Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-08
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

| OLIVER CROMWELL. BY GEO. H. CLARK, DID,
With Illustrations from old paintings and
prints. Boston: ID. Lothrop Company.
To those who have been accustomed to lock
upon the great protector a monster the ut
terances o. Dr.. Clark will be at least surprising.
The truth as to Cromwell mas been compare
lively unknown, although two centuries have
! elapsed since his disappearance from the stage
on which he was so prominent an actor. Ma
caulay and Carlyle revealed much of his true
character, but even their positive ut!erances
had only little effect upon the biased public
mind. The great majority of writers were
forcibly adverse in the verdict they found, and
the impress made by their work may not easily
be erased. A few were willing to compromise
Nathan Ben Sac 49,. had 1t that Oliver was both
righteous man and rogue; Smollet declared
him TO be compound of vilainy and virtue
+, d.. Clark says positively that he was the
! greatest and purest ruler of his country: a
| great hero who was the rOssessor Of all those
| qualities which mt a man to guide and to govern
his fellow men; ruler who sowed seeds whic h
lay dormant for a generation and then bore
good fruit for all coming tme protector who
watched with anxious thought and noble cour-
age over England. over the Protestants Of Eu-
rope and the colonists in Americas man free
from hypocrisy and insince-lty, whose charac-
who illustrated IN his life the principles which
he had learned from a Divine Master"
LETTERS TO GOVERNOR LEWELLING. By J..
X. HUDSON, Editor of the Topeka Daily Capital,
Topeka: Inc Topeka Capital Publishing Co.
Two hundred and twenty-four pages Of
pamphlet devoted mainly, SO far a. the interest
of the reader is concerned. to such satirical ex-
PLANTATION as makes plain the situation in Kan
al ia GaI 20
discuss tine disturbed condition of affairs in
that upended and misruled commonwealth. In
addition to the letters there is concise history
of the legislative session which has just come to
! an end and a mass Of material which will be
valuable for reference when the next Jaykawker
revolution occupies the attention of the United
States. The historian who must some day write
Of the rise aud fall of the populist party will be
under many obligations to Maj. Hudson.
INSTEAD OF A BOOK. BY Man Too Busy to
Write one. A fraYmentary exposition OF phil.
Osophical anarchism cued from the writings
OF Benz. X. Tucker, editor Of Liberty. New
York: BENZ. r. Tucker.
The character Of this aggregation Of editorial
expressions may be judged by that quotation
which seems to be the text: "In abolishing
rent and interest, the last vestiges of old-time
slavery, the revolution abolshes at one stroke
the sword Of the executioner, the seal Of the
magistrate, the club of the policeman. the
| gauge of the exciseman, the erasinS-knife of
! the department clerk. all those insignia of
politics. which young liberty grinds beneath
| her heel"
DREAM OF THE AGES. Poem of Columbia.
| campfire and Memorial bay and Other
| Poems" Illustrated with original drawings by
| j. !. Kelly and George W. Breck. Washington:
| The National Tribune.
patriotic, bold and rhythmic sketch Of the
birth, the growth, the tribulations and the
successes of this greatest of nations. There is
topographic excellence also, and the whole
| forms poetic souvenir that will attract many.
! LIFE AND TIMES OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
| Written by Himself. With introduction by
| Mr.. George L. Rufin Of Boston. Boston: De
| Wolfe, Fiske Co. Washington: WIN. Ballan-
| tyne Sons
new edition Of a wonderful story, the extra
| pages bringing the description Of u marvellous
career down to the present time. Few men
have risen from SO low level to the heights Of
! fame has the author Of this captivating auto
! biography and none have surpassed him as q
descriptive writer. The book is a companion
| to "Uncle Toms Cabin"
THE MARRIAGE OF ELINOR By MRS. OIL
| PHAST, author of "The Cuckoo in the Nest"
| diana: the History of Great Mistake" New
| YORK: Lovell, Coryell & Co.
| NARRATIVE OF THE FIRST ENGLISH PLAN
| TATION OF VIRGINIA. BY THOMAS HARRIOr.
London: Bernard Quaritch.
reprint that will be appreciated by great
many people who have no particular interest in
the early history Of Virginia The original was
first printed in Londoni in 1888, and this is fac
| simile, even to the illustrations which John
White drew from life sos years ago. The read
/ ing matter il full of quaint information to
| which the many pictures give life. Especially
| interesting is the endeavor to show that at one
| time the Inhabitants Of Great Britain were as
savage as the Indians vino inhabited Virginia
| when Raleigh first spied out the land. This
| and the three reprints mentioned below were
| brought out at the suggestion Of Mr.. W. Z. Cur
| tbs, chief of he bureau OF American republics.
| These four editions Of the most important doc
| uments relating to the civilized infancy Of the
new world are really worth possessing. and as
| thew are cneap acquisition will not be difficult
| THE SPANISH LETTER OF COLUMBUS.
Written by him on February Is, 1<93 to an
nounce the discovery of America Reproduced
| in fac-simile, with 3 translation and introduce
ton. London: Bernard Quaritch-
| THE LATIN LETTER OF COLUMBUS. Printed
| In 1898 and announcing the discovery of Amer
lea Printed In facsimile. London: Bernard
Quaritch.
| THE FIRST FOUR VOYAGES OF AMERIGO
vESPCCCI. Reproduced in facsimile, with
/ translation, Introduction, q map and facsim-
lie Of drawing by StradanuS. London: Ber-