New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-08
HOLIDAY BOOKS.
WHAT CHILDREN WANT TO READ.

WHAT (HlDDlEN W AM ~ READ
"The Lord OF Dynevor' Ct. Nelson & sons) is a
tale by Evelyn Everett-Green, OF the time OF Edward
the First Of England the doughty conqueror OF
Wales Dynevor is Welsh estate and It's young lord
passes through many painful adventures before the
English King confirms his possession. The story Is
pleasant and full OF moral lessons; but 1t should be
said that the talk OF the Wild Welshman and OF King
Edward's young family Huctuates amusingly between
the English OF to-day and the supposed English OF
1870. Mr.. J. I. TrOwbridge's story, The Fortunes
OF Toby Traford" dee shepard, IS like most OF his
books, wholesome, practical and exciting with the IN
erest OF suspense. 1t ends moreover ni tie fashion
delightful all youngsters with the coed young hero re
wayded and his swndling enemy punished An
Affair Of Honor" %. b. Eppncott Company IS
charming little book about a charming little gir-a
story whose tender, refined and noble spirit REMINDS
one OF Mrs. Ewing's wonderful tales. Perhaps lhe
fun meaning Of little Allca's missionary work Tor
the unhappy prodlgal will not quite reach chiiul'n
minds but they will understand enough Of that part
OF the story to feel It's beauty The illustrations are
In their way as delightful as the text
Mr. Brander Matthews's atom Pauding' tlhe Cen
fury Company is one OF the most entertaining OF the
holiday juveniles There IS always, 10 the youthiuI
imaginatlon n marvellous fascination In the IDEA oi
buried treasure; and TO find such treasure Ill
New-York street is plotmotive suicient 10 curry
d tale much less clever than that OF MI Matthew's
Ills boys are uncommolly real IN their ways ana IN
their talk and there is much humor In the drawing
Of the nousitjve Young fellow known as "CorKscrew
The Illustrations excellent
Marian brewster in Under the Water Oaks
Roberts Brothers.. takes her 5ounS reaoerS "
one Of the Gulf states and into scenes W "u
venture new TO most Of them. The land wherein
hungry bows lunch of cold sweet potatoes In
stead Of Noodles and wherein bears, allsatorS
and snakes are TO be found In conjunction with
melons. figs and peaches IN endless q''ah"V
this is land whose charms will appeal 10 "ios'
young 1mag fnatons. MaDyf o; the rhap'ers !"
ahe little book exciung-vitnoss inst Ion
tolning the episode OF the tramp-and the boys
and girls who make up the list Of characters nre
happy reasonably good, and very a'TacuNe 'o'"
panions. T.. S. Ellis continues his new series "a
tales for boys with volume entitled On the
Tail OF the Moose Porter g. Coatesl' Inc
sccno of most of its incidents is the Maine lor
est-a region Astounding IN sdch lNe! an" ho'
tempered fauna as serve t. provide thrill"s anu
nicturesoue material for i boys book Mr.. Eiis
makes good use Of his opportunities Marcy
the Refugee Porter IL Coatesl Is 'he uue Oh d
new volume In II. Castlemon's war series marcy
IS the Union boy Of North Carolina whose Dan
cerous endeavOrs 10 be true TO the old nag Iaho
him in trouble in this volume as In iS preue-
ccssor OF course Imagination has more TO 90
with the interest Of the tale than has her grim
S,ssr. History
TWO pretty little volumes in the series Of 1.-THE
Dainty Books ID. Appleton Coz are Mum fldgets
Mrs L. E. Walfords collection under the title OF
"For GrownUp Children,7 OF four stories concerning
some particularly winsomc little people These stores
are cutie worthy OF the author OF The Baoys Grand
mother being most touching and womanly. 1hcy
will be best appreciated by the "bg sister" OF tle
family whereas Mum Fidgets' will appeal 10 the
Younger ones The reader will perhaps be sur
nrised to learn that Mum Fdgets' is the name on
a summer house. playhouse, wherein many inter-
estng events take place for the edifcation OF the
little characters Of the story.
one of the most spirited and suggestive books
for boys that the has brought is Kirk Mnroes
"Cab and Caboose, &c. P. Putnam's sons) The hero
is a manly. much maigned and deeply injured young
felow-the most interesting kind of hero TO begin WITH
Then almost every kind Of accident and thrilling feat
Of bravery possible on railroad finds place III
the book young Rob Blake being the central figure Of
every daring deed Actual personages, such as
Perry, the tran-robber, and the famous railroad
dog appear to the great advantage OF the narrative
Let no one scof at the designation OF the dog as a
pcrsonage for parsonage he is Of the most delightful
sort 1.-THE Boys Of Mirthfeld Academy Estes Is
Lauriat is illustrated story OF English school life
which will not remind the young reader in any way
of Tom Brown" But 1t has plenty OF incident, and
is moral in tone Mrs. Elizabeth W. Champney. In
her Three vassar Girls in the Holy Land" Estes
g. IauriaD takes the three girls, with whom we have
BY this time thoroughly acquainted. through
the OF sacred history The book is proflscly
illustrated The same author continues in "Witch
Wlnnie's studio" (Dodd. Mead CO.. the story of
the young Kings Daughter who introduced in
former volumes. In this she passes through various
trlbulatlOns art student. emerging tiumphanty
as the winner OF a travelling scholarship in Europe.
"Ltte Men and Maids (E. p Dutton & CO.. IS
collection OF pretty verses ard rs pretty pictures
In color and In black and white The book IS intended
for very small readers. For the young persons
Maud Humphreys provides Book of Fairy Tales"
in which all the old darlnss OF the nursery. Red
Riding Hood" Cinderella" and their friends, are pre-
sented In good large type, and Illustrated In color
with exceeding neatness and force.