, 1877-12-17
1lYCENE.
pr. Henry Schliemann's New
Book,
In Interesting Narrative Of Ills Re.
searches and Discoveries.

rho nr!nepnl literary cscnt of tho year ts Tho |
sanitation Of Dr. sch!lcmnnn's great work.
..Myecnr." which appcnra simultaneously in En-
c1and and In this country, being printed From dt'
pI!catc p1ntcs.
MIR. GLADSTONE.
introduces The hook with rrcfncc In which, afteF
nodcstly dsfclaimnR nil title 10 be considered II
far tho task, he reviews In rnastcs1y way the
resul,s Of tho explorers work nn'l scls before !
I'm reader the case. 70 to tprak, ~ 1t stands
he,wctn nr. schl1cmann md persons WHO
beoyc with him tint he has ltecorcscd
Tho tomb. of Aesmcmnon and his
eor,panion* IN tho one hand. and persons VII"
donbt tho validity Of Tho supposed connection ba.
tvecn the dsscn&erica and The lIomorlc poc1ns. OH
tbc other 1lis nwn admiration for .hc dfecnscrcr
Ia frankly acknowledged. After showing that
he ought 10 have declined tho task ot writing n
n,c.aec, a. one for which hc incompetent. lie
stronger than be Wit Of goif Tu me- on til.
oee,t,on. pr s;h!sna,nn H.; !. .he sGcsescn1' . 1 an
seic,,cp. power lint thr,tsts argument nut of
court litas. ,nc to perceive That eann's but ae
liz ea1etuly weighs evidence, however, and
7e'' eA"'1yssn Nssusr, TO COMMIT n.MsEtr
upon the main qucstf"n. lie writrs:
"when tho dt.elosnres at TRY. and Myeene
wete announced n Enaiana n'r ow3 frs mpfcs'
combined, Win prepons!rsauce ot ekept!eal
srain,t believing tendencies in regard tho cart.at
] an hound 10 my that reflection and a fuller
knowledge hayc nearly turned the Fcatcf thr Utlcr
s s Tslf Is b. ut ofs as IL II . E
paYt tion. Yet the bpnnec viii nut .ay of evidence,
nicht ultimately lean toward tho lcI[cf that lila
euinont explorer has exposed 70 thu light II day,
after q, coo yenrP, the memorials and remains Ut
7nt.ra ani hfR n In tho ff0u
Then fof,owr Mr. 6'lad.tonea admirable summa..
skcory, and II Is n part of The work which a!ls
very greatly 10 tho ralnc and thc lntofe't Of tho
whole. particularly to rtae5s wtosn knowcdse ,,a 81
nishes lie needed liqnt Of Iiomesc knowlctlge. +,
tonSs nats and !. treas'9js. % With 6c as opcnc,l ~
pi sEHItEMANN's ACCOUNT
Ii given In tic form u journal, hut II jonr-
iigh OF tho latest discoveries made aud suggestions
offered BY +ehulars mud archs oi0Ylstt.
Of lIomcrlc accurncy und tho trnstworlb!ncss ut
iomes's historical fncte. anil wo could easily par.
don to his nu cntns!nsn, so1Hc Unfair twisting 81
least remarkable OF the least admirable feature Of
hls work that wo find in r. In the ha:ty rst rend-
ness 10 pardon. and n. faiiura II f1aukncss. Ilc
gives tacts and admits their lust weight. when they
seem 70 bear test,mony asanss h, wi' H. sg9M a
truth and not Ut az an c'!tnasiaslic aafoea1e OF
H9mot lsut ~ aH - ~ a ,st. ~. i.n".n- In hons,s ,s
M nsauvSNt, ~ H., @ orinn of TX S,srnvsric. T. \
@ ~ s"s",y t.n,!y, " M ~ NJ t;hs .n,1c fins -
very stong: out .' nv n,s c.sr
fkNFEIItf tASptn - . ~ -, n".n.
AZ etttaet OF emo hno"'ns W. se'e'1' a4o
al We nave room 1o': -,,-... ..,..,.
~ have not tho sIiRhtest objection to admit
tint the tradition whcl, aa'icns the tombs IN t.e
Acsopolls tn AenmelRHon mud Ills co1nrnHt9ns.
who on thcIe toturn from, ltum wcro trcachcronnly
murdered ny csyicn!ncstfa or her nnran!onr d;g!s.
thus, may Ge perfectly correct md faithful. am
hound to admit ths 20 much The more ~ wc , hnso
ho sesa!n, ta%t to Fl, m sas ~ tnG o0s. s
eeenoa paoeles hecw ssc Of sen he arss f.
Of tho totnls, ths undisturbcu s.ato Of tho ashes
and tho charred rood on anu asout.d the bodies,
give US tho must u.l,iaakohla psUofs Of this fact
owing to the enormous depths OF thcao scpul-
ehurcs, and the c1otc proximity uf tho boaleh to
each othef It In quito Impossible that thrcs oyrI
aye funeral piles could have been dressed at differ.
"The identity 81 thu mode of burial, tho perfect
similarity Of all THO toinbs: their very coec prox'
even live 1soJal rcrsonaErs Of Unreasonable