New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-27
SOME NEW BOOKS.


Lee "a shepard, Boston, publish "white Slaves; or
The Oppression OF the Worthy Poor" by the Rev. Louis
Albert Banks ID. ID. 1t is an examination OF tehe-
menthouse life in Boston, together with some sccoun'
of the sweating system and the abuses OF various nos
which are practsed In all large cities through the
pressure OF competition. DR.. Banks discusses ene
problems of poverty with much sympathy but II can
not be said that he succeeds in throwing mucn nsh.
upon these difficult questions. His book is illustrated
from photographs.
We have received from the publishers, Macmillan a.
Co the fourth volume Of the new edition OF the cam
bridge Shakespeare. 1t contains Ming 1o"'
@King Richard H. the "First Part OF King Henry
W. the "Second Part Of King Henry Nv" ana hins
Henry "" OF the excellence OF the eoiting ana ','e
aultess mechanism OF this work we have already sau
enough.
Macmillan & Co reprint from the edition OF 1870
Captain James Burney's History OF the buccaneers
of America This is the fullest record OF the ouco
neers and deserving reproduction.
eTbe Business of LIFE by the author OF HOW 10
Be Happy Though Married. Charles scnoner's oohs',
resembles in MANY respects those books OF samuel
Smiles such as Self Help" which used 10 De so popu
lar q quarter of century ago. II IS ful Oh apnonsmS
and Illustrations in the form Of anecdote, and chats
easily along about the conduct OF life Such books
IRE commonly found interesting though perhaps not
many readers take to heart the good advice they oner
d. Appleton & Co. have published small large
ustory of MY House, No recent book better de-
serves an edition de luxe than this and the publishers
have done their best with 1t as regards paper and
presswork
Under the title What is Reality 7" ioughton, Mifn
& Coz Francis Howe Johnson has projected an
inquiry to the reasonablness Of natural religion, ana
the naturalness Of revealed religion" Like all attempts
of the kind TO bring into harmony Numerically opposed
schools Of thought the inquiry is conducted in such
manner as only to convince those who convinced
before. Mr.. Johnson thinks he has demonstrated
that the premises OF religion as real as any part
of mans knowledge" which Is apt to appear rather
remarkable assumption to Of science at least.
The book is however, interesting in many respects
and IL is well written.
Macmillan d. Co. have brought out new and
luxurious edition Of Mrs. ELEPHANTS "Makers OF
Florence" 1t is denominated on the tltlepage an
"extra illustrated edition." and has a portrait OF
Savonarola by c. H. Jeens, fifty wood engravings from
drawings by Professor Delamater, and twenty repro
auctions Of pictures by Florentine artists and now in
churches and galleries in Florence 1t makes hand
some and desirable gift book.
From Charles Scribner's Sons have two Uni
versity Extension Manuals, namely English COLOMBIA
ton and Empire" by Alfred Caldecott, and "The
Philosophy Of the Beautiful" by Professor William
Knight OF ST. Andrews The first-named is a compact
and well arranged little treatise The second is work
OF originality and value Professor Knight has dealt
admirably with his subject and his book should have
wider circulation than its special purpose is likely to
secure for it.
G. P. Putnam's Sons issue paraphrase Of Charron's
"Treatse on WISDOM" by AIyrtilla ii. U. DAILY with
an introduction by Marcus Benjamin. To those who
desire TO be acquainted with famous book. this
paraphrase will doubtless suffice, though OF course II
is not as satisfactory the original. The practice
of dealing in such way with classical books Is not
generally to be commended. Great authors to be
read in their language and with their own style
and attempts to reform their archasms and to amend
their expression are to be deprecated as both mis-
chievous and impertiDent. In the present instance
however the editors work appears to have been done
with discretion and moderation.
An essay on Lincoln by Carl Schurz. originally
published in the "Atlantc Monthly" as a review %
HAY and Nicoay's Life, has been reprinted in book
form by HoughtOn g. Mifin. 1t is graced by photo
gravure from what is regarded the best photograph
Of Lincoln ever taken.
A curious little book is translation from the Ger
man Of Ewald Fugel, entitled Thomas Carlyle's Moral
and Religious Development" CARLYLE himself would
ceraiply have been astonished at the things here I'M
puted to him in this queer study, but the author de
rves all his views from his authors published works
NJ S. Helbrook a. Co. Rre the publishers.
A new volume in "The Chandos Classics" CFredericH
warne d Col is Leigh Hunt Poet and Essayist,
be,np n selection from his works with a biographical
introduction by Charles Kent. The selection Is made
With Judgment and the editor has done bis work well