Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-03

certainly the western hemisphere. 1t was
natural than one with his industry and
taste for this line of writing should have
turned. even after passing the fOur-score
mark. to produce a history of the Spanish
Inquisition. There is no lack of materials
for such work. Indeed. the authors chief
embarrassment is OF riches. Yet the Span
ish archives are In some respects ineXtri-
cably confused and the paiustaking and
discriminating hand OF the scholar and In
vestigator Is necessary In clllling over the
references and originals and copies or an
Client records.
DR. Lea proceeds in this monumental
work upon the principle OF setting forth the
structure and methods of the Inqusition,
its relations with the other bodies Of the
state and its dealings with the various
classes subject to its jurisdiction. That is
to say. he regards the Inquistion exer-
csing a vast silent influence upon the de-
velopment of the Spanish national char
acter. holding the entire people in res
olute conservatism" keeping II in the me-
dieval groove and uniting 1t for the exer-
else of national liberty when the dawn OF
the nineteenth century brought the spirit or
revolution to Europe.
There is less attention. therefore. paid
to the shocking details of the inquistional
proceedings than to the political and relig-
ious influences flowing into and from 1t.
The career of Torquemada and his success
sors as inquisitors general are traced 10
| indicate the character of the men into
whose hands the church and state, work
ing always together with but few instances
OF strained relations, placed their commis-
| sions to work out the resolute policy or
| conversion and the repression OF heresy.
| It is probable that DR.. Lea has drawn
| fro, his stores of notes and materials the
| most satisfactory history of the Spanish In
| quisition thus far published in English. Re-
| garded from both the literary and the his
| torical points of view IT is work OF the
| first magnitude.
| IN MEMORIAM. Annotated by the au-
thor New York: The Macmillan Com
| pany. Washington: Brentano's.
There are some lovers Of Tennyson who
! will not relish the thought OF a special
| Interpretation OF this great work. even by
| the master hand. They will prefer TO take
| 1t as It appeals to them, constituting II as
their own thought and leaving to literary
| dissectors the notes and explanations which
give special significance of this edition. On
| the other hand, there are many who VIII
| welcome this opportunity to follow Tenny-
| sons inspiration from its sources to It's
| full expression. ''In Memoriam Is more
| than metrical literature. 1t is philosophy.
creed. 1t has its value apart from N o tcs
| casion for the many notes or the author
and the supplementary comments py JUS
son, whose services as Lord Iehmy son S,, a
| sistant are perhaps not yet fully NaIueu.
| Through these notes one obtains ciealel
view Of Tennyson the thinker than from
| a reading of the poem Itself oo'he Va
| them were penned by his Wile.
| THE SEA MAID. By Ronald Macdonald
| New York: Henry Holt & Co WASH
| fngton: VIM. Ballantyne & sons
| 1t is pity that the engaging MT LUPUS
| who contrived to steal whole snip Tor inc
sake of the golden cargo it was reputeo 10
| ,orry did not himself become marooned
unon the wild, uncharted island In the
| South seas on which he allowed his erst-
| rvb,,a prisoners to land. For Mr.. Lupus
| ubo owned to a long list of other names
was fascinating villain. resourceful anu
suave. with rich promise In the few glmpses
! Mr. Macdonald has permitted OF HIM But
ha masses out of the readers ken ana AT
| +ention "a riveted upon the extraordinary
| adventures of the men and women VINO
| ware set ,,non that uncharted island. There
| they find three people who have hved ior
| twenty years in the hope OF the ARRIVAL VI
| q shin. Two of these were cast ashore from
| a wreck The third was born on the isianu'
| their daughter. Polynesia Is rare cofnp.
nation of worldly innocence and good preeo-
| ing Her father and mother, WINE re-
duced in the years OF tnelr rsp'i nave never
! neruttted the social requirements TO iapse
| from observance. For tne iatnei % 90
| Dean of Beckminster and his Wi,e can nos
1oreet her honors and responsibilities as
dean's cousort There Is pretty conpn
! cation OF love making when seVerai AZ,
questionable young men, one OF enen .,,
| titled Englishman. are SET ooM xna q, the
| island to meet the unspoiled chho VI az
seq What with the machinatlohS oi OH a.
| ventures, the clumsy intrigue OF q haA
| nth whom the titled Englfshman mas e.
| ohoupad names on Shipboaro TOT Jono,
.i,a an,bitions of the deans wife ana tne
| lively Language OF an actor with paske.
| mi of stage wardrobe, the acuon % lie &c
| tale is brisk and amusing. ms Ill., Tor
| another of the stories liae A@-iNN -
|