The herald., 1893-06-02

grandeur, and painting the dominant
side OF Roman society today, its influ-
ence, lack of culture and eager pursuit
of money and pleasure.
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In November, 1854, there died in Ed
inburg one who might, with truth, be
called almost the last, il not the last, OF
that literary galaxy that adorned Edin-
burg society in the days of Scott, JEFF
! frey, Wilson and others. Distinguished
by the friendship and confidence of Sir
Walter Scott, the name of Susan Ed
monetone Ferrier il one that has become
famous from her three clever, eatirical
and most amusing novels Of Marriage,
The Inheritance and Destiny. They ex-
hibit, besides, a keen sense of the
ludicrous almost unequaled. She may be
said to have done for Scotland what Jane
Austen and Maria Edgeworth have re-
spectively done for England and Ireland
left portraits. painted in undying col
ors, OF men and women, that will live
forever in the hearts and minds OF her
readers.
In the present redundant age OF novel
writers and novel readers, and when one
would suppose the supply must far ex-
ceed the demand, for the amount
OF puerile, and often at the
same time prurient, literature in
the department of fiction that daily
flows from the press, it is refreshing to
turn to the vigorous and, above all,
healthy moral tone of this lady's work.
Messrs. Roberts Brothers, the we'll
known Boston publishers, have already
| Issued Marriage in two volumes, bound
in half Russia, with photogravure 'front.'
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and have ready The Inheritance, in two
volumes, similarly bound, and also
uniform with their edition of Jane
Austin's novels. These will be followed
shortly with two-volume edition of
Destiny, thus completing this valuable
set of books.
Robert Bonner's Sons of New York
have just published a masterpiece OF
fiction, The Child OF the Parish, by
Marie Won Elmer Eschenbach, author
of Beyond Atonement. Translated from
| the German by Mary A. Robinson. The
author of this novel stands in the high
est rank of living woman writer's in
| Germany. Her works are very popular
and have earned the highest praise of
critical readers.
The Child Of the Parish is powerful
original story, strong in delineation of
character, healthy in tone and
artistic in local coloring, some
what in the style of Oliver Twist,
by Charles Dickens, and No Relations,
BY Hector Malot. The scene is laid in q
Moravian village, and both the scenery
| and the inhabitants are drawn with the
| fidelity OF an old Dutch picture. The
hero, who grows up under the worst in
huences, unjuetly treated, despised and
trodden under foot by all except the
eccentric old schoolmaater, by sheer
| force OF character and through love of
his sister, develops into strong, caps.
BILE, honorable man. tits seldom pub
! fishing company offers the reading pub
lie such treat as ia in store for them in
| this novel.
The above books for sale by the ston &
Thhyer company, 139 South Spring street.
Book Chat.
The Waverly company has just issued
in its World Library a new novel by
| Hsnry Irving's elder son Is occupied
in writing life of Judge Jeffreys, ssthe
wicked judge"
Mrs. Frank Leslie has new book
entitled. Are Men Gay Deceivers? The
| book contains some very clever, witty
| papers on men and women, love, mar
riage, friendship, etc., that have been
contributed by Mrs. Leslie to her vsri-
ous periodicals.
Amos NJ. Kellogg has an instructive
book in Geography by Map Drawing !;
the construction of political and natural
geographical forms on the blackbo in
sandpaper and in clays which is series
of sketches of schoolroom work in map
drawing for teachers.
j.. Il. Lippincott company has Just
published The History and Theory of
Money, q series of IL lectures in finance,
with syllabus and attendant discus
sions,. by Sidney Sherwood, Wharton
School of Finance 'and Economy, Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania. and new
| story by Rosa Nonchette Carey entitled,
But Men Must Work.
r. Hawee, d. D., is the author OF
Ungranted Requests, a devout and
thoughtful consideration of the question
which perplexes many. Why has not
God answered my prayer?
Edgar Wilson Nye, better known as
plain Bill Nye, has new book prepared
Remarks by Bill Nye. a series OF
humorous papers and sketches, that or.
iginally appeared in periodicals, and
which touch on almost every subject.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox has new book
which courts the approval Of the read
ing public in, Was 1t Suicide? The
book illustrates, through a love tale,
why marriage is sometimes q failure,
and 10 the opening tale only OF collec.
ton, which includes Dawes Wife, An
Angels Whisper, The Old Mans Christ
mas, ETC., etc.
Macmillan & Co. have just ready.
National Life and Character q Forecast.
by Charles III Pearson, dealing with
racial characteristics and the dangers
and possibilities of political and national
development.
Bishop J. H. Vincent, at the head of
the Chautauqua movement, has a verv
interesting book entitled, In Search OF
His Grave.
The exact site of Jesus Christ's suffer
ing and death and the place of his in
terment, are lost to the historian, al
though there are many theories on the
subject. This little monography deals
with these various views, and gives in
teresting descriptions of several visits
made by Bishop Vincent to Jerusalem
at different times since 1858
The new United States army infantry
drill regulations, adopted October 8.
1891, are now published in special
edition by the Army and Navy Journal.
This edition OF the new infantry drill
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