New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14
NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES.
COLONEL JOHNSTON'S NEW BOOK.

Appleton & Go.
THE BIIIOPS BIBLE. ny David ohri'uc murray @,H
Henry Hermann. 12m0 PIP. |9s Johh W. LoVel
TIE SHAKES PASS H BY 1ram S"fcF' NJ A l@H'
MY UNCLE BENJAMIN. BY Claude TeT :,,o tTan ot
the authors sd fs ana R wE}hs y T. Eu fucker
SHORT SIMS BY H. C. B9nneT eI Isilra'c idm ny
| M ODE puck Kcppler & Schwarzmann'
,,rrr.urII NOVELS Ry !. Ashby sterry. l2mo.
| M. 3l4. Scribncr x Ncli"ru
Colonel J,hnston's Widow Guthrie IS a strkinTiy
| .o,.,c ard carefully written study OF Georgia HE
,,ty wears ago The scene chosen Is sfn"i ''i''t"
not many miles from Augusta one WHO" 'A''' 80
| tome from cotcre Of wealthy planters VINO co"'"
tn,c the aristocracy Of the ncghborh"oh. lhc'c "''
cver,l grade, Of social life represented rom p"n'"'
c,hr,e the selfish AID supcrcious eldest son oil th'
v,,dow Ia little Peter Braddy, Who approaches inc
tam, Of a poor white" yet holds his hc'd h'|" i'
,rcr, none Of the "swclls' T. ovcrcrow MN ~"
u.ld,yr herself Is anything but lovaole cr'a'' "
50 ruc 10 nature that the reader VIII be app l." 'c>
,ho exclamation Of her ccccniricte- which j. pm p
d a., tho close II the story. She Is one "i mos
,,,,erious selfrcuani women who domin'er over M
about them. Duncan +, her daring anu S"' ''
i .noilcd him thoroughly. FOR hl- 'H' Nn' "
,l,c ia M. sister who has offended h'r uS W'''E" ms
moor m1n though Jack >taplcon Is one u wv -,
,c.iiu,,, Of sturdy manhood In th" country "'''
g. . ,,r.,u. and ouaiut stiffness and artiAraHN '''"'
! ,h ,,l, and manner Of the provincial arl''''r">
| and mi, /, 80 oddly mingled with those pee """
ern c1p,.,, sion, aud trick, Of speech 'a"e"' "'''
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,t,r, order vhlch D. reproduced here WIKI IA''''-'
cal skill equal t, that II Professor owen '"'''' '
ton introduces . duel according 10 'H' "'"'"' a.,
-, Tho pcrtod and the details ono Doubt h''"T""'P
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/ ..,,c. NJ clcreymen in cluonical'. 81 course
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. which results fatally. Inc Woo" '"'"' '.
melancholy, though her sufcnnT' are >h'f'' a'' ".
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whole truth is Known -" . ,,br,. th.
well 'nsth'n' anu ,,,.. q. fascination #
types 'l'''''"'
the. o"n
vr David christie Nurfa' ha' tA"rh - '''''"
| tom AID with Nr Henry H'r'n'"'' "a' r,
, csptal novel called Inc h''.'T
| originality - tlic plot De- dc'"''' ' '''.' Wy
,-,,a committed BY two men lr''o>'"'
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a" ''' IT,, ,,v - IN. D." Bishops Bible" and
80, a., -,,,o,l and put 10 %. place modern
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! hoth ~ whom drive ,''' -, .,,,i..p. and
/ and hoth % ""'"' Wv ,.,.,,,,, os ro..lhlr
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hlt one episode "h''" >''''' , I, d.-., not
and that T. IN" rciornA'''" 20 ' l, n,,..
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b any condnct Oh tA' pan W a. ,-r,,.lo,, ~
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-trugcr /, indispensable - inc H"I1' -, 49,,
novel: and on The theory That i'plP '"'." r
b rc,c.,ary which t" I'"i' N'''" ~ -. ~,
dn,.lty hah 10 De- faced somehow NV '''
,rc Bishops Bible Viii De i""h" D"'' IN,
c,,rrt,iuine and they are presented WIFI a.,
md grace as We are accustomed u cAp''' ''"
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Nr liram N'""'' "'' 10 A., ouci.,t legend,
a spirited irish move" ]" WIN ",..,, ,,.h
~ 70 certain mountain are '''''" , ,.,..,,...
modern and actual events. l"'' - -' ,. a.
q Wicked somhccu man" Wh" j. ''Hf " '
pretty irish girl VINO Inh""' '"'''N' W ,t.,
squire. and. last th"uih not I''''' wv, - w ,,,.
Is always apparently on inc r,.,lr
thing and finally does ~om'thinS ~ u.s.,
/ cntorlysmal nature. t." plo / 'u"'""'S
h, hold attention. and the uarra'iv" is ahim"''" anu
rucut Altogether " The Sua'N l"'' -
e,o,,
,.rioc translated
Mr. In'ser deserves ,"''" w.n np,l, Zen
Claude Tler's admirable Story w" ,,,
He Is not quit" correct III saw" ~
ha, been forgotten by hi own '"ni'S "','' Nv r,r,
FOR IT Is only nine years since 'ohl"'' ni.
| rublSher brought ont "A de luxe edition "I Wv"
t, - q, txo handsome volumes. with illu'tr'
, " ',..,,t Tho truth s that rilllcr> book j.
"'rIlicr was almost one "''N ''''' 49, t,n,l, -,id
Il masterpiece. inc d"""' 80 ~, Uncle