The herald., 1893-12-10

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coming into his own, and his deliver
ance from all his pressing perils. The
sequel to this moving tale presents
to us the same David Balfour,
who, being thereto moved by his great
love for Alan Breck, pauses aa he would
20 sbroad to the University OF Leyden,
and is iain to testify for the acquittal
Of Alan Breck (on whose head price is
set) and James Stewart, already under
apprehension OF justice for the murder
OF the said kings factor in Appin. The
adventures of David are thereafter many
and diverse. The story Is told with all
of Stevenson's dramatic skill, and is
full OF that abundant vitality and ner-
vous manliness which 80 distinguish
all OF his tales. This is more OF love
story than we are won't to get from the
magic pen OF Stevenson, and the intro
duction OF two beautiful young women,
Barbara Grant and Kate Drummond, |
kindles the fancy and awakes the ro-
nance Of the reader in an unwonted ,
manner. There is due amount of fight
ing, knavery and hair breadth 'scaping |
in the tals but the love.making plays |
no inconsiderable part, and the end
thereof is peaceful as we could wish.
From Dodd, Mead & Co. comes an
other of Martha Finley's Elsie books,
this time Elsie at Ion, to remind us
that of the making of Elsie books there
10 no end.
A novel and well-nigh unique collec.
ton of wonder-tales is Adele M. Fielde's
Chinese Nights Entertainment, Forty
Stories Told by Almond-Eyed Folk in
the Romance OF the Strayed Arrow. 1t
WAS clever notion of the editor to
gather up these folk-stories of the Chi
nese, very much as Mr. A. B. Milford
gathered in his Tales OF Old Japan. a
similar sheaf Of stories and legends of
the people OF the sunset kingdom, some
years ago. None OF these quaint tales
have ever before been put into print,
and they are sll worthy Of place in the
folklore OF the world. They are illus
trated by Chinese artists and the book
is published by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
OF short stories we have an abund-
ance, in divers volumes of collected
tales by various authors. Edward Egg
gleston's budget OF clever tales and
sketches Cd. Appleton & Co., publishers),
has Duffels for its eccentric title.
When we remember that Wordsworth
wrote OF "Good duffle gray and flannel
fne," we may have our puzzle deep
ened but the author clears up the ap-
parent mystery, and his cargo OF
''duffels" is one of real value, and
Havorous of our own native soil. There
are IL of these short stories, and not one
10 dull. Two Bites at q Cherry is one OF
Thomas Bailey Aldrich's cleverest OF
clever stories, and In the book OF tales
to which this amusing tragi-comedy
gives it's title are six other
contes equally bright and equally
charming with Aldrich's crisp humor
and delicate fancy. Some Of these tales
are tragic, but the Aldrichian humor
sparkies through them all. Pathos and
fun are also deity mingled in Thomas
Nelson Pages Meh Lady, now regarded
as classic in southern dialect (like his
Marse Chau), and reprinted in large
paper illustrated edition by Charles
Scribner's Sons. The drawings, By W.
I. Smedley, give the story an attractive
holiday aspect, and reflect the spirit OF
the tale With exquisite feeling. Three
imaginary portraits are given by Clin-
ton Rose in his Two Soldiers and Poll.
Az QGebst; AID ts 6thsr hl 'ssf British olficerr r
in Lord Clinton's army on the Hudson
in revolutionary times. These portraits
are drawn with firm and gracious
hand.
E.nP.; Dutton & Co. reprint in a
square qnsrto Handsomely illustrated
editionlof tTennyeon's YEnoch Arden )"
and T. Y. Crowell & Co. have put forth
delicate. vellum bound edition of
Thomas L Kempis's Limitation of
Christ" Mrs. Amelia e. Barr's Ameri-
can novel, "a Bow of Orange Ribbon
has had set upon it the seal of popular
appreciation, by virtue of which it has
passed into a edition de luxe, bravely
illustrated by Theodore Hampe, and in
artistic covers, from the house of Dodd,
Mead & 90.
History, romance, fiction and poetry
are all laid under contribution by
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., for material
to fill their admirable series of reprints
in their new illustrated library.
These attractive volumes comprise such
standard classics as Ivanhoe, Jane Eyre,
Romola, Carlyle's French Revolution,
Thackeray's Vanity Fair, Blackmore's
Lorna Doone, and other works which
the world will not willingly let die. They
are capital examples of handsome and
yet inexpensive book making. In the
same line, too, is the luxuriously printed
and illustrated The Four Georges of
Thackeray, which is issued by the Chau.
tauaua Century Press, Meadville, Pa.
These famous papers were never put
forth in more becoming garb than this.
From the Knickerbockef Press OF g. P.
Putnam's Sons comes a reprint of an old
time favorite, Frederika Bremer's The |
Home, as translated by Mary Hewitt, |
and marshaled forth in the goodly com
pany OF such other representative novels |
as the Baroness Tautphoens' The Ini-
tials and Blsckmore's Lorna Doone.
The Frederick A. Stokes company
send out several important and valu. |
able reprints. One OF these is that
famous classic, Oarlyle's Sartor Resar-
tus, beautifully bound in a dress fit for
the library shelf, and in form con.
venient for the readers hand.
OF the few books of poetry which the
season has given us, none will more
readily find friends and admirers than
James Whitcomb Riley's modest little
tome. Poems Here at Home (the Gem
tury Publishing company's press). The
beat verses that the poet mas composed
IN the past ten years appear in this
volume, and oil who love the gentle
muse of Whitcomb Riley will be glad
to find here such prime favor
ties as Nothing to Say. Little Wes-
ley, The Raggedy Man, Sanire
Hawkins Story, A Vision of Summer,
and other ballads and lyrics that evince
the genius OF this homely and homelike