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and it seems probable that only his own 14 death and not prudence prevented the completion of the record with affairs of yesterday. Every step, it would seem, in his political life is here subject to discussion and 14 comment - from his private and domestic life the curious are shut out by almost 8 absolute silence, a few references to his wife alone hinting at his affections and not only his own but the political life which touched his is unfolded without reserve. Seldom is there a suggestion of restraint, 16 and even then we are told in almost childlike fashion that there is a secret but it must not be betrayed; private conversaactions are unfolded, dealings with foreign tions and opinions are recalled, state transhelp believing that many things must be nations are discussed, and yet we can not withheld to soften the audacity of so intimate a narrative. Here is one of many franknesses:

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BISMARCK'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.* chance the other day we came upon a yellowed newspaper clipping, bearing no date but the suggestion of twenty 6 years at least, that was saved for its graphic description, by some unknown critic, of Prince Bismarck, "the mightiest statesman in the world." With all the judgment perhaps we should not agree, but certain 7 sentences struck forcibly upon the impression made in our own mind by the volumes, 7 which we had just closed, of Bismarck's 7 reflections and reminiscences. These were the sentences:

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The man is very strong, very upright, very
affable.
He looks in robust health till
examined closely, and then an observer begins
to notice painful spasms and contractions of
the face which reveal over-excited nerves. In
manner he is rollicking, overbearing. Wife, ernment of the empire, but his diplomatic
children, and friends stand in awe of him. He missions to Paris, Vienna, and St. Peters-
will not even listen to remonstrance, still less

to contradiction. He strides over his enemies burg and Germany's relations to their re-
and acquaintances, nodding to the latter as he spective governments, the Triple Alliance,
puts his foot upon the former. He is rather and many another matter of world impor-
an astonished man, who has become mighty in
spite of errors, often because of errors, and tance, are made subjects for apparently
who believes that everything may be done by unrestrained reminiscence. The result is
courage and opportunity. He is, so to say, a two bulky volumes of great interest, and of
man who has stunned himself with his own
noise, and who keeps on bawling because it such remarkable frankness that it seems
seems to bewilder other people and to make just as well for Bismarck's peace of mind
everybody shut his ears and give in to him.

that he should have departed from his revengeful world before it had a chance to read his reflections.

The real greatness of Bismarck lacks presentation in this picture, but the qualities depicted are all more or less distinctly A special word of praise should be said 11 mirrored in the glass he has held for his for the translator, the editor, and the pubown character. Inexhaustible strength and lishers, for no pains have been spared to 12 energy, nervousness that yielded to irrita- make the book attractive and its contents bility, unbounded self-confidence and calm accessible. A short preface recounts the conviction of superiority to others, forcible origin and progress of Bismarck's plan for determination that was almost overbearing

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12 bluster, a stiff-necked personality that could
not yield, honesty and bluntness that yet
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powers all these we find in the pages of
his memoir, of which absolute frankness
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period recalled in Bismarck's recollections,

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*Bismarck. The Man and the Statesman. Being the

Reflections and Reminiscences of Otto, Prince von Bis- Dr. Sven Hedin's fascinating record of his

14 marck. Written and Dictated by Himself. Translated
14 from the German under the Supervision of A. J. Butler,
14 Late Fellow of Trinity College. Edited by Horst Kohl.

14 Harper & Brothers. 2 vols. $7.50.

*Through Asia. By Sven Hedin. With nearly three hundred illustrations from sketches and photographs by the author. Harper & Brothers. 2 vols. $10.00.