The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-07


30. THOU. MY AUSTRIA" By Ossip |
Schubin, translated by Mrs. 4. l.. Wister This |
is a ceverly-writteu story of Vennese life, full
of brisk incident delightful sketches of charac-
ter, and keen observation. 1t is wholesome in
tone, humor and pathos are deftly mingled, and
the interest is aroused at the outset and well
maintained to the end. 1t affords a view of life
among the naughty Austrian aristocrats that is
almost revelation to the American reader. The
moral of the tale is good one-that marriage
should be for love. There is q distinctly Gallo
turn to the authors style of telling the story.
Her touch is always light, graceful, and deli
catey firm, and the reader is never wearied by
elaborate descriptions analysis. Mrs. Wister's
translation is admirably done, as all who are
familiar with her work know is usual with her.
10 Thou, My AUSTRIA" is published by the Lip
pincotts, Philadelphia, and for sale in Washing
ton at Brentano's.
THE CHRISTMAS CAROL. BD Charles
Dickens. This fac-simile reproduction of the
original manuscript of the great novelist will be
welcomed as a real treasure by close students of
Dickens, who are placed under genuine obliga-
ton by the Brentanos, to whose enterprise the
publication is due. One feels that he has got
much closer to Dickens than ever before as he
studies these closely written and much-corrected
pages, which show the authors method of work
and the manner in which he brought his sem
tences by careful emendation and rewriting to
their final perfect form. The volume is in large
quarto shape, sumptuously gotten up, with an
interesting Introductory history OF the "Cal OF
and the manuscript. There were 250 of these
volumes printed and they will soon become eX-
tremey valuable. No more beautiful and ap-
propriate Christmas gift for an admirer Of Dick
ems could be devised. A limited number of the
books may be had at Brentanos.
THE OLD MEETING-HOUSE. By RGv. Il.
N. Cotton. This is u collection of fugitive and
occasional essays and sketches written at various
times during his eighty years of life, now col
lected and published in book form at the socita-
| tion of many friends who admired them as they
| appeared in various publications. Mr.. Cotton
writes na homely, offhand style that is the chief
| charm of his work, and through most of the
| sketches runs a quiet vein of humor. Among
the titles of the essays, that will give an idea OF
their scope, are 1.-The Old Meeting House, +" 1.-THE
Hampshire County Minister'S 1.-THE Cotton
| Tribe" "Reminiscences of Boyhood Life, New
and DID, etc. The volume has been we'll made
| by the Worthingtons, the publishers. 1t may be
| had in Washington of Robert Beall.
THE COLONEL'S CHRISTMAS DINNER
| Edited by Capt. Charles King. This is neat
volume, containing ten interesting and well-told
stories by Capt. King, Lieut.. Thomas II. Wilson
| Capt. Edward Field. Capt. Henry Romeyn, Capt
w. Closson, all of the Army; Miss Caroline F
| Little, Alice King Livington and Mr.. Edward l.
| Keyes The stories are all of military adventure
| having some reference to the holiday season
| They are supposed to be told over the walnut
and the wine at dinner given by the colonel O.
the regiment. The volume is published by L. r
Hamersly s. Co., Philadelphia, and for sale il
this city by Robert Beall.
CHILDREN OF THE WORLD. By Pau
IJelse T'r1nSlntp1 FrnnE M (IY9UO1YI A
novel of great power and beauty is this long
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and soul in a manner that appeals intensely tC
the emotions as well as to the intellect. The
characters are in the main convincingly human
and distinct, and while their entanglements arr
not in the highest degree dramatic they faster
the attention very closely and make one un
willing to reinquish the book until the end. Tht
story is published in Worthington's neatly made
International Library, and may be had in thi
city at Brentano's.
WHAT AILS THE BABY? By John De1Uar
AZ. D. This is tastefully gotten up little vol
ume in Brentano's valuable and carefully writ
ten RED Cross series of health handbooks, ant
it deals with the all-important question in plain
sensible, and thorough manner. 1t is u littl
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the house. 1t is for sale here at Brentano's.
LITTLE JARVIS. By Molly Elliot Sealvel
This is an eXquisitely gotten up little book TO
children, printed on heavy paper in clear, larg
type, and illustrated with six fine full-pag
pictures. The story is clevery told in simpl
language and the book will form most appro
pirate and delightful Christmas gift for boys an
girls. D. Appleton & Co., publishers, and TO
sale in Washington at Brentano's.
, BelfOrd's Mdgazine for December is of espe
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