The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-11
BOOK CHAT.
Recent Fiction and Other Literary
Contributions.

Macmillan q Co. have just issued. "An
Escape from the Tower" a story OF the
Jacobite rising OF 17l5 by Emma Mar
shall, who has given US some good ro.
| mances. There Is q beautiful pen and
ink sketch OF the famous tower for
frontispiece. The romance OF Winifrod,
| countess OF Withdale, makes as entertain
ing and profitable historical novel as
anything at present going. (Price sl.25.
| in the series OF American Summer Re-
sorts, which the Scribners publish, Rob-
ert Grant has WRIT en- about and w. L.
Smedley has made the pictures OF "The
North Shore of assachnsetts." 1t Is
charming book In print and pictures and
the telling. preston q Rounds. 75c.)
The collection of essays published by
| the Appletons under the title Of "Witb
the Fathers being studies In the history
OF the United States by John Buck Nc
| Master OF the University OF Pennsylvan-
la, IL. the kind that Is never out OF date
always timely. The articles have appeared
| In various magazines and news papers and
their assembling in this book is distinct
ly to the advantage of every American
citizen.Some idea OF the compass of these
essays and their usefulness may be had
from few titles:
ga Century OF Constitutional Interpre-
| tation," "The Third Term Tradition"
"The Riotous Career,of the Kpow-Noth-
ings" "a Century's Struggle for Sill
ver''; "Tho Monroe Doctrine.'' The
| writer su ms up the design of the Monroe
Doctrine as follows: "Wheresa European
| power rightfully or wrongfully. attempts
| TO acquire so immense an area as this (of
| VenezueIa) she does in the Language of
Monroe control the destiny of nation;
1 she does in tho language of Polk, Inter
| fere with the independent action Of ma
| tions on this continent she Is, as Cass
| expressed IL, holding possession of that
N m frui hn fa sftaar m nfrnI 10
| political destiny and we are bound, as
| Buchanan said, 'to resist the attempt to
| deprive our neig boring Republic OF her
| territory, and the Monroe. Doctrine does
apply. Which sentiments are free
enough from class room hairsplitting to
content any jingo. (For sale by Gregory
Richard Harding Davis is about the
| liveliest producer OF manuscript now cat
| ering to the public. And there is none OF
his work that is not readable. Some of it
| Is exceedingly good. A volume just
issued by the Scribner's (for sale by Pres
| ton Il Rounds, 81 contains "Cinderella"
ana four other. stories that have appeared
| in print in the magazines, one of them,
"The Reporter Who Made Himself King"
being newspaper syndicate story, one
! OF the young authors earliest stories.
San Assisted Emigrant" is distinct from
| the other stories as being a life picture
| from the pen OF a very capable news
| TSpOTttF, WHICH nlE. DdNIS WIS Ut-
| fore he launched into "literature" proper.
In wages and Capital, " Professor +. W.
| Taussig Of Harvard University, published
| by the Appletons, examines the relations
| OF capital to wages, and concludes that
wages are paid from capital, but not from
| a predetermined fund of capital. lie eX-
amines and rejects the doctrine that
wages are paid from the laborer's own
| product. The bearing of this general rea-
soning on practical problems, such as
| strikes and trades unions, and on general
economic theory, is then considered. In
the second part of the book, the literary
history of the wages fund doctrine and of
the discussion OF wages and capital is fol-
| lowed in detail. The work Is an eminent
addition to economic literature. price,
Sl.50.)
| The American Publishers Corporation
! or United States Book Company and
| John W. Lowell Company that were-we
are quite confused by the changes in the
business of this house-has issued or re-
issued a number of good books recently
all OF them we should say well adapted to
the summer season of reading. The COM
mon price is cloth, S1.00; paper, 50c.
| "Duchess of Powysland' is one of Grant
Aliens most readable STORES. "Typee"
is romance of the South Seas, by Her
| man Melvllle-a real romance by this
sturdy writer is a mighty acceptable work
to have republished. The present edition
has en- interesting biographical and criti-
| cal sketch Of the author by Arthur Sted-
man. "a Debt of Honor" (Windermere
Series) by Mabel Collins is an interesting
| Stanley weymans' "Kings .Stratagem /"
From Captain Kings ready pen comes
"Sunset Pass" one OF that authors
most readable stories OF the plains.
| Humphrey Davy, Poet and Philos-
| opher," is the title OF the next volume
| to be issued in the Century Science
! Series, published by Macmillan & Co.
The private history OF Sir Humphreys
| life and of his greatest contribution to
| his time, the invention OF the safety
lamp, are pleasantly narrated; but the
| eeper interest of the book lies in the
| light which it throws On the gradual de-
| velopment Of chemical theory through the
| experiments of the different members of
| the group of friends described: Sir
Humphrey Davy, Faraday, Ampere,
| Berthollet, Gay Lussac, Thenard, Dalton,
| and others whose names are nearly as
| famous.
little handbook as guide to the
rules and customs OF the now universally
! popular game OF golf has been pd blished
| by Macmillan & Co. Tie authors are Mr..
j, Norman Lockyer, q. b., K. X. s., well
known in the world of science and for.
merly codifier of the army regulations,
and Mr.. w. Rutherford, honorary secre-
| tary of the st. Georges Golf Club who
has had ample opportunity Of becoming
acquainted with the customs OF the game.
| The scheme of the book Is ar attempt to
classify and arrange the existing laws for
easy reference, with notes OF any custom
or unwritten law which modifies or ex-
plains a rule. An interesting appendix
contains specimens OF ancient codes, and
useful forms and information relating to
match play and other cognate matters.
Zola's new volume, "Fame," is pub
| lished by Macmillan q Co. The book
| will be OF interest to every student OF
| religious systems as giving an exceed
| ingly minute account OF the inner life of
| the heart OF the Roman Catholic Church
| the Papal Court. Its dignitaries, their
| ideals and ambitions are clearly pictured
and religious questions OF the day are
| fully discussed. But Ii is far more than
merely "religious novel;; Il is strong
story of keen rivalries, sure to satisfy
| those who care more for human interest
than the discussion Of theories.