New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-18
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Mr. Julian Hawthorne in his life OF his rather
declines TO accept as genuine the irasnen'a'y
diary which has been attributed 10 the po' nv"
y, the romancer Other writers are inclined 10 give
.rod.rcs "a the document which for some years
was In the hands Of William Symmes. col"ren
man who had known Hawthorne IN MS youth va
Lake sebago. Me. When Symmes dled IN 1871
the diary disappeared. Among the oeheNers !" 'H
authenticity is Mr.. Samuel T. Pickard. WHO mas
,us, published in defence OF his theories volume
entitled "Hawthorne's First Diary With an Ac-
count Of Its Discovery and Loss tHoush'on'
Mif1in 4 Coz. II cannot he said that 'he "ooi'
adds much to our knowledge OF the supJ'
Furthermore giving the fullest possible welsh' -
Mr. Pickard's assertions. We are stu moNeo ~ "Sn
him II he really thinks that any earthly interest
....... ~ IN. missing journal. "A young man
named Henry Jackson. tr.. was drowned two GAYS
ago up In Crooked River peu'el' nam,
Dominicus Jordan. was to-day In Uncle hic""i"
store telling a ghost story listened n'eh'N. ""'
tried not TO seem interested And 80 on in''e
ia nothing in the fragments Of the so-caiied n'a's
.b,cb eneaks OF the true Hawthorne. and though
their authenticity were unquestioned they "ou'
still be empty OF any serious sighlhcance' ~
another case OF allowing great name 20 hds"'.'
a trine into a thing OF importance For'uha'eN
the effect Of such metamorphoses inVariahV oo"''
TO nothing In the long run
The edition Of Vasari brought out year ago oy
the Scribners for F.. II. and +. W. Blashheid anu
A. A. Hopkins printed on speciai paPo. -
four handsome volumes with many illustrations
The edition was limited A wide demand l"' "'7
work has encouraged the publishers TO issue no"
another edition In four smaller volumes less eN-
pensively got up and without pictures Inc SIM
plIcity Of these volumes VIII not lessen '"e''
value in the eyes OF students. on the con''"iE
workers will find that increased convenience goes
with decreased cost The first edition, WINE
luxurtousy beautiful Is for that very reason iess
adapted to daily service than the second. ms Is
In the best sense a popular set OF books ana ue
ssryes to be successful. AS was observed Oh '"e
Olives" when this reissue Of them hrst appe"'Vu'
there are no writings more necessary 10 the a''
s,udent there is no other historian who carries e
reader into such intimate relations WIN 'ne
are and nictures discussed. OF the merits Oh 'He
present text we have already spoken. Inc 'i
tors have corrected the errors OF their hrS' suI
ton errors which are bound to ADMIT were i"
IN number and their volumes stand for resea'I"
that has been no less accurate than syhpa'"e"0.
They will be held invaluable wherever Ha'"" 81
IL studied with integen. interest
NJ Arthur Hassall has compiled in "A Hand
hook OF European History. 47e-lSl cine Ma
r,,,,an Company) a work which student and genera
reader alike will hail with delight. In paia"e,
oiur,rs that 10 the number Of foIr. he mas placed
ON his pages two 10 page. so that When the oooN
IL spread open It presents the quartet as WIZ
he has summarized the historical oeVeop"e"' "a
all Europe. The first column is deVo'eo 10 H. ,
the second to Eastern. Southern and Northern
Europe the third 10 England and the 1our'h ~
France The value Of such skeeton Is ou,
vious Suppose the student is engaged upon 'he
French history of 1898 and wishes 10 Kno" a'
glance what was going on elsewhere on 'he Non'
t,nent and In England in that momentous year.
I-nder the date which the chronological arrange
want ~ the volume enables him 10 find at once
he can obtain a concise statement OF European
AFFAIRS The volume concludes with some uselu'
summaries Of certain special suo)ects. line NV
French civil wars OF the sixteenth century.
or the causes Of the Spanish succession wal u
l7oa-1713 and It has also in this appendix some eA
cellent genealogies and hrst-rate ist OF so..
e,ens Altogether II is manual OF the greatest
practical value and will be welcomed accordingly
Dawbarn Ward Of London seno us INC
shakespearian Guide 10 Stratford-oA-Avon' eo
tied by H. s. and c. w. Ward The text Is or'ei
and 10 the point The illustrations are reproduced
from clever pen drawings and make tne oooN
pleasant souvenir as we'll as serviceaoie co"-
panion.