The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01
BOOK NOTICES.
A Unique Love story.

The most unique of recent contributions
to art and literature is a beautifully en-
graved and bound volume by Charles
Peale Didier of Baltimore Il is love
story, told as love stories usually are in
real life. by letters and Illustrations. Il is
published by the John II. Williams Com
pany OF Baltimore. The following notice
from the Baltimore sun tells all about the
book: Mr. Didier Gedlcates his
little tale to "The Sweetest Girl
in the World 1t is love
story which bears the attractive title
"TwiXt Cupid and Croesus: or. The EN-
hibits in an Attachment Suit In il is the
story OF a New York girl who is engaged
TO a clever young man of no means, but
she angles for some time with rich young
chap. The latter proposes TO her by letter,
and in replying to him the sweet creature
sends MIN by mistake letter written TO
Jack in which the other chap is most
numerically picked to pieces for his pre-
sumption and his Vulgarity. Jack gets
the letter intended for the other man ana
for time there is GOODNESS between the
betrothed ones, but when Edith goes
abroad he hastenS after her and they make
il up in Paris. The novel part of the whole
idea lies in the fact that this entertaining
story is not told in ordinary narrative
form, but in engraved reproductions of
the series of letters and kilograms which
passed between the three persons who
figure in the story, together with a cou-
pie Of clippings from New York neWspa-
pers, which shed much light upon the de-
Velopment Of the story. The letters have
been written 10y different persons. and i'm
engraving end printing have been repro
duced with much care, even to the mono
grams and tinted paper. They. a. wen as
the clippings. appear to be pasted in The
book the letters In many cases being on
more than one page and capable of being
opened TO ne read Just as would an Ordi-
nary letter When so mounted in a scrap
book The subtect-matter of the letters II
only just a bit sentimental. Those be-
"a &C. c-sf-. i
~ sort, brief, yet showing the aNectionate
spirit which existed between them until
Edith,s little mistake. Those between her
and the other man are more formal yet
carry the story on most entertainingly.
Ihe correspondence is printed in the vol
ume on the right-hand pages, while Oppo-
site are appropriate drawings by Mr.. Di-
der. There are eighteen of these in all
done in pen and ink or in wash drawings
MT Dldler makes his men manly fellows,
WINE ms SRI rs an enchanting creature.
A series of artful-loOking little Cupids also
show up as the leaves of the dainty volume
are turned over.
None But the Brave" a novel, by Rob
ert Lee Tyler. Smith & Smith, publish
ers, % to 81 Rose street. New York. Pa
per, 80 cents. None But the Brave"
by Robert Lee Tyler is a romantic story
of love and adventure that will highly
please the reader of current fiction. The
plot is very ingenious, and the action is
bright and lively. The story opens at
Delmonicos. in New York city, where
dolph, and a French count prec.pitates
a duel. The duellists are to meet in
Paris. When they arrive there the revo-
luton OF Il has assumed serious shape.
The Frenchman is DESTROYS of first fight
ing for his country, and if spared, to
meet Jack In the duel. This magnani-
nous trait strikes Jack so favorably that
he not only agrees TO it, but further,
becomes the army companion of the
count. Many thrilling episodes of the war
hurst, but he does not know that Ethel
is betrothed to the count by her guard
ian. Ethel is kidnapped by brigands on
several occasions, and daringly rescued.
The count IS killed and Jack wins the
love.