New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-18
NEWBOOKS AND NEWEDITTONS

The tenth volume of Worthington Chauncey Fords
edition Of the Writings Of George Washington ". T.
putnam's Sons) the years 17S2-l795 and deals
principally with the events connected with the close OF
the war the treaty of peace, and the subsequent ar
rangcment Of matters with the long suffering and neg
lcctcd ARMY Among the minor episodes of the period
Immediately preceding the cessation of hostiitles was
one which gave Washington great anxiety tle SUBJECT
namely of retaliation for the killing of Captain Huddy
70 avenge whose death a British captain AsgID was
selected by lot for execution AT one time the iUe VI
this innocent appeared sealed but the intercessoh
NJ Vercpand tho French Minister who pleaded in tie
name of the King Queen, proved ehectual WIN tie
Congress and Captain Asgil was released Among t'e
public perplexteS the discomfort of the Army-becom
ing more mutinOus cOntinualy-was the most serlous
and the conclusion peace for time seemed to agg
vate the danger. Washington advocated the cause OF
bis officers and men, and gave good ADVICE winch Con
gross was slow TO follow. This volume also contains
many letters relating to the Commander inCiefs fam
iy affairs and his personal estate There are mere
too several of his public addresses to the Army, to
Congress- etc. The volume closes with discussion OF
the James River improvement plans
The twenty. seventh volume of the Dictionary Of
National biography Ciacmillan Coz includes the
names Hindmarsh-Hovenden. biographies OF te
uintons Hitchcocks Hoadleys, Hoares, Hobarts Hob
sons Hodges HOtgsOns, Hogs, Holdens, Hollands
1Iooways Holmes Hots, Homes, HoyOakes, liumes
Hoods Hookers Hopes, Hopkins, Hornes, Hosiers
lIothams. HoughtOns, Houstons and many more Ia
rniliar English names found here. Somewhat oddy
an article is devoted TO Robin Hood though he is treated
as mythical parsonage, probably representing An
early legend Of a wood spirit But II biographical
dictionary seems hardly proper place for such
Legendary hero, who belongs rather to NEUROLOGICAL
literature the article itself is full of interest and H.
illustrates strikngy recent advances in the study OF fol
lore The passing generation, trained to regard RoDh
Hood as an historical character will no doubt regret
his RELOCATION to the nebulous region OF mythology DuV
they should at least be grateful to the writer Of the
article referred to for refusing TO consider him as sun
myth, or as "a popular and degraded manifestation OF
WOODEN" AS elf lie may perhaps claim Rinship with
Robin Goodfelow.
Duprat & Co. send us a beautiful edition Of Shake
speare's Antony and Cleopatra with introduction by
w. ]. Rolfe and seventeen Illustrations by Paul Avrl
The book IS very handsomely made. The paper
thick, the typography superb, and the etcmngs arc
spirited. In short it is luxurious edition, and Mr..
Rofe's scholarly introduction gives it additional value
The artists conception OF Cleopatra and Antony may
rot satisfy all tastes but the studies are CONSCIENTIOUS
careful, and in no respect anachronistic.
Lee and Shepard CBoston) have published second
series Of "Speeches, Letters and Lectures by Wendell
Phillips" and the volume should find many readers.
Phillips himself made the selections for the first
SERIES which warmly welcomed, and he intended TO
prepare second volume, but unable to do so. In
work there is great variety Of subject matter, though
the editor announces that the preservation of his
speeches relating 10 the antsavery movement Is re-
served for another work. In this collection are speeches
on Kossuth, Crispus Attacks, Capital Punishment,
Noman suffrage, the Eight Hour Movement, the
Chinese the Labor Question the Maine Liquor Law the
Puritan Principle and John Brown, the Education OF the
People The famous lectures The Lost Arts and
sDanicl O'Connell" also here, together with six
noble tributes, namely, to Theodore Parker Francis
jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Helen Eliza Garrison,
William Lloyd Garrison, and Harriet Martineau
"Frcnch by Reading progressive French method
by Louise Seymour Houghton and Mary HOught0n, has
been issued in Heaths Modern Language Series
fBoston: D. c. Heath g. Coz The principle Of this
method is TO induce the student to think In French
as rapidly as possible, it being held that the true study
of the language only begins when this end has been
reached The method is to practice the reading Of the
language as the initial step, grammatical rules not
being neglected. but being taught only as the need for
them arises. -Four stories, afOrding somewhat
extensive vocabulary have been employed for this
purpose and general arrangement Of the book Is
such as 10 facilitate its both by teachers and
scholars The plan Of the work appears TO offer some
distinct advantages.
G. p Putnam's Sons issue second edition Of Howard
" Preston's documents Illustrative Of American
History l6OG-l663 with HtrOducons and References.
The work is an extremely useful and we'll arranged
for reference and it Is encouraging TO find that 1t is Sc
well appreciated.
George Haven Putnam's volume on The Question
NJ Convr,ghtp is useful and timely publication,
tanning the documents of the question, summary Of
tbe existing copyright laws all over the world, and
various reports and papers tending 10 the eucdatoh
of the subject.