The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-23


valued and the most useful. Mr.. Waiter
Cranston Lsrned's "Churches and Castles
OF Mediaval France" (Scribners)
belongs to this class, and is
most excellent representative OF
it. Mr.. Larned does not attempt
to be profound, artistic or historic, yet he
is all three in the sense that makes the
book most valuable to general readers. 1t
is illustrated with well executed engrav-
ings, and its least merit is not its "booky"
form and satisfactory Typography and
binding. Preston q Rounds, Providence.
"Captain Close" and Sergeant Greco
sus' are two of Captain Charles Kings
army stories bound up together. Cap
tain Kings stories are generally very
readable. and these are no exception TO
the general rule. One Of these stories Is
located in the South, and the author deals
with the Southern idiom and accent az
cleverly as he docs with the Western and
army speech peculiarities. III. Gregory,
Providence.
Notes.
"Despite its passion, despite its satire,
despite even its eloquence," says The
Outlook of April 6, "Henry ID. Lloyd's
Wealth Against Commonwealth, is the
most powerful, book on economics that
has appeared in this country since Henry
Georges Progress and Poverty" Which
loads to some speculation relative to the
economic and philosophic point of view
of The Outlook. For so family papern
there must be many persons who would
prefer standard of economic excellence
somew hat different from Mr.. Georges.
Macmillan & Co. have in press q little
book which is regarded by several promi-
nent critics as q striking and original
piece of work. San Experiment in AL
truism," as it Is called, is, very literally
speaking, story of to-day. The heart
OF this little book is drama of love
and life, but all about it press the
bewildering new fashions OF philanthropy
end social theory. The Altruist and the
Anarchist, the Political Economist and
the Settlement Worker, the Woman
Doctor and the "Young Reformer," are
so modest in their verisimilitude that
they seem to carry on the same discussion
we ourselves left unfinished half an hour
ago.
Paul Bourget, having been more or less
successfully delivered Of "Outre Mer," is
at work upon q new novel to be called
sen Marche."
Albion w. Tourgee has begun the pub
lication of a monthly called "The Basis"
which is described as journal of citizen
ship.
Mr.. Guy Boothby, the Australian
author of "On the 'wallaby," has written
a new novel called "The Marriage Of
Esther" which is to appear shortly in
Appleton's Town and Country Library.
A work on Agriculture, Practical and
Scientific" by Professor James Muir, of
Yorkshire College, Leeds, Ia about to be
published by Macmillan & Co. In this
book Professor Muir limits himself TO the
consideration OF the soil, its Improvement
and management, and the cultivation of
farm corps.
M. Francois Coppee is expected to visit
the United States before the end Of the
year, with view to lecturing.
Mr.. Henry James has nearly ready for
publication new volume of short stories,
to be published by Macmillan & Co.
"The Principles OF Sociology" by Frank
lin II. Giddings, formerly of Bryn Mawr
College, and at present professor OF
sociology at Columbia, is now promised
definitely for .he early fall.
Mr. Stevenson's posthumous story, "St.
Ives" will not be published til autumn.
Macmillan a. Co. announce for publica-
tion essays in Taxation" !" by Edwin II. A.
Seligman, Professor OF Political Economy
and Finance, Columbia College. The
value OF the book can be seen from this
partial list OF contents: 1. The Develop
ment Of Taxation; 2. The General
Property Tax; 3. The Single Tax;
4. The Inheritance Tax; 8. Double
Taxation; @. The Taxation OF Corpora
tions; Z. The Income Tax; s. The "Bet-
terment" Tax; 8. Recent Reforms in Tax
alton; 10. Recent Reports on Taxation.
Alphonse Daudet's new novel will be
called "Soutien de Famille."
Il seems 10 be quite generally agreed
that Mark Twan is the author OF the
"Personai Recollections of Joan OF Arc"
that Harper is trying to work up to the
height OF literary sensation.
Little, Brown n Co. promise two nota-
bic novels among their spring announce
ments; one entitled "Children OF the
soii," from the Polish OF Sienkiewicz,
the famous author OF "With Fire
and Sword and "The Deluge," and the
other, "a Madonna OF the Alps" ro-