Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-21

text exhibited In the infrod,,ct;o, ~,
in the l2o pages Of lotes wou,d co.,,
to leave nothing to be desired Esra-
cially interesting is the considaratio,
Of the play in the Introduction fror, :.
purely historical standpoint. This nI.,.
was first edited by DR.. Rolfe in 1sSt
and in his present revision he has ra
tained somewhat larger propor,ion
of the interesting textual variations
| tnan iE the earlier volumes of the nres-
ent series. DR.. Rolfe believes thai the
weight OF authority Is on the side Of
the folio rather than the ouarto taxts
and in this present edition has followed
the folio except in those places where
the quarto clearly appears tn rive a
better reading.
Shakesreare's History Of King
Henry the Fifth, edited with notes nv
William J. Rolfe. Lift. D.. formerly
head master Of the High school. Cam
bridge, Mass, cloth; Illustrated: I'D.
go: New York: American Book Co.
This is a very careful revision of DR..
Rolfe,s former edition of King Henry
the Fifth, which was first published IT..
1877. The introduction of this book
gives us a history Of the play, the his
torical sources Of the play. and COM
ments upon the text which is further
illuminated by hundred pages Of
notes. Taken altogether 1t constitutes
an admirable edition of this play. nol
merely for students use. but also for
the general reader.
Studies in English for Evening
Schools by William Z. Chan, cllor.
superintendent of schools. Bloomfield.
N. j.. cloth; PIP. 112: New York: Am"ri-
can Book Company.
This is text book which presents a
series of practical lessons in English
for the student in evening schools As
the author we'll says. such students de-
sire instruction i'll the principles Of
English speech and writing that shall
be entirely free from thp imnlaturity of
age of the subject matters and illustra-
lions of the books for youthful day stu
dents. The author has succeeded in
cnndensing into small space a large
amount of very practical instructions.
Tnieed. il is difficult TO see how any
book could better or more successfully
lf'lIpN lHe iNoNeu purpose 1Ol Which,
this was prepared.
Abraham Lincoln. His True Life, by
James Baldwin. author of Fifty Fa-
nous Stories and Baldwin's Readers,
etc. etc: cloth: aSS pp.: New York;
american Book Company.
This life of Abraham Lincoln is dedi-
4 sx,lx.
ana certainly it would be impossible to
cni."eive Of Il work better suited for
lst in the instruction of American
youth. The figure of Abraham Lin
cola looms larger in American history
with the passage of the years, as the
people of this country come more and
more to recognize and appreciate the
great traits of his many sided charac-
ter. His life has emphasized the pos
sibilities Of American citizenship. That
that pioneer boy, born in a log howell
and accustomed from the earliest
Youth to hardshipS and a life of power
ty, should attain the highest office in
the gift of the people; should stamp
himself upon the ages as one of the
great men OF history. and should be
lamented by millions of people. not
only in his own but in other countries
reads almost like d fairy tale Such
Il life and such a record is one of the
priceless heritases which has come
down in American history through the
personality Of Abraham Lincoln. In
this record of that life which the auth
or has given us. Il great deal is cons
densed into small compass, and the
whole subject is presented with
very clear appreciation of the limita>
tons Of the limitations of The aver
age pupil in our elementary schools
1t is work that fills Il decided want
and should be in wide demand.
THE First Latin Writer" by Mather
A. ABBOTT, master in the Groton schools:
Cloth: 145pp: New York: American
Book Co
This book is designed for the use OF
beginners who have completed the
study of some first year Latin book and
is in position to take up the manner in
which connected Passages of English
prose should be translated into Latin.
The author is certainly to be congratu-
lated upon the clearn.sS with which
he has presented this subject usually
so difficult to young students. and the
amount ot mate.ial which he has sue
ceeded in condensing into small space.
1t is a most desirable work for the
purpose for which il was designed. An
excellent vocabulary covering the
words used in the text forms a part of
the book and contributes not a little
th1 ,:,1. Ii.
used by the student
Seymour G. Gourley II Canadian