New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
BOOK NEWS
Brief Notices
Recent Publications and New
Editions

A beautiful large paper edition OF
four plays by Emile Verhscren has
been published by the Houghton mif'in
Company; the translstions by Arthur
Svmons. Osman Edwards, +. s. Flint
and Jethro Bithell.
"The Way Of the Gate" and The
Way of the Green Pastures" are two
attractive volumes Of the kings High
way Series" Of religious books for chill
dren. published by the Macmillan Com
pany.
Grace Abbott's "The Immigrant and
the Community published by the
Century Company, is thoughtful and
detailed discussion Of one OF the great
problems of the day in all its important
phases. The author is resident OF
Hull House and secretary OF the lmmi-
grants Protective League.
Motherhood by c. Gasquoinc Hart
I ley (Mrs. Walter NJ. Gallichan), pub
I lished by Dodd, Mead e. Co., - an
earnest. frank and intimate considera.
/ ton of the fundamental principles OF
domestic and social morals, duties and
esponsibilities.
Recent volumes in the admirable
Loeb Classical Library, published By
/ G.. p. Putnam's Sons, are Seneca's Trag-
edies. the Geography of Strabo, Achilles
Tatius and the Greek Anthology.
"A Feast of Lanterns" published by
E. p. Dutton e. Co., is an Illuminating
and attractive Chinese anthology.
Erasmus's "Querela Pacis," the Com
plant of Peace, has been published in
convenient form by the Open Court
Company. The translation IS o]d pu'
excellent.
"The Looking Glass" published by
the John Lane Company, is a compila-
ton of DR.. Frank Cranes popular es-
says.
L. Eugene Robinson's Domestic
Architecture" (the Macmillan Com
pany) is useful treatise for all who
expect to build houses.
"The Study and Enjoyment Of Pict-
ures.' by DR.. Gertrude R. BRIGHAM
(Sully E. Kleinteich) is a popular guide
to galleries in America and Europe,
telling people what to see and how 10
see it.
Professor William Ellery Leonard, Of
the University of Wisconsin, has made,
and Z. P Dutton & Co. have published,
a blank verse translation OF Lucretius
/ famous de Rerum Natura.'
A sympathetic and readable biograph-
ical study of the late Will Carleton,
the writer of domestic and buco!ic
ballads, has been written by A: Elwood
/ Corning and published by the Lanmere
Publishing Company.
1.-THE Fragrant Note Book" by I.
Arthur Coan C. P. Putnam's Sons) IS
an edition de luxe publication OF legend
and folklore about flowers.
"How to Produce Amateur Plays" by
Barrett II. Clark. will be of much value
TO getters up of dramatic performances
from parlors to colleges, with its lucid
text and numerous illustrations. Lit
tie. Brown G. Co. publish 1t.
The Letters and Writings Of James
Greenleaf Croswell," published by the
Houghton Mitfin Company, will form
an agreeable memorial of an accom-
plished teacher and will be welcomed
by. many who came under his care at
the Brearley School, in this city.
The United States Infantry Associa-
ton has published Letters of Platts-
burg Patriot" giving a graphic descrip-
ton of personal experiences at the
training camp.
German IdeaIism and Prussian Mill
tarsm," bysCharles William Super (the
NeaIe Publishing Company, is devot-
ed to proving what we should all be
glad to believe, that Goethe. Schiller
and Leasing were not the moral. etni cal
or intellectual forebears Of William ii,
/ Rernhardi and TirpitZ