The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
Among the Books

by Monat. Yard &c CO., OF New York.
$500 net.
Mr.. Winter explains in his preface
to his book In It's present surerb form
that "a considerable part OF 1t has
been rewritten and The rest carefully |
revised. The chapters have been ar
ranged in q new sequence. SO az to /,
mako them suggestive of practical,
pleasurnblc line OF travel. and much
material not before included In pre-
Z vlous editions OF contemporaries Eng |
land has been introduced.
In this revision, intended to be final,
OF a labor which has 0een essentially
one OF love, have, while co-ordinating
the substance and. as hope. improv-
Ing the form, endeavored to preserve
4 that liyellness Of sensibility and ardor
of feeling which characterized these
sketches as originally written, and
which naturally were prompted by the
Iirst view OF places that reading and
imagination, long before they were
seen. had endeared to d reverent stu
dent OF the history and literature of
England. The physical aspect OF Eng
land has undergone some change
since the brig. days when first
unused In It's temples and loitered In
Its rosy lanes. and some change, ike
wise. has occurred in It's social Con-
ditions; yet believe that readers Will
ind somc pleasure still In rambling
with me through the verdurous, fra
grant pathways of an earlier, more
peaceful time. In descanting on The
rural loneliness. the romantic archi-
tectural remains. and the historic and
literary associations OF the beautiful
old land as 1t was, and still is, my
earnest wish is to impart guidance and
suggestion to other travellers, wishful
to explore Its opulent realms of poetry
ahd view its relics and memorials of
Z renown.
1T Is neither lack OF sympat. ~ with
whatever OF happiness exists around
me nor lack OF faith In the suspicious
destiny OF my native land and~mankind
that has caused me. in celebrating the
beauties of England, to linger upon the
lallowing associations Of antiquity and
10 indicate the pathos more than the
paSeantry OF human experience. 1
have written thus OF England because
she has filed my mind with beauty
and impressed me with strangely COM
mingled emotions oil Joy and sadness,
and doubt not that some memory of
her venerable ruins. her ancient tenn
pies. her rustic glens. her cleaning
rivers. and her flower spangled plains
win blend with the last thoughts that
glitnmer through my brain when the
shades Of eternal night are falling and
the ramble of life is done"
The text of the chapters leads from
the voyage and descriptions OF English
scenery to the authors comment on the
Abbey. where Johnson and Garrick lie
Durieu close together among other
mighty dead. and the Tower. whero
melancholy phantoms make Of 1t u
place of mystery and horror the
literary shrines of London, reviying
famous names and memories; Windsor
Castle and town, where the mind be-
holds as In mirror the pageants OF
chivalry. the coronations of Kings, the
battles of armies. the decay OF tran
sient systems. the growth of rational
civilization. and the everlasting marsf
OF thought"
The pages of the volume number
3ii. and there are in all twenty-five
chapters. all of which. are vitalizet
with the most intense interest anc
beautifully illustrated. Nothing couic
be finer or written with truer appre
which. taken together. make VI
'.ShaKespeere's England" Mr.. wintei
uses a quotation from the poets Mac
BETH:
Il must become borrower of til,
night.
For dark hour or twain"
as caption for his conclusion. Thi
conclusion embodies some musings OF
the historic associations of the region
round about Trafalgar Square, "th
centre of the heart of modern civili2a
ton. the middle of the greatest cit.
in the world and ends in these words
on this spot is written the long
teeming. wonderful history of
mighty empire. Here are garnere
such loves and hopes, such memorie
and sorrows. as can never be spoken
Pass We shadows. Let the night wan
and the morning break"
"The Campaign of ChnncelIorsville."
BY John Bigeiow. Jr., Major Unite
States Army. retired Illustrated s.
maps and plans Yale University Press
New Haven. Conn. $40 net.
The author of this most importan
work presents his reasons for writirs
II. and describes its scope in the fot
lowing words. IN lne summer q
1884 l was assigned by the govern
n1ent TO serve as "a professor of mft
tary science and tactics at the Massa
chusetts institute OF technology. L
the discharge of this duty select9
the campaign OF Charlottesville a
the theme for a course of lectures {
my classes. made this selection ee
cause that campaign presented
greater variety of military problem
and experiences thar any other i
which an army OF the United State
has taken part In no other was ther
so rapid succession OF critical situa
tons Moreover. no other one ap
preaching 1t in Importance has bee
so imperfectly apprehended and de
scribed
My work is divided into two part
Part l., entitled The Period of Prep
aration.' covers the time from \;
appointment of General Hooker a
commander of the Army of the Pc
tonac. January "a 1868, to the issuin
OF orders for the movement of tn
army April 90. 1868. It treats OF tn
reorganization and general improve
1nent Of the army preparatory to tn
campaign: OF the scouts, raids an
forays Of Mosby and Fitzhugh Lee:
the first battle of Kelleys Ford an
minor operations. Part H.. entitle
The Period of Operation describe
the march to Charlottesville, tn
marching and fighting in the Wilder
ness, Sedgwick's ATTEMPT to march
Charlottesville. including the bsttle
of Marye's Heights and Salem Church
Stoneman's raid against Lees con
munications, and Jones and Imboden
raid against the Baltimore and Oh!
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