New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-06
NEW BOOKSA NDNEW EDITIONS

SGreelcy on Lincoln editec by Joel Benton tThe
Baker and Taylor Company, contains Mr.. "reeey
lecture on Lincoln. letters written 10 Charles A. D"
when the latter managing editor oil The ir'Du''
and others to a lady. preface accompanies eacn
series OF letters and the volume concludes win some
personal "reminiscences by MIR. Benton Inc lecture
on Lincoln will always be classic In American III
erature not merely for It's theme but because OF inc
side-lights which II casts on Mr.. Greeley m''hou "
Judging men, II his merit that he took ihoio's :,
individual views Of all things. Lincoln sonSn' W ~
ont where the people Stood Greeley's hope was 10
bring them over to a point where they wo"io see
things as he saw them. TO Mr.. bch'o" ~. 'I'
great Americans were Franklin, Lincoln anu "rec''N'
The volume Is illustrated with porua'. Vi M y"
ley and a paragraph in fac-simile from 'i'e n'''"1
Of the Lincoln lecture now In the posSessio Vi ii'
d. c. McEwen.
The effort IN Get Boswell's "Iifc OF Johnson into
the dimensions Of a handy volume mas been a''ehueu
In the Globe Edition (Macmllan Coz Win the "s"i
c,1ls NJ small print. Even young eyes must grow
-. -, nor,y ovcr these pages Yet the type is
r.rfact and for those who indulge In two copies
NJ Roswell nothing could be more convenient Tor re'
erencc and occasional use than this little DOCK HOW
GOOD q subject Boswell IS for the essayist Is SHOWN
anew in Mr. Movbray Morriss Introduction lie has
preserved Boswcl's notes and has added few OF his
own drawn from various sources
The eighth volume Of 1.-THE Cambridge Shakespeare
ant changes from It's predecessor. The order OF
reference to the quarto editions OF Lear when ap
peared IN zoos has been reversed ana tne addchua
10 "Othello, taken from anonymous tract entted'
miscellaneous Observations on the Tragedy Of HAM
let Prince OF Denmark have been incorporated
with other notes In regular order. In their place IS
q new but very brief table Of aGdenda. some OF which
are merely corrections.
"w F. Gladstone. England's Great Commoner'" oy
Walter Jerrold Fleming II. Revcll Company Is so
slight n biography In the light OF the opportunity
furnished by its subject that 1t can hardly be taken
seriously except for a Sunday-school library or some
minor collection OF that sort.
"American Game Fishes is bulky book pub
ushed BY Rand McNally & Co.. the editor OF "hch
frankly refers to the anonymous remark 'hat ''o
easiest way to write book is 10 get some one ese
to DO the work. He improved the plan by securing
a host Of contributors. among whom are W. " Haze
man, Of "The Louisville COurcr-Journal"; Francis
Endjcott president Of the National Rod ana keei
Association G.. Browne Goode. OF the SMITH
soRan Institution: ". II. ii. (Adirondack) Murray
Fred Mather OF the New-YOrk state Fish Comhlissoh'
Professor David Starr Jordan. and others. Among
them they cover the waters Of the North American
Continent pretty completely. in addition to giving
numerous practical suggestions about tackle. reels
and camp outfit. The book contains many illus'ra-
tons.
The bound volume OF "T9,e Century" for the months
from November, 1892, TO April. 1893. contains mnch
that will long be OF interest and value The letters
that passed between the two brothers, senator Johh
Sherman and General W. r. Sherman. gave VIVA
climpses OF the period. Papers on the bipie
and on the study OF religions will probably be cneo
IN years TO come as showing the conditions of thought
at the present day. And various articles on ques-
tons OF social reform viii have Importance as ma
teral for history long after the questions themselves
shall have been settled way or another 1t Is
volume full OF entertaining things