New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
THE BAKER LECTURES.
americans an Paris-Nc1c Books of
the Week.
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Paris Dec. 14.-Professor George Pierce Baker.
of Harvard University delivered this evening
his second lecture in the Richelieu Amphitheatre
at the Sorbonne on the Elizabethan drama, be-
fore an audience of eight hundred students. who
completely filled the auditorium Professor
Baker is the most eloquent OF the Foreign Iect-
urers who have appeared at the Sorbonne for
some years and was enthusiastically appiauded
by his hearers. of whom two-thirds were
French, including Professors Croiset, dean OF
the faculty Of letters; Henri Lavedan. of the
Academy; Paul Glnisty, Professor Dieulafoy,
Albert Robin. Samuel Pozzi, CASTOR Devore
Andre de Corde. Alfred Capus Maurice Maeter
Iinck and others prominent in science and liter
ature.
Among the Americans in Paris Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Prince. of Boston. who are shortly
leaving this city to pass the winter at Pau; Mrs
Havemeyer, Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Gaff, Mr.. and
Mrs Horatio Thayer Mr.. and Mrs L. Stevenson.
Mr.. and Mrs Newman Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Ruth
ven Pratt, Mrs. Edwin DENLY, 'on the way to
Florence; Judge Octavius Norris, Henry Oppcn-
helm, Mr. and Mrs j. A. Connell. DR.. and Mrs.
G. NJ Phelps Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Henry, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert A. Van Wyck. Mr.. and Mrs.
Humphrey Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harper.
Mr. and Mrs L. G. Haggin. Mrs. Katherine Fisk
and Herbert c. Smith. Among the American
arrivals at Nice are Mrs. John +. Legler. Mrs.
S. M. FELTON,, Mr.. and Mrs Stewart Appleton
and Mr. and Mrs. Leight, of Chicago. The ar
rivals at Pau include Mr.. and Mrs. Platt. M ISIS
p Platt Mr. and Mrs. Tooker, the Misses
HunnewelI J. H Hutchinson. Mr.. and Mrs Liv-
ingstone, Mrs Blake. Alexander Browne and
Mrs. Scott.
Among the new books Of the week are the
following: Pion- Nourrit publishes Pages Nor
mandes." by Albert Sorel, of the French Acad-
emy. descriptive of life, scenery and historic
episodes of Normandy put together in a light
and attractive form. just what the cultivated
tourist keenly appreciates
MN Pione, the military editors. issue La
Guerre Russo Japonaise," being a translation
into French of the history of the war, drawn
from the official reports Of the Japanese general
staff by Nagao Ariga. professor of international
law at the Japanese superior war school. who
deals with the war from the standpoint of neu-
traI powers and of international law.
From Fontemoing comes the Second Empire
entire rApogee ct le Declin," by James de Cham
brier, being the sequel to THE Second Empire.
from Sebastopol to Soiferino" by the same au-
thor The new work is especially interesting
because 1t sets forth the inside history of Ma
poleon HIS Ill fated Intervention in Mexico.
which marked the beginning of his downfall.
Juven publishes oscar Deux Intime." being a
life Of the late King of Sweden. 1t contains well
selected characteristic incidents and conversa-
TONS and reveals the King a Of letters
q poet and musician. During the thirty six
wears of his reign there was not a single con-
demnation for leze majesty. When the King
presided in 1897. over the congress of newspaper
men, one of the French delegates asked his
majesty If he not alarmed at the presence
of so many republicans. The King replied. mot
a bit; am very fond Of republicans Of foreign
countries am q royalst only In Sweden"
Iaurens issues an exhaustive work on the In