Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-26
BOOKS.

The publication OF Mr. Edmund CLAIR
ence Stedman's American Anthology
Is. perhaps. the most important purely
literary event of the present publishing
season. IL Is q work upon which he mas
long been engaged and from the COM
pletion Of which he has been for some
time held back by IN health. The pub
Ncatlon Of the volume completes the
series TO which the :.Naure and Ele-
ments Of Poetry" Victoria Poets the
victorian Anthology" and the Poets
of America" belong The American
Anthology contains sketches OF all
American poets, with representative
poems by them. and Mr.. Stedman has
written for IL a very careful introduce
ton which is a bird's-eye view Of the
wide field OF American poetlcal litera-
turc.
The work comes IN style suited 70 any
ones taste and pocketbook aud It's
character is such that neither those who
have literary taste or the mere desire 70
be properly informed in regard TO Amer
lean poets and their poetry can afford
70 be without the book.
Elements Of Astronomy Is the title
Of a new book by simon Newconb. d..
d. Although this little book has been
prepared for use as textbook II VIII
be none the less valuable and interest
ing To the inquirng layman. IN IFS pre-
paratlon two objects nave been Kept
constantly I'm view one was % cons
dense the most important facts and
laws of the science within So small q
COMPASS that &c should not make q
serious addition 90 the curriculum OF
the hlgh school or other preparatory
school. the other 90 present the subject
In go simple a manner that ass little for-
MAJ mathematics as possible should be
necessary % IT'S mastery The book IT,
attractvely written and greatly in-
creased IN value by the application Of
several ingenious devices, and by The In
sertlon OF many excellent Illustrations.
American Book Co.
Selections from The Bible For use
In schools. Is the title OF "a volume of
Bible extracts arranged bv John O..
Wight. Pm. D., Lift D.. principal OF the
Wadleleh high school for girls
In this little book schools viii find an
excellent collection OF extracts from the
Bible. cminantly suited for use in OPEN
ing exercises The passages chosen are
sufficiently brief for the purpose In
view, though complete IN thought. and
varied and interesting IN theme. Only
such selections are made as win best
emphasize the moral lessons, poetry
and elOQucnce, and the suhlmlties Of
thought contained ~ the Bihe--iu
word, such passages as VIII appeal 10
people Of every race and croed.-Ameu-
can Book CO., New York.
"The English Sentence" Is n new
book by Lillian c. Kimball instructor
In English State Normal school. Osh-
kosh. Wis which the American Book
company has Just published.
In this book which Is based upon the
English sentence as Il has been written
during the present century. high schools
VIII 0nd a profitable continuation Of
grammar study Ry this examination
~ the structure ~ sentences In relation
20 the THOUGHT embodied students win
acquire a vital and useful knowledge Of
etymology and syntax which they never
have obtained before. II win not only
be a study o. thought. and ms such dis
cipline the mind but ~ win train the
student through nractice. which is the
most elective may 90 internrot the
thOurhtg ~ o har- a01 f- ovtcruttuo
60 HIM he hest m dels for I'M at on.and
will s!4 hin lr communicating clearly