New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

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SAINTS AND 7EhOco'
,.drew Langs Book Of Saints and
&c, Gongmans, Green & Coz IS
=. tventv-fourth of his series Of fairy
.,s and. unfortunately. likely TO I've
y. last The sense Of personal loss
-. oil over the world by older readers
.,e time Of his death is revived 1t
-, season by the thought of his con-
..,,tions 10 the happiness and charm
,,,umerable children's hours lie
their friend. their companion, their
.,,,sitala." lie unlocked 70 them new
.r.asure-houses of the worlds heritage
n folk and fairy lore. \ student ne
aimed the gold he found INTO small
.bange for little hands ana brains ana
ordinations How delightfully."- init
.,,te is his preface TO this book. and
sov ~impIy does ne tell the stories Of
-oro when men remained childlike all
.,air DAYS in an invisible world that yet
,as real to them. --- Louis Rhead
has "penncd and pictured as the title
page has it, the famous exploits p:
Bold Robin Hood ana His OUTLAW
Band OHarper q Bros). His prose
text is based throughout on the ballads.
and he has given continuity to the
deeds they celebrate. In addition nc
has drawn from his own imagination
and his study Of the life, manners ana
conditions Of the period an account Of
Little Johns childhood, about which tl'~
traditions are silent The illustrations
in black and white are accurate in the
matter 0f costume and the like. a
handsome edition of an old favorite
Historic Poems and Ballads col
lected and provided with explanatory
introduction b. Rupert :. Holland, is
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NAVEL ANU
The story of Arctic exploration ana
conquest has been told repeatedly 'H
books for the young. There is room
however for the True Tales oil Arc''
Hcroism in the New World 'olu oY
Major General \. W. Greedy. |. = A.
Charles Scribner's Sons) These tales
celebrate the bravery and daring and
endurance and fortitude of the men
who followed the leaders. VINO shared
their success or fell victims 10y the way.
Gere are forgotten or little known ad-
ventures of the companions Of immor-
,sl mon from Henry Hudson's loyal
pb,lin Static downward; there are tales.
also. Of Arctic missionaries and Arctic
vhalers. Of lonely marches and ice
drifts and sledge journeys. Of friendly
natives and Of still another Of those
humble Chinese heroes whom one en-
co,,rtors here and there in the story Of
Arctic exploration. A manly book for
boys and the best Of It is that all Of
q :. +rre-aIl but one story and even
A.. -. az. hoeis in an unpublished
- 80, In sense Lady Jane
-. 60 ho,ongs in this COM
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- ,,or, Cor. ber
L.. L ororle ie notably successful
IN tba s;,,,,,Icit, Of his descriptions and
,vnIou.,ia,s IN "Tbe Bows Book of
W., I,,,..rtions" Doubleday. Page x
70, ia dolls with the aeroplane. the
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,cboidts tbernoite process for weld
,rc sto,, r.dison.s concrete houses: with