The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-05
BOOK NOTES.


"Jesus Delaney is an.historical novel
written by Joseph Gordon Donnelly. 50
full of life and dash that one who taxes
it up will find it difficult to lay down
Delaney is a component OF Spanish,
Indian and Irish blood, educated in the
south. The tragical comedy of his life,
the admirably drawn hero, make the
book one wanted by everybody going TO
Mexico or who has been there. The
volume which costs $1.50, is just from
the press of the Macmillan company
In McCIure's Magazine for May ]. L.
Steffens, city editor of the New York
Commercial Advertiser, tells the story or
Theodore Roosevelt's experience ana
dealings with party leaders and polltl-
cal reformers from the moment ne pc
gan to be named for governor OF New
York down to the present time. 1t IS no
ordinary story, and it has never BEFORE
been told in fun. In the same maya
zine Oscar King Davis, the correspond
ent of the New York Sun at Manila, re-
lates some stories and gives some rem
iniscenceS of Admiral Dewey as MI
Davis himself has seen and known him
during months of service beside him at
Manila.
Lee & Shepard, Boston, have brought
out a book by Everett T. Tonnlinson
called THE Boys With Old Hickory,
which sells for $3.50. 1t is a story for
boys and covers the closing period of
the war of 1912. The events presented
are sufficiently interesting to arouse the
patriotism as we'll as inspire a desire
for further knowledge of historical
events.
Funk & wagnans company of New
York have published two books by
Arthur s. Pierson: "Catharine of Siena'
a little book for so cents, is a story OF
one of the heroic unselfish and truly
| great women; the other, In Christ
Jesus sells for 60 cents. and is par
ticularly appropriate for Bible students
| or preachers.
Among the dollar books brought out
by Houghton, Miff1in & Co, are The
Story of Little Jane and Me-" by NJ. E
A charming story for children, of New
York life fifty years ago; and "A Cen
tury of Indian Epigrams," chiefly from
the Sanskrit of Bhartriahari by Paul
f. Moore. An interesting book contain
ing lyrical TRANSACTIONS of hundred
epigrams, meditations and precepts,
treating of love, worldly wisdom, ana
| the Hindoo religion and philosophy.
One of the handsomest books recently
published is TennySOns I'm MemOriam
by Fords, Howard & Hubert, New
York. 1t is elegantly printed and ex-
and sells for $3.50. 1t is called a classic
edition of a great classic.
One of the most important publica-
lions of the year is t'Enin Pasha: His
Life and Work. the American rights of
which have just been bought by Messrs
Hadley & Mathews, of 1856 Fifth avenue,
New York. These two octave volumes
are compiled by his literary executor
from the great explorers journals, let
tiers and scientific notes, as well as from
the official documents. 1t is indeed
piece of rare good fortune that Emin's
carefully written and cOpfous notes
have been recovered, especially when
the eyes of the world, owing to the
Fashoda affair, are directed to the very
territory which he explored and which
is about to be reOpened.
1.-THE Town Traveller" has excited
good deal of amusing surprise and be-
wilderment among the critics on ac-
count of the new view it gives of Mr.,
Mail says: Mr.. George Gissing's new
story, The Town Traveller breaks the
monOtOny of mediocrity in recently is
sued novels. A touch of novelty IS lent
to this book by the circumstance that
here Mr.. Gissing sees life from com
edy standpoint. Lower middle-class eX-
istence is treated with this pessim1stlc
writer's peculiar skill, but with more
lightness and brightness than are usual
with him. Mr. Gissing has actually
permitted himself SO much common
placeness as is involved in giving his
story a happy ending" That Gissing, in
THE Town Traveller reads like Dick
ems will be noticed by every reader. The
book is sold in Topeka by j. w. Prtddy.
The publishers are Frederick A. Stokes
company, q and % West Twenty third
street, New York.
Fortuna" is a story of Wall street,
told by James Blanchard CIews. There
is a great deal Of information in the
tale concerning financial operations.
Aside from being a clever romance the
story is based on accurate happenings.
One desiring facts regarding specula-
tive business could scarcely find them
more clearly stated than in the terse,
spicy conversations. The book is pub
hshed by ]. S. Ogilvie Publishing COM
pany, 157 Rose street, New York.
Among the artistic and instructive
books issued by the Frederick A Stokes
company is ships and Sailors" by
Rufus F. Zogbaum and James S. Barnes
The text consists of the words and
music of the most famous sea songs in
the English language. Mr.. Barnes who
has made a special study of all matters
pertaining to the sea for many years,
has contributed a preface and explain
atOry notes. The illustrations consist of
twelve superb fac-similes of water col
ors, (size 111ax141a inches), and 26 en-
cravings in black and white after draw
ings by Mr.. ZOgbaum. The pictures are
of the highest order. and some of the
scenes on the modern warships por-
trayed by Mr. ZOgbaum are by far the
finest of the kind ever published Large
folio half cloth, heavy boards, S. co.
Same, cloth, $500.
Houghton, Mf1in & Co., announce
that Gilbert Parker's Battle of the
Strong has reached it's thirtieth thou
sand and has placed it's author in the |
higher ranks of the newer novelists 1t
is noteworthy that among the ten best
recent books selected by the Outlook
readers, three bear the Houghton- Milf
fin imprint-''Caleb Westminster Di- |
YER" by F. Hopkinson Smith: "Pene- |
lope's Progress, by Kate Douglas Wig |
gin, and "Old Virginia and Her Neigh |
bOrs,' by John Fiske.
Doctor Sphinx by Caroline c.
Watch. published by F. Tennyson Nee |
ly, New York, is a story naturally and