The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
some new BOOKS RECEIVED.
Brief Comment Regarding
Current Publications.
Literary Intelligence.
HISTORY OF ANCIENT PEOPLES:


willis Boughton, A. NJ. Professor OF
English Literature. Ohio University. q.
Z. Putram's Sons, New York and Lon
don. For sale by George vi. West.
In the publication OF this book, the
authors purpose has been to bring to-
gether In a form convenient FOR use In
the classroom ana the reading circle
whatever IS most valuable In discoveries
along these lines, during the past two
decades. In that time many pages have
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presenting the facts I'm small scope and
very inexpensive form Is one which stu
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Boughtons book contains in illustration
OF its carefully prepared text, one hum
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been TO follow the fate OF a single nation
at a time from its mythical beginnings
down to the present. or 10 the time When
il was lost in the shutting OF nations.
The piecemeal style of the general his
tory is thus avoided. while the repetition
necessitated helps only to familiarize the
reader with the events. like tales twice
IL
point of the Egyptian and the Hittile
bears tho stamp Of novelty.
In every case an effort has been made
10 tell the separate stories as modified by
the most recent announcements OF the
philologist and archaeologist. The ar
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II.
,r,rr, r>-,rrpN- ArroNAT cTTrDTO. An
illustrated Monthly Magazine of Fine
and Applied Art. April. 1897. edited by
Charles Holme Published by John
Lane. IlO Filth avenue. New York 30
cents single copy, $3.50 per annum.
Postpaid
This is the initial number of the Amer
lean edition, of which announcements
have been recurring for some time in the
leading literary publications OF review
and criticism. Aside from tho text. which
Is full Of interest TO the art student or
mere art lover. the Illustrations are really
beautiful including copies Of portraits of
themselves by artists OF worldwide dis
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them, and so is Rossetti. Hans w. Sim
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Hans Thoma and his work. lie outlines
his life and touches upon the influences
that have told NEST I'm mOlding the char
acter of his work. He analyses the latter
with critical and discriminative, bat
sympathetic pen. Although am Old man
now. ~ oma is as active as ever. and
Singer ncourages the hope that we may
yet receive many a fine new work at his
hands, none Of them. probably. altering
the aspect of his artistic personality.
Lionel Gust contributes what will prove
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interesting number in the illustrated pa
per entitled Some Portraits OF British
Artists at the National Portrait Gallery.
London" TO which we have above al
luded. It touches most entertaininely
upon the lives OF Dobson. Hogarth. Rey-
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Wikie. and Rossetti. The first of a series
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land" by Margaret Armour. is third upon
the table of contents. and very interest
ing, as is the paper succeeding it-"Mrs.
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Strachcy. The decorative art movement
i'm Paris is ably discussed by Gabriel
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contents. Ii is full Of news which will
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matter which will be especially interest
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III.
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