The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
THE LITERARY FIELD.

| Roberts. r. Tennyson Nicely. publisher.
New York From Bother Bros. Houston
| It Is difficult to understand tire authors
purpose in writing this story. 1t records
the selfish efforts Of woman to secure
monplace events in the life Of a heroine
| who took three husbands without finding
her ideal in either. The first treated her
with every consideration, but was poor.
She left him and In few years got di-
vorcc. In her second matrimonial venture
she caught an old man with plenty Of
money, who had convenient stroke OF
apoplexy and left her his fortune After
staying single for barely another year.
she finds her ideal husband-a young man
Of wealth, good looks and supposed fine
character. In short time, however, his
true nature is disclosed. the wife learns
that her model husband is dividing his
love between herself and several others
Of her sex, and she leaves him. Then the
author winds 1t all up by forcing upon
her heroine sickness that finally causes
her death and ends her hunt for happiness
In this world.
I'm the Days OF Drake" by J. L. Fletch-
er. Rand, Mentally & Co.. publishers. New
York. From Bother Bros. Houston.
The Elizabethan reriod Of English his
tory is full Of romance and glamour and
Mr.. Fletcher has weaved a remarkable
that time. 1t tells of some of the black
cruelties OF Spain, practiced in the dark
corners OF the earth, against which the
English Of that day were fighting. The
hero of this story Is an English lad, who
is forced ON board Spanish galleon, taken
to Mexico and made to suffer with many
other victims In the dungeons OF the In
QUESTION. The story is thoroughly in
teresting one, with plenty of life and incl
dent.
1.-THE Official Guide to the Klondike
Country and Gold Fields of Alaska" w.
b. Cookey company. publishers. Chicago.
The gold OF tho Yukon valley Is in the
thought and on the lips of thousands OF peo-.
pie and publishers are now catering to the
desire for information concerning that
comparatively unknown region. This
Guide has been specially prepared for
the use OF intending goldseekers and is
quite valuable publication.
Australia seems to be favorlte with
many writer's OF the fiction of the day
Hornung and Mackie have made 1t the
scene OF novels recently published, and
now Guy Boothby, the brilliant author OF
"Dr. Nicola" follows suit with "Sheilah
Mcleod" which is to be published at once,
and which Is to bring In the land OF the
Kangaroo as a background for horse rae
ing, card playing, murder-and love.
"a Garrison Tangle," by Captain Charles
King. f. Tennyson Nicely, publisher, New
York. From Bother Bros, Houston.
Captain Kings army stories are con-
stantly increasing in popularity and the
public seem to eagerly welcome each new
tale from his pen. "a Garrison Tangle"
is mixture of war and romance, and a
very enjoyable story throughout.
"Gil. Bias Of Santillane." by Alais Rene
lie Sage. From Bother Bros. Houston.
This is smollet's translation of lie Sage's
masterpiece, which has just been published |
in paper covers by the Stein company of
Chicago.
'Recollections Of '93" is the title OF |
new waltz for the piano by r. NJ. Grace, |
which promises to become favorite every |
where. 1t was received by The Post from
G. Grunewald. Houston.
THE Houston Post Waltz" by James
Prista, is now on sale at the leading music
stores Of Houston.