The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-15

The fourth volume OF the HaTorth edi-
ton of the works OF the Bronte sisters con-
tains The Professor" by Charlotte
Bronte. and also poems by Charlotte, Emil
ly, and Anne. and the Rev. Patrick
Bronte, and the fragmentary story En-
ma" by Charlotte Bronte, with an introduce
ton by Thackeray. The illustrations in
clude facsimiles of the title-pages of sew
eral first editions, and reproductions Of
photographs of CrimswOrth Hall, Daisy
Lane the mOors, and several other scenes
about Haworth. The introduction by Mrs.
Ward is extremely brief, noting the infiu-
ences under which The Professor was
written, and the fact that the author was
attempting in this book to subdue her po
etical impulses, and to work as a realist
and an observer only. Mrs. Ward says:
From its relation to ''Nie,te'' it gains an in
terest and Importance the world would not other
wise have granted it. II Is the first revelation OF
a genius which from each added tlrob OF happi-
pyss or sorrow. from each short afteryoar ot
strenuous living per damna, per coedes-was To
gain fresh wealth and steadily advancing power
To many people the poems will prove
especially interesting because less familiar
10 The public than the novels OF the Bronte
sisters New York Harper d Bros. xl.I5.j
The Rhymer," by Allan McAulay. will
derive much of its interest from tl,t fact
that Burns is one of the characters, and
thai some OF the episodes in the story are
matter. OF literary history. This sort of
thing has been rather overdone of late
years but Mr.. McAulay has done ii bet
ter than most OF his compeers, and has
not injured the interest of his romance by
dragging in irrelevant matter. He pre-
hot
favorable light. but on the whole that IS
better art than hero worship. and he gives
full credit to the noble qualities of the
man. and depicts with much skill the
struggle between good and evil which vas
so evident in the life. as in the writings,
of this poet The heroine is a Scotch las
sic. bonnie true. and generous hearted.
but of no remarkable talents and the hero
is a somewhat priggish young lawyer.
The real interest Of the tale, however,
is largely to be found in the incilenT Of
Burns infatuation for VI 6. Nancy Mac!c
hose, to whom he addressed mary roman
tic Cpistles and poets, unde- the name G.
"Clarinda" and who undoubtedly cher
:shed a warm affection for her dsiin-
gcisEed admirer though il was said 10 be
st-ictly pIatonic. Burns wife, the patiert
AMI Unhappy Jean Armour, was son in cN-
lstCuce and "Clarinda huSbad, Viii
not II evidence, was nevertheless IiN4lS
somewhere in the West Indies. which made
ANYTHING more than .oman:.c frienlship
assume a rather dubious dspc... The ac-
ouain:.nCe, however. has been of las;iuy
benefit to lovers of literature, sirco it n
spired some of the most beautiful iylIls
Buras ever wrote. notably the immortal
poem of farewell, "Ae fo-d kiss ami ben
We s,yer,' and the charming Song My
NaLr.ie's AVA" (New York: Scribrei
SOUS tl.50)
'.Marcelle of the Quarter is q dainty
little tale by Give Holland, author of My
Japanese Wife" and it is not at all I'M
worthy of the authors reputation. though
there is nothing very remarkable about it.
Ii is. as the name implies, romance
Of the Latin Quarter of Paris, and the plot
is simple in the extreme. involving the
experience of an English artist in taking
charge of the child Of poor model whom
he had befriended. The character Of both
mother and child is well brought out,
though that OF the artist is rather indie
finite. and the atmosphere OF the land
OF Bohemians is well reproduced. tNew
York: Frederick, \. Stokes Company