New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
poots Of TraveI, sith Pictures PLAIN
and COIored.

=. - make slpor, the foreign conoilOis ''''i'I
-. ha nav ina himself but ne never makes
-. Nth too serious purpose he is JUS
.a.-s,, observer gently anirna'eo' puieu'
a..-,-a1 interested IN what he sees ana e1Hl-
-. ,,,on making his readers see II as
.o.r,ns more or less freighted with pleasure.
r,s Certain Delightful English Towns
IA q proso he lures the reader on from
- - mace in such beguiling fashion that
-. before one realizes IL one has made
.,sa-nt,a tourney. Plymouth. Exeter. Bath,
: ,,..-o,e Oxford Chester, these are the IA
- names on which he hangs. as though upon
.-sa-ional pegs his brief light discourses.
:. 4. vivid illuminating talk. Though MI HOW
- e never q bold colorist, though he seems 70
Ia his sketches delicately IN water color'
- +5er brilliantly n oils. he draws so clear
,-itl, such sllreness that you invariably
rood idea Of the scenes or buildings WITH
hirb he deals This book abounds IN inter
..,ne rictorial impressions in studies that re-
-.,. the v.-y tone snd sentiment OF the Englsh
.,v, OF countrywide upon the printed page. And
,-s-v now and then you come upon an amusing
me This one. referring 10 the bitterness of
ne English climate, indoors;
~. -bs aid ot the two candles which lighted I
eis'b 80 and On examining Il closely I perceived
taa5 there ES 5oa5,e handful Of coal Il carefully
l+N +Te Ere which seemed 70 be nickering 20
.s.i- rad vet had the energy 10 draw al me
tee1.-. ~ re chamber Up the chimney, and /
stood shvering in the temperaIgTe or sEe sTi
80 ~ befne haunted and the testimony OF my
n ner' "a. % n ne freight on the ceiling, when blew
+ nv candles IN the middle ot me IasI'I s4Iira9
q L1e 80 tre @oor. I rejected the hypothesis OF
bed cg-l' cg-,.'7g r. hso, that might have light
ss5 rvsef drgwEy. knew at once Iiij,J tnsi II
y go gbost wa king the night there. and wa-klng
was ee--55s-Iv II ceased, and knew why; u mad
Seer frozen out
end huraor IN this is characteristic OF
-, ,.sois hook. Nj HoweIls has no illusions
-. British foibles, but neither. on the other
t.,5 10 they rouse him 10 Indignation He
.-,,v.6 everything that he experienced in the
.,,,-ss ~ -ha travels which he commentaries
IN this volume. and he puts the reader IN the
rroos ~ follow bIithely in his footsteps. The
Illustrations are from photographs and draw
;nes al nj them printed il pleasant brown tints.
IN rh4 series of convenient travel books, illus
,rs-es n color. which Is published by the Mac
milan COMPANY one volume follows another
WITH such raridity that # IS difficult TO keep
track o. them all Looking over the 1--WE or six
-bs- have recently been printed, we find them
somewhat uneven IN quality. The best book in
-b,s handful Is The Land Of Parions," by
Ans+ole lie Brsz translated by F. VI. Cost
ling Il Is an unconventional performance. The
author approaches his subject not merely as
an alert sightseer. but as a lover Of Brittany
and its people quick 70 feel whatever there is
of romsnce. tenderness and pure religious senti-
ulerr in the customs or the province. He deals
with the days Of the saints. the festivals IN
which various Breton shrtnes and sanctusries
serve as backgrounds for transactions that are
half churchly ana half social Picturesque tales
~
There Is The story OF the rector OF Tredarzec.
Vho demolished q shrine fn his parish and
slowed away in his gsrTet the image OF st. Yves
il had contained. Here IS the sequel 10 the
priests mistake.
On certain evening after nightfau. three men.
ErranEers n me parish. presented themselves at
''7vhat 40 YOU WANT asked the servant
Vsa 70 speak 7Tl 70 monsieur % Isle, the =, Tsft2&r H. 90
van al & TO a5w i@1 40 rs y0 70 E e2ee s Be4o-o -i The
mage o. Yves le Teridique. who they say, IS a
-rp1essel IL The curious tone IN which these
Tqras were SPOKEN, the servant hastened 70 warn
eng 1e- e , aTPs ls 1ast01 nss meas 1s,,r y, hand
pearec AZ tie dining room door. He looked very
'fs N" he cried. you rascals. Saint Yves has
nothing - do with your D1urdeTOUs prayers
50 5e st." calmly answered one of the strangers.
Ihat nenE So We al three summon you 10 his
ytl6lna- To-day is SATURDAY; you will have the
morrow Won VIZ ---- celebrate High Mass
Tier the MYSTERIOUS visitors disappeared. no one
The rector retired 70 bed at his usual hour, He
fei- depressed and was haunted by gloomy
thoughts As fo- ths servant she was in state
o. absolute terror she turned over and ever BE-
.Heen me sheets. quite unable % sleep Ihe SIN
ls,er prophecE ot te three pilgrims still obstinateIy
suddenly She started. Down the staircase from
~ se-z-1 .@--e q aesEg sep ne sep oI some @
rao~. door opened. mere was q cry. a long Ter
-i. go DE q 2 cLloAl-g rats, r. " az az
= m lae Iee-2rs room There VII pc plenty of
sooE enough" thinks the servant And SO she lay
sLt- with ner face against the wall. and the sweat
~, W5f9 a. cary Il @ dawn or he nOTgow s hey entered q
his bec. the coverlet pulled u over his face.
The episode is IN itself picturesque It's setting
enhances lis value. and We may say as much Of
e-l the other striking passages II the book-they
gam greatly from the spirit n which the author
eHveiops his whole narrative. OF the COM
rarion volumes that lie before Us the two on
English scenes "The Norfolk Broads," by Will
Jam Dutt and Others. and oxford" by Robert
Pee and Il C. AIinchtn. are good srraightfor-
ward compositions careful II description and IN
the summarizing % historical data The Nor
folk book has some good pages On the bird life
o. the county, and on the fishing and other sport
70 be found there The Rev E. Barring Gould's
Book ~ the Rhine. II which the author travels
tso0 Cleve 20 Mainz. IS similar II scope. but IS
richer III miscellaneous interest IN history and
legend effectively handled. The Cities of
Spain by Ny Edward Hutton. marks an oppor-
t1nt-y onlv half improved. The author has en-
'aasasn Tor his subject and the capacity 20
enter with sympathy into Spanish life and ways
~ thought. bur he takes himself too seriously.
and gets between Us and the charm OF the coun-
ry he seeks 70 interpret. The long foot-note T.,
1--leh. with porcpous snaartness he introduces
-s -a'e oscar Wilde, is silly as II is offensive
ere IS much color work IN these volumes. All
= i clever enough, but none OF Il is 50 good
70 Ds superior 20 the black and whites from
L'ooosrsphs which also. IN sorne cases. in
Cluded