The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-12
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON.

and Complete EIItion of "RussiR"-
 Mrs. Eliza J. Linss' ''Bethany." a
 MeritorItous Local Publication
 Charles HarcourI's "Good Form for
 Men"-ForthoomingB Books-And Oth- CT BOoks-MagazInes
 Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace has brought out a new edition of his ad- mirable work, Russia (Henry Holt and Company. Originally published in 1877, the book has retained it's position as a standard authority. But an up-to- date edition has been a long felt want which Sir Donald now supplies. It commands a welcome of it's own.
 At first, he confesses, he had decided to write an entirely new book and call it Russia in the Twentieth Century" He soon perceived, however, that 1t would be impossible to explain clearly the present state of things without re- ferring constantly to events of the past, and that he should be obliged to en1- body in the new book large portion of the old one. Therefore he compro- missed by preparing new edition.
 He has added five entirely new chap ters-three on the revolutionary move ment, which has come into prominence since 1877; on one the industrial pro- gress, with which the latest phase of the revolutionary movement is closely connected, and one on the main lines of the present situation as it appeared to the author at the time he wrote his preface, which was several weeks ago. He writes in his preface that when he l began to prepare for publication the re- suits of his more recent observations and researches he intended to make an entirely new volume dealing with Rus sia in the twentieth century But he found the material was not so nuner- ous or the changes so big, He contin- | ues: ia , .-..*--
 Everywhere perceived continuity and evolution; nowhere could I 'diseov- CT radical changes and new departures. In the central and local administrations the reactionary policy of the latter half of Alexander IFS reign had been stead- 1 fly grnaintained; the revolutionary movement had waxed and waned; x the church had remained in it's usual IsomnoEnt conrition; a grave agrieul- tural crisis affecting landed proprietors and peasants had begun, but it was 1 merely a. development of a state oi things which I had previously de I scribed;ts ' in foreign policy the old principles of guiding the 1iatura, expansive forces along the lines of least resistance * were persistently I followed" s.- '--. Everybody interested in great public | questions of the times will welcome this valuable work by this noted English writer and traveller. When MT Wal. iaces '.'RussiaR appeared originally ir 1877 it was accepted at once as author itative. It was full, lucid, without pre- judice It's author was prepared for his task by an uninterrupted residence of six years in the country. Since that time he has passed in the European and Central Asian provinces, at differ. ent periods, nearly two years more He has been at all times in touch witt the progress of events. So that, as he points out his observations extend over Ia period of thirty-five years.
 Of the book the New York Tribune remarks: Among all the western ob servers of Russian life, this hard head ed but sympathetic Briton is perhap! the one in whom the .layman, thirstine for instruction may place the most con tidence. Sir Donald spent six years il the country at, one period and two years at another, and has always uset peculiar care when watching Russian events from distance. He knows tht people, he knows their language, and best of all, he has that instinctive in sight into the genius of race wllicl will do more than anything else k make the researches of a social histo rian worth while. What he has to sa! labout Russia no student of the subjec can afford to neglect.
 It Is the more interesting and help full inasmuch as 1t is in no wise eoloret by prejudice either against the autocra cy or in favor of the proIetariat. I'm lauthor seems rather to put himself il the place of the Russian on each sid of the question, and his report of wha he learns by the process is nothing i not impartial Considering the violenc with which some writers discuss tn Czar and his officials, and the despai with which they contemplate the mud dle headedness of vast mass of tn population, it is a special comfort | turn again to these time tried pages Sir Donald has never had any illusion about the Russians, and has never oul tivated too sanguine expectation where they have been concerned. Year ago, when he was travelling in tn country, he was overtaken by illness and attempted to summon a doctor. { "Feldsher" was sent to him instead,
 person described as Ian old soldier wh dresses wounds and gives physic." 0 course, this village functionary couldn' be of the least service. Any one els would have summarily dismissed hin but Sir Donald got him to talk. Tn episode is characteristic. By dint c talking with the native whenever h
 has had the chance, he has got down t the bedrock of native life, and so LII tderstands matters which would sorel
 puzzle the ordinary observer.
 One could quote indeflnitey fro1
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