My Life. By August Bebel. (With a Portrait.) An Autobiog- 
raphy of the Famous Leader of the Social Democratic Party 
in Germany. 
344 pages, 8vo, cloth; $2.00, postpaid $2.14 
This autobiography contains the story, from the inside, of the 
rise of the German trades-unions, and throws many interesting 
sidelights on the politics of Bismarck and Lassalle. Up to 
the time of his death in August, 1913, Bebel was the molding 
influence of the Social Democratic party, which is, even under 
the restricted franchise, a power in the German state. Bebel 
gives a vivid description of the poverty of his early life and of 
his wanderings as a craftsman in search of work all through 
Germany—the Germany before the wars of 1864, 1866, and 
1870-71, and before the Unification. Soon after his election to 
the Reichstag he was convicted of high treason for the expression 
of his views on the Franco-German War and had to spend some 
years in prison. The international reputation of the author, the 
extreme frankness with which he writes, and the striking suc- 
cesses of the movement with which he is identified make this a 
human document of remarkable interest and significance. 
The Nation. He is a rare narrator..... He humanizes a great cause, 
and by so doing makes it intelligible, and perhaps even appealing, to 
thousands who would otherwise pass by on the other side. 
Francesco Petrarca and the Revolution of Cola di Rienzo. A Study 
in the History of Rome during the Middle Ages. By Mario 
Emilio Cosenza, Instructor in Latin in the College of the City 
of New York. 
335 pages, 12mo, cloth; $1.50, postpaid $1.60 
In these pages the author draws a picture of Petrarch as a 
statesman, believing that even if Petrarch had never written a 
sonnet in praise of Laura he would still be dear to many genera- 
tions of Italians for having been the first real Italian patriot—a 
man who was not bounded by narrow partisanship but who 
through a long and active life was wholly devoted to the cause of 
a unified Italy. Dr. Cosenza has chosen for special treatment 
Petrarch’s relations with Cola di Rienzo, because they constitute 
a story that is virtually a chapter in the history of Rome during 
the Middle Ages. The material of the present volume is drawn 
chiefly from Petrarch’s letters, from the extremely important 
correspondence of Cola di Rienzo, and from the equally important 
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