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Rolfc's Revised Edition Of Shakes
pcarc. Edited by William j. Rolfc. Lift.
d. Cloth. 16mo.. with numerous illustra-
tions Price, sc cents each.
Anthony and Cleopatra. o95 pages
King Henry the Fourth Part ], 276
pages. King Henry the Fourth, Part
II. 27l pages. King Henry the Eighth,
26G pages. The Tanning OF the Shrew.
231 pages. III" Comedy Of Errors. 200
pages. The Winters Tale. 2S3 pages.
American Book Company, New York,
Cincinnati, and Chicago.
These are the latest issues in the re-
viSed edition of Rollc'S Shakespeare,
which Incorporates the results Of re-
cent advancement in Shakespcarean
scholarship and research. The first
clifton is probably better known aud
more widely used than any other Of its
scope. and the new one. embodyinG the
best critical learning. presents an un-
rival"d introduciiom to elementary
Shakes pearcan study. The principal
changes are in the omission or abridgc-
ncnt Of the original notes on tcxtual
BY the editor for SELECTIONS from other
critics. and minor alterations in the
way of cxcison and. substitution. The
iHtrnduciiOns are helpful and clear, the
notes supply all needed aid, ana the
volumes are illustrated with carefully
drawn cuts. The books are Of handy
SIZE for tn" pocket. and most attractive
il appearance. The series is equally
adapted for tho classroom and for the
81 neral reader.
Val,.ra's FL Commentator Mendoza.
Edited by Rudolph Schwill. PHI. D.. In
structUr in Spanish in Yale College.
Cloth. Il mo. .55 pages. Price, 20
ccuts.
Brctcn's ? Qui"n IS Ella? Edited by
Samuel Garner. ph. d.. formerly Pro-
lessor of Languages in the L.. S. Naval
Academy. Cloth. Emo. 11G pages.
Price, 50 cents. American Book Com
pany. New York, Cincinnati and Chi
cago.
These are the latest additions to the
series of Modern Spanish Readings
now being published by The American
Book Company. Goth volumes are
supplied with notes. vUcabuiarics, AMI
Interesting introdIctiOns by the editors.
III ConcndadOr Mendoza is marked by
II keen observation OF life Il subtle hu-
NOR and satire and Il style of purity
and elegance. The novel has been cur
tailed for classroom reading. but re-
'ais all the authors loftincsS of tone
aud ease and grace of description
Quicn cs Ella? is an historical play,
tn" seen" being laid in the Spain of
Philip IN. The plot is clear the moral
cl"vating, the historical setting good.
and the language simple and free from
ruZzllnG idioms and intlicacics.
Scobey & IIornc'S Stories of Grca:
Musitlans. by Kdthrile Lois Scobcy
and Olive Brown Horne. Cloth. limo.
lS9 pages. with portraits. Price. 10
cents: American Book Company. New
York. Cincinnati, ami Chicago.
This book treats Of the ten great
masters of music in simple form for
CLASS reading. The musicians whose
lFes are briefly described are Bach.
fdhhtl' Mozart, Haydn. Beethoven.
Mehd"'sS"hn. Chopin, Schumann, Schu !
pert ana wagner. A portrait of each is
gwen ana several other incidental illus |
'rdiiol'S ornament the Look. The ac-
counts or the untring effort and per-
Sist"nt cndeavor which distinguishes!
IN" careers ri these men ear not fail tn |
ne helpful AMI stimulating. as well as
interesting. to the children who may
read the book.
Iairs Of France. Edited by Arnold |
""S"i Cameron. a. a.. I'E d., Wood |
iuii Professor Of Freocl in Princeton |
University. Cloth. 12mo., SOL pages, |
with portraits. Price. s1N0: American
Book Company, New York, Cincinnati,
and Chicago.
ih'Se tales Illustrate i:,,th the north
anu the south of France, and some OF
'"3 conditions of it's capital. They re-
Tai the love of IN. martial in the
''H''oh and give better understanding
VI It's spirit. Carefully chosen from the
oest OF the short-story writers. includ-
ing jules Ciaretie and Francois Coppee'
thtE sorreiate and contrast some of the
actors which compose the French
'"dracter. An extended and scholarly
"'rocuction by the cditor discusses the