The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-13
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w OMEN or COLONIAL AND REV.
w OLUTIONAKl TINES mercy
Warren. by Alice Brown: Sh"iios
Scribner's Sons. New YORK si.-''
For sale by George NJ. west
The purpose Of the pleasant series 10
which this book belongs. Is TO presen.
not only carefully studied PORTRAITS o'
the most distinguished women OF 1o-
louial and Revolutionary times ou. W.
lures As backgrounds for these poiuat1s
of the domestic and social, lhsteAu Oh ING
political ana ether pubic ne n. we PSo-
pie I'm successive PERIODS OF ha s-i,
v.loumeut The project thus lhcIuues Il
series OF closely connected narratives
vivid in color, and OF social ana his'oll-
cal value OF the manners anu customs;
WAYS of life and modes CT thouSn1 -.
the peoplc Of the various sections OF tue
country from the days OF the earliest
c.louists down 10 the middle OF the pres
ent century. The cordlal reception OF
the series by the pubic Is an Hnl,"tloh
oil the widespread interest tndt Is TAKEN
in lie study from authentic documents,
OF tue daily lives OF the people IN Coio-
NAL and Revolutionary times.
There are. Miss Brown remarks, Few
consecutive Incidents, save tho catalogue
of births. marriages. and deaths. TO be
gathered concerning the lie OF Mercy
Otis Warren. Therefore, II scents ne
ccssary 10 regard her through those pc
turesquo events Of the national welfare
which touched her most nearly. and OF
which she was n part IL - lhpoSloie 10
trace her, step by step, through het
clghty-siN years, she can ohly ne re-
garded by the nashlight OF isolated top
ics The most careful Research mas en-
abled Miss Brown to make her book
most accurate and entertaining. Inc
portrait OK the lady VINO IS It's subject
makes tho frontispieco and IS very nne
work.
A RMENIA: BY II. Allen upper. Jr..
n ID. ID. John Murphy and Company,
Publishers, Baltimore. Md.
For sale by tho j. ". Randolph Co.
The present crisis and past history OF
Armenia is tho subject OF this book
consisting of a series OF articles first con-
tributed 10 an American newspaper-we
think IL was the Baltimore sun, but
are not certain. IL Is the result Of obsei-
vatiOus and experience during "A Two
months stay IN tho ottoman Empire
MIR. Upper was indebted 10 number
of persons for many Of his facts, but as,
IN every case. Information was given 10
him with tho distinct understanding that
tho names OF his informants should not
be used. be ls prevented from SWING que
credit 20 heroic men and women, whose
noble work for the SUFFERING Armehlal5
would be greatly hindcrcd II word reach
od tho Turkish officials that they were
expressing through the American press
their knowledge OF the state OF aifairs IN
Armenia I'm the preparation OF the DIS
t0rcal portion OF the book, he was Tor
tuuatc in having the aid OF an Armenian
professor OF Armenian history IN Con-
st1nunoplc. Ills transatiOns from the
original enable Mr.. Upper 10 present Tor
the first time in English. certain import
ant data bearing on the national HE OF
a people whose case certainly must
elicit the interest and sympathy OF the
civilized world. although the practical re-
suits have not yet amounted TO mucn.
His account of the various massacres IS
almost inoonccvably nOrribleDthat AT
OOrfa, where 1000 people persisted In the
church. notably and devillshlN so. mat
az Bircdilk is hardly less revolving. Alto
gether his account of the frightful con-
diti0n OF affairs JUSTIFY the christian
world In any course Which would crush
on the face OF the earth peopn Ohe
Turks. whose existence. as the Hon. Mr..
Gladstone truly says. ~ disgrace 10
civilization and ought TO have been made
impossible years ago.
III
THE LITTLE REGIMENT: BY Steph-
en- Crane: ID. Appleton y Co, New
York.
For sale by Hunter & co.
These stories display tho same kind
Of strength that has distinguished Mr..
Cranes other work. they also display
what we may call gratutous coarseness.
is Dir. crane falling into the error when
says that cOarsencss and strength are
Identical? IL looks as If that were the
case.
A NCIENT IDEALS: 4 Study Of In
a tellcctual and Spiritual Growth from
Early Times to tho Establishment
Of Christianity BY Henry Osborn Iay-
lor G.. +. Putnams Sons. New York
London. volumes. s..
For sale by George VI. West.
Under the title Ancient Ideals" Henry
Osborn Taylor presents a study OF intel
lcctual and spiritual growth from early
times 10 the establishment of Christiani-
ty as is distinctly stated on the title
page. The work, which IS the admirable
result OF many years or scholarly re-
search IS an attempt 10 treat human
development from the standpoint OF tho
ideals III tho different races, as these
ideals disclose themselves In the art ana
literature. the philosophy and religion,
the conduct and political fortunes OF each
race 1t has been the authors special en-
| deaVOr TO preserve unity OF plan I'm set
ting forth the part taken by each race IN
! the human drama. lie has sought TO
make clear the nature Of the contribution
made by each TO tho stage OF human
growth reached before tho Christian era
and TO indicate IN what respect these
contributions became permanent ele-
ments of humanity, and thus elements
| Of its further pOsSlblities-uOSSiD llltieS
that find in Christianity perfect condi-
/ tiOns for their final realization.
Tie following brief synopsis OF the con-
| fonts Will give some idea OF the subjects
treated:
Egypt. Chaldca- and China treated az
Illustrative Of the rudimentary humani-
~ OF early races India, The Buddha,
Iran. Greece beginnings Homer, Art
Poetry Philosophy. Later Hellenisml-
Rome beginnings Greek influence. The
Empire. Social and Spiritual Ideals, The
Spiritual Change. Philosophy and Religi-
Gus Revival. etc)-lsraei iDeliverance
siauto Prophecy. the Psalfer. Wisdom
and the Law. Later Judaism). Christian
/ ity-The SvuOptic Presentation Matthew,
Marx. and Luke. The Gospel or John;
Apostolic Interpretation Clne canonicai
/ books following the Gospels. The Roman
! World and Christianity, In Conclusion.
v
WINTER SWALLOW AND OTHER
| u Poems. By Edith NJ. Thomas.
Charles scribners sons. New foFk'
$50.
For sale by George VI. West.
Years ago the purity and strength OF
Miss Thomas poetry won recognition
from the editors Of tho Century Maya
zine and the entree Of the Century club.
/ whose doors nothing but aDiity can open
! The present volume consists Oh poems
! all of which. We think, originally appear,
| eI la the MAGAZINES. II has received
! such diligout and complimentary atten.
/ ton from the public and the critics that
/ praise has been exhausted. The present
! edition D. bound with an eye 10 the sea
/ son and is i'm the pure taste which VIII
| appear ike the contents Of the book, u
/ f..A mo-!