The herald., 1896-11-08

volume, About Children and what has
been said of them.
| THE GROWING OF CANDACE. By
Katherine Pearson Woods. Dodd,
Mead & CO., New York.
This simple but stirring little story
originally appeared as a serial in the
Churchman and it's success was such as
| to insure it's appearance in permanent
form. 1t is in a wholesome vein and
shows an excellent literary quality.
| BARKER'S LUCK AND OTHER
STORIES. BY Bret Harte. Hough-
ton. Mifflin & Co.. Boston.
This is the latest book by Bret Harte,
and the attractive series OF his works,
issued by this great publishing house,
now numbers thirty-two volumes.
Most of the eight short stories making
up the volume are in the vein and at
mosphere of the ones that made the
author famous and easily place him at
the head of all our story tellers. While
"Barker's Luck" is the largest on the
list, all are excellent and some are
exquisite. Not even a yellow Dog"
is to be passed over lightly. And, by
the-way, why is it that the adjective
yellow" is always used even in the
mouths of the illiterate when applied to
everything else, and ''yaller' when APP
CHAPTERS FROM A LIFE. Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps illustrated.
Houghton. Mifflin 4 Co.. Boston.
Most, if not all the mater of this vol
ume. has been made familiar to faith
full magazine readers, but it all belongs
in volume together, and is more pecu-
liarly entertaining by the illustrations.
which are fine, and glorified by the re-
markable face of the author. as 'front.'
ispiece. 1t is dear, delightful book, a
volume that every New Highlander
wherever he dwells, should have in his
library. One follows Miss Phelps brave
and consistent career with growing in
terest, even to the last chapter of this
last volume in which she takes us into
her confidence, and tells us of all her
books, and finally of her New Home"
KATE CARNEGIE. By Ian Maclaren.
Dodd, Mead & Company. For sale
by Stoll & Thayer
The question is often asked how it
happens that so much attention is paid
to Scotchmen. There is no mystery
about it. They have something to say,
and out of the very heart of life. And
they will continue to write and TO be
read so long as they can tell us vital
things. The same wonder has often
been expressed over the great volume
of matter one reads about New England,
and her people. And the reasons for
keeping up this interest is the same as
in the other case. The men and women
who-especially in the short stories
have told us of New England life and
manners, have made true pictures of a
very interesting people in their most
vital relations to the world of social and
business affairs.
DR.. Watson, in this rather ambitious
story-at any rate his first long story
has brought out many striking figures
and mass of most interesting material.
but the figures are not moved with the
skill of a trained novelist, and the ma
terial is abundant rather than happily
assorted. 1t is a fine strong work, but
it is not so natural and so captivating
as the simpler matter that makes up the
bonnie" things which first brought
him fame.
The motif is the old one in the social
and religious life of Scotland, which in
this case means poor dull Drumtochty.
1t is the everlasting conflict between
the human heart and the requirements
of Calvinism.
Kate Carnegie is fine character and
so is John Carmichael, the young minis
ter who loved her from the moment
when he first set eyes on her. No story
of the land could be considered COM
pletc WlluOul d utIeSy lTldl, anu we nave
this when old DR.. Saunderson drags the
young minister before the Presbytery
| on one of those tripping points of doc
trine. 1t is stern and terrible, this old
| Scottish character that crops out on
every page of the book, the earnestness
that demands worship in all its severity
and scorns all weakness. even that
which encourages the putting too much
water into the daily dram of whisky
If q
full of power and interest, but it lacks
somewhat in action and grace of trans
ition, which is the chief charm of liter
airy style.
HOUSEHOLD STORIES. From the
collection of the Brothers Grimm.
Translated by Lucy Crane. T. J.
Crowell & Co., New York
This is a beauti<ll volume of fairy
stories. charmingly illustrated through
out They belong to the classics. Pub
lie interest in these wonderful creations
never fails, and tfHre is no better read
ing for any household than reasona BILE
amount of Grimm. This will be found
timely book, sure to meet large sale.
sHAKEsPEARNS HEROES ON THE
STAGE. BY Charles E. l.. Wingate.
Thirty illustrations from photo
graphs and rare prints. index; cloth,
gilt top, 81. r. Y. Crowell G. Co., New
York.
This is a companion volume to Mr.
Wingate's Shakespeare's Heroines on
the Stage. 1t covers a different series
of plays-Othello, King Lear, The Mer-
chant of Venice, Coriolanus. Macbeth,
Hamlet and Richard III. The different
actors who have personated the char
acters of these seven plays in former
and in recent times makes a list of al
most two hundred, many of them the
brightest stars in the theatrical firma-
ment
This book, like the Heroines, is not
| intended exclusively for the professed
| lovers of theatrical literature. 1t is
| written with the hope of entertaining
the masses of people who read Shakes
peare's works and see them played and
| who would naturally feel interested in
| knowing how the great actors of the past
! and present, in England and America,
have interpreted the famous characters
| on the stage.
1t will be a great help to students of
the stage and especially to those who like
to have a knowledge of the character
| istics of actors, with a view to intelli-
| gent understanding of those who under
| take these great roles at the present
| time The illustrations are, many of
| them, taken from very rare old prints
and add greatly to the value of the
| book.