The morning call., 1892-02-28
LITERATURE.

Maiden" and a number of other works
winch have inside of thirty months brought
| him prominently before the public. and
/ made him writer whose works are much
sought. Mr.. Ross has a happy faculty of
arranging his plots in such manner that
the reader never loses interest or the thread
OIL the story. Sometimes this author is GEN.
! SsuIed Tor holding up the mirror in such
1ght That 1t reflects too strongly, but the re-
nectlons cast are correct, and the purpose
OF the author Is TO point a moral lesson of
Ihe strongest kind. "The GarstOn Bigamy"iS
win one exception, the strongest novel that
thls author has yet presented, and 1t is one
mat gives the reader something to think
aDout. Gerald GarstOn is the son of an
Iowa farmer, who has been brought up in the
close cOmpanionShiD OF Alma Adams and
Edlth Staples. daughters of neighbors.
w men he reaches the age Of early manhood
ne hnds that his attachment to both is equal,
and he Is unable to choose between them.
Each Of the girls believes herself the real
love OF Gerald and thinks the other only
very dear friend. Business troubles be-
tween the elder Adams and GarstOn induce
GeTald's father to induce his son to marry
Eulth, ana the result not unnaturally is
tllat ne decides for Alma. 1t would take
from the pleasure Of the reader were we to
outline more Of this charming story. Mr..
loss has pursued his usual method Of leay-
lH@ everything IN suspense until nearly the
clOSe OF his interesting narrative. That
taere Is bigamy the title of the book in
dlcateS from the start, but the manner in
which the denOuement is brought about
makes an absorbing story. The two girls
are among the most entertaining characters
IN hctlOn. The drawing of John GarstOn,
Alyah Adams and Colonel Staples is re-
lnarkably good, and the Iowa scenes have a
local color easily recognizable by any one
who has lived in that part of the West.
Uttered by the Bancroft Company.
The BRIDE OF INFELICE-By Ada L.
HalsIead. This new novel, which VIII APP
pear In few weeks, is a story the moral of
which inculcates the misery that is almost
sure TO follow marriage OF ambition.
Mrs. Ayers, an ariStOcratic Boston lady,
arranges an alliance between her beautiful
daughter, Hortense, and one who styles him.
self an English BarOnet Sir Philip Camden,
against whom the young girls guieless
nature lnstlnctively reyOlts. yet TO whom, in
recognition of the tilal duty and respect that
is due her mother, she at length yields her
hand at the hymeneal altar. After the
honeymoon is spent abroad. the couple take
up their abode IN a castellated home, Maple
hurst, which Sir Philip has prepared for his
bride, and which is situated on the banks
CT the Merrlmac River, some miles
remote from a prominent Massachu-
sets town. There many exciting and
dramatic Incidents occur, which are
depicted in the vivid and pathetic language
which is so noticeable in the writings Of the
young author. In strong contrast to the
character of Sir Philip Camden, which EN-
bodies all the fallacy, cruelty and cOrrup-
tiOn Of the schoOled criminal, the author
has portrayed that of Thayer VOlney, a
young English nObleman whom she terms a
modern GlauCuS," because of his beautiful
type Of manhood ana his superior refine
ment and chlvalric principles. Between
this hero and ALA Meredith, the fair daugh-
ter OF BANKRUPT, there has been woven
delightful intricacy of love. There are
scenes which are in consistent harmony
with the true and natural impulses which
the mysterious passion engenders in human
hearts, and with them will live the unabat-
ing interest Of the reader until the last line
of the last chapter is read. In the novel
there Is Val0is klw0Od, fair type OF the
yivaciOus Yankee girl and several other
characters. "The Bride of Infelice is
novel of absorbing interest, and will no
doubt have large number of readers. 1t
will be published by the author.
AMERICAN LIFE-By Paul de Rousiers.
Paris and New York Cloth, 437 pp)
This volume is translation from the
French OF the observations of Paul de
ROusieTs, a French writer who recently
made tour of the United States with a
view Of studying the country aud the
people The book, which has been trans
lated by A. J. HerbertsOn, shows that the
writer paid a great deal Of attention to
which are from purely French standpoint,
in manner that IS Interesting. lie found
during his tour much to praise and some
things which do not agree with his ideas OF
what ought TO be. In his conclusions
lie declares that the Government Offices are
not filed with the class Of men who ought
20 hold them; finds that the trouble in the
labor world Is due in many Instances to
the Indifference of employers to the fate Of
their employees: that Justice is more of a
Il n a mn
and that, although religion is respected. |
there is great deal OF indifference He is |
sharp in his criticism Of the divorce laws |
and Of drunkenness. Writing of one Of the |
characteristics Of the people, he mas the fol- |
lowing:
1t appears as II no fall was fatal to an Amerl- |
can Tor no fall ever destroys his Will When A |
mau Is completely ruined, he begins TO work |
again wi h Tie same earnestness as before and |
tubic opinion does not think the worse OF INN |
for lis failure, as long as he works enetgetcally
but II he does not Try to'rise up again society |
Immediately osIraeZes him.
Further on he says
Everything We saw on ranches and farms. in |
mines, In industry aud commerce. In the Orgau. |
Zation OF the Family or public affairs, led us TO |
conclude that moral worth aud personal. active, |
creative energy explain the Americans success, |
create the types and make the sum OF good out |
value The sum OF evil.
This WORK is offered by Drysen & Pleiffer !
Of New 0rk
DIR. ZEI.L AND PRINCESS CHARLOTTE !
By Warren Richardson. New York: l.. |
kabis IL Co. Cloth, 2i2 pp) This is a |
psychological novel of peculiar interest |
Processing TO deal with the deepest mystic |
res OF UcCultism, it is at the same time faSci- |
mating in incident, dramatic in its situations, |
full Of new and striking conceptions and |
eliminates with a daring deuOuement of |
great originality, which seems to develop |
naturally from facts aud phenomena famil- |
lar TO scientists. 1t illustrates what Is |
claimed to be the influence of hidden /
forces upon human affairs. Such topics |
as will power, astrology, hypnotIsm, the |
Osophv, spirit life, etc, are interviewer with |
the plot and will add greatly to its interest |
In tho estimation Of the curious. Part sec |
Ond contains what has seldom been at |
tempted in any NOVELETTE, details Of life in |
a royal palace OF Germany. The book is |
captivating as tale OF actual life. and is |
perhaps one Of the most instructive and |
suggestive works concerning occult mys- |
teries ever offered to the public In the form |
of romance. The style OF the writer is pure |
and felicitOus
O'ER RAIL AND CRoss-TIEs WITH GRIP |
sACK-By George l.. Marshall. (New |
York: G. w. Dillingham;. Cloth, $40 pp, |
81 500 This book is compilation by Mr.. |
Marshall Of some OF tue very best stories |
and sketches and savings concerning that |
particularly American indiyidual-the rep |
Tasentative Of American push-the drum |
mer. They tell of this individual what he |
is, how he lives and works and pushes |
ahead in spite Of obstacles that to a man
less brave and hopeful would appear almost |
insurmountable. The various subjects pre-
scented are very interesting and the book is
one that person can take up at any time
ana always find little story that he has
not read before, and one which will enter
tain him. Offered by the Bancroft Com
pany.
Q4ida Lewis Wats6n). New York: g. w.
Dillingham;. Cloth, DOT PIP, 81 2j.) This is
an interesting collection Of poems written
by the authoress in a vein that is peculiarly
her own. She uses elegant language and
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