The Sunday herald., 1886-11-14
LITERARY NOTES,

"Doars or Sense" Is the title of story OF every
day life by Arthur Louis. published by Bren.
tano Bros: New York and washlngton.) This
is breezy story OF London society and New York
To those who love graceful descriptive lfe full of
picturesque incident and graphic narrative, we
commend this story. Whether Arthur Louis is
name OF the pen or the authors own cannot be told
Though II has some Of the faults of inexperience
than overbalanced by the capital descriptions and
picturesque dellneatlons Of life at Mount Desert and
even something fresh and is said concern
Ing the much-wrltten.of scenery on the Hudson.
The cricket matches and lawn tennis tournaments
are as clever bits of wolk as have been read for
many day. Altogether the book may well be called
summer success. The tribuatIons of an English.
man who wishes to marry acapricious flirting young
there Is not dull chapter In the book. Novel
readers Will lind 1t worth the reading.
No novel of recent years created so much genuine
surprise and admiration as "John Inglesantn The
reputation OF It's author, j. II. Shorthouse, was
established by that single work as one of the mas.
ters OF English fiction. Usually a writer's fame
comes from gradual appreciation OF successive
works. but In this case the topmost round of literary
celebrity was reached at bound. Since his first
great success Mr. Shorthouse has not diminished his
reputation by succession Of hastily written works
In the years which have elapsed since the publica-
ton OF John InRlesant" he has given us only a
story Of the Past and Present. we have iiierarn
gem, which will be read with unalloyed pleasure
II is really beautiful story told in sn9ularly fault
lesa style The characters, 1t Is true almost too
good 10 be real, but we should be grateful for the
Imagination which can give such admirable beings a
Cen Reseved fom sa5s Macmillan cS
Messrs. Roberts Brothers will publish in a few
days q book of interest to all cycers written and
illustrated by Elizabeth Robins Pennell and Joseph
Pennell. The title is so quaint that we copy 1t In fu
'.Two Pigrims' Progress from Fair Florence to the
Home, Delivered ha imi T.
tnde OF Ride. wherein Is Discovered the Manner OF
Their Setting Ont, Their Dangerous Journey, and
bellished with twenty full-page Illustrations, and
readers who followed the authors on their Pilgrim.
age from London to Canterbury will be eager to con-
tnue the journey.
Sir Walter Scott's "Cnrstmas In the Oden Tlfaen
has been chosen as the text for slxandwenty Illus
trations by z. H. Garrett, Harry Fem, j. Steeple
Davis, George A. Tee, Henry Sandman. Childe Has
vision of George I. Andrews for Casseil 4 Company
to publish. The book has a genuine Christmas
and smell the savory plum pudding as we turn the
leaves OF this attractive volume.
The many lovers OF beautiful books anu elegant
examples Of the blnders art should call and see the
goody collection on exhibition at Brentano's. The
photographed taste Of this firm is admirably dis.
played In their selections Of editions OF 1hackeray,
Scott, Dickens. Bulwer, Poe, Hawthorne. Emerson,
poets which are most ars,icaily bound In tree and
half calf, crushed lcvan', and full and half morocco
ID. Lothrop Co. announce that, leading In the
great literary movement toward lover prices and
larger sales, they have made, without reducing
quantity or quality an extraordinary reduction In
the price OF VIDE rdke, the best illustrated young
folks' magazine, (lO0O qnaro pages and 800 original
pictures yearly and Will now receive subscriptions
at the former wholesale price OF only $2.i0 year.
y. Childe liassain, the waier-coor painter, has
completed series Oftwentyfour striking studies OF
youthful race types and costumes, which d. Lotlrop
Il Co. will at once publish In photOgravurc repro
dnctons under the title Of "Yonth In Twelve Ceniu-
ries." A character poem by NJ. f. B. accompanies
each picture. "popnlar edition" gives all the
poems and wood engraylngs OF the pictures.
There are few songs that we love more than those
found throughout Shakespeare's plays. These
have been pncked from the parent trees and set
upon branch by themselves with the familiar
music by Purcell, Schubert, and the older
whose tunes have been sung since shakespeare's
time. HGssrs. Cassell Company have this prettiiy
Illustrated holiday volume Just ready.
.-v9.
Mrs. Celia Thaxter has written tweni -four poems
for the sumptuous folio volume which ID. I.othrop
will publish before the holidays under The title OF
'Idyls and PastOrals;" they are accompanied by
iweniy-four superb phOtoXrayures by eminent
American and foreign artists A "pOpular edition.
Will give q selectOn OF the poems, with wood en-
cravings
Some time ago Vide AiodLe arranged Wiih Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps for all the young folks Christ
tue namber IL 10 appear In the coming Christmas
issue, and IL eliIipd"A Pretty Scarecrow."