The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-27
BOOK TALK and GOSSIP.
The Up-to- Date Literature of
These Times.
WHAT BOOKSELLERS ARE SHOWING
Rev. Charles Edwards Appears as the
Exponent of the Theories Of An
Z archy-Sarah Grand's Collection of
Short Stories.

"Our Manifold Nature" is the title of
collection of short stories by Sarah Grand,
the author OF that popular book, "The
Heavenly Twins" Although the author
was read during the early years OF her
literary career 1t was not until the appear
ance of "The Heavenly Twins" that her
recognition become widespread. Then
she was lauded, criticised or condemned,
but people bought her book and enjoyed
IL thoroughly.
In sour Manifold Nature, ;" Sarah Grand
has presented some of her strongest and
most impressive stories. As she says, the
work is simply what 1t Processes to be-
the half dozen tales she has presented life
i'm its various phases from the "utterly used
up" young man of the day and the old
drunken reprobate of soldier, to the
fascinating Eugenia, the impressionable
Adalesa, the bovine Boomellen, and the big
hearted All Man. Many of the characters
might be said to be new to fiction and
they are presented In such manner as to
prove that they are true to life and not
the mere sembance of life that is created
by the imaginations.
III the only art TO be cultivated is the
art to be interesting, Sarah Grand has GER
tainly succeeded in being the master of
her art for there Is not dull page from
cover to cover of her book, There is not
a story that cannot be read with the
greatest interest and those who take up
the book will be unwilling to lay it aside
until it is completed.
OUR MANIFOLD NATURE" BY Sarah Grand.
New Yors; D. Appleton d Co.. 1854 d.
I I I
"The Rejected Symbol is a new book
by Rev. Charles Edwards, the author of
"a Visit to the Internal Regions that
has just been published by j. 8. Ogilvie.
The charm of the book does not lie in the
story, for, properly speaking, there is no
story. IL is not to be found in the au-
thors manner of treating the subject, for
ing, but the work will still be read and
will be enjoyed because it is the
first presentation in popular form
of mistrusted il not condemned opinions.
Taken as a whole the book is certainly in
teresting. People have long regarded the
red flag and its accompanying crimes with
horror and 1t is somewhat unusual to find
a clerical exponent of the radical theories
who has the courage to defend them over
his own name.
While the readers of "The Rejected
Symbol may not agree with Mr.. Edwards
they will be compelled to admit that he
Is well acquainted with the other side of
the question and that he has said many
things that are too true to be thrown
aside carelessly. His book, IL not alto
gether well written, is a clear presenta-
tion OF anarchistic arguments and IL w i'll
furnish the reader with much food for
careful thought.
"TnE RE5EcTEp ,sYMP9oL;," BY Rev;
Publishing Company, 1894
The spring announcement OF ID. Apple
ton Il Co. includes such works as the Me
moires of the Baron de Menevai, Private
Secretary of Napolean j, I" in three volumes,
with portraits; "a Daughter OF Today"
novel, by Mrs. Everard Cotes (Sara
Jeanette Duncan); CLEOPATRA, an
Egyptian romance, by DR.. Georg Ebers;
Creatures of Other Days. by the
Rev. DR.; II; n; Hutchinson;
nsT novel + Ss%s1 by u'9H GILBERT G
Parker; "Red Diamonds by Justin Nc
Carthy; "outlaw and Lawmaker," by
Mrs. Campbell Praed; "Dust and Lau-
rels," by Mary L. Prenderel; ga Begin
ner," by Rhoda Broughton; "a Yellow
Aster," by Iota, and THE Trail OF the
sword" by Gilbert Parker.
"a Costly Freak" is the title OF a new
novel by the author Of "The Silence OF
Dean Maitland" that will appear in APP
pleton's Town and Country Library.
Richard Harding Davis delightful stu
dies OF English life will be published by
harper bfOtDtfS, tuiS Ntth, thc
title, "Our English Cousins"
The latest addition to Harper n
Bro hers new and cheap edition of Will
liam Blacks novels Is "Donald Ross OF
Heimra."
The title OF Richard Harding Davis
Forthcoming story in the April Harpers' is
"The Writing on the Wall" The scene is
dinner given by an Egyptian official in
Cairo, and the principal actors are an
American young woman and a Russian
diplomat.
''Triiby," Mr.. George du Maurier's new
story, now running IN Harper's Magazine,
il be regarded as the strongest novel OF
the old shioned school that has been
printed i'm many years. In its mannerisms
IL recalls the work OF Thackoray.
Emile Zola has the place OF honor in the
April Mcclure, while, by a strange para
dox, Rev. DIR. Parkhurst comes In for his
share of attention i'm the same number.
The March number OF the Home Guard
presents, as IL always does, delightful
contents OF miscellany especially suited
TO the tastes Of its large army Of Sunday