The Republican journal., 1892-06-16
New Books.

By F. Bean, author of ''Pudney & Walp. y
Paper. Csc American Book Company,
New York. We miss in this book the
saline atmosphere and familiar scenes
that characterized "Pudney & Walp,'
but, as in reading that novel, one is
haunted with the idea that the personages
who figure in the later story somewhere
exist, or have existed, in real life. They
certainly are drawn with an unsparing
hand, and the husband hunting old maid
is depicted in such a manner as not soon
to be forgotten. 1t cannot he said that
She is a favorable specimen of her class,
and the reader has little sympathy with
her in her fluctuations and final discom-
future. In the course of the narrative
the question of North VS.. South is fought
out by Yankee schoolmaster and Colonel
Judson. the latter having the advantage
in courtesy. while in argument honors
are very evenly divided. These discus
sions are interesting, as they fairly pre-
sent the antebellum sentiment North and
South. This is a Maine book. the author
we take pleasure in bringing it to the at
tenton of our readers
Don FINIMoNDoNE: Calabrian Sketches.
BY Elizabeth Cavazza ''Fiction Fact
and Fancy Series, edited by Arthur Sted-
man. New York Charles L. Webster &
Co. Cloth, - cents. Readers of the
magazines and of the Portland newspapers
are familiar with the name OF the author
of this attractive little volume and many
will take pleasure in giving it an lionored
place on the ''Maine shelf in therlbrary
Nothing in current literature is more per-
feet in style, or more in harmony with the
subjects treated. than these Sketches The
editor in the preface of Don Finimondone
says: cat the mention of life in Italy,
the names of Hawthorne. Marion Craw-
ford, and Henry Fuller come to mind.
They, however, have been most successful
i'll their portrayal of the upper classes.
To enter into the very soul of the Gala
brian peasant, to see as he sees to think
as he thinks. and withal to capture the
true romance of his condition-these
privileges have fallen to the share of the
lady whose stories are here given A
native and resident of Portland. Maine
and belonging to an old New England
family. Mrs. Cavazza early became inter
ested in Italian life and letters; an inter-
est undoubtedly increased by her marriage
II is now several years since "A Calabran
Penelope first made its appearance in
the New Princeton Review Readers of
that periodical We're quick to catch the
new note i'll our literature. and it is not
too much to say that their anticpations
have been fulfilled. \ dainty little patri-
clan sketch has been added to the volume
by way of contrast with these pictures of
| allan lire among the lowlv
PARLIAMENTARY PRoCEEpUKE AND
PEAe TICE. By John George Bournot.
{. NJ. g., d. c. l.. Ii. D. Dawson
Brothers, Montreal This. the second
edition Of a work we'll known to students
of parliamentary law. and now a recog-
nized authority ON the subjects of which
it treats is dedicated by the author to his
alma Wate,, Trinity College, Toronto
Mr.. Boulinot. before attaining his pres
ent position as Clerk OF the Canadian
House OF Commons. a life office had won
distinction as a journalist. as a stenog-
laphe1. as reporter Of parliamentary
proceedings taking French OF English
with equal ease) and as a writer, mainly
on historical subjects. Blackwoud and
the leading English quarterlies have vel
come'l contributions from lis pen. and he
has been in demand as a lecturer before
the colleges of this country and Canada.
1t vii! be seen that he WAS well equipped
Tor his present wurl-an undertaking
calling for great research. strict accuracy.
and the exercise OF a judicial mind The
result is a portly volume OF nearly one
thousand pages, a monument of intellect
ual industry of which the author and his
country may well feel proud One Ca
madam critic says Of it: ''Not the least
of its many merits is that it is written in
so clear style that any person of ordi-
nary education can easily master its sub
stance. Indeed. 50 struck have we been
with this characteristic of the book. in
looking it over, that it seems to lis worthy
OF serious enquiry to the educational
authorities of the different Provinces,
whether a place should not be found for
it as a textbook at some stage of the
educational course, not farther advanced
than the High Schools. in order that
at least a large percentage of the peo-
pie of the Dominion might enter upon
the duties of citizenship with a clear
understanding of the political system Of
their own country' The London Times
and the New York Nation have favored
the work with appreciative reviews: and
many of our readers will no doubt be in
terested in the following comments from
The Week, OF Toronto:
First and by no means least valuable i'm
the Table of Contents of DR.. Bourinot's
book is an admirably clear succnct sketch
of the constitutional history of Canada.
Those, and there are many such among