The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-05
FOUND FAME IN OTHER LANDS
zPlIF HOOkS iBOJT NATIONS
BRITIIN M IOREIGNFRS.
Frrncn Master. of English Literature. an
IrgIt,h NuihoruN Nbout the Unit eti
susie. Iromer IN EE>pt. Hearn In
.Iapan best HIsiori-S u, ForeIsnr-S.


r....'"l upon that the highest
rr e.. ,-. ....rrliv on \ nations litera-
f...- .,..' % b' e a foreign nationality
.... 1E.a- lI-Sannd'Z acquaintance
-. .ra '.-' nv e English literature il
-.s ...'..I tN critics 49, unsurpassed. and
% ..- ,.,''u -tli that no living Frsnchman
o.. ..--. tui- better the English character
.. ON. has % has given - the American
p..H." Hr- long diplomatic residence in
F,sluI CAV" hun an opportunity which
b.. Ero-I.'i Il studying English literature
ant 0g'sh Mayfaring Life in the Four
r.-r'h century The English in the
Mild. ig"- The Eugish Novel The
.r-. 10 the Times of Shakespeare The
Theatre m England from the Conquest
'Ha Predecessors 81 Shakespeare and
,'t"- such recordings IT historical htsS-
g-y and social import resulted. IT such
Qua S,a'Irns that the English them
solves made the works of the Freedman
authoritative
H. chief work is n Literary History
q the Enghsh People - which the
ttiri volume. covering the period from
the Renaissance Co the civil war has but
rsSr-ntly been issued This volume is Of
unusual interest because u bears upon
fnglands greatest and most disportad
literary period. the Elzahethan golden
era crammed with the genius IL shake
sp~are. Rem Jonspn and the horde of Lesser
dramatists and poets
n is rerhAps significant that the French
diplomat has often declared that George
Washington was the most invariably
,udicious man of all history
but NJ. Jusserand was not the first
Frenchman To attain distinction IN pass
irg Judgment on English literature Half
century earlier Hippolyts Adolphe
Tame. the French philosopher. under
took its serious study and published in
four volumes in Iss, the History Of
English literature. which won him fame
throughout the world. the philosophy 20
which was much and widely at;1ckai
hI' which he defended t. ultimate
triumph The French philosopher Was
frst ed u the serious study Of English
literature hv his regard for the English
rr..sspyherS. especially Hohh">. locke.
FA~.el"v and Hume
HI works will he 81 Invaluable assist
an" 20 historians who come after him.
W. mo estimate placed upon him AZ the
tame Of his death IN SOS nv MS compatriot
i'1r.ois Coprce 4 rerrad lately mis-
...'i .tsms ON English hta-atu-. and was
''NNa IT 'FNllN''''A a. ~ WV 10 'a~tAA
s,'rs rassscr- notably those concerning
ord BYRON and Daniel Def"s a-a almost
-.t.-c
.1er" eye pageS N som" II nts works.
rn." ESPECIALLY ~ hIs English Lltera-
tie commented Airhou-. naud"r UPON
>. -smc occasion. which cannu' NE for
.-''an by any ono wro rnlds ts,.rn
" ra.rs leStured a. oxford IN 1871.
o" aivsd there MS T. & !. degree and
vas irsrired 10 w-tte Ll- famous vol Iina
'\oi'- ou Euci1ud
A. tnrigshmtn had 1.rnadF crossed
'ns ,hinnsi nylTg'iyclv 90 WRIT. ~ French
a'alr- and win what gouh.iau 70. e u.t.
'horIty nav b." CLEANED from the fat
that ~" -Fraanu Revolution ws- 'u"
first Of Ei- books 70 which ~. If ru... at.
nam. and ~. iouA whI,I % .pU. 70 o.. .oi.i-
ton In the habits al wiring history
OF u he himself SAID Nv NIlu 'Nn.'t'luu
OF nerves after nni-nruS that grim book
on French Rsvulu;IDl Wa. something
strange And agtIu.
know not whether thus rpsa l- N,fru
anything nor what the world Viii DO VITA
u. or mIsdo. or entirely fo-h"ar TO do
Cas II liksliestb. but this | could tell the
world You have not had for a hundred
years any book that came more direct
and faIafngly sincere from "a" heart
Of living man, d. with It what YOU ike.
YOU -,
As - generally known CARLYLE was
one Of The greatest factors IN introducing
German thought. philosophy and treas
ures az literature to his country even
the educated part Of It and his reputation
IN Germany was considerable. He de-
voted years OF life to tn. study OF the life
Of Frederick Of Prussia, and ayowedly
put more Of hIs heart m -FrederIck the
Great than anything else he ever wrote
just as England and France have thus
internationally exchanged writer's. ~
have England ana America. foremost
among whom may be mentioned Lowell
and his Gov ernmsnt 81 England and
Bryce and his The American Common
wealth James Russell Lowell a. an
American statesman IN England reach~d
such measure Of reputation and popu-
Iarrty that when his term Of service as
Minister 10 that country expired the
Iuslish people would gladly have re-
tain.-i him IN some other capacity. and
!lf n. been wiling 20 accept u he would
nave been elected 20 professorship OF
.'"ratyre In oxford Universty An tnG-
.-h obituary notice published AZ tho
tine 81 Mr. Iowells death IN 1891 gives
sU'r" Idea OF the position ne ana MS writ !
ngs held IN England:
". priz.-d his counsels and criticisms
, England. even n pungentiy Expressed
W. ,,ould not have been prOudsr Of him .
bal he been one 81 rs II was al~Rvs /.
d. moot question whether he was more
q. EnSlshman than an American II
n.s or be- Hettle-t. perhaps. because
b.. Iuii.-i or represented IN" best quail
f... Il both nations. and his departure
'..-H England on a change of admins
rft.1
.,-. 'v for which his YEARLY visits 10 Ne
go. '4' PARTIAL compensation
VI BrVC"'- The American Com
" stIth- an American scholar once .
.. 'Ht' ne anew no single study that
-'"a'tv"iv helped an American tn
-.s "r- u~n country a. he ought 20
a,i foreign scholar added his
% ,omT.ndation To read BRYCE
.. 'rg leave home and then With
.yn u-If,-a and memories 90 read
L H. laI rot Tho