New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-07

Thackeray; "Barrisdale: A Romance BY r T.
Stevenson; THE Daft Days." being the Iatrr
lyrics of Robert Burns; Verses from Avilion.
by w. E Henley: Memoirs OF L. MuIvaneys
by Rudyard Kipling: "A Return to Already.
by Thomas Hardy: THE Astounding Duchess
by George Meredith: Life and Letters Of Pen
jamin Disraelf'; Songs from TennysOn's T.Otos
Isle %; "A Son Of the ManSe." by J. NJ Barrie
1.-The Derelct Brigantine," by Joseph Conrad:
'Peary at the Pole whistler Intime." By
Syndicate
The late Nine de Maupassant left a legacy
to the SOciete des Gems de Lettres OF $500
francs the interest of which is 70 be spent in
keeping perpetualIy in repair the tomb of Cav
de Maupassant. her son. IN the MOntparnasse
Cemetery. She especially desired that the tomb
should always be adorned with flowers.
During the restoration of the house at Flor
ence which has been additionally known as
"Dante's birthplace there was found. an
inner wall. the coat of arms of the ancient
family of Delabella. The discovery has been
welcomed by those who are Of the opinion that
the house does not merit the title given TO it.
Professor Skeat is too devoted Il scholar to
underestimate for a moment the Importance
of the dead languages to modern culture bur
he is n rational thinker. and in a recent number
o. Notes and Queries has this To say the
subject: There is often great cutlery about
the educational value of Greek. for which red-
son il ought to be compulsory on all IL 10
high time to insist the educational value Of
English: but it will be long before the study OF
dare not even to suggest such a thing: yet why
should We not value our own language as much
the Greeks valued theirs?''
Frederick warne & Co. have Just published
the second volume in "Newnes's Art Library
The thin little quartO rs given to Velasquez
We have already praised the excellent system
followed in this series. The book before US 10
opened with brief sketch Of the life OF Velas-
quez by Mr. A l. Baldry. and then comes
long list OF the painters works. the location
of ono one hpIn no nTYl q 10 hook
Is made up Of full-page illustrations. These
half-tOnes are not perfect. but they serve very
well as memoranda. and the collection is espe-
cially welcome. since it includes not only the
familiar masterpieces in the PradO. but a num-
Der of the important works that are - be found
elsewhere, works such as the wild Boar Hunt"
in the National Gallery: the superb Lady with
a Fan" in the Wallace Collection; the Venus
and Cupid" owned by Mr.. Merritt, the interest
ing early works At ApSley House. and those
fascinating studies of peasant types in Sir
Francis Cooks collection. The Spanish Bessar'
and The Omelet-" As kind OF scrapboOk for
purposes OF reference this Is uncomrnonly ac-
ceptable-
Dr. William Jacks has written n Life Of His
Majesty William Second. German Emperor. with
4 Sketch OF His HohenzOllern Ancestors" II is
said to have been prepared in a very friendly
spirit SO far possible the author has con-
fined himself 70 the Emper0r's own speeches
and dispatches.
The piraticaI publisher is having i joyous
attracted attention 20 himself. or rather TO his
wares since IL is his practice % keep his per-
sonality in the obscure background. in the field
OF what the English cheertully call fiscal NJ
erature." lie put penny reprints OF Mr.. Bal
tours shilling pamphlet on the market That
caused some heated remarks 20 be made. but
the pirate has only been euh0lieDed by his
success to fly at more popular game lie has
been selling Kipling's "Barrack Room BALLADS
for penny a copy. and ii is said that the
hawkers dealing in his Unauthorized reprints
have had customers by the thousand The firm
circulating these books has not yet been run
to earth With great shreUdness It has been
made extremely difficult. ant perhaps. Tor
time ut least. even Impossible. for any one 20
find out Just who the naughty publisher IS
The late Henry Seton Norman left behind
him not only the complete novel called The
Last Hope which We have already announced
but a few short tales. These Will be issued IN
a volume in the spring under the title or other
Stories"
Mr. A r Scanes the secretary OF the west
inChOuSe Electric Company IN England. WIS
nominated under the viii OF the late Lord
ROwton 20 deal with his papers with We" %
setting apart those which relate 20 LORD bedc3ns.
field A rumOr got abroad that ne lntehded
writing the life OF the statesman, but ne Ctt.ies
this explaining that he does not intend making
any literary use of the papers whatever us
duty consists simply in the selection or sucn