The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-04-09
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LIN. Stevens. the dramatist has taken up his
torical romance. HIS first work in the new field
Is to be called 1.-THE Continental Dragon"
While Sir Walter Desant il wondering what
literary form will succeed the vanishing novel.
the rate Of 800 copies daily. 81
Gilbert Parker. chief Of the Canadian novelists,
is to be set forth by the. Mac lillian 8 in uni.
form edition It Is becoming quite the fashion
to honor living authors in this way, as witness
Riley Kipling ct al. ~
Large varieties Of latest models can be found in
the late numbers Of McDowells Fashion Journa
published at 4 West 18th Street New York; La
Mode De Paris ia ss5Oa year, IS cents single
copy. ''French Dressmaker'' is $500 year and
80 cents single copy. -.
The April issue Of Godey's Magazine opens
with crltcl paper on the life of the great painter
Valasquez bv Mary 4. ]. Kelly. who treats her
subject In terse and vigorous manner that is
very interesting. This being the centennial ann
iversary of the birth of the famous Spanish paint
er adds to the pertneEce OF the subject. Photo
graphs Of the best work }of Valesques illustrate
the article. s-..,. ...... ,
Third Year in French. BY L. G. Syms Bache.
Tier ed Lettres Licencie en- Droit de L'Universite
de France author Of First Year in French" and
Second Year in French" Linen, 12mo, ga pages!
Price $3.50 American Box Company New York
Cincinnati and Chicago. This third volume
makes, with the Arst two complete course in
French. intended to meet all the requirements Of
! preparatory schools. academies and colleges.
Inc Story OF the Chosen People. BY d.. "A.
Guerber, author Of Myths Of Greece and Rome
ETC. Cloth, l2uo, 240 pages, Illustrated. Price.
60 cents. Amer,c can Book Company, New Yorl
| CINCINNATI, and Chicago. In this little volume
the story of the Chosen People or HeErews is told
In the sane objective manner as the story Of the
,iraakf and OF the Romans by the same author =
The Story Of the Romans. BY H. A. Cue, Dor
Linen, 2mo 2SS pages. Illustrated. Price &c
cents. American Book Company. New York
| Cincinnati and Chicago. Recognizing that child
rem are more easily interested in the sayings and
dongs Of people than In the bare facts Of dyuastic
and military history, the author has skillfully
grouped around the famous characters Of classical
history the great events with which their namei
| will forever stand connected.
The April Current Literature ia an except!ona
4 number. The frontispiece is a picture of tina
| most promising of our younger verse-writers
Clarence Urmy, whose works are taken up by +
M. Hopkins, in his monthly consideration of thu
''Amerlcan Poets of To-day The first article ii
the Magazine Is an able editorial on "Our Relat.
ions With SPAIN" Other interesting origlna
articles(among them an exposure Of certain recer
lily discovered cases Of plagiarism)are followed
by the usual departments.
| Todd's New Astronomy. By David P Todd, M
A., Ph D.. Professor Of Astronomy and Directo,
! OF the Observatory, Amherst College. Cloth, 1sm
| 500 pages. illustrated. Price $780, American
Book Company, New York, Cincinnati, and Chi