New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

U-nwin. the story Of Professor Vambery life
from the Cassells the autobiography of Moncure
D Conway; from the MethUens. Mr.. Henry
Leach's dull story OF the Duke OF Devonshlre's
career Miss Guiney's tribute TO Cardinal New
mans oxford friend Richard Hurre1l Froude.
and Mr.. r D. How's discriminating sketches of
six ereat schoo.masters Of Elton, Rugby, VIM
chester Harrow, Shrewsbury and MarlbOroughi
from the MacniIIans the raw material for a
biography Of Sir John Robinson not worked into
finished form. and the unaffected memorial trib-
ute of loving wife 10 Sir Edward Burne-Jones,
with interesting details of his early trend toward
the Church and Of his friendship with William
Morris; from Mr.. Murray. Miss Sandars's book
on BaIzac; from Mr.. Arnold, the entertaining but
rather vulgar volume OF "reminiscences Of Lord
Brampton and from Messrs. Smith. Elder & Co,
General James Grant Wilson'S "Thackeray in
the United States" Mrs. Hughes's 'RecOileCtons
of Sir Walter Scott" and third series of leaves
from the diaries of Henry GreviIIe. There is
new edition of Mr.. Bryces History Of the Holy
Roman Empire; MI a. H J. Greenidge's His
tory of Rome" appears III six volumes, there is
fresh edition of Lord Rosebery's study of NapO-
Icons last days; there are three histories by
correspondents Of the conflict in Manchuria and
many volumes of historical or literary studies
such as Professor Barrett Weudeus Cambridge
lectures on English Literature Of the Seven
tenth Century" Sidney Lees Great English
men Of the Sixteenth Century" Mr. Charles
WhibIeys Literary Portraits and official
story of the Indian muttuy. Among these solid
books there are some unauthentic records like
the Private Lives of William II and His Con-
sort" and there is at least one romance of art
the love story OF Sir Thomas Lawrence, as told
in his letters TO Mrs. Sddons and her daughters.
There is a fine edition of Fanny Burney's diary
and letters with preface and notes by Mr. Dob
After making the rounds of the book shops
one is impressed with the fact that there is no
longer any undiscovered country on earth out
side the two polar caps. The literature of travel
always commands market and publishers are
always pleased when they can get We'll written
books Of this class; but how far adeld they carry
their readers and how uninteresting and obscure
are the dark corners where explorers and book
makers light their lanterns One guide leads
Mr.. Fisher Unwins public 10 the dreary wastes
OF Siberia and another TO the Ice lands OF the
Horn. Mr.. Skeat seeks TO interest the Mac
millars' patrons in the tribal customs of the
Malay Peninsula. and Mr.. a. W. Hewitt hopes
to fascinate them with the ignorance Of the
native tribes of Southeast Australia. Major
Powell-COtton, after twenty months OF travel in
unknown districts OF Africa, has returned with
a well stocked budget of information about black
Mr. Morel has written for Mr.. Heinemann
scathing indictment OF King Leopold's rule in
the Congo regions. Lord RonaIdshay has re-
ceived from the Blackwoods a rowing commits
sion on the outskirts Of empire in Asia, and the
Hutchinsons have two handsome volumes by
Mr.. Scott O'Connor about Burmah. There are
books about the unknown Pamirs and half dis
covered Tibet: Nine. Serao takes new view OF
Palestine, and succeeds in making it a pictu-
rescue land of storied associations and when all
these journeys are recorded and AIr. Douglas
SIaden has told more queer stories about Japan,
Dr. Carl Peters fances that he can make dis
coveries in England and give John Bull a clearer
idea of his work in the world Mr. sidney Low
restates the paradoxes OF the unwritten British
constitution. and the Cassels provide 900
Illustrations for a new edition of Social Eng
land The publishers discover every country
except the realm Of poetry This is the bourn
from which no traveller returns. The book stalls
NAV be ransacktd and only one fresh hook Of
blank verse will he found. and that is a dramatic
piece Of inferior quality-"The Sin Of David % by
Mr.. Stephen Phillips The supply of English