The record-union., 1896-11-29

Dodd, Mead & Co., New YORK,
The scene of this story is laid in a coun-
try parish in Scotland, and has to DO
with a widow who brings up two daugn-
ters upon her own plans OF educatloh.
She isolates them entirely, shows them
no affection, and gives them no regular
education; in fact, deprives them OF all
happiness save that which they can
find in one another. The mutual anec-
tion between them (Which is intensified
by their isolation), their loves and their
widely dissimilar characters are all ad-
mirably portrayed by the author.
Neither Mr.. Barrie, Mr.. Crockett nor
Ian Maclaren" could give-they GER
tainly none of them have given such
portrait of the easy living, indolent,
good -natured, moderate pastor of more
than a century ago, as DR.. Cornelius
Hallijohn, pastor Of Eastermuir. Nor
could any living writer, with the possi-
BILE exception of Mrs. Oliphant, sketch
such strange, ill-brought-up. painfully
simple and old-fashioned girls as Lucie
and Henrietta Marjcrybanks, who be-
came the pupils of DR.. Cornelius, and
discover that their idols feet are made
of clay
The story is Enthusiastically a sad one,
but it is a reminiscent sadness. In
placing the setting and characters OF
the story far back In the century the
author has relieved it of that sense OF
l.earness and Of actuality which would
have given it more pcignancy and more
pathos. The promising thing about the
look is, that it shows Miss Findlater to
he. No oh Anfo a n
of strong and admirable writing, and
there is a personal power In 1t which
wins us to the author and to the belief
that it is in part autobiographical.
"A Crown Of Straw" by Allen Up
ward; 12mo, cloth, 81 %. Dodd, Mead
& Co., New York; Mr.. Upward
has found a remarkable plot in the his
tory of a European royal family. In
his Prince Of Balkistan" we were pre-
pared for something good in the way Of
historical romance, and in a Grown OF
Straw" he we'll fulfills this promise. The
story Of Maximilian the mad artist king
of Bavaria, Ludwfg's originally noble
nature and poetic tastes, his friendship
for Wagner, and other true circum-
stances have furnished the autlor with
the beginnings of his plot. "A Crown
Of Straw" like the former novel. is
told in spirited manner. and the mel
ancholy story Of madness, disappointed
idealism and intrigue has a strong hu-
man interest. Mr.. Upward keeps us in
sympathy to the very end. and touches
Us deeply in the course of his book.
''On Money" by Anthony w. Thorold,
late Lord Bishop of Winchester; limo,
cloth, 30 cents. Oodd, Mead Il Co.,
New York; In this admirable
and most practical little book, Bishop
Thoroid has succeeded in investing a
hackneyed subject with fresh interest.
Though written from a professedly re-
ligious point of view, it does not deny
that money is in many respects an ad-
mlrable help to anyone having a fine
nature and a right idea of its correct
value, power for well-doing and a
means toward healthy living.
All who are, or expect to be, interest
ed in mines will be glad to know that
Henry n. Copp, the Washington, D. c.,
land lawyer, has revised "Copp's Pros
part of the work has been almost
entirely rewritten by Colorado min
ing engineer, who has had years of ex-
perience as a prospector, assayer and
superintendent of mines and United
States Surveyor. The book is a popu-
lar treatise on assaying and mineralo-
gy, and will be found useful to all who
wish to discover mines. The first part
he yV,;% Ga
mining laws and regulations, how to
locate and survey a mining claim. va
rious forms and much valuable inform
alton. The price is so cents.
1t Is q little whimsical perhaps tn as
sumo that Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright.
when she gave the beast and bird char
acters in her new story, Tommy
Anne their Indian names, knew that
tine book would come to the children
on just such a perfect Indian summer
day as greeted it's publication last week.
but certainly nothing could have been
more fitting. 1t would seem that it was
appreciated also, for the first edition
(not specially small one since the num-
Der Of copies reached more nearly two
than the usual one thousand) scarcely
a
second Is being prepared as rapidly as
possible. Such report is precisely
what one would look for and quite in
line OF the expectation voiced by this
months "BOokman," that the story
would be "one Of the most attractive
books for children" 1t is published by
the Macmillan Company. New York
publication in the December number
paper OF "reminiscences of the boyhocd
Of Grant. Hamlin Garland, the novel
ist has gone to Georgetown and Rim.
ley. o., and Maysville, KY, the towns
In which Grant passed his life until h..
went to West Point, and by industri
ously talking with every man and We
man there who had any personal
knowledge Of Grant, and by delying
into the local records and newspapers
has gotten together a rare store Of H.
Illuminating fact and anecdote; and out
OF this perfectly new material he has
written the paper which is to appear
in the December 'McClure's."
The Importance Of THE Living Age
tBoston) to every American reader. as
the freshest and best compilation of
gleanings from the field Of British peri
odical literature has long been recog-
| nized. Founded by E. Littell in 1874.
1t has never ceased to occupy promi-
nent place among the foremost maga-
zines OF the day. In pursuance of the
same general plan adopted by its
founder. and to give the best the world
can offer, the publishers have arranged
for the introduction of certain new
features" so widening it's scope as to
embrace translations Of noteworthy ar