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Geo. European, African. Indescribably magnifi E know so little of contemporary WE Italian writers, the heirs of the Latin classic literature, and of the rich and noble literature of medieval Italy, that it is gratifywhich presents an image of all the cities ing to meet with a good translation of a work upon earth, and gathers to itself all the by one of the most eminent of them, written aspects of human life." The succession of upon a subject alike inspiring the use of his strange and surprising sights is endless; it own best powers, and replete, especially just is "composed of ancient cities that are in now, with deep and general interest. It is decay, new cities of yesterday, and other somewhat remarkable that there is not a single cities now being born." Italian author living who has a world-wide repDe Amicis confines himself mainly to the utation; and except to students and "book- picturesque phases and contrasts of Conmen," we doubt whether the name of De stantinople. The scenes on the crowded Amicis is at all known in this country. Yet bridge which spans the Golden Horn and in Italy he holds a literary rank somewhat unites Stamboul with Pera and Galata, the resembling that of Taine in France. A Oriental repose and sloth of Stamboul - the close and keen observer, with a full and Turkish quarter of the city—the bold heights warm imagination, and a remarkable faculty and busy marts and bristling arsenal of for detailed picturesque description, his por- Galata, where Greek and Armenian physiog traitures of places and peoples have more nomies prevail, the elegant purlieus of Pera than a photographic likeness, for they add the where the white faces and western costumes glow and contrast of color to close fidelity remind one that those noble eminences and of outline and feature. In Constantinople elegant edifices are the site of the European he had a subject fitted to call forth all the quarter, the inns and the eunuchs, the cosforce of his lavish style and enthusiastic tumes and street life, the strange jumble of literary temperament; and in observing the races and customs and trades, the dogs which city of the Eastern Emperors and the Ca- are a pest and the birds which are a delight, liphs of Islam, he seems to have caught in are all delineated with such graphic force, its air a sort of Oriental glow of fancy and color, and rhetorical contrast, that one derives poetry. The book is most timely, for all from his pages a strangely vivid, while coneyes are now turned toward the majestic and fused and bewildering, idea of the decaying incongruous city, metropolis of three conti- but still splendid, metropolis. nents, the citadel which guards the watery In one of the closing chapters of the portal where Asia meets Europe. The fate book De Amicis portrays the character of the Turk of the present day as it appears in his eyes; a subject peculiarly interesting just now, since upon a true estimate of that * Constantinople. By Edmondo de Amicis. Translated by Caroline Tilton. G. P. Putnam's Sons. The translator has well acquitted herself of the task of interpreting into good and rather florid English the exuberant style of the author. GEORGE M. TowLE. I JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE.* N plan and office this volume resembles Harvey's Reminiscences of Webster, save that it presents not one man's reminiscences, but those of several, and that they relate almost wholly to Mr. Randolph in the more private phases of his character and life. John Randolph the politician, Congressman, statesman, is seen only in the distance. Fifteen years ago Mr. Bouldin, in something of a spirit of hero-worship, began the collection of his materials, having as a foundation a contribution in manuscript from his father, the Hon. James W. Bouldin. To this he proceeded to add such further anecdotes and traditions as he was able to pick up by diligent inquiry among other of the older citizens and families to whom Mr. Randolph had been formerly well-known. The undertaking was most praiseworthy, and the result is to clothe one of the remarkable figures of American history with a large variety of new details. We do not know that Mr. Bouldin's ana will substantially alter the proportions of John Randolph's personality, or materially soften its outlines; but some points are certainly intensified, some features are moved into a deeper light or shade, and the whole man is brought forth to us out of the past with a wonderful freshness and |