The herald., 1896-06-07

Grant Allen. American upiiohSio
Corporation, New York.
Grant Allen has here given us study
of various grades and phases of Eng
lish social life and all curiously related
to American ways and especially mon
ey-making ways. The book has much
to do with the perils of rich American
girls who marry in England, and
abounds in hints and warnings. There
are many dramatic situations and not
few startling plots and criminal court
incidents. The career of Florence May
brick is closely followed in various phas-
es of the story, and much interest is
lent to that famous case. 1t is one of
the most stirring stories this author has
ever given u.s. and isl without the objec-
tions that have subjected him to criti-
cism in other ventures.
Here are three popular covered vol
umes from the American Publishers
Corporation. 310-31S Sixth avenue, New
York.
A DEBT OF HONOR. BY Mabel Col
SUNSET PASS. By Captain Charles
TYPEE, A ROMANCE OF SOUTHERN
SEAS. BY Herman Melville.
These are handsome volumes and ex-
cellent stories all Catpain Kings ro-
mances need no commendaton. and the
print some time will make it new story
to a great class of readers.
Melville's sea stories are among the
best ever told and this adventure in the
Polynesian islands is peculiarly novel
and fascinating.
Mabel Collins Debt of Honor is all
the better for being a new edition of
probably her best work.
SUMMER IN Already; A TALE OF
NATURE. BY James Lane Allen,
author of Kentucky Cardinal" etc.
Mcmillan G. Co. New York.
Mr. Allen has taken for his text this
from Thoreau:
Some still work give me to do
Only be ii near to YOU
AS in his two former books, with
sketch, essay and story of Kentucky
life and scenery, we have these again
in the one before us, harmonious and
happy blending. The story starts in the
real opening of the summer The sun
set breakers running faster and farther
towards the changeless coast of the
north, until over the entire gentle zone
perfumed sea-" Yes 1.-The warmth of
June had settled over Kentucky, and
yellow butterflies We're thick along the
path that day as Daphne crossed the
sweet green fields" while "a young far
mer was singing in his field of corn not
far away" 1t meant nothing to Daphne
then. and yet at the far end of the fine
story that sparkles all the way with
the very brightest of sayings, she and
the young farmer crossed the river late
one night over into Ohio, and the old
Squire of Aberdeen-who was used to
being up at all hours of the night"-was
easily awakened while the boatman
hunted up another witness to the mar
riage under the quiet stars.
1t is rarely beautiful story in spirit
and form. and strikes q higher note in
purpose than has been attempted by
Mr. Allen in any former book In fact,
it is as strong in the moral sense as it is
felicitous in literary form, which is ut
most praise.
ROME. By Emile Zola, author of Lour-
des, La Dibacle. etc. Translated by
Ernest Alfred Vi2etelly. MacMil-
ian q Co.
The latest work of the great French
novelist is fittingly brought out in these
two fine volumes. That it is destined
to be widely read there is small need of
saying. All of Zola's romances are
widely read even those that do not go
into the depths of great social questions,
as does this one. The translator in his
preface predicts that some such con-
troversy will arise over it as was
aroused by Lourdes; but this prediction
is very mild. 1t will arouse a much
livelier and wider interest in the church's
attitude toward the great problems
of how to deal with poverty. and the la
Dor question, than any former work of
Zola has excited.
The story in the main is told in the eX-
perience of a young French priest who
devoted his life to the task of saving
the starving poor of Paris. The terrible
misery that he and his faithful co-work-
ers saw on every hand so weighed upon
him, so possessed him, that he resolved
to write a book which should set forth
the great opportunity and duty of the
church. Upon the pages of this manu-
script he poured out the passion of his
soul weeping and praying over his work.
At length it was finished and he resolved
to go and beg the favor of the Holy
Father. The opening chapter of the
book begins with the able Pierre Fro
mont as he took modest cab at the
railway station in Rome to seek lodgings
during his stay And this is remark
able chapter. Such picture of Rome as
Zola unrolls before the reader-ancient
Rome, papal Rome and modern Rome!
The mission of the young priest is to
set forth to Pope Leo XIII. the hopes of
the younger generation of world-work-
ers He must induce the Holy Father
to read and approve New Rome, as he
had named his new book. The long and
weary weeks Of waiting, the carefully
prepared way. the first approaches to
the Vatican household, the disappoint-
ments, the intrigues. all these are set
forth with great skill and power But
the elimination of the narrative is only
reached when audience with the pope
is finally had; and the description of the
whole affair is q marvel of imaginative
discourse.
1t is impossible in these limits to re"
produce the story or the sermon 1t car
ries along with il, but it is simple JUS
tice to Zola to bear witness that TINS is
strong work that is free from the 1aults
that heVe marred much that ne mas
written. While it lacks the simple, ter
rible directness of Hugo and Tolstol, II
is a near approach to some Of their plead
ines for the poor and ignorant. Pope
Leo dismissed the young priest and
reprobated his book; but New Rome"
will have hearing before the world.
THE FOLLY OF EUSTACE. BY Rob-
ert S. Hchens. Appleton q Co.
This volume contains, besides the main
story that gives title to it, two other
sketches. The Return of the Soul and
The Collaborators. All three are in
consequential and uncanny. The last
one is to be chosen by the reader as
test, for it is shortest and the others
can then we'll be taken for granted.
Does it hurt or help a book to be pub
lished serially? is just now being much
discussed by publishers. The consen-
sus of opinion appears to be that it hurts