New-York tribune., 1908-12-12
STORIES OF COURAGE
And Books Of Strange Facts for the
Delight of Youth.

= ..,e literature Of heroic deeds what can ring
,-a sn1endidly for susceptible youth than the
.e,.s q the l4zneidc IN his book The 442neid
a. Bows and Girls" CThe Macmillan Company
- AIRED J Church has retold IN simple and
.,,o-ous English the wonderful tales Of Troy
.,s Carthage and OF the things that came to
IS IN italy after Eneas had made treaty with
E;rE Evander. The young reader IS indebted TO
W church for many absorbing pages of story
,-eu-n f-ora the classics, and none are more en-
.rr-er,ng than these Another book which
sbo,Id make the heart Of youth beat high is
N7r N wilmot-Buxton's ''S1o lies Of Persian
Heroes It. Y. Croweu & Co). This group Of
tales from the Epic OF Kings" IS set forth with
ss-vc- but with no undUly fine language. and the
,o-1piler has had the good taste &c quote, as il
TIE case ot SohTab and RusteTl, WHIST a masters
hand has produced. The book would be Of value
= Il did no more than send the young reader TO
A-nold's noble poem thing Of tears and OF
majestic music. A volume which is chiefly de
voted 70 heroes OF former times has a modern
tile in Famous Cavalry Leaders IL c. Page
E Col. and is the work OF Mr.. Charles H L
Johnston. The list Of fighting men begins with
Ar-gla- SaIadtn and Genglais Khan, and comes
down through centuries Of European warfare TO
nineteenth century America and the deeds Of
sheridan. Custer and Jeb Stuart. The stories
a-~ told with a more OF less praiseworthy design
~ capture the readers excited attention
NJ Edwin NJ Bacon's volume. English Voy-
azes Of Adventure and Discovery" (Charles
Sc-thne-,s Sons), contains q number of vivid
narratives retoId from the pages Of Hakluyt. A
rhaprer on the beginnings Of America and an
other on Richard Hakluyt the man. appropriate
" Introduce the accounts OF famous voyages
most Of them % this side Of the ocean AIr
Bacon has done his work with discretion The
book Is Of exceeding interest fer those who may
never themselves turn TO Hakluyt's many vol
u-nes. ard the Illustrations, including group OF
portraits. are effective 4 book OF modern ad-
venture Is entitled Three Years Behind the
Guns" The Century Company. and appears
under the initials Of L c. T It is lively story
OF real experience in the navy, narrated by a
-ounz san Franciscan who ran away from home
T. Hght the Spaniards and went through the
battle Of Manila OF the American flagship. The
r--e things that stir the fighting sailor in action
z-e here presented with simplicity and partic-
clarity not often found in such chronicles, and
-re book has consequently an animation which
we are glad 10 note Adventures at Sea" lFIar-
TT & Brcs) Is the title Of volume OF yarns
drawn from various sources. Stories Of wreck
and Of encounters with whales and sharks, Of
E-as aboard ship. and Of youthful heroisnl. i'll
g small volume which Is worthy 70 be set among
-re treasures Of small boys and girls who have
---ck and endurance enough 10 appreciate those
qualities II others = volume Of history made
easy t7- youthful consideration is Mrs Kate z.
Cz-rerter's story Of Frederick the Great
lL.--1-op. Lee & Shepard Company The story
IS simply told and IS much Lghtened by anecdote.
~ J r EoToen has added 10 his excellent
aBovs' Book Of Locomotives an equally excel
la-- Boys Book Of Steamships" CThe Mcclure
Company The bulky volume is filed with that
lore n ne ship which no boy can resist, techni-
A. ----odlC1o-y chapter on the early history OF
s1-1s Is followed by others on the principles Of
ship design. the coming Of steam. on the
nac5--e-y- management and work Of the ship.
and o- the famous lines q the Atlantic and Pa
c-1c Many Illustrations show forth the Won
6srz -f -1e great steamships of the period. A
book II once fascinating and Instructive IS en-
ct-=E How 70 Understand Electrical Work"
Harper < Rrosa- The authors M William