The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-12
New Publications.

The dispatches and correspondence and cur
rent comments Of the journals of the day are
| hardly mora clear and exact setting forth of
the public sentiment Of the time on political
subjects than the illustrations of journal
like Punch. Therefore it is that the title,
"Haf Century of English History" seems
not too presumptuous for a volumes containing
reproductions of the cartoons which have
illustrated the leading phi ases of English poll
| tics during that period. The first of these
cartoons refers to the victory of Golden,
Bright and Peel ia the repeal of the corn laws
in 1876. The latest celebrates the installation
of Lords Beaconsfeld and Salisbury as
Knights of the Order of the Garter in 1878.
Thirty-tWo years is not fifty years, and in this
particular the title is extravagant. But for
the period OF thirty-two years we are supplied
with 100 choice cartoons illustrating all the
important questions that arose, with the atti-
tude of parties and party leaders towards
them, done with SO much point and spirit that
they are almost as interesting to-day as when
first published and ever will be valuable
auxiliary in The study OF English history.
Here is shown in humorous, but not on that
account less trustworthy, presentment the
careers of Peel, Palmerston, RUSSELL Golden,
Bright, Beaeonsf8ld, Derby, Salisbury, Glad
stone, and other less distinguished statesmen,
portrayed by the genius of such artists as
Doyle, Leech and Tenniel, every scrap of
whose work has real vaae no matter upon
what subjects they employed their pencils,
We are sometimes applied to by persons who
wish to study the tariff question to tell them
of some work which within reasonable COM
pass sets forth the theory and practical effect
Of the American protective system. To all
such inquirers we have lately rscommen ded
the book containing the lectures delivered
at Cornell University last winter by Hon.
Ellis FL Roberts, editor of the Utica Herald
The book is entitled Government Revenue;
Especially the American System. An argu-
ment fer Industrial Freedom Against the Fal-
lacies Of Free Tfade.'' This is the latest and
cleaFest discussion Of the question in all its re-
lations from the point of view Of the protec-
zionist wish which we ave acquainted. 1t is
not too vouminous or too abstractly theoretical
for plain people. But he whole argument il
stated boldly, fairly and vigorously, and the
practical working of the protective sys-
tenn in our history is exhibited thor
oughly and attractively by one who has
made long study Of the subject and is compe-
tent to write upon it wisely and instructively.
The Viking Bodley'S" is the title of the last
of the entertaining volumes which record the
doipgs and travels OF the Bodley family, old
and young. There arc now eight of them and
will be no more, al announcement which will
be regretted by all who have made acquain-
tance with this remarkable family and follow
ed the parents and children and grandchildren
in their adventures at home and abroad.
When Mr.. Horace e. Scudder writes after
his name "Author of the Bodley Books" if
he should ever do so, he will present an intro
duction that will give him welcome to many
thousands of hearts and homes, as long as the
children he has delighted remain upon the |
earth. This last volume describes the adven-
lures of certain members of the family in |
Norway and Denmark where they go in search |
Of traces Of tn Scandinavian ancestors, and |
the story IF |
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