The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-28
Z LITERARY FIELD.

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= S~E ,,ouss latest book 10 perhaps
rAory NY IN. author has yet pro-
- TINS NO wrote 1.-The Prisoner
- Ths n' "a certainly have no greater
49, !. eV wv story is of excellent Mt
- ~ "A brilliant in dialogue ana
- form .,.., interest is well sus-
sdsi''ss,s no tagging; it carries the
~; uu' at a merry clip. and In visor
- S0.s ,sr than any of his other ad-
40 &C. ,orv romantic stories. The
~ Wv :, Anthony Hope is an express
7's' M, 10 the degree that MS worh n
" q n ~. Of the times and appease an
ss U.s. s.s been sharpened by the
w, q decadsnt iicu-on wfrru,s, ., 70.
80 ,ypifes the unreah'y Oh 40, 10.
'Faf0s "a extravagantly imaginative
p'ss ,as in impossible adventure
Z. limit Of Dumas, though without Yitf,'
- o. .s and brllliancy of the French
sn',a nut the realization OF the ex-
psa'' ,roosslbililes does not come
IA .,,sr the book Is Id'u '-"''
W. va for the pure pleasure OF read
"a NA. bs ais well to follow Mr.. Haw-
. ~ uavs cs the certain path of
rssatlw Jumped into a whirlpool
~. hourht the STAND of Neopalia'
,vlnity of romance watched over
:. - Ii, three companions. and they
p.s.s with all the glory that heroes OF
s'.,n,,c Xix should have. The Eng
s,ye an exciting time in Neopalia
n, Struggle with Constantine Ste
.-~or,ss, the lealdr Of the few nun
|, er,,s infab.tants of the ISLAND VINO
s'.,ssrsa the former ruler and sought
"a. ,,so mock marriage the he.ress.
= r,,brosyne. But this creature of
.ssoos beauty luckily falls in with
wfsslley and his companions, and
~s.as begia to turn with rapidly.
:. .upe to the castle. Constantine
!, ss blot, but by daring adventure
s.-.rs,n pa.ssage TO the sea and tho
n aggression Of Anthony Hope, Lord
n..,ly and Phroso are saved and mar
y,,ions are embrOiled In this af-
.s,-s are threats OF dire vengeance
|, n. TURK. but all turns out we'll and
~ and the adroinoss OF 1t all is a
ys TO the art Of Nj. Hope.
n. Madeira Islands" by Anthony j.
~. Eddie. Drexel-Biddie & Bradley
sishinr company. 30 W alnut street.
.liieahla.
Az 1 clear history and description
a. Madeira Islands and ts said to be
s-s work that has been written on
,abjsci by an American. The ac-
~ Is anything but dry and perfume
r, It begins with love story lived SO
z 40 that II has become history. 1t
rlsu an account OF the curious riot
~, witnessed by the author. in which
loa,nen ami char carriers. who live
i,ur.stS spending money. thrashed
u uvn countrymen. who were about
nike It hot for the foreigners resident.
y vas al the time OF the brief Anglo
rzyese war scare.
n aAnds described by Mr.. Biddle are
as and un.mportant. but the land is
zssssse, The people are cur.orsly prlm-
h md SLOW. and the traveller may we'll
ci some Mile time there among inter-
~ ssaes. Madeira has not yet reach
r,s IA ,ba aeve,onr,on. Rome reached
y natter Of Wheeled vehicles; the
s7k lave not risen to the two-wheeled
lnsttA marked the Roman limit. They
eEss conveyance sort of sledge-
~ With runners-and in order to
eszAas hauling Of it on the streets
y ras the pavements, The people
w y have positive aversion to
- vain have the English en-
~ % Introduce the wheelbarrow
an. They Will have none of It.
19Sfer curious things. the author
.s'ns'pread belief among the ma
NJ ne United States wants to ac-
- sand and may go to war with
IN 70 get IT. and, further, that the
ssa .is feryendy hoping that all
'nv be done, as they long to be-
: a,'sns Of the great republic. Tho
~ vi. isaatsmely printed and cop.ously
.sleKah" by Werner 2. Reed Con-
49, ~ a..uup4shing company, New York
ss' are six Indian tales In this book.
icy axe well written ana well worth
H The supernatural is taken into
ssni, to srea; extent. but the author
y hat he is merely giving the re.
y the Ute Indians. without at
sss 70 conane himself to tbe,r "
eatA Some Of the U,e, acoord, n
q Reed. believe in the roinco 4 t,nS
~ soul; in the power 10 send ,na
! ehey do no, Know the tsrn SEN" no ., ,,a9
~ away from tho physical h !, ma
y Possibility of ho,dinr comm ,, Iar
ne uncvllIzed - u,,f,, l. -.