New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-24
SOME NEW BOOKS.

John c. Yorston & Co., Cincinnati have paollshed
the interesting essay on "The Antiquities OF ohio'
which formed part of shepherds Popular history
OF the State of Ohio,r In separate quarto ior "i'n
numerous Illustrations II comprises caieiu ana
thorough description of all that known OF tho Mound
Builders
G. p putnam's Sons publish series OF " British
Letters, In three neat little volumes, compnea oy
Edward T. Mason They selected for their IN
,eest chiefly and are not emotional or ddaeuc Gloomy
enstles have been carefully avoided. and those pre-
ferred which illustrate national individual character
manners and customs, vii, humor, literary style ana
Intellectual briIiancy While the editor docs not
pretend to bsve made an exhaustive research the
range of selections wide and the variety and Illus
tratve quality OF the series satisfactory
Bombay sends us a series Of ten lectures delivered
In the sassoon Mechanics Institute. They are by
local officials and judges and treat OF Indian topics
such as Burma "Kattywar,D Folk Lore of indian
Plantsp Characteristics of the Natives Of india"
aTho Larger Carnvora." Punkaho,' etc, and several
of the papers show careful study That on the folk
lore Of Indian plants is particularly interesting and
Mr.. Justice Jardne's essays on Burma and Kattywar
are marked by fulness Of information.
"The Battle Of the swash and the Capture Of Canada
BY Samuel B,rton Dillingham; is a clever skit upon
the unpatriotc sluygshness Of Congress in providing
for the defence of the coasts The author simagines
o war with England and realistically shows how the
hasty defences Of Network could be overcome by
British aeet Of ironclads and the city be bomparued
and destroyed. In tho supposed case Great Britain
first levels NcwYork and then exacts an immense
ransom from the National Government, giving up
Canada as a makeweight The earlier chapters Oh inc
pamphlet relate the historical facts about coast oe-
fences and this long rehearsal Of known
fnterferes somewhat with the interest OF the story
There IS nothing in the imagined circumstances which
bfUe
gives point TO the brochure, tho fictitious elements in
which are handled with much skill and effect
aHah Hours with the Best Foreign Authors" u. B.
Uppincott Col, edited by Charles Norris is mer-
ftorious compilation In handsome volumes. The
first contains examples Of Greek and Roman literature,
the second German, the third French, the fourth
Italian, Spanish and Russian The editor certainly
has given variety enough, ard hts ntroductions arc
succnct and adequate while his selections are generally
judicious Why, however, he made no attempt at
chronological arrangement is not easily understood.
Writer'S who lived centuries apart brought to-
gethcr here Thus in French literature we find
Joinville ard j. p Rousseau check by jowl Montagnc
and Murgcr hobnobbing; Voltare poussetting with
Cherbuez: and Philippe de Commincs with Edmond |
About Surely there was no need of this chaos. For
such do not what they read doubt IL will do
well enough but considering the pains bestowed upon
this collection in many other ways IL Is to be rc
GREETED that some system Of grouping should not have
been followed Tho type and paper are good, and
each volume is indexed.
"The Bookworm- is brought out in handsomely |
printed and bound volume "a G. rmstIong co., |
Mr. Andrew Lang has contributed a versfed ntroduc-
ton. The papers which follow literary and |
for the most part reconcile topics dear to the heart
Of the bibophle, and not seldom obtaining nforma-
ton calculated to be of to the scholar who loves
books orly for the knowledge they bring him. "The
Bookworm' as a periodical appealed to class too |
small and scattered TO support such publication
sooth TO say, moreover, II not edited with dis
tinguished ability, and the portions Of ntenectual
pabulum provided for the subscribers sometimes
such Dryasdust alone could have enjoyed Brought
together in volume, however these bemishes not
so apparent and the good things sufficiently
numerous TO Justify the enterprise Of the publishers.