The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NEW FOOEfSftt 'OiNS'
Lucia, Hugh and Another is published
in cloth at 81. 90 and paper at SO cents.
Its author is Mrs. J. H. Needell, who
has also written Stephen Ellfcott's Daugh-
ter, The Story of Philip Methuen and
Passing the Love of Women. The pres
emit story is not so finished as at least
one of the predecessors and but for the
order given we should have said 1T was
an earlier and more crude production.
As story Lucia, Hugh and Another is
painful reading and not altogether desira-
BILE in tone, being somewhat sensational
and Immoral. Yet these qualities are re-
deemed by much that is sweet and noble.
The contrast between two men. one self
sufficient correct in conduct and of the
finest physical endowment; the other
sensitive, fascinating, unequal in right
doing, but capable of enormous self sur
render, is well drawn. The fresh young
life ruined between them leaves mourn
full memory and adds another to the long
list of things we wish undone and done
happily over. If we add that the readers
attention is closely held from the first
page to the last, we shall but do Justice
to an exciting study of character written
with much talent and cleverness and full
of power to attract and possess the
susceptible heart New York: d. APP
pleton &Co.; Portland: Loring, Short
& Harmony
A Border Leander, by Howard Seely,
author of A Nymph of the West ETC., is
a clear-cut brief-telling of the ever-ab-
sorbing love story, this time set in the
Lone Star State and the Blue Lick Val
ley. Nor is the sketch by any means lack
ing in vivacity, live force and pungent
quality. 1t consists of a vendetta, an
elopement and denouement. Yet with
this much disclosed he will lose pleas
ure who neglects to read the story entire
With difference, it is after the fashion
of Bret Harte's best tales. The descrlp-
tions of ABalaam," the ass and stop,
the dog, who wouldn't be- shook, will
be quickly appreciated by the lover OF
dumb animals while there are num-
Der of close shots and eager encounters
to stir the blood of the adventurous OF
spirit The brides suggestion as to post
nuptial kiss and her naive letter at the
close of the book will call smile to the
lids of the worldly wise, and altogeth-
er A Border Leander will make it's way.
One young man who happened to read
it quite by himself upon stormy noun
tain side, roughing it this summer, is
almost too enthusiastic about its merits;
so is our Western friend, who has been
there and likes to go back by way OF
the printed page. But the impartial re-
viewer, trusting neither, has read it him
self and pronounces it a bright little Tex
an romance, seasoned past any charge OF
sentimentalism New York: D. Apple
ton & Company; Portland: Loring, Short
& Harmon. Price rs cents.
Edward Fuller writes novel entitled
The Complaining Millions of Men, taking
Matthew Arnold's lines,
"The complaining millions of men
Darken in labour and PAIN
for his title page. A young man With
out advantages of birth or breeding has
sufficient ability to attract the attention
of a few intellectual and cultivated peo-
pie to his attitude as socialist and re-
former He presents his views by lee
lures and in conversation. Some realistic
pictures sare drawn of thesgenuine article
at "Arragon street., j" and at meetings of
the Workingmen's Club" where the
cries of social equality fade away in the
presence of sordid vulgarity and fierce
passion, ignorant and misdirected.
The story is given with a good deal of
insight into character, and has strikingly
good features. There is tendency to ex-
tend to too great lengths the soliloquies
of the various people in the book, Bar
eta, for example, its principal figure,
but it is worth reading carefully in the
light of the present condition of society.
(New York: Harper & Brothers; Port
land: Loring, Short & Harmon. Price
$1.25.)
Americans in Europe, by One of Them,
is not, we are glad to say, the usual de-
scriptive article in which the traveller OF
today thinks it necessary to embody his
experiences and emotions, but series OF
sketches of prominent Americans resi-
dent in Europe. 1t is interesting alike TO
sojourners abroad and the patriotic citi-
zen whose goodwill follows his brother
American wherever he may be located
First on the list, If not in fame, is the
celebrated Anerican-Parisian dentist
whose name is not announced, but whom
we take the liberty of believing to be DR..
Evans, originally Of Pennsylvania. Min
! listers past and present, literateurs, edi-
| tors, artists, actors and students follow,
while, it is needless to say, the chapter
on the American Grip; is not wanting.
| The author is appressiyelY natriotic.