The sun., 1916-11-11
CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF THE SEASONS
LATEST BOOKS
Travels in Different Parts Of America. in London and
in India-The Irish Rebellion.
War Documents-The Irish Literary Renaissance
Interesting Frohman Biography.

about lettering by the way both going
and coming. 80 that we obtain pleas
ant glimpses Of New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland, as well as Of Vir-
GINA. They made a circuit OF the
State. following the eastern border to
Norfolk. then turning to the west and
travelling down the Shenandoah Valley
or their return. U$2.5O.)
Pleasant and chatty descriptions Of
the chief winter resorts in the South.
Illustrated with photographs. make up
John Martin Hammond's Winter Jour
neDs IN the South q. Il. Lippincott
Company. Beginning with Palm
Beach. Miami. st. Augustine and the
other Florida wintering places. the au-
thor takes a trip to New orleans, then
visits the chief towns and health re-
sorts Of Georgia and the Carolinas,
winding up with the Virginia Hot
Springs and Old Point Comfort. Fol
each place he describes the attractions
and the in which visitors &C.
cupy their time. t$3.50.)
Following frankly the tested and APP
proved methods Of Baedeker. Fremont
Rider has prepared in Riders Nep
York City Henry Holt 4 Coz the most
complete guide book to Manhattan
that has ever come 20 u notice. The
portion Of the 500 closely printed pages
devoted to the other boroughs and to
the adjacent section Of New Jersey
seems adequate but Is far less liberal
han the generous share allotted to
the island OF Manhattan. New York
ers will now be able to learn a great
many things about their city that most
" them are ignorant Of: they may
also acquire the point OF view with
which outsiders regard New York. that
which they themselves take with re-
gard to London. Paris and other great
capitals. The large scale maps are ex-
proved.
No more pleasant companion for a
ramble about London can be imagined
than L. v. Lucas. and In Moro Wan
behring's In London George H.. Doran
Company he guides the reader
through the sights OF the city. which
has changed in many ways since he
took his earlier trip. and chats agree
ably as he goes along. Sometimes
his conscientiousness betrays him into
Using the guide book tone, as In his
very thorough inspection Of the far
rom inspiring statues in London. bu.
as a rule he succeeds in sugaring the
Information he must convey with his
genial humor and bright digressions.
His book Is illustrated with photo
graphs and colored pictures. N2.)
shanghai.
Wholly unhackneyed Is the attempt
to describe Shanghai made by Mary
Ninde Gamewell In The Gateway o.
China tFleming II, Revell Company
As a rule reports about China are
colored by the impressions OF tho pic
turesque made IN passing travellers
or by the religious views Of earnest
missionaries. Here We have a resi-
dent Of the city trying to make out
what the life about her is like and
! though inevitably she must deal with
some phases Of missionary work and
OF the effort to impart Western ideas
to the Orient, as in the schools. the
chief object is to explain Chinese life
and ways as shown In the streets and
shops and working places Of Shanghai.
II Is an interesting and instructive
book and Is illustrated with photo
graphs. (sl.60.)