New-York tribune., 1879-06-07

"Detmold: a Romance" and q volume on Mono
metalism and B-metalism." by j. b. Howe
k. Worthington will publish early next
week his edition of Madame Lebruns " Souvenirs, for
which he has prepared an engraved portrait OF Madame
Lebrun picture painted by herself II Will be
large 12mo volume bound In red cloth. with O white
label and Gilt top The wide acquaintance which this
prolific portrait painter had with eminent people OF the
last century and the early years Of the present. among
them Marie Antonette and Lady Hamilton gave hcr
opportunity to gather many interesting anecdotes s,S
to old age, eighty-seveD, and finished her sou'e-
Mrs " only a short time before she died
Professor Seeley, of Cambridge. England,
Ia OF opinion that the majority of recent efforts to popu
lsrize history are traceabe the impulse given by
Scot's historical novels Scott made characters ike
Louls XI as real as Achilles Robinson Crsoe IL was
during the publication of his works that Macauinys
youth and manhood were passed-a circumstance 10
which Professor Seeey directs attention. since Macau
lay aimed 20 make truth charming as felton, just as
Scott had made fiction look like truth. The historical
the father Of the romantic historian ana
Nacaulay set the fashion OF the readable histories Whch
nave become dear to the popular mind sun @ ~
fashion as the old stage COACH
Mr.. Malock dedicates his new work to Rms
kin He prints open letter to him. saying he has two
kinds OF acknowledgement TO make that OF an lh'ei-
lectual debtor public teacher and that OF private
friend TO the kindest of private friends" In his con-
faith all his loftier feelings had their way maue
plain them. The whole empire of human Thought
belonged them But this old state of things eDdures
no longer Upon this Empire, as upon that OF Rome
calamity at last fallen. horde of intellectual par
barans has burst in upon IT, and has occupied by force
length and breadth oft. The result has been as
founding Had tie invaders been barbaTlans only lney
might have been repealed easily; but theywere baiba
rams armed with the most powerful weapons OF el NId
ton
volume of lectures on the history OF Eng
land by NJ j. Guest, published in this country to-day
by Macmillan & Co. There are in all Gfy-fve lectures,
covering the period from prehistoric times to the repeal
OF the Corn Laws t1S4G). They ere delveredln Lon
don to class Of students the free college for men and
women in Qleen Square. The author and his pupils
had wandered for time, be says, in the intricate
ways OF modern English grammar" and finding that
study somewhat barren and Improbable, he proposed
that should turn their attention to English history
believing it would bring 10 the work moro interest
variety and fruituncss. But there trouble to find
a Textbook OF books, such they WERE he found an
muumeyable number bat of books that were not either
too learned too cOpOus, too trivial too condensed
there was none. al had neither power ambition"
choose and shape afresh those already so bountlluy
provided This he has done IN book Designed 10 III
sTuct beginners historical reading, amt, as ne says,
"tO awaken real and vivid interest III so NOBLE study
that OF the life and growth OF England through 1000
years"