Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-30

this country has been most fiattering.
The volumes embrace the poeticsl mas
terpieces OF the English language, an
well as typical and representative
works OF the greatest OF our prose
writer's. Each volume IL complete In IT.
self, and contains a vignette introduce
ton, biographical and critical. by an
authority OF the highest repute. The
books are neat compact, clearly print
ed, and handsomely bound, and the
paper Is OF the best. The text Is print
ed In two colors red and black, giving
the page bright and at the same time
a tasteful appearance. The books re
bound In two styles. limp leather and
fun embossed leather. boxed. The new
titles added this year are: William
Cowper, Selected Poems with an IN
PRODUCTION and edited by Alice Meynell;
Tennyson's In Memoriam" introduce
tlon By Alice Meynell; Lord Byron.
Selected Poems" introduction BY Ar
thur Symons; George Herbert Select
ID Poems" introduction by his grace
the Archbishop Of Armagh; "Johnson's
Table Talk" selected from "Bo1wells
Johnson" Introduction by Lewis Bet
tany Selected Poems of Coleridge,
Introduction by Alice Meynell Select
ed Stories OF William Carleton, intro
duction by Tighe Hopkins; 'Thack-
eray's Roundabout Papers" introduce
ton by Charles whitley Bacons "Es-
says" introduction by Frederick Har-
rson Selected Poems" by Milton, In
PRODUCTION by Professor Walter Raj
elgh. Henry Vaughan, "Silex Scintal-
lans." introduction by Lewis Bethany;
Montague, Selected Essays intro
duction by Charles whitley; "a six
teenth Century Anthology" selected
"A a Int or
Arthur Symons Selected Poems" Of
I.ongfellow, introduction by the Bishop
Of Ripon,
Charles Welsh has edited for II. NJ
| Caldwell company OF Boston and New
York. "a Tale OF Two Terriers. Crib
and Fly" which they have brought out
! IN the Pleasant Street Series The book
! win undoubtedly be popular with the
| younger readers at the bedtime hour
| Crib and Fly are always up to some
| mischief, both in the country as well
| az the city and the way they get out
| Of II shows the sagacity OF the two
| dog friends. The volume is attractively
| illustrated by L. ]. Brldgman who has
| made close study OF all animals, The
binding Is OF Japanese crepe and,
though striking, shows perfect taste
Essentials In Medieval and Mod
| ern History" by Samuel Bannister,
| PhD.. professor Of European history,
| Indiana university, published by Amer
| lean Book company, New York, is a
| work, published in the Essentials In
| History series, edited by Professor
| Hart OF Harvard university. begins
| with a survey OF the world from the
| fall OF the western empire In the year
| 500 From the latter date there Is
given an account of the development or
! the various important countries which
| have influenced the progress of ciV-
| llzation. Although most of the space Is
| devoted to European nations yet Vari-
| ous others, as the United States and
| Japan. are dealt with as occasion de.
| mands The book includes such recent
happenings as the separation of Nor
| way from Sweden, and the terms or
| peace between Japan and Russia, Ihc
author emphasizes the fact that me-
6aevnl civilization includes some OF
| the great principles of ancient govern
ment, especially the tenacious concept
| of a world empire. At the very outset
| Professor Harding attacks and solves
| what are. for young people, the three
most difficult problems in medaeval
| history--the feudal state. the church,
| and the rivalry between the empire ana