The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-24
NEW hooks.
Brief Reviews OF Important and Interesting
New Publications.

Brief Reviews or Important and Hnterestini
New Publications.
Mr.. ]. NJ Barrie continues to do interestinr
things Two OF Them" new volume OF hi
fancies lowell. Coryell 4 Col. contains thirt!
essays and stories. Tho thirty mako only 20.
pages of moderate size They are brief ant
pithy, Characteristic and delightful. The bool
gets its title from the first OF them, q lovo storJ
in dramatic form. 1t is good story. onl,
twelve pages long. Our New Servant" " is only
eight pages long, and ia n better story yet. The
" "reminiscences of an Umbrella" arc also told
| in eight pages and II any umbrella has more
| amusing "reminiscences it remains to be heard
| from. These two last named arc remarka bly,
| able tales-diminutivc butimmcnse, as tho play
| bill said OF Herr Ebcrs, tho dwarf actor. The
| Inconsderate Waiter" is q tale Of sentiment
tally. lcavened with humor: and so they
| run on. Some OF tho essays are criticisms Of
tho story writer's, old and new. Sir Walter
Scott Is tho greatest romancer that Mr.. Barrie
| knows 1t will be remembered with what
| enthusiastic fcalty Mr.. Barrie made reply to
some one who said that Louis Stcvenson's
| Alan Brock was rs good rs anything In Scott.
Alan Breck Is certainly masterpiece" said
he. quito worthy of tho greatest OF all story
tcllers. who. nevertheless. 1t should be remem-
bercd. created these rich sido characters by tho
score. another before dinner time" In this
book he has something more to say about Sir
Walter. and something about Dickens and
Thackoray. George Meredith. Rudyard Kipling.
and Mr.. CUTLER Couch. His criticisms are in
tercsting: clear and readable, like his stories.
md marked by taking phrases and ingenious
illustrations.
Donald Marcy" by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
IIoughton. Milllin * Co.. is u story for the
young. Donald has adventures and other OK
ria At nn fnnn aud
erty with fortitude and appreciates the afrec-
tion OF an estimabe girl We wish that
Policeman Jerry McCarty in this story had
been provided with better brogue and with
n greater share OF the wit which Is the birth
right OF 1rishmen. and there arc places where
we wish also that Donald and his comrades
behaved and talked a little more as boys in
college actually do behave and talk: at the
Same time We are not unreasonable enough
to demand any extreme degree Of realism in
this direction from n lady. But this is lively
story. 1t has cane PUSHES. fights. rescues
from drowning. hazing and all manner Of go.
Nobody will complain. We should think, that
It is not provided with the readable quality.
Mrs Irene Osgood says in her novel, The
Shadow of Desire " cleveland Publishing Com
panyl, that certain well in Virginia. 200 years
old and very deep. was "a fearful place for
nervous people, because 80 many snakes
thrived there" we should say SO! We trust
that no nervous people were ever called upon
to so into tho we'll. and we cannot very we'll
imagine why any ever should have been. But
the heroine of Tho Shadow of Desire" was
not nervous person. She never actually went
into the well. 80 far as We know. but she used
to lie fiat on the grass at its edge and watch the
snakes dart their pretty little heads" out OF
tho chinks between the stones. Ruth was the
name OF tho herone-the first name. She had
number OF last names. because she married
great deal Sho not only watched the snakes.
but she sighed to the flowers. and kissed
the mon. and wrote amazingly sentimental
letters. We hate to say So but We really think
that she am ountcd almost to loose charac-
ter. 1t is matter OF opinion what degree OF
emotional melowness in woman is sufficient
to save her from being put into novel, Our
own opinion is that Mrs. Ruth ought to have
been spared. live had been custodian OF the
secret OF her sentimental history. we should
have buried It deep among tho matters which
We consider it most unadvisable to let out 1t
seems to us that her kissing OF Will Dunston
is a shocking piece Of Information to cast be-
fore the world. and her ictter to Jack Carey.
tho boy with the soulful eyes. whom she mar
ried last. Is in our opinion on par with It
though Mrs Osgood. We very much fear. is
disposed to regard 1t as rather neat and
eloquent voucher from a redeemed woman.
when we arc babies" she writes to Jack
Carey at the close Of the book, when We are
babies. with our wonder. eyes full OF the in
finite. trusting. dumb and content II We are
allowed to suck our tiny pink toes and look up
goo-gooing into our mothers face. that tender.
beautiful face whllo she croons to us until We
can almost hear the soothing sweep OF angels
WINGS" and SO FORTH There is n conclusion to
the reflection. but it Is of no consnquence-at
least We can perceive no modification OF tho
sentimental quality in it She goes on to Jack
Carey. How have loved strong and beauti-
full things" the letter continues. Il have loved
music. warmth. sunlight. intoIcatons. and all
things that snakes and butterflies love. Ihavo
delighted in curling myself up. soft and cosey.
In silken things. l have loved my slender.
supple limbs. and the gold down on my arms
just where they round. and the blue veins me.
andcrinE Off like tiny stream down tho bend
in tho hills" 1t Is unnecessary to quote moro.
We are sure it all ought never to havo been told.
There arc some condolences that the public
Rroves and bushes to be made acquainted
with. We think that Mrs. Osgood was ungcn-
erous We are incxprcssibly sorry for Jack
Carey.
Everybody's Book OF Correct Conduct" by
Lady NJ. Colin and NJ French-Sheldon liar
per Brothersl is an excellent manual Of the
kind. handy. plain. and FREQ OF nonsense. It
has hints for conduct in tho family and in
business, instructs the caller. the host and
hostess. the traveller. the guest ut the country
house. considers dress. the table. conversation.
walking and driving. and great deal clse Of
tho sort. There are plenty OF people to profit
by 1t. The IIarpers publish also William
Blacks romance. Judith Shakespeare in q |
revised edition.
We have received from the Mcssrs. Appleton |
Questions Mt ISSUE" a volume of essays by |
Edmund Gossc. and "Hypnotism Mesmcrism. |
and tho New Witchcrait." by Ernest Hart n |
series Of essays which tho author. n dstn-
guished London surgeon and medical writer, |
hopes will serve a useful purpose In dlssirat- |
ing somc popular errors and good deal OF |
superstition. suporImposcd |
on q slender basis Of physiological and patho-
logical phenomena"
From tho Messrs. Putnam we have Tho
Shrubs Of North America" by Charles s. New