New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31

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biographies and articles.
1t has lately been discovered that the novelist,
Henry Fielding once did piece of work which
has not been credited to him. He translated
into English the Military History of Charles
MI. King of Sweden, by NJ Gustavus Adierfeid.
Chamberlain to the King. a work which ap-
| peared in three volumes octave in 174O. His !
authorship of the translation is revealed by a
receipt recently sold in London and worded
| thus: Reed March the 10. 1879, of MI John
Nourse the of forty five pounds in Part
Payment for the translation of the History Of
| Charles the twelfth by me Hen. Fielding"
| President Remsen of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity has thoroughly revised his College Chemis-
! ~, adding new material to bring the book
entirely up to date. The work has been reseh
tOr this new edition
! Amongst the portraits in the Royal Academy
| there are, every year. a number appealing TO
the literary interest. These are often the
more welcome because the subjects of them
have been made widely known by photographs
not altogether satisfactory. The visage of Mr..
Maurice Hewlett for example has beeD made
very familiar to the American public, but never
| before in portrait so full of character as the
one by the Hon. John Collier in the Royal
Academy exhibition This portrait, which We
reproduce, gives Mr.. Hewlett air of greater
physical maturity than should belong to a man
born in 1861, but it certainly brings out much
| better than any of the photographs his char
acteristic expression and his intellectually.
A translation Of NJ. TurGuan's book Louis
XVII the poor little King Who Never Reigned"
the French edition of which has been de-
scribed in these columns-is to be brought out
& few months hence. 1t will be remembered
that NJ Turquan believes that Robespierre had
the helpless little sufferer murdered in the
Temple Prison, secretly substituting for the
Dauphin child in the last stages of consurnp-
ton
Other books of historical biography which ara
in preparation Miss Alice Shields Henry
Stuart Cardinal of York" and Mrs Barnes
"a Royal Quartette" The four heroines of the
volume Marie Princess
Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy and Danphinc OF
daughter of Louis Nv: Maria Louisa Infanta of
Spain. Queen of Etruria, and Marie AmtIie Of
Naples.
We reviewed with much appreciation not long
ago the translation, published by the Scribners.
of NJ Rene Bazin's interesting novel THE Nun"
Ii is stated that the success of this book has led
to a demand for other works by the
author, and translation of his latest novel,
The Rising Corn is already in press.
Under the title of THE story of an AIpins
Winter" (The Macmillan Company Mrs Aubrey
lie Blond has published a little volume which
should appeal to lovers of the mountains. The
STORY" interest is as tenuOus possible but .
along the way (and this is clearly the authors
main intenton) are vivacious descriptions of the +
winter gayetes which have of late years sprung
into such prominence at many OF the Alpine
resorts. Especially during the holiday weeks
there is nothing less than an international i'm
migration to these once deserted hotel cities.
Skating. toboSganfng and sleghing parties
the order of the day. In the bracing, heady
atmosphere of the Engadinc and Davos a kind
of youthful madness seems to take possession
of the most Stdid If Mrs. lie Blond falls
short occasionally in nice matters of style. ana
if her human drama seems the
least bit conventional she has at least caught
something of this fine Alpine frenzy, and il is
pleasant TO make the acquaintance of the Play
ground of Europe under such a fresh and pct-
ureSque aspect.
The Rev. Charles A Br;ges's book on the
Presbyterian Church in this country has been
translated into French by the Able BOudinhon.
This translation has just appeared in Paris un-
der the title of lie Presbyteranisme AmeriClD,
ses origines, son historic"
Mr.. Barrie. novelist and playwright, was for
ty-eight years old on May 9, and the anniversary
of particular consequence to a remote little
Highland parish. The Pail Mall Gazette"
says: Early in May. 1882. the kcv. james
Winter, Free Church minister Bower. in ,
CaithneSS, to whom sister Of the BarricS I
about 10 he married thrown from his horse
and killed: and a mark e his affection for
the pureSt soul l have ever known the author
announced his intention Of sending & IS every
year while | live to be distributed ON May
among the poor of the district. that fuI the
span OF life that might have been ms his nlem-
DRY may be kept green among you
One Of the great English hoStesscs of the last
century the wife of Lord John Russell She
was q woman of intellect. of strong character
and OF unusual charm. The Liberia! and Radical
leaders of her time constantly met her house.
and she had a keen interest in politics The
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