The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
INTHELITERARY WORLD
THE WEEKLY CHhT Rb"AhDA""
WRITERS AND BOOKS.
Recent Publications Brisny
Barabbss-Jews of Angeoin' h"s
lapd-Evering Tsies-othefs

xlOO For sale by west Johhslon " "
$ The Barabtas OF Miss Corellfs DOOM
"a tina. robberfset free by the weak NJ
, man Governor in puerile fear OF jewish
/ ,,oh He ia the man Of whom the Sacred
Writings only tell us that This BarabDas
,ras a robber." and who owed MS release
10 the peoples venomous hatred Oh 'ne
stainless and gentle Nazarene
,rhe story is told with much attractive
ness of style, but the safety and good TASTE
OF drawing upon the imagination III ueai
ing with this vital era In the Worlu .
history is to be questioned. Any attempt
to paIiiate the sin of Iscariot by charging
tho greater respOr sibility 10 purely
| fictitious character-Judith-is unpardCh-
able.
we cannot conceive OF the possessions
by so consummate a traitor and miser
as he who betrayed his Master with
kiss for forty pieces OF silver-ot the
mobility Of countenance and the many
admirable qualities which Miss Corelh
represents as ms.
THE JEWS IN ANGEOIN, ENGLAND:
Documents and Records from Latin
and Hebrew Sources, Printed and Man
uscript for the first time collected and
translated. BY joseph Jacobs &.
j. Putnam's Sons. New York, London.
FOR sale by West Johnston q Co.
This volume is the sixth in a series
edited by Mr.. f. York Powell, which he
has entitled English History From Con-
| temporary Writer'S" The five preceding
volumes in the admirable series are re-
/ spectively-"Edwa Third and His
7 wars" THE Misrule of Henry Third
Simon Of Montfort and His Cause"
Strong bows Conquest Of Ireland"
! 1.-THE Crusade of Richard /; 1892"
/ The aim of the series is to present the
| facts Of English national history, social
| as well as political, in a manner up TO
| this time Urattempted in England, but
in some respects resembling that pub
lished in France by Messrs. Hachette, I'M
der the editorship of NJ. NJ. Zeler, Darsy,
| Luchaire, etc.
Planned. as Mr. Powell states. not
merely for educational use. but for the
general reader to whom the original con-
temporary authoritie are not easily
accessible, we can, after even a cursOry
examination, say that in our judgment
the object in the publication Of the series
is assuredly certain 10 be realized The
number Of those who will both enjoy and
profit by them cannot fail to be large,
for in addition TO the reliability Of the
authorities quoted, the quaint style OF
those quotations, their admirable and
logical Introduction and arrangement, the
addition, wherever needed of a Glossary
and explanatory notes, the excellence and
number Of the illustrations. all conduce
TO the delight, entertainment. and benefit
Of the reader be he student or not.
In the volume under immediate consid-
Grafton, Mr.. Jacobs has included, he says,
every scrap OF evidence he could find in
the English Records that relates 10 the
Jews OF England up TO 1906.
His reasons for stopping at 1906 We're
first, that he might not overburden the vol
ume with legal details; and, second, that
this date which, when under John. England
lost Normandy. forms in his opinion q
real epoch in the internal history Of the
Jewish communities Of England.
The greater part Of the work Of trans
lation from the Hebrew has been per
formed by Mr.. Jacobs. but he aclSnowl-
edges, in his interesting preface. the as
sstance of Mr.. J. Zangwill, Mr.. S.
Schlechter, Mr.. /. Abrahams. Mr. Her
bert Hail, DR.. Montague James, when
needed
THE PHILOSOPHY OF INDIVIDUAL
ITY' OR THE ONE AND THE
Many" by Antoinette Brown |
Blackwell G.. p. Putnams Sons New
York. London. 800. For sale by West, |
Johnston q Co.
The chief characteristics Of this book
are a verbosity which is absurd, and an
iil-regulated difruseness which spreads |
over five hundred and twelve pages what |
could easily have been well said I'm one |
hundred and fifty. and If II had been. |
might have possessed some educational |
value.
As il is, its pompous verbcsity. its ex. /
oessive wordiness, do not either express |
or conceal sufficient stree 9Th or original |
a nffobf 1o,-
THE LIGHT PRINCESS, AND OTHER |
FAIRY TALES: BY George Mac DON
aid Illustrated. G. =. Putnam's Sons.
New York, London. For sale by West
Johnston & Co.
Fresh from the heart Of a cbild-lfke
man comes this budget Of fairy tales for
the children of larger and Of smaller
growth. They are in no sense the weak
creations calculated only 10 make a three.
year-old baby's big eyes open, and fretful
mouth smut simultaneously. They have |
throughout ever recurring flashes of deep
light that make the adult reader pause
and reflect upon the authors definition
Of true fairy tale-they are what he
would style mood engendering. Not too |
fanciful; indeed rather imaginative than
fancifui; told with simplicity; beautifully
illustrated; they are certain 10 give the /
grown cnlidren awe 10 the beauty and |
seriousness of life and In search of dura-
bic playthings for leisure moments. as
pure Of graver and more thoughfuD
pleasure, as the smaller ones whose nurs-
cry bounds their world
CHINESE NIGHTS \ ENTERTAIN
MENT. FORTY STORIES TOLD BY
ALMOND-EYED FOLKS, ACTORS IN
THE ROMANCE OF THE STRAYED |
ARROW BY Adele NJ. Fielde Illus
trated by Chinese artists. c. p. Put
nam's Sons New York. London. For
sale by West Johnston e Co.
These tales, Miss Fielde assures us. have
been heard or overheard by her. as they
were told in the Swallow vernacular by
persons who could not read. They and !
their kind, she says, have furnished men
tai entertainment for her during many
nights when travelling I'm slow native
boat or sitting in a dim native hut. with
almond-eyed women and children. I'm The
eastern corner Of the Kwangtung prov
ince, in Southern China.
They have been selected from among
many, not less interesting. but less in
telligihle to those who are unfamiliar
with the beliefs and customs Of The Mid
die Kingdom.
The romance Of The Strayed Arrow. on
which the Their forty stories are strung
as beads on a thread. runs through the
volume TO an Oriental climax
The illustrations were prepared under
the direction OF the author. by native ar
lists in the school of the celebrated pain |
ter. Go Leng, at Swallow.