New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-10
NEW BOOKS AND NEWEDITIONS

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Macaulay is said to have discovered that ne was
f.mou. only when he looked in booksellers win
dow and saw Hume's History Of England Labelled
IAN excellent Introduction to Macauiay' OF "o'u'
to that effect SO English History for America,
Readers" by Thomas Wentworth Higsihsoh anu
Edward Claiming U-ongmans. Green q co., i
really a good though none too long. introoucuoh
TO American history. The authors nave kept III
mind the features of American evolution III oruei
to dwell upon the episodes in Englsh history '''a
led TO them Thus. they point out, they nave
enlarged upon the rise Puritansm at the expense
of a remote affair like the conquest OF lhoia. vi
course 50 fruitful theme az the history vi r'is
land will bear treatment from inhnltey Na'ieu
1oints Of view and the thought at the bottom OF
6is book Is one never to be forgotten nor one
= Be Aulled by repetition. The volume is neatly
kvinted with marginal headings. and Is copiousY
illustrated.
It was a common practice a few years ago 10
quote Greek in writing and print without accents.
Tho custom has pretty much given way OF ia'e
years to a more accurate method. In view OF TINS
fact the want of accents In the Greek chapter OF
r. d Rackmans "A Dictionary OF Foreign phrases
and Classical Quotations" &c. p. Putnams Sons)
which has reached its eleventh edition, Is defect
It is however. one of very few in this well-known
and indispensable compilation.
MASSES and Glasses" by Henry Tuckley Hunt
r Eaton) is study of the labor question in
England by who was born there II we mistake
not, but who has had long years Of experience also
In the United States. 1t is a melancholy picture
that Mr. Tuckley draws. Yet he does not despair
He sees hope for the English working people III
their capacity for organization, and he Illustrates
this by the examination Of numerous trades unions
Through these they can force the hand Oh poi-
ticians can obtain publicity for their grievances.
and can keen the Glasses in "A defensive position
1t il as an advocate of combinations of working
men that Mr. Tuckley must be read. II Is really
noticeable how great variety OF information ne
has managed to compress into BOOK OF only 10"
pages.
ethics of Success" a. NJ. Thayer & Co. Bos-
toni by William NJ. Thayer. is intended as reader
Tor the higher grades Of schools Its plan requires
brief essays full Of anecdote. success and on the
details that contribute to it, Some OF us are Old
fashioned enough to think that the practical ee-
ment In modern education has already been IN
hsted to bursting. but II is 10 use to preach on
the subject After the reformers who know 1t all
have had their day and have done what mischief
they are capable of. then the old-fashioned people
twill turn up with that oldfashoned remark, I'VE
told you So.
Readers Of The Tribune hardly fail to re-
member the unwilling of the statue Of John r.
Hale presented to the State of New-Hampshire by
Senator w. f. Chandler The ceremonies took
place on August g. 1882. AS fitting. the record
Of the day including the addresses with an appen-
dix containing letters and articles bearing on the
Subject has been published by direction of the
Governor and Council. The volume is adorned with
\ fine engraved portrait Of Hale.
Among the beneficial results Of the Worlds
Fair at Chicago not the least in value. perhaps.
Is the varied array of publications which, taken
together. give view of universal industry. series
of volumes on the industries of Russia published
by the Imperial Russian Commission first in
Russian, has been translated into English
1t comprises an elaborate account of manufactures
and trade, Of mining and metalurgy, and OF ST.
IBERIA and the great Siberian Railway. The stalls
tios are simply bewildering but the etter-press Is
illustrated with maps which even the wayfaring
man can comprehend. Though published in ST
Petersburg. the volumes a marvel OF English
print with just that foreign look in the face of
! the type which will the readers curiosity
vhe English translation has been edited by John
/ Martin Crawford the American Consul General at
St Petersburg who is also we'll known in litera-
ture through his translation of the "Kalevala"
For those who can take their history only when
II IL susar-coated as fiction, "Braddock Story Of
the French and Indian Wars" volume VIII. in the
series Of Columbian historical novels. written by
John r. Musick and published by the Funk Wag-
nails Company. should be welcome book There
Is more history than fiction in it. The fact that 1t
has an index something that would be an anront
to the ordinary novel reader. shows that II Is de-
signed much for instruction az for entertainment
It covers a period of the French War and its
eighteenth century The title alone will indicate to
the discerning reader that Washington is an i'm
portant character. and that the disasters OF the
British in Western Pennsylvania form the catas-
frophe of the story.
Charles Summers Grafton Of July a. 1916 on
1.-THE True Grandeur of Nations" has been reprinted
BY Lee Shepard from their edition Of his COM
plets works Brief ii Is, II is one OF the most
important documents in the history of the inter-
national peace agitation of the last half century
1t 10 not certain, however but that Sumner would
have to a argument in favor of war
II he were alive to rewre his Grafton. Peace has
its vices as well as war. and perhaps these
not be got rid OF without storm. 1t looks some
times as IL the storm would be better than the
stagnant rottenness of hamilton But the Grafton
cannot be read often. 1t is landmark in
American letters.
Mr. Arthur ia MAJ nnis's THE Atlantic Ferry.
Its Ships, Men and Working Whitaker g. Coz
his been reprinted in a popular edition. Some
CHAPTERS IN the larger work which seemed of less
general interest than the rest have been omitted
Tie book is compact and easily handled II
Gives every important point in the history Of At
lantic steamship navigation the biography and
characteristics of most men who have attained
distinction In the business, the improvements that
have followed each other in such rapid succession
from the first the last, and thus combines
the utility of a handbook with the more attrac-
tive features OF a general treatise. The volume is
profusey illustrated.
That entertaining story Of archaeological discov-
cry in Africa, '"rhe Ruined Cities Of Newfoundland
by J. Theodore Bent. has reached second edition.
1t is published by Longmans. Green d Co.
prosessor J. NJ Hart of Cornell University. has |
edited and Henry Holt & Co. have published. an !
edition OF De Quincey's Joan. Of Are and 'The |
English Mail Coach" with notes for students. The
introduction comprises very satisfactory biog-
raphy of the eccentric essayist.