St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-08
BOOK TALKS.

"MereIy Mary Ann" by l. Zangwell,
is No. l of the Breezy Library, and
breezy the word that fifty describes
the book. Messrs., Raphael Tuck &
Sons are publishers of fine art books,
and artieticaly the book is a little
gem. The pale tint of the paper in
which it Is bound, a soft and delicate
cream, serves beautifully for the back
ground of charming figure OF a girl
who stands under the branches of a
blossoming apple tree, clad in pale
green robe. 1t is spring persontied.
AS to the story, it is bright. and the
character of Lancelot is we'll drawn,
and, though one may not approve of his
conduct in all his relations with Mary
Ann, one can but feel a good deal OF re-
spect for the grit that made him stick to
his music through all discourage ments.
and hope that his ''reverie" Marianne"
brought him luck by teaching the heart
of the obdurate publisher. Mary Ann
is not the typical servant girl OF the
English lodging house, but an honest,
sweet-temperedfarm daughter, whom
the waves of adversely, aided by the
wears wife, had drifted out Of her nat
ural place into the maelStrom of Lon
don. and stranded in Mrs. Leadbatter's
kitchen. Of her faithfulness and deli
cacy. as we'll as her good fortune, the
little story tells most charmingly.
Messrs. Raphael Tuck & Sons an
hOunce for the second number OF the
''Breezy Library" book Of Eden Phil
potts. called Summer Clouds" 1t will
be issued the 18th of May.
A new book is announced from the
peu of Maxwell Gray, the author of
1.-The Silence of Dean Maitland" which
the late Bishop Phillips Brooks was In
the habit of saying was the most power
full work of fiction ever written. THE
Last Sentence" is the striking title OF
the forthcoming book. which the pub
fishers (Fait, Sons & Co., New York
affirm is stronger, more mature, and
more intensely interesting creation than
the work which established the authors
fame and won such high praise from the
bishop.
The appearance in dainty form of the
new "Edgewood Edition" of the Rev
cries of Bachelor" and 'Dream Life, ;"
of Donald &. Mitchell. ak Marvel"
has a wonderful significance. Not
many books reach the expiration of
their copyright terms while still in the
full tide of popularity. Only such books
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erature attain such distinction. For
more than forty years have the "Rev-
cries of Bachelor" and dream Life''
been found upon the counters and
shelves of the booksellers. Three gen
erations of Americans have read them
and their hearts have grown tender
with the reading. The sweetness, the
gentleness, the humanity, the little
touch of Quaintness, withal, are what
has given to these books their immor-
/, tally. In the preface to the edition of
1888 of the ''Reveries.' MIR. Mitchell
tells his readers their history. And an
interesting history it is.
| Mr.. Mitchell describes the reception
| of the book in a manner characteris-
| tically modest, for there is not in this
authors personality one trace of vail
ity. 1T was" he says, sin a vein that
struck people as being somewhat new;
it made easy reading for young folks
it laid strong hold upon those of roman
tic appetites, and reached in very few
months a sale which surprised the pub
! Usher as much as it surprised the al-
thor. And tno surprise continues. Ii
l seems to me-" continues Mr.. Mitchell,