
ownership is not made a necessary part of the of a high order to the great French genre painter
scheme at the beginning, but the author thinks it - for genre, we take it, was, after all, Meissonier's
should soon follow to make the plan a complete real province. True, he inclined in later life toward
He fails, however, to tell us the steps by a more synthetic and dramatic order of composi-
which this is to be carried out. He neglects to dis- tion even toward the imaginative or the “grand”
cuss the financial difficulties in the way of govern style; but no one, we fancy, who compares his
ment purchase, and the political difficulties arising rather commonplace and bombastic efforts in this
under government ownership. He says nothing of walk of art (his semi-allegorical bit of pictorial
the industrial revolution that would follow the inaug. bathos, entitled “Paris, 1870-1871,” a piece re-
uration of such a policy. Yet in spite of the insu calling the grotesque flights of Fuseli and his school)
perable difficulties to the working out of the scheme, with such flawless gems of execution and expres-
he
says : “ What took three years in the era 1837– sion as “La Rixe," "The Sergeant's Portrait,
1840 [referring to the · Penny Post'] ought to be “ The Connoisseurs,” etc., and the many spirited
accomplished now in as many months. It is surely single figures and detached groups vignetted in the
within the limits of possibility that when the twen volume before us, can doubt on which side Meis-
tieth century opens the scheme set forth in this book sonier's genius lay. Biographically, the work seems
may be American law, and may be in full operation, to us complete. His career Meissonier has thus
within the limits of the United States.” Altogether summed up: “I have known great poverty and
the “solution” is too visionary to deserve serious great luxury, an obscure beginning and a brilliant
consideration.
FRANK HAIGH Dixon.
end." As to his glory he exclaims, “I care little
for it! It gives me as much delight to stand be-
fore a Rembrandt, as to say it was I who painted
that.' If my name were destined to obscurity, and
HOLIDAY PUBLICATIONS.
I knew it, I should nevertheless put all my heart
and soul into my work!” But he observes else-
Messrs. A. C. Armstrong & Son's superbly ap where, and with perhaps deeper sincerity: “No
pointed edition of M. Gréard's “ Meissonier, His artist would take up the brush, if he knew no liv.
Life and Art,” translated by Lady Mary Loyd and ing being would ever see his picture. Ask Emile
Miss Florence Simmonds, forms an ideal gift-book Augier whether he would write plays if no one
of the more sumptuous and impressive order. The read them but himself.” Meissonier's last years,
work is in one royal octavo volume, uniform with if they were shadowed by great griefs, were bright-
Dr. Ricci's Correggio" and M. Emile Michel's ened by great joys. His works, awaited eagerly
“ Rembrandt”; and it makes, we should think, by the amateurs of two worlds and bought long ere
thanks to its subject, a stronger bid for popular they had left the easel, had become almost price-
favor on this side the water than either of its
pre less. When one of them by a rare chance passed
decessors. It contains some two hundred illustra out of the hands of its owner, it was competed for
tions in the text, printed in black and tint, and forty “in a manner unparalleled in the case of any
full-page plates, partly in photogravure and partly painter, living or dead.” “ What a history," he
in color, reproducing all the master's more famous exclaims (1880), “is that of my Cuirassiers! It
works. The plates are finely done, and they form was first bought for two hundred and fifty thousand
a series, not only very attractive, but of rare edu francs, then sold at Brussels for two hundred and
cative value to art students. Meissonier was, in seventy-five thousand; on a certain Thursday the
point of delicacy and precision of manipulation, owner was offered a profit of one hundred thou-
probably the most consummate technician since the sand francs on his bargain, and on the Friday it
days of Dow, Metzu, and Mieris; and the con was carried off in triumph. Scarcely had the case
noisseur or the student of drawing may profitably been opened after the arrival of the picture in Paris,
linger over the exquisite pen and pencil sketches when a collector came in, looked at it, and bought
and studies sprinkled through the text of this noble it on the spot for four hundred thousand francs,
volume. Meissonier's life lends itself well to the with this graceful speech: “Tell M. Meissonier
biographer, and M. Gréard is an admirable one. that this work, which has been restored to France,
He sets forth the diversified story of the painter's shall only leave my collection for the Louvre.'
career in a series of sketches, drawn chiefly from The first owner, who, after enjoying the picture
the latter's own self-revelations in familiar talk and for two years, made a profit of a hundred thousand
letters, the biography proper occupying about one francs without lifting a finger, is not to be pitied."
half of the volume. The remainder consists of Meissonier is often compared with Terburg and
extracts from Meissonier's note-books, together with Metzu ;
but the most illustrious Hollander, even
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of touch. He attained, said Charles Blanc, “the able to students of the reign of Louis XIV. Their
highest style of the art of painting grandly in art, which reaches its height in Mellan, Morin,
little.” M. Gréard's book, in the opulent setting Nanteuil, Chauvan, Edelinck, etc., is not limited to
bestowed upon it by its present publishers, forms great compositions and portraits, but lends itself to
the leading art-work of the season; and we con subjects of every kind, scenes of everyday life,
gratulate in advance those who shall be fortunate architectural views, fashion prints, designs for fur-
enough to number it among their Holiday gifts. niture, almanacs, and caricatures; hence its high
A magnificent example of elegantly ornate book- illustrative value. M. Bourgeois's work is mag-
making is “ France Under Louis XIV., Its Arts, nificently mounted, as it deserves to be, and pre-
Its Ideas (Imported by Charles Scribner's Sons), sents altogether a regal appearance. To scan its
translated from the French of M. Emile Bourgeois beautifully printed pages, with their wealth of thor-
by Mrs. Cashel Hoey. The text is based primar- oughly effective and pertinent illustrations, is to be
ily on Voltaire, and secondarily on such memoirists transported at once to the glittering (if not all
as Saint-Simon, Dangeau, Mme. de Sévigné, La- golden) days of the Sun King.
bruyère, Ormesson, Choisy, Mesdames de Motte Mr. Ford M. Hueffer's life of that strong yet all
ville, Lafayette, Spanheim, Lavallière, etc. The too abstruse and bizarre painter, Ford Madox
pictorial attractions of the work are so unique and Brown, is not, strictly speaking, a “Holiday Book”;
diversified as to fairly bafile accurate description. but the lavish pictorial allurements and attractive
The author's aim seems to have been to make his exterior given it by its publishers (Longmans) may
book a literary and pictorial mirror wherein one perhaps warrant us in treating it as such for the
may see reflected the men and manners of Le nonce. Ford Madox Brown (1821–93) was an
Grand Siècle. When Voltaire conceived his Essay older member of the Rossetti-Hunt coterie, though
on the century of Louis XIV., he did not purpose not actually a member of the famous “P. R. B."
to undertake the general and political study of the As he himself expressed it, he was, “if not an
reign. As a man of letters, rather than a historian, actual Pre-Raphaelite Brother, an aider and abet-
his plan involved a picture, not a narrative, of the tor of Pre-Raphaelitism." His eccentric yet im-
preceding epoch. To portray the men and manners pressive canvases denote a strongly original turn of
of that century - “the most enlightened that has mind, a facile style, a good technic, a taste by no
ever been”
was his proposal. This he failed to means flawless, and a riotous fancy. They are
do; but of all his work he seems to have valued essentially his own and the fruit of no formula,
his anecdotes of the King and Court; the picture with the spirit
of Botticelli and the men of the
of ideas, arts, and creeds, of the effect of the gov. earliest Italian Renaissance. Of the works of Ford
ernment on conduct and conditions. “I regarded," Madox Brown it may be said with peculiar truth
says M. Bourgeois, “ the removal of this picture of that they are caviare to the general — though the
the Great Century from the frame in which it was qualification must be added that the attitude to-
afterwards placed by Voltaire, so as to restore its ward them of the general ” is apt to be one not
value and its perspective, as all the more legitimate, so much of distaste, still less of indifference, as of
because it supplies a certain means of serving, by lingering, puzzled curiosity. Of these works the
his aid, the same cause that he served ; the cause volume before as contains a profusion of examples,
of the Frenchmen who made France so great two most of them full-page autotypes of excellent qual-
hundred years ago. This volume has no other pre- ity. The many reproductions of studies and prep-
tension, claim, or reason for existence.” To com aratory sketches are of much interest. Brown was
plete the picture of the Great Century drawn for an interesting personality, and he was a member of
us by Voltaire and the memoirists, the aid of its an interesting circle made up chiefly of the leading
art has been invoked. The art of the seventeenth London artists and literati of the day; hence his
century, judged usually by the formal decorations biographer has had plain sailing, so far as making
of Versailles, its ceilings and panels and clipped a readable book is concerned. It is easily one of
yew trees, has not been sufficiently interrogated. the most entertaining of recent artists' biographies,
The profusion of beautiful examples of this art and it sheds some valuable side-lights on the mooted
reproduced in the volume before us well bear out characters and aims of the ardent little band of art.
the opinion of M. Bourgeois that “Closely exam reformers whose leaders were Millais, Rossetti, and
ined, it is living, bright, highly finished, full of the Holman Hunt, and whose apostle was the eloquent
grace and charm of the purely French genius which Ruskin. The cover design shows a delicate com-
produced it. A number of these illustrations are bination, in light tints on a ground of cream white,
portraits engraved on copper, and these form a of conventionalized foliage gracefully blended and
-
be said that they are beautifully executed through Mr. Francis T. Underhill's Driving for Pleas-
out, and on a scale of profusion unequalled in any ure” (Appleton) supplies in a very thorough and
other publication of the season. Of especial inter- satisfactory manner the long-felt want of a book
est are the numerous cuts after the old
engravers treating directly of the proper appointment of
and the engravers are, of all artists, the most valu- | sporting and non-sporting vehicles and “turnouts ”


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of every description, from the elaborate four-in of Mr. Dennie's book. Its style is at once animated
hand coach and park “drag” to the “buckboard.” and scholarly; and while it is primarily intended
The author speaks with authority, his qualifications for the more intelligent class of general readers,
for the task including, we are told,“ not only twenty even specialists must be impressed with the wealth
years of driving, but also a long service as judge at of information condensed within its 355 pages.
horse shows, which has furnished unlimited oppor Rome of to-day is comprehensively treated in the
tunities for the study and comparison of equipages.” opening chapter, the remainder of the work being
To this abstruse branch of research, with its vari devoted to Rome of yesterday. Signor Anderson,
ous ramifications, Mr. Underhill has clearly applied from whose photographs most of the illustrations
himself with an energy and a nicety of discrimina are printed, has displayed rare taste and judgment
tion equal to that which the late Mr. Macallister in placing his camera - few of the views being open
used to bring to the investigation of questions of to the charge of triteness, while none of the main
social etiquette and cuisine. So far as our rather objects of historical and archæological interest are
limited vision in these matters can discern, he has slighted. The book is neatly and solidly bound in
left untouched no considerable question as to what grass-green linen, with back and quarter sides of
constitutes “good form” (which, be it added, white buckram. Print, paper, and general finish
usually corresponds, in his acceptation of the term, are unexceptionable.
to good sense and sound taste) in equipage and its An excellent idea is embodied in the J. B. Lip-
appointments and belongings — in harness, liveries, pincott Co.'s set of four trim volumes entitled
horse-clothing, stables, stable-furnishings, and so on. “ Half-hours of Travel at Home and Abroad,"
In fine, actual or prospective owners of horse vehi- compiled by Mr. Charles Morris, and it has been
cles of any and every description and degree of well carried out. The work consists of selected
elaborateness or of simplicity, who wish their equip- travel-pictures, geographically classified, drawn from
ages to be appointed tastefully, correctly, and in the writings of a great many travellers representing
accordance with the dictates of expert experience, many countries, the aim being to tell the story of
may find in Mr. Underhill's book a most valuable the world, alike of its familiar and its unfamiliar
guide and vade-mecum on the subject. The vol. portions, as displayed in the narratives of those
ume is very handsomely made up and profusely who have seen its every part, and particularly of
illustrated with photographic plates. The binding those who were early visitors to previously unknown
is a very suitable and tasteful combination (mod. lands, and whose descriptions are therefore those
estly “horsey” in its suggestions) of brown levant of discoverers. The volumes thus afford a sort of
and undressed leather, with gilt side-stamp repre- comprehensive bird's-eye view of the globe as seen
senting carriage-whip, etc. For a friend of eques- through the eyes of rarely competent observers ;
trian tastes the book would form a specially elegant and they should prove a real boon to those fond of
and acceptable gift.
the literature of travel and adventure, yet lacking
Mr. John Dennie's admirable work on “ Rome of the means or the opportunity to read in extenso the
To-day and Yesterday," the very best book of the kind many excellent works which that literature now
ever written, is now issued by the Messrs. Putnam contains. Mr. Morris has made his selections with
in a handsome third edition, furnished with five maps much taste and judgment, showing a due regard
and plans, and fifty-eight illustrations from Roman both for literary quality and for the educative side
photographs. Mr. Dennie bas long been a resident of the general plan of the work. The first volume
of Rome and a careful student of her antiquities. is devoted to “ America,” the second to “ Europe,
Conscious of the difficulties in the way of acquiring the third to “ Asia," and the fourth to “ Africa and
knowledge in this special branch of research that Australia.” In the first there are fifty-two selec-
beset him in his own early Roman days, he has pre- tions ; in the second, fifty-two; in the third, forty-
pared a book specially designed to smooth for others seven ; in the fourth, forty-six. Each volume con-
the arduous path he himself has travelled. He has tains six half-tone plates. The authors represented
thus brought together in a volume of moderate are, like the “other attractions” of the average
dimensions the results of his own wide reading, and theatrical poster, “ too numerous to mention"; but
of his prolonged and leisurely examination of the they are all worthy of the place accorded them.
ruins of ancient Rome. To the wealth of historical The volumes are very well made, their low price
lore and august memories locked from the unini- considered ; and they form an altogether capital
tiated in these fragmentary yet still colossal relics Holiday gift of the more useful and solid sort.
of a storied past, his book forms a most convenient In his “ Naval Actions of the War of 1812"
key. Rome is, as Mr. Dennie says," par excellence (Harper), Mr. James Barnes tells in a very direct
the great historic city”; and in her ruins lies written and spirited fashion the story of those famous ac-
in decipherable characters the history of her eleven tions and sea-duels that are, or should be, to an
Pagan centuries. “To explain, in some measure, American heart what Trafalgar and the tale of the
what the Roman ruins mean, when and why these Armada are to an English one. Mr. Barnes's
buildings were erected, enough about each building narrative is well adapted to stir in the reader a
and each builder to link the whole eleven centuries glow of generous patriotism and a proper sense of
into one continuous story,” is the ostensible object national esprit de corps, without at the same time


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fostering a spirit of animosity toward our erstwhile take it, now appear for the first time. The book is
foe. One may surely glory in the deeds of a De both comely and readable.
catur, a Bainbridge, or a Perry, and still be many Mr. William Winter's pleasant travel-book,"Gray
degrees removed from the Jingo or the Anglophobe. Days and Gold,” is likely to enjoy a renewed lease
The nineteen papers in the volume tell the story of of popularity in the new illustrated edition of it
thrice that number of sea-fights, from the general issued by the Macmillan Co. The text has been
actions of fleets, down to the detached exploits of carefully revised by the author, who has corrected
single cruisers and privateers. They have been certain errors of date and statement that crept into
compiled from official records, and from files and the original edition. The chapters on Clopton
volumes of private correspondence; and are hence and Devizes have been considerably expanded, the
of considerable historic and biographic value. The record of Shakespearian affairs at Stratford has
book is attractively made, the chief pictorial feat been augmented, and an effort has been made to
are being Mr. C. T. Chapman's twenty-one illus render the style more flexible and concise. Mr.
trations in color, which may be considered approxi- Winter's book presents the best American account
mately faithful studies of the scenes they represent. since Irving of rural England ; and it well merits
There are also a number of cuts of medals awarded the pains he has bestowed upon it, as well as the
by Congress to victorious naval commanders. more opulent setting in which it now appears. There
“A Book of Country Clouds and Sunshine" are one hundred illustrations, full-page and text, in
(Lee & Shepard) is the somewhat indefinite title of woodcut and process. The subjects selected are
a series of papers on New England town and coun germane to the text, consisting of literary shrines
try life, by Mr. Clifton Johnson, who also furnishes and portraits, rural and urban views of historic or
the illustrations. Mr. Johnson is very much at literary interest, etc. The volume is full-gilt, and
home with his theme, and plainly writes con amore. chastely bound in bluish gray, with a thistle design
His descriptions are fresh and natural, and have the in gilt tracery over all. The work now forms the
right “down East” (or “daown East”) tone, as choicest of guides and the most inspiring of com-
have his pictures. Among the latter may be noted panions to American travellers inclined to view a
such homely yet apposite scenes as “Sawing Ice," trip to England, not as a mere holiday jaunt to the
“ Washing up for Dinner," " Working over Butter,” world's great pleasure-mart and common Vanity
“Washing Day," “ Paring Apples," “ Filling the Fair, but as in some sort a religious pilgrimage to a
Silo,” “Husking Corn,” “ Topping Onions,” and the fatherland graced with a thousand historic shrines
like; while other more poetic, if not more charac and august ancestral memories.
teristic, ones represent choice bits of New England Sheridan's “School for Scandal” and “The
landscape. The book is, first and foremost, about Rivals” are issued together in one of the tasteful
the farmer and his ways, and about village life and green-and-gold “ Cranford” volumes (Macmillan
character; and its main drift may be gathered from Co.), so deservedly popular with seekers of choice
such titles as “A Winter Ride,” “ Town Meeting," yet moderate-priced Holiday books. The artist this
“A Hill-Town Sabbath,” “ A Christian Endeavor time is Mr. Edmund J. Sullivan, who furnishes a
Meeting,” “The Farm Day by Day," — etc. The number of drawings of fair average quality. Mr.
author is (theoretically at all events) quite in love Augustine Birrell writes a rather lengthy introduc-
with the phase of life be depicts. A pleasant New tion on Sheridan, taking for his starting point Mr.
England village (" not too far removed from a large Fraser Rae's recent Life of that much canvassed
town and the railroad ") is, he holds, “ the best and (we are inclined to think) much fibbed-about
dwelling-place in the world.” Perhaps so; but we genius. Mr. Birrell, while admitting the merits
think Mr. Johnson's qualification an essential one. of Mr. Rae's book on the whole, inclines to take
Many persons look back on some remote New En issue with him, in that he, having persuaded him-
gland farm or village with sentimental fond regret; self that the traditional Sheridan is a false Sher-
but they do n’t go back (at least not to stay) — not idan, sets himself at work to construct an entirely
even when their “ pile is made,” and their hand is
We do not ourselves think Mr. Rae has
free, and their final abiding-place is a matter of gone this far; but we quite agree with Mr. Birrell
choice. No: they love to dream of the old days of (as we have no doubt that Mr. Rae would do),
youth, and health, and sweet content, and simple when he says: “ For my part, were I ever to be
bucolic toils and joys, and to prose about them re the biographer of a famous man long dead, I would
gretfully for the edification of politely skeptical never quarrel outright with a tradition. Temper
friends and family. But they stick to the city; and it with charity, modify it with time, make ample
are laid away at last not in the far-away rustic allowances for jealousies and contending vanities,
graveyard where the rude forefathers of their na still ampler for sheer inventiveness ; but this done,
tive hamlet sleep - but in a spacious marble the stream of tradition, thus purified, which has
streeted necropolis not too remote from the bustling trickled down to you, however far removed it may
scene of their earthly activities. Three of Mr. be from the truth, is far more likely to be nearer
Johnson's papers are reprinted from “ The Out that shy commodity than anything you are in the
look,” “ The Congregationalist,” and “The Cosmo least likely to concoct for yourself.” Mr. Rae has
politan "respectively; but the remaining eleven, we not, we believe, departed so widely from this sound
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principle as Mr. Birrell seems to imply. Sheridan's “ Brocade " series, printed on Japanese vellum in
two delightful comedies may be read with new de the style of Pater’s “ The Child in the House,” pub-
light in this neat and convenient volume.
lished last year. These two numbers give us “ The
The recent death of George Du Maurier gives Pageant of Summer," by Richard Jefferies, and
peculiar acceptability to a volume of his drawings “ The Story of Amis and Amile,” translated from
just published (Harper). The work is an oblong the medieval French by William Morris, and orig-
quarto, and is entitled “English Society.” The inally printed at the Kelmscott Press. The three
drawings are reprinted from “Harper's Magazine," “ Brocade" booklets may be had together in one of
in which they have appeared during the past ten the prettiest imaginable boxes, and will make an
years.
Mr. Howells contributes a charming intro ideal gift from one person of taste to another. Sim-
duction, in which he discourses upon Du Maurier's ilar terms must be used to characterize the numbers
fiction, taking it as the supreme example of the of the “Old World” series, four of which are added
“ kind capable of expressing an engaging beauty,
and bewitchingly portraying many phases of lif last. They are Gerard de Nerval's "Sylvie," Mr.
which comes smiling to you or in vulgar keeping) Lang's “Ballads and Lyrics of Old France,” Richard
nudging you, and asking you to a game of make Burton's “ The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi,"
believe.” Of this sort of fiction, Mr. Howells de- and Dante's “ Vita Nuova” in Rossetti's translation.
clares : “ This novelist, who wrote no fiction till The Burton book calls for a word of explanation.
nigh sixty, is the greatest master who ever lived, It is an original poem pretending to be a transla-
and I do not forget either Sterne or Thackeray tion. Its special significance is found in the strik-
when I say so." Of course we must make much ing resemblance it bears to the famous “Rubáiyát,"
allowance for the very uncritical exuberance that although the latter (in FitzGerald's version) were
marks the pronouncements of Mr. Howells when not printed until several years after Burton had
ever his feelings are strongly enlisted in behalf of written the string of philosophical couplets wherein
any book or writer, but this sketch, or essay, re he questions the universe in a way hardly less au-
mains a very pleasant thing, and fitly prefaces a dacious than that of the Tent-maker. As for the
colleetion of the drawings that so gently satirize “ Vita Nuova,” we can only echo the editor's sur-
the foibles of modern fashionable life. The book prise that it has never before been printed in sepa-
is one of the most attractive of the year.
rate form. We, at least, have often prayed that
Good taste and good workmanship are not lack it might be, and are happy to note that its present
ing in the Macmillan Co.'s “ Book of Old Englishdress is not unworthy what we are often tempted to
Ballads,” illustrated with decorative drawings in call the most beautiful book in the world. Purchasers
the Pre-Raphaelitist manner by Mr. George Wharton of these “ Old World” reprints may get as pretty a
Edwards, and furnished with an Introduction by box to go with them as the one above mentioned, if
Mr. Hamilton W. Mabie, who is, we presume, re-
sponsible for the selections. Mr. Edwards's draw Finally, there are two additions to the “ Bibelot”
ings, while they are of rather uneven merit, rank series Mr. J. H. McCarthy's prose translation of
well as a whole (thanks to such fine plates as those Omar, and “ The Defence of Guenevere,” the latter
facing pages 32, 56, 124, and 177), and harmonize being a volume of lyrics selected from the works of
duly with the spirit of the text. Mr. Mabie's Intro William Morris, and likely, in view of the recent
duction is a rather lengthy and nicely discrimina death of the poet, to find more favor from book-
tive dissertation on the nature and origin of the
buyers than
any other book in Mr. Mosher's list.
ballad in general. The selections are made with Redolent of the brine and breezily written, as
taste, and embrace such sterling old favorites as befits the productions of a right son of Neptune,
“ Chevy Chace," “ Adnan Water," “ Barbara are the eight articles, by Lieut.-Commander Kelley,
Allen, “ Fair Margaret and Sweet William,” | U.S.N., descriptive of sea-life aboard the Atlantic
“ Young Waters,” “ The Twa Corbies,” “ The Nut- liner, the yacht, and the man-of-war, reprinted in
brown Maid,” “ The Banks o' Yarrow,” “Sir Pat the comely volume entitled “The Ship's Company,
rick Spens,” the indispensable Robin Hood trio, etc. and Other Sea People” (Harper). The author
There are twenty-six titles altogether — all of them knows whereof he writes, and is master of a good,
choice names that carry a perfume in the mention. descriptive style. The titles are:
“ The Ship’s
From cover to cover the little book presents an Company," "The Squadron Cruise," "Midshipmen,
agreeably harmonious whole.
Old and New," "Superstitions of the Sailor," "The
Every year, at the approach of the holiday sea Basket of the Sea,” “ The Rigor of the Game,”
son, the lover of beautiful books eagerly awaits (his “ The Spirit of Libogen,” “Queer Pets of Sailor
appetite having meanwhile been whetted by certain Jack.” The volume is tastily bound, and contains
seductive announcements) the collection of small a liberal number of full-page plates of the good
volumes that make up Mr. T. B. Mosher's modest quality one has long learned to look for in the
but exquisite output. Mr. Mosher's books for the Messrs. Harpers' best publications.
present season are, if possible
, more attractive than. Of handy pocket editions of Shakespeare there
ever. They are eight in number, and fall into three is now no lack, and the best of them are so good as
categories. First of all we have two booklets in the to render choice between them mainly a matter of
they order three, four, tore ane size of the volumes


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individual taste. An excellent specimen of the its finished literary workmanship, its accurate schol-
class is the set of a dozen 16mo volumes, hand- arship, and its high patriotic ideal. We doubt if
somely boxed, published in London by George the career of Washington has ever received worth-
Newnes, Ltd., and in this country by the J. B. Lip- ier treatment at the hands of biographer, historian,
pincott Co. The set bears the unmistakable marks or political philosopher. The volume extends to
of sound British taste and workmanship; and should over three hundred pages, and has a good index.
by all means be considered by those intending to Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Co.'s showy edition of
include the works of the great dramatist among their Bulwer's “ Richelieu," lavishly illustrated with full-
Holiday purchases.--Of the merits of the captivat- page and text drawings by Mr. F. C. Gordon, forms
ing little volumes in the “ Temple Shakespeare ” a rather attractive gift-book of the more pronounced
(Macmillan), we have already frequently spoken. “Christmas-book" type. The text is openly printed
What more delightful Christmas gift could be im on glazed paper, full gilt, and the cover shows an
agined than this elegant, dainty, and withal thor elaborate design in light-blue and gold. Mr. Gor-
oughly practical and useful series? For general don's designs are generally passable; but some of the
reading and for class-room use there is perhaps no woodcuts are marred by their “scratchy" effect.
better edition than the “ Temple.”
Very dainty and enticing in their chaste bindings
The beautiful edition of Captain Marryatt's of white buckram with gilt lettering and tracery are
novels, published in England by Messrs. J. M. Dent Miss Anna Fuller's little companion volumes, “A
& Co., and in America by Messrs. Little, Brown, Literary Courtship" and "A Venetian June" (Put-
& Co., is now complete. The editing, by Mr. R. nam). Each of the stories is locally illustrated with
Brimley Johnson, and the etchings by various hands half-tone plates, the former one containing views of
that adorn each volume, are all that one could wish;
Colorado scenery,
the latter of Venice. The books
while the mechanical dress of the books, with their are among the prettiest in their class, and will not
rough edges, dark buckram covers, and tasteful ex fail of finding friends and admirers.
libris design, is such as to create a desire to revel Miss H. A. Guerber's “ Legends of the Virgin
anew in these stories that so charmed our boyhood. and Christ” (Dodd, Mead & Co.) is a pretty and
There are twenty-two volumes altogether, the fol desirable little book, the aim of which is to present
lowing being the concluding issues : “ Valerie,” in compact and pleasing form those sacred legends
“Settlers in Canada," “ The Little Savage,” “ The which form the motifs of such countless works of
Mission,” and “Children of the New Forest." Christian literature and art. Its object is, not to
Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons issue, in a pretty furnish a long list of noted religious pictures, but
volume entitled “In Ole Virginia,” a sheaf of rather to narrate succintly the legends they embody.
stories by Mr. Thomas Nelson Page. The stories Then, as the author observes, it will be easy for the
are all old favorites “Meh Lady,” “Unc' Edin. reader, with a distinct idea in his mind of the
burg,” “Marse Chan,” “Polly," etc.,- and many Scriptural and legendary lore concerning Christ and
will be glad to find them thus obtainable in a single the Virgin, to trace out the story as told in art, and
volume, and embellished with the original drawings to gain a clearer insight into the artists' motives.
by Messrs. Smedley, Clinedinst, Reinhart, Frost, The usefulness of the book will be at once apparent
Pyle, and A. Castaigne. The volume is daintily to the Protestant reader especially. The stories
bound, and forms one of the prettiest of the mod are simply and directly told, and they are accom-
erate-priced gift-books.
panied by twenty-four half-tone reproductions of
Mr. Thomas Bailey Aldrich's romantic poem, famous paintings, ancient and modern.
“Friar Jerome's Beautiful Book,” is issued by Mr. Phil May's volume called “Gutter-Snipes"
Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. in a tastefully (Macmillan) comprises a series of fifty pen-and-ink
made booklet printed in missal style and appropri- drawings representing the characteristic antics and
ately decorated by Mr. W. S. Hadaway. Mr. Had comicalities of that most irrepressible of all gamins,
away's border designs, initial letters, and frontis the London “Street Arab.” The pictures are very
piece drawing are well conceived, and accord well funny, and have an occasional flavor of the pencil
with the drift and sentiment of the text. There is of genial John Leech. Anyone who has lounged
a tied cover of brown leatherette, appropriately observantly in the London parks, or about the
completing an ensemble that is modest, harmonious, Malthus-defying districts at the East End, can vouch
and pleasing
for the accuracy of Mr. May's delineations. Some
Professor Woodrow Wilson's “George Washing of the drawings are vigorous and telling bits of
ton" (Harper) is brought within the category of work, technically.
holiday books by virtue of the handsome garb given Mr. Benjamin F. Taylor's “Songs of Yesterday
it by the publishers, and the large number of illus- (Scott, Foresman & Co.), is a collection of poems
trations prepared for it by Mr. Howard Pyle, Mr. on various themes, which, as the author quaintly
Harry Fenn, and other artists. The text is liter- observes, are like Lot's wife in that they all look
ature in a high sense rather than book-making, as over their shoulders.” Many of them treat of farm
the name of the author sufficiently guarantees. We life, and all are likely to please the popular taste.
hope to deal with this book in detail at a later date, Mr. Taylor's numbers are occasionally a little harsh,
and must now be content with a word of praise for and his diction a little prosaic; but he is usually


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an
moved by and in sympathy with his theme — which eclipses, morning and evening stars,” etc. Astron-
means a good deal. The volume is acceptably made omical matters are agreeably interspersed with lit-
up, and contains a liberal number of woodcuts. erary; and the publication is on the whole a good,
We have nothing but commendation for Messrs. one, and useful to have at hand.
Henry T. Coates & Co.'s very tasteful two-volume Many other books have come to us in holiday
edition of the “Constantinople” of Edmondo de dress, and deserve more extended consideration
Amicis, translated by Maria H. Lansdale. De Ami than it is possible for us to give them. Brief men.
cis's charming work has never before, we think, had tion of a few of these books must bring this long
so charming a setting. The volumes contain fifty review to an end. Messrs. Copeland & Day pub-
well-selected and beautifully-made photogravure lish in their series of “ English Love Sonnets
plates, embracing such subjects as “ View of Pera edition of the “Sonnets from the Portuguese,”
and Galata,” “View of Stambul,” “ Interior of printed on handmade paper, and provided by Mr.
Mosque of Ahmed,” “ Entrance to St. Sophia,' Bertram Goodhue with initial letters and other orna-
“ Palace of the Sultan,” “ Types of Turkish Sol mental designs. — A poetical anthology for lovers,
diers,"
,” “A Turkish Lady,” “Girl of the Harem," edited in two volumes by Mr G. H. Ellwanger,
“ Coffee-Makers,” “ Dancing Girls,” etc. There and published by Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Co., bears
are also a good folding map and an index. The the title of “Love's Demesne."
There is a grace
notably dainty and artistic binding, deep blue with ful introductory essay, followed by a great variety
delicate arabesque tracery in gilt, calls for a word of love-poems grouped under their respective au-
of praise.
thors, English and American. The arrangement
“Through Love to Light” (Joseph Knight Co.) is alphabetical by authors, and the collection dis-
is a rather pleasing anthology of verse compiled by plays discernment and good taste. — The holiday
Mr. John White Chadwick and Mrs. Annie Hath edition of “The Poems of H. C. Bunner" (Scrib-
away Chadwick. The principle of selection is indi- ner), with a good portrait, brings within a single
cated in the sub-title, "Songs of Good Courage," - set of covers the contents of the two volumes pub-
which certainly leaves the editors sufficient leeway, lished during Mr. Bunner's lifetime, together with
allowing them to run the gamut of poets from Shake a selection from his “ Ballads of the Town” (pub-
speare and Wordsworth to “ Ironquill” and Mr. lished in “ Puck”), and a few later lyrics and oc-
Whitcomb Riley. Mr. Chadwick has thriftily in casional poems. Mr. Brander Matthews provides
cluded a number of little things of his own. The the brief introduction. — The “ Globe” poets pub-
volume has a fanciful and seasonable binding. lished by the Macmillan Co. are well known and
An attractive edition of Charles Yriarte's “Ven- deservedly popular; the latest addition to the series
ice” is issued by Messrs. H. T. Coates & Co. in a is “ The Poetical Works of Robert Browning.”
small octavo, with a notably pretty binding, and The publishers have not ventured upon a single-
contains fifty full-page photogravures of excellent volume edition; but have given us all the poems in
quality and judicious selection. M. Yriarte's work two volumes, each illustrated by a portrait. As
is at once one of the most delightful and most sol between this edition and the Cambridge
” Brown-
idly instructive books of anything like its scope yet ing of Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. there is
written on Venice.
little to choose. If anything, the advantage is
“The Pursuit of Happiness Calendar” (George with the latter, which is in a single volume, is a little
W. Jacobs & Co., Philadelphia) is a rather elab lower in price, and includes the prose essay on
orate affair, containing, in addition to the almanac Shelley. But the two-volume edition must be a boon
proper,
selected aphoristic sentences (one for each to the English pablic, which has heretofore been
day in the year) from the writings of Dr. Daniel unable to possess all the poems of Browning without
G. Brinton. Mrs. Martha Allston Potts is respon- purchasing a shelf-full of volumes. The editing of
sible for the selections, and Mr. William Sherman these volumes is done by Mr. Augustine Birrell.-
Potts for the decorations - the latter consisting Mr. Birrell also appears as editor of a six-volume
mainly of borders and backgrounds of convention- Boswell, published by the Macmillan Co. His work
alized leaves and flowers printed in black-and-white. is discreetly and unobtrusively done, and prettier
The cover is of soft brown paper tied with red silk volumes in appearance are rarely seen. This edi-
at the back, and oruately stamped with fanciful tion does not rival Mr. Birkbeck Hill's monumental
tracery in black. The decorations are pleasing and work, but rather supplements it, and we can imagine
not overdone, and we have no doubt that Mrs. Potts an ardent Boswellian, with the
lill edition already
has done justice to her author-whose portrait gazes upon his shelves, purchasing the present edition for
through an oval aperature in the left-hand cover. its companionable qualities, to be carried about in
A convenient and tasteful calendar is “ The the pocket, a volume at a time.- Mention of Mr.
Weather Vane," issued by The Channing Auxiliary Birkbeck Hill reminds us that his “ Talks about
of San Francisco. It is clearly printed in black- Autographs" (Houghton) must not go unnoticed.
letter, with not too profuse decorations in black and The text of this volume has been appearing of late
red, and contains the days of the year, times of in “The Atlantic Monthly,” but the illustrations are
the rising and setting of the sun, phases of the moon new, and add greatly to the interest of this very
as well as its altitude and time of reaching meridian, charming series of discursive papers upon men and


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letters. - A meritorious art-book is “ The Master ern England during a strike. Some scenes are laid in
pieces of Michelangelo” (Silver, Burdett & Co.), Devonshire, thus giving the author opportunity to con-
which presents seventeen half-tone plates from sculp-
trast the scenery and types of the two regions. The
tures and frescoes, with the addition of a reproduc-
strange hallucinations of the heroine's mother form the
tion of the famous “Satan ” of the eccentric Brus-
materials for a clever underplot, and add much to the
interest of this striking and original story, which boys
sels painter Anton Wiertz, after the descriptions of
will like none the less because its leading character is
Milton, whose genius the writer of the interesting 80 characteristically feminine. Any healthy-minded
text, Mr. A. H. Twombly, thinks akin to that of the girl, on the other hand, whose brother owns a copy of
great master in art whose character and career he Mr. George Manville Fenn's "The Black Tor" (Lip-
sketches in a scholarly and sympathetic way.- An pincott), will be pretty sure to find interest in this his-
other art-book is “ The Story of the Masterpieces" torical tale descriptive of the reign of James I. It is
(Curts & Jennings), a collection of photogravures
full of action and adventure, picturing a very lively
of eight of the most famous paintings of as many
feud between two rival families, each one claiming the
masters, with descriptive text by Mr. Charles M.
ownership of the Black Tor Lead Mine. The manner
in which the feud is settled by the two boys who are
Stuart. — Miss Manning's “Cherry and Violet "
the leading claimants, and who generously rescue one
(Scribner) appears in an illustrated edition with an
another at different times from imminent peril, is
introduction by the Rev. W. H. Hutton.— A new related in a manner which must prove entertaining to
edition of Mr. Volney Streamer's collection of sen young readers of both sexes.
timents about friendship, “ In Friendship's Name," The principal actors in Mr. George Manville Fenn's at-
which has been a favorite gift-book for a number of tractive story " Beneath the Sea” (Crowell) are two
years, is issued in attractive style by Messrs. Lamson, adventurous boys and a no less adventurous Scotch
Wolffe, & Co.- A little volume on the same theme,
collie. The three, sometimes accompanied by an old
“Concerning Friendship," by Miss Eliza A. Stone,
miner, make various explorations in an ancient tin mine
in Cornwall, which had not been worked for centuries;
is issued in the form of a year-book; and with it as
they become imprisoned there, with the water from the
a companion volume, Miss Rose Porter's collection
sea rising about them; and after a fearful struggle
of sayings “About Children,” both published by they are saved by Grip, the Scotch collie, who escapes
Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons.- Our last item shall through a hole too small for a boy, and brings relief
be“ Little Journeys to the Homes of American Au to the unfortunates. The book is well illustrated, and
thors” (Putnam), by various authors, a companion the cover is decorated with a colored picture of the
to Mr. Elbert Hubbard's volume upon English au-
Cornish Coast. Another story by the same author
thors published a year ago
relates to court-life in the time of George the First,
entitled “In Honor's Cause” (Dodd). The conven-
tional lines of historical stories for boys are very suc-
cessfully followed.
BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.
Mr. Kirk Munroe's “ Through Swamp and Glade”
(Scribner) is an indirect but telling plea for the little
The efforts of Miss Eliza Orne White, author of band of five hundred Indians who still inhabit the ever-
“A Little Girl of Long Ago" (Houghton), to picture glades of Florida. It is an admirable story of the
the old-fashioned games and gowns and books of the Seminole War, treating with historical fidelity the
generation preceding the Civil War, enables us to characters of the famous Indian chiefs Osceola and
establish a sort of landmark from which to measure Coacoochee. The illustrations, by Mr. Victor Perard,
the growth of that new child-literature that has had represent the characteristic scenery of Florida, and the
such marked development in recent years.
We all cover is ornamented by a colored picture of a Seminole
know that while the boy of the period which Miss chief in full costume. — Another and a very different
White describes was allowed to revel at will in Scott book by Mr. Munroe is “ Rick Dale” (Harper), a stir-
and Byron (even covertly reading “ Tom Jones" or ring tale of the adventures of a runaway boý, a mil-
“Tristram Shandy” in remote places), the only books lionaire's son, who finds varied fortunes and experiences
considered safe for a girl to read were such as “The on the Pacific Coast. The gradual development of the
Wide, Wide World,” « The Children of the Abbey,” | boy's character as he learns to take care of himself is
and Hannah More's tedious stories ; even the works of told in Mr. Munroe's characteristic manner. The book
Jane Austen and Miss Ferris being excluded from many is handsomely illustrated by Mr. W. A. Rogers.
religious families, simply because they were novels. In A book to keep a boy at home of an evening is Pro-
our day it would be difficult to find the novel which fessor Charles G. D. Roberts's “ Around the Camp Fire"
the modern girl has not read. If there is a boundary- (Crowell). It is a collection of thrilling hunter's stories
line between the boy's book and the girl's book of to told by the various members of a fishing excursion, One
day, it is an imaginary one, very indefinitely located. of them tells bear stories; another tells logging yarns;
The modern boy is no longer ashamed to read a book while a third declares that panthers have been hunting
written for girls, and the girl is seldom better pleased him, or he them, ever since he was a babe in arms, and that
than when she ventures into the boy's literary domain. although he has always conquered his panther, his one
Both sides have profited by this : the boy's book has superstition is that some day he will meet his match and
gained in purity of tone, and the girl's book has ceased will ultimately be killed by one of these clever beasts
to be chiefly milk for babes. Any boy fond of reading -for the panther is described as the shrewdest of ani-
can hardly fail to be interested, for example, in Mrs. mals, quite over-reaching the sly Reynard and « Brer
Everett-Green's “Olive Roscoe” (Nelson), a bright Rabbit.” The illustrations, by Mr. Charles Copeland,
and breezy story of life in the coal districts of North are in harmony with the somewhat exaggerated tone of


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the stories,- for who expects an old hunter to stick too Leon's wonderful fountain of youth quite dry long
closely to the facts ?
before that explorer was born, still pops up from cen-
A touch of humor lends life to “The American Boy's | tury to century. So in the year 1896, or thereabouts,
Book of Sport” (Scribner), and one is predisposed in be formed a singular partnership with a homeless little
favor of its author, Mr. D. C. Beard, not only by the boy named Smith, whose only book was the “ Arabian
popularity of bis “ Boy's Handy Book," but by the fact Nights,” and with a man named Brown, who had quite
that he at once takes his stand for the “ Tom Sawyers lost his memory. The doings and sayings of this won-
and “ Huckleberry Finns" as against the “ Fauntleroys" derful firm are as laughable as one could well imagine.
of boyhood. In it the right sort of appeal is made to The illustrations, by Mr. R. B. Birch, are appropriately
boys. Carefully illustrated directions are given, both as funny and grotesque.
to methods of playing the many games described, and A reflection of the simple charm of “The Abbé Con-
of making the implements required for them; and while stantin may be found in Miss Marguerite Bouvet's
planned somewhat after the earlier publication, the “ Pierrette” (McClurg). It is a study of the poor
present book is thoroughly up to date in all details of lace-makers in Paris, — not so ambitious, perhaps, as
kite-flying, bicycling, golf, and other sports. Because of Miss Bouvet's former work, “A Child of Tuscany,"
limited space, base-ball, tennis, and cricket are omitted. but scarcely less attractive. Few American writers
It is encouraging to find so many good historical equal Miss Bouvet in tender descriptions of forlorn
books for the young this year. The historical truth in children and delicate and unfortunate women. She
“ Midshipman Farragut” (Appleton) is not only stran also knows how to draw very odd and even striking
ger than ordinary fiction, but it is far more interesting. peasant types. It is only when she attempts to por-
Marvellous as the spirit and ability of the young mid tray more complex and worldly characters that she
shipman seem, the author of this book, Mr. James fails. But this in no wise detracts from the charm of
Barnes, assures us in his preface that this child was “Pierrette,” which is a purely ideal story.
indeed father of the man. This is the sort of book a Few of the children's books of the season have a
boy needs in order to fill his mind with heroic deeds charm so distinct as Miss Julia R. Dabney's “Little
and his heart with patriotism, and — by no means least Daughter of the Sun” (Roberts). The scene is laid in
in importance — to accustom him to a good, clear lit Teneriffe, one of the Canary Isles. How Don Francisco
erary style. The interest of the illustrations centres and Doña Elena quarrel just before their wedding day;
in two sketches by Captain Porter.
how Don Francisco walls up the apartments intended
Many characteristic events in the life of Ivan the for his bride, and lives a secluded life among his books;
Cruel, the first Tsar of Russia, are interwoven in Mr. how Don Francisco's nephew falls in love with Doña
Fred. Whishaw's romance, “ A Boyar of the Terrible' Elena's niece; and how the old estranged lovers, Don
(Longmans). The hero, Sasha Stroganof, is repre Francisco and Doña Elena, quietly marry after the
sented as one of Ivan's favorite Boyars — and yet his younger birds have flown,- all this is related in a sim-
foot is pinned to the ground by Ivan's terrible iron ple and piquant way that makes the little story con-
staff in one of that monarch's fits of anger. While
spicuous among the best of its class.
the outrageous cruelty of the Tsar is plainly set forth, Nora Perry's "Three Little Daughters of the Rev-
the author has skilfully given his boyish readers a fair olution” (Houghton) is, as might be inferred, a story
idea of the terrible majesty and personal fascination of Revolutionary days. The three little daughters
of this erratic monarch. The types and scenery used were Dorothy Meridew, Patty Endicott, and Betty
for the illustrations in this work are distinctively Rus Barton. The story of Patty Endicott repeating an
sian, and are a credit to the artist, Mr. H. G. Massey. innocent message in respect to the pattern of a sleeve
No child who enjoys the familiar things of nature to a British officer who demanded it, and shrewdly
will be disappointed in Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright's withholding the real message to be delivered secretly
“ Tommy-Anne and the Three Hearts" (Macmillan). to her father, is told with much spirit, and the histori-
In this delightful book the child soon learns the lan cal setting is cleverly arranged.
guage of animals and all growing things, and listens to Mr. Hezekiah Butterworth offers the sixth of his
the talks of the bobolink, the creeping grass, the tad series in the lives of American heroes, entitled “The
poles and the rabbits, who tell him with the most Wampum Belt” (Appleton), in which the interest is
charming unreserve the story of their homes and lives. divided between William Penn and a typical Indian
The work is probably the most charming nature-book wise woman called Faithful Heart. Although Mr.
for children published this year. The illustrations, by Butterworth has presented his facts almost too formally
Mr. Albert D. Blashfield, are as suggestive and original for fiction, the book, well illustrated by Mr. H. Win-
as the text.
throp Pierce, will be of interest to the older children.
Miss Henrietta C. Wright continues her good services Many of the fantastic and humorous traditions of
to young people by presenting a second volume of Roumania found in “ Legends from River and Moun-
“ Children's Stories in American Literature” (Scribner). tain" (Dodd) account for certain geological formations
The title does not wholly indicate the character of the peculiar to the scenery of that country. These legends,
book, which is a collection of biographies of American selected by the Roumanian Queen “Carmen Sylva” and
writers from 1860 to 1896. Much information other her collaborateur Miss Alma Strettell, are lighter in tone
wise inaccessible to children is presented, and although than the old Norse legends, and some of them, as “A
the author's enthusiasm at times runs away with her, Legend of Walpurgis Night,” abound in homely, native
there is life in every sketch. The book should not only humor. The illustrations, by Mr. T. H. Robinson, are
give pleasure to a studious child, but stimulate an inter quite as weird and fantastic as the stories.
est in biography and in literature.
Mr. Norman Gale’s « Songs for Little People” (Mac-
One of the drollest books of the year is Mr. Albert millan) is a collection of quaint rhymes quaintly illus-
Stearns's “Sindbad, Smith & Co." (Century Co.). It trated by Miss Helen Stratton. The verses are rather
tells how Sindbad the sailor, having drank Ponce de simple in character, designed for a place between mere


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baby songs and the children's poems of Stevenson, which given a great impulse to paper-cutting in the public
the author considers beyond the average child's under schools of Chicago.--" Harper's Round Table " for 1896
standing. A humorous expression of "modern unrest” comes in a single volume of 1276 pages, profusely illus-
in children is given in the verses called “A Change trated, containing nearly a hundred short stories, about
Wanted,” in which a little lad thinks “its very common a hundred and fifty pages on modern sports and games,
to be white," and reveals that the desire of his heart is and an endless variety of miscellaneous reading for the
to have some good fairy change him into a black boy young.—“Chatterbox" for 1896 is gay with many col-
so that he may go to Africa and shoot the tall giraffe. ored plates, as well as illustrations in black and white.
Mrs. Hugh Bell has arranged, with great skill and _“Sunday," an annual designed for children's Sunday
taste, the most familiar of our fairy-tales in a volume of reading, is issued in advance for 1897, by Messrs. E. &
"Fairy Tale Plays and How to Act Them" (Longmans). J. B. Young & Co.
The details are practically complete. Directions for Lovers of Eugene Field will be delighted to find
costuming and for stage management, with suggestions several old favorites which lend themselves easily to
for simple dances, accompany the fourteen plays, which music appropriately set by Mr. Reginald de Koven and
are delightfully illustrated by Mr. Lancelot Speed. The others in “Songs of Childhood " (Scribner). Lullabies
folk music which is introduced at appropriate intervals, are numerous, and the music has that taking quality
with very simple accompaniments, could hardly bave which augurs success for the publication.
been more judiciously chosen. Mrs. Bell has given ne
new A new and very beautiful edition of Mrs. Mary Mapes
but effective touches of character to some of the old Dodge's “ Hans Brinker" (Scribner) will be welcomed
favorites, and the plays have a modern flavor quite by all who appreciate having a good story well bound
appetizing. It is a satisfaction, for example, to have and charmingly illustrated. The pictures, for which
“Cinderella” end just before the wicked sisters are Mr. Allan B. Doggett made a special journey to Hol-
embraced and forgiven; and to observe a good spice of land, are extremely clever.
naughtiness in Little Red Riding Hood. Those who Messrs. Longmans, Green, & Co. publish a somewhat
appreciate a high standard in children's literature will abridged edition of Mr. Andrew Lang's “ Blue True
be glad to see this book.
Story Book " for use as supplementary reading in
Young readers who would like to learn something schools. In this little work may be found some famous
about Dutch art will find much to interest and instruct old stories, not too well known, such as that of Ben-
them in Mrs. E. W. Champney's “ Witch Winnie in venuto Cellini's escape from the Castle of St. Angelo.
Holland” (Dodd). The book is more especially a plea To these old stories Mr. Lang bas added some new ones,
for the Dutch painter Mauve; but there are references “The Tale of Isandula and Rorke's Drift," a thrill-
to the manner and pictures of Mesdag, Neuhuys, Israel, ing description of certain deeds of heroism performed
and Maris, as well as the older painters like Rubens during the Zulu War by British officers. This small
and Van Dyke. While the criticisms are not profound, but choice volume is illustrated by Messrs. Ford, Davis,
some knowledge of the spirit and influence of Dutch Speed, and Bogle.
art may be caught from the book. It is well illustrated One of the most conspicuous and attractive of the
with photographs from the paintings of Van Dyke, season's books of fairy tales is Miss Evelyn Sharp's
Th. de Bock, C. Bisschop, F. J. du Chattel, Mesdag, “Wymps ” (John Lane). The stories contained in the
and others.
volume are eight in number, and are written in an easy
The book with the strange title of “Gobolinks for and graceful style. The cover design and the illustra-
Young and Old” (Century Co.) humorously describes tions, by Mrs. Percy Dearmer, are beautiful examples
and illustrates many quaint and curious figures which of color-printing, and are as interesting as the text.
may be made with a drop of pressed ink. The “Some Mrs. Sarah K. Bolton's account of “Famous Givers
things” created by Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart and Mr. and Their Gifts” (Crowell) presents biographical and
Albert Bigelow Paine out of the “imp of ink" are often other information regarding Mr. James Lick, Senator
surprising and sometimes not inartistic. Gargoyles, pre Stanford, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Mr. Philip D.
historic animals, and many unclassified creatures which Armour, among moderns, and of John Lowell, Jr.,
the authors term “Gobolinks,” have been collected for Stephen Girard, and James Smithson (founder of the
the amusement of children. To these pictured “gobo Smithsonian Institute) among philanthropists of an
links" are attached some quaint rhymes, which some earlier time. The book is illustrated with portraits of
times have a sort of Emily Dickinson brevity and fresh nearly all the famous givers included in its category.
ness.—Almost equally novel are two other publications Boys of a more serious turn of mind, especially if
from the same house, “ The Shadow Show," by Mr. interested in industrial or commercial affairs, will find
Peter Newell, in which leaves containing colored pic entertainment and profit Mr. Robert Cochrane's
tures when held to the light reveal other and unexpected “Romance of Industry and Invention” (Lippincott).
forms, to the great delight, undoubtedly, of the aston The work covers a large field, ranging from the cele-
ished youngsters; and « Paper Doll Poems,” a collec- brated Wedgewood-ware and its inventor, to the mod-
tion of pictures and verses by Miss Pauline King. ern developments of the bicycle and the horseless car-
Miss King appears also as a prose writer, in “Chris riage.
tine's Career” (Appleton), a wholesome and attractive Miss Jeanie Gould Lincoln's story of “A Genuine
story of a loving and thoughtful little girl.
Girl” (Houghton) is a sequel to “ Marjorie's Quest,"
The two volumes of “St. Nicholas" for 1896 come yet is complete in itself, and introduces the reader to
to us in the usual red-and-gold cover, and contain the the best Washington society, where Cupid plays havoc
usual variety of attractive reading for the young. among the school-girls of seventeen. Its Penelopes and
Among the short articles may be noted Stevenson's Phyllises are clever and sweet, and the book is written
“Letters to Young Friends,” and an illustrated paper by with sprightly grace.
Miss Herrick describing Mr. Charles Dana Gibson's Although that favorite writer for boys, Col. T. W.
early achievements in paper-cutting, an article that has Knox, has departed, a new book by him appears this


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season, “The Land of the Kangaroo" (W. A. Wilde Civil War, although it is only historical as to time of
& Co., Boston). This story was the last literary work action and local coloring. It is an exciting account of
done by the author; and as a study of the scenery the ad ntures of two Southern boys on a blockade-
and life of a country which, though unvisited by him, runner sailing between Charleston and the Bermudas.
attracted his especial interest, the book will fairly sus A modest but meritorious little book of short stories
tain the reputation gained by the familiar “ Boy Trav is Miss A. G. Plympton's “ The Black Dog, and Other
ellers” series.
Stories" (Roberts). Readers of “St. Nicholas" and
Another good juvenile for lads of twelve or there “The Outlook" will remember these delightful sketches,
abouts is Mr. William Henry Frost's “ The Court of the best one perhaps being " The River-End Morey's
King Arthur" (Scribner). The work is not so scholarly Rab.” This book is prettily illustrated by the author.
as Sidney Lanier's “Thé Boy's King Arthur,” but it is -Another volume of short stories, one that will interest
in a more popular and juvenile style. Tennyson's ver older readers as well as boys and girls, is “Walter
sion of the Arthurian legends is closely followed, but Gibbs the Young Boss, and Other Stories" (Crowell),
there are additional stories from Sir Thomas Malory by Mr. Edward W. Thomson, whom magazine readers
and others.
may remember as the author of “Old Man Savarin”
“ The Scrape that Jack Built” (McClurg) is a bright and other piquant tales of Canadian life.
little story, by Miss Otillie A. Liljencrantz, showing the Mr. Albion W. Tourgée's “The Mortgage on the
evil effects of bad company, without pointing the moral Hip-Roof House" (Curts & Jennings) is a short, piquant
too plainly. Jack, an orphan nephew, by shielding a story told in Mr. Tourgée's best manner. The book
wicked boy and an unscrupulous man from punishment, commends itself to the straitened pocket by its reason-
indirectly injures his cousin and gives his stern uncle a able price ; it is handsomely illustrated, and on the
great deal of unnecessary trouble. The plot and char cover is an admirable design of an old-fashioned hip-
acters are unbackneyed, and the story is well illustrated. roof-house.
Two daintily bound books, “Some Say” and “ Isla Of children's stories founded on Bible themes, the best
Heron” (Estes & Lauriat), from the pen of Mrs. Laura this season is Mr. W.O. Stoddard's “ The Swordmaker's
E. Richards, are both tales of the New England life of Son" (Century Co.). The text is well illustrated with
which she writes so gracefully. They are of different views of oriental life and scenery, by George Varian.
scope; the former, containing two short stories full of Miss Amanda M. Douglas's “The Mistress of Sher-
quaint humor and pleasant satire, pictures with clearness burne” (Dodd, Mead & Co.) is a charming sequel to
the homely virtues and petty vices of village life. “ Isla “Sherburne House” and “A Sherburne Romance," in
Heron,” provided with attractive illustrations, is a much which we meet again the agreeable characters made
more romantic study of child life on a lonely island off familiar in the author's earlier works.
the Maine coast, and relates with pathos the devotion When a work purports to be descriptive of the life of
of the wild but charming heroine to her deaf-and-dumb young artists, the reader has a right to expect that the
brother. The book is artistic in every way.
spirit of art will manifest itself in the book. Miss Ernes-
The verses in “ A Boy's Book of Rhyme " (Copeland tine Helm's “ The Young Artists” (Curts & Jennings),
& Day), by Mr. Clinton Scollard, are so vigorous and translated by Miss Mary E. Ireland, may be a picture of
suggestive that it is a relief to find them unhampered German life and society, but it is not a picture of life in
by illustration. Many a picture will nevertheless pass the studio.— The same criticism may be made in respect
before the child's fancy as he reads the book,- for Robin to Miss L. J. Meade's “Catalina, Art Student” (Lip-
Hood, William Tell, and the Caliph of Bagdad, as well as pincott). As a picture of English life and society, it is
birds, beasts, and flowers, live between its artistic covers. a success; as a picture of the art-life of a London girl,
A certain ease in the telling and an abundance of it is a failure, for the reason that the author does not
incident do not wholly relieve the weight of death and succeed in placing Catalina in an art atmosphere.
carnage in Mrs. Evelyn Everett-Green's “ Dominique's In noticing a book by Mr. Everett T. Tomlinson in
Vengeance" (Nelson), a story of France and Florida these columns last year, attention was called to his de-
in the time of the Huguenot persecutions. -- In the plorable carelessness in the construction of his sen-
same author's story of Old London called “The Sign tences. A like criticism may be made this year in
of the Red Cross” (Nelson), the horrors of the Great respect to a new book by that author, “Three Young
Plague and Great Fire of London form a background Continentals” (Wilde). It is a striking picture of the
for a story of devotion to humanity.
American Revolution ; but it is not written in good
Mr. William M. Thayer's two volumes “ Men who English, and hence is not to be commended.- Another
Win” and “Women who Win” (Nelson) present
book by Mr. Tomlinson, and one written with more care
thirty-two biographical sketches of men and women than the preceding, is “ Tecumseh's Young Braves
who have forced their way into prominence in various
(Lee & Shepard).
fields. In this curious collection such extremes meet The boys in Mr. James Otis's “ Under the Liberty
as Whittier, Goodyear, and Agassiz ; Queen Victoria, Tree" (Estes & Lauriat) have a sort of Colonial dig-
Louisa Alcott, and Mary Somerville. The more serious nity which accords with the stirring ante-Revolutionary
minded juvenile readers will find these books interest days in which they lived. This story of the “Boston
ing reading
Massacre " is the fifth in an “ American History Series
A book descriptive of the unconventional life of a by this author; and, with its illustrations by Mr. L. J.
spirited girl on a Southern plantation, situated near Bridgman, is well suited to the home or school library.
one of the estuaries of the Chesapeake, is Miss Amy In “ The Young Salesman” (Coates), Mr. Horatio
E. Blanchard's “ Betty of Wye" (Lippincott). Miss Ida Alger, Jr., tells how a poor young English orphan, land-
Waugh’s exquisite illustrations are a distinct addition to ing in New York with a small sum of money, becomes,
Miss Blanchard's lively chapters.
without apparent effort, an earl's friend, a merchant
The scene of Mr. J. Macdonald Oxley's “Baffling | prince, and a general philanthropist to small boys.
the Blockade” (Nelson) is also connected with the Though without literary merit, the book is not wholly


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- Marryat's - The Phantom Ship” with an introdue-
lacking in interest.—The same publishers bring out“The
Young Game-Warden,” by Mr. Harry Castlemon, which
LITERARY NOTES.
tells how courage and faithfulness are rewarded, and
"A First Book in Writing English," by Dr. E. H.
even villains made repentant, by the hero's conscientious
Lewis, of Chicago, is announced for early publication by
attention to duty.
the Macmillan Co.
Mr. J. Macdonald Oxley's “ The Boy Tramps; or,
Across Canada" (Crowell) is full of pleasing descrip-
tions of the picturesque Canadian cities and
of the grand
tion by Mr. David Hannay, is published by the Mac-
millan Co. in their « Illustrated Standard Novels."
scenery to be found in British America. The illustra-
tions, by Mr. Henry Sandbam, are full of life and
Messrs. Thomas Nelson & Sons publish a substantial
spirit.- Other books of travel and adventure are Mr.
one-volume edition of “Captain Cook’s Voyages Round
Herbert Hayen's “Clevely Sabib” (Nelson), a well-
the World,” with a life of the navigator by Mr. M. B.
told story of Afghanistan in the exciting times of 1840 Synge.
and '41; Mr. W. O. Stoddard's “ The Windfall ” The people of Görlitz, in Silesia, are going to hold a
(Appleton), a wholesome and natural tale of life and Jakob Böhme celebration next January, and hope later
danger in a coal-mine, with few but appropriate illustra to be able to erect a monument to the famous cobbler-
tions; Oliver Optic's “ Four Young Explorers" (Lee & mystic.
Shepard), giving much natural history and other infor Messrs. Henry Holt & Co. are just about to issue the
mation of Borneo, Siam, Cochin China, Canton, and concluding volume of ten Brink's history of English
Formosa; “On the Staff," a new volume in the “ Blue literature, carrying the narrative down to the accession
and Gray" series, by the same author and publisher; of Elizabeth.
Mr. David Ker's “Swept Out to Sea” and Mr. J. Prov “Karine,” translated by Miss Emma A. Endlich from
end Webster's “ The Oracle of Baal” (Lippincott), the the German of Wilhelm Jensen, is published by Messrs.
latter being a story somewhat in the style of Mr. Hag A. C. McClurg & Co. in their series of “Tales from
gard's "She”; Lieutenant R. H. Jayne's “The Golden Foreign Lands."
Rock” (American Publishers Corporation), picturing The latest bound volume of “The Century" magazine
dramatically the life of trappers among the Sioux is for the six months ending with last October, and is
Indians ; Harry Castlemon's “The Mystery of Lost noteworthy for its conclusion of two important works —
River Canyon" and Mr. Horatio Alger, Jr.'s “ Frank “Sir George Tressady"and Professor Sloane's “ Life of
Hunter's Peril” (Coates); Mr. Harry Collingwood's Napoleon.”
“ The Life of a Privateersman" (Scribner); Lieutenant
H.P. Whitmarsh's “The Young Pearl Divers” (Knight); nam's " Books and Their Makers ”is to be issued before
The concluding volume of Mr. George Haven Put-
and a new edition of Henry Kingsley's “ The Mystery
of the Island" (Lippincott).
the new year. It will complete the survey to 1709 -
the date of the beginning of copyright — and will con-
Books for the littler children are numerous and tain an index to the work.
attractive. One of the daintiest of them is Mrs. Ella F.
Pratt's “Happy Children" (Crowell), with charming
“ Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage,” re-
printed from the 1714 English edition, with notes by
illustrations in color. — A somewhat similar book is
Professor M. B. Anderson, is the first publication of the
“Little Men and Maids" (Stokes), with illustrations by
Caxton Club. It is now ready for delivery to subscribers.
Miss Frances Brundage and Elizabeth S. Lucker.-
Only 203 copies have been printed.
Others in this group are “ The Froggy Fairy Book”
(Drexel-Biddle & Bradley), by Mr. A. J. Drexel-Biddle,
The Henry 0. Shepard Co. of Chicago have com-
whose impassioned dedication is worthy of a better
pleted their important “ People's Bible History," and
pro-
duction; a pleasantly original story by Elizabeth s.
now offer the work to the public in attractive form. The
Blakeley, called “Fairy Starlight and the Dolls” (Mc-
book forms a very appropriate and suitable Holiday gift,
Clurg), with illustrations by Mrs. Lucy F. Perkins;
not only for the Bible student but for the general reader
The Wallypug of Why" (Dodd), by M. G. E. Far-
rows, a fairy story a little in the manner of " Alice in
Messrs. Longmans, Green, & Co. publish a new edition
Wonderland,” with appropriately fantastic pictures;
of “The Life and Letters of George John Romanes."
“An Outland Journey” (Copeland & Day), by Mr.
The work is substantially unchanged.— The same firm
Walter L. Sawyer, illustrated with pretty thumb-nail
reissue “The Ruined Cities of Mashonaland," by Mr.
sketches; “ Jerry the Blunderer” (Roberts), a story of
J. Theodore Bent, as a volume of their popular "Silver"
a pet Irish terrier, by Miss Lily F. Wesselhoeft; “The
library.
Merry Fire,” by Penn Shirley, a new volume in the
The American Historical Association holds its twelfth
“Silver Gate Series,” and “The Rosebud Club,” by
annual meeting at Columbia University, New York,
Grace Le Baron, the third volume in the “ Hazelwood
December 29–31. The programme is arranged for six
Series, both published by Lee & Shepard; “The Sign sessions, and is of marked and varied interest. Professor
of the North Star," by Annie Key Barton, and “ Little
Herbert B. Adams is the Secretary, and Dr. Richard S.
Wintergreen,” by Caroline F. Little, both published by
Storrs the President of this organization.
Thomas Whittaker; “Max and Zan and Nicodemus Messrs. Little, Brown, & Co. are to be the publishers
(W.J. Shuey), by Mrs. M. A. H. Fisher; “Little Nin' of Captain Mahan's “Life of Nelson," upon which this
(A. I. Bradley & Co.), by Virge Reese Phelps; “Santa distinguished author has been engaged for some years.
Claus's Home" (Arena Co.), by Helen M. Cleveland It will appear in the spring, in two volumes, illustrated
and Margaret Gay; “Some More Nonsense” (Young), with about twenty portraits. The same house will begin
written and illustrated by“A. Nobody"; and “ The Gol next year upon an entirely new illustrated edition of
liwogg's Bicycle Club" (Longmans), in which the Misses Francis Parkman.
Upton tell the strangest adventures that ever happened “ The Yellow Book " for October has just made its
to dolls outside of the enchanted regions of doll-land. appearance in this country, coming from the recently
as well.
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LIST OF NEW BOOKS.
(The following list, containing 150 titles, includes books
received by THE DIAL since its last issue.]
:
established New York branch of Mr. John Lane's busi-
ness. It is the same sort of thing as of old, with rather
fewer first-rate names than usual among the contribu-
tors. Its one serious feature is Mr. Eugene Benson's
appreciation of the work of Signor d'Annunzio.
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell's new novel, “ Hugh Wynne,
Free Quaker,” is the subject of an interesting bit of news.
Intended for book publication this fall, a large edition
had been printed by the Century Co., and many orders
taken for it, when it was decided to use the story as
as a
serial in the magazine. In consequence of this decision
the book has been stored away for a year, and readers
of the “Century " magazine will be the first to enjoy it.
“ Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer, Detective, and
Other Stories, etc., etc.," is the confused title of the
volume just added by Messrs. Harper & Brothers to
their library edition of “Mark Twain.” The miscel-
laneous features of the volume include « The Stolen
White Elephant,” « Punch, Brothers, Punch," “Speech
on the Babies," the famous “ Map of Paris,” prepared
at the time of the War of 1870, and numerous other
inventions that passed long ago into the history of
American humor.
Messrs. H. S. Stone & Co. send us Volume V. of
“ The Chap-Book," neatly bound in buckram, contain-
ing the numbers for the six months ending November 1.
The same publishers have also issued two extremely
pretty books
one of “Chap-Book Stories,” the other
of “Chap-Book Essays " - containing such features of
their sprightly little magazine as seemed deserving of
preservation in permanent form. The authors include
such people as “Octave Thanet,” Mr. John Burroughs,
Mr. Edmund Gosse, Miss Louise I. Guiney, Colonel
T. W. Higginson, Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, and
Mr. H. W. Mabie.
The Central Division of the Modern Language As-
sociation of America will hold its second annual meet-
ing at St. Louis, December 29–31. The programme
is a very interesting one, and includes addresses by
President W. H. Carruth, Professors Ewald Flügel,
F. A. Blackburn, and A. H. Tolman, and Dr. A. F.
Nightingale. During the intervals between sessions,
the members will visit various places of interest, such
as the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and the Anheuser-
Busch establishment. Those who wish to attend are
requested to notify the Secretary, Dr. H. Schmidt-
Wartenberg, at the University of Chicago.
The publishers of “ American Book-Prices Current"
for 1896 (Dodd) have wisely adopted the alphabetical
arrangement in place of the chronological arrangement
.by sales. Nearly 7500 lots are described, all of which
have changed hands during the year ending Septem-
ber 1, 1896. The sales included number over a hun-
dred, and took place in New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
and Cincinnati. About 500 of the lots are manuscripts
and autographs, and these are catalogued by themselves
in an appendix. The most valuable item noted in the
volume is a copy of the seventh edition of Howard's
“ Songs and Sonnets," which brought $1680.00. The
Grolier Club publications appear to be going up, the
« Decree of Star Chamber” selling for $202.00, and
the “Omar” for $208.00. A complete set of the
publications of this club commands the sum of $1130.00.
The catalogue is extremely interesting to run through,
to say nothing of its great value to booksellers and
collectors. Six hundred copies only have been printed,
and Mr. L. S. Livingston is the compiler.
HOLIDAY GIFT BOOKS.
France Under Louis XIV. (Le Grand Siècle): Its Arts -
Its Ideals. By Emile Bourgeois ; trans. by Mrs. Cashel
Hoey. Illus. in photogravure, etc., 4to, gilt edges, pp. 470.
Charles Scribner's Sons. $15.
Meissonier: His Life and his Art. By Vallery C. O. Gréard ;
with Extracts from his Note-Books, and his Opinions on
Art and Artists, Collected by his Wife; trans, by Lady
Mary Loyd and Miss Florence Simmonds. Illus. in colors,
photogravure, etc., 4to, gilt top, uncut, pp. 395. A.C. Arm-
strong & Son. $12.
Ford Madox Brown: A Record of his Life and Work. By
Ford M. Hueffer. Illus. in photogravure, etc., 8vo, gilt
top, uncut, pp. 459. Longmans, Green, & Co. $12.
Naval Actions of the War of 1812. By James Barnes ;
illus. in color by Carlton T. Chapman. 8vo, gilt top,
uncut, pp. 263. Harper & Bros. $4.50.
Driving for Pleasure; or, The Harness Stable and its Ap-
pointments. By Francis T. Underhill. Illus. from pho-
tographs, large 8vo, gilt top, uncut. D. Appleton & Co.
Boxed, $7.50.
Constantinople. By Edmondo De Amicis ; trans. by Maria
Hornor Lansdale. In two vols., illus. in photogravure,
12mo, gilt tops. H. T. Coates & Co. Boxed, $5.
Half-Hours of Travel at Home and Abroad. Selected and
arranged by Charles Morris. In four vols., illus.
from pho-
tographs, 12mo, gilt tops. J. B. Lippincott Co. Boxed, $6.
The Girlhood of Maria Josepha Holroyd (Lady Stanley
of Alderley), Recorded in Letters of a Hundred Years
Ago: from 1776 to 1796. Edited by J. H. Adeane. Illus.,
8vo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 420. Longmans, Green, & Co. $5.
Venice: Its History, Art, Industries, and Modern Life.
By Charles Yriarte ; trang, by F.J. Sitwell. Illus. in pho-
togravure, 12mo, gilt top, pp. 449. Henry T. Coates & Co.
Boxed, $3.
The ship's Company, and Other Sea People. By J. D.
Jerrold Kelley, Lieut.-Commander, U.S.N. Illas., 8vo,
gilt top, uncut, pp. 222. Harper & Bros. $2.50.
Feudal and Modern Japan. By Arthur May Knapp. In
two vols., illus. in photogravure, 24mo, gilt tops. Joseph
Knight Co. Boxed, $3.
Richelieu; or, The Conspiracy. By Edward Bulwer, Lord
Lytton; illus. in photogravure, etc., by F.C. Gordon. 12mo,
gilt edges, pp. 213. Dodd, Mead & Co. Boxed, $2.
A Book of Old English Ballads. With Decorative Draw-
ings by George Wharton Edwards, and Introduction by
Hamilton W. Mabie. 12mo, gilt top, uncut, pp. 187.
Macmillan Co. $2.
Sheridan's The School for Scandal, and The Rivals.
With Introduction by Augustine Birrell, Q. C.; illus. by
Edmund J. Sullivan. 12mo, gilt edges, pp. 365. “Cran-
ford” Series. Macmillan Co. $2.
The Masterpieces of Michaelangelo and Milton. By
Alexander S. Twombly. Illus. from photographs, 8vo,
gilt top, pp. 172. Silver, Burdett & Co. $1.50.
Fireside Stories, Old and New. Collected by Henry T.
Coates. In three vols., with photogravure frontispieces,
16mo, gilt tops. H. T. Coates & Co. Boxed, $3.
Nine Love Songs and a Carol. By Kate Douglas Wiggin.
Large 8vo, pp. 57. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. $1.25.
Legends of the Virgin and Christ, with Special Reference
to Literature and Art. By H. A. Guerber. Ilus., 12mo,
gilt top, pp. 277. Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.50.
Ninety-Nine Woolf's from “ Truth": A Book of Draw-
ings. With portrait, 8vo, pp. 63. New York: Truth Co. 250.
BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.
St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks.
Conducted by Mary Mapes Dodge. Vol. XXIII., Nov. '93
to Oct. '96; in two parts, illus., 8vo, pp. 1056. Century
Co. $4.
Harper's Round Table for 1896. Illus., 4to, pp. 1276.
Harper & Bros. $3.50.
The american Boy's Book of Sport: Outdoor Games for
All Seasons. By D. C. Beard. Illus., 12mo, pp. 496.
Charles Scribner's Sons. $2.50.
Christine's Career: A Story for Girls. By Pauline King.
Illus., 12mo, pp. 263. D. Appleton & Co. $1.50.


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Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates: A Story of Life in
Holland. By Mary Mapes Dodge. “New Amsterdam"
edition; illus., 12mo, gilt top, pp. 393. Charles Scribner's
Sons. $2.50.
Songs of Childhood. Verses by Eugene Field ; Music by
Reginald de Koven and others. Large 8vo, pp. 113.
Charles Scribner's Sons. $2.
Clevely Sahib: A Tale of the Khyber Pass. By Herbert
Hayens. Illus., 12mo, gilt top, pp. 413. Thomas Nelson
& Sons. $1.75.
The Wampum Belt; or, "The Fairest Page of History":
A Tale of William Penn's Treaty with the Indians. By
Hezekiah Butterworth, Illus., 12mo, pp. 276. D. Appleton
& Co. $1.50.
In Honoris Cause: A Tale of the Days of George the First.
By George Manville Fenn. Illus., 12mo, uncut, pp. 409.
Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.50.
The Windfall. By William 0. Stoddard. Illus., 12mo,
pp. 288. D. Appleton & Co. $1.50,
Fairy Tale Plays and How to Act Them. By Mrs. Hugh
Bell. Illus., 12mo, gilt edges, pp. 366. Longmans, Green,
& Co. $1.50.
Four Young Explorers; or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics.
By Oliver Optic. Illus., 12mo, pp. 357. Lee & Shepard.
$1.25.
Men Who Win; or, Making Things Happen. By William
M. Thayer. 12mo, pp. 477. Thomas Nelson & Sons. $1.25.
Women Who Win; or, Making Things Happen. By Will-
iam M. Thayer. 12mo, pp. 420. Thomas Nelson & Sons.
$1.25.
A Genuine Girl. By Jeanie Gould Lincoln. 16mo, pp. 264.
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. $1.25.
Children's Stories in American Literature, 1861-1896.
By Henrietta Christian Wright. 12mo, pp. 277. Charles
Scribner's Sons. $1.25.
The Sign of the Red Cross: A Tale of Old London. By
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