The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
Memories home within the music,
Stealing through the bars;
Thoughts within it's quiet spaces
Rise aud set like stars.

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Thoughts within it's quiet spaces
Rise aud set like stars.
(Bosron Roberts Brothers; Portland:
Loring. Short & Harmon. Price Sl.0o.)
II IL
Josiah Wedgewood,l F.. RS. His Per-
sonal History. By Samuel Smiles, LID,
author of Self Help, etc. This hlog-
raphy. read by young people, will do
more for them than printed sermons or
long chapters of advice for it speaks for
itself. 1t shows in what measure man
may counter fate, how IN the lace OF
physical ills, an indomitable courage,
together with industry, and unfiagglng
zeal will carry all before it and accom-
plish wonders in business or professional
success. Apart from this splendid OBJ
ject teaching, I'VE have in Wedgewood's
life a most interesting history OF pottery
manufacture, leading into the study OF
ceramics, that fascinating branch OF art
research. We cordially recommend the
book as delightful reading in itself and
as sure to induce bracing and ambi-
tious tone of mind in those who peruse
its pages. {New York: Harper Brothers;
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmony
who-was Lost shy is Found, A Novel
by Mrs. Ophila is, written with tne
ease, grace and experienced literary skill
that distinguish this author everywhere
and in all phases of the work. line
present story deals with a dear old Scotch
gentlew oman, living alone with her re-
tainers, Andrew and Janet, excellent
types of quaint serving folk, when ser
vice savored of attachment as well as
recompense. The minister's daughter
has an old time fondness for the way
ward son of our old lady. and they TWO,
when the prodigal returns, combine TO
shield him from the dangers which his
wild ways in America have exposed him
to. A pal who follows him and controls
his every action arrives also at the once
peaceful little home in Midlothian, and
here.appears upon the scene all adventur-
ess as well. All this brings dire con-
fusion and alarm in it's wake. A
mothers love and sweetheart's loyalty
never waver, and after gooa deal OF
sensationalism, matters quiet down TO
restful ending, which follows MUIR
der, not fatal wound and an lgnomln-
ious fight. New York Harper Broth
ers; Portland: Loring, Short q Har-
mon.)
A Child of the Age, by Francis Adams,
has title page drawn by Aubrey
Beardsley, OF Yellow Book fame. After
an impassioned dedication, quite out OF
keeping with the tone of the story, we
are told by means of an Introductory
note that it was the intention OF the
author to write books, drawing types OF
all the social life of the day. his death
left this volume the first and last of the
projected series. Speaking frankly the
literary loss is not to be deplored.
Granted fluency of writing and both or
iginality and native force, the way IN
which these gifts are used is, to the mind
of this simple and non-decadent review
er, most undesirable. The sincerity of
its love passages is not suff1clently
virtue to atone for grossness ana IN
bridled license. The narrative is lnco-
herent and repulsive, and A Child OF the
Age only evokes from this source at least
in unaffected turning aside to happier
things. Such stories as Adam Bede,
Tess, and The Manxman have solid
humanity back of them. They reveal
the passions, but that is with them one
phase of life; study of complex motive
enylrons the episodes of love, and many
wholesome influences are about US as
we read. Here all is gruesome and lack
ing III sanity. (Boston: Roberts Broth
ers; London: John Lane, Vigo St.; Port
land; Lorlng, Short & Harmon. Prlce
sl.oo.