The herald., 1898-04-17
BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS

| A yrey handsome volume and a stirring
story-an English story, that has much 4,
do with the social life and the political in
trigues of several European courts.
One is interested at once in some of tn
! speculations concerning the power of IN,
| British navy and Its comparison with tina
of other countries, and especially to rui
| across passages questioning the efficacy c.
monster battleships. and wondering 4
small cruisers and torpedo boats %ouiS
not be encouraged in the future.
HER PROMISE TRUE. BY Dora Russ ell
Rand, McNaliy & Company.
This rather sensational story is the las
issue of the "Globe Library" series fol
which this famous publishing company has
succeeded in getting a great list of read
ers. Paper, 25 cents.
LETTERS FROM JULIA. OR LIGHT
FROM THE BORDERLAND. A series
of messages as to the life beyond the
grave received by automatic writing
from one who has gone before. Edited
by w. T. Stead. Grant Richards, Lon
don.
A very curious Tfttle volume containin g
letters and messages purporting to have
been written automatically by tho author
or "etsitor." Mr.. Stead was formerly the
publisher of Borderland, quarterly jour
nal devoted TO the publication of the re-
suits of investigation OF the invisible
world.
THE ANIMAL WORLD: ITS ROMANCES
AND REALITIES-A Reading BooTof
1ad
Frank Vincent, MA. D. Appleton &
Co.
This peculiarly interesting volume is the
latest issue in the "Appletons' Home Read
ing Books" series, and is, perhaps. of great
er popular interest than any preceding
number, since Its topics are in part familiar
to so many readers. AS one of the means
to extend education beyond the school and
to make self-culture a habit of life, this
series of reading books is worthy of the
highest praise. 1t should be universally
recognized as great educational agency.
o O O
A FORGOTTEN SIN. By Dorothea Ger
ard. d. Appleton & Co.
This is No 237 of the Town and Coun
try Library" series, which is enough to
insure a reading for it. Nine. de Longgarde
has given us here something in the way of
an old-fashioned English love story, quite
as good as AN Arranged Marriage" or
THE Rich Mrs. Reddell." both of which
books, no doubt many of our readers will
remember. Paper, so cents.
THE SCIENCE OF POLITICAL ECON
OMY. By Henry George, author of
Progress and Poverty" etc. Double
day a. Mcclure Company.
This is the legend the dedication bears:
Take, since you bid it should bear.
These, of the seed of your sowing
Blossom or berry or weed.
Sweet though they be not, or fair,
That the dew of your word kept growing;
Sweet, at least, was the Seed
Henry George, jr., writes short pre-
fatory note to this long-expected and well
come volume, explaining some of the frag-
mentary aspects of the work, as it had not
left his fathers hand in finished state
when death came so suddenly and unex-
pectedly.
There is a pathetic tone all through the
authors preface, which it is pleasant to
note and profitable to quote from:
1.-The years which have elapsed since the
publication of Progress and Poverty
have been on my part devoted to the propa-
CATION of the truths taught in Progress
and Poverty by books, pamphlets, maga-
zine articles, newspaper work, lectures
and speeches, and have been so greatly
successful as not only far to exceed what,
fifteen years ago, 1 could have dared to look
forward to in this time, but to have given
me reason to feel that of all men of whom
l have ever heard who have attempted
like so great work against any
thing like so great odds, 1 have been, in
the result of the endeavor to arouse
thought, the most favored.
Not merely wherever the English tongue
is spoken, but in all parts of the world, men
are arising who will carry forward to final
triumph the great movement which
Progress and Poverty began. The great
work is not done, but it is commenced, and
can never go back.
"On the night on which l finished the
final chapter of Progress and Poverty 1
felt that the talent entrusted to me had
been accounted forfeit more fully salts
fed, more deeply grateful than if all the
Kingdoms of the earth had been laid at my
not dimmed, my faith. there is still left for
me something to do
At the outset one is impressed with the
serious purpose of the author. His defini-
tions, if they are not luminous, are meant
to be simple and exact-as if to be under
stood and believed in were the first purpose.
Intensely practical, too, is the whole treat
ment of the subject. If the object had
maxims, through which communities and
individuals could get living by following,
the style could not have been more simple
We do not mean to say that vast problems
are made clear for the first time, or made
clear at all; but we do mean to say
that we recall no treatise on the vexed
economic questions of the time quite so free
from bias and from love of little show of
now and then, and so utterly clear
of mere love of controversy or pride of
opinion. And this is great praise, for
these things are rare qualities in any writ
er-qualities so rare that they are only
found in those who have dedicated and con-
secrated themselves to their work.
1t is the conviction that Henry George
was earnest and honest, and that he died
in the harness in the midst OF a great work.
that will give him the first real hearing
before his countrymen and invest his words
with their true meaning and worth. 1t does
not follow that the single tax will ever be
adopted in this country, or, for that, mat
ter, ought to be; but the proposition will
have fairer hearing than it ever had be-
fore, and will receive the consideration it
deserves. And so of all other points of doc
trine, if one may so speak of his teachings.