The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-15

struck him as one of those social phe-
nomena which are essential to phil
osophical inquiry. Though a novelist
with realistic turn, and proper con-
, tempt for the 'Puss-in-boots' style of
fiction, he has constructed a wholly ro-
mantle system of good society in which
the people behave with as much disre-
gard for the facts of life as we find in
fairy tales. Men by becoming equal
are to become sinless. Inequality, &C.
cording to Mr.. Howells, is the mother
of iniquity. Murder, theft, illicit pas
sion, are all traced to this one source.
In world OF superiors and interiors
we have plentiful crops of wickedness;
but when there are no interiors, the
social harvest will be of quite another
sort"
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Shakespeare in Oklahoma-A New
York bookseller received the following
note from a man in Oklahoma territory
week or two ago: "Be pleased to in
form me what you will furnish me
shakespeare original works in one
volum, l do not want it dramitized in
any way, but his first and original work
in one small volum. 1 am informed it
is not to be had only in some extensive
ancient book store in New York city"
The same gentleman says that he re-
Gently got letter from a customer in
Arkansas who had found paper copy
of one Of Shakespeare's plays. He
thought it very fine, and suggested that
it ought to be printed for popular sale.
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WILD FLOWERS OF CALIFoRNIA-Price, 81; pub
lished by the Popular Bookstore 10 Post
street, San Francisco. For sale here by
C. c. Parker GAG s. Broadway.
Here is handsome collection of
pressed flowers, not great in numbers,
but very choice in selection, and su-
perbly set out.
The most beautiful of the whole col
lection is the Mariposa Lily which Miss
Coolbreth, in the charming sonnet &C.
comparing it, describes as:
"a flower of the fields of air; Jewell
led moth; butterfly with rare and
tender tints upon its downy wing; a
moment resting in our happy sight"
Here is pretty gift to an eastern
friend.
THE sHEIK's WHITE SLAvE-Being an account
of the travelling OF the mysteries OF the
Temple of Diaramos, the City of the Des-
ert. BY Raymond Raife; Lowell, Coryell &
company, New York.
1AlS 10 WlIQs W0AA0 bLOIy VI LILO
great desert of Arabia, and of the ex-
ploits of Bedouin soldiers and outlaws.
The story is full of wild adventure and
told after the manner of the East. The
main plot centers around slave cap
tured on a wild Bedouin raid, and the
recital of the various fortunes attend
ing him is in the approved style of such
story tellers. The story will have a
fascination for all young readers, and
not few older ones.
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REcoLLECTIoNS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN - By
Ward Hill Leamon, edited by nora'hy Lea
mon A. e. McClurg & Co., Chicago. For
SAFE here by stoll & Thayer.
1t will be recalled by every reader
that Ward H. Leamon was Mr.. Lin
coins partner in the practice of the
law for many years, and always q
trusted friend. And now the daughter,
after the father had given up very
much of his stored-up knowledge
about the martyred president, it
seems that the daughter, since the
fathers death, had come into the pos
session of much material which was
intended at one time to be used in a
history. This history, supplemented
by much more matter of personal ma