The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-07
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A PLEA FOR LIBERTY. E5ited ,,,.
Ihomds Mockay. This large and handsome
Yoiume OF over four hundred pages is made IN
oI a humber OF essays by eminent writer's di
rected against socialism and socastic egsla-
uon. HerbertSpencer's well. known argument
Tor individualism, From Freedom to Rond-
age" forms fitting Introduction to the vol
ume, which contains in addition ESSAYS on
me Impracticahility OF Socialism :" by Ed
Ward Stanley Robertson; on '"rhe Limits Of
Liberty" by Wordsworth Donisthorpe; on
Liberty Tor Labor" by George Howell NJ p:
on investment" by Thomas Maokny; on
Free Education" by Rev b. II. Afford: ON
free Libraries" by NJ. d. O'Brien and con-
cluulpg with the True Line OF Deliverance."
by Hon. Auberon Herbert The Introduction
ana the first and second articles deal with the
theoretical aspects of the Question under die.
cusslon. The papers which follow may be de-
scribed as illustrative. Mr.. Howell traces the
gradual advance of the workiug-class
on the path of liberty. Mr.. MaclIay's paper is
an endeavor to point out the disad ntape of
monopoly and the ADVANTAGE of giving to free
es'mentthe largest posst bic sphere of action,
The objections to free" education are briefly
stated by Mr.. Afford. While this gentlemnni il
not likely to find many Americans who will
agree with him, his argument will command
attention and respect. Altogether. the ESSAYS
form strong presentation of the case against
the present tendency, not only in Europeau
countries, nut in our own, toward socialistic or.
semi-socalstc schemes and the legislation in
tended to put them into force The volume ia
issued in handsome and substantial shane by
the Appletons and is for sale in this city at
Brentano's.
THE QUESTION OF COPYRIGHT. Com
piled by George Hdpen Putnam. The compiler
OF this volume is secretary of the
American Publishers Copyright League and
tne WORK comprises report of the copyriaht
legislation now pending in Great Britain a
sketch Of the contest in the United States. ex-
tending from 1887 to the passage of the inter-
national copyright bill in the last Congress.
and papers on the development of the concep-
ton OF literary property and on the probable.
effects of the new American international
copyright law. The compilation, while of
unquesronable value as a book of reference,
ana 10 all who are interested in the subject Of
international copyright, lays no claim to COM
peteness. Included In the volume are Mr..
Brander Matthews's papers on "The Evolution
of Copyright" and "Copyrigh, and Prices, land
also three papers by Mr.. r. r. Bowker. G. P.
Putnams Sons, New York and London, pub.
fishers. For sale in Washington by William
H. Morrison.
THE RECTOR OF ST. LUKE'S. By Marie,
Bernhard. This is a wholesome unsensational
story, which people of normal taste will read
with refreshment and profit. 1t is interesting
and weli-told, and inculcates correct ideas of
iife which is too seldom the case in the mass of
novels which we now get from French sources
The translation, which is satisfactory, was made,
by Elsie T.. Lathrop. The volume contains
numerous 'Iphotogravure illustrations, and is
published by the Worthington Company.
The Rev. Hall Harrison, of ST. Johns rec
tory, Ellicott City, Md, has issued a small
pastebosrd-bound volume, containing an ap-
preciative review of DR.. Hutton's recent biog.
raphy of the late Bishop Pinkney, of Mary
land. DIR. Harrison is graceful writer of
pure, strong, unpretentious English, and his.
little work will be read with warm interest by
the friends of the lamented Bishop Pinkney
II is published by Cushings & Co. Baltimore