New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-05
NEW BOOKS AND NE w EDITIONS

From Macmillan e. Co. have two volumes OF
"Hoae sabbaticae,' being collection OF articles con-
trbuted to The saturday Review by Sir James fi'h
lanes stephen. The essays are both literary ana
historical and range wide tract OF learning
though the author seldom comes down Dcio" 'ie '"S'
of the eiahtcenth century in his comments on men,
books and events. Ills reviews OF FroisSarts
Chronicles, Philippe de Confines, Joinvne anu S'
Louis Montaigne's Essays and Carendons hS'ory
Of the Rebellion good examples of this writer az Ills
best but there Is paper in these volumes WHICH 10
not very well worth reading.
Sir Monier Monier willams's Brohmansm ana
Hinduism has gone TO Il and revised and en-
largcd edition Macmillan d Coz good oe'ii "a
new matter has been added. chiefly In the line OF
carrying the former chapters into greater detail anu
extending dhe Illustrations. The character "a INC
work and its cxcelences and defects nave aifenuS
been reviewed by The Tribune. and II Is .hercio'o
enough to say that material change mas oeeh
made In these respects. Two chapters on houcrh
Hindu Theism have been added. and others nave
been largely rewritten AS the book STANDS IL IS
probably the best general treatise extant on the SUD-
1ccts embraced in It,
Macmillan g. Co. publish two handy little volumes
By Oscar Browning. one being sketch OF Dante ana
tho other similarly brief biography OF Goethe.
Both were originally prepared for the Encyclopaedia
Britannica In which they appeared The author
has revised them in accordance with the most recent
publications on the subjects and has enlarged the
life of Goethe considerably. As Mr.. Br0wnlngs
statements of trustworthy and his judgments
sane and sound these volumes may be confidently
accepted by such desire succinct Information ana
have not time to read the fuller biographies.
beautiful edition Of Herrick In two volumes has
lately been brought out by Lawrence d Bullen in
London part of the edition having been imported
nv Charles Scribner's Sons. II has been care !
fully edited. with notes, by Alfred Pollard, and
Mr. swinburne has contributed preface which in its
way Is perfect. He calls Herrck the greatest song
writer OF the English rcc; and the true lover OF
roetry turns these pretty volumes he feels anew
the irresistible charm which moved that Judgment |
The silver sweetness OF Herrick's singing has !
not quite the strain OF unprecedented art but what
exquisitey flowing music it Is There is much which |
we should like omitted from this editlon-these
are not books which Coiydoh may offer valen |
Tine to his swccteart-but for the aforesaid true
lover OF true verse who his 1Ierrick shelf
whence he may come and then for Hit, no |
edition 6e better.
A handsome and conveniently small edition OF
ste1nes sentimental Journey" has been brought out
as a volume of the "Aldine' series by Pickering |
d Cbatto, of London, and J. W. Bouton, Of New |
York Paper and type all that they should be, |
and the illustrations by Stanley Wood are neatly |
done.
When Mr.. Oscar Fay Adams, some time ago, pub
lished In a popular periodical paper The Man
nerless Sex" there was cutlery among women |
who found themselves severely criticised therein
women who had fancied themselves the mghpricst-
Of all the courtesies of life Let these fair
protestants read Mr. Adamss clever little volume
sThe Presumption Of Sex" lee & shepard,. and they |
will cease 10 resent his sharpness. Within its pages
they will find an arraignmcnt OF his sex. much |
more frank than they have perhaps seen before
from mans pen.
We have received from Macmillan & Co. two of the
compact little volumes of 1.-The Pocket Library of Eng
lsh Literature" Of which contains collection Of
seven political Pamphlets" while the other offers
selections Political Verse" The Editor of the
series. George Santsbury in introducing the PAM
phlets contends that political writings not. as
often asserted. dead than any other kind of
literature" but are. in some cases. admitted TO the
stock of the best literary things. He has made his
selections the principles that they should be
phlets proper; that they should deal with special sub
jects Of burning political and not merely personal In
terest: and that they should have exercised actual
determining influence the course Of politics and |
history. They include Lord Halifaxs Letter TO a
Dissentern: Defoe's "Shortest Way with the Dis |
scnters': the first and second Of Sw1fts "Drapiers
Letters: Eurkes Second Letter on Regcde ,
Peace: "rcter Plymey's Letters by sydney smith
Cobbetts Letter to the Journeymcn etc." and Sir
Walter SCOTS First Letter Of Malachi Malagrovther'
The volume of English political verse is exceedingly
well edited. its authors ranging from John SHELTON
H. d. Trail. Both books have careful notes.
story. In the Vestbule Limited has been rcpub-
nshed volume of the Harpcrs Black and White
Series. These tiny volumes attractive in their
makeup: but it must be said that white linen covers
neat as they at first not made for much hand
ling.
Yrs. Gaskells Crawford has been brought ont in |
the Knickerbocher Nugget Series (G. p Putnam's |
sons)-a series to which this little gem Of story
would seem naturally TO belong. Another volume OF |
the SERIES lately published, contains selections from
The Discourses' Of EDicteus
Miss Lucy Larcom the author Of much musical |
verse. has written in The Unseen Friend Houghton
MfBin & CO.. a volume of religious meditation full Of
wise and earnest spirit Of aspiration
"Thc Problem Of Jesus By the Rev Dr. George
Dana Boardman F1eming H. Revcll Coz Is n we'll
considered essay by the distinguished Baptist clergy
In which he shows that Jesus OF Nazareth can be
accounted for on no other theory than that He is the
Son Of God.
The Life Beyond by George Hepworth a. d. F.
Randolph is peryadcd by spirit Of assured faith and
buoyant hope 1t enters into abstruse speculations
concerning the hereafter but tells the old story Of the
hope beyond the grave In such way as to comfort
and cheer the sorrowful and afflicted.
sylvester Romaine." by Charles Pelletrcau LJames
Pott Co.. is story OF life in country town In this
State. The author. who is an Episcopal clergyman
weaves good deal of religion into his story but II is
religion OF manly sort. that degcnerates into
cant. While the book has some of the faults OF a
maiden effort. 1t is written with care and gives evil
dence OF thought and observation on the part OF its
author.
small and excellent edition OF "Tbe Poe, |
Letters OF Charles Lamb y has been prepared br
Edward Gilpn johnson. and published by A. G.
McClurg Co. The letters have been selected
1udicously and Mr. JohnsOn's Introduction bears evi
dence OF careful and long study Of of the most
lovable Of authors.
1.-The New Harry and Lucy n Roberts brothers. |
by Edward Everett Hale and Lucrcta p Hale IS as