New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-07


John Gersen as the author This was Formerly sup,
posed to be John Gerson the famous Chahcc,o, -
the University of Paris. But the Chancehor ui0u ~
1429 at the age of &C. and there IS satisfactory
that this book was in existence IN the tnii'o,n,n
century and Mr. Benham is inclined on inc "ho'o
to believe that the writer of the Im'fdho was
n John Gersen. called John of Cavaglla, ana .1''
be was m Abbot of Vercelli. whoever the au'hor
NAV be.p he remarks. "he has PRODUCED tho MUS.
popuar religious work in Christendom. III Ehg'ahu
alone the Pilgrims Progress surpasses IT, pu'
avon here the Initiate stands second -ahd ths Ill
sn;te of Dean Milmans well-knOwn criticism on It's
inter selfshness-its want, that 49, OF any auequ"o
EXPRESSION of charity toward the worIu Is Renei"
and the ABSORPTION of the author in the salvation OF
his own SOUL Mr.. Benbam, admitting this defect val
ues il none the less 1t is the inner communion OF
devout soul with itself, and to Milmans name he op
poses greater-that of /" the unsefsh, hard-work-
ing all-sympathizing Frederick Maurice" one OF
whose favorite books it was.
"Speaking Likenesses,D by Christina Rossetti
Macmillan & Co.. or. Svo), is book for chill
dren. with illustrations by Arthur Hughes Miss
Rossetti has a very delicate sense OF what
children like. and a refinement which some story
tellers for little people sadly lack. Oh the TWO
tales in this book the second is pronounced the bet
fer by one of the critics for whom they were writ
tpn But Miss Rossetts greatest success was her
Sing Song, nursery rhyme book. That ana the
present volume were both illustrated by Arthur
Hughes and his work is simply charming full OF
| fancy and pretty touches with sweet cmidreh
faces that you fall in love with at once.
Mrs. LYNN Unions new novel Patricia Kem-
ball~ lies on INV table but as have not yet found
time to indulge myself in the pleasure OF reading IL,
nav quote the opinion of The Saturday hGr'e"' lhaI
il is an acute and serious study OF certain phases Oh
English society which the writer regards as especl-
ally characteristic of the temper and tenderness OF
the present generation" Not by any means, however.
serious in the sense of dull-fOr on the contrary
it is written in very clear lively, and interesting
STYLE. with pleasant efiervesceDce of satire and
epgram rising through il like the airbells III cham
payne and displays genuine humor as well as Keen
social observations" There is enough thinks THIS
usually austere critic, "Of graphic portrature ana
witty observation to furnish materials for nan
dozen novels of the everyday kind 1t Is III short
a book by a writer who really has something to say
and who knows how to say it with point and spirit.
Among the books to be published by Henry ;.
King q Co. note Joseph Mazzini: A Memoir" by
T. A. ", with two essays by Mazzini, Thoughts on
Democracy and The Duties of Man. inns Is
dedicated to the working classes by MIR. l. A. lay
lor NJ p one of their most intelligent and Jealous
|
Mazzini The disguise of initials is 80 thin that !
suppoSe NAV conjecture "E. 4. v" to be Madame
| Ventura who has many claims to be the blographer
OF the great Italian
OF Mr. Gladstones pamphlet on the Vatican the
cd Thousand is published today by Mr. Murray,
who also announces for immediate Issue Peoples
Edition. at siXpeuce, for general circulation.
French translation by Mr.. Oyer Will shortly ap-
pear and a German translation bya Munich pro-
fessor with Lord Actions letter appended, is to be
Published in Nordlingen Immediately. The Very
Rev Canon Walbrook, a Catholic priest remarked
mildly in Liverpool that when the right honorable
gentleman described the Church oil Roae as turning
her back on the poor and counting the rich he knew
that what he said was a lie, and lying lips are an
abomination TO the Lord. Which should think
would rather help the general circulation of the
Pennies and other ed lions of the pamphlet In Inv
erpool. Respecting that wonderful speech OF the
Pope lkening Mr. Gladstone to viper III state Of
intoxication assailing the bark OF ST. Peter, ma
| the following special dispatch in this morning
| Standard Tory organ) from its Roman correspond
| emf: .
The spcech of the Pope, violently reproducing Mr.
Gladstone and his pamphlet. spoken The clerical
Arn,0nia OF Florence has published H. the dcha! Oh
Reuters agent was erroneous ana the dehia' OF 'he
Roman clerical papers were false. The Itaha OF iiS'
night comments on these denils by citing at much
length passage from Lothian in which Cardinal
Grandson unbushlnGly maintains the faSehoods
respecting Lothalr which had appeared in the official
Roman paper.
And Renters agent has now sofened his contladic-
ton 10 the extent of admilti that though the Pope
| made no speech" he made some declarations"
Altogether the original telegram to The Daitg AeTS
was probably not far from the truth. l doubt
| whether anybody not infalhbe was capable OF
| inventing that metaphor about The viper. q. W. S.