The times., 1899-07-23
Miscellaneous publicntions.

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son." by Capt. a. t. Mahan, which was
published some two years ago, has resulted
| in the issuing of popular edition, which
will be within the reach of people of mod
crate means. In this biography the career
of Nelson, and his domestic relations as
well, are discussed with carefulness, accu-
racy, and general spirit of impartial JUS
tice. In short, the book Is what a biog-
raphy should be, and is by all odds the
best life of the great English admiral
which has lately appeared Boston; Lit
tie, Brown & CO..
1.-THE United States of Europe" by W. T.
Stead, is a collection of articles contributed
by the author to the Review of Reviews" a"
the London Daily News" and other pub
| lications, with some added matter. In
these he discusses the two great events of
| the year lS9s-the Peace Proclamation of
the Car and the Spanish-American war.
| Mr.. Stead Travelled somewhat hurriedly
through Europe, for the purpose of dis
covering the attitude of the various nations
toward the peace proclamation and the new
developments in America, and this volume
is the result of his observations and inter-
views. 1t is copiously illustrated with pic
| lures of the important men whom he met
in his travels, and is written in his we'll
known picturesque style. Published Just
before the Peace Conference at The Hague
| ii is intended as an earnest appeal to the
| delegates composing that conference, and
to English and American readers, to fur
ther the cause of universal peace. (New
York: Doubleday & Mcclure Company.
S2.00.)
1.-THE Story of the British Race" by
John Munro, is small book containing an
| immense amount Of information. II is one
of the pocket editions which, like tablets
of condensed food, contain more substance
| than most things fifteen times their size.
| The author begins with the primitive Bri-
ton, and shows how the general character
of the English people has been influenced
| by Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and Norman
| types. 1t will be of decided interest to
those who desire to study anthrOpology
without going too deeply into the recon-
dite and expensive works which have been
written by recognized authorities on that
| subject. In certain ways it may prove
! extremely useful to know the history and
makeup of the people of country or a
district, and this little book will be Of
| material value TO students of history as
well as of ethnology. CNew York: d. Ap-
pleton & Co. 40 cents)
America in Hawaii" by Edmund James
| Carpenter, is described as "a history of
| United States influence in the Hawaiian
Islands" and that practically sums up the
| contents of the book. II is purely q his
tory, with very little of any other ele-
ment. confning itself strictly to the diplo-
matte and commercial relations between
| Hawaii and the governments of Europe and
| America. The view of the writer is prac-
tically without bias, though somewhat in
clined toward the cause of President Dole
| There are numerous portraits of men who
have been active in shaping the history of
the islands, and the book is attractively
gotten up. Boston: Small, Maynard &
Co. s1.5e.)
Spain" by Frederick A. Ober. is a his
tory of the Spanish people, intended for
young readers. but adults will find 1t a
handy and interesting little volume. Mr..
| Ober's name is a sufficient guarantee of
the delightful style of the book New
York: D. Appleton & Co. so cents.)
| A small volume with an ambitious title
is "Lucifer: A Theological Tragedy" by
George santayana. Among the dramatis
personae are Michael the Archangel, the
Risen Christ, Lucifer, Mephistophe.es,
and several of the Greek gods and god
desses. The style resembles that of Mrs.
| Browning's Eden drama, and the metre is
| that of Paradise Lost" The author has
a good style and vocabulary, and the only
reason why his book is not great is that