New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
SOME NEW BOOKS.


United States Of America, Historical Geographca uu
POLITICAL Boston: d. Lothrop Company The range
Of subjects included In this handy volume Is "iuc' anu
thorc are not many questions concerning inc .'""''
folklore geography, political history ctc', Vi u"
try which not briefly and In the man a''"'" 49,
answered. The researches Of Mr. Towhsehu nav -
extensive and he has thought OF many lacVs "'u
curious items which the average compiler Oh s""'. ~
s ont 20 overook These matters arc addenca 10 INC
.v-nve information concerning politics, history ana
peorraphy which furnishes the substance OF the "oh
AS a volume to be kept on the desk ior quioh i'0
ence "U. So is admirably adapted anu inc pusno'
man politican editor and citizen generally VIII nhu
It a most useful compendium IL Is "en i"iH''"'"
with maps and illustrations.
scrtbner Wexford Issue Four Great Teachers" oy
yossnh Foster being sketches Of John Ruskn. Thomas
CarlyIe Ralph Waldo Emerson and Robert Bro"hihg
the material taken mainly from the WORKS OF tne
outhors The papers are partly biographical ana partly
critical and arc we'll suited to the purpose OF miro
auctory studies the enthusiasm of the author being
contagious and his style pleasant and clear
Macmillan d Co. publish new edition OF sohey
Ices "stratford Avon, from the Earliest Times !"
the Death Of Shakespeare This work is probably the
most complete and accurate record OF the history Oh
Stanford and the surrounding villages and mel
dentaly II gives much interesting information on the
social u.ages and mode Of life in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries Mr.. Lee Is a sober ana eau
torr writer and is careful not to give the reins to his
IMAGINATION in dealing with 'peran tradtlohs
No better test of writer's metal than TINS can DC
applied for the temptation to make the vague ana
formless clear and definite to fill up the exasperuhg
eaps In Shakespcare's biography by bold assumption,
and to make strongly that pure fiction Is good
enough history is in this case so great that few escape
IT, Mr. Lee however sticks TO known facts, and wmle
mentioning the traditions points out in every case
the evidence which makes against them'
A recent number of the Camclot Series "a. Lovcn
r. Col reproduces Edmund Gosse's Northern Studies"
Including Mr. Gosse's very enthusiastic papers upon
Henrik Ibsen. To the original publication OF these
studies the vogue Of Ibsen in England ana America
has generally been attributed. The time appears
already not far distant when the critical pubic WILL
wonder at the praise given to bsen. and VIII seek IN
vain to account for the standing so hastily accorded
him. Mr. Gosses essays may then take on new
interest as among the curoSities of literature.
Tho D. Van Nostrand Company print Colonel
George +. Balch's "Mehod of Teaching Patriotism
I'm the Public schools" being extract from an al
dress delivered before the teachers of the Chldrens
Aid Society OF the City Of Ncw-York year ago.
The methods of teaching patriotism in the pubic
schools advocated by Colonel Bach inclddc the use
Of flags and badges the stated reading oil those puoc
memorials and documents which Illustrate the begh-
nings Of the Nation and its critical periods and, gen
mept 10 the dignity of q distinct branch of educaiion
Tho necessity for some such measure is based upon
consideration Of the normal effects OF mlihlsialoh
In stuntng the patriotic feeling III the great c'leS'
II Is argued Of thousands Of children grow up
without acquiring any knowledge Of their country OF
learning to take any interest in its destnl Coohci
Balch has systematized his method and In this volume
explains and illustrates il b. col0rcd plates As the
plan is about to tried practically in the schools OF
the Chidrcns AID Society, the opening OF the
September term of instruction. It's m rtS WILL dou'V
less be then demonstrated in the most convincing
way.
Mr. Horace E. Scuddor has written short History
OF the United States" for the use Of schools UNLIKE e
usual school histories, ii is not DIVIDED into sections
for convenience assigning lessons, but has been gwen
a fluent narrative form which is much better ca4'n'
- .. rroeo,o the interest of the scholars Mr..
scudder,s history moreover IS characterized by mod
Grafton of tone and by certain wholesome FRANK
ness Of statement in where the mere DECLARATION
OF the truth might hurt morbid senslbihues. Ihe
final chapters in moral lnc teine ocNo'cu 10
brief but clear and succnct, explanation Of the du'ioS
of the citizen before the law and as member OF INC
body polite.
"The White Mountains" by Julius Ii. Wad ID Ap'
oleton & Coz Is "a highly en,lr siastc and al times
almost my stical essay at interpretations The author
is thoroughly IN love with his subject ami not less
thoroughly acquainted with it, Though he dlsciams
intention TO write guldc-bOok, the VlsltOr 10 uS
White Mountains can hardly fail TO profit by his
picturesque descriptions, hints about paths and points
of view and abundant suggestions as to tines ana
seasons drawn from an extended personal experience
A series of photographers illustrates the volume-we
cannot say adequately because photography never can
reproduce what is most beautiful ana maIcSuc IN
mountain scenery, but with enough fidelity 10 help
those who use the book the ground II treats OF.
Mr. Ward has avowedy taken for his own guides 10
INTERPRETATION the views of Emerson, Wordsworth ana
Ruskn and IL must be said that his application OF these
doctrines as lie understands them. is not always sIcA
as TO prevent the intrusion Of some confusing aho~-
fenctious imagery and phraseolo;y. II Is. however.
an honest attempt in an extremely Olhcut held Oh
criticism and eXegess and. fancy !, gwen 100 large
Q scope at times the sympalheuc reduof VAL '''i'
pardon the fault.
We have received the eighth and ninth volumes OF
Professor Masson's new edition Of DeQunccys Works
a. & c. Black. The eighth volume contains spocu
lativc and theological papers. including the =! sVeIn
of the Heavens, Revealed By Lord Roses Ieic
scope" the curious essay Oh Judas IScai1ol III WIFI"
De Ouincey maintained that the false apostle was
really ipsigatcd not by maigny and trcachcIy, bu'
nv An honest desire 10 further the Masters WORK.
though by forbidden meaDs-the paper on Miracles a'
Subjects Of Testimony" in which the vital question OF
the possibility Of miracles Is begged, and NUMBER
of other comparatively slight pieces. The mnth
volume is devoted TO political economy and pollucs
and among other matter contains The Templers Ola
locneso the brief paper attacking Matthews Theory
of Population and tile essay entitled The Logic %
Political Economy The paper on "Fal'ihcauoh o
English History" is good Illustration OF DC Quincy
penetration and clear historical judgment The arti
Gle entitled California and the Gold Digging Mania
IL curious today as much for It's errors Of Speculation
as for the ingenuity of ito argument.
Mr. James Payn has thought fit to republish' unde
&le title Notes from The News number OF Shor
articles on current topics written for and prii ted IN
London daily newspaper. 1t is doubtful wlcCic
this kind Of literature Is fitted Tor permanent ioTn
,boueh Mr. Pawn certainly writes interestingly upoI
most subjects.
Macmillan CO. publish X. DeightoDs edition 0
the Merchant OF Venice" prepared for the use O
.cboos The notes are full and the editing generally