The herald., 1897-11-28

public over again what the author of Can.
tain January can do in the juvenile line.
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THE CITY OF STORIES. BY Frank M.
Bicknel. Illustrated with over thirty
drawings by Birch and other eminent
artists. Square. Emo; s1.25
Mr.. Bicknel is well known to the read
ers of ST. Nicholas and Harper's Young
People as the author of many clever fairy
tales
Here is a very richly illustrated volume,
with near a score of stories and sketches.
all excellent. reminding one of the ever
new Grimms Tales 1t is a genuine story
book, with a quality that endures-a book
to buy and keep as household treasure.
UNDER THE CUBAN FLAG; OR, THE
CACIQUE's TREASURE. BY Fred A.
Ober, author of Travels in Mexico"
etc. Illustrated with full-paGs draw
ings. A thrilling story of adventures
with the Cuban insurgents, admirably
told. Small Svo.; $1.J0.
ThlS narrative opens with an account Of
"A Traitor to Cuba" and ends with n re-
cital of the events OF "Maceo's Last Bat
tie. 1t Is written In a racy. dashing style.
with no attempt at critical analysis Of
of the volume is fresh and stirring and it
will be one of the books eagerly read by
all the younger race of adventures.
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A LITTLE HOUSE IN PIMLICO. By
Marguerite Bouvet. Illustrated by
Helen NJ. Armstrong. Small quarto. 246
pp.. $3.50 A. C. McClurg & Co.. Fot
sale by C. c. Parker.
Another of Miss Bouvets fascinating
tales for children. Her boys and girls are
noble, generous and true. And, best of all.
they are real. The little house is in the
very surn.sst spot in London, and that
spot is Plnllco; and there is a green park
in front of 1t. where children sing and
dance and romp of summer evening-all
lying in one of the many bends of the tor.
tuous Thames. A prettier volume or q
more wholesome one for young people the
coming holidays will hardly see.
OLD MISSIONS OF SOUTHERN CALI.
| FORNIA. By Miss Fannie L. Duvall.
| For sale by Stoll &, Thayer
| Few pret,ier or more fitting gifts to caste
ern trends could he found than this port.
folio of the Oh Missions They are repro-
ductions of pen and INK drawings, and
very true to ne and delicate in tone. It
| Is an inexpenslve souvenir of this region.
costing only 50 cents and should be gen.
| cl dily ulStTIDul 'fi.
Eotss
R. II. Russell New FORK, is putting out
very choice Gift book. ''The Book Of
Ruth and the Book Of Esther" set in Troy
type, with rubicated titic.
| Rupert of Hentzan is the title of An.
thony Hopes new story now being pub.
lished in McClure's Magazine, advance
sheets of which have been sent to us. It
| ia 0SnniIp1 I srvho VII -
The demand for an authoritative popular
book upon birds, containing accurate coll
ored plates which are fac-similes, has led
Messrs. D. Appleton & Co. to issue an
edition of Mr.. Frank M. Chapman's Bird.
Life in colors
The New Letters of Napoleon L." to be
published shortly by d. Appleton &. Co.,
will be awaited with much interest. An
English critic remarks that "the most au-
thentic likeness is that drawn by Napol-
eon own mana, and the New
Letters manifest the great man in his
smallest and most secret moods"
The Importance Of Mr.. McCarthy's new
STORY of Gladstone's Life soon to be
published by the Macmillan company, has
already been widely noticed. but the book
| has an interest far beyond that which be-
longs to Mr.. Gladstones name alone The
book is full of the most interesting sketches
of other prominent men whose work has
Drought them INTO more or less close as
ISOLATION with Mr.. Gladstone, and the, por-
traits with which the book is filled render
it work of no slight value.
'The Pride of Jennico'' is the title Of a
book by Agnes and Egerton Castle which
is soon to be published by the Macmillan
company
What All the Worlds a-Seeking" by
Ralph Waldo Trine. is already going into
its fifth edition. 1t is rapidly increasing
in its circulation. and is giving evidence
OF being one of the most popular books Of
the present season. A new book by the
same author. I'm Tune With the Infinite
bearing the subtitle. "Fullness of Peace.
Power and Plenty" Ill be published Mo-
vember Is. These are the first and second
of series of three books Mr. Urine Is
writing. The series will be known as THE
Life Books All will deal to a greater or
/ less extent with the power of the interior
forces in moldirg the everyday conditions
cf life. The series will be published by
| Thomas Y. Crowell &, Co., New York and
! Boston.