Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-10
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Books Of Many Kinds for Readers Young
and Old,
MEMOIRS OF VICTOR HUGO IN ENGLISH
Another Version OF the Drcyfus Case
from Pen of well Known English
Writcr-TrnnsIntIon from
the Ancient Classics.
MEMOIRS OF VICTOR HUGO IN ENGLISH

New York and London OF THE Memoirs OF
Victor Hugo with preface by NJ. Paul
Meurce, the celebrated playwright and nov
elist. The translation Is hy John w. Hard
ing, who recently translated for the Amer
ican publishers NJ. Edouard Rods charming
story, THE Sacrifice of Silence While the
memoir is of the greatest interest. it is
rather sketchy and fragmentary and much
OF it would seem to have been iotted down
as memorandum for future expansion. And
yet the book is full of characteristic bits,
sentences or whole paragraphs. The book
opens with an account of the coronation OF
Charles Y at Rheims, every word OF which
is Of great interest. and 1t was there that
Hugo heard for the first time the name Of
Shakespeare. There is a chapter on the
French academy, which failed to elect him
when the poet first presented himself as a
candidate, and great deal about the Tuiler-
les when Louis Philippe was on the throne
and made him his conidant. Louis Napo-
Icons political debut and his elevation to
the presidency of the republic were events
that naturally impressed themselves upon
Victor Hugo's mind, and he details the
fret dinner given by the president after he
had installed himself at the Elysee, at
which he was a guest. The stirring scenes
In Paris during the revolution Of 1S4S and
the siege of Paris in 1871, are described
with a vividness and breadth that makes OF
these pages some of the finest ever penned
by the master. In addition TO the memoirs
there are some miscellaneous essays and
what amount practically to short stories.
These are altogether charming and essen
TALLY Hugocsque. THE Howell" The Easter
Daisy" "a Dream" and Love in Prison"
are exquisite masterpieces. Some hitherto un
published details of the execution of Louis
XVI and the arrival of Napoleon in Paris
in 1915, which we're recounted to the poet
by witnesses, are also given. G. w.
Dillingham; Co., New York. Cloth, $3.50
The Letters of Sidney Lanier" is a
volume Of the letters of Sidney Lanier ad-
dressed to II. Gibson Peacock and Paul
Hamilton Hayne; a series of letters to his
wife regarding his impressions, both as a
listener ana as a performer of music; and
the letters which passed between Bayard
Taylor and Mr.. Lanier. The book has de-
cded autobiographic value. the portrait of
Lanier's personality, unconsC!ously drawn by
himself, being complete and finely shaded
The most important object of this volume is,
doubtless, to give the poets audience
clearer and closer glimpse of Lanier the
man, and to show how nearly synonymous
with him was Lanier the poet and musician
The letters have been selected from Mr.
Lanler s correspondence III the peTlCu De-
tween 1856 and 1851 1t is volume that
the admirers of Sidney will appreciate to the
fullest extent. Charles scribner's Sons
Cloth, 81.
So much has been written about the cele-
prated case that recently came to an end in
Rennes that it seems well nigh impossible to
write anything fresh or significant about it.
Yet G. w. Stevens, the English war corre-
spondent who made, so great hit in the
Soudan has written book, "The Tragedy of
Dreyfus," which Is worth reading. The
authors sympathies are entirely with the ac-
cused, but he makes a very fair summary of
the case and then he gives in separate chap
ters wonderfully vivid pen pictures of the
leading actors. with running review of the
testimony Of each. His work has the clear
ness and sharpness of the trained observer
and his impressions of the men who gave
testimony for and against Dreyfus are very
interesting. Harper & Bros New York.
principles of Public Speaking" by Guy
Carleton Lee, Phi. D. Of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, Is a substantial volume of 465 pages,
comprising" as claimed IN the title page.
1.-The technique Of articulation, phrasing and
emphasis; the cure of vocal defects; the ele-
ments of GESTURE complete guide in public
reading extemporaneous speaking, debate
and parliamentary law, together with many
exercises, forms and practice selections
This is certainly'a very comprehensive work
on oratory and public thinking as well as
public speaking and in the compression OF
the whole subject into single volume has
resulted the production of a textbook at once
thorough and convenient. G. p. Putnam's
Sons New York. Cloth, $1.75
revised and enlarged edition of anna
teur Photography" by w. l. Lincoln Adams,
has just been issued. Tho author has re-
tanned tn, characteristic features of the
book as it originally appeared, but has
omitted obsolete matter. whio chapters
dealing with recent developments in pho
Biography have been added. Although the
author calls his work book for beginners
probably the most valuable chapters are
those dealing with tho more advanced de-
partmenta o, picture making. His remarks
on portraituro are particularly instructive
and hia explanations of the difficulties ea-
countered BY amateurs and their remedies
will do much to remove the many obstacles
which discourage young photographers. The
Introduction of number of splendid half
tone reproductions of high class photographs
will tend to stimulate the ambition of those
who read the little book The Baker & Tay-
10, company, New York,
Messr.. Houghton, Miffln G. Co., in pub
fishing translations OF the Greek and Latin
classics, confer upon tho public twofold
benefit. In the first place it enables those
who hava not had tho benefit OF classical
education to enjoy the productions OF the
grea! minds OF ancient Greece and Rome.
Then. too. 1t brings to the busy men and
women OF the world who have read many
o. these worka while in college, the chance
to brush up their fading memories and to
faniliari2e themselves with other authors
no; in their college curriculum. "Medea
and the Daughters of Troy" is the title of
the latest work OF this kind, being transla-
tlon from the Latin of Seneca. In many
ways SenecG's writings are of great mpor-
tanes to scholars especially to students OF
III, English drama, which owes much OF its
present form and character to the Latin
models. Houghton, Mifiin & Co., Boston.
For golfers almost exclusive interest Is
tho book Drives and Puts" written by
Walter Camp, in collaboration with Lillian