The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-26

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! other Books.
/ The modern policy OF retiring collie <.
professors at an age when they can still
do efficient work seems to h" Justified
, by such publications a. Prof. Bernsdott.
Perrlns "Putarch = Cimon ard P.ricles
/ Charles ScrIhners Sons. Tn" admit
rabi. tTan-lat on OF Plutarch's text gives
the author the -NCrI-.. for presenting tn
hts readers ia his Introduction and elabo-
B rat. notes 'A- most recent views OF
Gr-,.k scholars on the most glorious
period IN Athenian history. The book
! ~ independent Of the first volume. in
| which Prof. Perrin dealt with Ihemls-
tncI.- and ArI~tIi,'- II has taken nine
! wears for hin 20 find tim. To prepare
tins second volume buf the release from
academic duties enables him to hope
that the VOLUME. On NiClas aud Alctbad"s
NAV follow soon The book will interest
tn. general reader; il adds to IN. evidence
1T the high level attained 10y Hellenic
studies N America
az hate years English scholars hav.
shown much enthusiasm over the poetic
merits Of Cyu-wulf apart from his
Tn. public NAV now form IT. own iudg-
m-nt. ~ Prof charles ". Kennedy "f
Princeton has translated The Poems
If Cyn.wulf- into English pros. 'G"oTge
RourI.,ig. and Sons, r. T. Dut'on and
Company. II" distinguishes between
the poems which ar" certainly by Cyn"-
~uf and tho-. which may b- attributed
10 him with confidence. He also pre-
tix.- an excellent Introduction IN which
h.. tells all that H. known concerning th.
manuscripts M. poems and the author
II - a -hIp-haJp.. piece Of work and Gov
err the " hoia subiec adequately
The. excuse for the publication Of Mr.
Jn...uh Fort Newton Lincoln and H.rn-
don The Torch Press. Cedar Rapids.
Iowa. j. that H-rndon wrut. IA number
Of letters To- rh-odor" Parker. which
were in IN. possession II Mr. Frank
Sanborn and which al. now printed for
IN. first lime This induces Mr. Newton
to writ. an elaborate. defence or apology
Of H-rndon. which was hardly Needed.
and uncon-ciously tn h.lit'l" Lincoln in
the effort 10 max. ont "A better cas-" for
his mariner The appearance of the book
NAV not he inopportune for the centenary
has let loose again "A swarm 81 writer's "i
sentimental driv.i
The "Reminiscences OF Admiral Mon
rag-" Edward Arnold. ongman-. Green
and Company hy Admiral the Hon
Victor \ MOntagli. ar" sIng,ilarIv and
Iprovohinglv uninr -Te-ting The au
thor prnhahlv had interesting naval
/ experiences he was al any rat. well
! known yaChtsman. high IN social circles
I being xod-on io Queen Victoria ana "A
Gloss. friend of the late King H.. chat :
Pleasantly through IN" volume on many
,cnir- Mentioning Names but di-cTeetlv
saving lltrl" abou he persons: h" avoids
/ facts. though n. - ready with opinions.
and most II his stories are long drawn
on, and have little point The fault
seems to hs. that h- was well known
person. that he irnagin-s his readers
know all about HIM and - avoids r-p-a'
ing awning that might hay" rupor
tanc.
: In H-ro-- 81 California Little. Brown
and ,ntnpanvI MIR Georg. Wharton
James has erected a pantheon Of nearly
-v.rvbOdv who has attained distinct ION
IN any line on ia. PscIfi" coast H..
tolls of a few spanish explorers. trav
LInIp.ru and the rest but nearly all his
hard rat to - sometimes =" specify the
particular class ~ h.roism MANY of
/ ,h.. biographies l-n ~ the lesser lights.
AZ. interesting
Though th.. tr.p winch NIf econ Gen
.raI Walter Nvnan took to 'ur,Iha and
, back ~ his early DAYS ~ th.. navy wa-
! un-y.nffIl - Ma nifi'' on - sailing
,,.ss..I 49, that ~ " - w"il worth wnils
tor HIM 20 print hr- journal ~ \ 'rIls"
on IN" United ~t4'"' PRAGUE" Ship
| T. Cha-"' Ih" Grafton Pr''-s We" YORK
The crus" wa- mad" II iSNi IN" 'a,'"'s
beng s"ui "u the r'."lI" ",Itt"r Tor
SEA urariIc" ~ MVman pu~ pretty
iuII notes - she tsilv dUrnEs 81 board
and now that SAILING ships have g'.n"
his descriptions have. ia" vllti'. ~ his
fnrical r"crrL IN" book - r"thah"
and entertaining ~ .'h"r r"'r'"t- ais"
In his hrr..f sk.trh"- 81 Tn. Banker N
IIt"ratt.r..- h.. Bankers Publishing Tom
panv %.,y YORK, Nr Johnson Brigham
has ~ u, ends ~ view H." first deals with
banker, who hal" rIrI"n b""ks and a
very respectable. array that rna,". from
Patterson and John Law =" ~rrirunn
and IN" author 1t David HarrIm Ne
then pIr,,s nrIt Ih.. bankers IS h" hH,' been
6i.-rrih"i ~ literature" - rt''I"'N that viii
h.. Cnund entertaining.
An interesting liJ'l" hoo. which gives
a survey rr ~. wh"I.. iI.'ld - Mr. Edward
billions Porcelain aud How TO Colla.ct
r. ~, higgins with ia" thIn"s.'. touches
nu all fh.. European manufactures and ~
uI!ii,. IIli 80 IN" English wares tn"
r-tsi..r viii obtain from " dernTti"ns and
An excellent general idei ~ what por""-