New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-17
HOLIDAY BOOKS.
STORIES FOR CHILDREN.

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refinement. 1t Is by far the best OF her Hidesa'u
books She has presented therein young girl VINO
may well be a model of ell girls In her nobie c'a'r-
actsr and truly feminine charm "1he Caucus oi
F1emming diall" Ct. y. CrOwc & Cob by Anna
Chaplin Ray, Is vivid and wholc2ome story OF hhi''i'
school life. There is much stirring incident In u'N
little book and plenty OF good and unobtrusvc morals
In loan and Jerry (Thomas whitaker Mrs. OReily
tells the development of brilliant, highs pr1teo anu
rather selfish girl into noble and higher Deh's' ~
is skillful. natural and suggestive bit OF WORK AZ
the sign OF the White swan" Estes Lau1aO ~ taie
founded fact Of the Pennsylvania OF Sixty vi
seventy years ago. series OF historical incidents
connected with long continued robbery Of the United
States mails are made to hinge upon sturdy young
hero who rasses through much trbuation to success
and universal approval. The book Is n superior
sert of dime novel. Olivia L. Wilson is the author
one of Mr.. SANKEY'S officers, Mr. A. j. Mounteney
Jephson, has set down some records OF his life IN
Africa and combined with them number OF the ioiK-
lore tales related in camp by the negro members Oh
stanley's expedition. stories Told In an African
Forest is the title Of the book which D. Appleton d
Co. have brought out. IT Is an uncommo'iy i
cinatng volnme the African stories sharing win Tue
fok-taIes of other lands in the elements OF thc
mysterious and the judicial Virtue is rewarded and
crime punished by supernatural means; and Brer
Rabbit is as crafty In the relation OF Stancy heho
man. Murabo, as In the famous romances OF ohoio
Remus "The Kaaterskiu Fairies Fowler IL Weiisl'
by Anna Olcott COmmcln, is pretty little aleeory'
wherein Care the Giant Blunderbore Of the Nineteenth
Century is beguiled away from fairy haunts TO wan
der Amid the habitatons Of man. The story Is neatly
tod the Illustrations are poor Another Voi'ne mus
been added to Martha Ftnleys Elsie" booAs' ms
entitled Elsie at Vamede' (Dodd, Mead " CoJ'
brings back the familiar figures OF the former stories
includes good deal Of American history and presents
more Of those scenes OF domestic olsePihe ior WHY"
this series is famous
One OF the most charming of Mrs. Molesworths tales
Is her latest The Girls and 1" macmillan ~ co...
The Young hero, who tells the story himself, Is "a
prm and vet manly little fellow who reveals MS own
queer and amusing ways with quaint unconscious
nces No one who hasn't tried It knows what IL "
IN he one boy among lot OF girls" he declares, ana
his endeavors 10 keep his small sisters out OF mschei
make I'D large part Of the interest OF the boon.
The lady who calls herself Ouida' has published
many books which have evoked from their reaoers
ridicule and even contempt. Let it be said mat
her volume of stories children the collection called
-Bimbi" q. B. Lippncott CO.. can arouse no ieeie'
save those OF admiration and delight. Therein her
true literary gift is used with tenderness anu WIS
dom that few writers for children have ATTAINED 10
used With an artistic restraint, too, wmch deserves
cor,Ia, nroise "Bimb" IS truly a beautiful book.
and one which will be deeply Interesting TO Children
"The Little Marine and the japanese LILY, CIhomaS
Whitaker BY Florence Marryat, is a book Tor po!S
and Is based on the experience OF the hnghsh ho9a
Marines In Japan thirty years ago. Inc nero Is
little buCer In the corps, and the japanese LAZY 10
n native baby who actually found cDneihe 10 hei
dead father on the SmOno-Seh battlefield. 1t Is an
attractive story for boys who like TO read OF hgh'ine'
ain tho Oueen's Naveer (Ilrcntanos), Commander
r. y Robinson r. NJ and John Leyland relate the
adventures OF a colonial cadet on ms way 10 'ic
training ship britannia The story Is one OF eAci|
ing adventure and har6rcaGth scapes. An aouh-
dance of dainty pictures in monotone and In orliah'
coorings illustrate F.. ;. ,Ianning's Coming of father
Christmas, (F Warne & CO... 1t IS q touching htte
.+orv IN musical verse. THE Iron Chain ard the
Golden It. Nelson SOns) by A. l.. o. E' Is a semi
re lgors semi-hstOrcal tale OF the England vi '"e
eleventh century. 1t is book for sunday sc"ooi
library Miss Nora Perrys "ROscbud Garden OF
Girls, 1ittle Brown & Coz is 4 wnsome book whose
younc berolncs modestly teach such lovely lessons
NJ kindness truth and charity all girls may profit
nv "Tbe Green Fairy Book" Longmans, Green "
Coz. edited by Andrew Lang, is the third and-as
Mr. Lang dcclares-prObaoly the last OF MS f""N
Books OF Many ColOrs." Herein the happy o"Hei
NAV find good store OF fairy TILES from many IAN
c1,agcs-sone OF them wellknoTn favor.tes some
rescued from almost forgotten sources. They are
mostly DID, indeed because-to quote Mr.. Lang again
"there are not many people now, perhaps lHcre arr
none who can write really good fairy taleS' beca'S
they do not believe enough In their own Stories ana
because they want to be witcr than II has pleased
heaven to make them' That is in truth, the case
the writer OF the modern fairy story Is Tar TOO
sophsticated and warts to put too many meanings
into his tales The Green Fairy Book is delightful
and Is Delightfully."- Illustrated. Mr. Herbert H. Na9u
Captain Of the ki,iieUink7 RoberS Brothers. IS
lively tale Of the yachting adventures OF two bllgh'
boys their old skipper and their small bu' important
dog The story has much humor and some dramatic
octon Colonel Thomas w. Knox brings ont this
season another volume OF his interesting "travoihhg
series, under the title Of 1.-The Boy travellers III
Central Europe" Qiarper & brothers). Ihercih he
relates the adventures OF his two young heroes In
Erap SNi
pleasantly blends fact and fiction in the fashion much
approved BY the readers of the preceding twelve Vol
OF the series.
~Caovanni and the Other Charles scribner's sons)
is the story which gives It's title to Mrs Frances
HodCson Burnett's collection Of twelve tales for
children. 1t is rather ObtTIve'y touching story
somewhat too old and fearful for healthy minded
children. "rhe AGmirals Caravan The century
Company. Is what has been described as " mElIe-
depgrIedy' story that is 10 say it is opsy-turvy
romance modelled the style OF Tie iniintabe Ahce
in Wonderland" But thoueh Mr.. Carryl is clever. he
,s not quite as clever as Lewis CanoM and his little
heroine has not AHcc's charm. To those, however
who do not know Alice 1.-The AGmirnrs Caravan"
will give much pleasure. Mr.. Bricks illustrations
are excellent Mr. Warren Lee Class. has brought out
n new war book for boys, and one which Is worthy
successor 10 his picturesque and exciting led Tom
Clifton or Western EOys iE sherm'ns Army IT, y
(gowc & Coz. teaches the Lesson OF pat!iotsm In
simple manly and unscntmental way. The book IS
full Of exciting episodes. in Digging FOR "old
0orter & Coaes Horatio Algcr tells the story OF an
honest farm boy who goes 20 California In the carly
DAYS OF mining and having gathered comfortable
for une at the age Of seventeen. returns 70 his East
ern birthplace TO redress grievances ard make all MS
friends happy. THE story Of Juiette' u{ober'S
Brothers, BIZ Beatrice Washington. Is chids romance
the scene Of which Is laid in France and with which
is combined the romances OF the little heroincs elders
II IS pretty and refined little book along the
Florida Reef o. Appleton Coz. Is story founded
on fact. by Mr.. c. +. Holder The experiences in
Florida OF the boys who its heroes were actual
ones and are described with realistic veor. The
curious animal life OF tho region furnishes material
for many entertaining chapters. Mr.. II. w. FrenchS
"Lance of Kanana' Is the stirring story OF young
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