The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-04
SOME NEW BOOKS.

The Worthingtons, New York, will issue at
once In the Rose Library new edition of Lo
Sage's famous work, 'sAsmodeus, or The
Devil Upon Two Sticks.''
The latest work of thaS prolific German
novelist, W. Heimburg 10 be turned into Eng
lish is called ga Maliens Choicen 1t is
translated by Elise L. Lathrop and published
by the Worthingtons Like all this authors
work it is clean and wholesome story, with
well-drawn characters and pathos and humor
artistically blended.
history of the firm of Thomas Cook IL
Son, the famous Englishmen who manage ex-
cursions to all parts of the world, has just
been issued in handsome volume of over 300
pages. 1t was written by Mr.. w. Fraser Rae,
and gives an interesting account Of the re-
markable development of Messrs. Cooks busi-
ness and OF modern travel.
son the Border with Crook" is the name
of forthcoming work by Captain John G..
Bourke, to be issued by the Scribners, which
will be read with much interest In Washing
ton. Captain Bourke served for more than
twenty years on the western frontier, and his
book is the result Of the copious diaries tha
neither danger nor discomfort prevented him
from keeping.
The third volume Of the ''Memoirs of Prince
ing in sumptuous style, deals with the events
OF the period from the Congress of Vienna, in
1915, to the revolution of $780, In addition
there is an appendix containing some of Tai
leyrand's private correspondence relalating to
the events of 1903 with Nine Adelaide and
Nine. de Va udemont. This third volume of
the memoirs is enriched with three portraits
OF Talleyrand. For sale at Brentanos.
From Chicago comes work professedly
written to prove that the gambling instinct is
80 deeply imbedded in human nature that 1t
cannot be forced out, and that laws made
with that intent are an unjustifable interfer-
ence with human freedom and merit tho failurs
they have often met. James Harold Roman is
the author, and his book is a rambling, incon-
elusive mass Of curious historical knowledge
and quotations from moraists and phtloso-
pliers, ancient and modern. The argument ia
weak and the style somewhat pretentious, but
the book, nevertheless, is interesting, and will
no doubt find many readers. II is issued FIR ON
the Craig Press, Chicago.
Octave Thanet writes sensible and entertain
ing books for young people that have an unob-
trusive moral, and are otherwise valuable be-
cause of their correct description OF life and
manners. "We ALL" just issued by D. Apple
ton q Co., tells how Alan, Cecil, and Sally
spent their time on an Arkansas plantation and
the adventures which befelI them and their
neighbors in wild hog and possum hunting.
The Arkansas dialect is no doubt correctly
given, but it is just possible the book would be
more attractive to young peopleifa little license
were taken in modifying the uncouthness of
many of the expressions. 'We All" Is well
illustrated and admirably printed and bound.
Brentano has 1t for sale.
The arena for October contains its usual
complement Of articles on social, religious,
and philosophical subjects. Rev. Moncure D.
Conway, In "Ame BIavstsky at Adyar,n re-
counts his experiences with the high priestess
OF theosophy at her beautiful Indian retreat
where, when he pressed her for evidences of
her miraculous powers, che answered: SIT is
all glamour; people think they see what they
DO not see. That is the whole of it," Mr.
Henry Wood has an understandable article In
advocacy OF Christian science, or the mind
cure. Thaddeus B. Wakeman writes on
"Emancipation Through Nationalism" Dr.
George Stewards article on James Russell
Lowell is OF slight value. "Leaderless Mobs,''
byH. G. Bradsby and 'Some Weak Spots in
the French Republic" by Theodore Stanton,
] are other articles in this number.