New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27

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study 81 the Life, Times ana Character 81 a
Political Pioneer. Mr. Albert 9T e+.--,.-a,-
20 X The Sterling GsueaIoay". NJ. IS. r.
-hlhces The Ch1F-e Family Book Judge
/ ~ l. Ponds The Tories ~ lhiprsu- HiT' ana
iAr b--e'I.l-nts % Sa-.-lsD Holman tv Dr
David Holman. one Of rho descendants or tie
Holmaus is President TAN If- e--ar-r--..7.1-
mother on his mothers side having been a mem.
Der OF that family.
A volume defending Napoleon for tho exe-l-
non or the Duo dEughieu is in course ~
rreParatlon by Ar Oscar Browning. It's author .
/ no p No" seventy and has just resigned his
Ieetureship at Cambridge, is bringing out hook
| r "reminiscences.
Writing OF NJ Paul Fr6meaux's recently, nub-
.lshed book on the last days OF Napoleon Dr.
William Barry says in the London -EooIlrlar,-
Expert students VIII CLEAN from it's chaT a
| grain here and there-trihes about the bad man
ners OF Hudson Lowe. the farming exploits -
General Pine Coffin. the furniture and wall M
pers Of LongwOod. the quarreIs which were con
tnualiy breaking out between the Emperor's at
-. N cost OF ms table and the dishes
sreatly- When Prometheus landed on his rock
/ - ~19 Iu2Heu true, inc something which
H%Aes E-nglishInen hated BY foreigners, AMI
which led Goethe 10 call them pedants their red
tape, their lack OF a finer sense in certain stu
dtiohs, mas given the most IllustriOus prisoner
/ they ever held an advantage over them which
II l were English. would bring the hot blood 10
/ my face in reading this gaOI-diarv All along
England's officials with rare and honorable ex-
ceptlons, we're as stupid they We're mean.
/ To these I.liputians the F,mDeror us only
| General BOnaparte; his sufferings were put on
/ his attitude was theatrical Step by step their
| frlghtened or perverse regulations banished him
within an ever lessening circle until he became
! prisoner IN his unhealthy rooms. without
physician he trusted or space in which 10 turn
| around. he underwent IN mind and body the
i ptIIe IOFte 81 dure OF a system winch may be
| compared 10 the frightful African torment %
/ being devoured alive b. ants. Yet the London
/ government did not mean 20 be cruel, except
/ as dun medOCrity is always cruel. for lack OF
/ UNDERSTANDING Had Napoleon been tried. let
/ rs say for OBTAINING English travellers. against
Law al a in u her he
( broke the peace or Amiens-tried. convicted and
| executed. ne would have met his deserts; and
who could condemn the British rulers for 50
/ handling a brigand chief2 But the drama Of
st Helena IS ignominioUs-an everlasting
shame. And that NJ. Fremeaux so CONSTITUTES IL
cannot surprise any one who has gone over the
squald particulars or mastered even their out
! \ book on The Navy n Venice" which Nine.
| Alethea We'll is just bringing out IS mentioned
IS the first work dealing exclusively with the
subject which has Yet been attempted either n
/ English or italian
! So far as the publication OF many looks goes.
/ literature seems 20 be rampant IN EnEt1nd' and
\ At the recent meeting of the Royal Literary
\ Fund the chairman stated that there were more
| people engaged ia Il than ever before lie added
\ that the remuneration was worse than II had
| ever been for the rank and file lie cited case
] In which publisher had offered SO Tor novel
mot the authors frst-and sought 10 bind The
/ writer 10 supply nine more on onerous terms
/ A number Of distinguished French writers are
/ endeaVoriHs % secure funds with Whigh 20 erect
| a monument 10 the IOet Nilliers de ]. lsle-AdaTn-
A model has already been prepared Ly the
| sculptor. n Frederic Brou-Who IS, by tn way,
\ said 10 be "a descendant Of Pierre Ar, brother
IF the Maid Of orlsans We are told by a cor cor.
/ RESPONDENT Of the London 'Gl"t' that TINS
| model once seem is not likely To- De- forgotten:
! It represents coffin. sran3ir= on end In front
2 Do. ner back toward the betolcer Is a. utautif,
16fin iid Tine had and sa6u-iefS Of lie dead rosi
an X .r IL. 10