The National tribune., 1896-02-27
RECENT LITERATURE.

| William j. Hills. Published by g. T. puinan,'s
Sons, New York. For sale by Robert Beail. 4s5
Pennsylvania avenue. Washington, d. c. Price
SIS.
An interesting collection of Napoleonic poems
artistically bound and lavishy illustrated with
photographers of Napoleon and of the men and
women who took part in tho history he made
so famous. The effort to produce history of
the time and its great hero in poetry in
English, or good TRANSACTIONS of the French
poetry, must have been difficult one. 1t is
unusual to SEQ anything Of the Sort but it
makes valuable book. At times there is a
little strain and blurring in the effect, when
Indifferent verse has to be used but preceding
every poem is little prose sketch of the per.
son or incident history, and these bits of
prose are marvels of concise statement and
clear English. Only very small part of the
verse is absolutely poor, and to Offset 10 are the
great songs of Victor Hugo Byron's burning
verse W0rdSworth's stately musings, S0n,hey's
odes, and inany of the old French poems that
found favor with tho terrible popnlaee Of tho
acknowledgements of hate and bitterness and
tigrish victory. One is little surprised to
find Felicia Hcmans's The Boy Stood the
Burning Deck here. 1t brings back memories
of childhood. and it is with an effort one real
ICES that Casabianca belonged to this history.
Tho insolent, hooking poems published in
England, where the spirit was strong aud BIT
ter against the French hero. are reproduced.
The Marseilaise, with its inspiring swing, finds
place. The portrait of Roguet de Lise the
author, is Grabbed aud desperate looking
cradle song, said to have been used to sootlIe
Napoleon when he was wee bit of a baby, is
interesting, because it is so unlike the slnmber
songs that we know, being a long, historical
poem, and but vaguely adapted to the under
standing or comfort of infants as we under
stand them. Campbelfs sonorous and stately
Battle of liohcnlinden is among the poems. rs
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Moore.
1t is again surprising to find so much fine
poetry on the subject Whatever was the feel
ing for Napoleon-love enthusiasm, hatred,
spite, honor-it always seems to have been in
tense, and men plunge TO their deepest thoughts
in expressing it. In England while Southey
was venting all Of his hatred for him in verse,
Thomas Moore WIS making plea for fair play,
aud remons,r rating with the English for their
sptefuI, undignifed thrusts at the great pris-
oner at st. Helena.
Que can talk about the book for q long time,
there is so much of interest in the collection.
Besides the Napoleon c interest it has historical
and literary value. The photographers need
menton--soft, brown etchings, examples of the
highest art Of illustration. There are portraits
Of Charlotte Corday, Alarie Louise, Josephine.
Madame Roland. Marie Antoinette. and Queen
Louise: Of Napoleon tMirabeau, Robesp pierre,
Louis XVI, Nelson, Talleyrand, Wellington,
Ncy aud others-an unusually fine collection.
THE BACHELOR AEDtTHE CHAFING. DISH
BY De-hIer WEIGH Published by +. Tennyson
Nicely, Chicago. fEorl sale by Woodward &
l.otlirop, Washingtof d. q. Price -.
The joiliost sort ofarecipe book with pictures
OF Her." to whom the volume is dedicated.
aud hi: of a storysalt is told just as We nil
like to tell things. wandering again and again
rom tho direct path ihio little memory by
paths recipe for Welsh rabbit is not COM
plete without an &needote or two aud one
recipe done in rhyms. "A Lunch with Her"
IS jolly little sketch. The chapter headings
all promise fun" Chasing the Rabbit" Musb-
rooms for JIM" Boiling Things" The Lord
Harry" aud SO onaiyf Bu. the book is really a
recipe book after all. There are over bun.
dred recipes for chafiGg- dish com binations, all
well tried aud favorites with bonvivants.
MA R1PoSILLA. By Airs. Charles Stuart Daggett
Published by Rrnd.. McNaIly e. Co.. Chicago
Price Sl.a5
sad tale Of the love of beautiful little
Spanish girl for an American who was amusing
himself in his hirtatioDs with her. Perhaps
he was only half way to blame in his treatment
OF the dainty little MariposiIla. His mothers
easy influence over bim-an influence entirely |
the sorrow in the romance.
The other charlottesville strong hearted
mother of the Spanish girl, the old grand.
mother, the Spanish lover, and the American
ElElo at tuo Hottio dFe lHTOUgn
the story are pictures of the roses and lilies
and soft, breezy mornings Of that fowery land
on our Western coast.
Published by the Student Publishing Company1
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Magazines and Notes.
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Venezuelan Difficulty. by Andrew Carnegie. |
ami the second The British Feeling. by the |
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vadng England aud Aperica respectively over |
the subject Of the boundary dispute between |
the former country and the South American
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History Of the ssh Ind. A handsome pamph-'
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Briant, and pictures of the camp of the S8th |
ut MurfrccsborO. the Chickamauga monument,
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