Evening star., 1933-10-22


Recent Works.
In My End Is My Beginning, by
Maurice Barring. 1881 F433 BOB
"A tragedy is truly tragic only if il
is truly inevitable, and Mr.. Barring has
shown why the tragedy Of Mary Queen
OF Scots was, at every stage, inevitable
More important still, he has shown
who, more perhaps than Helen or Cleo
patra, has moved and still can move
the imagination of men," Flora Grier-
son.
The Tragic Queen, Study of Mary
Queen of Scots, by Andrew bakers.
1881. F433D IA.
That beautiful and doomed lady.
Mary of Scots, has found another loyal
defender in Andrew bakers. His work,
ambitious from the historical stand
the recent personal biographies" Betty
Drury.
The Scottish Queen. by Herbert Cor
man. 1882. F433 .G68.
1T is book informed with colour,
with movement. with drama splendidly
organized and presented, and yet it
scarcely ever violates the canons of
sound biography"
The Fall of Mary Stuart: A Narrative
in Contemporary Letters. by F. A.
Mumby. 1921. F433.M916.
BY the selection of telling passages
from contemporary letters which he
links together with no more narrative
than is needed to make a continuous
story the author shows the tragic
period Of less than three years in MaryS
life, from her marriage with Darnley to
her fatal fight into England "a con-
tinuation of the story begun in the
authors queen Elizabeth and Mary
Stuart: the Beginning Of the Feud.'
1914 SAC M915eD
The Persecution of Mary Stuart: the
Queens Cause: a Study in Grim
inology. by Sir E. A. Parry. 1881.
F433P25.
"Readers who relish the romance OF
history presented with vigor and grasp
will find much to entertain them In
Sir Edwards narrative. whether or not
they are able to accept his deductions
at every point
Mary, Queen of Scots. by Margarete
Kurlbaum- -Siebert. 1929. CFiction)
There can hardly be any question
that Margarete Siebert has written the
first genuine romantic biography OF
Mary Stuart wherein history becomes
all but indistinguishab BILE from life"
Older interpretations.
Mary Stuart. Queen of Scots. by Alex
andre. Dumas 1896. F433 D892.E.
The skill of a great romancer applied
to one of the most dramatic lives in
the history of nations.
Love Affairs of Mary. Queen of Scots,
by M. A. S. Hume. 1906. F433 H883.
The author pictures Mary as the poll
tician, representing lin her own person
the principle which, If she had sue
ceeded, would have destroyed the Ref
ormation and established the suprem-
acy of Catholicism in Europe"
Mystery Of Mary Stuart. by Andrew
Lang. 1901. F433.L25m,
"The character of Mary Is full
Of fascination, excellence and charm.
Her terrible expiation has won the pity
of gentle hearts and sentiment has too
often clouded reason, while reaction
against sentiment has been no less mis-
chievous"
The History of Mary. Queen of Scots.
by F. A. M. A. Mignet. 1882. F4S3.
M586.
The distinguished historian of the
French Revolution commences his mar
rative with the minority of Mary Stu
art, and terminates it with the expe-
dition OF the Invincible Armada. sent
by Philip II to avenge the death OF
that Queen, and to disposSesS the Prot
eStant Elizabeth of the throne OF Eng
land"
Life of Mary. Queen of Scots, by Agnes
Strickland. 2v. 1913-1914. F433.S .St844.
A standard life, representative Of the
older school of biography.
Drama.
Mary Stuart, by Vittorio Alfieri. In
Tragedies. VI. 1876. Y35D.A1 24E.
(also in Y35D G568caE e..
An italian poets Interpretation of
Marys tragedy.
Mary Stuart, a Play, by John Drink
water. 1921. YD.D836n.
"Out of Mary's entire turbulent ca
reer, Mr. Drinkwater has distilled with
in a single episode the heart OF her
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character"
Mary Stuart, by Friedrich Won Schiller
1893. Y47Dmj.E. (also In Y47.Sch.
3a3.E.v.4 and Y47DSch3mv.E
"It is unlikely that Schiller's Mary
Stuart" will ever be transcended." ."
Ada Sterling.
Mary, Queen Of Scots; Drama in
Verse, in Two Periods: Eight Scenes,
by Ada Sterling. 1921. YD.St47m.
An effort to "set a comprehensive life
story of Scotland's unfortunate Queen
within the compass OF q modern theater
performance"
Mary Stuart, by A. c. Swinburne.
1881. YD.Sw628m. (also in YDSw
628tv.4.
Boy Cooks Barred.
So large a number Of boys had ap-
piled for the cooking course in one OF
Philadelphia's public schools that the
board was obliged to refuse permission
to them. About an equal number OF