The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-29

things in general which the sights OF
/ Paris start The connection IL not always
obvious nor are the thoughts usually
either original OF particularly valuable
where he sticks TO description he u pleasant
enough The pictures are clever; those
81 places are as vague a. Mr.. Psnnslls.
those ~ figures are more vigorous. hut
they have rarely anything distinctly
4 Partisan about them. The book 10 an
impression % Paris on two not especially
obS-rvant Americans. The most inter
e-tInK thing in the book IL the account
~ an interview with AnAtole France. in
which characteristicAlly We learn more
, Of Mr. wA-hburn and his opinions than
IT the French author II was obtained
through an admiring letter and Anatols
! France told the writer that he was youn ger
than he expected
4 plea sapt book has been written about
Boston by Mary Caroline Crawford under
the deceptive title Romantic Days in
Old Boston Little. Brown and Com
panyI The book deals chiefly with the
many noted people who have lived in
Boston from the time IL became a city
till very recent days To those SOCK ing
It ROMANCE may be found among these,
but ~ hardly seems the term 20 apply
TO tue seclate and prosperous city around
hiCh the universe revolVes The epithet
ola too. belongs properly To The au-
thor earlier hooks describing the Colonial
and Revolutionary Boston. As u deals
with times within the memory % man
the book seems rather -ketchy, accurate
statements % fact and dates may lie dry,
but are surely no drier than long classified
lists Of worthless and they are helpful
IL contains much that Is int eresting about
very interesting town. We note. how
ever that the author omits among the
varied pursuits ~ Roston anv mention
Of baseball. in which Il was once prsoui-
nent
\ charming sids OF Irish life 10 depicted
10y MIR Redeem Mason Ia The Song Lore
of Ireland tMrsssls and Bisssll Com
PAM New York. IL popular account.
and the author therefore has good deal
10 -Iv dhOut The early hartis and the man
nsr n which the fulh songs have heeu trans
mltted which isas interesting astne songs
themselves Whether all his statement-
will stand scientific tests Ne cannot saw.
We notice that hs declines To saw that
Dr Ingram rsp-nted having written the
song that made hun famous. Tor one thing
lie gry.- the words and the music ~ many
famous songs and writes shout them -n-
trrttlninsv
\ popuiar and "ni husiasiIc account
of Alaska - provided bv Our Northern
Domain ,Daut ts'ss aud Company =
d..s'ripiiy. book with many Illustrations
The anpnym lu'hor'- point 81 New
NAV ba Judged bv ms a--sr' ~ thar me
gr..l'..-i claim 'p immortality ~ thaI i'-s
Sumnar and wIiillm n seward h-- IA
thor adyOCgry - purchasing Alaska
IN. history - IA" discovery and -s''il..
ip.n' - told hen come descriptions ~
Nhtt ha- actually teen done N ia" y r..
tory and - h. nature a'iNan'Igr WINCH
* nd even - an Al'D'Ihu volcano. II
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ares ne ~tpnghvd ~ Hinduism ~
G. Philips cape E."htri G. Rtig"-
Rn-rlnt NIGH. have been au interesting
and valuable book fpr a mI~-lrns v who
has st..u' YEAR ~ ~ ruuiG ''ll much about
"a. st.-"d ..fy. Ih' aI'hu.. hu~'N"~.
f,Irs al, more. fl.i, .pf u..- i's N.ll'.r- have
don. ahYuf R.u ,.,.. H., uNpiain- some
elementary facts un'ut ~" HlndUs aud
their rnugtuu clearly. ur' h- - wri'tnE
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