The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11


WORTHY VT Of additional! note is the index
to illustrations. In this is found not only
the titles Of, the pictures but, where nee
essary, extended descriptions. For ex-
ample, nearly a page Of space is taken
for an account Of Juan de la Cosa's OK
hide map a very fine reproduction of
which is given -"
Also should be mentioned the biblio-.
graphical appendix. This contains more
than 500 Enthusiastically classified and in
willingly typed. OF this appendix, Victor II.
Paltsits, librarian of the Lenox library,
New York, says: 49, <."' -
IT consider the bibliogra phical appendix
Of the volume the best readers guide to
supplementary reading that has, ever ap-
peared in any work Of American history
for general readers
Mr.. Avery was well qualified to under
take the task of writing the history. In
his education and subsequent training as
an educat and writer he had laid foun-
dations which made it easy for him to
adapt himself to the new work. Yet he
has not trusted himself as final author
ity ON those portions. requiring the dicta
of specialists. Chapters treating of such
parts of American history he has submit
| ted to men Of highest rank. For example,
chapter !, on '"The First Americans,' in
.
to some ext ent he submitted to Professor
George Frederick Wright for revision. He
has handled other chapters in like man
ner. 5f$JH<EyS s5",.'<~ ~ 49,
| Z All in 3H!al1. then, a History of the
United States and It's People" Is popular
history of the highest type, both as his
| tory and as book-naking. - ..-...N ~
| The Burrows Brothers company Cleveland.
=z*>":% Cloth, $6.25 net per vol.
Among books in, bellies lettres to be published
this season. few will take precedence over Prince
| Kropotkin'g Russian Literature announced by
! Mcclure Phillips The book bears subtitle,
Localities and Realities which shows the point
Of view that Prince Krj ootkin has taken toward
/ his subject. The volume is complete history
of Russian letters from its very beginnings in
folklore and mythology down to the present day.
1894 "TITus ANDRoNIcUs" FOUND
The earliest knownctext Of Shakspere's
"Titus Andronicus'' has been the quartz
! edition of 1900 In January, however, says
The Literary Collector for January Feb
ruary, a volume was discovered at Lund
Sweden, which bore the date London
1894, and which was found to contain the
complete text of that play. shakspere
students will; eagerly expect a reproduc.
ton Of this earlier text.
1 LAST CHAPTERS" TO 1.-THE MAS.
+ QOERADER."-1t would be difficult tt
say how, many last chapters" to tTht
Masquerader,''' by Katherine Cecil Thurs.
ton, have been written since the publ
| cation of this book. Some time ago thu
New York Times published an ingenicu!
letter from a reader, showing how Mrs
4 Thurston could have made it possible fol
Loder to have taken Chilcote's place ant
property without defrauding the latter:
heirs. by making the two twin brothers
who had been separated in infancy. Then
J. the March Critic contains another inter
4 esting final chapter, in an article called
''The Justification Of John Loder," which
would also make the two men kin. TIL,
4 Harpers, who publish the book, repor
that everyzsfeW days they receive addition
al material, from an ordinary letter UP t,
a manuscript of considerable length, car
/ rying the story a chapter further, eithe
4 attempting to- justify Loder's action, o
showing sWhat might have happened On
. interesting fact is that never, however, II
these appended chapters, has Loder's de
II ception been disclosed.