Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-13

NEW URLICArIONS.

RODERlCK HUDSOS By Henry James, Jr. Il rs
Choate & De.
A graceful, well-told story, dealing a good
deal with life In Rome. Rather proyokingly
it ends without marriage, but the imagin-
alive reader can probably guess at a result
of the sort and name the parties. The story,
like all the productions of Mr. James takes
rather morbid, gloomy view of life.
GUIDO AND LITA. A Tale of the Riviera b.;
the Eight Hon; the Marquis Of l.orne. New York:
MACMILLAN Co. Thr ough Robert Beali
The poem by Queen Victoria's son .in-law,
that, according TO British critic, is very
good-for a nobleman.
THE INTERNAL MISSION OF THE HOLY
GHosT. ~ Henry EdTsrd .rsnbishSp Of lest
Society. Through b. 4. Bro.naD ' j 0''''"'''H
The author expresses the opinion that the
topic treated has special fitness in the
nineteenth century, as "the direct antidote
both of the heretical spirit which is abroad,
and OF the unspiritual and worldly mind of
so many Christians"
JOHNNY LUDLOW. New York: G. w earle
ton Co. Through Warren Choste 4 Col
A collection of stories, the scene Of which
is laid in Worcestershire, England. They
are admirably told, being realistic and SIM
pie in style, and with genuine humor and
Pathos by turns A capital book for boys
library.
TIE story OF THE STICK IN ALL AGES
French OF Antony Real FeTnand MicheU. New
York: J. w. Boaton Through Robert Bean
This unique volume undertakes to give "a
philosophical history and lively chronicle of
the stick as the friend and the foe OF man; as
sceptre and as cook; as the warriors weapon
and the wizards wand; as stay, as stimu-
lus, and as scOurge." The silhouette title page
Illustration represents the stick in use PROB
ably as ''a stimulus" as it is welded by a
schoolmaster upon the back of delinq uent
pupil.
THE POEMS OF DUyALL PORTER. Lynch
S SSrs; W Co Bell q Co. Through wa'ren
The author notifies the reader in his pre-
face that che viii not find that diffuseness OF
style and method which is O distinguishing
feature in the works of Tennyson." 1t is
but justice to say that this Is strictly true
The poems are not IN the least like Tenny
SONGS OF THREE CENTURIES. Editei by
John GTesnleai Whittier. Boston: james =. Us.
coed Co. Through Robert Beall]
The design of this collection is, it is stated,
" to gather up in q comparatively small vol
ume, easily accessible to all classes of read
ers, the wisest thoughts, rarest fancies and
devOutest hymns of the metrical authors of
the last three centuries" A curious Illus
tration of the unfitness of poet to make up
poraries, is illustrated by the fact that Mr.
Whittier, While giving good deal of space
to American authors, and TO some very weak
trdsn unueI tnis neao, stuQlOuS4y AVOIDS any
quotation from Walt. Whitman. Ii view
of the hearty recognition of Whitman's ge-
MUS by Emerson, Tennyson. Swinburne
Rossetti, and other poets, and OF the great
and respectful attention given to his Whit
man's) poems by the foreign reviewers, il
would seem 10 be either a petty jealousy or
the merest affectation that denies him a
place In this collection, where abundant
room is found for all the Chadwicks, Aver
ills, Lizzie Parkers, BraDchs, Nelson's, Pres
tons, Miles, Finchs, Perkins, and other
country newspaper poets Of MI. Wnittier's
own literary CLIQUE.