New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-12
NEW BOOhSANDNEW EDIIIONS

The fifteenth edition OF Professor William ram,
says book, "A Manual of Roman Antiquities
Imported by Charles Scribners Sons)' Is 10 SOM
extent a new work. owing to revision os fio
lessor Iancani. and by the archa eologlst' Dr l.
Edmonston Charles. The first chapter, on 'he
topography OF Rome. has been almost wholly re-
written By Professor Lancani. Changes In the
other chapters have been less numerous put the
reference lists have been enlarged so as 10 IN
clude recent as we'll as earlier works Inc unity
OF the chapter is. OF course. more apparent thah
real but the rangement is a much better aid
TO the memory than the alphabetical scheme OF
dictionary
Professor Flinders Petr:e hardly got his short
history OF Egypt off his hands before he added
volume which for some purposes may De taken
as an appendix to the history. This new work
contains a series OF Egyptian Tales F A
Stokes e. Coz. two OF which at least-the iesehd
OF the old magician, Dedi. and the adventures OF
Sanehat-are of undoubted historical value, while
all are OF interest showing fiction at It's very be-
ginning the civilized races or the world
Many OF the tales have been translated before. but
Professor Pc RE vouches for the new version "hich
he has presented. The pictures In the book are
novel An effort has been made In them to pre-
serve as many Of the characteristics OF old Egyp-
tan drawings as could be harmonized with mod
ern art These illustrations are by Tristram Ellis
There is discrepancy between the introduction
and the body OF the book which is not easy to I'M
derstand The last story in the volume is the MS
torical narrative OF Sanehat. Nobody doubts that
Sanehat once lived and that his life just
what he SAYS Il was There is nothing in any YER
sion OF this tale TO need palliation or excuse or
modification. Moreover. the story Is OF high an
tiquity. But In the Introduction Mr. Petrie says
that he has given only an outline OF the last tale
and has omitted tho sequel because this Is a
squeamish age and he adds that the tale is OF
the Ptolemaic period. The caution OF the introduce
ton has apparently been rendered needless by the
complete disappearance OF this wicked tale.
A useful volume IN the Cambridge Historical
Series" Is THE History OF the Australia sian Col
ones' Imported by Macmillan Coz. by Profess
sor Edward jerks Of University College. Liverpool.
who formerly dean OF the faculty OF law In
the University OF Melbourne. The book reviews in
detail the rise OF each colony. the development of
responsible government and OF the present consti-
,utons. the work OF exploration. the Maori wars
in New Zealand. and the questions that agi-
tate the people. such federation the importa-
ton OF laborers from Polynesia and the problems
offered by the various Pacific Islands. The volume
includes maps OF Australia. New-Zeaand and Tns-
mania.
A compact study Of The Greek Epic" by Profess
sor George c. W. War;. Of Kings College. London.
illustrat ting the Dawn OF European literature has
been added to the list OF books published by the So
clety for Promoting Christian knowledge. The
book be called popular in the trivial sense
Of that word. But furnishes al In the way OF his
tory. archaeology and literary criticism likely TO be
needed by who purposes 10 make his acqua. Mt
ance with Homer and Hesod Il Intimate as Eng
hsh TRANSACTIONS will sllow.
Books about books make think Of those neas
that have other Heas to bite EN- SIN. Charles F.
Richardson, In THE Choice OF Books lowell Cor
yell a. Coz. has written an entertaining volume In
the orthodox manner presenting a wealth OF quota
ton linked with observations drawn from the au-
thors own experience. Tho up.hot OF IL all Is that
one study ones own aptitudes and then select
books WIN view 10 their individual interest and
value.
Chautauqua Reading Circle Literature for the year
1896 96 includes a volume on The Growth OF the
American Nation" by Professor H. T. Judson OF
the University OF Chicago. Tho book is illustrated
with numerous portraits pictures OF famous houses
and maps Another book IN the series Is
Initial Studies I'm American Letters" by Pro-
fessor Henry A. Beers. OF Yale. The main part OF
this book Is devoted TO historical review, but a
large appendix filed with selections from the
works OF various writer's Some First Steps In
Human Progress" by Frederick Starr. OF the Uni
versty Of Chicago. Is textbook In primitive
anthropoogy Carroll ID. Wright, United states
Commissioner OF Labor has contributed TO tho
same series a history OF The Industrial Evolution