Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-03

UNDER GREEN APPLE BoU GHS.-A
novel by Helen q ,mpbsll. author of"Pdtty
Pearson's boy" etc With illustrations.
Cloth, decorated, 3 90. our Continent
library, No. l.. New York, Fords, Howard
Il Hurlbert.
This is the first OF the series of books
which Fords, Howard 81 Hubert are
about to reprint from the columns OF
Judge Tourgee's weekly illustrated mag
azine, "0Wr Continent" and If the rest
are as worthy Of more permanent form
as this, they will have made wise
arrangement. Mrs. Campbell is no novice,
either in story tel ling or in that more sub
tie element of success in fcton-knowledge
of human nature. Her characters live
and move, and give evidence of reality,
not only in their looks and acts, but in the
changeful web of their Thoughts and
motives. as portrayed by the aulhor.
The scene of the story is laid in town
on the southern shore of Long Island; and
although perhaps the queer old clam man
who figures comically In the earlier part,
is more naturally the characteristics of
Long Island shore than are the "green
apple boughs" of the tile, yet they are
justified in the fresh, unhackneyed nature
of Sylvia, the young heroine, whose wild
maynard, but bewiching nature demands,
and after hard and thwarted childhood
receives. the free out door life. that brings
her health of body and soul. 1t is queer
grouping of characters, and singular
plot The single hearted Professor John
and his self denying, sensible maiden
sister; the quaint, shrewd. big hearted
German scientist, Geike; Amt Mary, the
old negro cook, with her shutting husband.
Elias, remnants of middle states slavery;
Sylvia-waif, protegee, student, love
caught maiden, and wronged, pure heart
ed. resolute, lovely woman Clark Van
Dusen. rejected lover and general brute;
DR.. Kingsley, gentlemanly devil and
skilful tempter; Fred Kebe, fascinating
observation-disclosures, clever, cultivated,
everybody's fivorite, but corrupt OF
nature and selfish as death, fair of tongue
and false of heart-these, and back
ground of scenes and characters to be
found in such half English, and half Dutch.
hardly American, communities as old
Long Island here and there shows, 60 to
make up by no means ordinary basis for
the novelist to work on. The characters
and the authors analysis of their moods
and lenses, form the chief charm of the
book, although the story itself-strange in
its conception and unusual in its develop
ment-is full of vital interest. There is
much wit and no little wisdom in the
book-short picturesque descriptions, apt
SMILES, odd speeches-terse with good
sense from unlikely sources--all sorts of
"wise saws and modern instances of love
and hate, Christian charity and revenge,
child life and passion life, fanciful theory
and inevitable practice.
The illustrations. by Howard Pyle, are
effective and picturesque: paper and print
handsome, and the general appearance OF
the volume rather quantity attractive.
with a pretty decorative design in dark
green ana silver on the light green cloth
of the cover. our Continent library begins
auspiciously.
MISS LEGGHroN'S PERPLExIrIEs is the
title of very readable love story by
Alice c. Hall and published by Fords
Howard q Hubert, New York. The book
Is Stlu pl w ulu Cttl W. I)l UCulol
from any bookseller or direct from the
publishers.
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IRE in The New Testament Scriptures (not |
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