, 1881-06-11


es!tng, yet disappointing. Tie sce,,u is laid
fl picturesque brittany during ttn wars Of
tIm EI'nuaus NJ Brittany with the I.eyolu-
tfO1,ary Government.
THE "iiousc nf Itoss; and Other Tales f"
IL t!In title of group Of five stnties wrIttcIl
by Afr. A. q. lli.ttIls. ui n,,tls0r of growing
fame. Ills materials, NJ III ntlier works, are
drawn frntn the history VI that northeastern
corner Vi Nftto known ~ tho Western rsc.
serve. IlB trcats Ills characters fusntIiarly,
NJ Though well acquainted with them MI,
nill writes naturally, PLEASANTLY, atld sn0ntl,~
ly. Those iuokiny for light summer lltera-
ture will lind thg book entertaining reading.
-"No l.llrgartls Wan Is IL ,nclodrnInattc
sort Of work, In which tie scc,les nru laid
at Old 'oint Comfort md Newport. IL Gull
taIfis moro or less graphic dissertations ot
yacl'ting. archery, tsolo, a,ll coaclllnK. Tie
p!!rpnse of tlla lt'vn' Is IL bring ~ seSGrip!las
t'f ynGht lilo .JtlrBster WIS. ill., WHICH, dur
!!lg terrific STORM. twU pnople fDllHl shelter
"nntler ttI1 !Gc VI tsla cnb!n ltUtse," Is iiieGr
tni Js isHty + sl'ort at,a BY tin.rly n,,f-
tcrS of love that thu .two 1erocs show theui-
selves "ilU !akKarls."
"A Atntter-of.Fact Girl" by TlIcotinse
Gift, IN charming story, tlll one tliut will be
Welcomes! .' by NJ nnxtols for something
pleasant to rcad during tIie war,,' scast'l'. 1t
e' III i n nten.| lto aar ncs'', , 70
silnrtnx Lftft f:nint,,l's ifre fnr iitt1r. ih,n.
l,crrH from the very llrHt !f1trMtucttan to her.
Light cnnIcty alll tragid complications at-
T. In i.st ~ m r,,r..,,'i,,. H. rav.sI ms,,is, a.
sOlnH time.
....Thc hero Of IA Lessnn in Love" Is a
brlllNtlt lawyer Df abUut 81, p1,p John Tr,tur.
drifts M Into = nlalrlInonlai management with
M M" @ ~ ri ,,sy', s,,nts Mcs M MrM,
uf boris Grcc,t. n I,rct:y yot,na airi l,,tarsst.
Cd Oh tbs otvr sidu t,f ihe h sa1Iie suit. @ teacss
5 I US sr a!sSsg nd oy H a1roa " H,r fa!T n Il @ l1ye
s s"ra ~ ~ ~ pEGSasGcssor n Is
strikes ia M hotI, weak nnt3 w,,aris.,tM". '|4A
IN "riucrs a,.a Traitors" Jules Verne
elves tue conclusion of PTS "Steanl Horse" "
adventures; As Is well Known, the bouks Of
tt.s versatile Freilrili.lal, arc ueTe 7nedia for
conveying u certain n,t,0tut Of Historical. Ee-
tIom In tile fortIt t,f Walk al ticttn i}1,cr-
liable persons l,nye assartetl tl,at IN tl,ess,
may g. LII st ,s M IIS t soks M tn}t M co'lsI,
nrvd ns oi,tMn,iircs in the " x rnifnn Siui,ts' J,
aiMl railitt popr fOml for intellectual tti9ss-
tim. "'Tigcrs ainl Traitors" lias 4 Kur9cons
cover ant i humber u Illustrations, TGat is
Siuut iii. "' 40
:. ....,,so. .,.u.
1T REQUIRES REGULAR ,glfts to apprcclnte
a!.G, ia,li novel as "nesssu Snl.t Certainty"
'! Frankly, we 10 !stt Rosaess them: Colnuloh-
izatl9ti @ w can iuAko Of the lley. Mr; Dnkers
last literary venture. "0ur New Nobility"
Wns batl enough, Dut Ills IS worse and more
Ifylns to thG feattEfs tatleflce. some or the
Gnn!aeteas H s9. na,,, H. A8 Majesty MSse!i "-Mr:
n1lt NT%. Trent, uucr1iscv etc.-,rennpear
tUry and So,ttIt. " % Turila M I'D W mficr ' tts 3yar
,I1Mis liMfilsqh, u not parlicntnrly orig.
lhn! Hs Wfiler, y decidedly entertaining. II
eerlalii Etirhse3 certain snat@itks, seeln fanil-
,a1 ,a aiia IKE pn 1fetls's tnGy afs ,ioe ,g isSs
sStofy,mlngim, Se , sPf'gitiy, nlit readable, II
!!ns been calleu \ ,Soclety r0itinllec,n III
MhlelI tlie SCENE Is laid ~ New York City.
In PoE tes ~ ~, u t IT, ,oy9 o. 1tcf lE tue
Il II II hook ihnt w1li Hi ,nnnv r'.n,nrs yha
risu,I. w. e"'@ " '''"' 0e"'' A'o''' 411'' 110'-
.,,-.-,,
-"hlntrimany", Is n novel Without much
OF pltlt' ahu yct heygntl tn9 average IN 1'1!nt
OF t,d lnef!ti rtneeMt ucrDl* u nI Gislsrly E!l
s.aM Iflliscss: lle lIas two children by .
,9per n ,h hmafbsgea g s9 a a"1gten
to ther fnthar. Tltn ssn IL s "i,l nartv Il,
uufet Euoiisf, wntnrln,E,nlere ni,,i r,nrilv IL,
Pnris. Ii il n wnri; If Httin ,t,,,sl, smts,rtnr
10 the majority ot ti,oyc published i!!ts sen:
Iss .sifncat,ts ~ rh,,rnct.r or.. aSot..vt
md show study and wi.Iv uxpcrlence; Tic
nnrratiye rlns along smoothly a1lI contains
luonrH II w"rtfa bt,yii,n and Than ,vorthv nf
rnrtlfnt rnnflIuv