New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
REPRINTS OF CLASSICAL FICTION AND
>.r,sroRy-AN ABANDONMENT OF MOT
IcY.s RISE OF THE DUTCH REPuB'
NEW EDITIONS.

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The new Centenary" edition OF Cariyie
works published by the Scribners has rea'heu
the third and fourth volumes OF the History OF
Frederick the Great" From the same mouse
we have Christmas Books and Great Expoc-
,a,,ons,, in the "Gadshill" edition Of Dickens
zach vo,un,e being supplied with fclicitous m
PRODUCTION BY Mr. Andrew Lang. In the eH-
op,s,,e Temple" edition Of the Waverley novels
the scribners send us no fewer than eleven new
volumes through which are distributed wa
Morality The Black Dwarf, Roo Roy
GUY Mannering." The Antiquary ana Inc
Heart Of Midlothian" These are printed IN 'ne
captivating diminutive volumes. hexioiy ana
daintily bound. for which 1t is TO Ne nope"
a wide audience has already been fonno' we
have nave, seon q more allurng edition OF Scott.
A. 20 the editions of Carlyle and DicKen"' we
need en!v reitera;e what has been said before IN
this place. They are we'll edited, beaut,u!y
made. and not costly.
The long list OF the Temple Classics" pub
,,shed &, London dixie the Temple" Scott by
the Dents and brought on, in this country by
the Macmillan Company. has travelled through
several more volumes The fourth. hfth ara
sixth volumes Of the Boswell are out. completing
the set and the edition OF MontaiPne has also
been brought 10 q conclusion In sixth volume
Two volumes containing Chapman's transia'ioh
Of The Had, have been printed TO go Win inc
two devoted To his version OF the odyssey II
would ne difficult 10 speak TOO cordially OF THESE
reprlntc They are admirable examples OF DOCK
making they are edited by competent hanoS'
and Ike the reprints mentioned above they
come within the limits OF the most modest purse
The Putnams Publish in their series Of re-
obi
Cations" with Illustrations by Chris Hammond
The author described this novel as an expert
,nent. but IS vitality bellies his words. 1t Is
pretty nearly as readabie as some Of his more
ambitious books and the present reissue Is vel
come The same publishers send us an excel
lently printed reprint Of "Lavengro." spoiled by
an inartistic binding. Barring the latter this
Is a rertect illustration o. what cheap edition
OF a masterpiece should be-
The Colonial architecture OF America was the
object OF an awakened enthusiasm ten years or
so ago. and the country was soon dotted with
cottages in the charming old style. Latter!y
professional interest In the style seems 10 have
declined 10 a certain extent For this reason, IL
for no other. we are glad TO see the publishers
O, The American Architect and Building News"
issuing in a series Of inexpensive portfolios the
which have appeared In their periodical Gath
cred together. these plates promise to leave
deep impression. The Georgian Period" is the
title Of the publication yet our Colonial houses
are about as indigenous as anything we have
The favor Of our earliest years OF social progress
is in these quaint relics. They recall the most
conservative and. we are tempted 20 add the
most artistic period In our architectural his
tory. Thirty-two plates appear in Part OF this
collection. and they are all valuab Consid-
erng that the publishers announce even
richer selection for Part III. fancy that archi-
tects and amateurs will give the work gener
Gus reception. 1t deserves TO be greeted with
acclaim. as small but exceedingly useful book.
Harper Brothers send us as usual the portly
volumes In which their periodical literature for
the year Just past has beer gathered together.
To traverve in detail the vast collection Of nov
els. short stories. historical and scientific arti-
ces. travel sketches. and other things which
we find In "Harpers Monthly "Harper's Week
lyi "Harper's Bazaar and "Harper's Round Ia
ele' for 1897 would tax too heavily the space
at our disposal but the broad virtues Of these
periodicals. TO which we return with pleasure
every year. may be stated anew without a single
qualification II any criticism might he made II
would be Of the maturer tone which has been
given to the Round Table" Is II not wiser.
perhaps. TO keep paper for boys as boyish as
possible? The Round Table" Is good to-day
It never better-and even old heads might
find amusement within It's pages but boys and
girls might legtimately ask that the exceen;
quality Of the reading matter he sought in the
same fields and vet along more obvious lines so
that the least boolish OF youngsters may enjoy
his paper.
The Monthly" and the Weekly" are as de-
lghtful as ever. Fashions and fads come and
go; enterprise essays the most tremendous
flights In the effort TO make the monthly maya
zine more popular. "Harper's" maintains It's old
familiar standard. 1t makes no attempt to be
startling. it adopts nc Tight" Of literature
With reckless haste and the serious value OF
its pages continues to BRING quiet contentmen:
10 readers upon whom more adventurous publ
cations leave no impression. Similarly the
Weekly" makes camor about its methods
OF gathering news; it practises Journalism on a
sober. unpretenious plane: but IT is nevertheless
an astonishingly fresh and vigorous newspaper
presenting It's account Of the affairs Of the time
with as much appOsiteness as fulnoss
The Earpers send US also The Students Mot
ley" skilful abrdgment Of The Rise q, the
Dutch Republic" The volume has been edited
by William Elliot Griffis who has. in addition
70 number 81 notes. written useful introduc-
ton and filled out the latter portion OF the work
so as 10 bring the narrative closer up 20 date
The volume reaches to nearly a thousand paees
but is not too cumbrous. Some attractive ilius
trations are scattered through the book. We
may quote the following appreciatlve passage
from Mr Grif1s's Introduction:
Apart from bis grea, merits and influence nc
q writer and as a historian, Motley's oyempIe
has been powerful In other directions and nro-
vocative 20 research everywhere. His methods
were directly the reverse Of rot few OF the
older historians: for example. OF Alison. who
began writing the History Of Europe without
making any special preparation on the con-
trary Motley made long and laborious re
searches and manifold preparations before writ
ing a line OF his "Rise Of The Dutch RAnuhIIc..