The times., 1899-04-16
LITERARY NOTES.

William McLennan and Miss J. n. Nell
wrath, is the story of the fortunes and
misfortunes OF the Chevalier Maxwell. an
adherent OF the ill-starred Prince Charles.
before the rebellion Maxwell had marri d
tradesman's daughter, but the marriage
had been kept close secret because OF
Maxweil's family. When the Chevaiier
cast his lot with Prince Charles he had left
MS young wife at home, and when her
child was born, and the mother had no evil
dence to show that she had been honorably
married, the disgrace was more than could
be borne. She came to London, took lodg-
ings and supported herself and child by
sewing. After the disastrous battle of
Cuiloden the hero is forced to lie in hid
ing in an obscure lodging-house in Lon
don, but as the agents of the House of
Hanover learn of his place of eoncealment,
his friends conduct him to the home OF the
little seamstress in Wych Street-who is
his wife. She believes, however, that he
has willfully deserted her; under no cir
cumstances will she consent TO a recon-
ciliation. AS for the Chevalier, he loses
hope of winning again her favor and when
he is offered commission in the French
army he accepts it gladly.
He is sent at once to Canada to the gar
rison at Louisbourg. Before leaving Lon
don, however, his cousin, knowing moth
ing of his marriage, has fallen in love
with him, and when his letters from the
new world cease to come, she prepares TO
follow him. By some freak OF fortune she
secures as her maid the Chevaliers wife
the little seamstress of Wych Sueet-and
they come to Canada together.
"The Making of Hawaii is the title of a
book by William Fremont Blackman, Pro-
fessor of Christian Ethics in Yale Univer-
sity. Hardly a problem in the complex
movements OF the century has been absent
in the compact community OF Hawaii. 1t
has been Prof. Backman's aim to give
a sober and comprehensive discussion of
the forces which have been at work in the
social evolution of the islands AS a field
for the study OF some important social
problems Hawaii offers unusual scope, due
to the blending of temperate and tropical
climates. the. mixing of widely different
races, the contact Of civilized and aborigi-
nal people under unique conditions. and
finally to the control Of industries by cor
porations to an unusual degree, and the
close juxtaposition in recent years of very
wealthy few and a very poor multitude.
correspondent OF 1.-THE Bookman" in
quires: Did Rudard Kypling or Witcome
Riley write the Rubiat; some says one and
some says the other. l would like to know
this very much
THE Philippine Islands and Round
About by Major G. ]. Younghusband.
author of the Relief of Chitral,' and
South Africa of Today is on the press.
Read in connection with Prof Worcester's
Philippine Islands and Their People"
and Mr.. Stevens. Yesterday in the Phi l.
ippines," this book by an Englshman,
who is at the same time a keen observer,
affords an interesting difference in points
of view.
London Truth" recently asked several
authors to treat the preparation of their !
books as Mrs. Burton treats the subject of /
cooking, and here is one of the results.
sent by the author of THE Open Ques- |
tom"
S0LES "a la QUESTION OUyERTE"
Take pair of young souls, and carefully skim
Dissect them, examine without and within;
Preserve all the essences selfish and vain,
Add dash Of heredity, passion, and pain;
Mix well with depressions OF divers degree
And flavor with lbsen and ielo-de-se;
Dish up with garnsh OF turquoise and lace,
Then serve in boat, and push out into space. |
Another:
''The Christian" by Mr.. Hall caine-
QUAYLE 10 G4lNE
Take Storm in a tea-cup and favour with Manx, !
With some bad upper ten and some clerical |
cranks;
Add the Derby, some Scripture, the first at st. |
Paul's,
And serve it up hot, with some spice from the |
Halls.
THE immortal" by Martha Perry Lowe,
is little book of verses devoted to the |
of great souls in the past and |
present day such as Dante. Shelly, E. B. !
Browning Charlotte Bronte, Schubert, En- !
okC I Sbau
Charming. Lucy Larcom, Whittier, Lucy |
Stone, and Others
Bob. Son OF Battle" gains some addi- |
tional interest from the fact that it is the |
first book of the author, Mr.. Alfred Olli- |
want. and that he is cripple
The Literary Review" says:
"Thro' the Year With Kiplng" is a very pretty |
yearbook Of selections from the earlier works |
Of Mr.. Rudyard kipling." Personally we have |
a great despise for year books anyway and |
just why the first verse of the Recessional should
be read January l, the second verse on the sew
enth day, the third verse on the twentieth the |
fourth on the Sth of February, and the fifth on |
the sixteenth is quite too many for US.
When Mr.. Kipling sees that book it is
likely that he will have "a great despise"
for the publisher and the reader.
author blaspheme:
"A Glossary to Accompany Departmental |
Ditties as written by Rudyard Kipling"
and The Religion of Mr.. Kipling''
"The Cipher in the Plays and on the |
Tombstone" is to be the title of Mr.. Igna- |
thus Donnellys new book now in the press |
Mr.. Donnelly hopes that this work will |
finally settle the controversy as to the au- |
thorship of the so-called Shakespeare |
plays. Having disposed of them, Mr.. |
will publish. about three months |
later, another book. entitled THE Cipher |
in the Ben Jonson Plays" in which he will |
show that the Jonson plays were also writ |
ten by Francis Bacon, and which will con-
tain a cipher narrative setting forth that |
fact. The author is SO confident of the |
success of these books that he will print |
them at his own expense and retain the |
copyright both in America and England. |
THE Short Line War" by Merwin- |
Webster, is the title of a novel to be pub |
lished in May. The book tells the story of |
an attempt by the &C. & S. c." Ry. a |
trunk line from Chicago to the West, TO |
seize Illegally the M & IT, (the short |
linel an important feeder" to the larger |
road The president of the NJ G. T. is |
James Weeks, a typical product of the
Middle West. who devotes all the energy
and resource of his rugged character to the
defence of the Short Line His life is pic
tured with emphasis upon its blending of |
success and pathos. The manipulation of |
stocks, legal deadlocks, and an attempt to
take forcible possession of the road with
the resulting defence go to make up the
plot. The climax involves intervention by
the governor of the State, who places the
road under military control. At the time
Of greatest confusion Weeks saves the road |
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