The herald., 1897-07-18
extra. gilt top. slbo. Little. Brown q


extra. gilt top. $780, Little. Brown &
Co., Boston.
M. Jules Claretie has had a wide ac-
quaintance with actors. He has had an OPP
portunity of studying them still more
closely since he has been the manager of
the Coincide Franchise for he has con-
stantly had to bear with their foibles and
eccentricities at the same time that he
has had to learn their great and sterling
qualities. Brichanteau is the actor ena-
INQUIRED OF his art, but who, for one reason
or another, has not achieved success. He
is failure without melancholy or envy
an optimist failure. For every circum-
stance of his life he has words taken from
his repertory. He does not say, IT shall
require five Louis" He thinks Of "Her-
mani" and speaks of five Carolus dor"
Wherever he is. whatever he may be do
ing, he is always on the boards. Jules
Claretie has grasped all the shades of
character Of his hero, and has rendered
them with great delicacy. The work is
written with sprightly and witty pen
Francisque Sarcey.
The lines quoted above tell all that one
need be told of the general promise of this
volume. One reads 1t with such interest
and sympathy that he neither quite knows
nor cares whether the author has been
telling him of a character or class. Brich-
anteau is type known everywhere. He
is the actor enamoured of his art, but an
optimist and a failure. 1t Is a handsome
volume and charming in style. It will not
appeal to everybody, but 1t will have deep
and pathetic interest for every lover Of
literature that pictures human life to the
full.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE QUEEN.
By member Of the royal household. D.
Appleton & Co.
Here we have a volume Of 800 pages, most
beautifully bound and f1tly illustrated. The
chapters are SO distinctly set out in the
table of contents that an index is unneces-
sary. The arrangement Of the book is ex-
celent. and it gives in a simple but choice
style the daily life Of "a dear old lady, who
were she the chatelaine of country house
or the school mistress of primitive viii
lage would be admired and beloved by her
neighbors in the parish for her wisdom and
good works, and by her family and SER
wants as good mother and mistress" to
quote from the authors preface, who, by
the way. has taken exactly the right view
Of duty and has given us the details OF the
greatest woman Of her time, who, when a
small child of twelve she first heard of her
proximity to the throne, declared. II will
be good"
And good she has been all these sixty
years since the memorable June morning
when, notified Of her accession, she fell on
her knees before the messenger, saying:
II ask your prayers on my behalf"
The thoroughness and good sense of the
treatment of the theme of this volume are
apparent at the outset. and no review of
it can do better service than the one which
gives it's scope and purpose. From the
very beginning Of victoria's wonderful
reign this volume tells the details Of her
life. official and domestic. her reading, her
pastimes and her most secret and burden
some troubles.
If one desires to know the routine Of
days and weeks at her different residences
he will find 1t all here, even to the income
provided and the lists Of what Is consumed
by her household. 1t Is a very entertaining
and valuable volume.
IN BUFF AND BLUE. Being certain por-
lions from the diary of Richard Hilton
gentleman of Haslet's Regiment Of
Delaware Foot, In our ever glorious
War of Independence. By George
Bridges Rodney. 16mo. Cloth. extra,
gilt top, s125 Little, Brown & Co.,
Boston.
entertaining. and there is in this case no
exception to the rule. This romance in
history form, and SO personal in style that
the reader feels he Ia being talked to by a
real actor in the great events, tells of many
salient points Of American history covered
by the Revolutionary period, and tells Of
them in a simple and convincing way. 1t
Is only rarely that one is able to write so
modestly, and in description SO self-con-
tanned. 1t does not tax the readers cred
ulty nor challenge his criticism. 1t is just
an easy, straightforward story that salts
fies and does not clog. There are many
fierce conflicts. but the setting is natural
and it is all the light of every day. 1t is
a pretty volume and deserves a place in
the family library. since it is book for
all ages and all times.
FIFTY SONGS OF LOVE. Dodge Book
& Stationery company. San Francisco.
Price, 70 cents. For sale by c. c.
Parker.
A pretty volume handsomely boxed and
made up of fifty choice selections from the
love songs of literature 1t makes pretty
book for the table and would be gift fit
for any season.
EQUALITY. By Edward Bellamy, author
Of Looking Backward" etc. D. Ap-
pleton G. Co.
This volume shows that the author has
made good use of his long silence, for he
has written consistent sequel or supple
ment to the little work which made him
famous. In his preface Mr.. Bellamy says:
Looking Backward was a.small book and
1 was not able to get into all wished
to say on the subject" The framework
of the former volume is utilized in this one,
and the date, the year 1000, is taken for
the starting point. 1t will be remembered
that Julian West was the sleeper in the
other book, and that after over a century
of Inconsistencies he awoke, September.
1900, and saw the wonderful changes which
are recorded-a dream which taught him
the possibilities Of a juster and nobler So
cial system. Where he left off there is
taken for the starting point Of Equality.
1t is impracticable indeed impossible, to
go over the points attempted to be brought
out in this new dream, but there may be
space at a future time to quote somewhat
lat length. In the matter of dress in the