New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-05
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Camps Quarters and Casual Places" cine mac,
milan Company, is collection by Archioaio
Forbes Of recent magazine articles from MS pe'
They include the record Of experiences III NV
Franco &c rman war and OF critcai s'u''e
Crimea and about Waterloo. as well as o''' u
travel In various parts Of the world. All nav wv
energy and vvidness characteristic OF MI y, oo'
Other military experts may disagree WIZ" NE Tn on
upon the warfare Of the future, put the! VIII ca
agree that he puts his opinions In the best possible
light.
In spite Of the information respecting COLUMBUS
that has been gathered In recent years py various
investisators there is nothing to take the piace
Of Irving's biography as literary mas e,pDe
worthy Of the theme The details upon Which o,'
cussion has been rife. for example. as 10 'he
famous letters hardly changes the aspect vi VI.
narrative to the general reader Among the spec,ai
attractions of the new edition brought out py
49, prtrams Is 1.-THE Authentic Portrait OF
christopher Columbus" from a painting with
wel-ascertained history which Is now In 'he pos
session Of w H. Bradley, United States Consul AT
Nice.
"rbrouRh Egypt to Palestine" by Lee s Smith
UTleming H. Revel Company. Is one OF 'noSe
books which are more interesting 70 'ne a"."o'
and the authors friends than 10 the mui'i'"ue VI
readers II requires special learning OF n'e'
order to add much to the fund Of general Knowi-
book is an agreeable narrative OF travel ana Is
well illustrated.
II is no. easy to share the admiration which some
people have felt for the minor writings OF ocnop."
hauer Like his disciple Won Hartmann ne IS 100
crave for the light essay. He lacked the most at
tractye elements OF humor and his irony Is more
severe to its victims than pleasant 10 the oroiha,y
raader STILL one who has become Interested III '"o
great works Of schopenhauer will always ma ina.
kox.a he
scheme Of philosophy which was as much
record OF individual experience as OF aos.rao.
thoueht The Art Of Controversy as translated
nv r. Bailey Saunders (Macmillan & Coz VIII De
found 10 cast a strong sidelight on much OF ociop
bauers own controversies. and these were not 1e"'
rJ,s daanion Of dialecc as merely 1.-THE art OF get
ting the best Of 1t In dispute suggests the temper
of much OF the essay. One has to remember the
application Of the term in his time 10 discover ''e
personal anmus OF Schopenhauer
psrner a Brothers have added to their students
ssres .~rhe Students Lyell. Manual OF Elementary
Geology" In which Sir Charles Lyehs naua'
has been taken as the basis OF new WORK. VII"
material from other writings Of the famous author
and with revision by John w. Judd, professor Oh
.ao,ogv and dean Of the Royal College Of Science
ondon In spite of grea, additions, and In particular
a vast number Of new illustrations, there is IN !ne
volume A look of kindly "reminiscences OF the oid-
fashioned works geology 1t is hard 10 see III"
the book could be made more compact IMAM ~ 10
..,1 racent additions to the international
raucst,on Series" edited by W. 7. Harris. United
States Commissioner Of Education. are historical
study of the school system OF ontario. by the nun
George W. Ross, Minister of Education TOT 'he
Province: Teaching the Language-Arts py fro
lessor r. A. Hinsdale Of the University OF Mlchi-
r.r and ."rhe Intellectual and Moral Development
NJ the Child" part D. translated from the French
AZ Gabriel Compare, by Mary E. Wilson, Inc
series is published by D. Appleton q CO.
"school interests and Duties Che American
Book Company by Robert NJ. King. OF the lhdiah.
apolis High School. assumes the main TASK VI
narents teachers and pupils as already provideo
for and so turns to topics that are less direct Out
anuallv important such school architecture
hygiene libraries morals etiquette ceieorauohs
(particulary those Of Arbor Day ana the business
of institutes and reading circles These are rea.eu
with the sympathy Of one to whom they are mo
study.
q p Putnam's Sons have issued a second edi-
t,on with new material. Of THE Question OF copy
right" compiled by George Haven Putnam. secre-
tary Of the American Publishers copyright
League, and hrst published In 1881. Inc years
s,noe 1891 have been marked by special activity IN
~. matter and the new edition the history
Of this whether II relates to cases In court 10
Hesitation or to the discussions OF men Interested
in the subject
The Arctic region has so nearly given up us
.scret that the narratives of modern explorers
.re losing their romantic cast. For the charm OF
the thing one must after all, turn back occasion
ally TO the pages Of the earlier adventures. NOT
only the love Of adventure. but the memory Oh
mast pleasure will be revived by Houghton. Mimih
a Co.'S reprint of AN Arctic Boat Journey IN the
Autumn of 1854" by Dr. Isaac !. Hayes. 1t recalls
not only the later work Of DR.. Hayes but also the
achievements of DR.. Kane with that record which
practically introduced all America to the subject
of the Polar regions.
n A. Guerber has added a new volume 10 MS
lengthening list Of myths and LEGENDS IN the he
,.nas q, the Middle Ages, Narrated with Special
reference 10 Literature and Art" american BOOK
Company. There Is much here OF tne Ar'hui a'
cycle and of the class from which wagner ore"
nj. themes; but there is also more than glimpse
Of the stories Of Dietrich and Charemaghe oi 'ne
Morse tales and the Gothic romance OF spain
A. cuerber's work will not be cited as authori-
tative hut It will stimulate interest In his theme'
A. ,r,.re.tinr little book published by Macmillan
g. Co is THE Education of Children at Rome,
nv George Clarke, Phi. D. Within the limits Vi 100
cs~e. Dr Clarke has managed to give nearly all
o....bIe information on schools In Rome
.so,t leaning 10 oyerburden his essay with de-
tails.
Both the great English royal tragedies. tnat 0,
~. plantaeenets and that Of the Tudors ana
stuarts are represented by way OF EPISODES IN tne
Rev A. j. Church's "Stories from Engnsh history
80. p,chard II to Charles L" (Macmillan & Coz.
nth many Of the popular heroes. Wat Tyler. Jack
Cade. Harry Percy. Gendower. Sir Walter Raleigh
"a 81. rest who add the picturesque element to
What were. on the whole. gloomy times
The most characteristic thing In PROFESSOR ~
rmerson's Brief History Of the English Lam
~,,s~s" rThe Macmillan Company, aside from Its
minute attention to details is the energy with
which II opposes those who think that language
"a be pure must avoid all borrowing. II possoie