New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-03
HERO AND FAIRY LORE.

still another collection of hero tales Is
mt forward by Mr.. Francis Storr editor
OF 1.-THE Journal of Education OF Lon
don. who is Of the opinion that young
readers of to-day resent the sermons
even of a Kingsley" and that the stories
NAV be relied upon to point their own
moral. Half Hundred Hero Tales Oh
ULYSSES and the Men of Old" (Hoit, mas
been collected from many sources, Ha"-
thorne's "Tanglewood Tales alone con-
,r,hutinq no less than ten. Most Of the
immortal tales are here, the wooden
Horse of Troy, the Quest OF the Golden
Fleece. Theseus and Rriadne. the Death
of Hector. Ulysses and the Cyciops'
pvramus and Thisbe, Hero and Lean
der. Pygmalion. Romulus and Remus'
King Midas and Polycrates and MS rlhs
"A selection wisely made Hlstorlc
Gjrlhoods," by Rupert S. Holland tfhii-
ade,nhia: Jacobs & Coz spans the ages
from Saint Catharine TO Louisa Aicott'
with. in between, Joan of Arc, Mary
Quart Pocahontas and Priscilla Alden,
Catharine the Great. Fanny Burney,
Sarah Siddons. the Empress Josephine,
7 ouisa of Prussia, Florence Nightingale,
Queen Victoria and others to the num-
Der of twenty-one. In the case or most
of them the title "Girlhoods Of Historic
Women" would have been better title.
The author mingles fancy with facts
when they are scant. and, considering
his youthful audience. Is properly reu-
cent when occasion demands.-That de-
ughtful picture of school life in the Mid
die West in the fifties OF the last CEN
fury. Mary Hartwell Catherwoods
Rocky Fork" has been issued in well
come new edition. with illustrations by
Frank T. Merrill Oothrop. Lee & Shep-
ard). The charm of the book its at
mosphore. will probably mean more 10
erown-ups than to the children or this
generation.-"Favori from Fairy
land" (Harper) contains six classics of
the nursery selected by well known
erown-ups, as follows: Little Snow
d-op." the choice OF Mr. Howard Pyle;
"Cinderella," selected by Professor
Lounsbury. Mr.. John B!gelow and the
children Of the late ex-President Cleve-
land: The Ugly Duckling." Miss Jane
Addamss favorite: Jack and the Bean
stalk" recommended by President
Nicholas Murray Butler Of Columbia
and Mr.. Hamilton w. Mabie; Beauty
and the Beast" the late Mrs. Julia
Ward Howes choice, and sleeping
Beauty" suggested by DR.. Smaller
Mathews and DR.. Henry van Dyke.
The Illustrations are by the fantas-
tic Mr.. Peter Newell.-After the
Teddy" books the Sidney" books, and
now Miss Anna Chaplin Ray comes for
ward with the first OF the "Buddie"
books. "Buddie: The Story Of Boy"
little. Brown & Coz is an entertaining
tale. and the boy in it is a likable boy,
bows boy. manly chap who promises to
make friends among the youngsters.
Miss Ray has a pretty knack of writing
sound, wholesome and at the same time
highly diverting Juvenile stories.-
Hunting with q camera is proved to be
a most attractive sport In THE Blue
Goose Chase" (The Baker & Taylor Com
pany), by Mr. Herbert *. Job. State
Ornithologist Of Connecticut, the title of
his book referring to his actual trip down
the delta of the Mississippi and the west
ern coast OF Louisiana In successful
quest for the winter habitat of the blue
goose.