Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-06
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS.

REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS.
-'ODEs. FROM THE DIvAN OF HAFIZ. 3"
Freely rendered from literal TRANSACTIONS
BY Richard Le Gaiienne. Boston, Mass. {:
J.. U. Page q Co. Price, Si.50 net, cloth
ana boards with leather LABEL $3.50 net,
oo1s leather decorative. Postage extra.
The author has baen distinctly unique in
making verso of artistic worth and beauty
out ri The verbal literal TRANSACTIONS OF two
learned Persian scholars, John Payne and
lol. Nilheftorce Clarke. Mr. lie 0allienne
holds TINT the music and spirit of foreign
poetry should be reproduced in English
without amy attempt 40 ioriuring our Eng-
lleh tongue into impossible metrical
schemes which may occur IN the original.
Translated into broken English foreign
trhntl itiOa becomes iOyless shadow of
greut classic. So without any knowledge
oi the Persian language, LeGaliienne has
given ua volume of most delightful odes,
respiendent with delicious flights of im-
ngination and dainty concaiis, set forth
with all the lyric beauty Of which our
english tongue and lie dallienne's pen are
capable
In the ioreword the author with consid-
cradle dirocinGsa and force has set forth
hie opinions on the subject of translaiions
ana has given some interesting facts CON
cafninH huh1 who for centuries has been
WV 'A N.lh NNNNi literary JOYS OF ANt OflHNls
lie was born early im the Fourteenth Gem
iury ano thus was a contemporary of Chau-
GER fiis maine means zone who can recite
tne horun, and h3 was somewhat of
theoiogian. Though Persian history was
turbulent al that period, Hahz ia known TO
have led pleasant life, and It Is judged by
students that he wrote most OF his poetry
after he had passed his prime.
Divan ia the Persian equivalent for
galaxy or treasury In English poetry.
Human breadth, vivid passion, persuasive
humor, high spirits and an Intense love of
nature are the qualities which lie Gallienne
claims fer the odea of Hufi1 in his COMPARE
son OF that poets work with that of Omar.
few detached selections give a faint
idea OF the charm OF this volume:
o, I've. good news for you, the spring, the
springi
The blessed grass is green for one more
year,
And all is piping sweet and busy wing;
Wild nightingnles aud roses everywhere.
Once more red wine hath turned my will
ing head,
o, once again completely vanquished me 7;
/ Turned my old yellow cheek a rosy red
Blessings, red wine on theel
Love is sea that hath not any shore,
And help upon that shoreless sea is none ;
Who sails II so "a his eyes on land no more F;
Yet gladly am ] on that voyage gone,
For, an how good It Is to sail that seal
What though the longest trip at last be
DER
What though the proudest vessel must go
down,
Ny love is on the same big ship with me,
And when she browns, drown.
Received Of the publishers.
."RAMBLEs IN NORMANDY. By Fran
els Milioun. With many illustrations by
II..a. h.. IN ID. 4
Page q 90. Price, SLIGO net, cloth, deco
rauve covert ga net, three-quarters mo-
rocco. Postage extra.
An intimate acquaintance, due TO some
! years Of wandering and residence within
the province, has fitted the author for writ
ing record Of all tho historic and pictur-
eaque features of ancient Normandy, and
tho artist for making pictures of chateaux,
/ cathodrals, bits of country, peasants in cos
/ tune and other Characteristic Norman
scenes. Practical travel talk allied with in
/ formation Of a varying nature and n series
of maps and plans furnish both the traveller
and the atay-at-home with a book that
makes delightful reading.
For convenience there are three parts 10
the book. In the first are chapters on the
| roads, the forests of France and various
ways Of travelling. Industries. manners and
customs Of the countrywide, chateaux of
other days and types of architecture are
] NNAMANANA ia ANN ntAOnu MANlhlOna
The third deals mainly with a choice of
rouies-the Soine valley, the river above
/ and below houen, the valley OF Lure. the
/ country of Caux, the cost westward Of the
Seine and the Norman countrywide These
are both In and of the benten tourist track.
In addition to the descriptions, little
| scraps OF history, anecdotes of travel, stories
Of saints and tho building Of chateaux and
/ churches give a very definite charm and
/ viyacity TO this very readable book. A pro-
Hpective traveller could hardly find a more
helpful or practical guide to Normandy
than the story of these ramblea.
Received OF the publishers.
FRED FOX" The Story of His Adventur.
Gus Career in the Ringwaak Wilds and of
His Final Triumph Over the Enemies Of
Ills Kind. ky Charles q. ID. Roberts.
Numerous Illustrations by Charles Living.
ston Bull. Boston, Mass. l.. q. Page a
Co. Price, IN decorative covers, 3d.
In the story Of Red Foz." Prof. Roberts
! invests this animal character with a human
interest, causing him to think and reason
as human being Of intelligence would
think and reason in the face of similar
situations.
Tho story opens with the death Of tn,
father of this interesting animal-a victim
to tho deadly combination of man and our
and dog-and then relates the career of IN,
foxy youngster. Il Is shown how he learned
! NNN NNNlNiH Oh AuNNNNf WHICH IIHHnr 30 NlNcI
TO animala. and by which they manage L
exist m the face of the many dangers tina
bcset them. Red Fox was the most cunning
OF his tribe, as aagucioua as he Was brave
ana he had long career of uninterrupted
success In making a living for himself ant
family aud avoiding the traps and pitfall
constantly laid for him by the cunning
hand of man. Eventually he was captureg
mot by the crafty backwoodsman who hng
80 often endeavored 10 shoot or snare him
but by the boy who had studied nature
and particularly fox nature, as Red Fox hat
studied man. Then came his transporta
tion to the haunts of civilization, wher
he was set loose TO become the object of th
chase, under the auspices of a modern hun
club, with all the accessories of horse ant
horn, pack and riders. But this did not &C
comrliah his downfall, and the sympathetic
reader enjoys deep thrille Of satisfaction II
learning how he outwitied his pursuors ani
roQoinod tho wild haunts where he could b
sale.
The adventures of this interesting anima
are depicted with rare skill and In addition
the book Is n valuable contribution 20 natura
, history, 90 renlote IL It in wood and hel,
lore and IN Information about wild anima
life.
Received Of the publishers.
What viii cure a headache DIR. Ward
Headache Rowdera.t
sAI NOT THE SrRUGGLE NOUoH
AYdILEKlf.
Arthur Hugh CIough.