Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
new BOOKS and MAGAZINES
Goodly Array Of New Literature that will
Mees Needs Of ALI.
CHRISTMAS BOOKS CONTINUE TO ARRIVE
Valuable New Juveniles that VIII he
Appreciated by Young People
several Volumes Of versc-Ncw
Hooks by Nebraska writers.

Appreciated by Young People
several Volumes Of versc--Ncw
Hooks by Nebraska writers.
The New Pacific" the subject which oc-
eupies Mr.. Robert Howe Bancrofts atten-
ton, has necessarily to be treated in an ex-
tended manner. History does not depend on
single incident The annexation of the
Philippine islands was brought about by cir.
eumstances. not beginning in 1898, but dat
ing from long centuries before. The blow
inG up OF the Maine was only as the f,ise
winch hred the train. Mr.. Bancroft then, In
many chapters. goes over the ground OF
European and American politics, paying due
attentlon to oriental topics, giving special
heed TO the old aud present commercial con-
oitions. In the Introductory chapter, en-
titied Now and Then" the author writes
that today "a dozen lines OF steamships
cross the Pacific between America and Aeio
"here Tor two and a half centuries a single
gaileon made its slow and clumsy way forth
ana back from Acapulco to Manila once a
year The New Pacific is encyclopedia
IN us treatment OF the subject. The author
may be occasionally given to the adoption Of
certain theories still undecided. but no one
ctn doubt the patriotism he shows and his
which, Tor good or bad" must have very
much to do with our immediate future Tbe
bancroft company, New York.
MaD!e Wagnalls dedicates her volume
stars OF the OPERA ito those who love mn
BIC Dut nave no opportunity to famiiarize
themselves with grand opera" Thus she
epPeais 10 multitude, and that every such
reauer VIII welcome the book Is q safe as
sumption In her descriptive sketches she
explains the plots and in.erprets the n,ueic
OF the operas "semiramide,u Faust"
"Werther," Carmen az ohornu,,,, :,
ADA The Hugenots,' 1.-THE Flying
butchman. Hamlet" "Lakme," "Pasli-
acct and "Orpheus and Eurydice." The
ieadinG opera prima donnas, Marcella Sem
bllch Emma Eames. Emma Calve. Lillian
Ncruica' LII Lehman and Nellie Melba, are
lntFoauced to the readers by series Of
graphic personal conversations. The sre,t
singers tell the storiee OF their early studies
ana diiicu!ties, their first successes and their
methods of work, together with manv ,r-
teresting Incidents in their careers Tne
pcok contains sixteen excellent haIf-tone
Portralts OF the singers. Funk G. wagnalls
company, New York. Price, $3.50.
Henry Wood has written a small volume
bearing the title, "The Political Economy
CT Natural Law" which is now in It's fonrth
edition. The author has aimed at the out |
lining of a political economy which is
natural and practical rather than artificial |
ana theoretical. 1t is most suggestive to
the popular mind. but not scholastic. sta
'isticai or historic. 1t is independent OF
freJuolce, section or party and will be well |
coined by searchers after truth. Lee e. |
Dan
why writes Thackeray in the first |
chapter of Henry Esmond," shall his
tory go on kneeling to the end of time
am Tor having her rise up off her knees
ana take natural posture; not to be for
ever performing cringes and congees like
court chamberlain and shufllng back
wards out OF doors In the presence OF the +
sovereign. In word, would have
history familiar rather than heroic" Mr..
Howard Payson Arnold, author OF His
torlc Sidelights," seems to have something
OF the histrionic attitude which Thackeray
desired. Written in a free and easy style.
Mr.. Arnold's book discusses with agreeable
and often amusing familiarity mass OF
interesting subjects. These anecdotes and
incidents and that quaint and curious lore
which historians proper must for many
reasons neglect form the very sum and
substance Of Mr.. Arnold's work. Harper
G. Brothers. New York.
Behind the Veil" is a story curiously in
harmony With the speculative inquiry OF
tho day regarding the nature of life after
death. The treatment or the theme is sim
ple rational and even convincing. Although
Its scenery and events are those of which
EYE hath not seen," yet the reader in
tultively feels the reality of the nara
tive. The conversation between the man
who wakens to find that he has passed into
the new life and his friend who meets him
is full of the simple information that all
the world Graves. Little, Brown & Co.,
Boston. Cloth, Toe.
Mr.. Bolton Halls new book, Things as
They Are," has been published and is in
part collection of little fables or para
bles, on our social deficiencies, a kind OF
writing for which Mr.. Hall has already 4,
proved his aptitude in his earlier volume, 1
Even as You and L." The rest OF Things
as They Are comprises a series OF articles
dealing more deliberately with "the roots of ,
social wrong and the principles OF social /
right" and the whole volume is character I
istically introduced by Prof. George D. Her.
ron Small, Maynard & Co., Boston. 1925.
me run anu flBnVlnB OF tne fOugn
Riders,' by Tom Hall, is a volume the char
acter OF which is pretty well set forth in
the title. While the author notes some OF
the pathetic incidents in the regiments his {
tory, he has evidently aimed at telling the {
brighter side of the story and has succeeded. |
This conclusion is reached: The Rough
Rider was a regiment. He Is now type. q
Should we have to go to war again he will
be an army. Frederick A. Stokes Co., New :
York. Boards, SOC. '.r
Sons of Strength a Romance OF the t
Kansas Border Wars" by William r. Ligh- ]
ton, is a notable novel by new writer. II J
Is the life history OF foundling child who,
when grown. goes to Kansas and takes part /
In the stirring events which marked the {
struggle between the friends and opponents
IF slavery in that state--the strenuous figure a
of John Brown being dramatically intro b
iuced. As romance dealing with period
IF American history and portion of our
country practically untouched In fiction, the p
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