St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-13
BOOK TALKs.

Edgar Salus has sold his latest novel,
"Madame Sapphira." Fifth avenue
story. to +. I. Nicely, of Chicago, who
announces it for Immediate publication.
This is the first story from this famous
author for over two years, and will, OF
course, attract great attention. Nicely
will also issue at once at once story by
Mrs. Frank Leslie, Are Men Gay De-
ceivers" In addition to the title being
thoroughly discussed chapters will be
devoted to the discussion of such queS-
tons as An Unhappy Marriage" is
Marriage Failure?" and The Art of
Kissing" This will be- issued both in
cloth and paper.
ION the Altar of Mammon," by Marie
Petravisky, is one of those books that
the world could get along very well
without. One cannot deny that the
leading characters, Angela kemble,
Barnard Mcmahon and Paul Wingiield,
are well drawn and strong; but they
teach no lesson that the world is the
better for learning. To curious psyche
logical students they may be attractive,
but to pure-thOughted people, who be-
lieve that this world is station OH the
great journey where the travellers are
made stronger and better by resisting
evil Influences, and that that is the rea-
son of their presence here, their weak
yielding to what they considered the
pressure Of fate is anything but enter
tanning. w. ID. Rowland, publisher,
New York.
Laird e Lees last prize novel, CDR.
Perdue," by StinSOn JARVIS, is far above
the average novel Of the time. 1t might
be called sequel to ''Geoffrey Hemp
stead, ''jor that strong character, as well
as that no less strong feminine picture.
Margaret Macintosh, and delightful
Jack CressweIl and Maurice Rankin.
whom one knew and loved and SOrrOWed
with in the other bOok-all are met with
i'll the pages of the new one. DIR. Perdue
is splendid character, strong man, big
and brawny and brave; living down,
though by force under another name,
and atOning for sins and wroNgdOing
that seemed to have wrecked not only
his life, but those of the people who
loved and trusted in him. As one closes
the book, it is as if these people had
each told you his own heart history, with
all its bitter shadows, which you un-
derstand, because you understand the
possible depths OF your own nature.
Bret Harte is ever delightful. No
story from his pen can long be neglect
ed. There is a certain sameneSS to his
stories. in. that they have the warm
glow of California atmosphere about
them, and the vague romance of a fast
vanishing phase of civilization. but each
has an individuality OF its own. In
It's last little book, "Susy: A Story of
the Palms." he plainly intiInates his be-
lief in the much talKed-of, little-under-
stood tendency of humanity, heredity.
In SuSy, a waif picked up on the plains
by the thoroughbred Mrs. Peyton, and
brought up under all the influences to-
ward civilization and refinement, no
less than in her boy companion, Clarence
Brdnt. he p0rtrayS anew the truth of
the oft-quoted saw. ''blO0d will tell"
This is a charming little story with
which to while away passing haur.
Published by Houghton, Mitfiin & Co.,
New York.
Poor Mrs. Maybrlck-whether she
be guilty or not, one can say from
the bottom OF the heart, poor Mrs. May
brick. She is likely to die in her prison
bed while the outside world is discuss
ing her case. 1t has grown into almost
the dignity Of an international episode,
for most people on this side think her
NlCbllil Vi CIRCUMSTANCES ana Gllc SDiGt
of her brother-in-laW, while people in
England, the officers of the law at
least, claim to believe her monster of
WckedneSS. The last defendant is DR..
Helen DensmOre, an American living in
London, who has published book, in
which she reviews the case from be-
ginning to end with the sharp pen of an
eXasperated woman. No unpreiudiced
person can read the little book and fail
to see that Mrs. Maverick had an unfair
trial. All receipts from the sale of the
book the author contributes to the fund
for the help of this helpless woman.
All orders in America should be sent to
Stillman q Co.. $40 West FOrty-tfth
street, New York.
Stiliman 81 Co. have issued book by
Emmett Densmore, NJ. D., How Nat
ure Cures" The doctors theory Is
that bread cereals and all starch foods
are unnatural and unwhoiesomt and
scientists of whatever school will find
it worth while to critically examine this
evidence" The book is divided into
three parts. Part first tells how to doc
tor: part second how to let well and
keep well; part third, the natural food
OF man. Whatever one may think on
other points in the doctors argument
he certainly gives some good advice in
regard 10 fresh air, bathing and eXer-
else; advice that may be probably fol-
lowed by all sorts and conditions of
men.