The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-27
CURRENT LITERATURE.
New Books.

In THE YOUNG WORLD" by Edith
NJ. Thomas, dainty book Of poems,
especially appropriate for holiday gift.
Crown, 8vo. Published by Houghton,
Mifllin & Co., Boston. Price, $3.50.
"THIs GooDLY FRAME, THE EARTH"
by Francis Tiffany. Having recently
circumnavigated the globe, Mr.. Tiffany
is surely competent to tell US much of
interest concerning "this goodly frame,
the earth;" but he chooses rather to
cave the beaten path of travel descrip-
ton to others, while he condenses into
a moderate-sized book the deeper i'm
LESSONS which his wide travel brought
him. The peculiar customs, usages,
occupations, manners and religions of
the various peoples he encountered, in
Japan, China, India, Egypt and Greece
these are not described in detail, but
sufficiently to indicate how carefully
and in what generous spirit he studied
them, and how just we may regard the
conclusions he draws concerning the
varied civilizations he observed and the
future of the nations he traversed.
One vol; 16mo.
1.-THE MAKING OF MANHOOD" by
w. j. Dawson. The author Laws great
stress on the power of purpose. He
believes that no young man ever sue
ceeded in attaining influence or sue
cess without deep and overmastering
desire to acco nplish some definite end.
But it is not alone material success
that he holds up to the ideal of man.
hood. He is able to see the advantage
of wealth, but he is strenuous in his
belief that there are things more valu-
able than money-character, purity,
right thinking, courage. No better
book could be put into the hands of a
youth about to grid himself for the in
evtable conflict with the world. One
vol. 269 pp.; 12mo. Published by T.
Y. Crowell & Co., New York. Price,
81.
"LoNDoN IDYLs," by w. j. Daw-
son. Very dramatic, intense and hui
man are the ten tales of London Town
which Mr.. Dawson has gathered to-
gether. They would be expected to
have variety, and variety they have in
the deepest contrast, though the tragic
note prevails. The stories are inspired
by genuine feeling; they are full of
poetry and vivacity and are deeply in
teresting. No better volume of short
time. One vol; 3l5 PIP; 12mo. Pub
lished by T. Y. Crowell & Co., New
York. Price, S125.
"L'AvRIL," translated from the
French of Paul Marguerite by Helen
B. Dole. Paul Marguerite is we'll
known French artist. " L'Ayril " is
his first venture into the realm of fic-
tiot. The plot is extremely simple,
he scene laid in the warm southern
shore of France where the colors even
in winter are bright and cheerful. The
charm of the book lies in its artistic
study of a young girls nature and of
friendship between two old friends
reunited after long years of separation.
The illustrations are reproduced from
the authors own sketches, and are as
dainty as the story is sweet and whole
some. One VOL; 1914 pp.; 16mo, T.
Y. Crowell & Co., publishers, New
York. Price, 81.
NAUTILUS" by Laura E. Richards,
author of Captain January" etc.
A new volume in the famous Cap
tain January series, larger and hand
somer than its predecessors-the story,
thuu ugh very much in the same vein as
the others, being longer. The book is
not child's story, although The part
played by the little hero, who is the GEN.
trail character around which the story is
woven, appeals to the sympathies of
young and old. "Nautilus " is sure to
be an immediate success, and most
certainly deserves to be, as it is the
best work yet turned out by this popu-
lar author. 1t is literary gem. Small
Ito; cloth. Published by Estes & Lsu.
riat, Boston. Price, seventy-6ve cents.