Evening star., 1896-12-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
LEE OF NAP61E0N BoNAfARIE. By william
History lin Prlnceten University. Volume /.
New York. The Century Company.

AApM w NAttMLs1G BONAfARIE. By william
New fers! The oentury Company. s'e =
This Isle the ''book-form" edition of
Sloane's Napoleon. which appeared serially
in the Century Magazine during the past
year. But Is such an edition as seldom fol-
lows periodical publication of a work.
The types have been changed and the text
has thus been expanded. so that the pres
ent- editio1s sis in quarto size. This gives a
better chahee for the display Of the superb
illustrations that have been collected by
| the publishers from every possible source
There aresover three hundred full-page pic
| lures, including over eighty color reproduc-
tlons OF celebrated paintings. The work Is
ISSUED In two forms. bound and unbound.
| In the bound edition there are four volumes
| and the unAound work appears in twenty
two parts The first of the volumes Is now
out, and VIII be shortly followed by the
| others.
When the serial publica ton was COM
pleted critical readers agreed that Pro-
fessor Sloane had succeeded in producing a
masterpiece of historical writing, compre-
henstvely covering the entire scope of the
| hapoleonic period and giving view of the
| man, the soldier, the emperor. the exile,
such as has never before been accom-
| plished. The author benefits undoubtedly
by his late entry into the field of Napo-
| leonic literature, for the works that have
poured in flood from the press during the
past few years have given him clues to
| new lines of inquiry that he has diligently
| studied during extensive travels throughout
| Europe in his search after testimony en-
| controverted questions. An impartial,
| complete biography has resulted, taking
full account of Napoleon's early environ
ment and revealing for the first time polit-
| ical influences which had much to do, with
the formation of his character
Such work well deserved the appreci-
ative treatment given by the publishers,
and whether regarded from literary, his
terical or typographical point of view, is
indeed a notable achievement.
| AMERICAN HIGHWAYS. A Popular Account of
Their Conditions and of tn the Means by Which
OF the lawrence Scientific School of Harvard
University New York: The Century Co.
Washington: Robert Bcal
"Gocd roads" has of late years become
| a cry in this country that must soon
awaken Congress and the legislatures into
action that will remove from the nation the
| ilI-repute of having the worst system Of
| highways of any civilized country. The
Wheelmen have done much to cause this
! agitation. and they have at last enlisted the
| aid Of scientific thinkers like Prof Shaler,
| who has made a wide study of the subject
| He gives general history of road-building.
and describes early American roads. and
| the effect of the climate upon our roads
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material. Two chapters are devoted to the
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Methods of constructing and administering
roads, machines used in road-making, the
| cost of road-building. sidewalks, parapets
and city streets also taken UP. The IL
Illustrations to the book. showing good roads
and bad, are object lesson in themselves
CHILD OF THE JAGO BY Arthur Morrison,
author OF Tales of Mean Streets Chicago:
Herbert s. Stone 4 Co.
1t is questionable whether such a detail
| ing of the horrors Of London slum life
constitutes the whole of this volume is
| necessary in order to convince the reform
ers that there are spots they have never
| reached in their effort to ameliorate city
conditions. The narrative is apt to pail
on the average reader, especially on this
side of the Atlantic. Regarded from a
purely literary standpoint the story is
cleverly written.
EVENING SERMONS FOR Tue PEOPLE By
Rev. l:4shert F. Coyle, DID. Boston: The Arena
Publishing Go.
The author of this work is pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church in Oakland
Cal, and the six sermons of which the
volume consists were delivered Sunday
evenings to audiences of workingmen and
others interested in the social movements
of the time Their subjects are: "Under-
standing of the Times Yeast, Unrest of
the Masses" The Church and Working
men," Christ and Workingmen." Human
Brotherhood In Theory and Practice" and
Salvation by Organization or by Personal
Contact
wcr TSs RI 2; zansw author
etc, etc. New York: The Century Co.
This is a slightly revised selection of es-
says printed by Mr.. Zangwill in the Pail
Mall Magazine from month to month unde-
the same title There is no limit to his
range of subjects, and their treatment is
strong and free Mr.. Zangwilrs style is
greatly admired by many American read
ers, who, however are familiar rather with
his stories than with his PHILOSOPHERS and
feuilletons, to which this volume gives
them ready access.
FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTORS OF TODAY. Ed
tied by Frederic Edward Mckay and Charles f
/, Wingate. Illustrated with Portraits. New
York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
The contributors to this unique and in
teresting volume are men we'll known in
the field of theatrical literature, and thus
they bring to bear on their subjects an I'M
usual degree of personal acquaintance.
The names of forty-two of the best-known
actors are included in the title list and as
many authors. The book makes concise
| encyclopaedia Of dramatic biography.
WINDOW IN THRUMS. By j. NJ. Barrie au-
thor of when Mans Single" The Little
Minister etc. Illustrated by Clifton John
son. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Washing
ton: Brentano's.
The familiar scenes in Mr.. Barrie's mas
terpiece are now given form by the pho
| tographs taken expressly for the purpose
Of illustrating the book. The general ef-
feet is pleasing, though perhaps in few
instances this process has robbed the book
OF some OF Its charming ideality.
SPECIAL. REFERENCE TO LITERATURE AND
ART. BY II. A. Guerber. author of Myths OF
Greece and Rome Myths OF Northern
Lands" ,.Contes ct Legendes," stories of the
Wagner OPERA ETC. With Illustra tor,s. New
York. Dodd, Mead & Co washington: Bren-