The herald., 1893-12-24
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does not make the mistake OF causing
all his personsges to speak alike. just
aH one character differs from another in
the peculiarities of habit. so does he
differ in those OF speech and this is done
30 deftly and with such real art that the
personagee are as distinct and clear in
the book as in real life are the types
they represent. Mr.. Read gives us in
this story a series of character sketches
that instruct ae well as nmuse, and a
disinterested reader OF his novel would
at once give him the highest praise for
clever, artistic portraiture. The Ten
nessee Judge iB not serious piece OF
work, but it is valuable as contribu-
tion to the sectional literature OF the
country. 1t is not always masterfully
done-in fact there are many traces OF
the newspaper style in its competition
but it is fresh, buoyant and vigorous
and truly western in tone. Mr.. Read,
no doubt, intended to portray western
people as they are, and not as they seem
to be, and he has been successful. Taken
in connection with his previous work,
Len Gauselt, The Kentucky Colonel and
other stories, A Tennessee Judge identi-
fes Opie Read with western literature
90 thoroughly that his position as one
of the fret adventurer5 into the field
can never be shaken.
A new book from Longmane, Green &
company of New York is Montezuma's
Daughter. by Rider Haggard. Although
Africa is not the scene of this tale,
there is no lack of excitement and gore.
One of the leading characters marries
a daughter OF Montezuma, and as he is
an Englishman and tho author is an
other, the villain of the tale. who is a
Spaniard. is doggedly pursued for
years, and finally disposed of in man
ner as original as any ever devised by an
author. 1t is the fashion among some
people to sneer at HGggard stories, but
the great mass OF buyers OF fiction like
stories as strong as paper, ink and i'm
agination can endure, so they will like
Montezuma'a Daughter, and long for
more OF the game kind. There is a
great deal of history told in the book in
quiet way.
The J. B. Lippincott company of
Philadelphia has not only peculiar but
an interesting story in Barabbas; a
Dream OF the Worlds Tragedy, by Marie
Corella. Barabbas is the robber whom
the people of Jerusalem set free, while
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Barsbbae loved sister of Judas Iecar-
lot, q beautiful and bad young woman,
who nevertheless loved her brother and
hated Jesus for his influence over Ju-
das. The story is highly imaginative
and pictorial, and told with so much
detail that the trial and crucifixion fill
almost half the pages. 1t is an inconse-
quent tale. for Barabbas and Judith Is.
CARROT die. although there is abundant
reason why they should live. Among
the characters is one OF the kings Of
Orient, who brought gifts to the Christ
child, and he is very interesting per-
sonage, although he passes from the
pages without having de--,-;.- z aii..s.,,.-
auDsJiJre, Il Dream, Hnould be plea in
extenuation of such faults as there are
in this readable story. Bible readers
will recognize many points in this book,
and new lights are turned upon many
parts OF the subject.
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Porter q Coates are jolly good friends
OF the boys and girls, and every year
have new books either with new faces to
entertain their many juvenile readers,
or old faces in new surroundings, new
places and new adventures. Each year
their juvenile lines are extended and
their various series made more interest
ing for 1.-THE boya." This year we see
added to the Castlemon's war series the
new volume entitled. Rodney, the Over
seer, by Harry Castlemon. Its scene is
in Louisiana at the beginning of the late
war, and it's hero is Rodney Gray, the
cousin OF Marcy Gray, the two boys hav-
ing figured in former volumes of the se.
ries. The incidents are exciting and
afford good picture of the south in
those days. Two other books, recent
stories by Harry Castlemon. Two Ways
of Becoming Hunter. and Camp on the
Foothilla, are among the most euccess.
ful efforts. and rich in hunting advent
ures, ncenes from camp life, etc. Facing
the World and In New World carry on
the adventures of Harry Vane in the
New World series. by Horatio Alger, jr.
In the fret Harry prefers ''facing the
world" to living any longer under the
guardianship OF old john Fox; after
many hardships and troubles we find
him at Melbourne In New World with
another boy of 16, both on their way to
the gold ''diggings," whore they find an
immense nugget, and become wealthy
men.
Across Texas, by Edward s. Ellis, ia a
coutinuhtlon OF tu0 aQVenJuree OF NICK
Ribsam and Herbert Watrons in thrill
ing journey across Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico. All theee volumes are
we'll printed, nicely illustrated and sub
Rtantially bound. SA
Nothing can be more appropriate for
the season than poem, What Christ
mas Gays to New Year, by Virginia L.
Townsend, published by Lee & Shepard
of Boston.
All who are familiar with Miss Towns
ends prose will welcome this seasonable
little poem, SO full of pure thought and
love OF humanity. BY theee thoughts
clothed in beautiful language the reader
Is carried through the varying seasons
OF the coming year.
Those who desire to send beautiful
and inexpensive token of remembrance
and goodwill these happy holidays will
find it in this daintily arrayed bit of
verse. The poem is printed on plate
paper finely cut and the binding ia of
cream colored embossed cardboard, with
lettering and ornsmentation in gold.
All of the abova hooka for eoIa ~, -, - c4.,,