Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

author OF Two Years Before the Mast and
granddaughter OF Richard Dana. poet and
editor Of the North American Review. This
is her first extended work since 1878, when
her letters describing convent life in Paris
we're published. DR.. Holmes, in writing to
her on that occasion. said: You have told
one story so well that you must tell many,
and 1t is quite clear that your pen belongs
to the public" ''Bspiritu Santo" is a novel
with a musical background, the scene is
laid in Paris and nearly all the characters
are intimately connected with the musical
world. The chief interest centers in the love
affairs OF Adriano and Theodore Daretti, who
are respectively the leading baritone and
tenor OF the Paris opera. The story opens
when Adriano is on the eve of his first great
success, with a description of the life in the
house Of Ramon Disdier, the father Of
Espiritu Santo, the heroine. In Disdier's
house live Hortense Delepoule, a great CON
tralto and singing teacher; Nine. Nalorge,
Espiritu's grandmother, and Adriano and
Theodore. The story gives a glimpse OF the
better side OF Bohemian life in Paris and a
portrayal OF the beautiful side of the Roman
Catholic religion. Harper & Bros. Cloth,
s1.25.
Ellen olney Kirk has written delightful
books for grownup people, but never any
thing better than her new venture, Dorothy
Deane.' The doings of Dorothy, of the Lee
twins, OF the inimitable Marcia and the two
dogs, Carlo and Flossy, lure one right along
from the first page to the last. They are
real children, with quick wits and big hearts.
and thoroughly lovable. 1t is a simple story,
full of fun, sparkling with interest for every
unspoiled childish mind.
"1f l Were a Man, the Story of a New
Southerner," by Harrison Robertson, has
been issued by the Scribners in their ivory
Series" Mr.. Robertson, who is the manag-
ing editor OF the Louisville CouTier-Journal,
was the author of that very successful story
of the south, "How the Derby Was Won
published some years ago in one of the
magazines.
Information of much interest and use,
especially at this time, is given in a mono
graph bearing the title, "Our New Posses
sions.' The latest authentic information is
embodied in the pamphlet and could be used
to good advantage by every teacher OF
geography. American Book Company, Chi
cago. Price 10 cents.
"Extemporaneous oratory for Professional
and Amateur Speakers" by DR.. James NJ.
Buckley, is a work addressed to young men,
The authors instruction goes toward the
cultivation of facility in eXtempore speak
ing, a power which must rest upon a solid
basis of sound information and settled
opinion. His aim is to enunciate the phil
osophy of extemporaneous %oratory, which
he defines as the delivery, in an arrange
ment of words and sentences entirely the
birth of the occasion, of ideas previously
conceived and adopted, together with such
thoughts and feelings as may arise from the
occasion. DR.. Buckley is strongly in favor
Of extempore delivery as more powerful ant
convincing means of reaching the mind. bu'
he lays great stress on the fact that 1t mus
be based upon more vital qualities thar
glibness or mere talk. The extemporizel
must proceed from a full mind and his &C.
complishment is rarely a gift of the gods
but is the product Of training and disciplin,
and study. Eaton & Mains, New York
Cloth, $3.50.
Richard Realf was born in 1884 in Eng
y land. Coming to America as a young mai
!, he remained for a time in New York and il
1855 went to Kansas as correspondent 70
$500 @ASNAN NhH oNAASA Jul dl
!. Soon after he joined in the John Brown
movement and was sent to England AM
France to raise funds, thus escaping tn
Harper's Ferry tragedy. He was marie,
to a Maine lady and Immediately after en-
. tered the army. While still in the servic
T he received word of his wife's death. Afte
g the war he again married, but, the uniol
proving unfortunate, he began proceeding
for a divorce, and, supposing that he ha
S secured one, married a third time. A highe
court, however, set aside the divorce an
Realf found himself a bigamist, with hi
e second wife pursuing him vindictively. A
If this was not enough, his first and rea
e wife was discovered to he still living. Wit
r three wives on his hands he decided tina
d discretion was the better part of valor an
S ran away to San Francisco, but the secon
r wife soon learned of his whereabouts an
a one morning in October Realf was foun
dead in bed with a bottle of laudanum a
e his side. During his brief but %eventful lf
e Realf did a vast amount of literary worl
His poems have now for the first time bee
collected and published in book form. The
d appeared originally in the Argonaut. III
Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Scribner's An
a number of daily newspapers. The yolum
Is very attractive in appearance. Funk
Wagnalls Company, New York.
o Some Late Reviews.
The Conservative Review, volumn /