The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-26
new PUBLICATIONS.

miss Grace of All Souls" is novel by
William Edwards Tirebuck, author OF
"St. Margaret" "Dorrie," ''Sweetheart
Gwen," etc. 1t is q study of two vari-
cites of the modern woman-one Nance
OcKleshaw, the hOmely, dutiful wife of
the miner, representative of the old
order, devoted to things as they are, be-
cause they are unconscious that they are
wrong, and the other Miss Grace Waldo,
the thoughtful daughter of an easy-gOing
Vicar representative OF the new. To the
social humiliation OF the Vicar OF All
Souls, Grace becomes alphabetically at
tached 10 Nance, the Woodworking vile
OF the miner; and by degrees, to her son
Sam, an advanced democratic young
miner who unconsciously throws light
UPON the question OF labor as between
man and man, woman and woman, and
as between the church and the state.
Grace becomes fired to protest against
the things that are, in favor of the better
things that might be If the church would
only 90 its work. Hence the dramatic
anu psychological situations Wears
daughter in advance of her parent, and
g miners son In advance OF bis; the two
with perfect spiritual unity between
them, but with the ludicrous crash of the
most calling social distinctions standing
in the way. II is TO the evolution of this
growing and far-reaching social and eco
nomic problem that Mr.. Tirebuck's
book, "Miss Grace of All Souls" is de-
voted. AS novel il Is powerfully
imagined and the readers interest IN the
development of the drama enacted in
these pages is held spell bound to the
end. Mr. Tirebuck was early associated
with hall Game in the literary
movements of the day. He is writer
with individuality. There is a certain
wltchery which he creates, and behind
all his creations there is genius. Dodd,
Mead IL Co., New y ork; 10 mo. CLOTH 81 %.
"Stories OF the Wagner Operas" by
Miss III. A. Guerber, with portrait OF
Richard Wagner and eleven full-page
illustrations. Miss Guerber's method Is
to describe the legend upon which the
particular opera Is based, tracing the
origin and rise of the conception of the
play in Wagner's mind, and recouDting
the subsequent history OF its success or
failure as it appeared. Then she carries
the readers imagination through the
scenes OF the opera as 1t appears on the
stage, quoting al times from the llbretto,
and telling The story in her own words:
but always following the trend of the
play. IL can be seen at a glance that her
idea is an excellent one, and she has de-
veloped it with very profitable and pleas
ing results. Miss Guerber's credentials
as a popularizer of ancient and classic
myth and story have already been won
by her books on myths OF Greece and
Rome" Myths OF Northern Lands"
"Contes ct Legendes," and her recent
! AZ ,egends of the Rhine" She has, how
ever. done best service to the public, in
our opinion, in translating into story the
weird and mythic legends OF Wagner's
operas. The author has preserved to a
wonderful degree the charm Of the me-
dieyal myths, and lovers of the Wagner
operas. as we'll as the general reader, viii
be delighted to have this free rendering of
the legends which have been made fam
Gus in opera. Dodd, Mead d Co.. Fifth
avenue and Twenty-first street, New
| York; l6mo., 81 %.
The October "Arena" Oh. o. Flower,
| Boston) has much OF portraiture, one be-
! ing OF Governor Budd of California.
There is a collection of fine pictures OF
/ Chester on the-Dee and frontispiece
/ portrait of viii Allen Dromgoole. tho
| talented Tennessee writer OF negro dla-
| lect and of southern stories. The con-
| tents of the number are by Is. y. Flower
| on Chester on the-Dee," an ex-Govern-
| ment Examiner on IAN Era of Fraud
| and En- bezzloment," Helen II. Gardener
| on "a Battle for sound Morality" James
| NJ. Ashley on should the Supreme
Court 30 Reorganized ?" Rev. Walter
/ Allen Evans on Preacher and Pluto
GRAFT" William c. Cooper, M. D., on "Oc-
cult Manifestations" Alfred Mines. NJ.
A., on Vaccination an Error" Robert
Grieve on why the Workers Want"
Julia A. Kellogg on Land and Money"
Charlotte Perkins Stetson on solution
of the Labor Question" Alice Thacher
Post on 1.-The Great Neighbour" B. O.
] Flower on The England Of Sir Thomas