The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-06

THE STORY OF PORTUGAL BY H. Morse
Stephens. New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons
Price $3.50
This work appears in that valuable his
toric series known as 1.-THE Story of the
Nations" and is said to be the first history
of Portugal, in the true sense of the word,
ever printed in English. Other volumes
have INDUCED more in myths than facts,
the consequence being that what purported
to be histories were in reality little better
than accounts of legends. MIR. Stephens
relies largely upon Herculana, whose his
tory of the country in Portuguese, ap-
peared less than half century ago.
When one reads these pages he is astonished
10 learn That country so small geogra-
phlcally and so Insignificant In the popular
esteem, has played really important part
in the worlds history. Just how this was
brought about and the reasons for it are
cleary stated in this entertaining and in
structlve volume. The history is largely
chronological. The authors style is easy
and impressive, and the STORY is one of
the more instructive of the excellent series
winch Is doing so much TO enlighten
English speaking people concerning the
countries of the world
SOCIALISM. BY John Stuart Mill Edited by W.
ID. p. Bliss New York: The Humboldt
1upLSnlng company. Prlce 70 cents.
The publication of a special volume show
ing John Stuart Mills attitude upon the
question OF Socialism should be matter Of
congratulation, both to Individualists and
Socialists. BY his position in society,
which was one of easy independence, rem
dered healthy by very moderate official
toll, he was most fortunately placed for
the literary work to which he devoted his
LIE; his writings mark exactly the begin
ming OF the transition period from the
ldisSsz fdire theories that mad so long domi =
mated English thought, aud by the natural
repose OF his character he was singularly
fitted to fill the office which he regarded as
the crying necessity of the hour, viz: that
of IAN unprecedented legislator, absolutely
impartial between the pOssessors OF prop
| erty and the non possessors.n
| VALMoND, THE CRANK. The Forbidden Book
| BY Nero" Chicago: H. j. Smith & Co.
| Price, % cents.
| On the title page this is called "The For
hidden Book" and the publisher should
have needed the decree and refrained from
lnHicting the mass of vulgarity, brutality,
sensuality and crime upon the public The
hero is just such a character as one can
! find by the score in our great peniten-
tlaries, and the heroine is a rattle Drained,
! roWdylSn girl who, although the daughter
of preacher, ought to be considered as
almost ready for the reform school. Men
who write and others who publish such
books have little regard for the decenciss
of life.
| THE MADONNA OF PASS CHRISTIAN A Tale OF
| the Insurrection. BY George +. Ormsby
Chicago: Donohue, Hennebery & Co. Price
so cents.
Both in the construction of the plot and
in the delineation of character this novel
ranks well with the light literature of The
day. Incidentally the author treats of the
relations Of the sexes and the crimes Il
which they lead in warm chimes. and in this
respect is almost sensational. If the tale
has fault, it is that of elaboration, the
author at times becoming weary with de-
tail.