The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-19
RECENT PUBLICATIONS,

The success OF Bill Nye's humorous
history of this country inspired that
fun make- to write one OF Eugland.bu
death palsied the hand OF the writ
or when he had reached the epoch
which marked the marriage Of Henry
VIII TO Anne Boleyn. The matter In the
volume Just Issued makes over two
hundred pages. which ure profusely IL
Illustrated by the Erotcsque pencils or
W. VI. Goodies and y. VI. Richards. II
Is only necessary to say that the work
Is In the lnughtcr-provoking authors
best vein. The events, SUGGESTIONS and
dates are historically correct. and tho
trend OF actual facts is adhered 10. Tfse
facts, however. are embellishcd by
Nye's fancy, and the leading historical
characters are made to play In fRntas-
tic roles. Besides the work IS a pnthet-
ic Renaissance OF man who lIGhtencd
many brooding spirits, and provoked 10
smiles many SorrowIug souls by his
drull idiosyncra cies.-J 3. Lippincott
Company. Philadelphia; Frank Stanton,
Wheeling.
The charm with which the prisoner
OF Zcnda" was invested Anthony Hope
throws around THE Heart Of the,
Princess Osra." The atmosphere IS
identical and many OF the scenes de-
plcted partakc of the same reckless
daring and peculiarly constructed Incl
dcntS. There are the same ElphberES
who figured in the forest OF Zenda, and
at the court at Strelsau. There are
nine sketches In thc volume, which
originally appeared In NcClure's MnEh-
zine The attractive feature OF these
sketches Is that they lose none OF their
interest in rc-readnE. Mr.. Hope never
writes a dull linC.-Frederlck y. Stokes
Company, New York; Frank Stanton,
Wheeling.
"The Herb Moon" Is the ruzzllns
title OF John Oliver Hobbies (Mrs. Craig
ie), latest work. Beaten paths nre for
saker by this entertaining writer. and
q love story Of unusual power Is the
result. What Is the herb moon? On
page AZ the mystery Is solved In the
following manner:
And STr. Robsart Is SO fond Of ap-
ples." SAID SusHn. when he marrics.
I hope 1t will he straight on without
shilly-shnlly. For there's nothing 80
wearing ms the herb-mO0n.'
"The hcrb-mOOn?" repeated Rose,
supplied.
AYE! That's my name for one OF
these long c0urtshins. Adam and ! dld
all our counting In Il fortnight; thats
why We are happy. THIS walking out
with each other yenr IN and year out,
till all your nerve Is gone and You are
sick with talking, was never 10 my taste
nor to my mothers before me. 'Ti9n't
natural and I'm all for nature, l am:'
Frederick A. Stokes Company, New
York; Frank Stanton. Wheeling.
~ Full Confession" Is n translation
from the French. I starts sut with
Frcnchy flavor, but 1t soon becomes
almost unendurably insIpid. 4 sixteen
year old girl at a boarding school clopcS
with n young man abe has only seen
twelve timcs-always clandrStlncly.
They go to Paris, where marriage Ger
emOny IL gone through. and the bride
OF day loses her husband IN one or
the crowded music halls. \ pretty SIX
teen yeRr old girl alone In Paris IS In
very serious situation. Nelly" she
who makes the confession, swims out
all right and returns Ia the school she
atolc away from. She Is about to be
disciplined before the scholars. when
Il manly FORM appears IN inc NORWAY
Reggie, my husband," she screams.
Curtain. for the reason that he Is Lord
pontorract, Of England. Paugh! What
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. y. Stokes. New
York; Frank stanton. Wheeling.
That strikInEly original writer, Rob
crt Barr. has given TO tho literary
world recently two good volumes, RE
vcngc" anu "Fron Whose Hnurnc."
The latter Is work OF marvclously