The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27
4 LITERARY FIELD

20 80. r-nner," by S. Barlns
~surss the ,nincott company, publish
r faa ',a has succeeded admirably IN
In do"'u ng and intense story before
.,.dlns public: inc ,, i,,"1 and the
=. i.' ,esn of.oueen El'Nap. ,,,,,sa Win
" ! partmoor. 1t Is pNo VIZ. ,Sau,,
,Tus u .,not,ons, and the descriptions
asuaa'e IONS AMI beliefs prevalent III
Z tAs . GU Mr.. Gould introduces are OF
b. peal ,',s historical value. II tells OIL
Isr,idsTap.,,, " facts contested wuth the
n Q, tin on the p. ,,,,ss o. ,o,,,c,ea
" ..,al.s and of the penA sOh ,' ns ~.
!, d. Summary court Tor 0'sa'A - "'
~ ,v opens with the hero E'aad
~ ~ ,vio,ed before the burgomas'cr
opsvsn ea,.,,os,d OF gold from his dig
n For this alleged ofehse he was
- -, nea 20 have his hand afiixea 10 q
ssp :, his workings by kiite thrust
~ ~ ,he palm. aud he was to Dc LETT
thnVsa. .sd 20 de of hunger unless ne
" ,.ar himself loose and uherepy
.s.r he hand forever useless MS So, ss4'.
Mad been executed ana me uhn'P
III TO his fate. He was feseusu'
NV n maid of the land. and then
hs...,,ures begin in earnest. He Is
= .,snman and Is hated by the other
ma nearly every hand is turned
-, him Guavas succeeds III over
p -ms All Obstacles, however, marrics the
= 4 his choice. finds rich mine OF orc
~,s,ks vengeance upon his enemies.
w Irg the course of The story the au-
.,r,nays d number OF situations that
Y" ,he highest degree dramatic and
y. a,sc,ose great imaginative ao.!ity.
,,r,cv of the Carbonari." by
"A VWnhibach. +. rennyson Nicely,
lou lousy .A NEW York. From Boulder Bros,
,sadable and impressive historical
whose action ~ swift and whose IN
,.s.t "a sustained Throughout The main
~, =, the romance center around me
.,,,ey Of a society in France that
MAN formed for the purpose OF de-
Is, Napolecn Bcnapar,e AMI repiiIc-
tns King LOUIS ~ ~ "SP" ''
&, .,astors. This conspiracy had l'S
..mh,rs IN the French army, In Ghe gar
,,sr a, Vlenpa and even among those
-, u.r, In the closest wtteniahce upon
4. .mneror. II united all the mahcontsh'a
!. r,snce with the foes of Napoleon
N,ourhout all Europe. A .beauuIuI "o'
IN ,be spy Of Napoleon, succeeds in as
,oyerng the plot and berays the con-
.,,rs,ors not learning till aferward that
II. hvsr was one of the leaders in ihC
nyemen.
raa,,etta's Marriage" by W. u. Nor
= I, Appleton & Co, publishers, n"
i 81 = N'D''''''
Mr. Norris Is decidedly one OF the tes'
"a most Agreeable of living writer's o
tsskn His manner Is especially easy ont
hubelate and he talks about life IKE 81
rso,opl!shed philosopher in u sicriea
onot unk,ndlv strain. "Marietta's Mar
me" 4. e. stony that IS thoughtiulN
,,rkel cut, with a style that is noIlceaoi!
tShsd and clever.
srha Corruptions of the New Tests
rnt" by ii. l.. Hastings. Publishea D.
"a suthor, AZ Corrhill, Boston, Mas
his is a conderssed statement reSdrdln'
10 reservation and transmission Oh t"'
ysv Testament writings. me d"''l'
1ys brief, terse. compact. yet siiNple
ritemfnts Of the main facts ana wv
incss which lead intelaiScnt Ci''''VN
p,ps 10 accept The New Testament W.T..
.ss 4, genuine, authentic and authorita
Gse. II is u very valuable work. sNih'
actual ACTS instead OF vague asserAo"S'
6} Silver In China" Us the titc OF pap'
b. d. Talcott Williams, published ~ L."
American Academy Of political ana Sooi'
sltns. which presents much curious an
hiifstinG information. III" au' nor o''
as the prevalent norton that silver h"'
b China an unlimiulslped and unVatyl"
purchasing power The evidence piessi'
ID Is drawn not only from h's'orlcs
works blu, from newspapers publiFhea
Galloway Kingdom.
Il Only Know | Love Her" Is the w
new song nv Miss julie D. over
san Antonio. Mss owen has given u
public sevral excellent musical compos
is.ns. and her latest work is also deser'
Ing Of much praise. The words are Sw's
y expressed and the music Is very plea
lnr.
The University of Virginia In TEX
and the Southwest" Is the title Oh
pamnhla by Professor Thc,nss fN'@hus
Of the Texas state university that WIN
OF great interest to all graduates OF u
ereai Virginia institution who now resi-
u this State. In addition to The histofi-
Md statistical information given by y
hmnhet it contains an alphabe'ical u
81 University OF Virginia men IN 4eA
sM tho Southwest.