New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

minor type, however and above those ,,,ng
to whom alluson has Just been made IS IN WHILE
',,h oor,,Ir d,stInction. a certain charm, when
had only m no married to q nober spirit 10 result
in one of the first geniuses of English iettefs' H
tors, II Is to their realm that Dlsraell peiohss' ~
It Is Of one OF the lighter phases OF hns"" ill.,
that the reader IL reminded In perusne ooo" -
..Sybi," "Coningsby' "Tancred. Disrae" ". 80 -
his novels from the point OF view o. ma"
letters man Of the world; he put INTO .he"' "
the culture all the fexibty, to be expee'e' VI -
man who took life and everything In IL Oh d -.
tain well-bred plane. Disraelis critics as'e. 80
he was not we'll bred in his novels. that t'e ~ co.
tine Iuxurance of the environments ne e.,
indicative Of a vulgar taste. AS ha''ei y. 80
all that Ia rocco in these books Is traceap'e W
rho oriental strain in the Earl of Beaconsfield ana
II is n short sighted and even silly view 10 a.o"
this strain to outweigh all the substantial vi ~.
which are found in his books. lhose "oo
above ALL things readable, and 1t Is propaoie '""'
many a serene conservative in fiction VIII "e'.o,.
the reprint Just published with more eagerhess Una"
characterlzes his reception Of the latest novel;
As in the novel of manners so IN tne NV.
adventure the past supplies some po'e". -
70 the present in men whom the present SEEMS
sor,o,,,,es d,snosed to forget Here in the same
series with "Sybl" and "Gryll Grange there -
now edition OF Peter Simple HOW spl'.eu' nv
full Of fun and episode is this old story "ia,
has a persuasive way with him he Is nhe 80
taIker He has some of such a talNer 49,.
II is rarely that he gives you cioseiy W..
page But 1t is just as rarely INA. ie So 40, ia
dull mage or presents a type. charac'e'' ,
,roor,nlete or mechanical Mr. Hannay' WIN III
troduces this new edition with an appreclau'e eS'"'
Is we'll within the limits OF criticism WIG" 'e s"'
that Gentlemen Chucks Is as gooo e"ai
Mcawber Furthermore. Marryat surrouhoeu '''''
figure with others hardly less picturesque anu - NC
Terence O'Brien is a source of amending dehen' ~
i,y IN
foruard stv,e Indeed, there Is no reason why
onnrecation Of Marryat should be conhned 10 '"oSe
who have a special taste for his methou' o.o" ~
never put his method aggressiveiy 10 'ie - .,,
the contrary with Marryat the story - 'ne '''''s
and he tells a good story
rb,s .,rtue the virtue Of unfolding narrative
tha, ia interesting In itself Is shared by Cooper
degree which makes new edition OF MS wins "
co, =, hooks 70 be hailed with glee. We have re-
ce'ved from G. +. Putnam's sons copy VI
Soy" in the new form chosen for wnat .he poo.s"
ors call tho "Nohawk Edition." This edition o"e's
q handsome octave page well printed. with suhc'e"'
margins on admirable paper. Tne tltie page "
,istlc and a good illustration Is PROVIDED as d 'o"
tispiece In every way this edition sats"e' Wv
lover OF Cooper and for such lover there 10 az g.
cbantment in tho book which never faiis. ooope'
uka On many of the older writers Ike Peacock IKE
p,oors ne,d Ike Marryat Is easily taken 10 pieces
hv cautious critics but no talk about MS rhe'oi'"'
excesses no criticism OF some OF MS s'"ip".',''
can ever lessen his magic the power OF hs ''"ae"-
tion Nothing can ever take from MIN that c"ai III
Of nature that vitality of the woods ana helas.
which long ago took captive the A"e''e""
French and the English public
The note OF Cooper is healthy. invigoraeng. 90
aIso Is the note OF Charles Kingsley. and II Is IN
teresting 10 see that his books go on increasing III
circulation as though they had been written yester-
dav and were among the latest popular stories IN
stead Of having been written In the nttes anu SIN
ties The Macmillans have been pupishihs po@".
edition OF Klngsleys works printing 'het' Il" a."
mrabe little volumes which are handy to carry anu
so well printed that they are easy 10 rea, ~
l,,est issues are Yeast" The Heroes and Ihe
Water Rabies" all shrec among the best OF Kings
lev's productions showing his finest hore ana MS
sweetest temper. A peculiarly interesting note Oh
his popularity Is offered in the brief resume Oh e"
tons which the publishers give on the back OF enc"
title page From this source IT is learned. Tor ex
annie that the first edition OF THE Water BABES
w,a nubshed in 1853. The work was reprinted IN
1864 1863 1871 1872 1874 1876 1873 1872 1850. lSz 1873
,ss5 1854 lsss 1889 1880 1884, 1893 1895 This Is re-
markable record and II IS paralleled In the case Oh
nearly every other OF Kingsley's books.
Among the benefits owed to the revival IN oco'c"
fiction IA an enthusiasm for John Gait Inc WIN.
lngs OF Mr. Crockett. Ian Maclaren ana their iei
lows have caused people to turn again 10 DOCKS IKE
he
and "Lawrle Todd" They are we'll paid for their
trouble Gait is an unimportant man. no douot
whom ne is put beside Scott. he did not nave 'ne
romantic temper OF the latter. nor did ne IN any
other direction possess the positive genius OF MS
great contemporary. But 1t Is unfair TO compare
him with Scott. who looms 80 large that the e'a'ui
NJ almost any novelist Is diminished when cohsid-
.rod 4, tho same sweep OF vision. 1t Is juster 10
rank Calf with such students OF character as nave
recently appeared In Scotland, with men ike BARRIE
and Crockett, Who. while they may nave romantic
faculty are nevertheless more particularly INTEREST,"
| ing Az delineators OF Scotch manners. As sucn
| delneator John Gait ranks high. and the appear
.,ce n, n new edition OF his works from the press OF
Roberts Bros Is an be recorded with pleas
urc These publishers have just sent forth In two
volumes THE Entail. the Lairds OF Grippy' Mt.
Crockett who writes Introduction for the novel.
is Justified in saying that the first pare OF this ti'e
might have beer omitted But 1t makes no differ
| ence what the book is called. Once the opening
chapters have been entered. the reader loses him
self in the company OF OF the most engaging
;ypes OF Scottish fiction. and he does not care so
| much whether he is told good story or whether
the story justfes the title The main point Is that
| the people In this book good, human company
1t may be asserted tina, the figures in the novels
of the Baroness Tautphoeus are not altogether hi-
| man company. That Is. they lack virlity to some
extent; they are vivid. strong creatures Of life
| and living deeds There Is flung about them cer-
| tain sentiment which threatens TO make the pages
| of this author somewhat ep!d And yet she is in
teresting She had after all. romantic gift. She
had high ideals She wrote for a fastidious audi
| ence and there is a wholesome quality in her work
which even the most critical of novel readers to-day
cannot afford to ignore. Moreover, she was an
| Irshwoman and she had the intellectual elasticity
OF her nation Her life In the Bavarian capital did
| not spoil her fibre. She still wrote with cleverness
| and animation. and 1t was good idea of the Put
mans 10 bring out new edition OF her works lrnsy
Initials and Quits" and now they have brought
out the novel called AT ODDS" This IS beautifully
| printed good paper In two octave volumes taste
| fully bound. The novel appears in series which
these publishers devotng to certain representa-
tive works of fiction which the public Is to-day
| indlaposed to spend much time but to which II Is
| really worth while 10 give attention from time 10
time. Besides the works OF the Baroness Tautphoe-