Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-27
NEW BOOKS OF THE WEEK
Latest Works Fresh from the Hands Of the
Publishing Houses,
SOME NOTABLE NEW WORKS OF FICTION

Canadian Author writes on American
Religious Topic-Lcttcrs written
by Gordon from ifricn-NoIumc
of Verse by CoIorcd Poet.
The Forest Lovers" is the title Of a new
novel by Maurice Hewlett. The story takes
one INTO time and spaces alike uncivil," In
iact into the midst OF a deep and almost i'm
penetrable Morgraunt forest There you will
wander with Isoult and with Prosper lie Cal
and will learn how a man may fall in love
with his own wife. The story is one OF ex-
citing adventure and intrigue. Prosper le
Gal, the hero, Is a knight errant who marries
lsoult, forest gypsy, as matter of chiv-
airy and on the spur of the moment to save
her from being hanged next day as a witch
she Is all devotion and humility and saves
prosper from death number Of times at
the hands OF Dom Galors, rival for Isoult's
taVor. Dom Galors is every inch a villain
and at last meets Just death at Prosper's
hands. The story is one series of exciting
incidents and the interest is not allowed to
nag Tor one moment throughout it's recital
Inc book is welcome departure from the
conventional love story and that 1t does not
fall to please is attested by the fact that
though 1t has been out only a short time, II
has already met with large sales The Nc
MILAN company, New York. Cloth, $1.5O.
The Confounling of Camclia" is a new
novel from the pen of Anne d. Sedgwick
Camclia Patton, the heroine of this quiet
tale, which flows on with tranquil move
ment akin to the novels OF Jane Austen, is
as beautiful as heroines used invariably to
ne IN the orthodox days of our grandmoth-
ers' The movement of the novel is some
~hat slow In the outset, but it gives one
dino to become well acquainted with the
actors in the little society drama all of
whom revolve about the peerless Camelia
as the satellites around planet. There are
The gentle, faded mother-a fine contrast to
tho brilliant and audacluus daughter; the
friend who plays a reluctant second fiddle
the homely poor relation, who a girl her
self, is an admirable foil to her all -conquer-
ing cousin, and last, but not least, the blum.
ana mastorful lover who forms the single
exception to the list of Camelas slaves and
whose plain speaking and general brusque-
ness of behavior now and then verge upon
brutality. Yet, but for him. with his stern
truthfulness, and for the pale little cousin
whom nobody takes into account, how would
TIE confounding of Camela so necessary
ana, on the whole, so delightful in it's re-
suits, have ever been brought to pass
Charles Scribner's Sons New York.
rate or Law" the story of an optmist
Is by Warren A. Rodman. In this book Ia
presented the triumph OF mind and will
over the obstacles that would in the ordI-
nary conventional way be regarded as in
surmountable Henry Vaughan sicklv ana
deformed through prenatal influence. be-.
comes expert in a mechanical way, but is
likely 10 pay the penalty naturally eXacted
for the possession of an intensely activ.
"A to
less love for young woman, beautiful in
both body and soul, who has come beneath
his mothers roof. well nigh completes his
despair. HOW he Is enabled to secure in ;
great measure the mastery over his physical
Ills, and in time win the noble girl who
mas all along recognized the grandeur of
his nature, forms the story the interest oi
which is sustained to the end This is nc
ordinary work of fiction. and the author
who is well known as the secretary of the
International Metaphysical League. ha,
shown his capacity for entertaining thoss
not interested in the new thought" equally
with those who are. Lee & Shepard Bosto,
In writing THE Mormon Prophet" Lily
Dougall has attempted, and with much
success, TO construct powerful story which
would also be true to history and n faith
full study of curious latter day religion
little understood by the world at large
Not Brigham Young, but Joseph Smith
was the founder of Mormonism Miss
Dougall thinks that Smith was genuinely
deluded by the involuntary freaks of ar
unframed but active mind. and that yield.
ing to such freaks he became confirmed IN
the hysteriCal temperament which add,
self-deception to delusion and then half.
conscious fraud. The Mormon Prophet |,
no less interesting than curious, and while
1t may become a topic for discussion b,
urholders of various religious beliefs We
its chief merit will be appreciated by thost
who enjoy meeting new characters and new
scenes in fiction. Miss Dougall having seer
her work through the press has left he
Montreal home and returned to England
. where she spends n good deal of her time
She is a daughter of John Dougall III,
owner and conductor of the Montreal Wit
ness. Her first novel was "Boggars All
published seven or eight years ago. Six O.
seven have followed it. Usually she ha
looked to Canada for her scene and charac
ters but in her new novel she crosses tn,
border and gives story with an American
setting. d. Appleton & Co., New York.
And Then Came Spring" a novelett
by Garret Van Arkel, has for a title per
haps the most perfect OF the gems tha
have been mined for such purpose from tn
Rubaiyat of Omar Kahyyam Through tn
book runs a charming thread of romance
bachelor artist, living a recluse,
visited with memories of a little Made
named Clara, his playmate of twenty -od
years before, who ever since has been ou
of his sight and ken. In his impression
able loneliness he becomes bewitched b
the magic OF this remembrance, and hardl
knowing why, he goes to seek the Clara q
the present, If happily he may find hel
The scene alternates between New Yor
City and picturesque western Pennsylvania
i. X. Herrick & Co., New York. Cloth, 500
Works Other Than Fiction.
The bound volumes of Harper & Brother
publications are at hand They include tn
magazine, the Weekly, the Bazaar and tn
Round Table for 1898. The magazine
bound uniform with previous years and tn
admirers OF that valuable publication ca
now bring their sets up to date. The Week.