New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-10
CHRISTMAS BOOhS.
STUDIES OF NEW-ENGLAND L1FE-GOS'
SIP ABOUT AUTHORs-NEW Ed
r1oNs OF coLERIDGE AND
OTHERS
OTHERS
their editor.

No holiday books Of the time are more entitled
70 lasting honor than those which HouShton.
Mif9jn & CO. are making out Of Professor John
Fiske's works on the early history OF America
His vogue as a popular historian is based on
weu-arranged information, presented IN
readable style. In their illustrated edition OF
his American Revolution" the publishers made
hin, o. even more practical use 70 the STUDENT
on the threshold OF extensive Investigations ny
enr!ching his text with scores Of valuanle por-
traits and other pictures clearly reproauced'
They have now done the same thing Tor Inc
p.e,rninps Of New-England, or the Puritan
Tbeocracv N us Relations 10 Civil and Religious
Liberty" Expanded out Of series OF lectures
this book naturally has some OF the olscursNe-
ness associated with that form OF expfesslon'
but Professor Fiske has revised ana KNIT 10
gether his discussions, and the ILLUSTRATIONS ~
fl into what he has 70 say. throw 50 nlrch "ei''
uron b,e argument. that the final impression he
leaves is one Of compactress. OF the Het'ou -
bis,orical illustration exemplihea in this volume
We cannot speak too highly helhioi0i"s 80.
u.ri,e-s dissertations or analyses with portraits
Wv oor,en,norary views fac-smes Of old
document. ard drawings Of articles Of furniture
aoooro,,o, and anparel a scheme like this helps
.or-oors,,. n revive the very form and pressure
- rae, .inoe The most re1narkabe ana elo-
a
,,.r+ ereoirne, ~ this mode OF illustrator IS OF
co,,ree the edition brought out no: long ago OF
1or, picbard Green's "Slior. History OF tne
rneu<h peonle" but We believe that the sue
cese achieved BY that edition mas CohN'H'0N
everv one OF the value Of the ldea' anu "'
given a strong impetus 10 other enterprises "a i
similar nature. This edition OF professor '"
book confirms our remarks ana we a'0
that the publishers Will be supported III d -
tinuance OF their enlightened treatment OF '''
works and the productions or othef A"'e' 0''
historians
Home Life in Colonial Days" Ghe Macmi4ia"
Company. by Alice Morse Earle, haFo1y i'seS ~
the dignity Of an historical treatise II IL ia'''U
a scrappy contribution TO the minor "te'"'u
colonial life. II is a pity TOO tha' '''9'
has not mastered the art OF co-oTu'"a'i"e az
material because with mucn patience '''N 80
dustry she has sought out Il great "i"" -
teresting details OF our early househV p'''o
Thus. when she quotes woman ~ '''V
tenth century on the chimney pieces OF tha'
day she is able 10 tell US that the ruined p""'
mentioned in the old letter was a cal!co OF
linen valance which was hung on Inv Nus' -
the mantel-shelf Bat W. are only mIciy CRATE
-uI 70 Mrs Earle for her bald notes on the op-
iects she discusses and appreciat" more TIE
| photopraphsc reproductions In which her DOOM
ahounGs She misses charm OF style IN hei
writing but her pictures are well mace anu
should win a respected place Tor No'u'i'e
which. 50 far as ts text goes. has only '"e
merit o. supplying a limited amount o. IA"
oaterial for the purposes Of more able writer's
The Rev Lyman P. Powell embodies prom
icing idea In his "Histcric Towns OF New Ens
land" &c P Putnam,s sons Win the s'd u
twelve or fifteen contributors he has pTepa'. !"
an interesting collection Of papers on such iahD
marks in our history 90 Boston. Cah"f'us''
salem Deerfeld and Hartford His writers en-
Ter into the history C: their respective owns
Win some eiaporateness. but their surveys arc
| chiefly characterized by brevity and iauuao.e
desire TO appeal Informally TO the general reoae'
III. hook resembles. In fact gathering OF eA