Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-02-01
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

JONATHAN AND Hrs CONTINENT, ssm-
bleo eheoueh American society ~ MAx
0'Rs!i q - J;ss & AilKn. z. ssss,lsssd 3 ~ Ny y
York. ThiS boos, already iamous bscause
q the wide rsnown Of the euthcs's eharp
satire on JoAu Bull end his lelsnds II
fully up 10 thas work Ia Wit and ebilisy,
but fortunately for Americana, y written IN
more p:s:ns .uo y ess S9
clsms Of American faults are sugar.oceted
and establishment over tho WORKS
end ways OF Jonathan end the
wonders OF his continent The crisp, clear
humor and the general force Of hts crit.
cisms have assured readers for Whatever
ho writes, and though We are not told Whist
part Jsck Allyn he'd In THE work n VIII
all poss for the frencbman's and b femem.
berod % the hest treatise on . short visit 70
sous Ss sv;s s Ss1. oanS SV''snsI :nis viz &
che frequent appearencs Of sayings
that ere sschestnuty," but Il must
DO remsmbered that She book was
written By D Fronchmsn ostonsibly for
French readers and thsse sayings are mot
French chestnuA The genial sntnor y
tho failings Of the French - be u upon
those Of lorciSners and notes their narrow.
ness and molsncholy Ignorance Of every
thing outside Of France. The book 10 NOS
ali humor and buYlesque. but there 10
Ssn q ,1Sn TSa sopEa ~ ~ r. 70 n
cspital punishment In general In charm
and briiliancy Of style Il 10 20 excellent thst
the temptation 70 quote ID strong, but there
are % many good passsges that We have
concluded 10 quote the whole book.
Jonathan and Hts Continent BY Max
UA1 - k>~ III hAA Nvat n = y.
0HNcsR complete, with the exception Of
. chapter on Iugersoll mot of Interest to
American readers The frat part will
appear Ia to-morrow's supplement. This
paper hes oecuT0d the exclusive right for
the publication Of the book In this city.
have In press remarkably strong story BY
New York lsdy which 10 said 70 bo 9
refutation of much Of Robert Elsmere."
Tho January Vide Apaks has stories BY
Mrs. L. B.Waliord, M. K. NJ. Davis, author
Of "ln War Times at In Rosn Blanche y
Fremont and others. Fire building, ai
taught IN the hoaton public Schools II
described minutely, and the Legend o
William Tell 10 very fully considered and
4 delightful book is Horace Lunp,
"Acros. Lots" which hs. much Of the
quaint charm and out door feeling of Johf
| Burroughs. 1t will recall to many tiret
business man happy hours spent In thS
/ woods when h0 was country lad.
The "Btory Of Louisispa," the third II
the notable series of tho "Story OF States,
10 from the pen of Maurice Thompson. Hi
record Of the varying fortunes 0f the Peli
| can state 10 full OF romaniio and readers Q
Cable will md It fascinating and instEuc
Mva
rAyoRrTR AUTHORS FOR LITTLE yoLKs
published by the Interstate Publishin
company, Boston and Chicago. A sinai
volume made mp Of brief biographies Q
to young readers by their stories and poems
II - prepared BY Mrs. Francis A Hum
phrey. The contents include sketches will
portraits Of Longiellow, Whittier, Luc.
Iarcom, T. B. Aldrich, J. T. Trowbridgt
Mrs. Stowe, Dr.. Holmes, Mrs. Aloott, HsW
thorn, Alice and Phoebe Gary, w. y. Bryan
and Margaret Sidney,
These short sketches, with extracts from
the writings Of some OF the authors, are tol
in the attractive way which has made Mrl
Humphrey DO popular writer for the littl
folks. They arc Of the highest degree {
literary excellence aud cannot fail TO fur
nish delightful pictures Of the human an
sympathetic nature of our best writer
especially In their relations with children
and In this character they will be welcomed
This book comes ss the youngest Of serie
OF three books, "About Authors." Th
second, English Authors for Youn
Folks" and the third, "Amer. Q IN Author
for Young Folks"
CoNKLIN's HANDY MANUAL OF UsT
FUL IMPORTATION AND ATLAS OF TIL
/ WORLD, Laird Il Lee, Chicago tt
edition OF this little book for 1889, has ju
been issued ; II contains within It's 40 psg'
/ mine OF useful Information ON thousand
Of different t0plcs. Asa political encycl
/ podia II appears thorough and oomprshou
sive. The volume contains fifty mapA !
! the political Information given are th
/ folio wing facta OF especial interest ct th
time. The party that carried each stat
and by what majority from: the tim
the state began TO vote; tue popull
and electoral votes for president fror
| Washington to Harrison; the ma uraliz Alto
laws of each OF the states; the officers
the United States government and salarie
paid them.
WANDERERS, Being q collection OF Il
poems of William Winter, Boston, Tiokn,
Il Go. This Ii Q beautiful little edition
poems by Q man who might have turne
out strong poet II he had given mo
time to work in that line. He certain
writes with great smoothness and beaut
and has the good sense to avoid long poem
Mr.. Winters verse ofan suggests tho be
known work OF early Engliah poet an
!. may be that 1t would take better II mo
In sympathy with the spirit OF tho age On
loss classical In form. A critic aptly %,
OF them: 'They are redolSnt OF that O
fashioned, high minded courtesy which
| Int 20 much formal % self-respecttng, aI
which 10 especially fsscIn ating In periS
| when the cultivation OF manners IL
neglected, aud brusque and semi ba
! tsrous directness is thought to cOnsist wi