The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-06
cation OF the atrocities which we must believe
have been committnd In 1921

cation OF the atrocities which we must believe
have been committed In 1926"
In "John Leighton. Jr." tHarpersl. Mrs Kar
trina Trask has written q tract on divorce In
tho guise OF q novel OF contemporary life.
Readers who take thoir fiction very seri-
ously. and who enjoy the novel whose main pur~
pose IL the discussion Of curious ethical qucs-
tons, will DO interested In this book. In ita
''problem," old rs history itself, 10 considered
frankly and fcarlessly, and worked out to
the authors solution OF II with sincerity
and some literary skill. John Leighton. Jr.,
10 q p~henomenally good person, and 1t 10
perhaps but q proof Of humen imperfoction
that tho phcnomonally good are not easy to
present In such n way that they will DO pho
nomonallV interesting; but this modern COM
bination OF Joseph and Sir Galahad is we'll por-
trayed. and the reader feels that no needs but
some slight trace of fallibility TO make him
human. Tho episode In which he plays the part
Of Joseph TO o modern Nine. Potiphar and resists
temptation when. as the printed slip sent with
tho book puts IL, he is "assailed by 'profano
love in its most attractive FORM is quite in the
manner of ono Of the fair authors Of the Key
notes " school.
Mr.. Andrew Lang has done the little folks
many a service with his collections Of folk lore
and fairy tales, and. in " The Pink Fairy Book"
Uongmansl, he has compiled q companion vol
ume TO the Green. Blue, and Red books that
have been 30 popular. Mr.. Ford's monsters and
mermaids, witches, giants, and beautiful prin-
cesses are as we'll drawn as ever. and the little
volume Is q beautiful example OF tho book
makers art, but the tales themselves - TT. up
TO the standard Of the earlier collections. Some
Of them are variants of those already given. and
the examples from Hans Andersen are not
among his best. On the other hand, n number Of
Iopapaaa ta1oa will ha povv IN Eouliah ra,daro
as will some from the slcilian, the Catalan, and
the Contcs Popuidires des Bdssoutos.
Another volume Of interest, not only to chill
dren but to the student Of folk lore, 10 Asbj0rn-
sons Fairy Tales from the Far North" IA. O.
Armstrong s. SOM, translated from the Nor
wegian by H. l.. Braeckstad. Asbjornsen, as q
writer Of fascinating and delightful fairy tales,
belongs to that goodly company that includes
Perrault, the brothers Grimm, and Mme. d'Aul-
noy. and this excellent translation of a new So
lection Of his stories il full Of raoy and original
humor. In such examples as 1.-THE Contrary
Minded Woman. ""All Women Are Alike and
"The Worlds Reward" the humor IL Of too
cynical q quality 30 appeal to children. but
Ashiepattle. the trolls and the talking animals
will delight them. Tho illustrations by three
Norwegian artists are full OF character.
Mr.. John Burroughs writes q pre- face to BIRD
Neighbors, an Introductory acquaintance with
one hundred and fifty birds commonly found In
tho gardens, meadows, and woods about our
homes." BY Eeltje Blanchan. The volume 10
illustrated with fifty colored plates, and the tes.
timony Of 30 eminent authority as Mr.. Bur
roughs Is . guarantee Of its value. We quote
from his Introductory chapter: II can say that
Il Il reliable and 10 written in O vivaoious strain
and by Q real bird lover. and should prove q
help and stimulus to any one who wishes by tho
aid of its pages to become better acquainted
with our songsters."
Messrs. Doubleday @ Mcclure publish a
small volume bound In rough gray boards OF
verses and pictures "Taken from Life" The
verses. which are BY some of the most skilful of
our writer's Of uers do soctktG, have that combi-
nation Of neatness. delicate irony, and playful
humor characteristic Of the brightest little
paper Of Its kind, and the illustrations by Q. D.
Gibson. A B. Wenzen. Toaspern. and otnor LIE
artists are oxoellently reproduced and on good
paper.
Two capital children's books are T Adven-
lures Of Three Bold Babes" Nongmans). Q hui
morous fairy story told In q number of colored
pictures that recall tho work Of the late Ran
dolph Caldecott. and "Singing Verses for Chill
dren." Q series of simple songs by Lydia Avery
Coonley, set to music BY Eleanor Smith. Jessie
I. Gaynor, Frederick w. Root, and Frank Il.
Atkinson. IT.. with water color illustrations.
decorative borders. &c, by Alice Kellogg Tyler.
The verses arc delightful In their freshness and
simplicity.
A we'll printed and made up pocket edition
evidently modelled upon the beautiful series of
"Templo Classics issued in London from tho
Dent house, Is published by Messrs. Doubleday
q McClure under the title of Little Master
pieces" The edition, which Is edited by William
Bliss Perry. is in three volumes bound In flexi-
bic cloth. The first contains eight short stories
by Hawthorne. the second seven by Washing
ton Irving, and the third seven by Edgar Allan
Poe. A portrait of the author faces tho title
page Of each volume.
constitutional Studies, State and Federal"
James Schouler. LID. Dodd. Mead & co.,
Contains the substance of lectures delivered at
Johns Hopkins University during the years
1S93-1s96. Tho authors order of study en-.
braces: ~ Early colonial charters and the Con
situations of the old thirteen States; ~ docu-
ments Of Union, whose full fruition 10 the Con-
stitution Of the United States; 49, State Consti.
buttons since tho adoption Of this full Federal
system.
"a very seasonable Kalendar for tho Years OF
our Lord 1898. Designed to bee used by u
manic lovers Of ye great poet Master William
Shakespeare" is compiled by Lonella c. Poole
and Andrea Johnson, with illustrations by Marie
Danforth Page. and published. with decorative
title page and silk cords, by Messrs. Dodd, Mead
& Co.
"Cyparissus. A Romance of tho Isles Of
Greece" ia translated by Mary J. Stafford from
the German Of Ernst Eckstein. ono of the most
prolific of Continental novelists.
The latest volumes in Appletons' series Of
"Home Reading Books are " Uncle Sans Sc
crets. A Story OF National Affairs for the Youth
Of the Nation by Oscar Phelps Austin, and
"The Hall Of Shells" by Mrs. A. 8. Hardy.
A useful book of reference for the student and
the teacher is Prof. Arthur Hsssals "Handbool
Of European History. 476-1S71. CHRONOLOGICAL
Arranged"
We have also received Prince Uno; Uncle
Franks Visit TO Fairyland." illustrated by w
d. Stevens. Doubleday & MoClure)
Chronicles of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow
Edgar Mahew Bacon; illustrated. "a. p. Put
namRl