V The February Magazines ARIETY is the chief attribute that marks the February magazines. Space is rather equally divided between fiction and general matter. In "Harper's" a particular feature is a recently discovered essay written by Longfellow and containing some new poems and translations. In the same magazine Mr. John Burroughs discusses the question, "Do Animals Think?" and Professor Ernest Rutherford propounds his new theory that the earth's heat is caused by the radium it contains. In "Munsey's" Mr. Le Gallienne writes of "American Authors of To-Day," Mr. W. J. Henderson contributes an article on "Who Discovered Wagner?" "Our Strenuous Diplomats" give inspiration to Mr. Harold Bolce's pen, and J. Aubrey Tyson tells of "Melba in Australia." A paper in "Lippincott's" for February is entitled "An Alpine Morning," by Dr. Charles C. Abbott; in the "Metropolitan" Arthur Heming writes on "The Strong Wood Country;" and "Scribner's" has to offer Mr. F. A. Vanderlip's second paper, "The Progress of Socialism," Mr. John Fox, Jr.'s article "The White Slaves of Haichung," and F. T. Millard's_study_of "The War Correspondent and His Future." In the "Cosmopolitan" an interesting article is "Henrik Ibsen: Philosopher or Poet?" by Mr. William Archer; while in the "Smart Set" Ibsen is again studied as the individualist by Mr. James Huneker. Two significant articles are those in the "Arena," "The Master Spirit" by Rudolph Blankenburg, bearing upon the character and influence of the late Senator Quay, and a discussion of the divorce problem, under the caption "The Impurity of Divorce Suppression," by Theodor Schroeder. The fiction of the month includes a continuation of "Sandy," by Alice Hegan Rice, in the "Century;" a new installment of "The Woman in the Alcove," by Anna Katharine Green in "Leslie's" and a second installment of Mrs. Wharton's new serial, "The House of Mirth," in "Scribner's." The complete novel in the "Smart Set" is by Mr. Arthur Stringer, and is entitled "The Eaves-droppers.' There are short stories by Ina Brevoort Roberts and Anne Warner in “Lippincott's;" Maarten Maartens writes "Venetia's Child" for "Scribner's;" "Pearson's" has several mystery tales; in the "Metropolitan" there are stories by Joel Chandler Harris and Alfred Henry Lewis; in the "Smart Set" Margery Williams and Helene Vacaresco each appear with a short story; "Munsey's" has "The Magnetized Man" by Morgan Robertson and "Harper's" story writers are Mr. Chambers, J. B. Connolly, Myra Kelly and Arthur Colton. In "McClure's" a new mystery serial, "The Golden Flood," by Edwin Lefevre, is commenced, and Mr. Booth Tarkington contributes another political story. Poetry is represented by Joaquin Miller in the "Smart Set" and by the usual writers of short verses. The subject for "Masters in Art" is Palma Vecchio. TH Best-Selling Books HE MASQUERADER" is still the best-seller in both England and America. "The Sea-Wolf" and "The Prospector" are close seconds. "The Clansman" and "The Millionaire Baby" are a little new yet, but they will doubtless fill spaces four and five on the list. In "Miscellany," "The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten" stands incongruously beside "Recollections of General Robert E. Lee." This is probably only mid-winter madness, for a sight of "The Americans," "Japan" and "The Road in Tuscany" among the six is encouraging. At W anamaker's, Philadelphia. FICTION: The Masquerader. By Katherine Cecil Thurs ton. The Prospector. By Ralph Connor. The Millionaire Baby. By Anna Katharine Green. Whosoever Shall Offend. By F. Marion Crawford. MISCELLANEOUS: A Belle of the Fifties. Recollections of General Robert E. Lee. By Captain Robert E. Lee. The Americans. By Hugo Munsterberg. At Wanamaker's, New York. The Masquerader. By Katherine Cecil Thurs ton. Beverly of Graustark. By George Barr McCutcheon. The Sea-Wolf. By Jack London. The Affair at the Inn. By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Others. The Prospector. By Ralph Connor. MISCELLANEOUS: Japan. By Lafcadio Hearn. Music and Other Poems. By Henry Van Dyke. Memories of Peace and War. By Mrs. Roger A. Pryor. The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten. By Oliver Herford. The Road in Tuscany. By Maurice Hewlett. Love Songs of Childhood. At Little, Brown and Co.'s, Boston. FICTION: The Masquerader. By Katherine Cecil Thurs ton. The Prospector. By Ralph Connor. Susan Clegg and Her Friend, Mrs. Lathrop. By Anne Warner. The Marathon Mystery. By Burton E. Stevenson. MISCELLANEOUS: Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten. By Oliver Herford. Roma Beata. By Maude Howe. The Mountains. By Stewart Edward White. Recollections of General Robert E. Lee. By Captain Robert E. Lee. Routine and Ideals. By Le Baron Briggs. Japan. By Lafcadio Hearn. NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS Biography LIFE AND LETTERS OF HENRY PARRY LIDDON. By John Octavius Johnston. With a concluding chapter by the Lord Bishop of Oxford. With portraits. 411 pp. Indexed. 8vo. Longmans, Green & Co. An interesting and exhaustive account derived from letters and diaries of the life of the Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral. It gives much information on the religious views of Dr. Liddon. The volume has a closing chapter by the Bishop of Oxford. There is also an appendix, giving a list of Dr. Liddon's printed works, and an index. LIFE OF FATHER IGNATIUS, O. S. B., THE MONK OF LLANTHONY, THE. By the Baroness de Bertovich. Illustrated. 599 pp. Indexed. 8vo. E. P. Dutton & Co. An extraordinary recital of the life of a famous Monk. Chapter XLVI is devoted to the "Miracles of Llanthony," and in the closing chapter is given a description of the Ordination of Father Ignatius to the Syrian Priesthood. A book of special interest to those who would know more of the lite of the famous ascetic. LIFE OF HUGH PRICE HUGHES, THE. By his daughter. With portrait. 666 pp. Indexed. 8vo. A. C. Armstrong & Co., London. Containing many letters and describing with much detail a life which Dr. Hughes himself terms "not selt-assertion, but limitless selirepression.' In her prelace to the present volume his daughter says that she is telling the story of a prophet wrestling with human nature. The volume is replete with interesting personal detail. A reproduction is given of his last sermon, and a comprehensive index closes the volume. LIFE OF THOMAS HART BENTON, THE. By William M. Meigs, author of "The Life of Charles Jared Ingersoll," etc. With frontispiece. 520 pp. Indexed. 12m0. J. B. Lippincott Co. Cast somewhat in the form of a historical novel, this volume contains an authentic and interesting biography of a man who played an important part in the movements of the country half a century ago. The work gives, as well, much interesting data on the Compromise of 1850, the Annexation of Texas, etc. MY FIFTEEN LOST YEARS. MRS. MAYBRICK'S OWN STORY. By Florence Elizabeth Maybrick. Illustrated. 394 PP. 12mo. Funk & Wagnalls Co. Mrs. Maybrick gives a sketch of her ancestry in the foreword, and then describes with much detail the fifteen years of her imprisonment. The volume contains illustrations and reproductions from photographs. History CAMPAIGN WITH KUROPATKIN, THE. By Douglas Story. Illustrated from photographs taken by the author. 301 pp. 8vo. J. B. Lippincott Co. An exhaustive account of the campaign with Kuropatkin. Mr. Story tells the story in his usual happy manner, and has reproduced in half a hundred small half-page illustrations photographs taken by himself. CHRONICLES of an Old CAMPAIGNER, M. DE LA CALONIE, THE. 1692-1717. Translated from the French by Walter C. Horsley. With illustrations. 458 pp. Indexed. 8vo. E. P. Dutton & Co. A translation of a work originally published in 1737. These memoirs cover the 25 years between 1692-1717. Processed photographs present Louis XIV, Mme. de Maintenon, various sieges, maps and plans of battles, the Duke of Marlborough, Prince Eugene, etc. Useful in giving some new information of the earlier history of France. A historical account of the various battles in which the six previous "Monmouths" from which our cruiser of to-day takes her name, fought and won distinction. The interesting fact is shown that the name was originally introduced on the roll of the fleet by Charles II as a mark of favor to the vanquished and illstarred son of Lucy Walters. This was as early as 1673. The second "Monmouth" played its part in 1718; the third figures in the history of 1747, and the brilliant capture, in 1758, of a French flagship, forms the chief motive for the story itself. The fourth earned its honors in 1779-82. FAMILIAR LONDON. Painted by Rose Barton. 208 pp. 8vo. Adam and Charles Black, London. An exhaustive study of London, in nine chapters; its streets, churches, drives; Piccadilly, Brompton Road, Kensington; each illustrated in a colored page, in all there being 61 illustrations. The volume embraces everything of interest, from the magnitude of the town to the National Gallery. IMPERIAL GUIDE TO INDIA, THE. Including Kashmir, Burma and Ceylon. Illustrated. 236 pp. Indexed. 12mo. John Murray, London. A most valuable book of reference, containing many illustrations and maps, and giving principal routes. Books of reference which may be of use are named; Indian coinage is explained; postal and telegraph information is included, as well as rates. Hotel accommodations are listed, and general information given relative to tours, carriage charges, etc. comprehensive list of Hindustani sentences, nouns, verbs, etc., and an index closes the A volume. A novel feature is a pocket arrangement on the back cover which holds the Imperial Guide Map of India. IN THE TEMPLE OF BEL AT NIPPUR. A lecture delivered before German Court and University circles by H. V. Hilprecht. Illustrated. 63 pp., Quarto. University of Pennsylvania. A translation of a lecture delivered by Professor Hilprecht before the German Court and University circles, in Leipzig, Berlin and Munich, in 1903. KING'S HOMELAND, THE. SANDRINGHAM AND NORTHWEST SUFFOLK. By W. A. Dutt, author of "The Norfolk Broads," etc. With an Illusintroduction by H. Rider Haggard. trated. 258 pp. Indexed. 12mo. Adam and Charles Black. An interesting and illuminating description of Sandringham. Mr. H. Rider Haggard has an "introduction" of some 25 pages, and the volume contains 37 full-page illustrations, of unusual excellence, most of them made from original drawings by Gordon Home. LOG OF THE GRIFFEN, THE. The story of a By cruise from the Alps to the Thames. Donald Maxwell. Illustrated by the author and Cottington Taylor. 299 pp. 8vo. John Lane. With 15 sketches in color, 100 in black and white, and eight small maps, Mr. Maxwell has illustrated this somewhat mythical story of a boat built at Brunnadern, much to the consternation and wonderment of the primitive natives, and recounts the adventures met with in a cruise from the Alps to the Thames. The volume has a novel introduction in the way of a Pro-Log, and closes with an Epi-Log. An appendix deplores Section 567 of the "Merchants' Shipping Act of 1894," whereby the unfortunate owner of a wrecked boat pays for "Returning without the ship." PERSIAN GULF AND SOUTH SEA ISLES, THE. By Sir Edgar Collins Boehm, author of "Over the World." Illustrated. 174 pp. Indexed. 8vo. Horace Cox, London. An interesting account of a trip taken by the author up the Persian Gulf, a trip which does not appear to have been made with any great degree of modern comfort, forms a little over half of the volume, while Part II takes up the subject of New Zealand and the South Pacific islands. The work is interesting in that it describes many places in the interior not in the usual tourist's rambles. The illustrations are of unusual clearness. An index covers both parts of the volume. SWEDISH LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRY. By O. G. von Heidenstam. Illustrated. 279 pp. indexed. 12mo. G. P. Putnam's Sons. A study of Swedish life, abundantly illustrated. The reproduction of the Royal Palace at Stockholm is very clearly brought out. The Lives and Legends of the ENGLISH BISHOPS AND KINGS, Mediaeval MONKS AND OTHER LATER SAINTS. By Mrs. Arthur Bell, author of "The Elementary History of Art," etc. Illustrated. 372 pp. Indexed. 8vo. George Bell & Sons. Mrs. Arthur Bell has written several previous works on the lives and legends of saints. In the present volume she discusses the first Bishop of Canterbury, and takes up the saints in succession, down to the monks and nuns of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. There are many reproductions from famous paintings and windows, Donatello, Murillo, Rubens, Sir E. Burne-Jones and others being represented. SUNDAY-SCHOOL IN THE Development OF THE AMERICAN CHURCH, THE. By Rev. Oscar S. Michael. 293 pp. 12mo. The Young Churchman Co., Milwaukee. Written from the standpoint of the Protestant Episcopal Church. A study of the development of the enterprise of the Church, taken as an educational factor, in the form of short essays on individual phases of the subject. Political and Social Science ARBITRATION AND THE HAGUE COURT. By John W. Foster. 148 pp. 12mo. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Mr. Foster as president of the National Arbitration Conference, is especially fitted to discuss, as he does in this volume, the present phase of the subject. His opening chapter reviews the matter historically. Subsequent chapters take up The Hague Peace Conference, disarmament, the arbitration convention, The Hague Court an national and joint commissions. A comprehensive appendix closes this very useful work of reference. BUSINESS CAREER AND ITS PUBLIC RELATIONS. THE. By Albert Shaw. 61 pp. 12mo. Paul Elder & Co. The first of a series of essays, bearing on the various phases of moral law in connection with business life under the new economic order. |