, 1875-06-26


I1aarfsgr, to Tho year 1907, when tho three scan-
dlnavian Kingdoms wero knit toRe.hcr under
Queen Margaret, OK tho Cslmar Union.
Tho narrative il impo1tsnt, aside from ttd sig
nificanco In Morse annals, it exhibits tho many
po!nta Of connection between EnglEeh and scan-
dinhvtau sttairn at this tarly era In the lilo Of
both peoples. II Ia interesting, Too, ASIDE from
its historical value, because OF the strong. sturdy
individuality Of the author, Whoevss has really
appreciated tito in,ulonBe aud invigoratiug iuau-
| enco Of Carlyle Upon tho thought Of this aga
will navss coaso TO roserGnco thD renlninB OF the
great master that visible tn h.l h!s wrlttnRs
Let him rcofd aud rave aal roar aa he may. in
Ills declining years. whsn, from, MO and bercavo-
mont and lonelinoss his faculties, have Lost
thciE right adjustment, md hia diapoRitlon las
grown irritable aud unreasonable It Is not to be
forgotten that Carlyle hsb uttered: uome Of tho
grandest aud most snsratinR truths TINT woro
them In mighty votco that Inns boen heard and
needed throughout tho civilized worll. IL
memory Of this, Candid ultptis will regard his
isto widest ~ords Tth patient respect and
moss or harshncss In this laat writing. Tho styto
IL BomowhAt roux.lor and moro brokon than ever
before. but this Is rather amusing than disploaa-
inG. Who does not snjoy tho wh!msics, no mat
tor how pronounced. ot frlond whose virtues
arc many and great? It tB the peculiar flavor OF
Individuality, md 10 infinitely to bo p1oforrcd to
tho dead tameucbR aud Bhnlenoss OF common
| mon.
| The essay on The port1Aite of John Knox has
also It's cbief value " illustration Of tho CHAR
actoristics Of the antllor. uo has . vast en-
thlsasHl fos tho unconpromatng Integrity OF
the great Scottish retortuos which bowed not be-
fore principhlitios and bowers, nor sHas sworTod
from its Bimp1o upright direotnesg by tho foAr
or tho favor ot Kings. In Lis inquiry into tho
authenticity Of tito varo.,s supposed portraita of
Knox, Carl5la has boon led to believe them all
false except tic soucrrillo portrait, that has
boon i,hn1od down III tho Homoryflle family, and
at present hanga In the Loan Galory Of the
South Kensington Muaoum. Tlia picture is, iu
the opinion Of export judgos' copy q Z poE- p
presonta llkenoss Of tho featnEos Of Knox.
II Is interesting 10 SEQ from this easay what
trouble Carlyle Ii willing to tako and what caro-
ful research to make, 10 order to get at o single
truth. Aud tho result ia quito worth tho pains.
for It is no frivolous matter to hRvc tho fact
made known to us that tho commonly acceptotl
portrait Of Knox represents quite auothef ind-
vidual hnd 10 haro the truo likeness Of the hero
aud evangelist substituted In placo Of tho falso.
THE LITERATURE OF WAGNER.
AM, Lsrn AND 1IEoniEs OF Is,onAnD WAasEn.
@ wann I. iuaIisa4ns Ti.h rreilee, ! catsiosue
Of Wagner's Published Work., and Draw!ngs Of t,o
nayrouth ,orsr: = = House. 12no., pp 3os. NJ" York
Wagner Is known to tho Intelligent public Of
America mainly rs tho erratio foundor OF t'the
music Of the future" Tho fact that ho Ia also =
rolun!nouA writer Ia familiar 10 but fcW. Yot
there actually exists nine stout octave volumes
Of "colloctcd works " that boar tho nnme OF
Wagner aa thelr authos, and Hocure place for
hin, in literature something like that which ho
occupies in music. From these volumes OF mis-
ccllaucopa writings, HI. Durlngnma has selected
fov essays aud skescloa Tint sorro to explain
Wagner's peculiar art theoricH as woll
aa to exhibit bis quality as writer,
and has herewith clothed thom fortho first time In
I'LL English dresa. Tho papern benr such titlcs as
Paris; The MuHic Of tho Future An Account OF
tho Production OF Tannlnl1scr In rAria; and
Tho Purpose OF tho Opera.
From tie autobiography OF tho early years Of
Wagner, Which heads tho ist Of papors. wo arc
ablo to got an Intelligent conception Of tho man
who has created 10 much commotion in tho
musical world by his novel ltloas Of tho Hoience
OF harmony and Of tho mission OF music. By
his own frank account ho giYcs! tho impression
Of hcadssroog, geniuB full Of poWor, impetu-
osity, and originality, but, in his you'll, at
very valuable discipline III training aud etlu-
cation. Putting altogether out Of Wow his mu-
no and bis atrange art theories, With their crects
and Influence, md judging solely from tho tos-
tlmony hero oHored, the roadcr IL inclined to be-
1ioyo Wagner much less su1o and trusty Us a
compoaer, and erpennder of music than ho
claims with unbount1ca contilonco to be. hTuao
tovors will he Interested to try him by Ills own
ayidence, but hoyond this circ1o hia writings
will not find IN attentive audience
No.mETHoD.
rrsNo AND soAa: now 70 TEAcH, ffow 10 LEARN,
AND How 10 fcn. n IupoMssr , os ~ MqslcAI fEn.
Loof~ooa. Drooks O.. s Tfoo; III Msi.2s. ' D0''0a
EEioder1oh Week, who diod In 1879, vus during
Ills long life renowned in Germany al teaoher
Of music. Ills daughters. Mario Week and
Madame Clara schnmann, widow Of the com.
poser, nobart schumann, voro Ills pupils, and by
tho extraordinary o1collsoos Of thoir perform-
auco On tho piano attest thoir thorouahneaa aud
compotoness OF their fathers mnthod. The
little treaHse which 10 now given to The Auush.
can public containa the principles OF hls sJatem
Of teaching, togothor With many usofui suggos-
tons upon the right understanding and inter.
probation OF tho music Of tho groat matters Il
will provo highly seryiooablo to both teacher.
n. Wieak writes Of his mode Of working ia SO
attractive that we quote fow lInea which con
tain an Illustration otit:
In = word, have straren ~ = Psychologist had
thinker, man and tsacl,e1. for n..uy-adtd cui
ture. :. +. ;. hayo devoed some talont snd i. 1oaa
enthusiastic unweated lore to the ,ublrct havs
ovury day, and havs sought always to improve nyto
hare always been something new and different |,
every loaaon aud with every child hare always tep
up cheerful, 1oyoua courage, and this haa usual,
hnaled tae came In ny pupil eeeause i came from
thoroughly to mi calling, snd havs been wholly ,
teacher always aIsng my e,e tho true, the bsati
fn1 md Lbs artasc, and Ia ts way hAgo been Of
, slca to my pup!l1.
AN EPOCH OF HISTORY,
tllsroR1 or T,sk hoAAn EhrlRs sRoM Tns DEATH OF
TnEOpostUs THE GREAT TnK OonGNAr1oH o.
0tAALEn THE Omar. 4. D. 8b5-eoo: uy AhrHu7
M. CunrKI9, III H., 1Ata Fellow Of Trinity College
Oxford Assistant Master IN sherborne School. viii
Maps, 1Gno.. pp TD. Philadelphia : J. u. MpIln
eott Co. lTioe, $l.o0.
According to tho mo!hod usua]ly pursoed ii
fhn st1tdY hf liRlor4 thNfn In Art Ia Ia La In III