The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-29

rest OF the week it is repository Tor
broken toys and occasional empty tomato
cans. The flora and fauna OF the region
are not exciting or numerous, but the
author SAYS that there are more of potn
than would be suspected from the local
geography The editor of Tho Book
man, who read the advance sheets OF the
book, writes OF it IA follows: Mr.
skinner combines the philosophic calm
with the poets freshness of feeling ana
fancy. Imagine Thoreau transported
from his home in the woods 20 densely
populated city and compelled to substl,
tute a Brooklyn backyard for his beloved
Walden Pond, ard you Wall nave some
idea of the contents OF this book. Nor
has the author, as is not infrequent |
simply applied the ingenious mind OF
hack to q novel tbeme for the sake oi |
it's freak shness the work has been
patiently and lovingly done, and Is both
nrohably m % remind many readers of Charles
dudley Warmers My Summer in Gar
den. and The Bookman's tribute will be
endorsed by every reader.
Prof William Whitman Bailey OF this
CITY has written, and Preston a. Rounds
have published in convenient form at the
nrico of as cents New England Wild
Flowers and Their Seasons There II
Enthusiastically a place for this little book
To fiji. We personally recall many wish
expressed for just such work, espeelally
in the vacation season, when we are asso-
ciated with the country and its pretty
flowers that we long to know about as
| they are gathered In the fields for nosegay
| or the adornment OF tho table. Inc Tor,
| tunate little book is acceptably arranged
| according TO the months OF the respective
| groups OF flowers and fully indeXed
while one appreciation and recognition
| of them is enticingly assisted by Prof
Baiey's poetic as we'll as accurate treat
| ment.
Analytic Geometry for Technical Schools
! and Colleges by l.. A. Lambert, NJ. a.,
| instructor in mathematics, Iehigh
| University, Is announced by the Macmll-
Ian Company The plan of this text book
| is descriptive rather than formal Inc
student is TO acquire familiarity with the
method of analytic geometry, not 70
| memorize "A lot of rules and formulas. To
attain this END the fundamental facts of
| analytic geometry are developed as they
are needed from first principles, presup-
posing only working knowledge OF ele-
mentary geometry algebra and trigonom-
etry. There is a chapter on iine
| s,eo,netry'i where the 'cross ratio is
made the basis of an investigation which
leads to methods OF constructing by the aid
of tho ruler only comic section through
five given points or tangent TO five given
lines This chapter furnishes an intro
duction to modern protective geometry.
volume Of great Importance to
students Of Greek philosophy IL about ia
Inc brought out in this country 10y Messrs.
Charles Soribner's sons in conjunction
with Messrs Kegan Paul, Trench Irut-
ner & Co. of London upon The Early
l N .l..El
rexts including even small fragments,
have been carefully collected and edited by
| prof. Arthur Fairbanks, ,.ale University.
He has also made IN accurate TRANSLATE ~
with notes on both the Greek anu th'
English This work has never been under
taken before, and IL has been difficult e
find all these fragments except by the
collection of numerous volumes This
nuttinp them i'm one volume will prove o
, the Rrentest usefulness to students an'
the general public as well.
The Harpers have published this weel
"The Missionary Sheriff, bv Octav
Thanet; "A Loyal Traitor by jaime
, Barnes, Flowers of Field, Hill, ant
swamp" by Caroline A. Creevey; new
/, edition of John Halifax, Gentleman,
, by Miss Mulock; "Leonorn of the faw
a mish," Ivy Francis Dana, AM new
! | edition OF Samuel Johnson's "Alexande
. Pope, " edited 10y Kate Stephens
= One of the most exquisite OF the ar
publications Of the day Il the one entitle
hArt Idols Of the Paris salon" III
n current issue bearing date of April
a 1897, is the best one yet issued super
v Diana being given by y. Wencker, an
. another classical picture "Orpheu
. Spurned by the Thracian Women,
"a Francois La Ton. The other four sui
n iects are "Still Life" by p Quingac
a :. rhe Siesta showing beautift
!. woman after her bath, by Paul Tilliei
Il "The Chilly Model. by A. Dumas
a "In the Summer. by j. Scalbert, whei
Is two women are just robing thenselS'
i after a delicious plunge i'm pool OF wat'
~ over which rests the delightful haze OF
4. summer afternoon. The price Is VI "
- copy. The News Office will take orde
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