New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-03
SOME NEW BOOKS.

Miss Katharine Lee Bates has written In Hermit
island ID. Lotlrop Coz strong and pathetic story
That the little heroine. when misunderstood and
vronGcd In many ways should proved at midnight 10
formally cedc her soul TO the spirit OF evil would seem
m extravagant and ridiculous fancy; but her I'M
pctuous nature and her strange life the lonely
island are drawn skilfuy that the episode Is felt
to be more than possible.
There were already two books covering the ground
q "Mass,chuse in the War;" By James L. Bowen
springfield: Clark W. Bryan Co.. PIP l.olo); Dut
useful the works Of General schoulcr ana Mt
Headey were in their day, Mr. 'Bowcn's has tue al
vantage Of both in tile fuller information ana greater
accuracy attainable through the researches, the viii
Ing. the discussions and the ocs publications OF
quarter Of q century. There are still some mac
curacles that might have been eliminated but these
arc not serious The story of every regiment DaV'eS
or Independent company Is told briefly ana from 'o
point Of view OF Massachusetts. without the customary
wanderngs into the realms OF general history III,
morasses Of politics. the vapory heights OF grand
stratecy The book Is indeed good that one wishes
II were better; yet to make 1t so would he dincnit
unless the model furnished by Connecticut were io
lowed and this would be to pass beyond the oohus
OF private enterprise and take up task, one may even
say duty tina: belongs to the State Connecucnt mas
Given us the record only of every Connecticut ree
nlent but Of every Connecticut soldier. WHY ho'
Massachusetts? Why not New-iorkf
"MyStery Evans (De WOue, flSAc ~ NVj' v! Nv"
Baker, Is a vulgar and silly sOry-sO vulgar ana 80
silly that 1t Is much hoped that 1t was not WHICH,
n it's text seems to imply, by pupil Of Wellesley.
The most fascinating and wholesome Juvenile pup
lshed in many q day Is Eleanor Streddcrs JacS ana
His Ostrich IT. Nelson d sons. IL Is IAN africa"
story containing adventures enough to SATISFY inc
most exgent REPRESENTATIVES, moreover NOT .he
less exciting that they Of reasonable prooaohS'
The characters are vividy and forciby sKetcheu Ill.,
the sentiment of tile book is true and hne the sly
admrable-in short, one can find no adverse worn u
say concerning 1t.
sBeyond the Black Waters" IT. Nelson sohs' 10
one Of the semi, religious tales to which we are uSeo
70 finding the initials Of a. L. o. E.' ATTACHED II
is probably intended for the Sunday-schooi library
1ts hero is man who has murdered announcer IN an
impulse of anger and who ends his soIrowlui ITO ~
4 missionary at q convict station
"Five Little Peppers and How They Grew was
alarming study Of clild-life. Hardly SO much can
he said OF Five Little Peppers Midway d. LothrOp
COY Seouels arc dangerous undertakings; and IN her
later book Margaret Sidney has been far less smpe
natural and truc to life than in the first one ehe
Is always entertaining. however.
Tho story OF an old maid and Of two young MAIDS
II brightly told by Annette L. Noble. under the ttie
Of "In Country Town (National Temperance 80
ciety and Publication House, The chief Lesson o. the
book is that trouble and death to be found in the
morphine bottle.