New-York tribune., 1909-03-28


servatory of Vesuvius, has contributed scen-
tific account OF it.
Prince Kropotkin's work on the French Rcvo-
luton will shortly appear in both French and
English editions. 1t written in French and
then turned into English. The book is bulky
one. 1t is said concerning his point of view:
He considers the Revolution as containing
movements: First that of the middle classes
against the Court secondly. the revolt of the
peasant against the grinding oppression of the
feudaI system still In operation. He devotes his
research to showing how it was really the
peasants who forced the Revolution The middle
classes looked for reform; but the peasant de-
years, recOunting how the middle classes actually
| Joined with the Court against them TO preserve
the old regime. until the enormous forces working
among the people proved strong for any
preston, and brought about the fun Revolution
A novel by Mrs Humphry Ward is
! background, has been rather neglected by Eng
/ lish novelists
/ Most OF the verse in Mr.. Maurice HewIett's
forthcoming volume "Artemision" is new but
| added to this is the best of that which filled the
| first book he ever pubIished-one entitled Songs
and Mcditatons"
| Mr. Snaith's novel. "Arar1nta," is already 60
| in,, into its second large American edition. It
! is justifable success, for the book is exceed
iugly amusing.
A collection of Gambetta's letters is to be pub
| liShed In Paris under the title "Ciambetta
yar Gambetta. Lettres Intime ct Souvenirs de
Famille." The editor, NJ. Ghensi contributes
Isorre elirnpses Of Cambctta's family life, and
many portraits and facsimiles will accompany
! the text
The Life and Times of John Hus' is the
title of a now volume from the pen Of Count
| I5itzow whose know ledge Of bohemian history
and literature IS great Much space is devoted
/ to the rcforusrs work as patriot.
The Blue Bird" is the title of NJ, Maurice
Macterlinck's fair play in five acts. Not only
animals made to talk in this play-trees.
/ fire. water. bread also have tongues. TH" Eng
lrsh translation is by Nj A. T. Mattos. the
translator Of the Chateaubriand memoirs
That most people in our day have been led to
| the appreciation Of poetry by the scnsuous ele-
| Inent in it. especially the visual element. is the
! conviction OF the critic of The Manchester
Guardian" 1t is easy. he says. to trace the
| stages in their progress:
! First there would come n vivid sense Of tho
picture for its sake presented by such lines as
! The sounds and seas. with all their fnny drove.
| Now the moon in waveIing morrice move
Then would soon follow the perception that each
be shadowed forth by such pictures Sometimes it
is sweet human emotion, in that magical coupIet
| OF Merediths-
She hath palace in the West
Bright Hesper lights her to her rest
Al other times It may be a sense Of infinite dcsoa-
! tion-s,ch "a sense east upon scteen some
| tract of lunar scenery where no man comes nor
| has come since the making of the world may
! awaken. Thus II. the closing lines OF the well
| known ballad
And through his banes whrn they are rare
The wind sail blaw FOR cyernair.
| Then OF visual language in figures OF
| speech would commend the intellectual ingredient
| in poetry. and from that stage there is hut a step
| to appreciation Of the intellectual element for It's
| own sake.
"rThe American Egypt is the title of n
| book about Yucatan which viii soon be issued
! The two travellers whose work it is are Mr.
| Claiming Arnold and MI T. J. Frost