The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-24
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NEW SCHOOL HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES. by Susan Pendleton
Lee. Richmond: =. II. Johnson Pub
fishing Co. Bound in cloth. illustrated.
AS pages. price 70 cents
This is a revised and enlarged ienditlon
OF Lees Brief History Of The United
States" II s. intended for use In public
and private schools and the author has
endeayored to supply 'an unprejudiced
and truthful history Of the United States.
Great pains nave been taken 10 make tho
statements accurate and clear. That sub
iect Of so much discussion, the Civil war
and rs causes. IL discussed briefly and
fairly. anG the history OF It's battles Is
told in as few words as possible and with
out favor or prejudice. Particularly TO be
commended is the chapter on the Causes
OF the War" which states f0rcefuily and
in simple language the points Of disagree
ment between the North and South. In
like many school histories this is truly a
history of the United States. and not a HIS
tory Of the Civil War. and the space given
up 70 the history Of the Civil War is only
that which is demanded by reason Of It's
relative Importance. This revised edition.
Includes a number OF maps and OF special
merit are those relating TO the early set
Element Of this country. a new system
Of dates has been employed. and the his
tory Of recent administrations has been
enlarged. bringing the narrative down to
August. 1880. a pronouncing dictionary
has been added, which Is timely. since
the Cuban War has, Of necessity. added
10 the other troubles Of sch00l-days a
number or unpronouncable Spanish names.
Another new feature is the topical analysis
20 be found at the end Of each period I'm
which the subjects previously studied In
chapters are divided into topics and refer
ences given which enable the student 20
collect in a short time all The informa-
ton upon a given subject. Last. but not
least, Of the attractions Of this new edi-
ton Is the number and appropriateness Of
the illustrations.
NEW PRIMARY HISTORY or THE
UNITED STATES. BY Susan Pendle-
ton Lee. Richmond: B. f.. Johnson Pub
fishing co. Bound In cloth. illustrated.
zS pages, price 80 cents.
This is a revised edli0n Of Lees Pr-
mary" and Is designed Tor the use OF
children from eight 10 twelve years OF
age. Some of the specla. features OF this
new edition are the marginal arrangement
OF dates for comparative purposes. the
number Of Illustrations. and the analysis
OF the important events OF each period
which Will be OF great value IN review
work, Another valuable addition is the
block OF geography questions % be found
an the head of each chapter and relating.
OF course, 70 the geography Of The events
OF that chapter. The only way TO study
history is 20 study the geography Of the
country In connection with the history.
This history SIS down 60 the present time.
giving an account OF the Cuban War and
Mckinley administration down % the ape
pointment OF Root as Secretary of War.
10 IS simply but very clearly written aud
adapted 20 the comprehension Oh youthful
minds. o virtue n0t possessed by many
s9-called 'pf llry' histories.
THE RALsrONs. by T.. Marion Craw-
ford. New York. The Macmillan Com
panv. Two volumes lu enc. bound IN
cloth, 1876 pages, price 500.
This is an oid fay0ute ln a new form.
Originally published in Two small volumes.
it is now re-issuei, two volumes bound ln
one. 12mo. volume thus adding another
20 the regular uniform edition of Craw.
f0rd's novels. While an Independent story
in itself. this ifs really a sequel 10 Katha-
rire Landerda.e. and The second Of the
series OF novels dealing with New York
life. The scene is laid lu New York and the
principal characters are muu-mIuionaires.
and it is written in CraWf0rd's excellent
style. IL is TOO old a fay0rite % require
any further Introduction 10 the public.
who will not fail TO recognize an old friend
In = new dress.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENG
LiSH NOVEL. By Wilbur j.. Gross
assistant professor of English in tine
Sheffield Scientific School OK Yale Uni
versity. New YORK. The Macmillan
Company. Bound m cloth, 32l pages,
plice $40.
In the introduction. the author says ,hat
this work aims 10 trace On outline the
course OK English fiction from Arthuran
rOmance ~ Stevenson. and 10 indicate
continental sources and tributaries" The
changes ia English fiction are governed by
the principle o. action and reaction. But
ia one period the ideal is iu ascendeucy.
In another the real. ldealism il course of
time falls into uncomfortable exOrbltancics.
realism likewise onends by It's brutality
any cynlcism. And iu either case there
Is a recOll The reaction OF the
public is taken advantage Of by a man
ot letters He reverts TO SOM
earlier form or method and modihes and
develops it, ga the language of science. he
varies the type There IS thus
never a full return 20 the past: romance
learns from realism and realism learns
from romance. In this way literature H.
always moving on, and % something tina
can never De predicted lie then tells
US that "the term romance Is the older
English word, being in common use as
early as the fourteenth century" The
word novel" came into English IN the
age OF Elizabeth. adapted from the word
'noyella.' used by Boccaeeio and his con.
temporaries. Again the author says.
VIVA has most impressed me IS the
intimate connection between English and
French fiction"
Beginning wiki the Medieval ronmances
ana story-tellers, stopping to note the
spanish influence, We come 20 the Eliz-
abethan writer's. prom Elizabeth 20 the
restoration, r0manc.ng aud storytelling
gradually became d lost ART I'm England. "
during that time the influence OF the
french Tomaucers made itself felt I'm Eng.
gland. After the battle OF Worcester.
came the Restoration. and the English be-
gan once more 10 read fiction. JusC here
the author pays a tribute 10 John Bun.
yam and says TO John Bunyan the Eng.
hsh novel owes a great debt" Robinson
CrusOe is described as the earliest
English novel of Incident" This brings
US TO tho eightcenth-century r%eaIists. un-
der which head are classed Richardson.
Fielding. Smollett, S-crne, and Sarah Field.
Ing, samuel Johnson. and Oliver Gold
smith. From the year i'll 20 1Sif there