The age-herald., 1898-01-30

Confederate Soldier" by MT. George Cary Eggleston. \
 The Harpers announce "The Rentuck- ians." novel in which the types of "blus grass" man and mountaineer are dramat- ically eontrasted by John Fox, Jr., the delightful author of "A Cumberland Venli detta" and Hell fer sartain,"; "Schoo1f boy Life in England," by John Corbin, afi account of the manners and customs of tho English boy which will be of interest tq American youths "All Hands, collec- ton of drawings by R, F. Zogbaum, giving a complete material record of life in the United States navy.
 The publication by the Century com- pany of the fourth and concluding Volr
 ume of Prof. William M. Sloanes Life of Napoleon" completes a great literary un- dertaking, and places 1t before the public in the form in which the author desires it should finally appear. On all hands there is heard chorus of praise from students. critics and historians for the brillianoy of Prof. Sloanes work; the literary authorities of the London World and on the continent have spoken in un@ reserved admiration of it's quality both as history and as literature. The lus+ ter thus reflected upon American letters Is not among the least of Prof. Sloane's achievements.
 The latest volume of the Foreign statess
 men" series, issued by the Macmillans, is William the Silent" by Frederic HarriE son. MT. Harrison is on record as say- ing that there Is no romance in modern life. Possibly if Judged by the stahdards; adventures achievements, and vicissitudes of the life of the great Prince of Orange, whose history he here relates, his com7 plaint of the utilitarian tranquility of these times is justifable. For certainly the story of william the Silents' life, in each of its three phases personal, po- litical and domestic, is as adventurous and romantic as the most devoted reader of "A Prisoner of Zenda" or "A Gentlemen of France" could ask. MT. Harrison re- lates all the various incidents of his life in an interesting and absorbing mannef; with style dignifed and convincing.
 "The Story of an Untold Love- by Paul Leicester Ford is totally unlike Mr. Ford'a first novel "The Honorable Peter Stirlingy primarily a sturdy of metropolitan polt{ ical and social conditions. It Is charnl7 ing book and the author proves himsbelf to deserve a place in the ranks of Ameri- can masters of a pure and refined lterary style. Every wide reader of fiction has often been struck by the fact that while love is the subject of ninety-nine out ot of hundred novels, a story that really throbs with the feeling Is one of th& rarest things in literature, So rarely haa an author been able to imprint in his pages the very spirit of the passion, that such a work seems always to win place apart and to live as though the power were in iesef one of the elements of immortality. And so MT. Fords new novel Is striking illustration of a love story that Is not ( love story; the exquisite tendefness of the introductory pages changes with an abf ruptness that no woman worth wooinS would tolerate for m6nent. Aside from this book in.all Is most interesting and has the excellent quality of being efninently readable which Is characteristic of all of MT. Ford's work.
 A new volume. uncut, sweet-scented, fresh from the press Is as inviting and al- turing to some as a spotless, white can- vass commodiousy placed before an idyi- lie landscape is to others. I look at the
 binding and note the beauties of modern press work, then turn the blank fly leaf and read dedication, preface, ct al., as come to them. In volume just read whose author is a new one to me, the first print that claimed consideration waS the following: 'The strong fibre of Queen Winster's narrative is mirrored in his style. He writes without rhetoric clearly and in, cisively." I speculated as to what this really meant. But few pages were read and the criticism became clear.
 So you're leaving your bedding and stuff with the outfit? said the foreman. Brought my tooth brush, said Lin. show. ing 1t in the breast pocket of his flannel shirt.
 Going to Denver?
 Why, maybe.
 Take in San Francisco?
 Sounds slick
 Made any plans?
 Gosh, mo-
 Don't want anything on your brain?' 'Nothin' except my hat, I guess, said Lin. and broke into cheerful song. "'Twas a nasty baby anyhow. And it only died to spite us; Twas afflicted with the cerebrou Spinal meningitus! ' Lin Mclean" by Owen Mister. Is de- parture, great healthy, fresh departure from many books that possibly have re- gently been read. To say that It's spIen- did" doesn't half express it. for it's e thoroughly wholesome, joyous tale of the adventurous life of the west-and usually the heroes are "cow punchers" and tho heroine called biscuit shooters"-but Lin is so honest and manly and lives so near to the throbbing heart of nature that he |'soon wins our entire respect and regard I find that Owen Mister is a lawyer and Literature of Philadelphia. He has also written "The Dragon of Wantley a Ro. mance," Red Men and White Collection of Frontier Stories"
 The chances are that Lin Mclean is his most ambitious and successful work The book Is a charming one, and humor- ously enough written to make even the most prosaic smile.
 From among it's pages is waited the fresh, pure breezes of the open careless life of the ranchman. and ever and anon
 we detect many a sweet scent of the lilac gray sage brush on the yellow van-
 ishing plains. PAUL PRY. B. Alh