Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-21
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THE LITERATURE OF ROGUERY. BY
Frank Wadleigh Chandler, professor
of English in the Polytechnic 1nsti-
tute of Brooklyn. etc. In two vol
umes. Boston: Houghton, Miffiin &
Co.
1.-THE Literature of Roguery." by Prof.
F. W. Chandler. is a contribution to liter
1ary history of uncommon novelty and in
terest. No attempt has hitherto been
made to take account of the whole mass
OF literature dealing with the rogue and
his friends. the beggar and the criminal
Inc present work. the second in Prof
NELSON'S Types of English Literature
series, begins by describing concisely the
earlier appearances of the rascal as a
typical ngure in the literature of Spain,
france, Germany and Holland. Next,
aIter some account of medieval roguery
as recorded in drama. legend and Jest
doom the author traces its history through
the Deggar books and conny-catching
pamphlets of the Elizabet age, the
hves of the great highwaymen of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
GOWN to the tramps and gentlemen
burglars of our own day The most i'm
portant literary form discussed is. of
course. that of the so-called picturesque
mover; and the origin and development of
Inns type or romance. as it f1ourished in
England. are here for the first time
authorltatiVely cleared up. But roguery is
found entering literature by other gates
than that of the novel. Criminal biogra-
phles, prison chronicles drama, opera
sociological studies and lyric verse are ali
SHOWN to share the field here surveyed,
and vast amount of material hitherto
ignored both by the literary historian and
the general reader is brought to light.
ne ereater writers who are shown to
nave contributed materially to the litera-
ture OF rascality include Shakespeare and
several or his contemporary dramatists
Defoe, Fielding, Smollett, Scott, Aims
worth. Bulwer, Lever. Marryat. Dickens,
Reade, Thackeray and George Borrow.
A PROPHET IN BABYLON. A Story
OF Social Service. BY W. j. Dawson.
author of Makers of Modern Eng
nsh, etc New York: Flemlns-H.
Revell Company
"A Prophet in Babylon has a two-fold
purpose: The first. destructive, to scath-
1ngly denounce the sluggish aims of MANY
Protestant churches as existing today: the
second. passionately constructive, to show
how much it may yet attain, if it will but
accept new and more generous mission:
The union of all who love in the service
OF all who suffer-. 1t is the story of
man of monumental courage. He has the
Drain to grasp and the holiness to exc
cute new idea and succeeds tremendous
~. He becomes to this age what Martin
Luther was to his own, a reofrmer
VINO can command the head, heart
and hands of the mass of the peonle
There is naturally some plain Speaking
about the disparity between the teaching
ana the practice of many Christian
churches. but there is no cheap abuse and
there Is clean recognition of the real
IL
OF the modern Christian system The tale
involves inter resting characters, LAWYERS.
editors. capitalists and moves smoothly
and rapidly to its conclusion, for DR..
Dawson is master of language and con-
struction.
THE LITTLE CITY OF HOPE, A Christ
mas Story. BY F. Marion Crawford,
author of "Saracinesca," etc. With
Illustrations by w. Benda New
York: The Macmillan Company.
washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
Never was a story more thoroughly sat-
urated with the spirit of Christmas than
Mr.. Marion Crawford's 1.-THE Little City
of Hope" For the first time in years Mr..
Crawford has returned to America for his
inspiration. and his success proves that
his long residence in Italy has not les
sened his comprehension of his own coun-
try The hero of his latest book, John
Overholt, is American all through-a man
who has given up his promising career as
a professor of mathematics in order to de-
vote himself to the perfecting of an air
motor which he has invented His is the
traditional experience of inventors, and
at the time the story opens his finances
are at such an ebb that his wife. whom he
dearly loves. has been compelled to seek
a~tsh4eQrary position as a governess. The
husba1N AND their thfrteen-year-old son
are livNg in the old house on an aban-
doned CesSnecticut farm. where the invent
or has seSup his APPARATUS. overholt is
conndent Vat with a thousand dollars
more be wd lld be able to finish the motor
and bring fortune back to the family, but
the ansouht seems as far out of his reach
s million. 1t Is the boy. practical. alert
Rd optimistic. who restores his hope
when he is near despair. and shows the
way to ultpafe success.
BRpT1SH COLONIAL POLICY. 1754-
time lecturer in history at Column
btas University.R New York: The
MACMILLAN Company.
The Comparative short period of time
embraced within the dates of 1854 and
1765 was filed with events of momentous
Importance in the history of the British
empire These few years witnessed both
Vast7extension of the empire, and also
the organized Beginnings of a movement
tenofnB toW1EU IT'S disruption The author
has descrihed the main features during
this decades
CAIRO, JERUSALEM AND DAMASCUS:
Three Chief cities of the Egyptian
Sultans. BY ID. S. Margoliouth,
DLitt. With illustrations in color
by w. $. S. Tyrwhitt, R.B.A. New
York: Dodd. Mead g. Co. Washing
ton: Brentano's.
The writer of the letterpress of this
volume is noted Arabic scholar whose
knowledge of the oriental cities is ac-
curate and at first hand. The periods of
history. art and architecture as well as
the leading dynasties. are traced with
great clearness. The illustrations,
sketches in color of characteristic street
scenes, temples, etc, are of great beauty
The volume is d sumptuous publication.
HOUSES FOR TOWN OR COUNTRY.
By William Herbert. Illustrated
New York: Duffield q Co.
A timely and valuable book for the in
tending builder or for the student of
contemporary architecture is this vol
ume of Mr.. Herbert's. He treats of THE
Typical Town House." THE American
Country Estate" THE House for All the
Year" as well as the details of construc-
= ton The book is illustrated with many
photographs of typical American dwell
ings and with plans
FORTY YEARS OF PARIS. BY w. F.
Lonergan. author of The New Pa
ell