New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-10
yrr Books of Essays by Herbert
Paul and QuiIIer-Couch.

fRo.sa lsIno PIP vii. s66. Z. p. Dutton Co.
al wears have passed since Mr. Paul
=, hts hrst appearance an essayist be-
u, -. covers Of a book. It was not precisely
.,-.,. MEN and Letters was not remark
Cor originality; II aid not have extraor-
- charm. The true test OF the essayist is
60. ,-ou can reread him. and we must confess
r-s have not felt particularly inclined 10
INA AZ PauVs Men and Letters" But, on
-. cher hand. Il was genuine pleasure 10
-. book once which is more than you
GOV FOR the work OF the average modern
,ss+ Mr.. Paul IS above the average His
bool STRAY Leaves" is the kind OF book
ror can read at least once with unqualified
.,es.,-,on. Il is odd, by the way-and one
-. =. The fact that this writer has little
= Eve stuff OF the true essayist in him-that
= "a, slbdue himself 20 the character OF the
- form that IS called the essay. II is
80. ~ his excellent History OF Modern Eng
-" that II frequently suggests Journalism
- than history. When he writes an essay
= !. neither The journalist nor the historian.
y ,..-v much what we would have him,
s-.,s,v sympathetic writer. discursive but not
Tered and using always an agreeably light
touch
n. IKE Mr.. Paul especially for his avoidance
=. .b4 self-conscious pomposity into which so
-.,v =. the essayfsts OF the present time are
esu he is not afraid 10 introduce a
-s-sonsl note, but he keeps II in its place hls
-, rr-pose IS 10 worm himself into his sub
a., and 70 do all that he can truly 10 illuminate
:. thus. while some % his essays are frankly
=, -.,-,av-s and others have doubtless been
..s,,-ss hv The death Of q notability or the
-s,,.s.,oo Of a memoir he generally eontrives
-. hts papers the quality OF work done
,.s owl, sake His essay on Bishop Cre'sh-
.rs his review OF Mr.. LUcas's "CharIes
,.--b" are really portraits. brief sketchy' II you
-. hu- thoroughly tangible and vitahzeo. he
IS IN his illusions not only reading pu'
.s,shle artness. His criticism is OF the SORT
30. ne want IN an essay, II is never IotIiaA'
A., c-oDs out as the opportunity casually pre-
g ,,sslf Best Of al, ne has a ndr Tor 1he
-, side of men and things. Here are one
.ro FRAGMENTS from his essay on CrelshtoN'
z. o-,e asked me, after long chat with .2. an
ne O. o---1versialisJ whether do not think
eminent ,- T1---s M a. in rls haste was II say
tai II .~s-e56 a .'.ools" chief Justice Jervlss
isss4,a1n ~ Iaank.ad is not for eplscoIaI ears
scrsIv Ignorant ~ history. he was eooe e-ousn
q SEgI0tS human nature was equally keen and
Ssrsvolert He declared that the population OF
T-bisf0r would have furnished materials Tor an
s.1s- Reizsc TO BalzoC he was devoted, snd he
Iked also an Inferior artist tI5norlau. nel-eEe
that ne would have riTal-ed Morsler -Leeoe9 "a
he detection Of an obscure crime, ang me SKI
with which ne maneCEed an ltloesIIl5'le
s-est dirlouatst. There was point IN this story,
zoe long 10 tel a. ".- ne II - &C.
81 r. Fs1or. with lis most Mephstophelian
frle ''ths- he had done the parson." u soon
turned out Of course mar ne p9rson had gone
lin What TIE Bishop did not tell was the long
1s o. o. s- e 5ss,t - me po6r MS bea2t
soft as his head was hard
II az age when Churohnaen held high Offices Of
sRte he would have been thoroughly al home. He
N1rra Lad -r-rFFa
sbishor. ar least in the DAYS when il was possible
2 q 6,shoP 70 6e ANYTHING else But he realized
gcqosal that he should write the Life OF Queen
Victoria on the same scale as his Life OF Queen
E-z2setA The queen asked him his reason. If
;as reply 'your Majesty should nor nave made ne
: csanp' once a bishop, always a bishop, is
Hol one pcI.t of view, Z dreadful truth. There IS
sY,s sFs g. "a nat Ta- and 10 rest for bishop,
z Sag ll2i no one who thought or had q mind
a2o-s q B!saoP ~ London, The secular qualities
ss.-lel were those 81 bank clerk When he
- - Fe'ef borough he found thar the clergy had
LSselt with few favo-tes Dr. Mage was sI5as,
charre5 H1 s'Iu5 as swift DR.. Creighton soon
an - IS WIN his good humor. his high s5irfts
paz.sa Tie clergy lie never fTi5tena5 ,t ne often
Es 5 oT WIKI their children as he PLAYED VIII
-, WEI Illustrate Mr.. PauTs quality when
W.. Is chiefly biographical but he has o+,e-
'-s' he Is the sound critic in his essay on
'se Knot and again he is the sheer lover ~
: e1laor IN his study OF the novels Of F7oacool,
y IL MS essay on Lamb. From the paaoocl,
So particularly We would like 10 quote bu-
Hiuh' leave The reader 10 find for himself TIA
sSs's passages with which this book is
rickly soWn Is
IRON a Cornish Window" IS q r7odar, var
80, ~ q ne convenient Commonplace Book" be-
eve. eve. BY our forefathers. Unlike most ~ ms
=. apparently finds plenty OF time in which 10
- "-i-se1 from his ordinary Iabors with en-
- Irresponsible exercise OF the pen HIS
1.oA Is - tuelve divisions each r.,,or ..