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THE PoETICAL WORKS OF ALFRED. LORD TEN Ten,
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n suggestion of sumptuousness; and the prlhtre,
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-Uoughton. Niflin & Co. have given to one OF
+be most delightful of DR.. Holiness poems novel
opd sinpulary beautiful setting. The simple
volume comprises for it's text fac-simile OF
recent autograph of The Last Leaf" with highly
characteristic and interesting appendix IN which
the author talks familiarly about the origin, ana
ORIGINAL of the piece, and the manner IN whch IL
was received Its first appearance nail century
ago Upon this foundation OF poetry the puollsheIs
havc erected handsome monument OIL pc'otlal
ort. There are twenty-one full-page prototypes
by George Wharton Edwards and +. HopKinson
Smith both igure-picces and landscapes and most
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ON the larger illustrations. The halt-ttles' the
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surcestiveIess. The whole book is printed on
heavy plate.paper, strongly bound, and me cover
is a triumph.
Tho selections from Whittier, which Thorpe
pr,etors of the Riverside Press offer among their
Gift books for this season, furnish attractive sub
jects for Mr.. Kingsley, whose method OF engraving
from nature without previous drawing, has been
carefully described in The Century magazine The
differences of effect in these illustrations are
strongly marked, and from the delicacy OF the
artists Deer Island Pines November and A
Winter storm" to the bold touches In The Decoy
Beacon" and "Storm on Lake Asquam," Is a long
stride. Mr. Kingsley is less successful when be
inclnes toward the mpressOnists than in the line
and precise delineatOn of woodland scenery. us
lust when he is most exact that he is most poetlca
and spirited
The edition of Childe Harold" which MeSsrs
Tcknor 4 Co put upon the market is convenient
In size and shape for those who wish to read the
hook and attractive to those who care chiefly for
its artistic features. Handsome type and clean
nrintinp are embelshed with profuson OF wood
cuts. executed under the supervision OF Mr.
Anthony. The poem is rich In subjects 1or the
drouchtsnan. and they have been used with good
Judgment The work is uniformly careful
The Tennyson lust published by Crowen d Co.
is closely but clearly printed in double columns.
with illustrations of very unequal merit 1t is SAID
20 be from the authors text" That is to be
presumed for it hard to imagine whose text could
be used in preference to the authors. In aiming at
completeness, however. the publishers have In
cludcd pieces which the author has cancelled in the
latest editions of bis works-peces (Which his
uaturer taste wholly con demnS, and first drafts OF
n,eces which he has rewritten since their original
publication 1t seems pity that even living poet
IS not allowed to decide for himself how much OF
his work shall continue to 90 before the public.
Messrs Crowen Il Co. have also reproduced Ill
this volume the Poems by Two Brothers," which
Tennyson printed in partnership with his brother
Charles in 1927.