The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-18

They are full OF the magic OF romance
which Gwells on the Sea- but which few
writer's to-day have The imagination to
grasp and render It In 4 striking and
picturesque manner. as Is done success
fully In these stories.-Dodd. Mead &
Co, New York: Frank Stanton, Wheel
Ing.
Anything Max PeuSherton writes Is
worth reading. and his last work. "a
Purttan's Wife," deals with the history
Of Il Puritan who returns 10 England
ut the time OF the Restoration. II IS Il
love story of which the heroine Is 4
nobIcworlan, Who took shcSer with
the hcro's family during the revolution,
hut came to riches at the Restoration.
The whole story!S somewhat In the vein
OF Mr.. Penberton's, THE Little IIugue-
not" hut IL built upon IL much more
elaborate plan. and full of changing
pictures and dranatic sccnes.-Dold.
Mead & Co. New York: Frank Stan
ton, Wheeling.
"a Lgttlc Girl in Old New York" by
Amanda NJ. Douglas, is tcnSlcrly told
story OF charming domesticity, with all
its varying phases Of life IN Gotham
many. many years ago. The authors
style Is unaffected and holds the inter
eStof the reader from the opening chap
ter to the close. In Its purity Of theme
and action the book stands out In start
ling contrast To what are considered
the popular novels Of to-day. 4 COM
panIon volume to the above work by
the same author Is The Mistress Of
Shcrburne." -Dodd, Mead Il Co. New
York; Frank Stanton. Wheeling.
The scenes OF THE Green Graves Of
Ba:gowrlc," by Jane II. I'indlatcr. are
laid IN L country parish In Scotland,
and has 10 do with widow who brings
up two daughters upon her own plans
OF education. She lsDlatcs them entire
ly. shows them no affection, and gives
them no regular cdlIcnfion, In fact, de-
prlvcs them OF all happiness save that
which they can find In one another.
Tn, mutual affection between them
(Which Is intensified by their Isclation)
their loves, and their widely diSsimilar
characters, are NIL admirably portray
cd by the allthOr.-Dohl, Mead 6 Co..
New York; Frank Starton, Wheeling.
Intending and Repairing" Is the novel
title OF work by Charles G. Leland. 1t
will be hard to imagine a family, or n
dealer In miscellaneous works Of art,
or any small storc-kcupcr. or provi-
der Of furniture to wfsm this work
viii not be most acceptable gift. TO
holrsckccpers the work should prove
especially acceptable. 1t contains n
numIbcr OF admirable diagrams illus
trating the tcTt.--Dodd. Mead & Co.,
Now York: Frank Stanton, Wheeling.
A COPY Of tho latcst edition OF "a
Window In Thrums." now before the
writer, IS n delightful piece of work Of
the bookmakcr's art. This edition OF
Mr.. iinrrie'g masterpiece h printed
from new plates but Is especially dis
tinEuishC1 by tie addition Of some SOW
cnty reproductions uf photographs Ia
ken expressly for the edition by Mr..
Clifton johnson, whose work with the
cnmcra by "A method IF ht9 own In H.
Illustrating The books of John burroughs
and Whites "ScIhOrnc" has made him
prominent among the Illustrators Of the
day. The illuStra tons arc admirable
In that they give us actual reproduce
lions of Tho scenes and characters In
this part OF Scotland IA they n'r to-
day, and az they must have appeared
to Mr.. Barrie IN writing thIs Immortal
book. "-DOdd. Mead & Co., New York,
Frank Stanton, Wheeling.
Admirers Of Mrs iIungcrforh C"'rho
Duchc1s') will find "a Lonely Maid"