The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-12
Fiction.

ROBERT Grant Is one OF the delightful story
writer's of the day and there are not many Of
them. His ideas are wholesome, his philos.
ophy as true as gospel, his humor honest. and
bis style refreshing a book by Grant is
and 1t somehow reaches the heads and hearts
Of every age and both sexes. lhs Bachelors
Christmas and Other Stories represents
Grants most delightful work. the pictures
are quickening. and the print and eet.up OF
the book are as handsome and wholesome AS
are the stories and pictures. Irish linen
paper, uncut leaves, rich red bind appeal
TO the eye, and rtly and ~stylishly furnish
these delightful stories.
An exquisitely put together book Is Grants
"The Art of Living. +" reproduced from Serb.
ner's Magazine in a beautiful binding. The
stories and dissertations that illustrate the
Art, ana tbe clever pictures that illustrate
the articles are already familiar To thousands
of delighted readers. and TO have them alto
gether IN permanent shape is a real blessing.
We know OF no better book for the profitable
passing Of an evening hour or a sunday after
noon on the lounge, and We guess all Of us
will lind something to do US good in the read
ing.
Uniform in the beautiful style Of "Marse
Chan" "Meh Lady" and Polly" and quite
OF "Unc' Edinbure, by that capital writer
Of plantation sketches. ThnInas-A alsaa- Page.
chsrmingly printed aud bound, make "Unc'
Edinburg'" n GIFT book Of unusual accept.
hpiitf ~ hJlluay tfaue.
Cy wsrman wrote "Sweet Marie" but most
Of his verse Is not Of that kind. Some Of IL
isn't 80 good. The Rhymes Of the Rail-"
have attracted attention among contempor-
aneous verse making. and the italics of an
Lnsinesr' are pretty good reading. They
and a rough touch of real poetry. The stories
are selected from Scribner's. McClure's and
other periodicals. and some II them will bear
n SRQOn0 nlnln
Bliss Perry Is n clever story writer. and
the PLATED CITY, is an up.to-date story, well
worth. reprinfing In book form, from Scrih.
peris Magazine.
A charming conoeit is "Niss Jerry" and
the book - a beautiful little thing. The story
was originally written 10 accompany some 25l
Photographic scenes in n "~picture play" and
~ was a capital idea TO open up the delights
Of the originntor's invention" TO a larger
ffe" p%ictares are distinctly fetching. and the
whole work ought TO be IN every library as n
charming curio ~ literature. We wonder who
the charming co 10 are that participate in
the story. tellinl - he "~castf'-and whose nor.
traits have won for them 80 many acuuaint-
Hnoesf We feel ~ N we would bo on speaking
terms at once with them. should we happen
across them.
We don't know sny Of stockton's stories that
we are not prepared 10 read again, whenever
they cross our pain. "A thOsen rev. are
supposed 10 be a representative collection OF
the quaint authors best work. Negative
Gravity. and "His Wife's Deceased sister"
are among them. SO, Of course, Is the Lady
or the Tiger" and The Transferred Ghost"
In It's dainty form this book Of stories l. most
acceptable. An etched portrait ~ the author,
for a froniispitce, IN also decidedly accept
able.
"ColIeee Girls" q tho title u n delightful
series OF stories Of college-Rirl life, effectively
Illustrated, mainly with character skotches by
Mr.. Gibson. We should think n good many
other people other than college Urls W luld
find them Of interest. We certainly did
everyone ~ them And w. are not a college
girl
What a delightful yoluin. b- sesn made
under the title Of "Echoes n sm the Sabine