Evening star., 1898-11-18


| The house of Savoy has had one of the
| most romantic careers ever experienced by
| a reigning line Embroiled in frequent wars
| engaged at times in close conflict with the
! church. assailed from within and without
| by foes. possessed-at times precariously-
| of a land so fair that it tempted the avar-
| ice of other rulers, the Dukes and Duche ss-
| es of Savoy have passed through some
| markable experiences. The story of this
| renowned family is therefore of exceptional
| interest, not only to the student of history,
| but to the lover of medaeval romance Mrs
| Wiel, who has spent several years in study
| of Italian history, has presented the ro
| nance in a most attractive fashion. the two
| volumes of her book demanding attention
| for their literary as well for their bis
| torical value. In single introductory
| chapter she has told the consecutive rec
| crd of the house of Savoy, bringing it to
| the present and following briefly but COM
| pletely the various ramfications of the mar
! rative. In the succeeding portions of the
| work she has dwet with more particularly
| upon the personal phase of the matter, re-
| vealing by anecdote and record the indi-
| viduaisy of the various representatives of
| the house
| PAUL; the Man. the Missionary and the Teacher
| BY orello Gene, D.D. author of GOSPEL Crit
icism and Historical Christianity The Gds
pei and its Earliest Interpretations" etc. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
| DR.. Cone speaks of the conversion of Paul
| as ''the most important event in Christian
| history next to the birth of Jesus" Yet, as
| he declares, it is involved in obscurity. The
| conversion of a Jew to Christianity was not
l so unusual the time that there was any
| occasion for proclaiming the fact mir
| acle. Hence there is not at hand the def
| mite information of the circumstances sur
| rounding this epoch-marking event which
| it's Importance warrants, Researches as to
| the life and character of the apostle, there
fore. necessarily difficult and require
| the deepest thought. Dr. Cone has gone far
| into the records and gospels and analysed
| the "Epistles'' to secure the last possible
| item of information bearing upon the nature
| of this remarkable man. His work is schol-
| arly and exhaustive, being far more than
| biographical compilation. Doctrinal dis
| cusson and scriptural interpretations are
| interviewer into the work to make it OF
! value and interest to the student of Chris
| tianity
LAuNCEIoT AND GUENEvERE;;, A Poem s, in
Dramas. BY Richard Hovey. Three volumes
| Boston, Small Maynard 4 Company
! Mr. Hovey's purpose is to tell the entire
| story of "Launcelot and Guenevere' in this
manner expanding into the form of masques
| and plays the various phases OF the wonder
| full romance which has already been so
| beautifully told in less proportion by Ten
| nyson The three volumes now published
| constitute the first division of the whole
| SERIES Others are to follow as fast as they
| are prepared. The present plays are
| The Quest of Merlin, Masque; The
| Marriage of Guenevere, Tragedy; The
| Birth of Galahad Romantic Drama. The
| poet has impaired to his work the true fia-
| vor of the period. His lines are strong and
| graceful and the dramatic unities are care
| fully preserved. If the entire project Shoud
| be carried through in the style which has
| been given to the initial numbers it Wall
| prove of the striking works Oh the
| decade
A ROMANCE OF THE WEST INDIES. Trans
lated from the French of Eugene sue, by
Marian Longfellow. New York: +. 1enny-
Nicely.
| The original title of this novel was LA
| Morne au Dable." but as this was simply
| the name of an estate the translat or, who IS
| a well-known resident of Washington, chose
| the title which now appears, as more de-
| scriptive and appropriate. The scenes be-
! ing laid in the islands so recently filled
| with the clash of arms, and center Oh
| direct American interest, this translation is
| especially worthy of attention. The notice
| of the translator was first called to the
| story by Wilkie Collins, who strongly ad-
| vised that it he placed before English read
| ers. 1t has been one of the most popular
| of Sues novels on the continent.
| THE MAGIC OF THE HORSESHOE: With Other
| Folk Lore Notes. By Robert Means Lawrence
| MD. Boston: Houghton: Miff1in X Company
| Washington William Ballantyne IL Sons
| Dr. Lawrence here tells with many marks
of infinite pains in research of the origin
Of the superstitions concerning the horse
shoe, going into history, mythology, art
and commerce to find his suggestions. He
| likewise discusses fortune and luck. the
folklore of common salt. the omens of
| sneezng. days of good and evil omen, su-
perstitious dealings with animals, and the
luck of odd numbers. Thus the volume,
| h 1inbi iG han nd nrintC6
| work on some of the commonest of the
superstitons which are yet in vogue.
THE RAINBOW'S END; Alaska By Alice Palmer
Henderson. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co.
This is one of the most suggestive and
| appropriate titles yet applied to klon-
! Gike volume. 1t IS the more significant in
these days of sad awakening from the
| golden dreams which a year and more ago
! tempted the Irospectors away from GER
| tainties of life to the almost equal cer-
tainty of death. The book is freshly writ
/ ten, and contains some new matter about
| the gold fields of Alaska and the ways and
means of life in that region. The writer
| tells enough gold stories to tempt the
| reader to wonder If perchance it may not
| be worth while to face the perils OF the
| klondike.
| ton Wright Mabie New YORK Dodd' Mead q
Company.
Mr.. Mabie's literary style has become well
! known through the pages of his well-edited
Outlook" and it is pleasant now to come
across another volume by him in more
| permanent form than the issues of that
periodical He does not sacrifice truth TO
| the making of an epgram nor does he
smother his meaning in words, but what he
has to say-and it has the ring of whole
some phiiosophy-is said clearly and con-
| vincingly
ALICE IN WONDERLAND; a play. Compiled
l. from Lewis Carroll's Stories alice in Wonder
land and Through the Looking Giass and
What Alice Found There, by Emily Prime
| Delateld. Originally presented for the bene-
fit of the Society of Decorative Art at the
Waldorf, New York, March 13, 1897 and now
for the first time printed. New York: Dodd,
Mead x Company.
| LITTLE PETER; Christn morality for chill
dren of any age. BY Lucas Malet, author OF
Colonel Entierby's Wife, &c. Illustrated by
Paul Hardy. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell
& Company.
MARGARET MONTFORT. By Laura f. Rich
| ards author of Captain January" Melody -
Queen Hildegarde, &c. Illustrated by
Ehcldred B. Barry Boston: Dana Estes &
| Company.
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