Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-11-20
BOOKS FOR cHILDREN.


"Prince OF the Pin Elves" is pref
lilly bound and illustrated volume Of
the Cosy Corner Series OF charming
juvenile stories. The series embraces
some of the purest classics Of the Eng
lisb language for children, including
Rab and His Friends, The King OF the
Golden River, and others. l.. G. Page
& Company. Boston.
"Aaron In the Wildwoods" by Joel
Chandler Harris is the eighth volume
of childIore from the pen OF this Pin
dar OF the Southland.
| No purer, sweeter or more enter
tanning writer for children lives to
day 10 the wide wide world and this
is an honor that even kings might
envy. In this volume some OF the
characters already known and loved
10 the Story Of Aaron, Mr.. Rabbit at
Home, and Little Mr.. Thimble-
finger and his Queer Country,
rlpen to perfection. The Black
Stallion, the Gray Pony, Cousin
Coon, Little Crochet, Uncle
Andy and Aunt Sally are ia
miliar name to little readers who have
heard the Harris books read. The
large square volume has a uniform
binding with others In the set. Large
type, wide margins, and we'll spaced,
the pages OF finest paper almosG read
themselves.
The illustrations by Oliver Herford
quantity match the quaint contents
and style. Houghton, Miffiin & Co.,
the greatest American publishers OF
good literature, are to be congratu-
lated on bringing out this series by
Mr.. Harris Nothing more success
full has ever been done in the line OF
children's literature, that has at the
same time rightful place in Amer.
lead folklore and American literature.
"The Young Mountaineers," by
Charles Egbert Craddock MARY N.
Murfree) is a volume of ten short sto-
ries, but all OF the mountains and
cha racters this writer loves so well.
IL is her second volume OF short tales
with the same background, the Cum
berland range OF East Tennessee.
This talented woman OF the South has
turned off ten volumes and il she does
no more her niche in the literature of
our country is well filled. Wisely she
has confined herself to an environ
ment unique and familiar. No one
has 50 thoroughly mastered the
chosen field as Miss Murfree,
daughter of an old family. after
whom the city where she resides In
Tennessee, takes It's name from the
founder, an ancestor OF the author,
M iss Murfree has no superior In pro-
ducing class Of Fiction that entities
her to the distinction OF being the
eponymous novelist of Murfrees
borough and It's neighboring noun
talns.
Her publishers are Houghton, Mif
Hin & Co., Boston and New York.
Salem ought TO have an art club and
literary club, both on broad plat
form OF general culture In these lines
rhe student OF these subjects, whether
young or old requires the stimulus OF
kindred spirits or the enthusiasm dies
down In the best and brightest minds.
"Muriella, or lie Selye," by Ouida, Ii
prose drama by most talented
woman novelist. She pictures the
awful isolation aud darkness IN
which the. Italian peasantry live,
Her soul Is moved by their ignor'
ance, superstition, aud brutality,
She pleads 10 have the common de-
cencies of life introduced among
them and on this dark background
portrays a hero and heroine In a
tender love story and concludes
with an act OF sacrifice and tragedy,
1t is short story but work OF