New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
Lfferory .Nesys and Criticism.


lis Is 10 De complete reprint Cthe first since
It's original issue in 1870 of Fynes Moryson's
itinerary, containing his Ten Yeeres Traval
through the Twelve Dominions ~ Cerr,sr,
oohInerland, Sweitzerland, Netherlands, Dem
marx Poland Italy. Turkey. France England.
scotland and Ireland" The four volumes of the
work are TO be uniform with the MacIehose edi-
ton of Purchas
Haf OF the necessary funds for establishing
tho Keats Shelley Memorial in Rome have been
secured and the committees are calling for ad-
ditional subscriptions
Another English author is to be honored in
the same fashion. There is a movement to buy
the cottage at Neither Stowey in which s T
Coleridge lived for two years and to preserve
II for the nation It is proposed 10 restore the
house and the garden TO the same condition in
which they were during the poets residence: 70
collect and exhibit there portraits and other
memorials Of Coleridge and his friends: and 10
build a connecting library for the use of the
village and district Coleridge moved 70 this
place with his wife and little Hartley. intending
To turn market gardener. The chief Of his pro-
ductions, however. was poetry, and beautiful
poetry. Il was at Neither Stowey that he wrote
THE Ancient Mariner" and published it in the
famous volume OF Lyrical Ballads" The Lon
| don Saturday Review reminds us that IAN in
Wordsworth was, no doubt. quite right in as
suming that Coeridge's poems contributed sub
stantiaIly to the failure"
- When we think of these things We feel sure Of
,s az eaS'-lterary criticism and taste have not
- l.yratei since those egregjous days; they have
not deteriorated because it IS mpossble to Imagine
lSnoIance vsster than that which despised Cole
TT}dge two or three glorious poems in Lyrical
\ thesis embodying all that IS known or the
geological structure Of Armenia has Won for Mr..
Felix Oswald. the Probate Registrar Of Not
ungham England. the degree Of Doctor Of Sci
enoe Of London University. That Mr. Oswald
! should have made a close personal study of the
physical geography and geology Of Armenia is
not remarkable; nor is It remarkable that he
should have made a careful record Of his inves-
legations. But it is worth noting that he should
have laboriously and handsomely set up in type
and printed page by page, a hand press, each
OF the one hundred copies Of his book-a book
OF hVe hundred pages. Its profuse illustrations
of drawings. geological maps and contour
sketches were also made by the author The re. !
quirements Of the university and the impossible
ity Of having the book published at his own ex.
pense led him to involve himself in these ar4u-
Gus labors, from which he has emerged triumph
antly with his coveted degree and the reputation
Of being the chief living authority on the geology
Of Armenia
familiar and always welcome sign of the
approach Of Christmas is q bundle of holiday
numbers Of the London illustrated weekIies from
the International News Company. Accompany
ing these is the usual sheaf Of large supple
mentary reproductions OF popular paintings. The
most important IN the bundle this year is q fine
photogravure, issued with The Illustrated
Sporting and Dramatic News" of Lady Buffers
Scotland for Ever" her spirited picture Of the
charge Of the Scots Greys at Waterloo This is |
admirably suited 10 framing. The other supple
mentary pictures are mostly Of a sentimental
order. and printed IN coIors
Turning TO the veekIies themselves, we find |
plenty OF amusing fiction and of clever fIlustra-
ton. G. r. Sims and Max Pemberton provide !
the stories for Pears Annual" Frankfort !
Moore and William lie Queux. Jack London and |
Eden Phtupotts, are the conspicuous authors in /
The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News"
There IS good fiction in The Graphic" by Ar |
mold Bennett and others, but even more at |
tractive here are the colored illustrations, in |
cluding a superb picture Of a witch by Arthur
Rackham. The series of sketches in color of q |
rabbit who runs into pot of green paint and |
forthwith astOnishes and routs all his familiar !
foes. is Joy by itself The salient feature Of !
The Illustrated London News" IS group Of
stories without words, full page Illustrations |
drawn by clever artists, from thumbnaI hints |
given by Egerton Castle, E. F. Benson. Bernard |
Capes, and several others, "Mortmain," a long |
story. by Arthur Train. leads off in The |
Sphere" but in addition there are many mis- |
ceIlaneous illustrations IN black and white and |
IN color. An American artist. MT. Howard Pyle |
contributes in an ancient sea piece, The Burn
ing Ship" one Of the best Of the full page plates |
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