The herald., 1897-10-24

thors' pose and manner of recitation are
Illustrated, with sketches from life. down
the margin of each page.
The program includes nine authors:
Eugene Field recites; Bill Nye tells two
stories; Ella Wheeler Wilcox reads from
her works; Hamln Garland reads a story;
Mary Hartwell Catherwood reads a chap
ter from well-known story; IN. Quad"
reads two sketches; Opie Read recites
story. and James Whitcomb Riley rectes.
The volume is most ingeniously arranged
and Illustrated; indeed. 1t is entirely unique
among the new publications.
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THE STORY OF AN UNTOLD LOVE.
By p. L. Ford. Houghton Mifllin &
Co. SLIPS.
This is, as the author himself says near
the end of the book neither diary nor
letter"-just an old-time love story, pure,
simple and in these days of fervid adject-
ives, refreshing in its freedom from lurid
scenes, gushing dialogue and prurient sug-
gestion. 1t is in the form of a diary, ad-
dressed to the heroine. A thread of twisted
love and honor serves to string all the
beads of incident and analysis, and for
story so sentimental it is curiously real
istic
DIANA vICTRIX. BY Florence Con-
verse. Houghton, Mifiiin & Co.
Two young college women who don't in
tend to marry because they "haven't time
and knew too many other things they'd
rather do;'' a southern young woman who
has been educated with the idea that it
showed stupidity to be an old maid and
is afraid she should feel as though she
hadn't managed her life cleverly If she
didn't marry. should feel ashamed of her.
self" in fact. "a wise and weary woman
a little French girl, the type of an ingenue;
TWO Frenchmen. one with business talent,
common sense and good morals, the other
with the voice of an angel and lacking
moral sense; another young man with con-
ventional manners and a drawl. making
his words like string of disconnected
freight cars. left to slide along the track
through their own momentum, and coup
ling at unexpected intervals yet having
great cleverness. This is the cast of very
pretty drama and if we wish that one or
two chapters might have been left out it
is no more than we usually do in reading
the novel of today. 1t is we'll told. Diana,
the college woman, remains single; the
southern woman marries, and the ingenue
and the enchanting villain with the voice
die. 1t is an unusually interesting light
novel; that struggles with the woman
question" and doesn't pretend to solve it.
Notes
The German edition of Mr. Edward Bel
lamy's Equality is to be followed by one
in Italian. A transmigration of soul by
this means is all that will save this book
alive. for its death in English is already
assured.
OF 1.-The Lark" it seems that we have
not heard the last for 1.-The Purple Cow"
is to appear in a new and enlarged edition
improved by Mr.. Burgess. and under the
head of 1.-THE Lark Almanac" will be col
lected 32 pages of cartoons from that soar
ing oddity of the. Pacific.
The Oliver Goldsmith window has been
erected in the church of the Irish parish
in which he was born.
The "Bab Ballads" by w. S. Gilbert,
are being prepared for a new edition by
their author They first appeared in book
form thirty years ago, and since then have
gone through many editions. The addi-
lions will consist of about $50 illustrations
and many of the songs that occur in the
Savoy opera.
Shades Of Fitzgerald. What, for title.
is this? Mr.. James Whitcomb Riley has
a serial poem. which has for name 1.-The
Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers.' Doc" is not of
Shiraz. but of 1ndiana-a Persian Hoosier
hero. The poem is to appear in the Cen
tury, in the November and December num-
bers.
The Macmillan company, the publishers
of DR.. William De Witt Hydes "Outlines
of Social Theology" have now in prepara-
ton a second volume by the same author,
entitled practical Idealism' The new
work presents in compact form the recent
practical developments in psychology.
logic. pedagogy, ethics and philosophy.
The same publishers also announce vari-
Gus other new ventures.
with a Pessimist in Spain" shortly to
ha rl11h 1iSh had hy A ~ MoCl @ Co
Chicago. is book designed to inform the
tourist of many charming spots in Spain,
somewhat after the manner of Washing
ton Irving. The author is Miss Mary F.
Nixon, who writes from full personal
knowledge of her subject and conducts the
reader to the most interesting places, i'm
parting in a pleasant, conversational style
much history, romance and legend. The
same publishers also announce Men in
"Epigram." a companion to "W umen Epi-
gram" which proved so popular. 1t con-
tains carefully chosen bits of wisdom, wit
and humcr concerning the lords of crea-
ticn," together with sundry pieces of sly
satire that may be welcome as ammunition
to keen combat tants of the less logical sex
Historians, poets and philosophers bear
witness to the character of men, who may
in these pages, at least, see themselves as
others see them.
Also, from the same house. "a Little
House in Pamlico" stories from Italy, by
G. S. Godkin, and also a new book enti-
tied "A Group of French Critics.
And still another new venture is to be
published by McClurg, under the title of
"The Lovers Shakespeare" which Is to
contain about all that Shakespeare has to
say about love and lovers. The book Is the
work of Chloe Brakeman Jones, who. we
are informed, is Southern California
lady, and whose book will therefore be
awaited with interest.