Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-15
BOOK NOTICES.

IRENE: OR, THE ROAD TO FREEDOM. BY Ladd
Bailey Fowler. II. n. Fowler & Company,
Philadelphia, ll23 Arch street, publishers.
Price In cloth 81 90.
This volume contains 612 handsomely
printed pages. 1t is prettily bound and
presents a very attractive appearance.
| The Evening Item Of Philadelphia says of
this work: ''This is a well written tale, full
of social incident and character. There
Is also much good dialect writing. The
| moral OF the tale is an exposition OF what
| may be called the new philosophy regard
| ing marriage and married life. 1t is we'll
worth reading as statement of this
modern idea. A glimpse of the philo-
sophical theory which is elucidated may
| be had from the following extract, in
| which Edgar says: Il loved both these
women in perfect innocence, Can the
continuance of this love be crime? If
so, it is a paradox beyond my comprehen-
sion. The tact is, l would be guilty OF a
heinous crime were / to cast either of
these two blessed women from my heart.
They belong there. one as much as the
other.' Further on, Edgar expresses q
doubt 'if that man ls capable OF loving
one woman as a well-deveioped, wholly
liberalized woman should be loved, who
is not capable of loving more than one.'
The plot of the work is ingenious,
and the story is well developed"
THE VOLCANO UNDER THE CITY. BY volun-
teer special Howard Harlbert, New
York, publishers: 10 mo. cloth.
The author OF "The Volcano Under the
City, was what was known as "Volun-
teer Special,D one OF those citizens who
came to the aid OF the overtaXed police
authorities, and were assigned TO special
duties as volunteers In the ranks of law
cd ordar during tho seriOus outbreak in
New York in 1883.
There is little danger that any one who
takes up "The Volcano Under the City"
will lay it aside unfinished, for 1t is not
book of the past, but OF the present. Ter
rible shapes walk abroad when the bar
riers Of law and order are broken down,
ana their readiness TO do worse things 10
1886 than they did IN 1863 Ia set forth with
eort of grisly dlstinctness.
There are lights as well as shadows.
There are pictures OF heroic devotion TO
duty and OF dauntless courage on the part
of both men and women. There Is here
ard there touch of the grote sque. and
even trace OF bumOr.
orr LITTLE ONES AND THE NURSERY: Illus
trated stories and poems for little people.
Edited by william Il. Adams. Estes X
Laurlat, publishers, 8Ol Washington street,
Boston.
This volume OF $50 pages contains $40 IL
mstratrati0ns, and they are very fine ones.
II would be difficult to lind volume bet
ter calculated To interest little ones. The
illustrations are very appropriate, and
the reading matter Is simple in diction,
elevating in character and well suited to
interest children.
Confessions o. Two: A Novel. BY Marianne
GalIlard Spot.ey and Elizabeth OctaviA
WIlhsson. g. W. Dillingham;, publisher,
successor TO G.. W. Carleton u Co.. New
y ork.
This is an interesting story and pos
sesses the novelty of having been written
by two ladies', they having succeeded in
presenting TO the public a rather Zine
niece Of work. Those who want to read
q fairly good story will hardly be disap-
pointed IN this one.
CHATrERBox. Edited by j. Erskine CLARK,
81. A. Estes n Laurat, aOl Washington
street. Boston. publishers.
CbatterbOx for 1886 contains large
amount Of very interesting matter The
ar icles are as "A rule light, but extremely
Interesting. Toe Illustrations are very
g00d-betier IN fact than are generally
iOund In publications ~ this character
The Young folks Will hardly hnd publ
eaton winch will interest them more.