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has done good service to the English reader.
Kinkel was dlsting guished for his poetical
abilities, as he was for his learning. his elo-
ouenee. his varied manly qualities. and his re-
publican patriotism. An excellent sketch Of
his career accompanies this translation, and
from It tho reader may derive vivid sense Of
Kinkers personality. which will go far to place
him In sympathy with the poem ITSELF Mrs.
Hellman dedicates her work to Mr.. Carl
Schurz. who was Kinkel's companion
In the revolutionary aRitatlons Of 1S4S s.
The two we're together In the attempt to cap
ture the arsenal at sieRburR. near Bonn. and
II was Mr.. Schurz who, having himself es-
capped from the fortress OF Rastatt, by passing
through a sewer, was aiterward instrumental
In efIectinR the escape Of Kinkel from the pom
itentiary In Spandau. where the poet revolu-
zionist was confined under a life sentence.
The pair made their way to Rostock. In Meek
lenburR. and crossed from there in schooner
to England. Mrs. Hellmsn has accomplished
her work In manper we'll deserving OF praise.
Her tran station Is marked by understanding
and sympathy and by very nice technical
skill as well. To translate q poem Justly. no
little OF the poetica quality Is necessary In the
translator. and In this instance the quality in
question has not been lacking. The Messra
Putnam have produced the book very hand
somely. q compliment which It we'll deserved.
1t is illustrated with photographers from de-
signs By Mr.. Edwin II. Blashned.
Although Mr.. Edward Maunde Thompson.
principal librarian OF the British Museum.
says OF his Handbook OF Greek and Latin
Photography" tAppletons) that It does not
pretend to give more than an outline Of the
subject, 1t seems to be. nevertheless, a very
satisfactory book and something considerably
more than a mere outline. 1t is admirably
arranged and expressed. and is something for
the reader In search OF general interesting and
curious information. as we'll - for the student
seeking to become expert In Its especial line.
There 10 concise and clear information here
regarding the history OF the Greek and
Latin alphabets: the materials used to
receive writing. such az leaves. bark. clay
and pottery. wall spaces. tablets Of metal
and wax. papyrus. skins. parchment. vellum,
and paper; writing implements. such as the
stylus. pens. and inks the forms EN- ployed for
the preservation and convenient handling OF
manuscripts. and the whole subject Of COM
parative handwriting. The Greek and Latin
manuscripts that scholars consult are pre-
served in museums and other repositories scat
tered over wide area Formerly. in order to
consult them, II was necessary that the scholar
should be q traveller; but nowadays pho
Biography has done away with this necessity.
and this book Is rich with fac-similes con-
veniently arranged for comparative study It
has also tables Of alphabets. q list Of paleo-
graphical works. and an index.
Mr.. Ernest Francisco Fenollosa's poem.
Fast and West" which was read beforeitho
Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard on June
80. 1892. is published. together with The
Discovery OF America" and other poems By
the same author Thomas Y. Crowell & Col
These poems have notable strength OF fancy
and expression. and q rarely fne musical
quality. The publishers have produced them
very handsomely.
The Messrs. Harper publish the third VOL
ume OF that book OF great beauty and rare in
terest, J. r. Green's Short History OF the
English People" with the illustrations provid-
ed under tho editorship Of Mrs. Green and
Miss Kate NorRate. Better history better sup
pemented Is not given TO US. Tho Messrs-
Harper publish also first volume OF the
"0rations and Addresses OF George William
Curtis." edited by Mr. Charles Eliot Norton.
These orations and addresses range from
1856 to 1901. They are thoughtful. patriotic
and fine and large public will desire to have
them.
Authors and Their Public In Ancient
Times" by George Haven Putnam tG. p.
Putnams SonsL Is q useful and interesting
sketch OF literary conditions. and OF the rela-
lstions Of literary producers with the public.
from the earliest times to the invention OF
printing. From the Messrs. Putnam We have
also Pictures From Greek Life and Story"
another OF tho Rev. A. J. Church's popular
volumes. and Tho Blind as Seen Through
Blind Eyes" atranslatlon by Dr. F. Park Lewis
from tho second edition OF the remarkable
work Of Maurice De La sizeranne.
From the Messrs. Scribner we have received
Tho Barbary Coast" an account OF travel by
the Rev. DR.. Henry n. Field. and Last Years
OF Louis w." another Of the historical pic
lures OF Imbert De saint-Amsnd. translated
by Elizabeth Gilbert Martin.
The Messrs Harper publish " The Rulers OF
tho Mediterranean" by Richard Harding
Davis. and revised edition OF William Blacks
novel. The Strange Adventures OF House
Boat" A referendum for the illustrations In
tho beautiful Garfield edition Of Gen Wallace's
Ben Hur" prepared by Paul Van Dyke. Is
also published by the Harpers.
The bound Cent,Tv Magazine for 1893 Is
something that everybody OF taste will desire
to have. II is Instructive agreeable. beauti-
full. and fascinating. No book OF the season.
We dare say, will be found harder TO resist
The Messrs. Macmillan publish volume OF
the humorous poems OF Thomas Hood with a
preface by Alfred Anger and 100 illustrations
by Charles 2 Brock. A very attractive holiday
book.
book OF much curious interest Is " Tho
Book Hunter in Paris; Studies Among tho
Bookstalls AMI the Quays," by Octave Uzanne
"A. C. McClurg & Co. Chicago. Mr.. Augustine
Birrell has supplied 1t with preface. and it
Ia neatly and AbundAntly illustrated From
Messrs McClurg 4 Co. We have also Russia
and Turkey In the Nineteenth Century" by
Elizabeth Wormsley LatlmeE companion
volume to the same authors - France In the
Nineteenth Century"
Nothing Of Its kind could be more suitable or
more charming than the bound 81 Nicholas
for 1893. issued in two volumes Century Com
pAny1. Every boy and girl will want It. 1t is
ju the book for Christmas
The handsomest year books that are pub
lished are put forth by the Society OF the
Sons OF the Ievoution." The portraits In the
issue for this year are interesting and val liable
Sabbath Hours Thoughts" volume OF the
sermons OF the late Rabbi Lehman Adler Of
Chicago. is Issued by the Jewish Publication
Society. Philadelphia. A portrait OF Rabbi