New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-27
HOLIDAY BOOKS.
SOME GOOD STORIES OF ADVENTURE
CAT FLORES IN THE AZOREs"-A
BRILLIANT EDITION OF MOTHER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

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1.-THE Painted Desert Garper g. Brothers.
ia an admirable book. filled by Mr. krK
Monroe with exciting yet not Impossible al
venture Its healthy. manly tone IS as
marked as Its picturesque movement. II
narrates the experiences of young Fellow VINO
strays away from a scientific expedition IN 'he
valley OF the Colorado Chiquito, ana VINO COMES
upon q wonderful land Of ancient remains anu
idyllic beauty in which many starting 'h'hes
happen From one remarkable adventure "
onotber he misses showing himself 10 be a very
fine Young fellow indeed, and the END OF INC
story leaves him as happy as he deserves " We
and the reader wishing II were twice aS io"e'
Mr.. Monroe is equally successful IN h'S ooon'
with Crockett and Bowie (Charles ocriohei
Sons) II is vivid story OF the sruesi' i''
Texan independence The author Is 10 pe ooh
GRADUATED upon having made an episouo VI
American history into tale calcuia'eu W -"
terest even the dullest and least patrouo diioiie
his young readers. Even their ELDERS must iee'
a thrill as they turn the pages ueVo'eu " '"'
memorable defence Of the Alamo. The book has
two heroes young Rex Harden anu ms sp'e"u'u
horse. Tawny. and 1t is hard to say which Is the
more attractive.
ga, FLORES in the Azores Sir Richard Gren-
villa law" II is the spirited description OF tha'
-,.o,,eosr+ last fight OF the Revenge that Will
renain In the memory OF all VINO reao Mr'
Robert I,e,ghton's clever book. The Golden CAL
Icon" (Charles ScribneTs sons. the story 10
worth having II for no more than Its account Oh
that glorious sea fight off Flores; but adoeo 70
this there is a neat plot introducing oraVe
Young Briton, an usurping uncle ViiiaiiouS
cousin and the discovery of untold treasures Oh
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walter Raleigh and Francis Drake are brought
Familiarity into its pages. as well as the Vaiaii'
commander Of the Revenge he who fought his
~. u,,,a sbip against the ffty-three great gal
Icons Of Spain;
AVA tina sun went down. and tho stars came
out far over the summer sea
pu, nsver a moment ceased the fight Of the
one and the flfty-three.
Ship after ship the whole night long their high
built galleons came: ,.. -,
Shin after ship the whole night long with her
battle thunder and lame;
shtp after ship the whole night long drew back
with her dead and her shame.
For some were sunk and many were shattero'
and so could fight us no more
God of battles was ever q battle like this IN
the world before!
Something of a Robinson Crusoe flavor Is to DO
found in Mr. William Henry Shcton's story, Tine
Last Three Soldiers" Uhe Century Company.
Given the absurd situation that Is the basis OF
the book. It is certainly as plausible in develop
ment as II is entertaining Three young Fed
eral signalmen. near the end OF the CIVIL war,
are stationed on Tennessee mountain top IN
one of a chain Of signal stations ordered py
General Sherman Through what turns out IN
the end to be merely a piece Of mischief. they
receive false signals from the nearest station
detailing terrible disasters to the Federal Army
Axx& nt11lc md
general smash of the Republic. They are un-
commonly loyal youths. and. In angry despair
over this state of affairs they resolve to become
hermits on their mountain TOP. and never re-
turn to disgraced and suffering country
There they stay for seven years without the
knowledge of the rustics in the valleys beneath,
who believe the mountain to be haunted 1t Is
IN their ingenious makeshifts. their discoveries
Of unexpected comforts and Of boarded gold that
the Robinson Crusoe favor is to be found. or
course. they learn the truth and are at last re-
leased from their voluntary Imprisonment 1t
is an amusing story. it's improbabinty being
cleverly disguised
\ Mr.. L. Frank Baum has hit upon tho very
\ plausible idea OF rendering Mother Goose into
prose and expanding her tiny stories The result
is a really beautiful book. published by Way &
Williams of Chicago, in Quarto form The prose
does not pretend to take the place OF the verse
which is quoted in fact. at the head OF each
story. But Mr.. Baum rightly guesses that many
child Will enjoy following through longer paths
the doings Of Humpty Dumpty, Jack Hornei
and all the other redoubtable heroes Of the ia
nous jngles and as he has captivating way
with him in telling the old tales anew he Is sure
70 have an appreciative audience. To make thu
book quite perfect Mr.. Maxheld Parrish Ia:
drawn for 1t a number Of full-pag illustrations
which are so exquisitely done that children Of ar
elder growth will lnger their quaint char
acterisdcs. Mr.. Parrish useo style In thi
work recalling the polished style Of NJ Boute
de Monvel, but. on the whole, .hese drawing!
are his own and the publishers have made
the book superbly there is nothing to say bu
that this Is one of the finest productions Of thu
holiday season
Picture-books figure largely, of course, among
the juvenilia of the time. One OF the mos
amusing Of them is More Beasts (For Wors'
Children. Verses by II. b.. Pictures by B. r. B. :
which Edward Arnold publishes for the tw'
merry unknowns whose first book in the SAM
vein has given abundant pleasure TO endless
youngsters The drawings very funny ant
the rhymes run like this:
A Python / should not advise
II needs doctor for its eyes,
And has the measles yearly.
However, II you feel inclined
To get one (to improve your mind
And not from fashion merely,
Allow no muec near Its cage:
And when it flies into rage
Chastise It, most severely.
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