, 1881-06-25

tile first Of II series entitled Leaflets fr,nl
Standard Authors" compiled by .joscplIItte
i. l1o,gtlo,,. Tho object Of the compiler is
"plcasnntiy 10 Introduce tho works OF nslr
t,st uMllurs 10 growing minds alxl 10 doyct.
op III them II t,ls.e for tho best lit literature"
The leaflets nrc nb,titfantly Illustrated, mil
cul,,c In It pastelWartl casU nr boz. Tic tle-
sign il Il good ONT, n!stl tho rst yA,tAplt pro-
iscs well for tho series.
--"Friar ,1crome's I,cu,.tiful Dnok, Etc.,'"
is, Thu ttlo of dainty ltttln volume, witl1
wlIIte veltum esyer 'ninl printed 81. linen ~
IL Ailrcjl fro1n "Clotl. III iio1d" ami
"E.Wer nid rl,or!" u,er selsStioS 4sH, 4;.1i i II
"'ENo i.a!!y Of Castei!ora'': a.,ltniiiowo!Ia'
"Titn's 1'enrs' y; "Tnmpiln"; "Tha Niigr-
DOM; "'rhe I.eaersl. d. Ara-CGlln', u. "'rllu
ly S.y: 9f s IL Mstans2cSns,s Sn,k " sins''" ~ if'
Inst ac u III Sc ases ssres "f y rH % S e ca ne
sics fur English lscinlets," stlttctl by Mrs. ntl-
pl,ant. This volume llts bceM prepared by
llrnry II. Troflnpc. Thu Acr0l,llts nivem Of
a!Ni ln,rts l!ave Deet, condensed fro!a otilers
utrrl,ly written. so that we ltlyo in II cnsl,-
l,act nnu convenient fnrnl all tho lcaaIl!g
facts Ln Tho Hives u tfesc ,ltgi', n',ot whom
something, MIL tho study VI wlose elaborate
biographies wulttlt ncelilly, more ttma tlnh
most renders nrc able to giyu - my slnEle
nlllllor. EXtrHgts frUM tho writings Of Coi.
transinte,t sieiiy Gy Mr. Trollopu lliiHseif.
lie l1as wisely rctrafnel froln attempting to
reproduce C,'rlrlle intt, English verse, but
!n!s translated his ltnlodluns French rhymes
maan. III tlle preface: ''lln Is mol Nwnrc nf
my English translation tIto verso Of the
plays NJ C0rNCIttt which would bn. endured
5ow, even by tlo ,i.St pst1c9,t rea!lgr F Tp
version Of Jftctnc'S AlHlrOnla1ue," etc. It
Is 'linlcult to understand how It translation Of
1inc!ne's great ttIalnt!e work cl1 bH tnllstIL-
eIea tgps'"tlon into verse Of tho plays VI
::,;The first edition Of Ar. GotlkiNs "Iifc
1h,s: Ills NIL E1gllsh work, Of which I,tY
edition las just been Issued, a'iI Is fur, sac
IN this cul!ii.ry. III natiy respects Il Is tlle
King" that tays jseeil Written, slsi, 20 far is
we know, 1t Is tho only one III tlo EnEisl,
1nenis aiNl q faise reports sci uli; foot By tic
renders them bitter" w think AIR. Go!tkiil
has, ut THUS, forgotten Ills maxim Of " doing
Justice to the memory Of Vfct0r EmMnl,,leI,
wit;'out ,to!nE innstise to thS opposnE
Of All Important, ,pHriod IN tho history Of
student oil Italian history.
=" SynnJre Solbntic.." Is tho title Of tho
tlrst volume If DIi}rnSttrrnu j,lJr1,snIi';,
H1yclS pnl,llsi'ch ~ speclAl nrrnnEcl'Ght
With Tue ntltngr att tml!slnteh lru'n tl1e
Sofse Dy rroI' ltasillsts u. Anaefsor; L. u
simple the o. roill!stltlc N1fse yhlitli, VINO
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en- sec from TIC windows Hf MS ll9lir, nntl
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nrss , v GiGr Mt'S ~ 49, H.: ~ H. sE hna E";, UGe,,
ntoiIiit: writer Of ,,1vcis. sira,,s. n,lt roens'
iju Is particularly happy iii I'LL tlelIhcatlotl
of icnlnlo Types, mil II I'LL tint au writes Ills
ttaderlynE ilIo1ivg M y IN! e!tore ~ seefe ~ ais
int.c,,ni a,r,,ies @ tat nr.vnv y, ,nnv ~ t,s.
Griy eli i,rr ow,,,s SynuSye SolGakkcn =
isn simple, chnrnlinx story, written III I,
direct, tersc ssylr ninl there Is no rcnso'l
y Why " sho"1a llos Dc 's pol''t'as "cre rs ie Is
"o4o"''
.-Tlle main portion Of Mr.. RoWer's book
on David Hartley nni lnmes NIL" " goli
talns Il statement Of llnrtley's systc!. and ni
A1k|fH 1IttHrNtn1uIt1if fHGrttt11. E.kitiA