The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Not Counting the Cost. By Tasma,
author of Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill,
In her Earlier Youth, ETC., is hetero-
geneous sort of story, full of unlikely hap
peniags but also trimming over with
vitality AMI lavish of excellent literary
material Pruned, condensed, cut as to
French words. it would be an excellent
story, for the author succeeds il making
very real her young folks and their en-
vironment. The immature reader might
fail of profit in the reading, for Elias I'M
truthfulness in order to protect those she
loves and Hubert's sins, are hardly de-
sirable types. The scene is laid in las
mania and later in Paris. "Its only me-
is an inexcusable slip in the text where
some other careless expressions also occur,
as in referring to Paris "the QUARTER
Lati:. part.
Mrs. Hunter, OF the farm, is amusing
where she dwells reproachfully on one OF
her fowls conduct in that she "het FER
own heggs.
Also when the family are accused of ar
guing Gas if they were Debating Club"
and Ella, then little more than child,
responds ''Oh, only about vegetarianism
or capital punishment or something of
that kind that matters to nobody" Here,
again, is child's inconsistencies In very
forlorn lodgings in Paris, the night OF
arrival, after living on ranch and al
ways in full freedom, II was listening to
that big bell sounding two O'Clock in
French
ssNot Couating the Cost brings a
family group of most impractical in dis
position and temperament, on vague
quest for certain heirloom-a very
precious ruby-which they wish to obtain
from a relative, giving an old fashioned
portrait in return for the same, into the
midst of the great French capital where
numberless things such as never were, fall
out and at length are solved and recon-
structed (New York: d. Appleton &
Company; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon
Sentimental Studies and A Set of Viii
lage Tales. By Hubert Crackanthorpe,
author of Wreckage. These short stories
are certainly pungent in quality. The
earlier ones have good deal of vulgarity
about them. The "Village Tales" re-
trieye the disagreeable sensations pro-
duced by their predecessors of the same
volume, by being strong in local color
and quaint and telling in recital as
"Etienne Mattou'' and "The Little
Priest" But they all deal with depraved
conditions of human life and character.
A distinct flavor, and real dramatic
power these sketches undoubtedly have.
New York and London g. p. Put
nam's Sons; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmony
An Arranged Marriage. By Dorothea
Gerard author of Etelka's Vow, A Queen
of Curds and Cream, etc. We have here
q novel original in plot and incident. 1t
is An account of an English workman who
had acquired b. obstinacy and persistence
Though in just what line is not indicated)
fortune of several millions, before
reaching the age of fifty. His ambition
was to be like the Squire and have a
home like that of the Squire and his
Lady. He thinks he can buy culture and
estate but finds the consideration OF the
country in society way is not one of the
perquisites He goes to Italy for his
wife's health. His daughter now comes
upon the scene; also the son Of an Italian
Princess and from this point the story of
the younger generation begins. A very
good story it is too. New York: ID. APP
pleton & Company; Portland: Loring,
Short q Harmon. Price 81. 00)
The Little Huguenot A Romance Of
Fontainbleau. By Max Pemberton, ar-
thor of 1.-THE Impregnable City," etc., is
prefa oed by a portrait of the author and
published In the popular sidepocket shape.
The story is well written. Out of the
threads Of history is woven pretty love
story One of the Kings Musketeers is
sent to fetch to his Majesty, Louis XIV.
the little Huguenot, beautiful lady and
of exquisitely winning grace He falls in
love with her himself, as manly man
should do, and therefrom follows the mar
ratiYe of struggle against tolls and machi-
nations. The story has called out praise
from good sources and has attracted a
good deal of attention. New York !:
Dodd, Mead & Company; Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmon. Price rs
cents
Patriotic Citizenship. By Thomas