The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-29

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In these days when SO many women are organ
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INVITATIONS OF ETERNAL LIFE-By Caroline
139 pp., 20 cents) Mrs Leighton. The author of
this little book, is also the author OF - Life at
Puget Sound" and "A swiss Thoreau:" In the
preface 10 " 1utimaIlOns of Eternal Life " The au-
thor states that having been separated from
schools, churches and Libraries for a long time
she is very much impressed upon returning 10
center Of thought in view of the amount OF skep-
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With h thoughts aroused by the conditions so
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clear and concise form and Will prove exceed
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uel CaISon Co.
"Lorta, an Alaskan Maiden is the title of a
III page novel, written by Susie G. CLARK. and
published by Lee s. Shepard OF Boston. |. is
pleasantly told story OF Russian naval officer
who has been assigned to duly in Alaska, just
before that Territory passed IN o the control OF
The United States, and who was forced 10 leave
his station just after his wife died in giving birth
10 the little one who becomes the heroine of the
story. There is good deal OF love in the story,
affection from an old lady who brought up
the little one, ana The author SEXES the oppor-
tunty to Introduce graphic description OF he
country In which the scenes take place. OF
course in the end the father. after an absence Of
many years, returns 10 fiud his little babe
beautiful young womln, and the story has an
nslNt "A cd nv Co
s Co.
"ZanthUn" is tie title of book that has been
published by the Bancroft Company ana which
James DoGan, the author, designRtes a novel.
1t Is book OF $50 pages and about the dulest
and most uninteieStlng one that has ever been
presented TO tho reading public. 1t is the story
Of mySteI ious Individual who happens upon a
most mysterious set of people who live in a niys-
FERROUS manner In an outof-the way place and
who are made TO suffer starvation by reason OF a
blight which affects the potato crop, ana when
the reader has got that far he is glad TO drop the
book never TO take IL up again. What the
purpose of the author was in writing such book
1t is impossible to imagine.
Into and Out of Inidely" is "a brochure OF
thrty-three pages that has been published by
the d. H. Rank Publishing Company of Indian
apols. In ii The account is told by himself of
the conversion of Elijah Z. Brown, editor OF
The Rams horn,' a publication that presents
religious matters in manner that Is interesting
to all. The work named tells how Mr.. Brown
became an infidel, how he discovered the error
OF his ways and returned to the Christian fold.
Mrs. Anna Morrison Reed of Laytonvllle. Men
docino County, well and favorably known not
only in the northern part of California, but the
United States over, as 1.-The Poetess of the
NORTH" a term applied TO her in recognition of
the many beautiful gems of thought expressed in
verse which shs has written, Will shortly publish
a volume of her later-day poems, some thirty of
them, and the Work will be n handsome volume
for gifl-book for the holidays.
Magazine and other Notes.
The December number of The Overland
Monthly" Is made up OF number of highly In
teresting sketches. many Of them made more inter-
esting very 1ue Illustrations. most attractive
and instructive one is that by Uruella EaDIes
on Flower and Seed Growing In California"
and another is the one by Alvin II. Sydenham
on "Defenses OF The Pacific Coast" 1t Is timely
and well written: An Incident Of tile Gold
Bluff Excitement" viii prove of special interest
to those who in the early days went 10 the Blurr
allnred there by statements that gold could be
taken up by the bucketful. The publishers OF
this excellent magazine announce that with the
January number the price will be reduced.
The December number of 'Iippipcott's" Is
truly Southern number: 1t OPENS with COM
plete novel entitled "A Fair b ockade. Bi eaker,"
by T. c. de Leon, Southern writer, who Is the
author of "Creole and Puritan" "Four Years In
Rebel Caritas." and other works, has attracted
a great deal OF att -nton aud favorable criticism.
The novel in mis- issue of the magazine is very
interesting story oil the trying times with which
II deals. Another sketch of the South IS Lit
erature IN The South Since The War, 'Uy Thomas
Nelson rage.
"Scribner's Magazine for December Is out in
an illuminated cover and it Is designated as tile
Christmas number. II is Tiled with excellent
sketches, illustrated aud otherwise. The leading
article Is "Afioat on the Nile" very entertain
ing sketch of life on that historical river
Joaquin Mler's new story, THE Red Shield"
Is published entire aud exclusively in the Christ
mas (Decemher) number of Frank Leslle's Pop
ular Monthly" Ii Is dramatic aud highly
colored romance drawn from The exciting history
Oh the foundation OF The great clearinghouse Of