Folks' Josephus.
Lippincott. 1.25

"Flavius Josephus was born at Jerusalem A.D. 37.... His history
of The Jewish War, which was finished A.D. 75, was undertaken at
the command of Vespasian, and is a noble and pathetic narrative
of events that had been witnessed by himself. His other important
work, The Antiquities of the Jews, was finished about A.D. 93,
and was an attempt to familiarize the Roman people with the early
history of the Jews as it is recorded in the Scripture."

The following pages are ... a simplification of the story of (p. 147)
the Jews as related by Josephus.... Josephus wrote his histories
for the Romans, and we need not therefore wonder ... at his
modifying and toning down the historical statements of the
Mosaic records to recommend them to the prejudices of his
readers.--_Preface._

STOCKTON, F.R.
Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts.
Macmillan. 1.50

"When I was a boy I strongly desired to be a pirate.... In fact,
I had a great desire to become what might be called a marine
Robin Hood."

All boys will sympathize with this point of view, and will enjoy
reading of Morgan, Blackbeard, Kidd, and many less famous or infamous
men who sailed our coasts.

FINE ARTS

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift
of speech.
SIMONIDES.

STEEDMAN, AMY.
Knights of Art.
Jacobs. 2.00

Best book on art for children (1907). Contains sketches of
eighteen Italian painters from Giotto to Paul Veronese, based on
Vasari, and attractively written. Sixteen color and eight black
and white reproductions.
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.

This volume seems to the compiler of this List one of the few books on
art which children will read with real enjoyment. It is not (p. 148)
included with a view to having it take the place of a history of art,
but to give a part of the information which old Vasari has handed down
to us with such charm. The language is delightful, and we carry away
some of the atmosphere of that sunny Italian period. It is a pity that
we are not given illustrations photographed from the originals,
instead of more or less modified drawings.

GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, AND DESCRIPTION

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