The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-14
FIELD OF LITERATURE

3hsdow Of the Pyramids, a story
Avs df the reign Of Ismail Pasha.
EeyIk, has been received from
|~salv = Co., Chicago. The work is
Richard Henry Savage. who. as
,se's confidential stan officer, had
Inc archives In the great citadel
me red fez under 1smail the Great.
me rooms where Bonaparte and
ne wont to gaze down upon great
aiming at their feet. the viceroy's
GENERAL and his young stan officer
Misc of the fevered sick man. And
az Fate came down at last with a
farce, Romantic and hidden cpl
within reach OF the mere student,
- exciting pages. where diplomacy.
wuc. the weight OF money, and the
lions wiies are traced out TO show
way" prepared for the great khc-
on the downward path
aon's list of home reading books
latest to be published is '.Crusoes
Bird Hunters Story 1t is by
a. ober author of Camps in the
y "Travels in Mexico, etc. In
Sthn author gives description OF
Sle island In which Robinson CRU
his lonely life, the scene of hts
cave. his bower. his -man Friday:
md trees he saw or ought TO have,
thcr with narrative OF the au-
4 experience in the wilderness Of.
Farious quotations from Crusoe have
which, together with the Internal
81 the book itself, seem to show
~ that the island OF his exile was
Fernandez. in the Pacific ocean.
10, In the Caribbean sea, not far
ON the north coast OF South Amer
lished by d. Appleton & Co., New
ke,' the Chicago Records book for
Brs, contains large amount of in-
relating to the gold fields of the
district, and the Yukon basin. The
mbellished with numerous illustra-
is accompanied by maps, and taking
her, the work is of great practical !
any one who is in any way inter |
the Northern gold fields. Appar- !
ndIous effort has been made to avoid
semblnnce of sonsationalism In as
the matter, and it is presented in |
dinghy interesting aud attractive
10 book is, in fact, a guide, an in-
and a question answerer, and the
word is given that the information
between the artistic covers of the
kliable. and was obtained from au-
bd official sources.
G. Littlejohn of Galveston has IA.
y Post with a copy of his Texas
Ptories," book intended for supple
reading in primary grades. 1t con-
rs OF Houston, Austin. Crockett and
all of them being Expressed In sim
lsge and yet so written as to give
uable information to the young stu
10 little work is worthy of much
ID should be encouraged by Texas
II is in paper covers and is sold at
Der copy or 81 per dozen.
and other Verses" is the title of
lon OF poems by Edward Mcqueen
plished by the author at Croftonhill
florence, New Mexico. This is the
tion of this little work, which is
cloth, with gilt top, forming a
lsome volume. The proceeds of the
IRE to be applied in defraying the
lot free circulating library and lit
)ttute at Florence, New Mexico.
Ne poems are full of music and SEN
d are worthy of much praise.
pocent Cheat" by T, G. De Leon, is
new departure by that well known
author. 1t is essentially high !
modern life, grated upon society
\ is, moreover. toned by good
fatire upon phases of Washington
70 NJ yesterday no less than today,
haying passed his boyhood and re-
education at the National capital. ,
Is published by II. Tennyson Nicely,
X, and was received by The Post
fler Bros, Houston. 5
Dyson Neely OF New York has just ]
work upon ethics and economics
Hall, entitled Even AS You and {
H. l
DOOR Is an attempt to express in
q clear form some well known doc
ocated by Tolstoi aud other philos- !!
|ine author discusses what are the
n life, what is its true object, ana
Pinoss may be found upon earth i
Pier Bros, Houston. 0
Il Montgomery of Kosciusko, Miss, I
printer, IL years of age, has sent -
acopy of "-rhe Castle of the Great e
nory which he wrote, edited and
Without assistance from any source.
Us supposed TO disclose a veritablc
4naer' u relic of prehistoric times, =
quite an interesting pamphlet.
(A.eos'oh OF stephen Whapshare, by
POKE. is we'll written and absorb :,
Fsestins novel, published by G. r. v
sons, New York. In the delinea- v
|sracters the author shows both deli y
Nsor' while the plot is complicated :
pea adroi,ly.
|ofy By Mrs. olphant has just been J
" the j. d. Lippincott company. II
~ II is entitled 1.-THE Unjust y
IL The Minister'S Debt" II is d Il
F'netie, eloquent little story of :
Trials and struggles.
Y ordeai,' by T'asma. is late nd p
~ Appleton & Co.'s Town and b
|'sfy' 1t is u striking ard origi- '
my mas an air of vivid reality. q
4 IN Black" by Stanley !. wey- 3
oech received from Bother Bros,
US published by Street & Smith,