The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-26
Literary and Historical Attrac-
tions at the Public Library.
SHORT, CHATTY VOLUMES
Themes OF Excellence - Thought Ex-
pressed by wielders of Graceful Pens.
Reading in the Chautauqua
Course-Narratives.

yDrltes with travellers. The volume de-
voted to Great Britain has Just been re-
visCd and brought down to date. II is a
Z closely printed book OF about $50 pages.
illustrated with many maps and cuts. Be
sides its purely geographical and ~statisti-
/ cal value. Il is a veritabie mine of infor-
nation concerning the antiquities and the
local literary and historical attractions
Of all parts of England. Scotland and
Wales.
A handsomely printed book, illustrated
with photogravure plates and provided
with slip cover in scarlet. is "The City of
the sultans," by Eustace A. Reynolds
Ball. The title at first is confusing. We
would naturally think that this name be-
longed to Bagdad. and TO Bagdad alone.
But from this opinion the author evident
~ differs. To him the city of the califfs
Is Cairo. And Cairo, TO be sure, is a city
worthy the pen OF a poet and the pencil
Of an artist. Its mosques. its history and
traditions. are described in an attractive
manner. Also. for good measure, Mr.. Ball
has included much INFORMATION regarding
all the rest OF the classic regions OF the
Nile.
samuel J. Barrows. formerly a Unita-
] 7 IAN Aat hAAt ~ " -
from Massachusetts to the lower house
OF congress-. Yields a peculiarly graceful
pen. when 10 a peculiarly graceful pen Is
Joined a peculiarly attractive theme, the
result is a book OF rare excellence. Mr..
! Barrows' isles and Shrines of Greece
IL a book that will serve TO charm ones
| leisure, and at the same time II gives
| m of value concerning those
wonderful creations, that belong not TO
one age and country alone, but to all
times and TO all nations.
THE Italians Of To-Day by Rene Ba-
zin, is a short, chatty volume, which is
very readable, but which touches only
partially on the conditions which prevail
i'm Italy at the present time.
Many of our patrons are interested In
learning the conditions which prevail in
business and other circles in our sister
American republics. There is no better
place to find such knowledge than i'm the
Monthly Bulletins OF the Bureau of the
American Republics of which the IL
hrary contains, bound, the numbers from
July, 1896, to June, 1898.
An active, interesting and important ca
reer has Sir Charles Gavan DUFFY had.
by virtue of his editorial connection with
the Nation he was a prominent member
Of the political element known as young
/ Ireland" and I'm later years. as the author
Of Young Ireland and -Four Years of
Irish History" became its historian. He
was several times tried and once convict
ed Of treason, afterwards sat in the En-
CIish parliament. and later was an impor-
taut factor in the development of the
| Australian colonies. He was at one time
prime minister Of Victoria and a MEM
her of the first committee to propose an
/ impcrial confederation. lie was knightcd
: i'm 1873 as a recognition of his colonial ser
/ vices. In 1850 he returned permanently TO
I Europe. and has devoted himself, I'm the
main. to literary pursuits. His book, MY
Life In Two Homispheres. is al impor-
+ tant contribution to modern history.
As the relations between the two great
powers Of the North American continent
become more intimate so knowledge of
each other becomes more vitality import
ant. Particularly is 1t necessary to I'M
I dcrstand the traits of character, which
are only recognized in an understanding
/ of their home life and thoughts. On this
account we welcome William Parker
G~reenough's Canadian Folk-Life and
Fulk-Lorc.'' which is carefully written
and attractivoly printed.
Miss II. a. Guerber. who Is a professor
at Nassar, IS compiling I'm these lays a
number of handbooks of much value. Inc
latest is a short. readable and comprehen-
/ sive STORY Of the English"
Men and Manners of the Eighteenth
/ Century," by Miss Susan Hale. is con-
fined to an account of life i'm England dur
inC that period. This book and James
Richard joys Twenty Centuries of En-
/ clish History" are I'm the list of required
{ readings I'm the Chautauqua course for
1889. The subject matter Is reliable, and
7 the volumes possess as much literary mer-
il as can be looked for in books written
TO order,
Tn Handbook OF the City OF Atlanta"
IS a small volume, issued with the sane
ton Of the city council and the cham
her OF m OF the Georgia metropo-
lis.
Original authorities are not always alb
solutely reliable. but they are indispen-
sahly necessary TO the understanding of
history. II is from them that the final rec
ord must be made, in the generally more
/ attractive literary style. On this account
we consider that Professor Albert Bush
nell Is doing a decided service in editing
his compilation of American History
Told by Contemporaries Of which two
volumes have so far been published.
J. X. Hosmer Of the Minneapolis Public
library was one of the earliest advocates
OF AnElo-Saxon unity. He must derive
much satisfaction from recent evidences
Of the strong public sentiment In favor OF
views where ne was almost a pioneer. A
statement of his present position is found
IN THE American Evolution" originally
printed In the Atlantic Monthly, and now
separately bound.
Victor Hugo was at his best I'm the
books which treated Of his personal eN-
pgriyncss. These books will never have
the popularity OF his novels. particularly
I 81 the greatest Of them, Les Miserables,'
hut they viii always be appreciated by
those who are interested in the life Of
/ the famous writer. THE Alps and the Ply
r,ueos" has the added advantage Of con-
tanning descriptions Of regions OF peren-
NAL interest TO the tourist.
The first account OF the late war in
EuEland's Indian possessions Is Lionel
/ James Indian Frontier War; the Moh-
mund and Tirah Expeditions. 1897
In the press Of other items Of interest
the fate Of 8. 4. Andree in his attempt TO
reach the North pole by balloon seems to
have been forgotten. We are recalled to
Il by Henry Iachambre and Alexis Ma
churon's Andres Balloon Expedition IN
Search Of the North Pole
In the writing Of light, breezy books 81
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