The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
BOOK NOTES.

More Colonial HOmesteadS and their
Stories" BY Marion Harland, author
of Some Colonial Homesteads, "''Where
Ghosts Walk etc. Price, 50. Pub
lished by G. P. Putnams Sons, New
York. Through Kellam Book and Sta
tionery Coz After her great success
/ with Some Colonial Homesteads," it
was but natural that Marion Harland
should continue the series. The result
More Colonial Homesteads-' The
homeSteads described in the present
volume are johnson Hail. the home
OF Sir William johnson, La Chalniere
du Prairie" the home Of the Meades,
"MOrven,' the Stockton home, Scotia,
the Glen-Sanders house, and many
others too numerous to mention, but
certainly worthy. In her hands the old
mansions glow with the old time
warmth and hospitality, and the halls
are again peopled with the characters.
who had their part in building up the
estimable. value as histories, as they
throw a light upon many topics merely
touched in historical works.
1.-THE Gentleman from Indiana" By
Booth Harrington. Price, $3.50 The
success as a serial novel of the Middle
Vest goes to show that this first
book" win class the author as one Of
the real American nOvelists. Fully
third of the story was omitted from
McClure's Magazine. and this has now,
of course, been restored The pictures
of a country EDITORS life in Indiana are
extraordinarily real, but the final charm
of the tale lies in the delicacy and ro-
nance of the love story and in the sus-
tanned interest Doubleday & Mcclure
Co.. publishers. New York
Cattle Ranch to College" By Rus
sell Doubleday. GA Gunner Aboard
the Yankee'D, with over 100 illustra-
tons. Price, so. This is true story
of a boys life in the far west ten years
ago. Living in a frontier town of Da-
kota, John Worth passes through a
variety of exciting experiences; fight
ing Indians; hunting, mining, sheep
herding, "broncho-b busting" cattle
ranching, and chasing down despera-
does. Every incident related actually
happened to the original of the hero,
who is now college man, and who has
told all the details to the author. Dou-
bleday & Mcclure Co, publishers, New
York.
I'm Old New York. BY Wilson Bar
rett and Elwyn Barron Price. 81. so.
Published by L. C. Page & Co, Boston.
terest, dealing with the history Of the
EngliSh-Dutch colony at the stirring
period before the outbreak of the war
of the Revolution. A novel written by
Ors of 'Manders, which is having
such a sale, and Wilson Barrett, the
brilliant actor and writer and who
brought out such a successful book
during the summer, entitled THE Sign
of the Cross needs no other introduce
ton and is bound to take a very high
rank in the world Of fiction. It is a
book that one cannot lay aside until
you have reached the end.
"a Years Prayer Meeting Talks
By Louis Albert Banks. Price, 81. Pub
Hshed by G. w. Dillingham;, New York
Dr.LOuis Albert.Banks, the distinguish
ed pastor of the First Methodist church
in Cleveland, Ohio, has been unusually
favored in this department of his work
His Prayer Meetings. " These meetings
have attracted large crowds and many
new members have been added to the
church. The meetings have been so
nOtewOrth, that ministers of various
denominations have urged him to pub
lish the series of talks which have ac-
cOmplished SO much good. It is in re
Spouse to these requests that this vol
une appears. The book contains fifty
two short talks, for prayer meetings
one for each week in the year. The
subjects are treated in original and
striking ways, but not in a senSa tional
manner Their style Is attractive and
they are never too long to hold the in
terest Of the hearers.
First Steps with American and Brit
ish Authors" By A. F. sBlaisdeu. Price
80 cents. Published by American Book
Co, New York and Chicago. This book
aims to provide students with a judic-
ious and methOdical introduction to the
standard English texts It is intended
to serve as the basis of a regular course
of study in English literature. Enough
material is furnished for at least one
years work, and the book is so ar
ranged that the work may be abridged
or extended, at the will of the instruc-
tor, thus making it a very useful
book for both instructor and student.
Browning, Poet and Man" sur
vey by Elizabeth Cary, author of
''Tennyson." Price, S375. Published by
G. p. PutnanaS Sons, New York
Through KelIam Book and Stationery
Coz Miss Cary says in her preface:
In calling this book survey have
meant to indicate the absence of any
pretence at throwing new light upon
Browning's already strongly iIlumina-
ted work. I have used the word in its
literal sense, to express my intention
covered by his life and poetry, and
the place the two seem to have occu-
pied in the generation to which he be-
longed." AS in the companion volume
on TennySOn, Miss Cary has shown
judgment and literary skill in the Sc
lection and arrangement of her mater
ial. She urges that BrOwning's poetry
be read like that of other poets, not as
a task but for a. pleasure She says:
Browning has suffered from the en-
thusiasm Of his friends who have tried
to read deep meanings into some of his
poems" The book Is illustrated with
twenty-five full page illustrations, and
is a beautiful piece of book making and
credit to Messrs. Putnam Sons Co.
''Wee Lucy's Secret being the fourth
volume of Little Prudy'S Children
series by SOPHIE May Price, 70 cents
Published by Lee & Shepherd, Boston.
Through Kellam Book and Stationery
Coz Mothers and children together
will now welcome his fourth volume of
this series. Wee Lucy is a little old
er; also is Jimmy Boy" and both are on
a long visit to the east to visit grand
ma and grandpa Their funny sayings
and laughable adventures. have already
endeared them to thousands Of child
ren.
MesSrs. Harper & Bros. have an
nounced that they have disposed of all