St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-16

Max Pemberton Is one of the many
young writers of the day who have dis
covered that the composition of books
of highly improbable adventures is. the
shortest literary cut to fame and for
tune. Success is .spelt in letters of
blood by the author of the hour. The
Sea Wolves deals with a bold attempt
to steal a million pounds sterling. The
story Is a thrilling one, and disaster
after disaster in breathless succession
pursues the unfortunate transgressors
Of the eighth commandment. until all
but one are dead. and he is blind and
helpless. Indeed the authors ideas of
what happens to people who steal
would satisfy the sternest moralist who
ever wrote a Sunday school book. We
frankly confess that IL we must read
books about robbers. we like the blood
embrued heroes to be of the anna BILE
and engaging sort, who captivate us in
spite of our better judgment and whom
Fate deals with easily in spite Of their
sins-heroes. in short like Mr.. Mar
riott Watsons "Galloping Dick or
Frank Barrett's Set of RogueS."
Barring a too acute ethical sense. how
ever. Max Pemberton has every quail
fication for writing a good book OF ad-
venture
C-The Sea Wolves" by Max Pe1nberton.
Chicago. Rand. McNalIy & Go. 25 cents.l
George Gissing has so accustomed US
to expecting from him oppressive tales
of the Neither World" of London,
which hold us with their power and
sincerity but overwhelm us with the
hideous. sordid life they depict. that
1t is pleasant surprise to find in
THE Paying Guest" an interesting
and rather humorous account of the
experience of two tolerably nice young
people who took into their family a
fire-brand Of young woman in the
quality Of paying guest"-that is. a
boarder for whom the landlady as
sumes the quality of hostess. and for
whom her entertainers become re-
sponsible socially as well as ma
terially. The arrangement is quite a
common one In England, but it is to be
hoped it seldom produces such a num-
Der Of small disasters as it did in the
household of the Mumfords The lit
tie tale is told in Mr.. Gissing's usual
repreSsive style, but the character
drawing is excellent and the situation
fresh.
c'The Paying Guest" BY George Gissing.
New York. Dodd. Mead & Co. rs cents. For
sale by the St Paul Book and Stationery COM
pany)
"A Dash to the Pole" by Herbert
D. Ward is story of the sort we
/
but it is told in a much crisper and
more modern manner than Verne's
tales. 1t relates the adventures of a
small party of explorers. who sought
the pole in the Hennipin aluminium air
ship in such a fashion as to make
their achievement seem as probable
as it is interesting. The book will be
welcome in the library of every prop
erly constituted boy.
tn he Nv
Ward New York. Lowell. Coryell & Co 81
For sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
The novels of The Duchess need
no introduction to the public. and but
little comment. "A Point of Con-
science" is one of the most acceptable
Of Mrs. Hungerford's recent romances,
and will probably be graded perfect
ly splendid rather than splendid"
by her enthusiastic readers
CA Point OF Conscience by the Duchess
Philadelphia. j. b. Lippeneott company. 81
For sale by the st. Paul Book & Stationery
company
-Corneia Atwood Pratt