. Review of reviews and world's work. d arranged by Anna Benne-son McMahn, editor of Florence in the Poetry of theBrownings. The volume is illustrated with reproduc-tions of famous paintings and with bits of Italian land-scape made memorable by Shelleys sojourn. There isno doubt that it is the Italian in Shelleys poetry whichmakes him the particular kind of great poet that he is, and this little volumethrows some interest-ing sidelights on thebackground of hisworks. TheFlorenceof Landor (Little,Brown) marks a newliterary departure forMiss Whiting. Thereading world hadgrown so accustomedto expe
. Review of reviews and world's work. d arranged by Anna Benne-son McMahn, editor of Florence in the Poetry of theBrownings. The volume is illustrated with reproduc-tions of famous paintings and with bits of Italian land-scape made memorable by Shelleys sojourn. There isno doubt that it is the Italian in Shelleys poetry whichmakes him the particular kind of great poet that he is, and this little volumethrows some interest-ing sidelights on thebackground of hisworks. TheFlorenceof Landor (Little,Brown) marks a newliterary departure forMiss Whiting. Thereading world hadgrown so accustomedto expecting a book onThe World Beauti-ful each year fromMiss Whiting that thisvolume comes as a sur-prise. It is an attemptto suggest to us thelivingdramaof famousEnglish aiul Americanmen and women ofletters that was set inthe charming scenicenchantment of Flor-ence during the periodof WalterSavage Landors life in that city (1821 tol864).The book is illustrated from photographs, and thefrontispiece is a reproduction of Charles Caryll Cole-. MHS. AUGUSTA OIFFOUD. THE NEW BOOKS. 121
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