The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-18
THE LITERARY FIELD.

"Old Ebenezer," by Opie Read Laird
" Ice. publishers, Chicago. From Bother
| Bros, Houston.
A sweeter love story than "old Eben-
ezcr mas not been writer in many a day.
Opie Read always has an interesting and
attractive story to tell, and he tells It
SIMPLY cleverly, daintily, keeping the
readers attention on his characters and
never once calling attention TO his own
WIZ or hls own wisdom or his own Views
ff's latest novel Is Il fascinating one, and
| IL hound TO ho,d the closest attention of
any reader from beginning to close. II
iohoWs the fortunes of young man
VINO by strength and purpose OF will.
| mas ms way out of every seeming diff
! Guilty, and reaches his goal In triumph.
anna inc unsought applause Of friends 1t
Is story that Is entirely original In It's
conception and construction, and is OK
eeliently worked out. The plot hinges
/ hreHnh the accidental marriage of n moor
nut honorable and worthy young man to
| the daughter of a banker In a country
town The ceremony was performed as a
mock one, but II happened that a newly
ordained minister took charge OF n ana
mat 1t occurred in State where no H.
cense was required, thus making the CON
tract a binding one. The complications
that ensue, and the final uniting of the
coniple by love as well as by law, are
worked out with much skill and nlertness
OF treatment.
FORTUNES Footballs" by q. n Rury,p
y. Appleton & Coz. publishers, New York.
from Bother Bros, Houston.
wholesome, enlivening bit of romance
with plot out OF the usual order. The
characters are skilfully tndvtiuallzed
and the work would make an excellent
play. In fact the author has dedicated
MS story to a famous actor. and the main
characters are actors and people connected
with the stage. Tho plot centers around
the Inert OF y play written by the he
rotne's father just before his death The
daughter tracks the thief becomes an
actress ard takes the leading part in the
play upon Its first appearance. When
callsd before the curtain after the per-
formance sho derounces the thief and
tells the audience the true author of the
drama There is pretty love story run
mig through the pages OF "For,une's
FOOTBALLS" and the work as a whole is
a splendid piece of writing.
'The Romance OF a Chalet" by Mrs.
campbell Praed. j. Il. Lippincott Co.,
publishers. Philadeiphla.
Mrs Praed has written several Interest,"
ing novels in collaboration with Justin
Mccarthy and has also given the world
ive or six charming stories In her own
name. The Romance OF Chalet IL
Undoubtedly her strongest work and is
fu'i CT the brightest interest throughout.
us analysis OF feeling and motive Is deli
Ia. n
cato and searching, The two leading char
aeters are man and woman who are
cursed with the Inheritance of a taint
OF insanity. Though the theme is ola
Mrs Praed has worked IL up with a pas
sion and power that makes It new again.
''Uran.a." by Camille FlammarIon II
Tens'yson Nicely. Publisher, New York
From Bother Bros. Houston.
This Is q collection OF incidents. with
researches and reflections ACCOMMODATING
them. aimed to shed a CLEAN OF light ON |
such problems as animal magnetism te,. |
epathy, apparitions ana other mysterious |
links which bind the transltory TO tho
eternal the visible to the invisible. earth |
to heaven.
The Smith Premier Typewriter company |
OF syracuse, n. Y. has recently issued a |
Docket entitled "our Juvenile Glass,
which Is certainly work OF art. The |
little publicaticn Introduces thfrty-six nt-
sie girls from the principal cities OF tho
branch Offices of the Smith Premier -
located, Little Miss Colby. daughter Of
rNnk coaby. 10 the Houston representa-
Sui'en Gordon (Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Cruser) has book out this autumn with
Messrs' Aerbert 9. Stone a Co.. who viii
shortly publish Eat Not Thy Heart" A.
usual Are Cruiser deals largely With I