New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-02

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Les MaItres Italiens d'Autres Fois''; "Siena and
| Her Artists" by Frederick Seymour and The
| Women Artists OF Bologna" (Caterina Vigr
Lavinia Fontana, Properzia de Rossi, and Eliz-
| abetta sranD, by Laura N. Ragg
The press Of the University OF Chicago has in
| hand book entitled Dramatic Traditions of
| the Dark Ages" by Joseph S. Tunison. author
| OF Master Virgil" The Sapphic stanza" and
other studies in classic and medieval literature.
! Mr.. Tunison. always q close and painstaking
| student, has in his latest book aimed at cover
! ing definitely possible period which IS
very indefinite in respect 10 all literary tradition.
| II is the period whose boundaries vague. but
which may be said roughly TO reach from the
time of Constantine to the rise OF civic life and
the real drama IN the West. the period which
marked a return TO Terence and Seneca in the
tenth and thirteenth centuries. Mr.. Tunisons
scholarship explores curious and difficult prob
lens and his book may be expected to throw
new light on his subject
An Englshwoman who has just published
entertaining book about her journey through
Syria describes curious incident of her travels.
There is such an extraordinary lack Of coin in
that country that at village 1T took exactly
four days to scrape together sufficient money
among the inhabitants for the changing of
out. This traveller-whose command of Arabic
gave her an uncommon opportunity to invesu-
gate Syrian Ifc-says that economic conditions
so pinch IN the Lebanon country that all the
population who scrape together their pas
sage money leaving for the United States.
and the country is falling into even deeper ruin
for the lack Of their labor
The story that John Douglas Cook, when editor
OF the London Chronicle" once let loose his IN
governable temper to such an extent as not only
to swear at but TO strike Mrs. Lynn Linton.
contributor is doubted by Mr.. g. 5. LayaTd lie
says IN letter TO The Academy:
For the last ten OF her iiS was ~ terms as
you may remember. being appointed Aer "'oSf i,
ePq Savs s and Of COOKS astonishing lack
Of self-contro she never accused nm o. A'a,tS
TaIg ~ ms INV name memoir Those who would
InoI3Sproisng picture OF the man in his rela
Hons TO Mrs Linton should refer TO the in
terestng, least read Of an her novels Chrls s
eaftoSiography. There. under the guise OF Mr..
Dundas, she tells the whole story OF SoSA as 5
worse to bear than an outburst OF imprecarons
ana co ohGe I n1 focs That was when trouble
stood that this day saw my last visit TO the Office
uaIy when Cook assumed the first edtOrshiP OF
THE Saturday Review: she became one or us
never restored. Nevertheless, she heartily admired
R ms good points He was generous and aTec-
tohae Utterly devoid Of al tFeacheTous instincts
but the core OF him was sound; and his hdehty 70
his friends very beautiful"
A number OF hitherto imprinted poems by
Matthew Prior will be found in the two volumes
Of his works prepared for the Cambridge Eng
ush Classics Series. The prose Dialogues Of
the Dead" which Pope saw in manuscript and
praised. will be published for the first time in
tho forthcoming second volume.
In Literary Forgeries." to be published
Mr. j. A. Farrer has written a book which
should be fun of entertainment for those who
occasionally like a stroll IN the bypaths Of lit
erature Among the stories told therein are
those Of THE Marie Antoinette Forgeries."
The Forged Letters OF Byron and Shelley" and
THE Immortal Hoax Of Ireland" Mr. Andrew
Lang has contributed preface to this volume
An unsigned and long unrecognized document
has lately been identified as Daniel Defoes by
Dr. Warner Keeper OF Manuscripts and Eyer
ton Librarian of the British Museum The hand
writing and internal evidence as well point. Dr.
Warner believes. TO Defoe as the author Of this
political paper, which was addressed to Robert
Harley shortly after the latter became Secretary
of State on May IS. 1904 The text OF this in
terestlng document is given in the current issue
Of the English Historical Review"
Defoe was sent to prison In the summer OF
1908 for publishing his pamphlet. The Shortest
Way with the Dissenters.' He released In
the following autumn through the influence OF
Harley and became paid secret agent Of the
government. Gratitude self-interest led him
to offer his patron this collection of maxims and
instructions. useful. in his opinion, TO a new
Minister of State. He lays special stress upon
the necessity for regular system OF collecting
intelligence from all quarters, in order that the
government might be kept informed OF the state
of feeling I'm the country, and steps might ~
taken TO counteract adverse influences; and his
own employment for this purpose was
doubt direct consequence of his advice" Here
are four rules for the attainment OF influence
and popularity, set forth IN this document
/ To keep a sett of faithful enIssarys selected
by your own Judgement; let them be your constant
intellgencers Of private af9aires In the. Court
g. Set your friends by, II they such they'll tedt
but surpriZe your enemyes. If you have any, with
voluntary kindness.
that all partyes may court you.
Let the World kno You oove S"q noiSng: al Man
then will covet you.
Here is the authors ingenious excuse for white
lying: "Tho this part Of conduct Is cad dissirnu-
lation, I am content II shall be calPd what they
WILL but a I've does not consist IN the In
direct position OF words but IN the design by
false speaking to deciev AMI injure my neigh
bour, assembling does not consist IN putting
a different face upon our aocions but in the
further applying that concealment to the preju-
dice Of the person"
It is worth while to quote the story OF how
DR.. Hornaday. author of "Camphres in the