[R] The stories concerning Virgil and his connection with the Black Art are admirably discussed in Mr. J. S. Tunison's study, Master Virgil, the Author of the Æneid as he seemed in the Middle Ages. Second Edition. Robert Clarke & Co. Cincinnati, 1890.
BY ANNA ALICE CHAPIN
WONDER TALES FROM WAGNER. Told for Young People. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.
Miss Chapin's idea of reducing to a compact and readable form the more or less involved stories of Wagner's operas is one that met with pronounced success in her first book, "The Story of the Rhinegold." Although announced as "for young people," it was received with marked favor by older lovers of Wagner, who found in it an intelligent, consecutive, and concise guide to the narrative covered by the Nibelungen cycle. "Wonder Tales from Wagner" is planned upon much the same lines, and forms an invaluable companion volume to its predecessor. Told with singular simplicity and grace, these stories of the old gods have all the charm of modern fairy-tales and are, moreover, of great assistance in the study of Wagner and Wagner's operas.
THE STORY OF THE RHINEGOLD. (Der Ring des Nibelungen.)
Told for Young People. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.
The legend of the Rhinegold is both interesting and dramatic, and it has lost nothing of either quality in the hands of Miss Chapin. It may have been written with the hope of explaining the music of Wagner to young folks, but we imagine that old people will find in it a great deal of much-needed information.—N. Y. Herald.
The stories on which Wagner founded his great operas are told in a clear, beautiful, story-telling manner that claims and holds the attention. The musical motif of each development of the stories is given, and greatly adds to the value of the book.—Outlook, N. Y.