Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-13

ieeue-many new movements nave
sprung into existence, and it has acted
as chronological record for many
achievements. This number includes
several articles of interest, notably, The
Holy PAGES of Islam, by Charles Dudley
Warner, finely illustrated from photo
graphs; giving views of Cairo, mosque
OF El-Khiff, Medina, the prophets
tomb and several others. Mary E.
wilkins novel, entitled Jane Field, is
concluded in this number; associated
with it is a portrait of Miss Wilkins
from photograph by A. Q. Elwell of
Danvers, Mass. John A. Wyeth, M. D.,
gives an account of Nathaniel j. Wyeth
and the struggle for Oregon; Richard
Harding Davis contributes a story, The
Boy Orator of Zapata City; Along the
Parisian Boulevards, by A. Lepere and
P. Renouard, gives foreign air to some
of the pages, while The Designers OF the
Fair, by F. d. Miilet, brings us back
home to consider the wonderful brains
from which have evolved the plans for
these beautiful and artistic buildings.
Julian Ralph gives us sketch to con.
slider The New Growth OF st. Louis, and
the inimitaable FRANCHISE Coppee
furnishes The Rival, story.
William Dean Howells continues The
World of Chance through chapter to
the conclusion OF the novel.
Lawrence Hutton, in finely illus
trared and Interestingly written article,
portrays his third paper on A Collection
of Death Masks. In memoriam: George
William Curtis, Miss Mary E. Wllkins's
stories.
Editors Study and Monthly Record OF
Current Events finishes up one OF the
finest numbers of the year aud pa1es the
way for brilliantly illustrated holiday
number of this famous magsziue.
All the above books for sale by the Stoll &
Thsyer company, 139 South Spring street.
BOOK CHAT.
Albert Millaud, French dramatist and
wit, died in Paris on the 23d, aged 56.
J. M. Barrie has a new volume en-
titled: A Holiday in Bed, and Other
sketches.
Herbert d. Ward has written an ex-
citing yachting story for boys, entitled
The Captain of the Kittiewink.
W. davenport Adams has just COM
pleted the Warriors of the Crescent, a
story of Oriental ma nificence, of gilt.
tering campaigns and fatalistic hero
ism.
Prof. William Swinton, the well-known
author of the series of school books that
bear his name, died suddenly at the
Neufville fats, at 252 West Eighty
| fourth street, New York, on the 25th
ult.
E. A. Freeman has a new book tht
title of which is The Story of Ancien
Sicily, Phonecian, Greek and Roman
The narrative is brought down to tn
Roman dominion, which deals witt
Sicily as Roman province.
Woman-Through Mans Eyeglass
by Malcolm G. Saloman, is written witt
brinhtness and elegance, and witt
touches here and there of both causti'
and kindly humor. The book is daintily
gotten up, and is embellished with illus
trations by Dudley Hardy in his hap
piest sketchy vein.
Miss Minnie Gilmore, daughter of tn,
noted bandmaster, has just completed
her last literary effort. entitled: Tht
Woman Who Stood Between; it is {
powerful novel, dealing in a masterfu
way with the problem OF the classes ant
the masses. Those who were delighted
with the poetical beauties of A Son o
Feau, will be amazed at the vigorou
terseness of the work.
Some new books are Scarabeus, tn
etory of an African beetle, by the Mar
quis Lauza. in collaboration with Jane
Clarence Harvey; The Adventures 9
John Pas-Plus, by the Marquis of Lorne
The Truth About Beauty, hints and sue
sestions for preserving youthful fresh
ness, by Annie Wolf; three plays emit
tied Deacon Brodie, Beau Austin an
Admiral Guinea, by W. E. Henley an
r. L. Stevenson; Bob Martins Littl
Girl, by David Christie Murray; Th
Battles of Frederick the Great, edite
by Cyril Ransome; Alcuin and the Ris
of the Christian Schools, by Andrew +
West, in the Great Educators series.