New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

tached to the French legation at Teheran, and
was privileged to visit places inaccessible to the
ordinary tourist
Chatto & Windus the London publishers.
have projected series of volumes to be issued
under the general title of THE New Medieval
Library" OF the early volumes in this cOliec-
tion of little known compositions OF the past the
first is Christine de Pisans The Book OF the
Duke Of True Lovers now hrst Translated rom
the unique Ms. in the Middle French, preserved
in the British Museum, with notes and an IN
PRODUCTION by Alice Kemp Welch, and the lyrics
! translated into the original metres by Mr.. Eric
Maclagan and Mr. Laurence Binyon- Six photo
gravures reproduce the illuminations found IN
the Ms. The second volume-"Of the Tumbler
of Our Lady, and Other Miracles'-contains the
first translation from the MS preserved at
recorded having hitherto been done into Eng
lish. The third volume in the series is a new
edition of the first English version OF the
medieval romance entitled The Lady of Verg'
translated from the Middle French by Alice
Kemp Welch, and originally issued in 1908
! THE Lady of Vergi" went out of print as soon
as it published, and has been considerably
revised for the present edition.
More art books are toward. The Rev. J. Burns
has written a volume of The Christ Face in
Art" to be published, Of course, with illustra-
tons. There are 10 be new books on DelacroIx
and the Van Eycks. and Professor Gardner is TO
bring out a study OF Six Greek Scuptors" The
umes Of wood engravings by Timothy Cole one
on "OId Spanish Masters.' with text by Charles
II. Caffin and notes by the engraver.
An interesting note on the reading :, public in
Writing from Stockholm correspondent of that
journal says:
English authors read here less than German
5t bnt there are swedlh transatons at moderate
prices, of most Of our popular rovelists, year or
books. and they are still widely read SO are the
yr,oyu and IS,
without doubt. the popular Engsh CLASSIC. Iiie iit
erature comparatively. and giving more encourage
nent TO their own auth0rs Al the pn6isTS y"e iD~
recent and living writers have attained high crcl-
atons selma LaseTi9f has ;, JuTi the Dt nEers Of
Upsala-the first Swedish woman so honored
The lady who publishes her books over tho
name of Christopher Hare has shown in her
Italian studies that she has fair for good
subject and she shows this again in her forth
coming volume. Under the title of Louis NJ
of France she treats OF personalities ana az
fairs in fifteenth century Europe Around the
career Of the grim French king she WeaVes a
story involving such events as the appearance
OF Joan of Arc. the capture Of CorstantInop!e by
the Turks. and the death OF Edward ~ o' Eng
land.
MI Randall Parrish Is evidently author Of
some versatility The McClurgs Of Chicago have
inst published an Interesting historical work by
him The Great Plains in which he surveys
the development Of the Western frontier from
1927 10 1870 and simultaneously il is announced
that ne is bringing out a novel called "Reth
Norveu." the story Of Colorado mining camp
The same publishers have just issued two works
Of Importance TO students or American history
one is The Campaign Of Santiago de Cuba ~
Colonel Herbert II Sargent. a military treatise
in three volumes and the other Is "A Handbook
Of the Philippines" by Hamilton NJ. Wright
There is 70 be a new edition Of all the works
Of George Borrow. and IL is 10 be Illustrated
This is peculiarly interesting news. The grf2t
.r1e,cr ~ r,y.rey lore has been illustrated before
/ f,f,t never fIIv and though recall a few
clever drawings made for his text. have al
ways regarded him as waiting. on the UhoIt. f"r
. n ey--rr7fhetfr artist We shall watch with keen
curiosity the experiment now to be made. one
. needs ;crupcramcut as weIl rs powers Of obSer-
walton and rare skill 10 make proper plctoTll
acco,uUauirnent FOR his enchanting books