The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-03
NEW BOOKS.

they are told with a fidelity that il
applicable only by the knowledge that
the author himself has served in the
ranks of Uncle Sans regular army
The tales are not all OF good men-tbat
is, men of the highest morals. perhaps
but they do deal with men who are
splendid soldiers, ready to iare and do.
Street & Smith, New York. 81.
Holland and the Hollanders,' ty
David S. Medium, is one of the most
interesting books of the season A pc
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the quaint towns and country sides and
the quaint people who inhabit them.
Not only the industrial possibilities. but
the development of the country, its
wrestling in part from the sea, are han
died with skill and after evident study
of all conditions. The habits of the
people, their thrift. their love of show,
their affection one for the other, their
patriotism-ali are shown with n wealth
of detailing incident that makes the
volume glow with the actual lie of the
Hollander. Hollands literary and ar
tistic past and present form also top
les that are treated with excellence,
and the magnificent engineering fats
Of the Dutch are amply set forth
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 50.
Utah and Her People" is the title of
a neat little volume from the pen Of
William A. Morton. The volume con-
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the doctrine of the Mormon chu. N and
attractions Of the state. 1t is hand
somely illustrated with half-tones, and
is in every respect creditable produc-
ton.
William A. Morton, publisher, Salt
Lake City.
"A Guide to the Operas" bv Esther
Singleton, has just been issued from
the presses of Dodd, Mead & Co. The
idea is unique. and the execution excel
lent. The volume contains description
and INTERPRETATION of the words and
music OF the most celebrated operas.
To the music lover this guide will
supply readily that which otherwise
could be obtained only by research and
study, for in addition to the argument
OF each opera treated--not the legend
inspiring the opera. but the story of
the opera itself-the orchestral effects
are discussed and described with fidel-
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Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, $3.50.
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title OF very complete work now be-
ing prepared by r. w. Sloan. An edi-
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which VIII be circulated extensively
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like many other works of like nature,
this will not be weighted down with
nor will it be overloaded
with matter descriptive of mere pros
poets, but will, on the contrary, be a
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but accurate descriptive
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entire edition has been nearly contract
I'd for already, so the success of the en-
.erprise is assured
Father Goose, His Book" by Frank
Baum. is volume that has just reach
I'd this office. 1t is daring undertake
ng to invite comparison with the melo-
hes of Mother Goose" dearest of all
% the heart of childhood, but Mr. Baum
las warrant for his hardihood in the
delightful verses that fill the pages.
Besides we are Informed that:
Old Mother Goose became quite new,
Ind joined a woman's club.
'he left Father Goose at home
70 care for Sis and Bub.'
There was. of course, nothing for the |
he youngsters in the rhymes which |
ollow.
Ineres are verses about dogs. and don !
,eys and elephants and whales. We |
ear of Mister Jinks and Captain Bing. |
I Tommy Toddlekin and Patsy Bedad. |
here are lines about Mister MCKEE
ohm, who had a leg of hickory on and |.
host of other interesting individuals (
One finds bits of quaint philosophy
a he fon af ~ ~
carcely less than that of the small folk. /
here are whiffs of pirates and strange I
dventures. |
The George Washington Ratchet
tory is retold in delightful form. VIC.
re brought up to date with a line or
wo about the rough riders, while the
lodern boy. laments:
Pray. what can a civilized boy do
nov,
When the Dragons all are dead"
The charm OF the book lies in the
uaintnesS of the ideas. the catchy"
hymes and the swing of the lines that
Ill tasten them in the minds and
carts of the inhabitants of nursery
md.
Once girl named Betsy Baker,
hought shed like To be Quaker.
n her head she put Shaker.
milking that the Shaker'd make her
The story of the ant and the lion sa-
Drs of AesOp
AsPee flew down and ate an ant,
bug he ate the bee:
hen then gobbled down the bug.
Ut failed the hawk to see.
ne hawk had eaten up the hen,
efore he saw the cat
,hich ate him up, but then a dog
tie pussy quick as scat,
|
nd ate him in a trice,
nd then a lion ate the wolf. |
nd found him very nice.
ut when the lion fell asleep.
He said: L really can't
nagine why that wolf should taste I
Exactly like an anti
Every page is illustrated in colors by
ensiow and it is entirely within ,
FUNDS to say that no recent publica- {
On approaches these quaint pictures q
delicious humor and felicity of ex-
esSion. The color printing is adj /,
irable and the press work bevond :
iticism. The text is hand lettered by (
alph Fletcher Seymour. The book is {
ready in its third edition and prom
IS TO be popular for an indefinite ,
riod. George NJ. Hill Co., Chicago. are :
e publishers.
The Christmas number of Scribner's
Is year contains several striking =,
'velties in illustration The methods =
e not only new, but the results are in r
cry way artistic. Walter Appleton :
ark's pictures. which accompany
arrison Morris Ballad of Three !,
ngs," are as rich in color as an ola l
window The original a
,tures have been reproduced with 7
solute fidelity. so that there are none =
the violent contrasts of color so [