The herald., 1896-06-28
1t is a volume so dainty as to make the
very handling of 1t a pleasure.

It is a volume so dainty as to make the
very handling Of it pleasure.
THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN
ROME; BY George Clark. Pm. D.
He who has seen Brown Heath and
Blue Bells, or Shakespeare England.
can judge how dainty is this small vol
ume, for it is uniform with that series.
As to the value of the little treatise
we can only say that it is a summary
of the history OF school education OF
Rome; and 1t Is of SURPRISING interest
to discover that precisely the same ques-
tionS that have arisen in our times, were
burning issues in the Eternal City. The
whole matter of the comparative mer-
its OF family tutoring. private schools,
and public institutions, appears to have
been discussed just as thoroughly GEN.
turies ago as they are discussed now;
while even the Individual system
thought by many to be new, was a topic
with which Cicero and his contempora-
ries were acquaint. 1t is gratifying to
know that school fights" are as old as
public education itself.
A VOYAGE TO VIKING LAND. BY
Thomas Sedgwick Steele, author of
Canoe and Camera Paddle and Por-
tage, etc. Estes & Lauriat, Boston.
The author in his modest preface calls
this volume an introduction to one of
the loveliest countries in the old world"
1t is the itinerary of a most delightful
voyage along the coast of Norway, made
with pleasure party of friends upon an
excellent Steamer-a cruise such as one
might make upon his own yacht. The
glories of the silent fjords, the wonderful
glaciers. and the majestic waterfalls ap-
pear to have been seen to best advantage
with many unobstructed views of the
midnight sun. The volume is furnished
with map of Norway and Spitzbergen,
and has nearly one hundred illustrations,
all Of which are really beautiful. being
reproduced from photographs taken on
the trip. The book is not only one of the
choicest specimens Of the publishers art,
but 1t Is conceived in fine literary form
and spirit.
LADY Walls ELoPEMENT. By John
Bickerdyke J. B. Lippincott COM
pany Philadelphia
This is number 1873 (July) Of the Lippin-
colts Selected Novels series, 80 cents in
paper covers. 1t is another story Of Lon
standard established by this series of
popular novels.
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de scissors. author of Boston Ar
lists. Estes & Laureat. Boston.
Here is boOk to be welcomed and
briefly noticed now, and later on to be
more generally commented upon and
quoted from. II Is very handsome
volume and Is dedicated To her majesty,
the American woman.
A full review Of this striking volume
will be given soon. with copious quota
tionS from the text.
The Atlantic Monthly for July prom
ises to be an unusually interesting num-
Der. One of the most valuable features
will be a symposium by a select body of
public school teachers in the shape of
confessions" The Centurys Progress
in Science will be treated of by Prof.
John Fiske. George w. Gable will try
to tell the Secrets of the Story-teller's
Art. while ex-Minister Phelps. E. L.
Godkin, ESQ.,. and Prof. George B. Ad-
ans will have very striking papers on
live topics.
While the Atlantic stoutly stands for
strict and solid literature, and does not
yield to any demand for sensationalism
or even to the fad for pictures, it does
open it's columns to the discussion of
worthy social and political themes and
is doing good work thereby. The July
number will be especially rich in these.