The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06

Drake, and Clovelly, Kingsley, Cornwall
| King Arthur and Yorkshire, the Brontes,
'Tis IN agreeable way to mingle, Iamb.
ling and hero and heroine hunting; and
we commend by Oak and Thorn for
reading aloud during vacation days, by
those who cannot in person this sum-
mer-Eor perhaps any summer-exnlore
rural England and Wales or make nil.
erimages to Devon lanes, Exmoor hills
or Salisbury Plain. Boston and New
York: Houghton, Miffiin and Company;
Portland: I.oring. Short & Harmon,
Price 81. 25.
The Dancer in Yellow by W. e. Norris,
author of 'Mademoiselle de Mersac." etc.
etc. Norris is nothing if not lively and
free spoken. His novels are thoroughly
good Of their kind which happens To be
"A sort commencing itself to many An
aristocratio young English Navy officer
marrles pretty queen of burlesque, who
dances upon the stage and by preference
in color for her gowns and appurtenances
has won for herself the title which is also
the title OF the book. The young people
| find it one thing to take their honey
moon by way of a yachting trip, in
conRito, and quite another to face a
world Of conyentionalities, at the close
| OF this bllssful period. Complications
grow many and perple king. The con-
trast between Bohemia and life in ex.
elusive and high bred circles is we'll
drawn and indeed truthfully one can
say that The Dancer in Yellow con-
tains not dull page from beginning to
end. New York: D. Appleton & Com
pany, (Town and County Library No.
1907. Portland: Loring, Short & Har-
mon. Price, cloth $l.00.)
His Honor and A Lady by Mrs.
| Everard Cotes (Sara Jeanette Duncan),
author of IAN American Girl in Lon
don," etc. etc. illustrated. This is quite
| the best thing this author has written.
Tint is to say the present story is more
subtle and intuitive and shows deeper
study into motive than ANYTHING we have
previously seen from the same pen. For
it is no small achievement in fiction to
picture with spirit and realism the intri-
cacies Of Anglo-Indian politics, in buth
official and social circles: 30 produce
strong impressions of the climate, scenery
and native folk of India; and withaI to
hold the readers interest and keep his
sense OF expectancy alert by means of the
love affairs of two women. neither of
whom loses fer moment the attention
and liking of her audience Certainly
sympathetic reader serves as audience
TO dramatic tale. This Mrs. Cotes has
accomplished. Ellis Honor is uncom-
monty strong in local color and it is an
extremely clever story. Nor will the
showing up Of unseltishness versus in
tr1gue harm any in the reading who
know something of what municipal re-
form should mean, on this side of the
water. New York: d. Appleton &
Company; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon. Price S1.5o)
The Seats of the Mighty, being TIL
Memoirs of Captain Robert Moray, some
time an officer in the Virginia Regiment,
and afterwards OF Amherst's Regiment,
by Gilbert Parker, author of, "When
Valmond Came to Pontiac" etc. etc.
Illustrated 1t is not too much to say
that Quebec, taken all in all, is the most
interesting and picturesque locality on
this Continent, if so be, as Can't.
Cutie would say, you admit history and
historical romance into your category of
essentials to interest. No one alive to
American fame can visit the Barracks,
the Terrace with its superb view Of tho
st. Lawrence, the height is of Abraham
or can haunt it's old town, visit it's
churches, talk with its people, ride IN the
old-time reproduced caleche without q
sense of other races and other days and
the bearings of both upon our own strug
gle for freedom. We ara in sen Sc Eng
lish you know, nor does this reviewer
care to gainsay the fact. So sterling a
writer as Gilbert Parker having so row al
a realm in truth and fiction could but
produce striking and exciting romance.
Based upon the Same material largely as
lie Chen Or" this story deals with
events a little later on. A Virgi MIA
officer, having papers in his possession
which Madame de Pompadour wishes
in hers, is, as a discreet course, impris
oned in lieu of his giving them over to
Versailles, an alternative he will not
accept. But for this successful mingling
of fact and poetic Imagination, and the
intense love story accompanying the set
ting forth of the same, we refer the read
er to Mr.. Parker's own pages. New
York: D. Appleton & Company; Port
land Loring, Short & Harmon. Price
$780,
School Recreations and Amusemepts
A Companion Volume to Kings
"School Interests and Duties" prepared
especially for teachers and reading circles
by Charles W. Mann. A. NJ, Dean of the
Chicago Academy. Former reference
was had in our columns to "School In
terests and Duties'' as oonsoienti
piece Of work. This companion volume