Dr. Coulter's plan seems a satisfactory one, and his execution of it is clear, concise, and interesting. [D. Appleton & Co. $1.10.] Macmillan's Elementary Latin-English Here is something well adapted to please a student. It is stated to be designed "for use in preparatory schools and junior forms; " and to cover the writings of the authors generally read in earlier Latin work, of whom the title page specifies eleven, including Cicero. Though the vocabulary seems on looking into it to be ample to meet all needs of school students, the compiler, Rev. G. H. Nall, M.A., speaks in the preface of a "reduction in the quantity of matter" as making possible exceptionally large and clear type and issue at a low price, both very desirable for such a work. The typography and the arrangement of definitions seem most satisfactory. An appendix gives a short statement of the Roman money and calendar. The binding is neat and serviceable, but would probably be more convenient if rougher in surface, so as to afford more friction when held in the hand. [The Macmillan Co.] POETRY. The Promise of Morning. dence of the ability that is now gaining recog- what of the power of Christianity, which has nition. TO A TRAVELER. Some hearts there are that see afar And who shall say that knows the way, DREAMS. Leave me my dreams. Let others wake and weep, Leave me my dreams. The rest of shadowy hills, Leave me my dreams. Warm lips that grow not cold, Leave me my dreams. High lives and hopes unslain, A little love to brighten hours that be, For those who have a personal interest in Fair Harvard, the book will of course have its greatest pleasure, but students of American verse will find it interesting for its hints of the standard and spirit with which some of our young men begin their literary work. [Brown & We cannot get very far away from ourselves in these poems by Henry Coyle, because the author's strong and somewhat didactic moralizing brings us back with an elastic jerk at the end of each last verse. The book contains nearly a hundred and fifty poems, all of them earnest, sincere, full of religious significance, Co. $.125.] and will probably bring pleasure and comfort to a great many people. [Angel Guardian Press, Boston.] Harvard Lyrics. The latest collection of Harvard student verse RELIGIOUS. been felt from the first century until now? It "resides in the twofold fact that Christianity is true, and is felt to be true. . . . The reality that we have in Christ is worthy to be profoundly felt, and the sense of such reality as this ought to be sufficient to move the world. When it was anything like adequate, it has moved the world." The lecturer's aim throughout is to simplify the claims of Christianity, and in so doing to recommend it to those who, for one reason and another, have thought a full acceptance of it to be difficult, if not impossible. Sweetness, a quiet confidence born of faith and reflection, and a deep appreciation of the perplexities of honest doubt, are the leading characteristics of this little book. [Charles Scribner's Sons. $1.00.] John and His Friends. These sermons of the "Revival" order were delivered last January in the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Cleveland, Ohio, by the Rev. Louis Albert Bangs, its pastor. They have many of the characteristics of the popular sermon, being short, to the point, earnest and urgent in tone, and enlivened by many apt illustrations and anecdotes. The attractive quality of these discourses is indicated by their titles, of which we quote a few by way of example: "The Bright Heart of the Universe," "Light, Fellowship, and Purity," "The Testimony of the Divine Guest," "A Love Stronger than Life," "Love's Easy Harness," "The Hidden Manna, the White Stone, and the New Name.” [Funk & Wagnalls., $1.50.] Yesterday Framed in Today. With all its evident reverence of spirit, this latest book by Mrs. G. R. Alden (Pansy) seems a rather audacious attempt to make vivid the stories of the New Testament. As the means to her end Mrs. Alden has written a story of modern times in which figure people, institu What Shall We Think of Christianity?tions, and appliances of our every-day life, and into these modern surroundings she has introIn What Shall We Think of Christianity? duced Christ as the central figure, modernizing is represented in this attractive little volume we have the "Levering Lectures"-three in his personality only in externals, in essentials edited by Charles Livingstone Stebbins. From number-for 1899, delivered before the Johns following Scripture as closely as possible. The the work of the last ten years some hundred se- Hopkins University, by William Newton Clarke, incidents of the story are in great part the lections have been made, and the writers in- D.D., Professor of Theology at Colgate Univer- miracles of the New Testament modernized, cluded number sixty or more. Some of the sity, and author of An Outline of Christian Theol- and the Bible narrative in modern guise is names in the index of authors will be recognized ogy, a work that has been received with much followed even to the Death and Resurrection. only by those who have kept in touch with the favor at home and abroad. The subjects of the Mrs. Alden's spirit is incontestably reverential, various college publications, but to others, as lectures are "The Christian People," "The Chris-but the incongruity of her book is painful in its Herbert Bates, John Henry Boynton, John Cor- tian Doctrine," and "The Christian Power," indi-impression and reminds us of a picture seen bin, Henry Copley Green, Frederic Lawrence cating what Dr. Clarke regards as "three great some years ago, in which, against a background Knowles, and Philip Henry Savage belong a contributions" made by the Founder of Chris- of modern blocks of brick houses, nuns and place in a larger literary acquaintance. Some tianity "to the moral wealth and welfare of soldiers and populace in the nineteenth century omissions there are, however, which we notice humanity." With all their imperfections and garb were represented as watching the three with mild surprise; for instance, there is nothing differences, Christians, it is maintained, have crosses and the terrible scene of the Crucifixion. from the pen of William Vaughn Moody, whose Our respect for Mrs. Alden's motives is unverse has distinction, and of whom we once shaken, but in this case her attempt seems to us heard it said in his college days that he knew a mistake. [Lothrop Publishing Co. $1.50.] more about the art of versification than any other man in the university, excepting his professor. As a whole the verses in the little book point to a high ideal, and in execution show an appreciation of poetic quality and some facility in technique. As characteristic of the book, we quote the lines "To a Traveler," by Rupert S. Holland, who is still an undergraduate, and Mr. Herbert Bates's "Dreams," verses which are especially interesting for being an early evi MISCELLANY. ever had the mark of "a common quality." siast declined your dinner invitation with a sad little note that ran as follows: "I should love to come, but ate a new mushroom this morning, and have gone to bed awaiting consequences. D. V. I will come tomorrow." We understand that there is no other cook-book devoted exclusively to this delicacy, so we wish good luck to this appetizing pioneer. [Charles Orr. 50c.] Lettres d'un Innocent. If there is a suggestion of yellow journalism in the publication of Captain Dreyfus's letters to his wife, there is also the consoling thought that this very publication may help to attest the unfortunate man's innocence and arouse even a stronger interest and sympathy throughout the world. It was with this hope, we understand, that Mme. Dreyfus consented to give the letters to the public. They make harrowing reading, every one of them, and there are two hundred and twenty-four pages of their passionate despair, starved love, half-crazed impatience, and illusive hopes. The French excitability and reiterated terms of endearment add uncomfortably to the nervous pathos of the book, and the interspersed suggestions of such domestic simplicity as "Cod-liver oil for the children" gives an incongruous reality to the isolated sufferings of the man. No one will enjoy reading the book, but some, at least, will find its personalities absorbing. L. G. Moreau has made the translation, and Mr. Walter Littlefield has contributed a short history of the entire Dreyfus case. [Harper & Bros. $1.00.] How to Swim. Very few people realize the need of study in AUGUST MAGAZINES. There is not much doubt that the third installment of Mary Johnston's serial, “To Have and to Hold" will be the first thing read in this Atlantic Monthly. The story grows steadily in interest, thrill, and strength and will be one of the literary successes of the year. Thomas Wentworth Higginson contributes a charming article on John Holmes with the felicitous title of "His Brother's Brother." In fact the number abounds in striking titles: "In a MuttonHam Boat," by Elizabeth Dupuy; "Thou shalt not Preach," by John Burrows; "The Man With the Empty Sleeve," by F. Hopkinson Smith; and "Loveliness," by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Harper's Magazine for August is made up largely of excellent short stories, and among their writers are Seumas MacManus, Mary E. Wilkins, Stephen Crane, Frederic Remington, and Thomas A. Janvier. "The Princess Xenia" and "Their Wedding Journey are continued, and to furnish more serious matter we find "The Filipino Insurrection of 1896," by Lieut. Carlos Calkins, "The Taiping Rebellion," by Rear Admiral Beardslee, and "The Pursuit and Capture of Streight's Raiders," by Dr. John A. Wyeth. Two poems made additionally striking by their illustrations are Bliss Carman's "The Last Room" and "The Body to the Soul," by Ellen M. H. Gates. Learning to swim out of a book seems a rather incongruous thing to do, but the enterprising and gallant Capt. Davis Dalton, champion long-distance swimmer of the world, has The fiction number of Scribner's comes gaily done his best in this little book to make the dressed in a most attractive cover. Richard incongruous possible. When we remember that Harding Davis contributes a clever story called the author swam the English channel, spending "The Lion and the Unicorn." Henry van twenty-three and one-half hours in the water, Dyke writes in his own inimitable style of and has saved two hundred and eighty-one people "Vaillant cœur," and this romance has some from drowning, and has received one hundred of the most striking illustrations we have ever and sixty-nine medals, why! then we are perfectly seen, wonderfully vigorous work, by Walter confident that he, if anyone, can teach us to swim | Appleton Clark. There are four other short out of a book. We admit, however, that at first we pictured ourselves floundering helplessly in the ocean with this book clutched frantically in one hand, and our straining eyes seeking desperately the page and paragraph that should tell us what to do next, or even how to resuscitate the drowned. Seriously though, the volume is full of information and gives the minutest details as to the acquirement of confidence, the different kinds of strokes, fancy swimming, how to save life, and even how to undress in the water, in case of sudden capsizing. Chief among the interesting suggestions are those on "Public Education in Swimming." The book is thor oughly interesting and should be of much practical value to those who have already passed the first stages of their swimming experience. [G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.00.] stories of unusual interest and attraction, one of "Are Jews Jews?" is the challenging title of an article on "Jane Austen's Private Life." "Weather Wisdom of the Bible," "Great Anniversaries in July," several good stories, and much else to help make August pleasant. One of the most interesting contributions to the Forum is Mr. Lawrence J. Burpee's paper on "Recent Canadian Fiction." Within a few pages Mr. Burpee gives a resumé of Canadian novelists and their works and reminds us how much of genuine merit has come to us from across the border. He is himself a Canadian, a nephew of the late James De Mille of Dalhousie College, who wrote a number of tales, and this article is a foretaste of the literary history of Canada on which he is engaged. The North American Review for August deals with numerous and diverse subjects. Some of the most important events and movements of the time are discussed, and at the same time there are several articles on literary, dramatic, artistic and athletic themes. The Countess of Aberdeen gives an account of the work accomplished by the Woman's International Parlia ment, and explains the objects aimed at by the Confederation of National Councils of Women; while Kassandra Vivaria, writing from the point of view of a disinterested spectator, criticizes the proceedings and deplores the tendency to regard the work of women as being independent of and even hostile to the work of men. Mr. John Barrett, formerly American Minister to Siam, shows that the United States is destined to be "The Paramount Power of the Pacific;" and other political articles are "Constitutional Conflict in Finland,” and “Anti-Trust Legislation," as recently enacted in Texas. Mr. G. Bernard Shaw comments on the absurdities of “The Censorship of the Stage in England," maintaining that it has done immeasurable injury to the drama in Great Britain and the United States; and Yetta Blaze de Bury tells of "Girls' Novels in France," of those who write them, and of the lessons they are intended to convey. Among the other contributors are Max O'Rell and Elizabeth Robins Pennell. NEWS AND NOTES. - Josiah Flynt, the young American who has made a special study of the tramp question, has gathered together his numerous contributions to the magazines and made a book of them. Tramping with Tramps, as he calls the volume, will appear in the autumn from the Century Co., with an introductory note by Dr. Andrew D. White, Ambassador to Germany, who speaks of the work as one of great importance and fascinating interest. Mr. Flynt has lived for many months among the tramps at home and abroad, and knows them intimately. His work will be illustrated. The same firm will issue in October a volume of nautical tales, in which "Where Angels Fear to Tread " is the title of the leading story. Morgan Robertson, the author, is a young writer whose work has been promptly welcomed by the leading magazines. One of these stories, "Salvage," will appear in the SepLandscape Gardening. tember Century; others are familiar to the “Landscape gardening is eminently a fine art." readers of Harper's, The Atlantic, McClure's, With such a sentence Prof. F. A. Waugh, of the etc. Mr. Robertson has spent ten years before University of Vermont and State Agricultural the mast, which accounts for his intimate College, opens his little treatise on Landscape the attractions. knowledge of ships and sailors; how he acGardening. Following such a standard, he ex- The Quiver is always interesting and full of quired his skill as a story-teller is another quesplains the fundamental principles of gardening. | English atmosphere. The present issue includes | tion and more difficult to answer. The August Cassell's has five complete short stories, two serials, and a large amount of other interesting matter. "A Chat with Mr. and Mrs. George Alexander,” “London Night by Night," "The Art of Manufacturing Landscapes," and "Where Gunpowder is Made" are a few of - Messrs. L. C. Page & Company announce the immediate publication of the second edition of The Queen's Service, or the Real Tommy Atkins, the first edition of which was exhausted on the day of publication. The subject of the book, the true experiences of a gentleman who served eight years in the British Regulars, is an interesting one, particularly at the present time when rumors of war make the real condition of the English army of such paramount importance to the welfare of the Empire. - Macmillan's Richard Carvel is in its seventh edition; counting up the length of its life, that means that it has sold at the rate of nearly a thousand copies a day. -In October the Century Co. will publish employees. Any communication may be sent to Present-Day Egypt, by Frederic Courtland Pen- the League for Social Service, Special Agent, field. Mr. Penfield was stationed at Cairo for No. 105 East 22 Street, New York City, and a four years as the official representative of the form will be sent covering the few points on United States, and has therefore the opportunity which the information is desired. to write authoritatively of his subject. - The Bowen-Merrill Co. will publish shortly Book Lovers' Verse, by Howard S. Ruddy; The Black Wolf's Breed, by Harris Dickson; The Legionaries, by Henry Scott Clark, and a new, revised, and enlarged edition of Richard - Among the "One Hundred Best Books -The Macmillan Co. are about to publish — Dodd, Mead & Co. are to be congratulated on the success of Beatrice Harraden's story of The Fowler. The third American edition is exhausted, over 8,000 copies having been sold. In England the success has been even greater, for 10,000 copies were taken almost immediately after publication. Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney's daughter, Mrs. Caroline Leslie Field, has written a story, Nannie's Happy Childhood, which Houghton, Mifflin & Co. will publish in the autumn. - Among the Macmillan Company's latest announcements are Partial Portraits, by Henry James; Life and Nature at the English Lakes, by Rev. H. D. Rawnsley; and The Physical Nature of the Child, and How to Study it, by Stuart H. Rowe. The Temperance Problem and Social Reform, by Joseph Rountree and Arthur Sherwell, of which three editions have been quickly taken up in London, will be published here immediately by Mr. Thomas Whittaker. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. All Books received by the LITERARY WORLD are entered under the above heading. Further notice of any publication is dependent upon its importance. Economics. HOW TO RIGHT A WRONG. Moses Samelson. F. Ten- Fiction. 50c. ton & Co. A ROGUE'S CONSCIENCE. Encouraged by the success of the "Temple Shakespeare" in single plays, which has reached the aggregate sale of one million volumes, the Macmillan Company have, in response to frequent requests, decided to issue it again in a form more suitable for the library and in a larger type, to be completed in twelve octavo volumes. This new form will give them an opportunity of carrying out a long-desired wish to illustrate -J. F. Taylor & Co., of New York, who are the notes and illuminate the obsolete allusions general Eastern agents for the subscription in the text by illustrations from old and contem- books of Little, Brown & Co., J. B. Lippincott porary documents and various other antiquarian Co., and J. M. Dent & Co., announce that they sources. It will be remembered that a large have opened a new department, and will publish store of such valuable illustrations to the text shortly, Trinity Bells, a story of old New York, were accumulated by Halliwell Philips and by Amelia E. Barr; Little Leather Breeches, a others, and the publishers also hope to make collection of southern rhymes by Francis P. further research and so add to the real useful- Wightman; and new illustrated editions of The ness, as well as the embellishment of the edi-Potentate, by Frances Forbes- Robertson, and Eze- nyson Neely. tion. It will also give Mr. Gollancz an oppor-kiel's Sin, by J. H. Pearce. tunity of fully revising the text and largely adding to his notes where condensation is not so necessary as it was in the early edition, so that he will be able to use in this edition the latest results obtained from his own and other researches. The plan of the edition will be broadly that of the Temple Shakespeare. Each Play will have its own apparatus complete in itself, the book being printed with red rubrics, in order to indicate both scene and act just as in the smaller edition. All the prefaces, glossaries, and notes will still be in the condensed - At the Paris Exposition of 1900, the U. S. form, but will be enlarged sufficiently to contain Commission, under the direction of Ferdinand the latest knowledge. The text will be sub- W. Peck, Commissioner General, will exhibit in stantially that of the Cambridge edition, but the the Department of Social Economy whatever is editor will introduce some few textual changes done by employers to improve the conditions of that he thinks advisable; these have been care- their working staff. The Director of the De. fully noted in each case. A feature too will partment of Education and Social Economy is be that the frontispieces to the plays will be Howard J. Rogers; the Assistant Director is utilized to present a gallery of Shakespearian Richard Waterman, Jr. The coöperation of the contemporary portraits of people who, in some League for Social Service has been secured to way, came into touch with the poet; such, for collect material in the section devoted to "Moveinstance, as Beaumont and Fletcher, the Earl of ments for Improving Industrial and Social ConLeicester, his old manager Burbage, his fellow-ditions," Dr. Josiah Strong, President of the actor Allen, and Daniel and Drayton his old League, and Dr. W. H. Tolman, Secretary, hav- Book Co. friends. The editor will also add in the twelfth ing been appointed special agents in that devolume a carefully compiled Life of the Poet partment. This material will be interpreted by from all the available sources, giving again the means of monographs, presenting a word picture results of his own later researches and discov- of existing industrial conditions, and will show eries in this direction. It is proposed to issue what is being done to improve them. Photoa large paper edition on a very limited scale. graphs are particularly desired, because they In this edition will be included some tinted will be made into lantern slides, and by means photogravures, which it is impossible to issue in of a device will be shown in sets of four, with a the cheap edition, and which will consist of con- fifth slide explaining in French and English the temporaries or places associated intimately with other four. 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