The morning times., 1896-05-27
SUMMER READING.
Books for Women to Tuck Into Their
Travelling Bags.
Novels, Essays, and Histories Fresh From
the Press that Will Tighten Long
Hours of LOafing ON the Piazza,
LOunging in a Hammock,
or RailrOading Through
Dust and Heat.

while packing ber goods and chatteIs for
the fondly anticipated Season at sea
shore, mountain, or country, that more
important than rug or picture, boat or
hammock, yachting suit or dinner gown
yea, more important even than the all
absorbing wheel, is the little collection of
books that Will be found tucked away here
and there i'll The midst OF her belongings.
IL so be that you haven't read James
Lane Aliens 4" Butterflies let that head
your list OF books for summer reading
One feels the summer on the printed page
of Butterflies but little less intense
than undar July's Furnished sky. And
do not fail TO find room in trunk, bandbOx,
or bag for a little story, The One Who
Looked on" by Miss MOntresor. IL is
like pure breath from the heights, and
Will make one forget for a time the pesSi-
mistic note in modern realism, the cry
of revolt from discontented women, the
oft-proclaimed weakness of men.
A BOOKSELLERS GOSSIP.
or course a Lady Of Quality will
go down on the list as one Urthe books that
everybody reads. For the moment it is
outseilng every other book on the market,
as Mrs. Burnett from the very dawning of
her career has, IS il. were, played TO a fun
house
Apropos OF booksellers gossip, I was
surprised to learn that FauutIeToy, far
from being au exhausted gold mine, still
yields regular steady income; that TTilby
IS dead, so far as trade is concerned tpT0b-
ably because no one is left who hasn't read
it,. while The Manxmau'' continues To
sell no less steadily than at the beginning.
The sale OF Prisoner OF Zendd'' also keeps
up at an astonishing rate; one bookseller
assuring me that he is obliged to send for
an additiou $50 every week or two;
which brings me to add TO our list Hopes
Comedies OF Courtship,' Just issued. George
Meredith has characterized Anthony Hope
as the master OF modern dialogue, aud
this estimate finds amazing and delight
ful continuation in this new volume OF
stories, all of which possess the authors
light, romantic spirit TO a marked degree.
ALREADY PUBLISHED.
tom Grogan," by Hopkinson-smith, is
also bound to become one Of the most popu-
lar books OF the summer. 1t is fresh nauu-
raj, charming, exploiting wholly new and
untrled fields Ii is OF special interest to
women, as its heroine entirely ignorant of
social problems and advanced ideas"
becomes BY simple process OF evolution and
force Of circumstances Il new woman of
most pronounced type.
The Red Badge OF Courage" A." by Stephen
Crane. is rather hot, dusty and profane for
sultry summers day. Save it up for a
good nor easter. and then read il to fire
your noble spirits with lurid tales of car
mage. fearSOme deeds and crimson Oaths
for read 1T you must, as Ii is one of the
remarkable books of the year. and Mr.. Crane
i regarded hy many as genius Of extraOr-
dnary power.
" edition n Of
Maliock, has Just been issued in paper cover,
on account OF the great popularity OF the
book. The Crime OF the Century new
volume by Rodrigues Ottolengui is or alb
sorbing interest to all who love a good de-
tective story The author is credited with
having introduced the views of LOmbroSo
and Nordau into the tale. but it is inter
etsng 10 note thai the book was written
before he had read either of the authors in
question.
TIE collection of stories which the senior
class at Wellesley has Just published is GER
tain to be read with interest by all college
tain to be read with interest by~aH college
girls and therefore by all college men, as
during the summer AT least these wo are
usually found together, The stories are
well told, but perhaps their chief interest
lieSin the advances all the advances nladcby
women in the direction of science, there
il still remaining Il healthy residuum
OF romance
BOOKS TO COME.
Among other new books bound to be
in evidence during the summer on IL
brary table and piazza chair are Gin
derella by Harding Davis-the first edi-
tiOn of which was sold before issued
"A Woman IUterveHes" by Robert Barr,
Adam Johnstone's Son by rawford and
"A Few Memories by Mary Anderson
7 ,F -
will also gladly welcome her new book
''Flashings Of Summer" and "A Pro-
fesSional Beauty" by Elizabeth Phipps
Train, author of "A Social High wa ynIan -
finds eager readers. The curious in liter
arynlattersare watching with interest to see
whether stephen, Soldier of the Cross, -
the new book by the college girEauthor of
Titus will reach the almost unpre-
dented sale of her former book. which
several months ago numbered considerably
over a million.
Great popularity IS prophesed by pub
fishers for the following new books: ''The
Broken Ring" by Miss Elizabeth TOmp-
kins, author of Her Majesty The Babe, -
B. A. Stories OF Cambridge University
Life" by Benson, author ow ''DOdo:"
"A Venetian June" by Anna Fuller. and q
collection of short stories by Mr.. Chambers.
for the serial rights of which the author
| received $4,000; which fact is probably
due to the striking individuality and un-
questioned merit of Red Republic" and
"A King and Il Few Dukes" new romance
of"Love, War and Bears"
Although history is usually considered
| little heavy for summer reading, it is
probable that women will devote some OF
| this summers leisure to Mrs Olipbant's
Biography Of Jean d'Arc" While there
have been one or two recent biographies on
this subject. it is safe to assume that Mrs
| Oliphant's work being written by u woman
in full sympathy with the unfortunate
heroine will appeal to women with great
force
In the way OF biographical ske tChes, how
ever, 1t is doubtful whether anything more
interesting will appear than the '.VaiHma
Table Talks" by Isabel Strong and LLOYD
Osborne, revealing al it does the incCm-
parable kindlineSS. vivaCity and courage of
the beloved Stevenson
Among the essays which will undoubt-
edly be much read during the summer should
be me ntIuned a series under the name of
Little Journeys TO American Authors"
similar to the one Of last year devoted to
English authors. These essays. twelve in
number, including ''Ha wthorne. - by George
William Curtis: Bryant" by Caroline NJ
Kirkland; Emerson" by George William
| Curtis, etc, are many of them a half CEN
tury old, but possess such distinctive bio
| graphical interest and literary value. that
| they have been issued in the scent cheap
| book form, aud may thus be conveniently
| carried about and taken up at chance mo-
ments.
The keen lover of nature, however,
| should never go into the country without
| full eqUipme MT of John Burroughs; while
| the more recent works Of Rowland Robin
| sou, and Mrs. Starr Dana's How to X now
Wild Flowers" and her new s'AcCorftro