The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-26

I Anything from the careful pen ana pro
bling brain Of Mr.. Gosse l. now acceptibl
the world over as valuable authority, an'
this little volume is but another addition
TO bis library OF substantial reviews. witt
authenticated precision he therein point
10 the immense past from which the moderl
poets Of the North are descended, an'
dwells with enthusiasm and interest OF
their quota Of literature Of to-day.
The Norwegian poetry since 1914 Is char
acterized with lust tribute 10 Norway
| greatest living artist, Hinrik lbsen.
Sweden and Denmark are also both eX
emplIfied in their world Of literature, Han;
/ Andersen and Thorn sldsen alone establish
| ing an immortal standard for the one coun
/ try, and Runeburg, the great Swedish
point, winning laurels everlasting for tn,
other.
| LOVE AND LORE. BY Edgar Laltus
! Published by Bedford Company. New York
/ This is a delicious little volume Of classi1
| legends, from writer more French in con.
ception, touch and liberality than almost
any one in our day Of literature. There is
a quaintness Of style and lightness Of treat
ment that renders the work marvel OF
grace in its construction.
Toll. BY Count Leo TOilstOi, author of
Kreutzer Sonata and Timothy BOndarel.
Published by Charles II. Sorgel a Co..
Chicago; Richmond Randolph a English.
The great theme Of life's labor. designated
in the title OF the book. Toll il herein de-
veloped with precision and that won
derful conscientiousness 10 fundamental
truth and absolute realism so deeply dwclt
upon by these Russian philosophers. Bon
daren IL Russian peasant, so from The
heart of his knowledge give his theories
with the strong guidance Of his coworker.
AGAINST HEAVY ODDS: A Tale Of Morse
Heroism. HiaImay lIjorth Boyesen. Illus
trated. By W. l.. Taylor. Charles Scrib-
ner's sons, New York, publishers. The at
tenton of the most appreclative critics IL
being drawn more and more 10 literature Of
the North. and in this charming story we
have an interesting record Of the lives and
customs OF the honest folk OF Lapland, Nor
way, and Sweden. IL is rendered with
strong touch of nature, which thrills the
reader with something Of the old-time feTvOr
which might have followed his perusal of
the Lcheuberg COtter family and some such
ideal. Richmond: West. Johnston ~ Co.
HERIOT's CHOICE. BY Rosa Monchette
Cary. Published by j. Il. LipdincOtt Com
pany, Philadelphia. This is a sweet, pure
story of love and loving, worthy the same
source as "NOt Like Other girls" 1t is of
the highest moral tone and bristles with q
strong, firm interest in the small as well as
great dOngs Of the people it deals with.
AsBEIN. From the life Of a virtuOsO. BY
Ossip Schubin, translated by Elise l.. Lath-
rOp. WOrthingtOn Il Co.. New York, pub
fishers. This is wild. werd.story of musi
cal people, their eXcltemenis and tempta-
tions in BOhemianism, and is told with I'M
usual interest as it treats Of Russian char
acters. West, Johnston q Co.
THE UPPER Ten, by W. II. Ballow. New
York: United States Book Company.
HIM 4 A a. Ill
romance, by PHILIPPE Aubert de Gaspe.
translated by Charles G. ID. Roberts. New
York; ID. Appleton a. Co.
The ARENA for November, 1890, con
tains; The Future American Drama, by
Dion Boucicault; sex in Mind, by Rev. Dr.
Cyrus A. Bartol; The African Element in
America, by Professor y. :. Shaler:
Glance at "rhe Good Old Times" by Rev
MenOt :. Savage; Turgenef as a Poet, bS
Nathan Haskell Dole; A New Basis Of
Church Life, by Wilbur LarremOre; Fid-
ding His Way to Fame, by viii Allen
DrOmgo0le; Sunset on the Mississippi. by
Virginia Frazer Boyle; Desttution in Bos
ton, by Edward Hamilton, Rev. DR.. Ed
ward Everett Hale, Rabbi solomon Schin-
der, Rev. O. i. Clifford. Rev. Waller J
Swa1ield, Rev. W. ID. j. Bliss; Objections
to Woman Suffrage Considered, by Rev.
Forrest A. Marsh; The Dramatic Talent. by
Marcus j. Wright; \ Rare Letter, by Fran
ces f. Willard; Editorial Notes.
SCRIBNER's for November, 1890 Con.
tents: The Tale Of a Tusk of Ivory, by Her
bert Ward. Cardinal Newman-rwO son.
nets. i. by Aubry de We're, H., by lingo
Deane. DIR. Materalismus, by +. J. slim
son. Life and Nature. 10y Archibald Lamp
man. A Day with Country Doctor by |
Frank French. Jerry-Part second, Chap. |
tiers Nlll-NNlI. Through the Grand Canon |
Of the Colorado. by Robert Brewster stanton. |
The Training of Nurse. by Mrs. Frederick |
Jones. With Yankee Cruisers |
in French llarbors, by Rufus Faircbld /Og. |
baum. In Brogeliande. Nature and Man |
IN America-Third tc0naluding) paper, by |
\. ;. Shaler Fusityes, by Graham r. |
Johnson. The Point Of Niew-The Memory |
IF the War-Mechanical Crticism-rhe |
spartan Virtue.
Harper's for November, 1850 Contents
Dur Italy, by Charles Dudley Warner; L.
W Nealey, Dor hostertrunk; TheOdor,
m d, IN Urban and Commercial Chill, LAT
,adla Hearn, A Winter Journey 10 Japan;
:. ii. NJ. Byers, on switzerland ana tn
swiss; Princeton University, by Prof. ".
VI. Sloane; Ddudets inimitable story OF
Port TarascOn is brought to conclusions; a
Halloween Wrath, by William Black;
dadrilene; or, the Festival of the Dead by
Grace King; and Portraits, by Ruth Dana
Draper, Dr. :. Weir Mitchell, The Quaker
lady; In November, BY Archibald Lamp
nan; Too Late. by Julian Hawthorne; The
W Orld Runs On, by Rose Hawthorne La
hrop. On Waking from a Dreamless sleep.
~ Annie Fields, and A Quatrain, by Bliss
Jarman.
An.lo-SaXOn Freedom. by James X
IOslner. Charles ScPibners Sons, New
York. From Messrs. West, Johnston a Co.
The full title OF this book indicates its Oh
ect, II is entitled, ~ Short History OF
AnglO-saGOD Freedom, the Policy OF the
nglisb-speaking Race, outlined in is in
option, development, diffusion, and present
condition." The growil! OF oar freedom and
be institutions in which II has cfyslalized
ire traced from the mOOt-hill ON which the
saxon Wet 10 deliberate TO the legislative
,Odies, in ,sbinh gre made the laws that
govern the EnglisB-saeaking nations. The
fundamental principal IL tD.nd IN the
IXi0m Of the American siateman that
rue liberty consists in government |
# the people, by the people, and for the
'eople. The method by which it has been
ecured is shGNa g. be that Of local self
government. 1t is this me,had of allowngt
ach community 10 manage IFS Own affairs
hat enables us 10 see the substantial iden-
ity which exists between the government
( these yaaiagS countries, whether the
tructure is reared upog i be monarchy
With Il democrat parliament o. . free re-
,ublc, as with us. The second great prin-t
iple that we owe 10 our Anglo Saxon an
estors, of which little, if any trace can
e found in Roman institutions, JIG the idea
t representative government.
In clear, graphic language the develop
nent Of these two ideas il traced through
he great periods OF English and American
history. The literary charm of the work Is
by occasional excursions which.
While retaining their due proportion to the
main purpose Of tie book. make it, as 1t l.
ntended,a volume for tie sid.on and general
eader as well as for the student. in this,
IS our commercial friends would say, II
fills long-ielt want" The thesis that