St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-02


Of the villain according to his deserts
(''The Sale of Soul" by Frank Frankfort
Moore. New York: F. A. Stokes Co. rs
cents. For sale by the ST. Paul Book and
Stationery company
In paul and Virginia of a Northern
Zone is introduced to English readers
Danish novelist hitherto unknown
Ii this little volume is characteristic
of the work of Holger Drachrnann. we
should be glad to see more Of it. The
story is northern idyl of much beauty
and charm. TT has the 1inpf1ity, the
crystalline simplicity and directness.
which are characteristics of the best
Scandinavian work in this sort, as it
mas become known to us through the
medium OF tranSlationS. In other words.
the atmosphere of the tale suggests
BJornson in his happier moods.
Drachmann's work, however, is dis
tlnctly INDIVIDUAL; the suggestion arises
from the air of the north which
breathes subtly through the work of
Doth novelists, producing a certain in
descrlbable effect of remoteness. Such
a book is as refreshing as a cup of
cold water after the over-vivacious.
strained and self-conscious literature
Of the day.
cPaul and Virginia of a Northern Zone "
by Hoger Drachman. Chicago: Wav e.
Williams: SIPS. For sale by the ST. PAU
bOoh anu stationery cOmpany.)
patriotic Citizenship is a mammal
for use in the public schools, designed
TO stimulate patriotism and promote
good citizenship. 1t is in the form
OF catechism with comprehensive an
sWerS, in which the author states his
own views on the topics discussed and
relnforces them by brief citations in
prose and verse from a very largf.
number of authorities. Patriotism"
The Flag" Population and Immigra-
t1on. citizenship" Labor" and
Capital are some Of the subjects con
s1dered with definiteness and good
sense.
The American Book company have
also issued recently elementary Les
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a new edition of Cicero's DE Senec,
tute," edited by F. E. lockwood and
The Elements of Plane Geometry
by John Macnie.
c'Patriotic citizenship" by Thomas D. Nor
by J. G. Needham 80 cents. DE Senectufe
EDITED by f. e. lockwood. 80 cents. ssEIe
ments OF Plane Geometry" by John Macnie.
10 cents. Chicago: American Book campany.l
The author of Josephine Crewe',
bears a name unknown to US. II. asinter-
| nal evidence would seem to indicate This
novel is her first, there is great prom
Use in it. The writer has a certain sort
OF elementary Vigor in her conception
of character and incident that recalls
| now Charlotte and now Emily Rronte
To say that the book gives rise tn
"reminiscences of "Wuthering Heights,
| and Jane Eyre does not however
| dispose OF its claims to consideration
The opening chapters, depicting the life
of the child Josephine in the London
slums, are strong and painful. Strong,
too, is the life of the girl in her uncle's
| country home. 1t Is only toward the trae-
ic end that the writer's hand becomes
uncertain the methods little tangled
her hold upon her material less yigor-
Gus and the effects hystericaI. Not
withstanding many faults, the story
taken all III all, excites interest in the
writer's possibilities. and will cause
any future production from her pen
to be received with considera ton.
("Josephine Crewe,'' by Helen M. Boulton.
New York: Longmans. Green & Co. s1.25.
| For sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
| company
Lowell, CoryeI & Co. issue a new
edition of the prose dramas of Ibsen in
| two neat volumes. The TRANSACTIONS
| of 1.-The Dolls House," 1.-THE Pillars
Of Society" Ghosts" and "An Enemy
of Society are by William Archer; the
others have been done by M. Car
| HiiCiAaei, EIedHoI marx AVellng, Clara
! Bell and Henry Corstorphen
Oppose Dramas" by Henrik Ibsen. New
| York: Lowell, Coryell & Co. 81. For sale NV
the st. Paul Book and Stationery company
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the press Of Macmillan, are 1.-The Prin-
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POEMS" ~
| C"The Princess ''Will Waterproof and
| Other Poems, by Alfred Lord Tennyson New
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-Cornelia Atwood Pratt.