The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-18

IA was the name of famous publisher
and engraver at leyden in about 1862.
Inc project of this supplementary volume
was good one, and 1t has been carried
out well. 1t is not perfect; the scopa was
TOO vast 60 allow that; wide and close
reader misses some few familiar things
put for the general body of readers-aye,
and OF scholars, too-it comes as near to
perfection of its kind as mortal work can
do. New York: The Ceptury Company. |
MAELCHo.-The Hon. Emily Lawless
In her stories of ''Hurrsh and Grania" has
depicted scenes and characters familiar to
the reader of Irish history. In "Maelcho''
she tells the story of the rising of 1879
under the leadership of Sir James FtZ-
maurice when the struggles of the two
great families, the Buffers and the Ger
aldlnes, closed in the destruction of the
latter family. 1t is story that grows on
the reader despite the almost unrelieyed
| darkness OF the misery of the inhabitants
OF t0e Green Island, the fruit of the feudal
system and the constant internecine strug-
giles and the rsings against English domi-
nation. There are many powerful pictures
in the book, and not the least among them
is the account OF the death of Sir James
FitZEaurice by the hands of the Burkes.
Many Of the characters in the story are
weak side is often exaggerated in the
present story. The character of DIR. San
ders was hardly the weak, unfinished one
that is given him in this DRY, nor is Justice
done the jesuit Allen. very able man,
and far ahead of his times. The book deals
with the adventures OF 'Maelcbo," the
senacble Of Sir James Fitzmaurice, the
terror of half of Ireland, the pride of the
other half. the glory Of Munster. famous
alike for his faculty of song and story, his
huge height and his feats of wonderful
strength. 1t deals, however, with the
softer side of his character, and his devo-
tion to his masters childten is an exquisite
idyl of The weakness Of man before the
strength of the weak. little ''girsha"
ladies. The story is terrible picture of
the evils OF war in the sixteenth century,
when good Queen Bess" lorded it over
the British Isles and ruled them with a
strong hand. The story casts lurid light
On the methods by which her power was
upheld, but it is capital side light to help
the reader to understand the rolitics and
the policies of her day. New York: d.
Appleton. For sale by the Bancroft Com
pany.
RELIGION AND THE BIBLE.-This in an
attempt by f. d. Cummings to show the
inconsistencies and falsehoods in the
Bible story. 1t is a curious fact. seeing
that these same objections have been made
over and over again, that each man writes
as II he were the first discoverer of these
faults in the testaments. Stranger, too, is
1t that people who in matters historic or
scientific would recognize the necessity of
training and wide and com parative studies
fall tn see that similar preparation is
needed for dealing with eXegesis. The
writer Enthusiastically is honest, and has
reached his conclusions-as far as bis lights
go-honestly. butevery page bears witness
to his lack of aptitude to deal with the
mended to students ia that il gives them
an idea of the difficulties that the Bible
story presents to a certain order of minds
of the general public. New York: The
Trutb-seeking Company
THE GOSPEL OF BUDDHA.-Dr. Paul
earns has conferred a favor on the STU
dents of the Western World by translatfng
or arranging translations of the sacred
books of Buddha in such form as to give
a connected idea OF the life and doctrines
of the great refosmer of the East.
Buddhism is split up into innumerable
sects, just as Christianity is. and these
sects not infreauently cling TO their special
tenets and ceremonial rites as If they
were the indispensable features Of their
religion. In this hook DR.. Carus takes no
note OF these differences, but presents
Buddha and his doctrine In such form
that all true Buddhists can stand thereon