New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-05


Colonial bond servant Comparison OF this with
tho ,ndenture embodied in Mr. Fords narrative
chou. mat the novelist simply changed the
rouos involved a legitimate and effective eX-
nad,ent The designs specially made for the
oa,,,or show that Mr. Howard Pyle is training
,,r school Of illustrators In all respects worthy
=, h,s own gifts and reputation. The pictures
o.o ,r,r,,ed and in full harmony with the text
C,...,,r,os and accessories are carefully studied
"a tho general effect of the work shows that
A. .or,ous artists have caught at once the spirit
:. .,a,r author and that of their master Con-
,.o,,,onal patterns gracefully adapted to the
,.oa sarve as headpieces for the chapters Inc
,oIun,as are daintily bound in dark blue cioth'
with simple decorations in gold
Mr.. Julian Hawthorne's Archibald Malmai-
son" is an enchanting piece OF hcuon' III seiNeN
tho attention of novel readers when 1t first ap
reared .wenty-one years ago. and IL mas ios'
nothing of It's freshness and power. A ne" IL
,rstrated edition has Just been brought out by
the Funk & wagnalls Company. with "A Chap-
,er ~ Afterthoughts" by the author. He is
amusing enough in this preface to delay the
aad.r in approaching the narrative itself In
q tone Of bantering humor Mr.. hawthorne
noints out how transcendental and phychic en-
thusIasms have waxed since he first wrote
What was a novelty twenty years ago is no"
more than familiar But Archibald Maiiha'-
son" "a still thrilling Touching the origin Oh
the hook the author observes that he owed IL
70 the fortuitous combination of two apparently
unrelated things a newspaper paragraph reldt-
ING to a man who fell from hay loft ana
alishted on his head, after which his memor!
deserted him. and a passage in ThacKeray III
ludIng 10 the discovery of the mould OF human
body In the ashes at Pompeii. Mr.. hawthorne
states that when he began the story ne sa"
that II must be brief one. Touching thls
point he relates this anecdote
7 WAS living in London at the time the story
was published and one evening | dined al tne
Garrick Club with several notable men ol re-
tiers, among whom was the FAMOUS au urSi."
'The Moonstone" and THE Woman In White.
Wilkie Collins was then about ffty-hVe years
of age, and looked quite as oio az tndt nv, io
seemed to be rather feeble IN pooy anu nc
dress and personal aspect INDICATED that ,I re
had small regard for physical neatness. his
head was big and dubious looking. with uehSe
uncombed beard matching the lower part vi
II and spreading over his shirt 'front.' ne was
round shouldered and sat in STOPPING posture
his hands were small and prettiy formed, ana
he had trick of carrying them hanelhe III
front Of him. reminding me or a RABBIT squalt i
on its hind legs His expression was gentle put
sad or even aggrieved; but l suspect that MS
righteousness had a physical rather than
psychic source; ne was not I1 600 what
chance you missed in that story or ArchiDala
What ye-call-him' Such great plot you nau
there-great! What a chance for three VOL
ume novel; Dear me, what possessed you 10
waste II in thirty or forty thousand words?
Oh il was too bad. Just the thing Tor three
volumes and you put 1t into thing that one
read at sitting :!
Mr. Hawthorne remarks that he has attributed
the success Of the book to the very fact which
Wilkie Collins deprecated. His own view seems
the right one The great charm OF ArchloaIu
Malmaison" lies in its terse. dramatic treat
ment Of a fascinating theme.
We may note that Mr.. Hawthorne contributes
the titular narrative to "One Of Those COIN
cidences and Ten other Stories" capitai
volume also published by the Funk q Was-
naus COMPANY. Count Tolsto Mr. c. G. d.
Roberts Florence NJ Kingsley and Woicoo lie
Clair Beard are among the authors represented
in this little miscellany.
We have received from the American Tract
Society THE New Testament. with Notes, In
structions and References" in a pocket edition
with a flexible cover. The form Of the book Is
admirably convenient and the publishers justly
point out as important features the references
and explanatory notes. The latter are brief
but comprehensive and are Individually useful,
The instructions" at the close Of each chapter
are as wisely suggestive they are full
THE Larger Temple Shakespeare" the first
two volumes Of which have just been published
by the Macmillan Company. is one Of the most
beautiful and satisfactory editions OF the poet
we have ever seen. The book is of an admirable
Itrht tn ha hQn n
the editor. Mr.. Israel Gollancz, explains that
the aim of the edition Is the elucidation OF the
text by means Of illustrative drawings from
old books broadsides. antiquarian objects maps.
etc. belonging. for the most part, to the poets
own times" He has drawn obviously. upon
wide resources and his labors have been espe-
cially facilitated by his having been enabled to
use much from the mass Of Shakespeariana COL
lected by the late Halliwell-Philipps. Every
thing has been DONE Furthermore, in the pref
aces notes and glossary. TO provide the edition
with the fullest possible machinery for the stu
dent. The Typography is perfect. Four plays
are included in the first volume and four In the
second There are to be twelve volumes in all,
the last one containing the Sonnets and Poems.
together with concise account Of the poets
life, illustrative documents early editions Of the
works. contested theories. etc. The holiday time
could not bring a more welcome publication
than this exquisite edition of the best OF all
classics.
Stories from Shakespeare" Frederick Warne
& Coz is a book In which NJ. Surtees Townsend
| shows himself to be greatly daring He has
| acquitted himself Of his task, however. in meri-
tordous fashion. His narratives are pleasantly
written, IN spirit showing that the author has
due respect for the poetical masterpieces he
| has attempted 10 reduce to plain prose- and his
| pictures cleverly drawn Children as we
have very recently had occasion to remark. are
! not TO be shut off from Shakespeare in his own
| form, but this compilation Will do them no
| harm, and may TO send some young read
| ers TO the plays themselves.