The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-05

Henry l#. Nlelltyt tubHpl VI "N'i', Harvard Literary By-Poths in Old England "tetc, Published by httle' Brown X Co., Boston; s5.)O net, al Judas; postpaid, S320
 This book is a delightful acquisition to the literature on English towns Mir Shelley has a wide knowledge and deep appreciation of many hooks and cor ners of hls native land, which have es- capped the attention of the general pub lie, because off the beaten tracks but which have many natural beauties and romantic associations,
 He has pictured them In words and with his camera, he has told of their fascinating history and of the famous personages whose memories are vll- lage traditions Ha starts at Lands End. where he finds the favorite haunt of Max Mueller Leslie stephen, and Lowell; he has eosspy chapters on the Lanes of Devon associated with Ra- leigh and Reynolds, on the Bath of Beau Nash, Fielding and Jane Austen; on Goodman. the scene of Fred Walk CTS famous paintings; on Beaconsheld where Waller courted the naughty Sacharissa, and where Burke saw his hopes of founding a, family prematurely perish: on the Norfolk Broads, with their decaying wind-mills; on the Lan- cashire Fens, the scene of "Hereward the Wake" and on the tree-planted do- main of Argyle. Ono chapter is de- voted to the strange grotto and pictur- esque dogs cemetery at Oatland's park fin Surrey. He tells of the remote chamber in Westminster abbey which contains collection of wax images of British royalty. A proof that the col- lection of royalty in wax used to be more popular than now Is found in Dr. Popes "Life of Seth Ward, where he says:
 Another time, Dr. Barrow preached at the abbey on holiday Here must inform the reader that it is a custom for the servants of the church upon all holidays, Sundays excepted to show the tombs and efhgies of thc kings and queens in wax to the mean CT sort of people. who then flock hithel from all the corners of the town. and pay thir twopenoe to see The Play Devonshlre clown most improperly cal it. These. percelving pr. Barrow 1T the pulpit after the hour was past and fearing 10 lose that time in hearing which they thought they could more prohtably employ fin reoeiving-these I say, became impatient. and caused the organ to be struck mp against him and would not give over playing unti they had blowed him down.
 Tt took touching guide book to q Holy Land for those who know of De. von and Derby and Norfolk and Bucks fal lr.K1o, Ie al ty f, dreams of retrospective experience. ol in tho imaginative joys of prospective delights. We are thankful for sucf books because in this county at any rate, they serve to keep green in tht eyes of New Englanders the sweet ant pleasant places of old England"
 But the ef1gies are still there mum. berlng something less than a dozen They are for the most part effigies ot English royalties, including Queen Eliz. abeth, Queen Mary, and Charles II. ant are the identical images that figured in the funerals of the great personage' whom they represent, Mir. Shelley, fir addition to giving us description o the efflgies and their history; furnishe some excellent photographs of them which he took with his own camera.
 MT. Shelley also describes the scenes that Dick Turpin has made famous tn, water worship celebrations of Derby shire and the hermitage of Warkworth The book is beautifully Illustrated witt four plates in color and many repro ducttons of photographs taken by tn, author. When a newspaper man fl Glasgow, Mir Shelley was the origna tor of photographic notes in the dail, ,press having inaugurated and conduct ed with great success the column enti tied Photographic Jottings" in tn Glasgow Times So great was the pop ularity of this feature that 1t resulte fin the founding of "The Evening Time Camera Ciab," which quickly becam one of tho largest photographic socle ties in the United Kingdom. For sev eral years Mir. Shelley acted as honor ary secretary of the club and thoug he exhibited his own work but seldom he gained several medals on those oc caslons when his pictures were showr In 1897 he left Glasgow 10 become
 writer for the London papers, and dur lDp IIl6 10bbI w dI Ilt NbH N'IL lu ALT ca as a special correspondent At tn close of the struggle, he came to Amer lea, and for the past two years he ha been literary editor of the Boston Her a1d.
 'It is a touching gudo-book to Holy Land for those who know of De won and Derby and Norfolk and Buck as fairylands, either fin the lovel dreams of retrospective experience, c in the imaginative Joys of prospectiv delights. We are thankful for sue books because, in this country at an rate, they serve to keep green in th eyes of New Englanders the sweet an pleasant places of old England, Ne York American.
 MT. Shelleys Literary By-paths 1 old England' was as delightful a "John Harvard and His Times" an his new work on tho more unfamilia parts of England is up to the sam high standard IL Is instructive; hJ above all readable Springfield Reput lican.
 "There is no space here even to al tempt enumeration of the ancler places that MT sheney's pen has 7 faithfully and accurately brought view There are 20 chapters In tt book and each possesses its indiyidut charm. some will come with the forc of new revelation to many America readers "-Boston Herald
 THE WEIGHING HOUR By August
 Thomas. Illustrated with piotur
 from the play Published by Harp
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 "rhe Witching Hour" has been wrt ten by Mir. Thomas, based on his pla which made such a sensation in Ne York, Telepathy mental suggestIo and thc gentle power of uufOrEOttc