The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-27
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
CONTENT UPON NEW BOOKS Re-
CEIvED-LITERARY NOTES.
A New Edition of Washington Irvings
Life of Christopher Columbus-iho
Old schloss"-Periodicais.

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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: His Lie
and Voyages BY Washington Irving.
G.. L. Putnam's sons. New York. Lon
don.
For Sale BY George NJ. West.
Late interest in tho life OF the discov-
erer OF the New World has doubtless sug-
gested to tho discriminative publishers or
the excellent Heroes OF the Nations
series TO bring out this very excellent edi-
ton of Washington Iryings biography. *
contains fifty-eight Illustrations, including
the frontispiece, 1.-The authentic portrait
OF Christopher Columbus from paint
ing in the possession OF William Harrison
Bradley, OF Chicago, United States Consul
at Nice. Toudhing the history OF the
painting from which the above portrait
was taken. Mr.. Bradley writes TO the
publishers as follows:
In De Bry's 'Grands Voyages Part
V, appears an engraving OF Columbus, OF
which De Bry says that IL was engraved
from a copy in his possession. Of the por-
trait painted during the life OF Columbus
under the instructions Of Ferdinand and
Isabella This original picture. after
wards stolen from the Casa de las midas
and taken TO the Netherlands. was copied
by AN artist OF De Brys acquaintance and
from this copy the engraving appearing In
the voyages" was made, towards the end
OF tho Sixteenth century. At this time, as
later, France was the great art collector
OF Europe and the picture went where so
much of artistic and historic value was
being collected for we find lmbert de
Tonne a man of letters. and the trusted
physician OF the royal family, facing the
terrors OF Paris during the Revolution or
1883, TO purchase, at a sale OF royal enects,
keepsskes OF the family he had served.
Among the articles purchased by him was
the picture Of Columbus reWod iced in
this volume, and the person from whom
Mr.. Bradley purchased IL had received the
painting from the granddaughter OF De
Tonne.
The fact, as Mr. Irvings editor remarks
in his predatory Note that researches
made since the first publication OF TINS
work, concerning the early voyages or the
Mortimer" have convinced most minds
that "Vinland," the country accidentally
discovered by those wide-Wander-
ing navigators about the year 100,
was really p part Of the continent or
North America, does not lessen the merit
OF the great enterprise and achievement
OF Columbus. Nothing grew out or the
discovery OF NllldHUs iOi lV'o ehh' $3.50
appear to have been entertained OF the
extent or Importance of the region thus
casually brought to light Two or three
voyages were made to it, between the
years 1000 and 1921, after which 1t ceased
TO be an object of further quest and ap-
parently faded from thought as II 1t had
never been. At the time when Columbus
visited Thule upwards OF three centuries
and a half had elapsed since the last
voyage TO yinland Of which we have any
record: and two centuries and a hair had
elapsed since the last voyage TO Ninland
OF which we have any record. ana TWO
centuries and a half since the saSiS
which mention the country, had been
written. II is more than probable that al
the time OF his visiting Thule, the tradl-
ton concerning Ninland had long been
forgotten and the sagas consigned 10 the
dust OF libraries and archives. thence to
be- drawn forth by antiquarian research
I'm after ages when his own discoveries
should have cast back a light 10 illumin-
ate their obscurity.
To the intrinsic interest attaching 10 the
life Of the great navigator Mr.. Irving
known literary style gives additional
charm and value.
THE TOWER OF THE OLD S'hi'S'
BY Jean Porter Rudd. q. +. utnam' $
Sons New York. London.
For Sale BY George NJ. West
This is a pleasant II not particularly
striking novel. with Germany as the back
ground and all the actors natives OF the
Fatherand. There is a sweet girl; lover
whose shallowness enables the reader TO
foresee upon his first appearance the
nature OF his last; n miserable and unap-
preciative old father; a designing annt
and OF course a true lover. with whom
IN the usual condition OF bliss, we leave
the heroine on the concluding page.
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