New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

author is the Rev Gerald <. Davies, Master Of
. the Charterhouse, who I~ very favorably known
Tor his book Ghirandajo in tho same series
and for his larger works Hulbein and Halls.
valuable book for readers interested in French
art is coming out in Paris q book Of hitherto
unpublished letters written by Ingres to his
friend Gilbert II will be edited, with notes and
. Introduction. hv NJ. Boyer d'Ageu anC win
tain ninety Illustrations
David Harurn" continues 10 get itself read.
The ApVIctOns have just brought out a new cdi-
tion OF the story. and state that since II first
appeared. in 1888, more than 100000 copies
/ have been sold
/ The small palace at Tiefurt wherein tho Grand
Duchess Anna AmaIa If SAKE Wenar enter
tanned many notable people including Goethe.
is TO be restored % the condition in which II was
4 in her day The old Inventories have enabled
the pious owners 70 place The furniture and ot5~r
articles IN their Original position.
+ The lcafy surroundings of the palace are
charming. the building itself told, seems
little more than an old fashioned farm house
/ Here" says 7 Gerard in q little cell or nook,
SO small as only to hold table and chair.
Goethe was wont to write when on a visit Tho
inkstaud and the letter book which hc used stjl
I II the table which IS placed 1T n window
overlooking the wooded landscape Goethe loved
Tiefurt with ts tranquil silence He came hero
/ often. staying for weeks AZ q time HIS taSt9
was OF great help "a the duchess in arranging
= her new hobby. especially in the hanging ~ tho
/ pictures which cover the walls ~ Tiefurt"
Mr. Edward Hutton has made Of his In Tn
known Tuscany" tE = Dutton < Coz q slight
welcome There IS mu'h pT'cI"sitN about ne
pros. 0f This author and bis oCstatC periods do
not ALWAYS persuade ms Of the AUTHENTICITY Il
his emotional and imaginative Impulses. Yet IN
this instance there Is note of sincerity Char0c-
teriziug his impressions which bids us overlook
defects % styI' lie gives us som, sympathetic
Clirruses Of obscure spots In Tuscany. painting
them they TO-DAY with an ardent feeling
To- al. that th,v have been b. IN, Tast and det:lv
. mjnFluF historical data with his narrative (
lcSurciy yaUh'Cs II, has com" upon some at
tract!vc examples Of Della Robhlar art in hi7
.r.rt-
duccd IN excellent photoGraphe. one chapter -
devoted to the tragic career OF David IiZzarctt!.
a singular tvps ~ religious possession known as
the Messiah of Mont Arniata" The primitive
traits of tie Tuscan folk encountered on Mr..
! Hutton's journey are skctChcd IL friendly wise
Tn, John Lane Company announces an inter-
estiur biographical work. Thomas Hood His
Life and Time" The author is MI walter
J,rrold
For many years Mr Arthur Evans has been ~
work upon his "ScrptA Minoa The Written
documents Of MInoan crete" The Forthcoming;
season viii witness the appearance OF The first
volume of this very important contribution to
archP"ioGicaI literature The FIRST part Is oi an
Introductory character. giving general view of
the progress of the discoveries, successive tvuc5
Of script and their relation to one another Tho
chronological limits OF each class is Indicated,
comparisons are instituted with tho early scripts
+ Of cyprus Auatoia and PhTuicia. and tho
Ptd.niciar and Greek aluhabots are shown t. IL
in all probability uffShoots OF the Minoan group.
In The second part of the volume the evolution
Of the hlcrugiy phic system of crete u traced
from the more primitive Photographs. with plates
and copies. and catalogue ralsoune Of All the
characters as got discovered Thanks 70 the
courtesy Of the Italian Mission Il has been pos
siiIo further l., add special section on the
newly discovered hitrurlyphIC disk from IhrS-
tUs. a monument Of unique interest which y
shown to represent system parallel 20 the
Niuodn. perhaps in use among some Kindred
population the west coast "f ASIA Minor
Anon. lu tn. volumes of biography To he
looked for in the autumn there is none more
provocativ. of curiosity than. Mr. Walter SIch"l5
. Life of Richard Briuslcy sheridan" The sub
iect is peculiarly aIlurug. and Mr.. Sich"l has
shown in more than one volume that he makes
a clever historian.
In tho food Of color Books" that has swept
over the public IN the last few years one would
sun ost that every corner Of the earth had becn
Illustrated. We believe however thar RUSSIA
has been neglected The omission is presently
. t. be- repaired al least far as the capital ID
. cnrccrrcd A book st Petersburg IS an
! uounccd. written 10y f Dohson and ldVlShIS IL
/ Illustrated in color by Mr. f. de Haenen
/ A successful method of nstruCtnG the chlI-
dren of a parish is Illustrated in the Rev. James
/ N Farrar's book of minute sermons entitled
/ ~ Junior Congregation. lSS4-l9OS ttuhk *
Wagnalls Company