The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-31

Another charming book that artist
and traveller and those of us who have
the longings is the "StorX of Nurem-
berg" as sold in "A marvelously dainty
volume published by the Macmillan
Company. It is luxurious little piece
of book making, quite appropriate to
the rich subject that Mr.. Cecil Head
lam treats and which Miss III. VI.
James illustrates. her work being
added to by reproductions OF old
paintings made on wood. There is lit
tie doubt that worshippers of the old
white city" will be glad for this
choice book and that a stream OF new
pilgrims will be s.arte, by the interest
which il is bound to excite.
In the new series of Casselrs Nation
al Library (Casell and Company, New
York; current issues are devoted TO
Shakespearean reprints. IL is the idea
to furnish in the amazingly inexpen-
siye and convenient form of the Ma
tional Library only the choicest OF lit
erature and the new series is inaugu-
rated auspicously with Shakespeare.
each volume being accompanied by an
introduction and notes OF value to read
err and student. The books are issued
at 10 cents "a volume in paper and
double that i'm cloth. Printing and pa
per remarkably -gonG--The- -publi-
cation rs weekly and the four volumes
already at hand are Hamlet" "Mer-
chant of Venice" Julius Caesar" and
"Othello." In conception and in exc
cution the series are most gratifying.
Recent issues of that excellent series
OF informing books, the Library OF
Useful Stories. published by ID. Apple
ton and Company. include THE Story
of the Human Race" and the story
- ,I, pf IL
perhaps of particular Interest just now
I'm these days when We hear so much
OF our ancestry over the water and the
possibility OF some sort OF an alliance
of all the English-speaking peoples.
while the book about cotton provides n
story that every New England boy at
least has reason 60 take an interest I'm.
These attractive and informing little
works sell for 40 cents. tGregoryD
Another library that IL published by
the Applcton's offers a new volume OF
particular interest and that Is the his
tory Of spain by Frederick A. Ober I'm
the series OF History for Young Peo-
pie" Like the previous volumes Of
this excellent library, the story of
Spain H. told crisply and rapidly. In a
way 10 hold the interest OF young read
crs. yet II is drawn from the same
sources that are back OF all the stories
Of this most interesting nation and il
tho authoritative work or very care
fui writer. 10 is brought up 10 the
time of the close of the Spanish war;
that II tS' spanish war with our own
country.
The "Oid Glory Series" published by
Ice and shepard for young people. so
well begun by Under Dewey at Ma
Mia" the most widely-ordered Juvenile
of last season. and equally well con-
tinued by "A Young Volunteer I'm Gu
ba. is nov splendidly sustained by MIR
Stfatmryet's latest WoIk. "FIghtInE NJ
cuban waters" which tells of the fx-
perlcnccs ~ Walter Russell. brother TO
Larry and Ben. on the cruiser Brook
lvn during the Spanish war. 40 the end
the three brothers are united at the
home of their formerly mean and mi
seTiy uncle. who has turned over a new
leaf. price sLe5D
Told in the Twilight" ~ the title ~
a very attractive little book of stories
10 tell to children. collected and Illus