New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12

NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES.

Don nRAvLro. by Iuan valeT:, From u" spanish
OF Tasnrsc de Ll,tp By Clara Bell. Emo PIP @4''
ID. Appleton Go.
rErrrtTroYs OF A MARRIED MAN. BY. Robert
Grnnt, lsmo' PIP. 100. narf' 's:'Dne' o.,
on TIE RACK BY ". {. Hudson. lemo. PIP "'3'
Casscll Publishing Co.
noRH Of FLAME. Ro.crnclan St" tory P py Mr..
pbn. j. r. uppIncou Co.
wax DIBBER AID OTHERS. ny Richard Harding
Tayls. Emo. PIP. go. Harper a BROTHERS.
"Don Braullo- Is a story Of life In Madrid. bnt
iardly story of Madrid society. II describes Win
ill the authors piauancy and approach TO realism
love anair-onc Nigh; lore trascdy-ia which
ia. clements arc strangely mixed. Tho chief motive
is M Intimacy between young noble with great
reputation for conqucst and Young married woman
The fdcndeh,p Of ;ho," wo l. reilly purely ii'on'e
Int unfortunately Eo01y will believe In Us Innocence
Tho Young wife Is married 10 man much oder ihah
herself and her husband Eul Branlio-is \ mcrbh.
sensitive p,rpctunly accusing himself o. nav
INK dono her a wrong by tying her fresh young III IN
his faded one There /, greet deal 81 half cynical
Kit and worldly wisdom In the story which Is espcr-
Tally marked by the prrvcr'ty Of circumstances
Nothing happens NJ II might N exp 'ct"d ~ IIapp'n'
So, oiy acts up 10 bis or hcT reputation Po,f Don
lfauIlD alone Amos. ends conslscnily and while We
pity im It impossible not I, feel that. apart from
one fatal p.ccc o; crcnm tanial evidence, lis unnp
pine,s w., largely cansci hy his own pc'Nmi'tlc
views. The novel is strong one and exhibits much
shil gad dcisary q! touch.
Mr. Grant, "Rencctions Of Married Man recalls
A kind Of composition whch was much affected by
English writer soIc half century II is an en-
dcavor 10 set forth middle class married life or since
SO are supposed have any cln-.es. let US ray
married fs among pc who hive Incomes enabling
them 10 I've In Their ocr homes 10 entertain mofrr
aic!y and 80 forth. I; is very catcri1nlney written,
bnt we should think mot women would perceive in II
rather tao open an evasion Of that most formidable
OF domestic pOblems-the servant question. In many
respects Mr.. Grants Petitions menag" Is model one.
The episode OF Mrs. Guy sloane particularly anus
Ing. but feels that not many wives would have
taken II with the p.aridy manifested bJ this ono
and perhaps not many husbands would regard with
tred's cOinplaccncy his better hilfs naive expert
ncnts in pos'nuplnl Irritation. lin e Is all very
bright and clever and ms 10 II truth 10 life, every one
must form his or her o"n opinion
"On tho Rack should BE- popular with newspaper
men least, for it IS detective story In which
porter ccmpct, ly distances tho police In solving the
mystery Of supposed murder, and thus demonstrates
tho Innocence Of ?Oung bn-iatss mnn who has been
brought 10 trial the suppcsitlilous crime. Truth is
really muci stranger THAI hc;ioa sometimes
reminded that One IN IRISH murder trial the prO1uc-
ton Ia cart, awe ard nnnjurcd Of tn supposed
20 have been murdered, did not prevent the jury from
bringing IN verdict n guilty against the accused. IN
tho teeth Of the judges carc. In This case The jury
acccp; the Situation. bu. what would Mr.. Hudson
dcrt ls story intricate enough to please the
exigent Bver Of mysteries, and the sccr.t Is uncom.
monty well kept throughout. The loyalty and devotion
Of Marion standish frns pretty cTi ole, and per
haps m.i, be objected iha' the sod men N business
stand by lncIr fenf In his trouble with rather
usual scadiastncss and Independence Of pablo opinion,
particularly the d ctivcs all believed the
guilty.
An American Ro;lcr,can story seems n good deal OF
an anomaly. and Mrs. Pickles. attempt In this direction
cannot he hailed MS n signal success Moreover the
lines upon which she Las worked are, say the least
peculiar. and her mlngng OF white and black magic,
spruall.ms. Indian Mahnmas. astral fO-ms Visions
appnrtions and ali tn, machinery Of tho Castle OF
Udolpho, with the very latest ideas In occuliisn Is
calculated 10 asionish The Initiated and confound the
uninliiatcd At the end tie f,mals Rasicrucan who
las been developing hor mystic mission all hrvgh the
book gets well her Rosicrucian tendencies dis.
cards ccbacy mnfries tanc!y Ike other people, and
rears family In as commonplace manner though
she had never been privileged visitor the Astral
Plane. II Is 10 be presumed that the Young womans
mission acc 1mliScd In une1rtnlng the little pco-
pit OF the Tennessee Mountains. hut there Is plenty
praise the skill Of this scry even It's fidelity 10 the
strange beliefs which II Processes TO Illustrate
Mr.. Richard Harding Davis has collected his Van
Eihbcr stories In book firm. On the whole they SEEN
to more effective when separated 80 many bario
lions on Van Bibbcr however god q fellow he may be-
tend to become wcarincss. SEINE OF his adventures,
moreover. make rather too strong demand upon the
cicduly Of the rcade as for Instance the account OF
his street fight, in which he Is represented MS demoIs
Ing three Bowery roughs as RAPIDLY and comn,e,.,v a,
though he had been professor OF The manly ar
The stories are AL well told and amusing md BIZ no
M ans an ,.e poorrs. q 'nrm ae those In which vsn b
story Is full Of power but surely the rev,ns a. aSc
deserted lover decidedly ungeneruus and not very all