The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-19
BOOK NOTICES.
.immey. Wolfe, New York, up Nov ID.

Two GENTLEMEN OF BOSTON. Tickor & Co., Bos.
ton publishers. Paper, so cents,
'Two Gentlemen of Boston," is a novel
of intense interest. 1t was thrown upon
the world without It's authors name, and
its success is owing solely to its own merits.
1t has curious quality of intensity and
strength that gives it high degree of i'm
pressiveness The heroine, who tells her
own story, is the central figure around
which the Others are grouped; and there is
profound art in the manner in which the
literary quality of the novel is made to re-
fine aud expand with her mental growth.
There is vitality in the book that makes
itself felt and will cause it to be widely
re md well liked.
The VIRGINIA HEIREss. By May Agnes Fleming,
Street & Smith, Publishers, New York. Price
rs cents.
This is a story of the short-lived romantic
dream Of young woman of culture and
refinement. accustomed to all the luxuries
of wealth. whose mental vision at first does
not range beyond the rose-colored haze of
the honeymoon; but she at length descends
from the clouds of the lovers dreamland,
with eyes wide open, and stares this start
ling fact clearly In the face-she has mar.
ried poor mani He is not only poor-far
worse than that he is the associate of men
who dress for dinner by taking off their
coats and dining in their shirt sleeves.
The STORY OF Medieval FRANCE from the
reign of Hughes Capet to the beginning of
the eighteenth century. By Gustave Ma
son. B. A. g P. Pntnam's Sons, New York.
This is an elegantly printed and splen-
didly illustrated volume. Not only is a
history of medieval France given, but the
intellectual side of the subject is dealt with
in a mastery and interesting manner. In
the preparation of the work the best
authorities have been consulted. and its
statements, therefore, may be relied upon
as being substantially correct. The book is
one that can be read with pleasure as well
as profit.
KATHLEEN By Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett.
lust published by T. b. Peterson q Brothers,
Philadelphia.
Mrs Burnett is one of the most charming
of writers. There is a crisp and breezy
freshness about her delightful novelettes,
sPretty Polly Pemberton," "Lindsay's
Luck, and "Quiet Life" that is rarely
found in contemporaneous fiction, and
close adherence to nature. as well, that rem
ders them doubly delicious. No sweeter
or more beautiful romance than Kathleen"
exists in print.
GLImPsEs OF THE FUTURE; Suggestions as to the
Drift of Things By David Croly ito be Read
and Judged in the Year 2,o0O.l g. p. Put
MANS Sons New York.
This volume is collection Of essays and
speculative talks upon number Of live
topics. Some very peculiar ideas are adj
vanced Whether they are valuable the
reader must Judge 1t can be said, how
ever, that they are interesting, and are cal
culated to provoke inquiry and discussion.
.'INpIANA." By Georges Sand. T B. Peterson &
Brothers. Philadelphia. Price, rs cents.
"Indiana" is Georges Sands masterpiece,
and is novel that takes firm hold upon
the reader from the start. 1t is eminently
a story of the heart, and the errors of the
poor vile and the ardent Creole maid sup
ply the keynote of the grandly woven plot.
UNDER THE NAPLES. A Story of Village Life.
BY Walter N. Human. Bedford, Clarke &
Co., New York, publishers
This is charming little story, and one
that can hardly fail to please the reading
public. The characters are well drawn and
the scenes and incidents are presented in an
attractive way.
THE PRoFEssoRs SISTER. Romance. BY Julian
Hawthorne. Bedford, Clarke q Co., New
York.
All of Julian Hawthorne's stories are in
teresting. and this one is not an exception.
1t opens in way to attract attention at
once, and it does not lose its power over the
reader before the end of the las chapter.
A LrFE's MORNING By George Gissing. J.
B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, publisher. Paper
2o cents.
This story is well suited to meet the wants
of leisure hour 1t is written in an easy
and graceful style, and the interest is kept
alive until the end is reached.
MAGAZINES.
The american Magazine for November
is an especially interesting number. The va
riety OF literature contained ip 1t is sure to
please, while the illustrations are of
higher grade Of excellence than usual. There
is one very striking article by the gifted
poet, author and critic, George Edgar
Montgomery, entitled, "An American
Theater.n This article is profusely illus
trated, and supplemented by the fronts
piece, which is a portrait of the very sue