Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-30
LITERARY NOTES.
NEW BOOKS JUST PUeI.IsHEp.

LII
THE KNIGHT OF KINGS GUARD" BY
pages. Boston. l.. G. Page & Co. For
sale at Stanton's Old City Book Store
A tale of love and adventure. The
scene is laid at border castle between
England and Scotland, the city of Lon
don and on French battlefelds of
Cressy and Poitiers. Edward the
Third, Queen Phillip and the Black
Prince are all historic characters, &C
curate reproductions of which give life
and vitality to this splendid romance.
HEROES OF OUR WAR WITH SPAIN"
BY Clinton Ross. Illustrated. limo, 352
pages. New York, Frederick A Stokes
Book Store
An admirable book for young men
and boys, containing graphic accounts
of the destruction of the Maine, the
battle Of Manila-The Adventures of
Lieut.. Rowan-How Hobson Sunk the
Merrimac-The Rough RidersEThe
battles OF San Juan Hill and Ell Caney
The destruction of the Spanish Fleet
by Admiral Schley and the surrender of
the Spanish Army.
"AIANDERs-A TALE OF PARIS" BY
ELWYN BARRON. Illustrated. 12mo
32S pages Boston, L. c. Page & co. For
sale by Frank Stanton, O!d City Book
Store.
The story Of Manders is full Of sur
prises, which cause the reader to catch
his breath and fill him with delight at
the development of each new phase of
the plot. The book is exceptionally
well written and possesses much of the
quality Of true tragedy. The plot is
well conceived and the characters adj
| mirably drawn.
SIREN CITY" BY BENJAMIN SWIFT
/ limo, 524 pages. New York, Dodd, Mead
& Co. Price, $3.50. For Sale by Frank
Stanton Old City Book Store.
Siren City is a romance that will be
read with deep interest. 1t is divided
into three parts; the first being "Hec-
tor and Rebecca," the second, Her
Nuptial Heart" and third "Rebecca and
! Roland" The work is fully the equal
Of Nancy Noon" or 1.-THE Tormentor,"
other popular novels by the same au-
thor.
"a GENTLEMAN PLAYER" BY ROB
ERT NELSON STEPHENS. Iilustrat-
ed limo, 4sS pages Boston, l. G.
Page & Co. Fer sale by Frank Stanton,
Cd City Book Store
Mr.. Stephens in this work has sought
to excel his former productions such as
IAN Enemy to the King" 1.-The Cont
mental Dragon" and THE Road to
Paris" and has certainly succeeded. A
Gentleman Player will be found a
charming production, full OF interest
and vivacity. The book is bound to
become exceedingly popular.
THE CHANGELING. BY SIR WAL
TER RESANT. A novel Of 317 pages.
New York. Frederick A. Stokes Co. For
sale by Frank Stanton. City Book Store.
Sir Walter Besant is too well known
to the literary world to need an intro
| duction. The Changeling will be found
quite as interesting as "The City of
Refuge" or "a Fountain Sealed" both
Of which were decidedly popular with
the readers of fiction.
"4 &C, i SERVICE 6;n By STEPHEN ,
York. Frederick A Stokes Co For sale
by Frank Stanton, City Book Store.
Price, sl.3.
Any one who has read "The Red
Badger OF Courage" Georges Mother
or any of the other novels by Stephen
Crane, win be pleased with this new
production by this gifted writer. The
book is intensely interesting from be-
ginning to end.
TN INDIA" BY G. W. STEVENS. limo,
! Cloth, $50 pages. New York, Dodd. Mead
& Co. For sale by Frank Stanton, City
Book Store.
This is a charming novel, full OF ex-
citing and interesting incidents pecu-
liar to Oriental life. The Manners,
Customs, Religion and Social life OF the
people OF the Far East" are graphi-
cally touched up in a graceful manner
| in this work.