St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-16
AMONG THE NEW BOOKS.

OHC VI tue udluLleSI Oh aIIlSIlc gilt
books prepared for the holidays is
watch Hol Watch" a volume OF
poems selected and illustrated by Eliza
beth n. Little. The sketches are in
black and white and washes of gray, and
are exquisite. The poems are nautica
selections from famous authors, Tenny-,
son, Owen Meredith, William Hale and
others, and the illustrations bear out the
spirit of the lines. Ropes tied in sailors,
knots. or fashioned into letters, trail
over the pages. Flag signals. sea weed
and dainty pictures of the sea and ships
combine to form one of the most charm
ing volumes published in many day.
Spanish Republics" by
Theodore Child, is valuable addition
to any library. The different republics
OF our sister continent are exhaustively
discussed, maps and statistics are given,
but the main interest in the book cen
tiers i'll its bright and entertaining de-
scriptiOns of the people and their man.
nerS and customs. The illustrations.
which are excellent. are by Tbulstrup,
e. S. Reinhart. Remington, Bolton,
Jones. w. A. Rogers and other we'll
known artists.
DdbllG ElG1OS ANU lCtOIN. Ill
striking cover, across which floats the
flag of the United States in colors. is
Willis j. AbbOtt'S latest book. 1t is the
last of his familiar series of wartime
books. geographically it is admirably
gotten up. w. &. Jackson's illustrations
are cOmmendable feature. The sub
ject matter of the volume is an account
of the principal military operations of
the Civil War from the accession of
Grant to the command of the Union
forces to the surrender of Lee and the
death OF the COafederacy. 1t is whole
some and Interesting reading. There
is no bitterness, and, while the victories
are Of course all Union victories, the Con-
federate generals and the Confederate
army are spoken Of in friendly and just
terms. There is dramatic interest
enough to make the book easy reading,
and historical information to make it a
very desirable volume.
witch Winnie's Mystery: or the
Old Oak Cabinet" is the title Of the lat
est story by Elizabeth W. Champney,
whose witch Winnie" and ''Vassar
Girls Abroad have been so popular. 1t
is a story of boarding school life, with a
plot of as much interest and as cOmpli-
Gated as that Of the average detective
some, aud the girls FRANKS innOcentin
the extreme. The story of the robbery
and on whom the guilt is finally fixed
is admirably told The herOines are
well-bred. conscientious young women,
Kings Daughters and girls whose ac-
tiOnS are excellent examples for any
reader. The moral of the story is not
too obvious. and the literary style is
brig lat and pleasing.
There is a quaint originality about
Alexander Klelland'S "TaleS of Two
Countries" a volume of short stories.
The spirit of democracy flashes forth
here and there with delightful per
spicacity of style. The treatment is re-
alistic but wholesome. The stories are
clear-cut, rugged. and as if the author
had reSOlutely hewed to the line, no
matter how many illusions be shattered.
or how many treasured cobwebS he
swept away. The critical Introduction
by Ii. Ii. BOyesen adds materially to
the interest of the book.
"a Lost Hero" is a pathetic story of
the herOiSm of poor negro, who saved
a tram from destruction at the cost of
his own life. The scene is laid in South
Carolina, on the 31st of August, 1886,
the night of the terrible earthquake
shock. 1t is simple story told with
dramatic earneStneSs. The edition is
holiday one, and is illustrated pro-
fuSely in good style.
Nine. de Stael, with her inimitable
tact her ready wit, her half-mOurning
fingeTnailS and her undOubted genius
is always interesting. Albert SOrel, in
the book he contributes to the Great
French Writers series, has touched
lightly on her faults. His book devOteS
great deal of attention to a considera-
ton of her writings. Her life is, how
ever, told in an able fashion, and in its
entirety forms interesting reading.
NapOleon's hatred of her and her varied
fortunes go to make up 4 story full of
the dramatic element, and instructive
as we'll as entertaining.
s'The Spanish GalleOn" is tale of
adventure told In the first person. The
scenes are laid in the tropics-in the
Caribbean Sea-and the action is enter
tanning, and at times highly exciting.
The book will be a favorite with all
who enjoy a story of thrilling advent
ures, albeit they are not always eX-
tremely probable.
The men who helped to lay the fOun-
datiOns of America are told of in de-
lightful series of books, makers of
America" IN which the lives of Thomas
Hooker, Sir William Johnson and Gen.
Houston have already been issued. The
series is a very desirable one.