Omaha daily bee., 1892-04-04
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time" under the caption of lessons Learned
from Other Lives" II is written with a
noble purpose and some of the passages In 1t
are almost sublime in their grandeur OF
language. The lives treated OF are very
varied. For instance, MIR. Flower tells us
some interesting facts about tho ancient
philosophers, Seneca aud Epictetus; the
brave aid angelic warrior maid, Joan of Are;
the grand statesman Henry Clay; the great
actors, Edwin Booth and Joseph Jefersoni
the tuneful poets, John Howard Payne, Will
lam Cullen Bryant EDGAR Allen Poe, Alice
Cary, Phoebe Cary, John Greenleaf Whit.
tier; the famous scientist, Alfred Russell
Wallace and the many sided genius, Victor
Hugo.
The following is taken from his
sketch of Epictetus, which shows
that the author mas no little ability as
q pathetic writer! "Oh, there he comes J"
he writes, referring to Epictetus. "See those
great, pensivc eyes, and note the supreme
majesty that stamps his high arching brow,
but also note how defortAed in body is that
little misshapen creature Was he born sol
Oa, mol AT least tradition tells us that one
day his master, on coming from the royal
palace, enraged at some miscarriage OF his
hopes, and craving that pleasure that is born
of pain, sent for his little slave boy, had him
strapped down, and then with Instruments
of torture twisted his youthful limbs. AT
length, in intense agony, the little sufferer
cried out, IF you go on you will break my
legs A fendish ecstacy seemed to possess
the master, who forthwith twisted the little
limbs till II loud, swapping sound filed the
room of torture
with look Of reproach on his thoughtful
face, and great tears standing in his eyes,
Epctetus exclaims: Il told you if you kept
on you would break them.'"
What can be more touching than the fore
going and in what better language could tue
writer have expressed himselfi 1t is n splen-
did book ana should be in the hands of every
boy and girl who can read English. PUB
lished by the Arena Publishing company,
Boston, Mass.
"Ten Thousand Year" by Samuel War
rem, is magnificent literary masterpiece,
and although written very many years ago 1t
can be read and re read many times with both
profit and pleasure. In addition to the un-
| folding of the ingeniously conceived plot, it
| gives an excellent expose of the devious
| ways and questionable methods by means of
| which IN the good old days OF a half a CEN
| tury ago Englishmen managed to obtain
seats in the British parliament. The faith
| full pen-pictures Of the beauties of En- glish
| rural scenery with which it abounds give an
| irresistible charm to its pages. Then again,
| the artistic description of the various char
acters who take part in the story are so true
| to nature that after the reader has fairly dip
ped into the book and become acquainted
with their various ldiosyncracies his inter
| est is awakened to such degree that he can
| Immediately recognize them whenever they
make their appearance In this respect
| warren mas SHOWN HIS RrcuJ dUliltV dS
| literary artist. There is no sovenliness
aoou: this book. 1t is tirst-class in every
| sense of the word from the first to the last
| page. 1t is immeasurably superior to the
| average novel of the present day and is un-
| questionably one of the most entertaining
| books ever issued from the press. Published
| by L. B. Peterson 4 Brothers, Philadelphia,
| Pa.
'Some Children of ADAM" by r. Manley,
| is Sompthinp from, na ms " v
| trashy productions that enlanate in such
| abundance from the press of cur day. II is
| brimfuil of we'll drawn characters, good, bad
| and Indifferent, and the reader is held spell
| bound while perusing this truly fascinating
novel. 1t has thoroughly well worked out
| plot, and the thrilling situations are de-
picted with dramatic effect. He or she
| must be of very stoical nature who can
read without being touched by the sad pic
|, ure of the awful trou bleS and Affections that
all TO the lot of the noble minded and heroic
| DeSiree Renaud, who resistS temptation uu
der the most trying circumstances. Hei
father, Achllle Renaud, is nothing more MOI
less than villain and Would-be murderer
| but exteriorly he is a gentleman OF refine
| ment whose only failing Is pronounced an
| tipathy to performing any kind of work
The more serious portion of the narrative Is
| pleasantly relieved by the vagarieS of the
genial, but eccentric Uncle Plato, who
always has on hand some impractical scheme
| for the amelioration of the condition of the
human race. Published by Worthington Co,
I41 Broadway, New York.
"The Moral Crusader, William Lord Garri
son." is a terse biographical essay in which
Goldwin Smith, the author, has undertaken
to reconcile character and conduct as pre
sented in the life of tho great anti-slaver,
agitator, and with keen analytical acumen hi
presents us with so shrewd an estimate o.
the man in all his strength and weakness.
that his policy Is rendered intslligible, whet
tE.1,,f do frvht fs,pn
sistent, if not mex picable Garrison's life
us told by his children, in four large volumes
forms the foundation of this compact book
in which all tho essentials OF the Lfe-Story
are told and in which we find great interes
| by reason OF the opinions expressed by sc
| distinguished man as Goodwin Smith
Garrison takes rank among the immortals an(
this essay is worthy place in every Amerl
| can library.
| With the view of ascertaning whether
human life can be sustained at great alti
tudes above the level Of the sea in such
| manner as will permit the accomplishment o
| useful work, Mr. Edward Whynper made
journey through the republic OF Ecuador il
| 1879, and has given to the world the result o
| his Investigations in an excellent work unde
the title of "rrayels Amongst the Grea
Andes of the Equator 1t is written i'll
very pleasant vein and the author. VINO /
evidently keen observer, has furnished
some charming descriptions of the scenery
and habits and customs of the dweliers II
equatorial regions, interspersed with numer
Gus funny little incidents and stories. Their
| Is also much valuable scientific information
to be gleaned from careful perusal OF thi
excellent work, which is full of fairly wei
executed Illustrations and accurate maps
This is book which should be read by al
who take an interest IN Spanish America
Published by Charles Scribners Sons, Ney
York.
Tho World Almanac contains fund o
valuable information not usually found 1
compilations of this kind. In response I
the solicitation of a great number OF tn
users tue edition for 1892 has been enlarge
until it has reached u size unprecedented /
, tho experience of newspaper ANNALS and II
, | editor gives ex xpression to tho belief that
| matter of acute interest to the public ha
been overlooked in this years issue and tha
| its circulation is co-extensive with th
; | planet. IL is claimed that IL has receive
| commondaLion from such wide extremes q
, Iceland and Western Australia. AS n ma
! ter of fact it is one OF the most eXhaustiv
, | and accurate compendiums OF useful knowl
edge pgblished in the United States or i
the English language. Published ut I'll
office of The World, Pulitzer building, Me-
York.
Mrs. Benjamin Lewis, the gifted trans
| tor of Debut L.aforest's ''R 3nce anu Colette