Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-17

REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

| 'Etnan Alien: The hoDln dOOd or Yer
 mont," by Henry Hall. A volume pur.
 porting to present fuller history of Ethan Allen than has yet been written, and tc
 make plain to the younger generations the vivid personality of the Vermont hero At the time of Mir. Halls death, in 1889 | the manuscript consisted of notes and | fragments, which were left in the hands oi
 his daughters to be put in shape for publi- | cation, and the work is not so complete | and finished as if the pains taking histo- rian had lived to perfect 1t. It is, how | ever, an interesting biography, with many entertaining descriptive passages. D. Alp pleton & Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "Acteon," by Laura Daintrey, author of 'Eros," etc. The author professes to write with Ca purpose" namely, the re- formation of New York fashionable socie- ty, by picturing its utter frivolity and e1- posing its secret vice. Her method is not likely to recommend itself to the Ameri- can judgment. It is not her plain speech that is objectionable, but her stagey and ality, and this alone Is fatal to the avowed purpose of the work. Published in the Dsintrey series by the Hovendon Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "Manuelita: The Story of San Xavier Del Bac," by Marian Calvert Wilson, author of "Renee," etc. A novel founded upon events in the life of Eusebius Kohn, or Father Kino," ss he was called by the Spaniards. Born at the close of the Thirty Years' War, and becoming eventually pro- lessor of mathematics in & Bsvarian uni versity, he suddenly gave up his position and, as a Jesuit priest, vowed to devote his life to the conversion of the American Indians. Hence the story, simple and poetic, of San Xavier Del Bsc. United States Book Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "The Doings of Rallies Haw," by A. Company" etc. With this story are bound up two shorter stories by the same author, ''The Red-Headed League" and 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery" The superior quality and absorbing interest of Dr. Doyle's work is universally sd- mitted. In his shorter tales he delights to deal with the marvellous, even with the mystical, with the same happy fac ulty of expression and vivid imagination that cbaracterizes his longer works Lowell, Coryell & Co.,, New York. For sale by K. P. Judd.
 "The Jew at Home: Impressions of a Summer and Autumn Spent with Him.. by Joseph Pennell. Illustrated by the author. The title of this work is rather misleading, ss the subject of Mir. Pen nell's study was mainly the Polish Jew, though he pursued his inquiries in Aus tria and Hungary, and, to come extent, in Russia. One fact, other than the tra- ditionary sentiment prevailing with re- spect to the race, marks them, according to Mir. Pennel's account, as distinct and peculiar people. The Jews will not, if they can possibly avoid 1t, work with their hands. This is a serious considera- ton, as they cannot be relied upon to till the land, but is it the secret of the widespread anti Semitic feeling that is increasing in all countries. NIT. Pennell does not seem to have solved the com plex problem, but his book is both in tsresting and instructive, and the illus trations are often amusing. D. Appleton & Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 "Thelma: A Norwegian Princess" by Marie Corelli, author of "The Soul of Lilith," etc. As a romance writer Marie Corelu ranks far above the average. The first half of the book, depicting Norwe- gian life and scenery, is charming. The abrupt transition to London society life is not, in itself, inartistic, but the author Is not here at her best. The interest awak- ened by her well-drawn and very human characters alone reconciles the reader to this portion of the work, and the return to Norway Is hailed with satisfaction. It is pity that this pleasing novel should be marred by astronomical inaccuracies, the midnight sun indulging in some unwar- rantsble vsgaries, and these errors are hardly to be explained even by the sun seemly haste and carelessness" with which the author complains that some American editions have been brought out. Lowell, Coryell & Co.,, New York. For sale by E. Indd