, 1881-06-11
LITERATURE and ART,
The Memorial History Of Bos-
ton-Creat violinlsts and
Pianists !,
Scwer.G .Gas-lvorccstcr's Dicti0n.
ury-A Nillilist Princess
Animal Lie
Recent ftotion-Theofogloal and Legal
W0rks-lMin0r N0tices-Alexan-
der horcuano's Mon.
umenl.
Art ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
crary and Art Notes.
s. looks Received.
LlTERhTURE.
THE MEMORIAL HISTORY OF nos
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thn s,.rn,,I ,yns n s,,;,n ,xtnrt cn,Icinnt,I
an,i thc ,,,,,,,,s ri t,s contributors o,M ,ha
sth,ects NJ whic,, tbry wo,,iI trpnt ware
ufycn. No,v tint ,hc soc,md vn]ume hus
mnfr {,s nnucnra,cr it ,nnrn than warrants
nil thai wau snll in r,,,,,mr,,,lnttnn in,tl, ri
thc uinn mil scopa of TIM work nj tbe i'm. uf
the aupcnrauco Of the first. II IA what might
bu cnIlcd ,,ntchwnrk historv,-in which Mi
tim unrts NJ wal, totrthrr n,h huvt hec,,
a,artcd and si,apcd fnr their ulaces bv tho
l,au.is and brains NJ t,,n i,ost skilled
work,nut. Thura fl n freshness. n IN.
r,rty. md n comnlelo c1lnn1o In the
construction Of cnch cIlnntcr, ,su that l,oyeyvr
unattractiye tho topic may SEEM from Its
mcnt. Thure aru sotIs tlrawbactss to this
method Of compiling history. III tho first
place It is a sort Of check upon tlIu writer
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a.as! ntil1se't' t., iot; a.. as nc wars up w!.h nts
Subject III 'ill Its varying phases md brnnclIes
and treats It With the freedom essential TO a
full development of my tIleAc. the voice or
tae pen or inc e''itor re!nl,t's lll. tat 10 IS
treiiclllhk upon INC boHhuAfles 0f tAe chap
ter to bu wrlttcn by another, ailtl Ills musings
are cut short by n reference note to sorne
other uotrt, In tle yol,,un,. ,rhe render fniis
10 ~ ma tho cont'hu'ty OF tnought anu harfa-
tise Whereby lo II el1ablctl to ,haster'a 'a'l tho
CONNECTED historical facts rs llu reads along
from paxe to patzc. lie must skin backwards
nNl '",Msllos ~ laotoasn!y u'Niefstana WY
QUO subject All the Information Is coht''ttett
lii the book, but 1t Is separated
md disjofntcd, md iuust be searched for.
Th's criticism H., does 'r not infect & The sunsta
TIM Sai'te or the work asn Whole. 1t ~ a
splendid, perennial monument, cotnmclnor-
att,tg thu history Of Il city whtc, has no
easal t. in historic to H.! Interest in this esuutry, @
afa, so iaf as W. ea1l sec, eaea o. tho en-. nl.
trlbNtors has fairly. fully, mid iinpart!aliy
completed Ills allotted tas!;. The history. Of
TIT Rs;"B S Ss f h,to9v 9 roSef o M @ IF asSas GsSv
III their infancy. It beco,nea Gwen more cos
lid frcetio,n froa ErSjudlce by whici Sir.
'lyiasor and .his assistants appear to hare
BoEtoi" i,as been successful fnr bcy9nd tic
to lle.lhArallty mil tl,ur0Nghncss for which
+ tod IL IT, 5 rs po1arts nffs5y VIII TfeS s i to os Is
j,oust i;,spirc M ntl,er e yei,tures % on slaiIar ar
ltNil Iii tic historical field.
LII tic introduction. Mr.. W!nsor Inns col
reueniorlrnl references. and th0 Iiruyfnrlni