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Any ~ NJ E'll"nt Than - iHEi'~h.''i hy
the iina' revised tSn yuIlIiu. 49,. tIon ri Fhs
Ansr'crH omToHU"oha rN JANE, BRy'k
The Macmillan Company Mr. RryC'
IL wide" known m 'h,, country as tho
present An'tys.aduv 81 C"rG' Britain ~
fhe United State. and ~. name - almost
as familiar - our people n he aut hor
OF This work upon III" polit iCEl SyStnu,
and social CuniI,'on- ~ IN" Union. which
10 the numerous editions that have ap-
TaaTrt since ~ original publican ION in
1883 IIay almo>; ne. said TO hiv" attained
the rana Of a classic. Ia ~ urc,'n. form
II Is probably Ia be- rrga-d,,, -, IT,. i.nol
eSprt sion Of the aut hors ,I"NS a. 10
the present and iu.urc OF this county,
No oth~r In g!iSh writing author i a. .. cT'
traata,i the sub je,t with equal accuracy,
OF informal on or equally philo- IN. 4
breadth nf view. Mr. Bryce Is Of SEQ, ,,h
birth and II has wit,ily hs"n said of him
that the EnGiishnan who knows mos;
about America - "A SEQ, Gilman The value
of the work wa, generally recognized
uo1n - tIrrt appcara nC" and II has steadily
maintained Its position a. he SucCessiN.
revisions have been published In his
edition MANY changes have Eeen required
to keep pace W;.n the progress of tn.
country and four new chapters have been
added in order 10 deal with IN" latest
phenomena in American politics and
society, These chapters reiata to The
more recent phases OF American immigra-
tion. the present aspect Of the negro
problem. our new Gominions beyond the
seas and tho development of the Amari-
can university system. The chapter on
municipal government in the United
States contribute "a by Mr. Seth Low has
also been rewritten
In 1852 Mr.. Henri Labouchere. writ ing
In the London Truth. predict ed that MIR.
Bryce's book The Holy Roman tm-
pire. which was his first literary success.
seemed likely 10 he his last That ee-,y
was written while MIR Bryce was scarcely
more than "A lad in compet ion for the
Arnold prize AT Oxford. an annual prize
NJ 20 gInnesls established to honor the
memory Of Arnold of Rugby. II is he
slowed each year for essays on subjects a.
tern-tely taken from ancient and modern
history, and from the time Of it, e~tab-
lishmenr has attract ei tho compel II ION
Of the ke~nest wits Of the university.
Fortunately Mr.. Labprchera's preiic-
tion turned ou' To he info Inisi MIR
beea abundant and varied in character.
In 1879 he UNDER COX a journey through
Russia. rhe countries Of the Caucasus and
the Turkish Empire. which was described
in a volume entitled ~Transcauoas,a and
Ararar- and con;ainr! a most interest ing
accom- of t"a adventurous ascent hy IN.
author and his COZ. panicns o. ~" top ~
the noun aln whore fA.' Ark .st,,+ after
Al
dwell a'l,..- 'he for. .; Arlr,.' have always
refused - believe his story. When me
prior of rho monastery there Wa 81 1 that
this Fngl.shmrn said H. had Tsc"niel -
tho tor " Ararlt Tho venerable man
smiled o-vcerIy and replied No that
c.nao: - No n" IA ever been rh"I"
n IL IMPOSSIBLE"
FROM 1885, uni / 1857 Mr. Bryce rrac-
tiseI law III London ~ the meant inc
having he-an arpp'nr"i reGrl- professor
~ clpI lew - ONfnri and elr~te -
Parliament TO results Of his rro'e--
sional "Xperier Were a-nhoiia,l y =
coll.o- ION Of -. - "rrnr;1g u series -
vears md rvbll-net ia 1871 under the
title Il stud ~ M II story and Iur.--
rriienca lie ABANDONED III" active
prsr. ca - l-w au.! h.clr,a I'nd"r Score
tar fN- tprn.Cn ATai-s ia iSsG. LAn"ellnr
of 'he nI~'5 81 Ia0r-i-far ~ 1892 ;nl
Pres dent Il ~" R"Lri -" Trad" n 1926
Not w.fa-;au ,in= rho h;:r!"N IT "H'c.al
dui .e. lie cont .rr"l - rtlan,f.-f 'h.. '.-'"
for travel avl a,r-rtur" which Md
chRrac' cria"! his vo.'''.. .rl ~ 'sci q"
iournsvci .."rp~- Sr-'h Nf- 20 from
Care Town - Fort StilsN.ry .- N.-'nna-
land proc" lin, theme" tn'a" pu-'ucu.'"