The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
LITERATURE.

KGTEsJUDGED-By W. Heimburg. (New
ENs5 York: The Worthington Company.
E%Eas 362 pp., illustrated with photo.
grayures) This is another of those
excellent German stories that have been
written by Heimburg, and which have been
appreciated by so many lovers of fiction.
Like Others of this series it has been trans
lated by Mrs. j. w. Davis, who has a
wonderful aptitude for conveying into the
English language the ideas expressed by
this author in the German. The novel is
inimitable in style and full Of interest. 1t
Is characterized by the same attractions that
have marked all of this writer's works. 1t
has quaint and simple freshness, delicacy of
sentiment, occasional sadness and delicious
humor. combined with magical sympathy.
Wonderful in its strength and picturesque
in its charms the reader by clear delnea-
tons, accurate pictures Of life and abnnd-
ance of local color, will find it the most
finished and delicate from the pen of this
accomplished novelist. 1t is the story of an
artists life. 1t is issued in cloth and in
paper. Offered by a. NJ. Robertson, Post
street.
THE STANDARD DICTIoNARY-(NewY0 rk:
Funk u Wagnalls) A new prospectus of
this work shows the progress that has been
mad3 with dictionary, which is bound, in
course OF time, to be accepted as the stand
ard by all who use the English language,
for the reason that it will be in one volume
and will be a complete revision Of the lam
guage up to date. Some of the most emf
nent scholars to whom advance sheets Of the
work have been submitted have sent the pub
fishers most fattering letters of approval.
one of these declaring ''the Century dictOn-
ary'is leSicographical luxury. Yours will
be the English speaking peoples word
book" This is from Theo w. Hunt, pro-
lessor of rhetoric and English literature at
Princeton College. Some of the features
prominent in the new work are placing OF
definitions before etym0ogies, giving the
preference to present meanings, reducing
technicallIles to minimum, giving due ems
phasis to phonetic spelling and the treat
ment o. quotations. An examination OF
the advance sheets show that the pub
fishers are aiming to make this dictionary
not only for the student, but for the
average reader, who will have all that is de-
sirable to know presented Ia the most COM
prehensive manner. Another feature of the
work Is The compromising of words, sub
Ject that for years has been the source OF
much veXation to writer's. This has been
placed in the hands of +. Horace Teal,
who for many years has made it Il special
study. Each department OF the work is in
charge pf some eminent man, selected for
the special aptitude lie has for the subject
TO be treated, and this has been done with a
view to make the book as complete and ac-
curate as possible. Among these editors
are Professor Shaler of Harvard, Professor
L. n. Gill, Professor S. Newc0mb, Profess
SCR H. Ogden DOrrmus eX-Minister Phelps,
Judge i. NJ. Cooley Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, w. r. Harper, Presl-
dent of the University of Chicago, Profess
sor Marsh of Lafayette College. Besides
there are many others.
"The Modern Evil" written by Minnie
L. Armstrong and published by the Price
McGll Publishing Company Of st. Paul.
Mimi, is work of fiction of over 300 pages,
in which the writer tells of the life Of a
man who made a mistake in marriage and
subsequently finds a young girl who is con-
genial and falls desperately in love with
her. She. although aware of the fact that
he Is married man, recprOcates his love,
herself unable to do so. There is desertion
OF the wife by the husband and an elope-
ment., The work advances doctrine which,
II 1t becomes universal, would destroy the
foundation on which society rests.
Tales of Two Countries" is the title Of
the new volume which Harper 81 Brothers
have just brought out in their Odd Num-
Der Series OF translations from foreign Ian
guages. The author is the celebrated Nor
wegian story writer. Alexander Kielland,
the translator is William Archer, and the
writer of the introduction is Professor
HJalmar Hjorth Boyesen, who was Mr..
kielland's fellow-student in the University
of Norway
mat very entertaining story by Maria
Louisa Pool, which, under the title of THAT
Caroliny GAL" was first published in the
New York Tribune, has been issued in book
form by Harper & Brothers. The volume
IS called Daily" from the name of the
heroine, and the story In its new form will
be sure Of a hearty welcome from all its old
readers, besides hosts of new ones.
Ties-Human and Divine" by b. L.
Farjeon, author of BLADES O. Grass" and