The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19

The longest poem is "Qiilshane" descrip-
tive OF the arrival OF Push. Progress and
the Pioneer" under the shadow of Mount
Baker. ITO Seattle is next in length to
'Quilshane." Mr.. Teck has poetical fancy
strong sentiment and a good mastery OF
meter. His sonnet on the b,uejay alone JUS
titles the existence In print OF his little
volume, which Is the most truly poetic OF
any OF the several volumes OF verse which
have lately appeared. having nature on and
around Puget sound as their Inspiration.
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One OF those rare books which appeal to
the adult who has preserved an apprecia-
tion of the fairy tales OF his youth. as
well az to the student Of ethnology, be-
sides appealing to the children for whom
the publication is intended. is Mr.. Samuel
Jacques Bruins Tales of Languedoc"
published by the Macmillan Co, with an
introduction by Miss Harriet Waters Pres
ton. There are about dozen Of the tales
and they have the charm Of mixture OF
Grimms Fairy Tales and Daudet's
''Tartarin OF Tarascon': for they not only
have the drama and action common to all
folklore stories. but their fun is that OF the
lively Gascon style prevalent in Languedoc.
Miranda OF the Balcony" story hy
A f. w. Mason. published by the Mac
IHiiian company. l4onUUn ana New YORK,
price SO. In Miranda" the hero. Luke
Charnock. sees the vision OF Miranda APP
peal,ng to him. reflected in a mirror Mi
randa, whose name Is Mrs. Warrnder has
a rascal of a husband. who not only has a
faculty OF getting himself into trouble. hu,
every one connected with him. Charnock
shoulders all SORTS of difficulties and re-
sponssbiiities for love of Airs. warrfnder,
and finally gets his reward when Ralph
WarrinH@r
novel writer gets stranded for a subiec.
he allies a rascal and n saint and gpts
some loyal third party to run all sorts
OF r.sks to help the lady. When the bad
husband leaves this world, naturally ii's
all right. When he fails to quit the worlt
IN time. the vFonla-be novelist establishes
an unfortunate precedent.
y Dung April" by Edgerton Castle pub
lished by the Macmillan Company. Inn-
don and New York. price .i5a "Youns
April" Is a capital story. The characters
of Neuberg. Spencer and tho Duke Of
Rochester are as well drawn and as true
20 nature as Dumas three guarasmen. The
women are equally as wei telfn.afsa
Lady Winters prototype Julia Ia az we'll
portrayed a character as ever was done
by any novelist. Young April" for tone
and sprit an3 for keen Character stusx
few that have been written in the last ,er,
years.
Henry W3rihington. Iaealsxt" bv Mar
garet Sherwood published by the Mac
m. ilIAn Company. London ard New YORK
price sl-os. Henry Werfhin9,rn.' "a a
newell which has for It's reason or existence
the doctrine OF socialism Arntce go..x -
work in her fathers large aepar,ner,
store to see how working girls are treat
ell. The 'rsals If he girls depending ,-a,
their ship work are ra.hesic4liv told Ths
success II the feminine clerk who has tsa
attention CT tie man ~ the head ~ ira
department. is pictured. Annscs Gor8an
ard Henry Worthsnstan. both refe-rs-,
meet and love and marry ard hand a.,
hand carry IN the desire Of their nsarsa
helping ihs heipiesz and encouraging ,ha
weak
To the many existing editions Of shskn
sr~aye 10 added the chsswtck e5tsisn uvh-
Ashs3 by the Macmillan Corppanv 7,
iA e handy hts.s edition, one yoluyue -
each play. The text 10 that OF the f.Iotxs
edition. and each play has a satfsfsrforv
introduction by John Dennis with 4 xl..-
=sry and notes The volumes already A..
sase are "Haualet." '-otAsiio,- Mae