New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18
NEWBOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS

MIR. Lecky has made important change In the
new edition Of his England In the Eighteenth Cen
tury," published In this country by ID. Appleton d
Company. In compliance with the desire OF readers
whose wishes made known TO him, he took ont
the chapters on Ireland which had previously been
scattered and divided by great tracts Of English
history" While the volumes belonging to the Eng
lish series end practically with the victory OF the
Allies over Napoleon the history OF Ireland was ac-
cording TO the authors conception OF his tneme'
necessarily continued to include the reoeiioh
Of 170S. the Legislative Union OF $500, ana ,ne
abandonment Of the measures OF Catholic cohoia
ton which Pitt had intended TO be the immediate
sequel Of the union, ireland In the eighteenth
Century, is thus Il separate and complete work. WHICH
may be read Independently or may he TAKEN "S I"
supplement to the history of England as IL no" s'au'
It Is comprised In five volumes. the history vi nns
land covering The print OF the DOOR P''n'
but unpretentious and the binding is OF knd 10
make an attractive appearance on library s"e'i'
Burdett's "Hospital Annual, and Year BOOK OF
Philanthropy" for 1893 london The Sciehuhc freSs)'
Is guide 10 the hospital system of the entire civzed
world. Its author is Mr. Henry c. Burdett' the
secretary of the London Stock Exchange VINO Is
known more particularly the founder OF the Royal
Pension Fund for Hospital Nurses, considerable
portion OF which has been subscribed on 'hiS sue Vi
the Atlantic His Annual, besides furnishing an
index to every known hospital and Institution Tor
articles dealing among other things. with the subject
NJ nurses and nursing with the question OF hospital
expenditure and management, and the question Vi
maintenance Several chapters are devoted 10 inc
hospital income and expenditure in the uniteo STATES
and TO a description OF our hospitals LOT inc III
sane and OF training schools for nurses. run
information IS given as far possible as 10 inc
medical and nursing staff the number Of beds the
income and expenditure OF each hospital enuhieIa'e
In the book-a book which IS unique in the extent anu
variety OF the information contained thereih'
So great has been the mortality among the hri'is"
arstocracv during the last year. and so numerous e
new titles that have been created, that the present
Issue for the year 1913 Of Sir Bernard BurheS Ie'i
age and Baronetage" (New-iOrk; j. W. bou'o"J -
more than ordinarily useful and requisite as "orA VI
reference and record. Between the issue OF 'e io'-
and 1893 editions OF this handsome ana careuhS COM
piled work six Dukes have died, one Marquis eiHn'
Earls three yiscouns and ten Barons SIX peeageS
have hecome extinct two dukedOms and sixteen minor
raerares have been created. Three peers nave Deen
promoted one peeraec called out OF apc!ahoe' w''0
seventeen baronetcies have been conferred one nun
dred and thirteen knights and III aooiuohs 10 '"e
different Orders have been made. The names Oh seN'
oral we'll known American families Inquire Ill 'he "oin'
as related to descended from houses oil 'he
nobility described in its pages Burke has long been
famed for It's extreme accuracy, and In the matter Vi
Mneaces given 1t exces all competitors us cohp''
outhor and editor Sir Bernard Burke Ulster MIX vi
Arms who died not long was celebrated rs 'i'
foremost genealogist of his day.
Probably the most handy book OF general ieiei
ence published Is IIazell's Annual o. W. Bou'oh'
opd the edition for 1893 has been considerably en-
,arred. special section on medical matters mas peen
added. and the developments OF leading quesuoh' VI
the dav such as the labor movement, Old age pensions
hudinC societies etc, dealt with in concise anu
,atbv manner. The article labor gives the h''
tory Of the movement on both sides OF the A'bii'
ond among the new and useful features are an nc
curote review of the Irish Home Rule question: anu
an imnortant article Oh the forthcoming WORDS f'ni
at Chicago.
Mr. Besant says that Charles Reades "Co's'er al"
tho Hearth is the greatest historical novel IN e ELS
itch language lie Is not alone In that olihiou' we
have known a university professor and scholar Oh 'ne
highest rank TO say much the same thing IL III ".'e
words Whether We agree with these c'lucs UT ho' l"
must h. conceded that IL is great novel, great rs
sustained and finished reproduction OF HE III 'ne
Middle Ages 1t is pleasure 10 find so admraoie an
EDITION rs the new one lately brought out by Doou
Mead. IN size, print. crnamentation and oinoine
fbe volumes are thoroughly attractive