Paris Review of M Bapst on Napoleon III and French decline
Paris June 12 M Germain Bapst in Le Marechal Canrobert volume analyzes Napoleon III illness and indecision that hampered war readiness. It recounts Maximilian's execution impact, the Empress reception of Abdul Aziz, and Canrobert’s defense of morale in Paris. The piece notes Bazaine, Niel, and Talleyrand as pivotal figures in France's failed 19th century military and political choices.
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Paris
M. Germain Bapst
Maréchal Canrobert
Plon-Nourrit
Napoleon Lil
Custozza
Austria
Italy
Napoleon II
Rhine
France
Bazaine
Mexico
Maximilian
Seward
United States
Russia
Prussia
Abdul Aziz
Quai @Orsay
Mile
de Marion
Clary
Church of
St.Roch
Prince Imperial
Gais
Palais de l’Industrie
Imperial Guard
Canrobert
Cora Pearl
Empire
Corps Legislatif
Niel
Garde Mobile
Jules Favre
Napoleon III
Bazzine
Duchesse de Dine
Radzi
Will
Talleyrand
Autun
Louis Philippe
Queen Victoria
England
Lieven
Metternich
Jackson
Congress
Duc de Broglie
M Thiers
Canning Letters and Friends Revealed in Ragot Volumes
The two volumes edit Captain Ragot publish unpublished George Canning letters and writings from allies like Sir Charles Bagot. They show Canning as clear, acute, and deft in prose, with Irish humor, and include the famous rhyming dispatch misread by Bagot.
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George Canning
Captain Ragot
E. P. Dutton & Co
Ragot
Foreign Office
Sir Charles Bagot
St. Petersburg
the Hague
Canning
Duke of Wellington
Cyrus Redding
Charles Bagot
The
Hague
France
Netherlands
Falck
London
Bagot
Tierney
Cockcrow
Douglas
J. A. R. Marriott
United States
America
Galsworthy's Fraternity Reviewed By A Critical Eye
A review notes John Galsworthy's Fraternity blends satire with wistful hope for progress yet often unsettles credibility. The critique cites class critique, jealous misunderstandings, and a narrator unable to fully identify his stance. It also previews Macmillan autumn titles and other new books from the period.
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Macmillan Company
New New York
John C. van Dyke
Joseph Pennell
Paris
E. V. Lucas
Abbott Thayer
Gerald H. Thayer
Letters from Washington on a flawed Squashington house
A descendant quotes Washington letters describing a new house built of unseasoned wood in Squashington with doors that stick and windows that won’t open. He mocks Yankee hardiness and notes diplomats’ changing views of America, including Bagot and John Quincy Adams, with remarks on James Madison era attitudes and English perceptions.
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Washington
Sneyd
Squashington
Europe
Bagot
United States
America
W. H. Lyttelton
John Squintz Adams
Meredith Biography Plans Stir Interest Across England
George Meredith may have no wish for an official biography yet a series of articles by Edward Clodd about his table talk could lead to a full book. A letter to the Spectator shows Meredith defending his style while acknowledging critics. An admirer asked for “The Shaving of Shagpat” light, and Crawford’s unfinished novel eyes publication.
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Putnams
Leslie Stephen
Europe
Stephen
George Meredith
Thackeray
Edward Clodd
Meredith
London “Spectator
John Dennis
Covent Garden
Dennis
Myths as Pristine Elements in Old Testament Echoes
Oesterley argues there is justification to view myths embodying elemental traits as pristine forms that later appear in the Old Testament as the Tehom myth the Jahre myth and the Paradise myth. He shows Hebrew writers reworked millennia old material for higher spiritual purposes.
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Oesterley
The Homeric Tangle and the Bronze Iron Puzzle
Andrew Lang reviews Homeric lore and early European Bronze Age culture. He notes Homer’s descriptions fit real civilizations yet clash with Greek archaeology, including use of bronze weapons and iron tools, burial rites, and costume. He cites Gezer finds and Hallstatt patterns to probe Homeric origins and asks why Greece lacks expected cairns or iron gear in Homeric times.
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Andrew Lang
London Morning Post
Europe
Jowett
Danube Valley
Black Sea
Crete
Egypt
Palestine
Cyprus
Asia Minor
Aegean
Irom
Mycenae
Greece
Horger
Zeus
Tholos
Scotland
Asia
Sutherlandshire
Homer
Hallstatt
Helbie
Macameter
Gezer
Books of the Week and English House review
The issue highlights The Water Colors of J M W Turner with articles by Rawlinson and Finberg and a Holroyd foreword, in color illustrations. Also reviewed is The English House by W Shawstorrow, tracing English dwelling styles from Norman to modern times.
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J. M. W. Turner
W. G. Rawlinson
A. J. Finberg
Sir Charles Holroyd
John Lane Company
International Studio
W. Shawstosrrow
Jonn Lafe Company
Usne
Diversified 19th century books and fiction offerings
An illustrated catalog of new and notable books from various publishers. Includes biographies of historical figures, travels, romances, and juvenile titles. Highlights range from The Life and Times of Master John to Tem pered Steel and The Black Flier, with notices of editions and illustrators.
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John Avs
Count Lutzow
Soo
Dutton & Co
Henry W. Lucy
Portale
J. H. Sargent
R.A. Ive
Cateton & Co
Herbert Jory
I2me
R. F. Voulin
Texas Frontier
Edgar Rye
Iime
Chicago
W. BL
Washington
Foxcroft Davis
Harrison B. Martin
Justice
OG. Powhed
Ezekiel
Lucy Pratt
Frederic Steele
Time
Doubleday
Edith Macvrane
Howard Chandler Christy
Yard & Co
Literature titles and reviews in a 19th century catalog
A catalog page lists multiple literary works and authors with brief descriptions. Items include Old Friends by William Winter with portraits, Six Masters in Fashion by Algar Thor Sve, The Claims of French Poetry by John Bailey, The Power of Self Suggestion, How to Become a Law Stenographer, In the Proper Feeding of the Faw, The Moral Economy by Ralph Barton Perry, How to Cook Vegetables by Olive Green, Auction Bridge and How to Play It by Captain Browning, and The Mental Game by Paych Artay Gottlieb Wenzler among others with publishers and page counts.
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William Winter
Po Moffat, Yard & Co
Longfellow
Holmes
Bayard Tanner
Dickens
Wilkie Collins
Algar Thora Sve
E. P. Dutton & Co
Fontenelle
Prosper
Womb
W. L. Kee
Isaac Pitman & Sons
Winifred
Gibbs
New York Association For
Ralph Barton Perry
Iimo
Chaen Sons
Olive Greem
Putnams Sons
Captain Browning
Limo
Nature Study And Modern Cultivation A Practical Manual
A catalog-style list of nature and country life books by various authors including George Abbey Winthrop Packard Sarah J Day Frederick Hauk Law Edwin Atlee Harber and Goldwin Smith. Descriptions cover subjects from farming forestry gardening sports and pottery to the Columbia River. Publication details note editions illustrators and publishers from G P Putnam's Sons and others.
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George Abbey
EB. P. Dutton & Co
Winthrop Packard
Charles Copeland
Boston
Small, Maynard & Co
New England
Sarah J. Day
Zulma
L. Steele
Putnam’s Sons
Frederick Hauk Law
G. P. Putnam's Sons
United States
Mexico
Edwin Atlee Harber
A. M. Ph
Goldwin Smith
Isimo
Chief Croker Not To Resign after Twenty Years Service
Chief Edward F. Croker completes twenty years of service with the Fire Department of Frsday. Efforts to raise 1300 for a testimonial from the uniformed force were misread as a resignation. He states he has no intention of retiring and dislikes any testimonial or dinner.
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Edward F. Croker
Fire Department
Frsday
Uniformed Force
Mr. Croker
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Putnan’s Sons
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