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himself he will find the story. suf-
ficiently agreeable one to read.
C'Lmitations" by e. F. Benson New
York. Harper Bros. $3.50. For sale by
the st. Paul Book and Stationery companyD
Mr.. Arthur Morrison has gained a
reputation as chronicler of the life
OF East London streets. His new book
"A Child of the Jago," is powerful
story Of boy who lived, grew and
died in the worst thieves quarter of
all London having in his nature the
while the undeveloped possibilities of
better things. Mr. Morrison is an ar
fist and did not intend to write tract.
Nevertheless it is hard to believe that
{ his book will not have the effect of
direct appeal to the sympathies and
pockets of a London audience to as
sist the Shoreditch vicar to whom the
book is dedicated, and who is obvious
~ pictured in the sturdy figure of /
Father -Sturt. AS for audiences out
side England, on when slbmerged Loa-
don's needs necessarily weigh less
heavily it is to be doubted if they will
derive much pleasure or happiness
from the perusal of the book, for the
fact that it is an admirable piece of
work hardly Offsets the more prom
inent part that it is also infinitely de-
pressing.
GA Child of the Jago," by Arthur Morri-
u ..
sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company.)
Surely. 1.-THE Compleat Angler" was
never offered to its friends in a more
becoming guise than that given 1T in
the holiday edition which has just
been brought out by the Macmillan
company. The print and paper are
delightful to eye and touch; the bind
ing is in dull green cloth slightly
rlrx1
has seen the surface of certain quiet
green pools when Vexed by the light.
The design, which is stamped in gold,
and is JapaneSque in style, consists of
fishes tangled ina net of wavy water
lines and aquatic plants The edition
is edited by Mr.. Andrew Lang. This
is the only unpleasant thing that can
be said of it. American readers are
getting very weary Of Mr.. Andrew
Lang and his perfunctory little essays.
The pictures by e. j. Sullivan, will
be a days delight to the lover of good
illustration. They are piquant per-
formanceS which com5Ort egcellently
with the spirit of the text Mr. SuIli-
van has been especially happy in the
landscape work which has great sim
pltcity and charm. Altogether the
volume does such homer to old Izaak
Walton as his best friends could wish.
C'The Compleat Angler" by Izaak Walton.
sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
"Philippa," by Mrs Wordsworth, Is
q fresh. pretty, well-bred and we'll
written story for girls from fourteen to
eighteen. 1t depicts the difficulties in
which thoroughly nice, but rather
headStrong young person may find her
self involved if she insists upon taking
her own way in matters upon which
the judgment of her elders is much
better than her own. Philippa's trials
are rather severe, but they are also in
teresting and she energies from them
a chastened and a wiser girl The
| moral Of consult your parents before
| acting" is not, however, made so OBJ
trusive as to offend the independent
young women Of the day, who object to
ethical exhortations in their story
books and the tale should be favor
lite in girls libraries.
C'Philippa" by Mrs. Wordsworth. Phila-
delphia. J. b. LiDpincott company 81 251