The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-28


the traveller To whom the crisp sketch-
IS would seem TO appeal with partlcu-
lar force.
Miss Helen NJ Knowlton had the
good fortune 10 be pupil OF the late
William Morris Hunt, one OF America
most eminent artists and at the time
OF his death the dean Of the arti5. COM
pany I'm his country Fortunate, TOO,
ii is for art lovers and pubic at large
for during a long association with
Hunt, first as a pupil then assisting
him i'm his work or teaching. Miss
Knowlton made cOpious notes OF the
man his work and his brilliant origin
al ana suggestive talk from which she
has now produced. a beautiful book.
"The Art Life of William Morris Hunt"
The book itsCf is contribution of
value 10 American art dealing as IL
does with tn personality and work OF
this eminent painter IN captivating
way ana being exqustely illustrated
by photogravure and half-tone repro
ductiOns of a number Of Hunts cele-
brated paintings including portraits or
The artist himself and some sketches
not previously published anywhere.
Being rich i'm aneCdote and description
the book Is calculated 20 furnish delec-
table reading and will be treasured by
HUNTS admirers as a work commen.
surate with it's subject. To the young
artist the story of such life as his
can but be an inspiration To noble en-
deavor The volume is elegantly fash
toned by the publishers, Little, Brown
and Company. price SD
"Saracinesca" was first published in
1887, when Ii gave a sharp impetus to
the already rapidly spreading fame of
Mr. +. Marion Crawford. a writer OF ro-
nance Of unsurpassed ingenuity and
imagination In his generation. We have
never seen anything i'm way of an esti-
mate OF the comparative sales Of Mr.
CraWfmG's many books but we should
venture with confidence the guess that
this imposing novel. "Saracinesca." is
close to thn ton of the lis, in popular
ity IL not at the top, 1t has been re-
printed many Zines in the years that
have ttrvened since it's original pub
liCaticn and Is now selected from the
publishers extensive accumulation of
CraWford's v''k for a special edition
in rav, gnition 81 the holiday season.
The new "Saracinesca" is published
in two subrrb crown octave volumes,
bound ir covers Of green satecn enrich
ed with gold Ornamentation. Heavy
paper beautiful large clear print. an
Illuminated title page and wealth OF /
pictures are all worthlv devoted to |
"a
class romance The tfdtiOns /
by Mr. Orson Lowell. are many and |
beautiful and of great variety. Sprinkl- /
ed through the pages. chapter head I
ings. tall pieces marginal bits In choice /
pen and ink work are discovered IN /
great profuaiun. while more pretentious \
rcproduCUuns OF actual scenery ana /
number Of exquisite fun page photo
gravures done in sepia contribute Jo |
4 q .IN Hon NFlI A.
There Is an air OF "no-eXpense- -is-spar-
"a about these holiday volumes that \
= emineutly satisfying iu the result. \
iainty introduction written expressly /
o. them bv Mr. Crawford and recalling I
he circumstances Of the original writ
ug Cf o.. atorv makes them absolutely !
.ampicte. published bv tho Macmil- I
an Company. Price . vol in box. S1) /
Mr.. Fred w. Shibley has written aud 4
N. Gregory has published under the \
title OF a Bundle of Yarns" "A book \
NJ very unusual stories which is a diff 4
rcrcnt thing from saving that the stot- f.
les relate 20 unusual things. ON the i
contrary. the simple truthfulness and /
striking Familiarity of their subject 4
matter constitute much 81 heir charm.
Mr. Emerson long Hgo explained that \
genius IN authorship is simply telling /
what everybody knew before. puttlng /
into words what promptly strikes The
reader IA something already felt
thought seen as the case may ba
So Ma ShhlCVs 'YurL s' tell AS litUC
that even prctsnds to be new bui com-
nands our ldmiuuon brc1usr " has
had tho Quick Nit to dis. sci thc liNa
inttfaet in sundpN familiar mutefipl
and the Cleverncs q" WIZ" with rtlf-
rostraint vet Nos WITHOUT the iaoginA-
Itt.s nv4lifv The result i1 highly
y ,dab's aud surscstive book. The
..Yarta" bear eNilcuce thas hey inter-
.-teb thrr auif pr ermnicr else d"
Nrnid NOT have undeitaken '' wi'i,
them down for the rest 81 " !" 'N'''