New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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ZIP ,NKIrN SQUARE sONG-COLLECIiooNi IT. rner &
nv J. p. MccAsKkY $40. PIP. loo h"iP'
Brothers .,u three
The first of these collections coihpris'hs
hundred "standaId" songs, is Tue "io'V -
','a srstomatic of the two in plan. and 'he iuoio
"n" ~ =; ovocnticn The compiler classihes 'he
49,. os her portly and imposing volume IN
'..s ,onical divisions quite enough, one would
- =, ioclpde every variety of song entering ihIo
ar scone of her work although of course IL wou'u
he too much TO say thai every piece VIII DC iouuu
here which Que has right 10 look 1or' ihero 10
necessarily little Indebtedness in the rograhe vi
sneh compilation. The purpose Is 10 give "'
the best and best known songs which nave "ou "l
assured popularity in the English languages anu
- 10 sometimes hard to decide when piece OF LOT
eicn origin has become naturalized, ana "no'i "
production of the contemporary muse mas Ca n'u
right 10 preservation. But we can say tha' 81 ' 40
our examination has gone, these ques'lonS Seeu ~
have been in the main, Judlclousiy dhs"o''u ~
there is not much in the book when mas noV
ae there either by musical poetcal merit OF oiu aS
.a,tor or historical interest or popular suffrage;
ga tho, the editor is entitled to great credit lor
1hot sb, has kept out 1t will be pleasure 10 al
,o,ors of home music to have so rich a store OF
hat the preface calls the songs We nave all sung
or wished we could sing; the songs our hio'nois
crooned over our cradles and our fathers huheu d'
their daily toll; the songs our sisters sdns "noi
they were the pTima dCnpas oil our JuVehlle "oilu
the songs of our sweethearts ana our ooon Gun"
nanions: the songs that have swayed popular
opinion, inspirted armies, sustained reVoiu'ionS'
bonored the King, made Presidents, ana harkeo Mo
torical epoehs." 4 biographical introduction W
each piece gives some Information aoo"V '"o
authors and composers and IN many cases "oout
tbo history of particular songs. The execution u
is mot bcVOnu
especialy in the comments upon musical composers,
hut IL 10 so far successful that it presents greAC
d.ol of interesting and desirable matte' Inc pup
Esbers have carried out their share OF the enter
prise with liberalty: The Typographical arrange
ment is attractive and the music type Is pai'icu-
larly clear and elegant.
The " Franklin SQUARE Song Collection is more
modest in its aim than the handsome volume offered
Inv Messrs Holt & Co. Mr.. McfaSkey ls FRANK
enough to acknowledge that I" 1t claims htlle Vi
merit in arrangement, songs and hymns oelis us.
tributed throughout ITS pages almost at random
Ne only homes that there is room fol-. IT." The
hymus bear pretty generous proportion 10 'no
whole mass of the book and popularity seems to be
the recogn7 ed test for admission.
ENGLISH PHILOSOPHERS. BACON; BY BY TH e, ms
FOWLER NJ A. f. 5. A., Professor OF logic ia TUG
University Of oxford, &c. l6mo. PIP Vlil., W. u
=. Putnams sons
The object of this book is TO present 10 geneI"i
readers some idea of the character OF the reVouoa
which Bacon endeavored to effect In sclehunc
method and of the nature of his philosophers
opinions Mr.. Fowler has sufficiently Succeeded III
his purpose if we admit at the outset that the
general reader is likely to be Interested beforehand
il, Bacon The defect of the book is that it is not
attractlyely enough written to interest those who
have not already learned, in some other way, TO
admire Bacon. Although the third chapter, that
on Bacons survey of the sciences, is clear ana the
fourth on his reform of scientific method, Is mas
terly presentation of a difficult subject Dit. fo"ler
fails to make them easily readable In series OF
this sort accuracy and hardly set OH heaVhess
These remarks, as said before. refer only TO pos
slble general reader, who does net kno" enough
already about Bacon to welcome gladly so careful
complete and trustworthy book as this without TOO
nicely considering minor points of STYLE The first
cbanter is de voted to rapid sketch of Bacons life
with statement of the reasons for believing that,
after all the controversy over the matter Bacons
own Judgment OF his conduct as Lord Chancellor Is
the one most likely TO be accepted as the truth
was the busiest judge that was IN England these
fifty years But it the justest censuTe IN far-
lament that was these two hundred years Inc
second chapter is a brief history OF Bacons WORKS.
with one or two extracts as specimens anu an
occasional refutaton of other writers thrown III oy
spoken of. They make a really valuable contribu-
ton TO the literature of the subject The slN'h' on
his philosophical and religious opinions is perhaps
Zoo e,aborate in its endeavoT to establish Bacons
creed while the last of his influence on philosophy
and science is an admirable statement OF BacOns
claims TO our admiration and gratitude. those
who have fallen under the bondage OF Bacons
tongue may find Mr. Fowler's language too cold and
dspassionae Yet it is not given to everyone to do
Justice to Bacon's fascination.
,rTJF CUILDRFNs BOOK BY HORACE L. SCUDDER.
4to Do ". 444 H0ugbton, Mifhiu q Co.
We doubt whether any more acceptable volume
can be presented to the young folks this year than
the handsome collection of juvenile classics pre-
pared by Mr.. Scudder. He has made budget Oh
the best and most famous stories and poems III the
English language written for or adapted TO chill
dren. nearly all of them the standard, well-seasoned
productions of which the young never tire. lie
begins with Book of Fables" IN which we find
the most popular Of our old acquaintance of that
class of literature In the Book of Wonders and
Book of Popular Tales" he gives over thirty fav-
orite fairy stories. Nine of the tales from The
Arabian Nights" are reprinted. whole section IS
SET apart for Hans Christian Andersen We have
Gullivers Voyage TO Lillpui" and few chapters
from the adventures of Baron Munchausen." The
I" Book of Familiar Stories" includes " GOody
Two-Shocs" a little of Miss EdgewoTtl, and other
standard pieces Classical literature islaid under
contribution for Ancient Stories; and the poeti
cal selections include tales, ballads and muscella-
neous verses ranging from Percy's ReiiQues to
Longfellow, and taking in Robin Hood, John
GiIpin, The Pet Lamb Dirty Jack, Paul Revere,
and much other delightful company The book is
very finely printed in large type, with double col
umns, and illustrated with a profusiOn of wood
cuts copied from all sorts of sources of them
not less pleasantly familiar than the text itself;
while a charming colored plate designed by Miss
Rogna Emmett makes an allurng froutispiece.