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arine lyman Hinkson. author % Cuckoo
Songs" Ballads and Lyrics, "a Cluster
of Nuts" etc. Cloth, limo, Sl.25.
sy II TrG aas the oSnsa ESa Of Ts Tssr De
trait l2mo cloth. sl2o.
ByElizsbe,h W, Chsmgney. Illustrated by
+. ID. Steele. Cloth, 16mo, 81.
Our COMMON SPEECH BY Gilbert ID. Tucker
Cloth l6mo. gilt top. sl.25.
sTopIEs or TIE wAosER OPERAS. BY Miss
III. A. Gucrber. With portrait OF Richard
.' Wagner and elsyen fuii-page illustrations
THE sPimr or JUDAISM: BY Josephine Lar
arus. Cloth i6mo, $l.D.
4 snERpunsE RoMAscE. BY Amanda NJ
Series" l2mo. cloth. s1.50.
GYPsY's CousrN JoY. BY Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps. Large limo, cloth. s'.b0.
The sway Of o Maid Is Mrs. Hinkson's first
novel, although she has won credit in poesy
and short story. IL is prstty story whole.
Irish village life and new and rather de.
lightful atmosphere throughout. The poetic
vs' ans BOOK
distinguishing IL unpretentious character
tstics.
AS the Napoleon fad passes from the period
OF the man who was worth making fad OF
into the life. of the parody Of Napoleon the
name continues to draw pretty WELL just as
lowing the story OF Of Eusenie. this book
of an empire IN a style tha, suggests not a
the reader OF historical fidelity. Napoleon
III was nothing ~ not dramatic We
may may better say meio'dssmstic. ~ II M. dc
career too seriously, he makes interesting
reading and after all such comedy as that
of the empire that collapsed before the Prus-
sian arms has all the elements OF trage ly
that human life and hope must ever compre-
hend.
Paddy oLearey's a broth OF a boy and his
pig Is marvel Of learning and discretion.
Written for the youngsters the oldsters
get lots OF fun from the book-apd there is
Sssoss soS a hsrs NUS, always es 20 rs
he tells 80 picturesquely
As the title page OF the excellent little hand.
book, Our Common Speech. sets forth, IL
consists Of six papers on topics connected
with ths proper use OF the English language.
on both sides Of the sea, % and Z the iabers of y
photographers TO explain the meaning of the
words OF which IL is composed i. Is good
BILE treatise for the young student. Mr. Tucker
Is an unquestioned authority and his book
shows painstasing workmanship intelligence
Miss Guerber's method In "storiss OF the
Wagner Operas Is to describe the legend
upon which the particular opera is based.
Of the play in Wagner's mind. and recounting
the subsequent history of it's success or failure
as 1t appeared. Then she carries the readers
es IL appears on the stage. quoting at times
from the bbretto, and telling the story in
her own v, Wv words; 5p, 5. s,, always following the
from photographs OF various scenes and char.
acters in wagners operas. acted. Miss
ancient aud classic myth and story have
Greece and Rome. Myths Of Northern
cent Legends OF the Rhine" The Wagner
book reads as though the writer had enjoyed
the task as much as the reader will relish the
"To approach the Jewish question" says
the author of the ''The spirit Of Judaism. T"
sis to be confronted with every great ques-
humanitarian. national and religious From
these words IL will be seon that Miss Lazarus
has a profound sense of the obligations which
rest upon her in presenting her views on the
subject in the half dozen papers which consti.
tute her little book. IL Is timely and i'm
,portan' cor contribution to the consideration Of
hour. and one that IL daily asserting its exist
ence in al the departments OF life. II is the
essential spirit of Judaism which Miss Lag
arus has attempted TO render concrete and
comprehensive TO jew and GENTLE alike in
these thoughtful, and, one might say, deyoutt
essays. However discussed or dealt with, I"
says Miss Lazarus, "there is one point OF view
which should never DO lost sight Of, namely,
OF the % question, which She has handled in"Se in an
expert and skilful manner and one who
writes as n specialist from the inside, are
Is Introductory: "The Outlook OF Judaism" ;
Judaism, Old and New: "The Claim of
Judaism; '.The Task OF Judaism; and an
"Eplogue." In which she explains and sums
mp her treatment of the subject. The Gentle
may well consider 10 duty to read this
work, which can be but pleasure and inspira-
tion TO the jew.
Asa writer for young people, Mrs. Amanda
NJ. Douglas Is lasting favorite. Her pub.
fishers tell us that "A Sherburne Romance" :"
in the Sherburne series, is written in response
70 many pleadings from readers OF the series
that Lyndell sherburne. the heroine, should
have "love story and live happy ever after" "
That Il what the author has now done, and
Lyndell's romance is sure to give great
pleasure and satisfaction to ker numerous
admirers The Romance" is a real love
bring. the reader to % as hnn happy a climax ana aa
could reasonably be asked for.
Last year "Gypsy Breynton" made it's re-
appearance In n new dress which won the ap-
probation OF the young people and made many
new friends among them. The publishers
have been encouraged by the warm reception
which this initial volume of the series met
with 10 issue another Gypsy story-"Gypsy's
Cousin JOY" for which Mrs. Phelps Ward has
written an interesting introduction. Miss Mary
Fairmsn Clark, who has illustrated both vol.
umes, Is fast making reputation as one of
the cleverest artists OF Juveniles. This popu-
lar series, 10 need scarce be said, II peculiarly
ndAnted for children OF an early ana tender