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Anticipation IL realized We knew artist
Frost would illustrate the Uncle Rcmus"
stories just our Imagination had pictured
knew We should have br'rr Babbit and Br'er
Fox and Uncle Remus himself and the little
10y pictured tor us, that We could gaze
upon them jus, as our doligniod mental vision
had pictured them And we are not disap-
pointed The new Uncle kemus book las a
new charm, tbe charm OF pictures rs delight
Nobody on earth could have just exactly
done IL. except Mr. Frost This artirt IL such a
fine hnmorist with hts pencil and brush Ec
uoosn't caricature or burlesque. but gets the
sSI,ar uh ,asn, % aor humor,st worn a10 nbsoutpe
in harmony with tho subject treated, but
without cxacgeration, had us nrst expression
IN book OF the late Max Adeior--"Oat OF
the Hurry -Burly." about this really funniest
book ever written, and from ,gat. to the
"bull Calf" and Uncle Remus" MIR Frost
has eauiiy develored an artist, and lost
notnfug cunrrptron and expression OF
hnmor The AppletOns have put up beau.
ful book In keeping with the qlality OF the
stories and fhc pictures and we wouldn't be
without a copy of ths new "UncIs kemus. p"
to get ~
In rabbipical literature "Lilth" is de-
pic,co as woman roaininc IN the night. and
men IN childbirth Eve quote MI III, from the
century Cyclopcdia OF Nsmwl According TO
Wife sas LiS rs ase 'l% hSrd :" a,vase"a rs tham
snd gave "a Adam our real mother, Eve This
fearful woman. Lilitb, is fascinating. George
Macdonald. who doesn's write a uook very
often now.a-navs, and who hns written some
queerly. interesting hooks, bhs made q story
az LinIh that ~ a de.igh'ful horror We wish
some sucn artist as iliusiraicd at IN. Back
of the Nortn WIND bsd drawn pictures for 10
We would like 10 hsvo onr conception q
l.iiith nxed OH us Ms vness the auth,r hal
no particular motive for writing "Lilith"
We hope not W. .uppos. he Just let his fancy
book by Mace oraId ~ an event And
"Lilith. IS an event Ugh! but its nne!
Mr. Edward " Townsend II Just now enjoying
the experience OF having his writings read by
n great many thousand people He is Tad
~ri ~ of character sketches he has worked
faithfully for years with Lis name concealed.
until iptervst in his work commanded tho
writer TO come cut from bcbird The news
-paper and show himself aud -lrl tne public
enjoy personnl at duain'ance with the crea-
tor of surh deliEBtful fellows M thimmic
Fadden. Major Max and dozen others
Daughter 81 lhe poncmsn's" e, we un.
dtr-and, Mr. Townseno's hrst novel, irst
worS of pretentious magnitude But TO
man who draws real people with his pen. and
makes us know hem. IL was not so big a task
TO carry Us entertaininSIy along with them,
an let u live ~ their lite for chsptsrs
enough to make a book IA Daughter Of the
Iencmsnts IL thoroughly cntertsining
s,ory ,oIn IN Mr. rownsend's thoroughly .n.
tertainine way, an@ all about folk every
OF whom IS a thoroughly entertaining human
being
Now. we only hope Mr. Towr "a won't
fi.appoint US by tr'ing TO do ' ,gain too
soon, although maybe hy is capaL.J Of keep
Ing UP
Mrs Amelia Z Barr has again attained tho
tame biah level OF excellrnce IN her latest
.Fnsni DIVA" BRIGHT yellow Is the cover of
the hook. Int u IS no siHn that there is isun'
iishtfuIiy wholrsomr story. free from moJern
oecadepre and cant III, novel has for
rroundwori The ,imcs OF G,ors. II, som after
the d-ieat Of Prince Charlie md the .acotit
he field OF uIloden The scenes laid
IN o." Lnnoon. where many historical person.
raiions OF bizh society nro shown, tore~her
with the vivid Chrisiianity OF Puritan
househo Il The great Mctboaist rcvivalist,
George Whiteneld, figures prominently Ia the
stcry, where his powerful personality and
Goaly attributes arc The carsc OF Divine
quiCk-nfhg among the primers and tho peoDle
rebel. who comes to London from her High.
land nome 20 vi ~ say relatives, who arc of
hish standing with TIC house OF Hanover By
the sid of these relatives az court, sne nun.
ages 70 secure paraon ior nee brother
has 0rawn B.rn cia's character witi,s raro
touch. ant IL Ia the story a. her love adyen.
tpres which charms and captivatcs Us in Mrs
- IarI, Euyel.
Nr Anthony Hopes latest book, Tho
Chronicles IL ,ount AnNnio,' i-a thrilling
account of int lisrnn IN aoin of rnediaevai
tine. Tue hero. u cnurt,f popularity. PER-
tonai pfUwess and fair regown MAKES the
mistake OF attempting 10 marry he won mn
le lpver, In opposition 10 the wishes OF bis
Duke and the siato he "a obliged 70 Zee for
his lite. leavinc his love behind With q band
of trdSty fo,ioWers. he bctskrs himself 70 tho
NOM ntain~. wb-re For scven yosfs he lives:
outinw with piico upon his hsnd Tho
repeated unsnccessful attempts ~ His Grace.
the Duke TO kili or capture Count Antonioss