The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-22

deliberately decided 10 learn nothing from
experience, as England seems to have
done.
Another interesting volume OF memories
by Southern woman has been written
before it was too late. this time by Mrs.
Roger A. Pryor. "Reminiscences Of Peace
and War (Maomillans). They range from
President Pierce's inaugural to the close
Of the civil war. Mrs. Pryor's position In
Washington society brought her into con-
tact with many persons OF distinction
and with great good judgment she dwells
on the social rather than the political
memories. SO with regard to the war,
II Ia the matters that came to her own
knowledge that she relates. 1t is a very
readable book.
In the course OF his newspaper duties
Mr.. j. Henry Haynie Of the Paris Herald
has had occasion to interview many cele-
brated persons, He tells about them in
'The Captains and the Kings" Frederick
A. Stokes Company. and being an admirer
Of the late M. de Bowitz he puts on the
Blowtz style and speaks Of intimate remi-
niscences." That strikes us az Il happy
phrase, for a mans "Reminiscences are
usually intimate. even II he never spoke
to any great man. The good portraits
that accompany Mr.. Haynes text give
certain value to his book, We hope to zee
it some day translated into the authors
original French.
Edgar Allan Poe's detective stories are
reprinted with illustrations by Mcclure,
Phillips & Co. under the title Monsieur
Dupin" While many will be glad to have
the tales in very attractive form, we must
again protest against the practice. which
seems to be growing among publishers,
Of offering old and well known books under
fantastic new titles. There is positively
no new matter in this edition except short
introduction by the editor,
A new edition OF Robert Louis Stevenson's
delightful description Of Edinburgh, with
unobtrusive and appropriate illustrations,
is imported by Charles Scribner's Sons.
None of the indispensable Baedeker's
guides is used by more Americans, we
ina CINE, than the paris and it's Environs,
and none is in more need of being kept up
to date. We have now before us the If
teenth edition OF this red covered familiar.
(Karl BaedelSer; Charles Scribner's Sons)
The chief interest in Florence in the
Poetry of the Brownings,' edited by Anna
Benneson McMahar "a. G.. McClurg Coz.
lies in the number and excellence OF the
pictures from photographs that illustrate
the poems. The selection is very easy and
obvious 1t is no reconcile hunt for alu-
sons. From Mrs. Browning we have casa
Guidi Windows and The Dance, from
Browning "Old Pictures in Florence.
Fra Lippo Lippi," Andrea del Sarto, y
-The Statue and the Bust" the frat book
OF "The Ring and the Book" and "One
Word More" all poems that lend them
selves to illustration OF the kind tried here
pilot ographs OF scenery and buildings and
of works of art. 1t is we'll done bit OF
work and one that was worth doing.
" Is a pity that the excellen, little Lang
ham Series" Of art books should De drifting
into matters that are beyond t.. /, began
with shor, monographs OF subjects that
couo he dealt with in the compass OF lite
tiny volumes; now il aims a, things that
can only be kendled in big volumes. and
encyccrG tic prmmicar taxes the place
OF bright cps; Va. Here we have NJ. Albert
Zacher undertaking to describe 'Ssrice as
an Art City" Imported by Charles Scrib.
ner's Sons) in less than % short pages
Every one who loves Venice will want the
book. however, for the Two beautiful little
pictures, which, thoug! smal!$aT ddt
mirably cleer.
Enthusiasm is not lacking in Prof William
James's account Of Gustav Theodor, Fsch-
ner and his -The Little Book of LifeSAfter
Death" now translated by Mary ,RssWads-
worth Iittln Brown 4 Coz. T0sR 1ay man
1t reads very much as though Fechner had
discovered pantheism or had demonstrated
~ Ill. r.,
future life. But philosophers make subtle
distinctions and the latter day philosophers
are making much of Fechner, SO the little
book is worth reading by those who wish
to be up with the times. Luckily it seems
pretty clear in the translation, but thai IN
without the modern philosophers COM
rnentaries. .-
Several essays by Prof. Brander Mat
thews are gathered under the title "Recrea;
tons OF an Anthologist' tDodd, Mead
Coz 1t is chiefly, talh about literature
with copious quotations. Prof Matthew's
claim to anthology rests on his compiling
three books OF extract An admirable ex-
ample of the literary habit of beating about
the bush instead OF trying to find out the
facts will be seen in A Theme With Varia-
tions" where numerous versions OF the
rondeau and sonnet jest are given with no
indication OF date to denote priority. But
then the authors suggestion is that such
a thing as spontaneous similarity is likely
in a literary age "a well as in the folklore
stage OF culture The essays are readable
enough, except when the professor becomes
didactic
Three charming little volumes have been
oddad To the Thumb Nail Series" pub
lished by the Century Co. They are really
table ornaments rather than books, with
their pretty stamped leather bindings,
hut their shape and size will admit them to
a small pocket. The volumes are Wash
inoton Irving's AN Old English Christ
mas" and Shakespeare's Romeo and
Juliet" and AS You Like It." The designer
NJ the covers is Mrs, Blanche MacManus
Mansfield