The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-07

Il themes. ana later II
Normandy. unquestionably was. His
life proved his right to the title. This
is 70 light praise for a duke and a
Norman of his time. The trace of
Pirate in his Northmans blood was
almost lost. There was enough left
of the old Scandinavian love of adven-
ture to make Robert as picturesque
figure as he was gallant and brave
In this Portrait of n Gentleman, there
are no effete Chesterheldian traits to
mar the noble Rembrandtish breadth
and glow. One feels ones self TO be
in the presence of man."
Altogether the book is well worth buy
ing for the story of Robert and his son
William, If there were nothing else I'm It,
But there is great deal Boston: Little,
Brown &c Co. s2.50)
"Scotland's Ruined Abbeys," by How
ard Crosby Butler, is a somewhat elabo-
rately illustrated book, in which eighteen
of the abbeys of Scotland are described
The author explains that he has chosen
for his subjects those which were in
ruins, because restoration has, in most
cases. robbed the structures of their dis
tinctive architectural features. The his
tory of each is told somewhat in detail
and the various styles of architecture are
defined and explained. Among the alb
beys described are Iona, Dunfermline
Holyrood, Melrose, Dryburgh. Kinloss
and Sweetheart The plans of many of
these are given, and the pictures include
not only general views of the buildings,
but illustrations showing different fea-
lures of especial interest.
The interest of the book is largely due
to it's architectural information, and those
who in visiting Europe, or studying the
general subject of art, are anxious to gain
a thorough knowledge of medieval church
architecture, will find it valuable and in
teresting. There is also a great deal of
historical information. and the book can
not fail to be interesting to anyone who
expects 20 visit the places described or
has seen them in the past. While those
who are not and do not expect to be
travellers will feel, with little use of
the Imagination, as if they had seen
these fascinating old ruins. The author
has certainly done his work well. (New
York: The Macmillan Company
The Queens of England by Mary
Hewitt, revised by Geneva Armstrong
has been brought out in a somewhat elab-
crate form, with twenty-eight full-page
portraits 1t is needless to say that the
probable occasion of this is the recent
death of Queen Victoria. The book gives
a fairly comprehensive and accurate ac-
count of the life of every Queen, and is
interesting as any such record, written
in an easy and informal style, must be.
Chicago: B. S. WATSON & Co. Sl.50)
The latest volume in the Riverside Bio
graphical Series is Peter Cooper" by r.
w. Raymond. The frontispiece is a fine
portrait of Mr.. Cooper, and the little book
is one of the best of the series of biog-
raphies of which it forms a part. (Bos-
ton: Houghton. Mifiin & Co. IS cents)
A little book entitled 1.-The Southern
Poets contains numerous selections from
the works of Southern poets, selected
and edited by NiI,iam Lander Weber,
professor of English in Emory College,
Georgia. There are brief biographies of
all the poets whose works are represented
about twenty-five in all. From these
biographies it appears that five of the
poets in question were born and brought
up elsewhere, and three were of North
ern descent, which seems to be rather
stretching the title. The five are George
D. Prentice, Richard Henry Wilde AL
bert Pike, Margaret Preston, and Edgar
Allan Poe. Lanier Poe. Francis Scott
Key, Paul Hamilton Hayne, and Irwin
Russell are the only ones In the collection
who can be said to have a national rep
utation The selections are well made.
(New York: The Macmillan Company.
s1.25)
THE Goldsmith of Nome is a book of
verses by Sam. C. Durham. The style
rather resembles that of Bret Harte.
washington: The Neale Publishing Com
pany0
The struggle between the French and
English for possession of the Ohio Valley
was a momentous and dramatic phase
of American history made memorable by
Braddock's defeat This episode has been
made the theme of "a Soldier of Virginia:
A Tale OF Colonel Washington and Brad
docks Defeat" by Burton Egbert Stew
enson. Washington as young officer
is a prominent character. and justice is
done Braddock both for his faults and
virtues
1.-THE Working Constitution of the
United Kingdom" is the title of a book by
the Ri. Hon. Leonard Courtney, NJ. p,
which the Macmillan Company published
this month.