New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-01
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
.,,pRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.

Il made necessary by the preparation Of re-
1 ~susions Sir Walter Armstrong; big book
Turner one hundred and three reproduc-
.s NJ paintings have been made for the work
/ .hy- John Booth, in his book on The Dis
| .-v and Decipherment of the Trilingual Gu
,sona inscriptions" marshals the results OF
~ OF Assyrian, Babylonian and Sumerian
slets from the time OF Lassen and Rawlin-
l g first decipherings TO the present The dis
\ -, of the linear archaic inscriptions in
/ c.r,bern Babylonia in a language % the Tl-
-isn family showed after examination that
| - literature OF the Assyrians was replica of
1 :. older one. Nj Booth writes:
/ :. a not the least interesting result OF these
L Lies 10 have shown that the Turanian race
- al the back Of the civilizations OF Western
"a From them the Semitic races Of the val
- n the two rivers derived their law, their re-
4 ss.so1 the legends OF their faith, their heroic
llssevafrre their science and art, and all the
sss elements of their culture We can
o nse tbe beginnings of a civilization among the
| ICONS of the Persian Gulf the rise OF a great
1 sosgmerce with the Mediterranean. with Egypt
/ IA nossibly with India: the descent OF the Sc
/ -isic nomads into the rich cities created by the
| ;ndustry OF the Turanian population; the foun-
/ Sadon of a BabylOnian empire reaching across
20 the Mediterranean at a period still anterior 10
J ne reputed age OF Abraham.
p T. Bullen's first essay at novel writing is
,ublished this week by d. Appleton & Co. MI
| puTen has spun a yarn Of lovemaking under
/ ne conditions Of the old New-England whale q
esberies. The title OF the story is "a Whale
mans Wife"
THE Story Of Athens" by Howard Crosby
Rrtler, sketch Of the life and art OF Athens
from a general and not the antiquarian stand
| mint is brought out by the Century Company.
| Mr. Butler is lecturer on architecture at Prince
tan. and while aiming TO avoid all pedantry and
discussion Of moot theories, has made long
study Of his subject.
The History Of the American People" by
Woodrow Wilson. was issued by the Harpers
.. the time of the authors inauguration
mesident Of Princeton. Division and Reunion"
vas the title Of a short survey OF the Civil War
made by him some years ago.
EP Dutton & Co. are importing Miss Betham-
Tdwardss book OF travel notes called East of
Paris" Some Of the places she describes are
Melun. Bourbon Nevers. Moulins Rheims,
Nancy and the Germanized Lorraine and Al
SAGE.
Little Stories of Married Life by Mary
Stewart Cutting. is being published by Mcclure.
Phillips & Co. this week.
sarat Chandra Das has written an account OF
his tourney to Lhasa and Central Thibet, which
is being imported by E. P. Dutton & Co The
author, who is a lama, discovered the true d.
mensions and shape OF Lake Palti. An intro
duction is written by w. ". Rockhill.
Marion Crawford's novel, Cecilia: A Story OF
Modern Rome" has just been published by the
Macmillan Company.
A book OF selected Poems of William Wat
son" is being published by John Lane. The
poet has a predatory note. explaining several
omissions and changes since the appearance OF
previous collections.
A "Life OF Roger woleott.' late Governor OF
Massachusetts,. has been written by William
lawrence, Bishop OF Massachusetts and his life
long friend. HOughton. Mifiin & Co. will pub
Ish the book the last OF this month.
G. P Putnau's Sons have decided to bring out
the work OF Professor James Albert WOODBURY.
on American history and politics in two COM
panion volumes They will be called The
American Republic and its Government" and
Political Parties and Party Problems in the
United States" These books primarily in
tended for advanced courses in high schools and
colleges. The author is professor of American
history and politics in Indiana University.
The first volume Of the Cambridge Modern
History" planned by the late Lord Acton, has
been issued this week by the Macmillan Com
pany. 1t covers TIE period OF the Renaissance.
The Talk Of the Town" the second in Apple
tons Novelette, de Luxe Series is out this week
Mrs. Bengough has written a story about the
upper working classes of a small town
The issue Of Town Topics for last Thurs
day is a special number. with series OF articles
on Wall Street, the exchanges and bourses in
other great cities of the world. and the in
oustrial enterprises which controlled from
the New-York centre. The prediction is made
N an article on the general scope OF American
BUSINESS transactions that the United States is
to dominate the financial world. The story Of
The NewYork Stock Exchange is given with
reproductions OF old cuts from the Revolution
sry time One of the most interesting of the
Illustrations OF which this issue is full IS the
photograph OF the south side Of Wall-st,
from Broad TO HanOver-st., about 1864. There
are Illustrated descriptions Of the London Stock
Ekehange, the Bourse Of Berlin, Paris. Vienna,
frankfort and Amsterdam. There is also an
IFtcle on Black Friday in the New-YOrk Stock
Axchange and the excitement in the Gold Room,
az interesting drawing OF which is taken from
newspaper Of 1863 The railroads of the
'olntry discussed in three articles-On the
Beginnings OF the system and the early trains.
ne uanscontinental systems and the part
played IN these enterprises ny Coils p. Hunting
.ons and the present systems. including the Van
asroAt, Hill and Gould interests. There is an
~ucle with a portrait OF ]. Pierpont Morgan,
Nho Is called here 1.-The organizer OF prosperity.
eha there are other sketches OF men promi-
aent In the Street The issue assemblies mass
u Information and a noteworthy group Of cuts
ana Photographs.
ne third hook in NJ De Ninne's series on the