The Portland daily press., 1897-07-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

son, with illustrations by the author.
We're it only for love of Du Maurier and
for the portrait head of the author oppo-
site the title page, The Marian would be
widely read and placed upon the library
shelf beside Trilby and Peter Ibbetson.
It is not SO strong book as the latter
nor so sparkling as the former. Its SUI
pernaturalism in no wise compares with
that of Peter Ibbetson. Its chat of early
days at times WAKES tiresome, despite the
adroit realistic touches of the narrator.
Yet here we have again for delectation,
the French English verse and prose SO
unusual and SO winning; the outlook
upon life and love, merry and tender by
turns; and occasionally a climax of
thoroughly artistic or dramatic force.
Sometimes M. Brossard himself would
come, smoking his big meerschaum, and
help the English class during preparation,
and put us up to a thing or two worth
knowing.
An 2. ls:
&c EFT tot. Maurice?'
Sea Sc dit "to be able," m'sieurr
I would say.
" Mails non, mon AMIGA SO dit "to
care''-Je voudrais pourvoir, II would
will to CAMP
A happy conception is Barty's feeling
the north a sensation without which he
called himself desoeiente.
School days in France are given here
with the detail of DR.. Arnold's Rugby.
To the decadent school in art and litera-
ture N. du Maurier pays his respects in
these pages, and makes stand for whole
some manly attitude, even through youth
and folly. So, too. with noble lords and
the aristocracy, some palpable hits are
here registered, though always with good
natured oynicism. 81 wish she didn't
make such fuss about living over the
shop; I call that being above ones bust
ness in every way"
To the Martians as described anent
their particular planet we cannot say we
are drawn, their fur and seal-like attri-
butes tending to repulsion. The human
our thinking.
Here is an aim in life" Bring me up
to invent, or make something useful, if
it's only pickles or soap, but not to buy
and sell them; bring me up to build, or
heal, or paint, or write, or make music
to help or teach or please. II have ever
since considered the happiest decade of
successful and healthy mans life-the
forties. My tender illusions and emotions
became rea1ities-things to live by and
for"
/. If this review is very rambling, so also is
The Marian; but despite that fact it is
full of suggestive notions, and it deals
agreeably with this world and with pre-
monitions of the world to be, especially
opposing the idea of death as in the least
loss or real bereavement. Finally, the
good folk, big and little, here portrayed
are no wooden figures set up to illustrate
theories, but flesh and blood, living,
thinking, loving as human nature has
done, and will do to the end of the chap
ter. New York: Harper s. Brothers;
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.
Price $1.75
Bobbo and Other Fancies, by Thomas
Wharton, with an Introduction by Owen
Wister. Illustrated. Mr.. Wharton was
the author of A Latter Day Saint, and
Hannibal of New York. He was journ-
alist, scholar and student of life
abroad. He died at thirty-seven on the
eve Of marked success in literature. His
works when he finally found his meter
were gems-fabliaux, delicate sketches as
foreign and as perfect as the choicest bits
of French or Italian genre work. This is
| true of Bobbo and Prinzivalle. Ratu
Tanito's Woo1ng is of another ilk. It is
followed by few charming verses and
translations. The material Of the vol
ume has been collected from the Atlantic,
Puck and the Philadelphia Times. 1t is
of quality to be priced by the critics or
lovers of especially rare vintages. The
volume has distinction of paper, print
and binding, and Mr.. Wister's foreword
is ntirely appreciate. A portrait Of
the author prefaces the book. New
York: Harper & Brothers; Portland:
Loring, Short g. Harmon. Price S1.50.)
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