The record-union., 1896-05-10

Houghton, Miff1in & Co. (Boston
have issued as one of the RIVERSIDE
Literature series Hawthorne's Ihe
House of the Seven Gables" 1t is not
a small tribute to the genius of HaW-
thorne and his pure English that new
edition of his famous romance should
be now demanded. Houghton, M1ff1ln
& Co. have done literature a distinct
service by incorporating the volume In
the Riverside series, which, by the way,
is an admirable collection of choice lit
erary gems. Over 100 numbers of this
series have already been published, and
include masterpieces from the writings
of the foremost great authors OF Amer
lea and Europe. This volume before
us is in library style, stiff covers, or full
bound, neatly embellished. A charm
Ing Introductory sketch precedes the
preface of the romance and gives us an
outline of the life, character and lit
erary achievements of Nathaniel Haw-
thorne. 1.-The House of the Seven Ga
bles'' does not reach the high level in
public estimation attained by 'The
Scarlet Letter" but it is in evidence that
Hawthorne himself considered it su-
perior as romance and as a scholarly
achievement. His preface makes this
clear, in which he dwells upon the
moral purpose he had in view, namely,
to emphasize 1.-The truth that the
wrongdoing of one generation lives into
successive ones, and, divesting itself of
every temporary advantage, becomes a
pure and uncomfortable mischief.
Some extended notice, with extracts
from the story, was made recently in
these columns of new story to appear
from the press of F. Tennyson Neely,
New York, entitled, "Trumpter Fred"
1t has been received, and is for sale by
w. F. Purnell, bookseller, Sacramento.
1t is a delightful tale by Captain
Charles King, U. S. A. ''Trumpeter
Fred" is ranked as one of the best
stories that Captain King has ever writ
ten. 1t is having an extraordinary sale,
showing that readers like the whole
some air and adventuresome life of the
great plains. 1t is a short story, ele-
gantly gotten up in brilliant covers,
narrow columns, and with spirited il
Illustrations. 1t has about it the spirit OF
military ardor, the romance of field life
in the great West; the adventurous,
chivalrous and heroic. We have read it
with more interest than any tale of mil
itary life and daring that we have taken
up in d long time.
The article entitled THE Young Man
and the Church." by Edward w Box,
which raiser such a storm of discus
sion among the clergy when it was pub
1ished in THE Cosmopolitan" a year
ago, has been republished in booklet
form, in dainty white and gold binding
1t will be remembered that Mr. Box
lays most of the blame in his article for
the non-attendance Of young men at
church upon the minister, and it is this
statement which caused the pulpit to
rise against the author. Probably no
similar article ever worked such dis
Cussion. Mr.. Box has added what he
calls IAN After Word to this publica-
ton, in which he says that after nav
ing read over 500 editorials and lis
tened himself to not less than a dozen
sermons criticising his views. he still
adheres to his belief and stands by mis-
statements as expressed in this reissue
of his famous article. 'The Young Man
and the Church" is published. al thirty
cents, by Henry Altenlus of Philadel-
phia.
There is always an endless surprise
of good things to be found in "Littelrs
Living Age" CBoston), and recent num-
berS have been no exception to the rule
We note in particular Recent Science. -
by Prince Kropotkin, the eminent Rus
sian scientist and revolutionist which
consists of two papers, "Roentgen's s
Rays" and THE Erect Ape Man" The
same issue contains an article by
Eivind Astrup, "In the Land of the
Northernmost Eskimo" and another.
'The Chevalier DEon as a Book Col
HECTOR" by w. Roberts. Notable pa
pers in other late issues are South
Africa and the Chartered COMPANY. -
by Charles Harrison; In Praise of the
Beers by II. A Dryden; National
biography" by Leslie Stephen; "The
Baltic Canal and How 1t Came to be
Made" by w. H. Wheeler; "Spenser.
and England as He Viewed It." by
George Serrell; Cardinal Manning and
the Catholic Revival" by A NJ. Fair
BARN; Personal "reminiscences of Car
dinal Manning" by Aubrey de We're:
"The Rival Leaders of the CZechs" bv
Edith Sellers etc, etc. This partial list
gives but trifiing lea of the great field
covered by THE Living Age" 1t is
published weekly and each issue brings
Just such valuable scientific, biograph-
1cal and historical essays, sketches and
reviews, to say nothing of the choice
fiction and poetry which are equally
features of this admirable periodical.
The May number of Romance" shows
decided improvement in printing This
number contains illustrated articles
upon the Lick Observatory, the marvel
Gus new ray, with some of the best pho
tographs yet published, the story of a
novel experiment in the handling of
large bodies of boys at the George Jun
ior Republic in Freeville, n. Y, one of
Bill Nye's Characteristic autographs.
an excellent New England character
sketch, and a half dozen other good ar
ticles. The Current Literature Publish
ing Company, 52-54 Lafayette place.
New York.
"Gunton's Magazine for May has
these papers: "England's Return to
Protection, Credit Associations in Ger
many" "A Proposed clearinghouse
Currency" Farm Prices Not Made
Abroad" F" Greater New York /" IAN In