The sun., 1900-11-24
xEw BOOKs
C,,s,ssd Srcm a~s-ih rsss
m,-,s,Ins he History ~ the Monssuo ~.

htariss Of Great britain IN the Ol1sn Iih'
..s the work of one Somnr N'''FN'
an obscure IIoIborn bookseller VINO ua".
\, ou,borship between the years lSf' w" '''.'
and achieved q .prt ~ seoohd-hhnn 'I"''
tali,y through boins the suihnr o' w,
,,.,ed Live. aud Arscdoiss ~ hi'''' '"'''
as ,b. reader VIII remsmu"i was ",'' " w
,ood.rou. tonl,-wth whioh. IN S"h'hV W.
t,,a Mr. sllas WeEs VAS wont '" u'Us' Wv
,ouI q the Golden Dustman "h'h Wy
,,red 10 their literary exercises Nv po'""
Bower ,.,,L q.
Tho period covered bv The Lr's"h' N"S
that beginning with the sev"h'' c'"'',
.ndl,, With the tine - the invention ~ ptih'-
in, or about seven hundred years rev 'u'
80 o.. middle of tns present century V'se
,,,,,ies Icing between the fall %! T." Eorhl
r,,,Ir, and tho reviva Of learning we're gem
.r.llv ref.rred to a. tho DARK As'8 Even
ur Hallam could ind no good I" s'y o' INC
Church or its institution, ana 'hua''e'"''
tns early university Az u" ab''" '' '.""'"t
yssabonds Withdraw from N'"H' ''"''
and all monks a. positive cn"'n'"- ~ 'PhThs'
Merryweather's "Blhiomaua pibhshed ~
tsIa was one Of the earliest WORKS IN thshs'
d,yoted to the restoration ~ neiVsNh Nih'S
To their proper place In the history "i tle pr
..rvs,ion and s,smlnatlon of Ooohs-s lahor'
10y the way WlH'n iiaS '''H =.
tinued and smplfed quite recently by Mr.
0eoTge Haven Putnlm IN lha1 'he WIS DO'
and Their Makers ring a." Mltdl" Ages
Nerryweather made his plea In defence Oh
the bookmen Of the Mid lie Ages In all that
oId-fshioned eurre- tne,s Of spirit tat h"IHS
the true antiquarian. 40 not "'s". ,'
SAYS, TO make the past assume a suPeI'or'E
over the pres nt but thNlN Co''''"t"
Of medleval art Would o''"h oie" ~ - ~"
nue. Of thought and lead 10 'Ha". ii,
and profitable discover "0"
say one word 70 Vindictte N" ".'' ~ -
musty writings and TIE eNpi"lNI 81 '"'' ~
tialutes from the cndrge OF "''''"'
ness aud to protect tA m from INV Sn'''
dicule FOR lhe h'''
moments Of tho students course is wheh no
rambles personally among 'ho un' "'''
remnants Of long gone ages som'''ihe' p"'"-
ful are such sights. even deeply So ou' never
to a righteous mind arc uoy uiipIo' '."o'e.
much less eNerung Il narrowing ''"i'"'S
on the mind. or CrampnG the suHi"ilE VI ""-
man feeling for Geld. ind""n' ihu'V " ''c "''S
that can behold strong "uis '"'er"e " w
cay. and fre'ted vaults rhu'ha'eu a'u "''-
mantled Of Their pr!Suhe D''"'S' N"' 20"
behold the proud Strohsho'u7 "a o''o,"' uo"'
and feudsl tyranny 'he ''c'uhs " '''o "."'
or creeping parasite o' 'ho IVY ''Oe' 'o'''
] say. would bs the heNt th'' "a" sc o"'
,,'.'. ,,aro t,,,a .r,,sts. those old monkist
-, ,., -. .dale av.- elod with roet-
,.,.,t,, fr,,,, s,,irits who were
va ' , -, .oora,, a u,a tine 10 the
often happy 10 oonsecrWe h'e ,''''' W
rated to tho community. which gave them In
exchange the nece>s aries of lie. There was
also a considerable trade. particularly In Eng
land in hooks of "A more secular kind. and
from IN. twelfth century onward there was a
,.ros ,roduc,ion and sale OF books under such
hainc, 4. cbroricles ,atires sermons
-, =, s,Is,ca ond ,,cdlcne rrose romances
- A., or ~ tho ,,,rkish sriacers
"',' 49, ,-,,,t,, of ,ha art ~ rrint-
N"o' f'O- , :, an ,boaa hooLs
lns' WIZ w -, a.. s,,h,sIo, tho,
NIFTY "''.' say " -, N III,
he oeheVes he i'l7 pi"'o' ma w." -
superstiuoh' WIN al '"t,' 'sn" "'o' ~
ohhu"ee " p'r'o 49,, -, oed honLs. ,hs, ,hev
"o "e'e "."' ,.a I, - ,ror-
encou'axe' ,, -. 80. .hi,h ,h.r rod
ecr'peu ,-pe".s ..,s - ,,r,a