New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-27

charms Of adventures WIN ooile' ocyoies' o
and other interests OF children are amusinsiy
celebrated; and from Estes & Lauriat we nave
,ho onnual Issue Of "Chatterbox.' that indis-
nensable miscellany Of fun and instruction lor
the nursery
Fairy tales appear at this time. as was 10 De
expected, in rich profuson MY Aahs hoauou
the procession some weeks ago Win MS lin
Fairy Book" an admirable ADDITION 10 the ions
series of variously colored antnoioeies Vi '"o
sort edited by this gentleman ana puohsheo ny
Ionerans. Green & Co. The Putnams re-
vye in 1.-THE Cruikshank FAIRY BOON iou'
famous stories and no less than forty OF OIu'h-
shank's quaint drawings. He seems oio-i"'
toned when compared with such o'aueN
as Mr. Parrish, say. to whose WORN We "
referred above but he hao fancy '".
crooofu,ness. his pictures make this AZ pleasing
volume. and the publishers nave oohe d., ',"'
oouId bs REQUIRED of them in giving the OLD de-
signs handsome form.
From exotic sources we nave t"o "''o'
collections. The first Of these, puphsheu oS "
r. Armstrong & Son. Is entitled FahS ia'
from the Far North" and has peeh "ahSr'ee
hvu T. Rraekstad from the Norwegian Vi y.
Asbortornsen Youngsters Will ma tnen u.
~ noveltv and told in style Nseii ~
that thew will read on without stopping 'ii'.u
naees and pages. The Northern ha'o, % VIZ
tales is heightened by the numerous -.
,ions. all by Northern artists ioea Nv
Tales" translated and edited by MID ~
Iau "a published in attractive Voiu'he
nv Frederick Warne Co., WV" :.
49,. NV, y A. Mason. The Juvenile reader OK
',o"' .,rr,h,e over some Of the names. as
49, hoot inst mentioned, hut he VIII nho
s +ho roo, as companionable as any OF the
,.,o,os ~ his American stories: ana ne Will
- t. tho brave actions and mysterious
adventures described.
..p-,rca limo: Uncle Franks WISH W
,ord, with illustrations, by w. ~
doo,s with particularly elfish people WIN w..
.cUaye Riders" the Leaf RIDERS ai'u '
ters Of the bubbles. The text Hiis"' -.
hsan made more concise, but TOT 'ho"e
tie bows and girls it presents no a'il,o ',s,o
u has a very sweet atmosphere Inc ~.
So. a. Mcclure Co. are tho publishers. VI
Thomas Dunn English VINO has ,o.,
,,oro conously to Juvenile literature than 'i''e'
- ,,.o,,,d supno.e has gathered together IN
49,, =, "rairv Stories and Wonder Ia'eS'
$500 ~, The Frederick A. Stokes Company
r,her of short pieces printed previously ia
-. periodicals He has an ingratiating s'y.e
in such narratives. ana 'he o''"
&c nretty illustrations.
The scribners publish the second 'ei'.'
"Idfe,s Comedy" a gallery OF pictures ii"1e Wy
from the pages Of the wel-kno"n oo''''0 ~
Gibson wenzell, Henry Mayer, Ioaspe'n ""N o.
~. tar,,,,ar names are represented. and repre-
scented we'll. There IL many IN 'i'''o' TO-
,o.,,sen these covers for grown-ups. and we cah
hnlf n
$3.50 "Flying Leaves" published by t. IL
,.~-.,,,, a. Co. is publication OF similar
-..oo,or ,ess ambitious, but in It's way exceed
ingly droll
.s,-.,, Years , Queen" the story OF Her Ma1es-
+.e re,pn told by Sir Herbert Maxwell ana pun
,,a,oa IN q decorative folio by Z. ana D. D.
ye e. Co obviously pretends to more I'M
rortance than that attaching to pure picture
hook: but It will be accepted never'heieSS
one of the pictorial volumes OF the hohoaSs' ."
uerbert Maxwell is entertaining In his priel hAi
| native. but the reader is constantly iureo away
from II by the interesting pictures pr'h'eu VII
| every page.
| American history provides the Putnams with
| material for a volume Of permanent Vaiue WHICH
| at the same time appears in dress peH''ihs '"e
| eeason Historic New-York brings tobe'iei
| the first series Of those monographs Kho"h do
TIM Half Moon Papers and edited by MAUD
wilder Goodwin, Alice Darlington Royce ana
| Ruth Putnam. The value Of these pamphlets mas
| been pointed out IN this place as they have ap-
| peared In their present form. peauliluiy
| nrnted and with many illustrations. they make
| a Arstrate little miscellany. The same pup
| fishers issue Some Colonial Homesteads ana
| Their Stories" by Marion Harland book OF
brief descriptive papers dealing with some OF the
| landmarks OF New-York, New-Jersey. Pennsyl-
| yania. newfoundland and the South. The author
| has brought her data together with system and
she has handled 1t alphabetically. making the
| old social scenes OF which she treats seem
vivid and real again. The pictures in the book
are sufficient in number and are reproduced with
| enough care to make the volume an instructive
as well as an artistic and charming work.
"Eyangeline" Is in its way an historical docu-
ment LongfelIow traversed the Acadian land
scape and life in this poem with great fidelity
TO his original facts. and the work has therefore,
IN addition to its poetic vitality. strong reason
for republication as often the publishers find
possible. The new edition published by Hough-
ton. Mif1in & Co, with illustrations In color by
Violet Oakley and Jessie Wilcox Smith. Is O
handsome volume. which in its rich red binding
is sure to be popular Mr.. Howard Pyle writes a
preface in praise Of the illustrations. preface
with the points Of which the reader will be in
agreement. Miss Alice Longfellow contributes
also an introduction adverting to the poets
methodical habits Of work and to the enthusi-
asm with which he wrote this particular poem.
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