New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-20
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Macmillan Co. publish new Edinburgh eui'io"
of De Quincey's work, to be completed III oU' ,
monthly volumes, Of which the hrst Jour "io q" 80
issued This neat and convenient edl,loh j. ~.
by Professor David Mason, whose nate - " e
for the thoroughness of the work to be put upon l
~ In nrose,t severaI advantages over any former
odttior beinc as far as possible ChIonOOScaHS ar
ranged and every obscure point DeinE I"iiS
cidated by the editor whose notes arc "iW"' -
factory The ENCOURAGEMENT gwen loI ''0 49,
taking OF a new edition of De Quincy ol cou' "
tbe persistence of popularity which III ll'eh - an
indicator of public taste TO be received 'hdhNluS
No opincev is not an author for everybody Du' 1t -
CLAIR that his peculiar charm does not cease 10 aac
many. and what is perhaps least TO nave uoc" oA
pected his boundleSs RESPONSIVENESS uoes hoV H''N
can him at all, at least not pcrcepuoN' - i ~
that he has an autocratic manner OF laying down 0
law on most subjects which is in itSe1 ATTRACTIVE 7"
many minds. The world has always Ele4ucu n'oIo
duv IN such as bully and cOntemn II than 70 tho'o
who Aatter and defer TO its judgment ana elhse"0o
Whatever the cause of De OuinccNs coh'liiuI'S P''
Iaritv however the fact Is PROMISING lor no " ~,
a distinctly educational influence upon all VINO s'uUS
him and even his widest and most fahtasuc lii"T"
,nos are moro wholesome than the modern sttpie VI
eo,sationol fiction The new edition Is suDstlh'i'lI
made on thick white paper, bouho III suV"7
cloth and neatly lettered. The volumes arc .r0 -
Give for reading without a support ana the W.
though sometimes rather SMALL as III HUGS "'0
tracts is on the whole satisfactory
We have received two books on the JohhstoWn AOo ,
One ~ these is by the Rev. ID. J. Beale' u D' an
embodies thrilling personal experience u"o du''V.
having narrowly escaped the death Winon
ca many unfortunates in the disaster. pr' po'V
narrative is fully illustrated, and Is puoilSleN "
haIIa'No 80 philodelnhia "Tho story OF
Iobnstovn is the title of another and more
,,oIume nrepared by J. J. McLau1n Euluor VI
Harrisburg telegram" and published by 'Snio9 ~
place Harrisburg IT is illustrated by hUiOO' VI
,ouknoUn artists from original designs sketches anu
ho,ocranhs Mr. McLauIn has done luslloe 10
tronc theme. The pathos and the awfulheSs ol .''o
.o+astrophe are fully emphasized as also INC ols0
,boses which succeeded, when all the "orIu '''n''
10 tbe relief of the suffering Survivors, ms
IncIndas q f,I list of the dead and mass oil interest
;nc details relating to their families II must Dc'oc
on Invaluable work Of reference and record 10 an
who were connected directly or indirectly WIN inc
oreat aood. The volume is handsomely printed anu
SorrA and ia a credit to the author illustrators ana
publisher.
vo,ch Frscker & Co. have published tmIu
edition Of ION the Wing through Europe" very
nlace volume Of travels by Francis G. SESSIONS
How or WHY such book should get TO thrd edluo"
,s as Lord pundreary has IT, zone OF those uHhHS
No fellow can find out The present publisher mas
certainly done his full duty by the volume ana 'le
Illustrations by E W. Denning are the best feature OF
the publication.