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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. VIL JUNK s, 1907.
The Coriihi/l Magazine maintains a high level of
interest. The latest novel by the author of ' Elizabeth
and her German Garden,' which has already been
applauded in book form, here finishes its serial
publication. ' Magdalen to Magdalene,' a little set
of verses from the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford to
Mr. A. C. Benson of Cambridge, is neatly turned,
but is hardly notable. We know of many better
occasional verses which remain imprinted, though
they are not written, perhaps, to so busy a literary
man as Mr. Benson. ' To Khartoum,' by Sir Henry
Craik, is a record of great interest ; he has good
gifts for description, and he finds much to admire
in the Gordon College at Khartoum, which, unlike
many memorials of heroes, is flourishing under
admirable management. Mrs. Richmond Ritchie
in the twelfth of her 'Blackstick Papers,' deals
charmingly with " Mabys" which means the
Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Ser-
vants, and its gracious founder, Mrs. Nassau Senior.
" Mabys " is now a middle-aged institution, but one
full of life and vigour, and reflecting the utmost
credit on the energy, tact, and kindliness of the
workers who control its fortunes. It has a maga-
zine of its own, and thousands of votaries. Mrs.
Ritchie gives a delightful account of a visit to the
chief home of the Association, the Mount at Reigate.
We wish that notices of such philanthropic work
by sympathetic and experienced hands were more
frequent in the press, instead of the oft-repeated
adulation of the follies and frivolities of the smart.
Mr. Thomas Seccombe writes a well-considered
article on ' Henry Fielding,' which will appeal alike
to the expert and to the general reader who has
little acquaintance with Fielding. Mr. Seccombe
has abundant knowledge, but we cannot praise his
style. Mr. C. R. L. Fletcher in 'Wanted, More
Knowledge,' refers to the tantalizing glimpses of
social and legal procedure preserved in the records
of the Sussex Quarter Sessions in the middle of the
seventeenth century. Latin was, he found, rare in
the entries. Persons convicted for capital felonies
in many instances pleaded benefit of clergy, and got
off with being burnt in the hand. Thieves were
branded with the letter T on the " brawn of the
thumb," but by whom and where remains obscure.
The Gentleman's Magazine has an article on ' Frederick, Prince of Wales,' by Lewis Melville, which is entertaining, but hardly novel in its material. Dr. N. E. Yorke-Davies considers the puzzling question of ' Harmless Beverages in rela- tion to Health,' and writes with long experience in treating ailments of malnutrition by diet. Mr. Carl Bock has an article with illustrations on 'Chinese Beggars.' 'Sylvanus Urban's Notebook' might be better done, though we are glad to see that room has been found for a commendation of the Wyclif Society. The one thing that The Gentle- man's Magazine ought to retain is a note of scholar- ship. This appears in the verses entitled ' The Incunabulum's Tale ' by Mr. C. W. Brodribb, but the articles in general do not seem to aim at much more than the usual level of magazine- writing, which is not high.
The Burlington Magazine opens with a repro- duction of a fine picture by Henry Wyatt, ' A Man with a Hawk.' Wyatt is comparatively unknown, and worked for Sir T. Lawrence. Hence it is suggested that some of Lawrence's pictures are really his. The present example is certainly re- markable. ' The Trend of the Art Market ' is an
important short editorial. Mr. P. M. Turner, con-
tinuing his articles on ' The British School in the
Louvre,' is severe on the pictures attributed to
Gainsborough, Reynolds, and Raeburn. Only in
the case of Lawrence is the artist properly repre-
sented there. ' The Water-Colour Method of Mr.
William Callow' is the result of some questions put
to the venerable master, who has reached the great
age of ninety-six. Mr. R. E. Fry adds a note on
the best paper for water-colours. ' Past Excava-
tions at Herculanean' shows how beautiful were
the treasures found in the submerged city by exca-
vators between 1709 and 1876. This article has
several fine illustrations. Dr. Hans W. Singer con-
tributes some useful supplementary notes on some
mezzotints by MacArdell and Valentine Green ; and
there is, as usual, a short summary of art in France,
Germany, and America.
The Shilling Burlington which was published in the middle of last month is an able summary of its bigger parent. It offers such excellent comment and illustration that it is remarkably cheap. We can well believe that there is a wide public for it, as has, indeed, been acknowledged by those who thought it at the outset an unprofitable venture.
MR. A. H. BULLEN announces for immediate
Enblication ' Early English Lyrics,' chosen by Mr. . K. Chambers and Mr. F. Sidgwick, which has been in preparation over a year. It is an anthology of English lyrical poetry from the earliest days to 1550, and will be found to contain many poems new to the general reader. The poems are annotated throughout, and an essay on 'Some Aspects of Mediaeval Lyric,' by Mr. E. K. Chambers, is included.
STUDENTS of Elizabethan drama are eagerly awaiting the second volume of Mr. W. W. Greg's edition of Henslowe's 'Diary.' This is now in the press ; but the editor will issue through Mr. Bullen a companion volume, ' Henslowe Papers,' almost immediately. This volume contains reprints of documents, mostly at Dulwich, supplementing the knowledge derived from the 'Diary,' and also of certain dramatic "Plots," which were hung up in the theatre to assist the performers.
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