New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-16
BOOKS And AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present and
to Come.

to Come.
Still more books about Napoleon! One is a
translation from the French. dealing with the
period when the great Emperor lay with his
army at Boulogne. ready to sail across the chan
mel and attack ''perhdous Albion" Its author
knows all about that interesting part of the
Gallo coast and has found local documents
worthy Of research
Another new book is devoted TO "Napoleon's
Conquest of Prussia in 1906. Its author. Mr.
Lorraine Petre. has made careful study of the
campaign of Jena. Earl Roberts has contributed
a preface.
Readers OF the valuable English Men Of Let
ters' series have expressed some justifable sur
prise that no volume on Shakespeare has ap
peared therein II was the Importance OF the
subject, told that has delayed it's ad-
vent. with the consequent difficulty of arranging
FOR it's adequate treatment. II has at last been
produced by Professor Walter Raleigh. ex-
Celleut for the work. and II will be pub
Nshed during the coming season. II IS divided
into six parts: I. shakespeare; II, 'Stratford
and London: III. Books and Poetry; ".
The Theatre" V story and ChaTacter'; VI.
The Last Phase" 1t will be pleasant to com
pare this book with Mr.. Sidney Lees biography
OF
Mcunuous Shakespeare. whose enchanting Quln
Commanded mrth or passion.
4 new French publication consists OF two
volumes of documents lately brought to light
by NJ +. Bonnal from the archives of the War
Ministry documents which record the persecu-
lions inflicted by Louis XVIITs government on
the marshaIs and generals of the Grande Ar
NEE. The work is entitled Les Royalistes
Contre LArmte. 1S15-1s20"
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has been writing
sympathetcally in an English magazine about
the lovable side of DR. Johnson. His was
large charity" he says. and it came from
small purse"
The rooms of his house became sort OF harbor
OF refuge. in which several strange battered hunks
found their last moorings; There were the blind
the cooress Mrs. De Mouths, all old and ailing
His guinea was always ready for ne poor 4t-
quantance. and no poet was so humble tha{ ne
ponderous and sonorous sentences bore the hall
mark Of their maker.
OF a later English man of letters, John Ruskin,
1t was said. the other day, that he gave and did
not merely leave-"by far the greater part Of his
fortune went In gifts and charitable works be-
fore his death. And even SO. he bore sore CON
science TO his grave questioning whether. while
so many were deprived. he had any right 10
live between a Turkey carpet and a Titan.
The new Ruskn Park, by the way. at Denmark
Hill London has just been opened to the public.
The authoritative view of the Roman Catho-
lie Church in regard to hypnotism and spiritsm
is reflected it is stated. in the late Or Lapponts
book an English translation of which is on the
point of publication
Students of that always fascinating subject.
the Italian Renaissance, Will welcome Professor
Pasquale Villaris forthcoming book Historical
studies of that period form the bulk of the vol
ume aud added to these chapters on the
development of literary criticism in Italy.
Morelli. and on Italian art In general
"Dlck Donovan" the novelist otherwise Mr..
Preston MuddocID has written a book about his
own adventurous life. Some of its pages have
10 do with his experiences in India during the
Mutiny.
one Of Victor Hugo's predictions was adj
dressed to Sir James Knowles-"I shall not live
to see, but you viii live to see the United States
of Europe" Then l shall live to be a very old
man." Sir James's answer quoted by him
in The Nineteenth Century"
What promises to be an interesting collection
of books is announced by Mr. John Lane 1t Is
to be called THE Spanish Series" and 1t is TO
deal with Spain in its various aspects. its hts
tory, its cities and its monuments. The volumes
will have many illustrations from paintings and
from photographs. The first one will contain a
biography and appreciation" OF Murillo. and
the second historical account of the royal
armory at Madrid.
One Of the volumes of "reminiscences which
are in sight is the work Of Mrs. Sellar grand
daughter Of Christopher North" 1t is to con-
tain many anecdotes of the social and literary
life Of Edinburgh during the last half century
The mention OF Christopher North" Wilson
reminds us of one of Landors amusing letters
to the Blachwoods Pray do me the favor to
inform your compositor" he says. that If ever
again he has the impudence and audacity to
alter letter or point Of my writings he shall
see no more Of them! In the first page he has
put the name OF Wilson after those OF Homer
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