New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-02
LITERARY NOTES.


ooense on April ,. 1895. and the inhabitants OF
his native town will, of course. pay special
honor to his memory. = tablet already exists
On the facade of the home of his childhood
Some little light is thrown on an obscure sub
iect deeply interesting to American Collectors
in Mr. A. Van de Puts 'Hispano- Moresque
Ware OF the XIV Century: a Contribution to
It's History and Chronology, Based upon Ar
mortal Specimens" John Lane). The lustrous
pIatters which turn up in the auction room
from time to time attract by their rare beauty,
many eager purchasers. Information about
their origin is scarce. The author of the pres
ent volume. while not even attempting TO eX-
haust his subject has gathered together a GER
tain number of historical facts and he puts the
collector in a position to carry on his searches
with more intelligence. The chronological notes
are especially helpful The examples on which
they are based are reproduced in excellent
plates. some Of which printed in coiors, ana
these greatly enhance the value Of the text
Mr. Van de Put has packed so much serviceable
data into this brief sketch OF his that we hope
he may be encoura ged to make further studies
and 10 publish a more comprehensive volume.
The late Sir Leslie Stephen devoted
walker. and since lie could not always be stroll
ing from Alp TO Alp in mis- beloved Switzerland
he developed a he bit OF making fortnightly eX-
cursions into the country with a group of ms
friends at home. They called themselves the
Sunday Tramps. one of the members OF TINS
club. Mr. James Sully, contributes an interesting
paper on his dead friend to the current number
OF .HThe Atlantic Monthly" In it he says
The chief. of course, gave the pace, which had
deusive look Of moderation so quieuIy ad ms ms
Limbs SPPea Pea stride 70 He found it dificult sometimes
10 allow the limitations OF weaker bretnLen,
Sdd t Of twenty miles or more was apt impose
nasty run on the tan OF the conPanyi 6u ear re
and a genuine kindheartedness, soon corrected any
ton; and remember well his once speaking TO me.
with unusual tenderness and something OF sen
reproach in his voice. of a friend in poor heaI4
who had unwlsey perhaps, essayea a va. wsh q, anu ~
humble 'pub"-the meaner looking the inn, the
better Stephen seemed to be pleased; TOT ne mas 9
q distinct note Of ascetcism in his discipline lie
@ 6aHne room standards of art to bear the
ondrous oeograps Of the inn Paro Beaa and
there was indeed, but rarely the choice of other
fare When we happened 10 stray into a hotel and
found a hot Joint going our chief good naturedly
left free TO indulge: though shall never toFge6
Christmas We allowed ourselves to be alured by
SAT faithfully consuming his bread and cheese. he
eyed US with something OF the Sad despair OF q
a1Ts5 ye scboongster Who Catches sight OF his
fayerG iau5cbing out at tuck-shop The severe
regulations, as we were sometimes oispoSed 10 r.
gard them, Of the former trainer of college attn
ietes were now and again formally relaxed when
invitation to lunch or afternoon Tea
Among other hospitabe houses was that of Charles
Darwin at Down it thing TO remember to
editor and his scientific master Another roof which
offered generous hospitality and perhaps the most
Of o george 5a Mersd 8s BoR Hill sfepheH intimate
friend the one man. as he once remarked 70 me- OF
undoubted genius whom he had known.
In the preface 10 the new three volume edition
of his History of the American Revolution"
Gongmans, Green & Coz, Sir George Otto Ire
+Iao
attention of the devotees of Original research"
who appraise a writer according to his refer
ences ana help half-baked students TO pose as
serious historians on the strength of imposing
lists Of authorities consulted In commenting on
the criticism that he has failed to furnish one
OF those lists, which important to the
scientifically mechanical, he says:
No one could. aspire 70 write history Of, the
read, many scores Of books from cover to cover;
who had examined and indexed several hun
dreds Of other volumes. and who had not looked
into or through an innumerable multitude Of me
InoiTs, pamphlets newspapers, magazines poems
13ents TIE material Tor such a work is everV-
where and the collection of that material has been
10 the author at first the UNCONSCIOUS, and Of late
To print list Of those books from which some
tnlng mas been taken-and those which have been
fiTrnation Of what had been learned already-might
ers viii approve ard probably applaud the omis-
sion. Whenever specially important assistance has
dead. fun and grateful recognition is expressed in
the notes throughout the volumes.
We more than suspect that the universally
recognized value and charm OF this history are
due TO the fact that 1t is less a product of re-
search than Of saturation. Sir George Trevelyan
is right. No dry-as-dust references are half so
convincing or useful the simple limpid mar
rative OF one who has Intellectually lived
through the period and has, one might almost
cay spiritually first hand knowledge of it.
AS We review these pages We are moved once
more to express the hope that Sir George Ire
velyan viii continue this story of Anglo-Saxon
liberty from Princeton, when he leaves it, on
10 Yorktown and to that tangled diplomacy of
Paris where Franklin Jay and Adams out
played not only shelburne and Fox, but Yer
gennes well.
DR.. Edwin Cannan's two volume edition Of
Adam Smiths wealth Of Nations &c. P. Put
1la-n's Sons). puts that economic classic in what
ts likely for many years to be it's standard form.
Dr. Canaan has held himself strictly to the duty
of editing Adam Smith and resisted the tempta-
tion yielded to by many Of his predecessors of
s1naking Smiths text principally peg on which
TO hang their own discussions His notes are
chiefly records OF the textuaI changes made by
the author IN the different editions published in
his lifetime and tracings Of the sources Of
Hifth edition. the last published before Adam
Smiths death and with il is reproduced the
original index, largely extended by new brack-
eted references which make the whole conyep-
lent and adequate while indicating Smiths orig
tnai work and the things which he considered
important. The editor has done his work ad-
nirably and it is a pity that a soft spongy
dbreess paper should detract from the quality of
these well printed books, which should have an
enduring character suited TO the dignity of
their contents and be anle TO endure the hard
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