The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-03
FORTHCOMING BOOKS.

interesting books on Spain are H. C. Chat
iield-Taylors 'The Land of the Castanet.
and Miss Louise Chandler Moulton's
Lazy Tours in Spain and Elsewhere"
Andrew Lang's life of I.ockhart, and
life of Nansen, the arctic explorer. are
probably the two most important biogra-
phies of the season. Two books on Wash,
ington, by Professor Woodrow Wilson and
Paul Leicester Ford. are promised for ear
ly publication. Among autob.ographies.
those of Augustus J. c. Hare, Philip Gil
bert Hamerton, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
and Mary Cowden Clarke, are likely to
meet with the heartiest welcome. A book
of especial interest to Chicagoans will be
Miss Harriet Monroe's life OF John Well
born Root the architect. Two important
volumes OF memoirs are those of Marshal
Oudinot and SiSnor Arditi.
In the department of history so many in
teresting volumes are promised that 1t Is
difficult to select any titles for specia!
mention. However, the most important
works are probably Goldwin Smiths "Po-
litical History of England" the first vol
ume of Friedrich Ratzel:s History Of
Mankind w. II. s. Aubrey's Rise and
Growth Of the English Nation" in three
volumes; f.. benjamin Andrews History
of the Last Quarter-Century in the United
States" and the two volumes of historical
essays by Martin a. s. Hume and James
Schouler. The first volumes of the Jesuit
Relations, edited by Reuben Gold
Thwaites. and the account of the explor-
of the Northwest company, edited by Dr.
Elliott Coues, will in all probability shed
much light on early American history.
Two ng-deferred works that promise TO
materialze at last are the second volume
of Curtis Constitutional History of the
United States and DIR. Crestos Tsountas'
The Mycenaen Age"
In the department of serious thought,
such as science. religion, politics. etc.
there are comparatively few very impor-
tant books announced, but this few in
cludes such works as l.. L. Godkins "Prob-
lens of Modern Democracy" DIR. Will
lam Hirsch's Genius and Degenration."
the first volume of Percival Lowelrs An
mails ia as,, OF Lowell 0.bserya,ory" .s Ruskins
Lords PRAYER Rev. Stopford 'Brookes
THE Old Testament and Modern Life"
DIR, Lyman Abbott's christianity and So.
ciai Problems and the second volume of
"Harnack's History of Dogma" An i'm
portant medical work will be "A System of
Medicine" in seven volumes. by Thomas
Clifford Allbutt. Among books of refer
ence, the most noteworthy thing in pros
pect Is "Harper's Dictionary of CLASH
cal Literature and Antiquities" edited by
Harry Thurston Peck.
A number of important and elaborately
prepared art works is a prominent feature
of the announcement this year. Among
the most interesting titles are Vasari's
Lives of the Painters" edited by f. II.
and Z. W. Blashiield and A. A. Hopkins, in
four volumes; "A History of Modern
Painting" by Richard Muther, in three
volumes; Modern French Masters" edit
ed by Professor John c, Van Dyke, col
tive of Dantes Inferno" with text by
Herr +. Lippman, and new translation
of Grimm's Life of Michael Angelo, in
two volumes. All of these are beautifully
illustrated in photosravurc, The most i'm
portant architectural work announced Is
European Architecture" by Russell Stur-
gis.
In the department of illustrated gift
books, or books especially prepared for
holiday trade, We are to have elabogately
illustrated editions of Thoreau's "Cape
Cod" De Amiois' "Constantinople." John
Flskes 1.-The American Revolution" and
Irving's "Bracebridge Hail." and 1.-The AL
hambra," Some interesting collections of
drawings by prominent artists Of the day
are Gutter Children" by Phil May; pic
.'Kemble's Coons.' by Il. w. kemble, "ln
Vanity Fair" by A. B. Wenzel. and Pen
and Inklings.' by Oliver Herford. There
are to be books for the young people with
/ out number, and ). Il. Crockett, Rudyard
Kiping, Andrew Lang and Joel Chandler
Harris are some of the prominent writers
who will contribute to juvenile literature
this year. In the way of new editions of
standard literature We are to have thir-
ty-volume Carlyle, edited by H. ID. Trail.
Harriet Beecher Stoves complete works
! in sixteen volumes. Bret Hart'e works in
| twelve volumes, j. NJ Barrie's novels In
a;,rht oil tl,riI pa' ~
I.owell's poems in one volume. an edition
| de luxe of George Merediths novels in
! thirty-four volumes, and an edition of
Burns edited by Andrew Lang.