The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-08

thoughts aroused in him or her by the
extract A portrait OF Mrs. Wilcox Is
graceful frontispiece, while in each month,
II we read the pictures Alright she Is shown
In appropriate attire engaged in some
occupation suited to the season. The
compilation Of the book has inspired the
author to apostrophizs Mrs. Wilcox in
verse. The volume should gladden. every
Chicago home.
Ascanio Condivi's "The Life OF Michel
agnolo Buonarroti" has been translated
by Mr.. Herbert p. Horns Of London and
Is printed in a very attractive little volume
by d. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press,
Boston. The font of type designed for
this limited edition by Mr.. Horne is very
handsome. but some OF the letters are too
thick, and give the page a rather blotohed
appearance.
From the same press comes charming
imprint, Letters From a Portuguese
Nun to an Offloer in the French Army"
(Brentano's), classic in love letters that
has been made a great deal of again in
recent years. This is an exact copy Of the
translation by W. r. Bowles, published in
London in 1917.
Most parodies have little reason for ex-
istence after they have served their momen-
tary purpose, though no doubt some are
greater than the poems they initiate.
We pity Miss Carolyn Wells for the labor
Of her self-imposed task Of collecting "A
Parody Anthology" Charles Scribner's
sons). In spite Of her efforts. 1t Is even
less satisfactory than her Nonsense
Anthology To be sure, she has been
able to quote Calverley and j. X. Stephen,
and it is interesting to see how much Mr..
Swinburne and Bayard Taylor and Phoebe
Cary attempted in that line. But much of
the matter has lost it's point. We imagine
the editor did not include her own attempts
and those OF Mr.. Oliver Herford as examples
Of what she calls bad parodies.
Another Astoria story makes Volume
VII. OF the Early Western Travels,
l74s-ls4e," edited by DR.. Reuben Gold
Thwaites (The Arthur H. Clark Company,
Cleveland). 1t is Adventures Of the First
Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River"
by Alexander Ross. Though first pub
lished in 1s4s, this author drew on his diaries
Of the years 1908. He was a Scotchman,
who soon turned to the service Of the
rival North West Company, lived with an
Indian squaw, thus obtaining first hand
information about Indian customs. and be-
came one OF the first settlers OF Winnipeg.
He criticises the managers Of the Astoria
expedition, and writes wildly about per-
sonal adventures in the wilds.
That bold historical venture, the publ
cation in translation Of the documents and
books relating to THE Philippine Islands,
l4ss-lsss," edited by Emma Helen Blair and
James Alexander Robertson CThe Arthur
H. Clark Company, Clevelapd), has pro-
crossed bravely to Vol. XVIII. This con-
tains valuable papers OF various kinds
covering the years from 1917 to 1920.
Though 1t is historical W ork Of value and
written for professional seamen, Twenty
Famous Naval Battles" by Prof. Edward
Kirk Rawson, u. s. N, Is an entertaining
and inspiring book to put into the hands Of
boys who love the sea. The battles, as the
subtitle shows, range from 'Salamis to
Santiago" but 1t Is natural that American
fights should have their full share. The
duels between single ships are not neglected.
The book is now issued In a one volume
edition. but unabridged, by Thomas Y.
Crowell d Co.
Sign Of the Cross" is published in a new,
cheap edition by the j. B. Hppincott Com
pany, with illustrations from photographs
OF scenes in the play.
very interesting volume has been made
up by Prof John Louis Haney. Phi. D., Of
Early Reviews Of English Poets" (The
Egerton Press, Philadelphia). 1t is not
the first collection Of the sort. but the edi-
tor has been kind enough to the reviewers
to include some favorable notices. The
poets all became famous and 90 got the
better Of their reviewers. even Keats Of
the Quarterly that killed him. Still, the
critics were unhampered by the burden Of
the poets future fame, and much that Ia
true and just viii be found In the adverse
notices. There should be a companion
volume OF their praise Of the forgotten, but
who would care to read IL?