The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-11
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


 
 "Dehcient Saints" by Marshal
 Saunders l.. c. Page & Co.,, Boston
 431 pages; price S1.5O. For sale by the
 D. P. Judd Go. In this, her latest story
 Marshall Saunders follows closely the
 fortunes of t French family, wtosc
 history is bound up with that of th,
 old Pine Tree State. Blended with the story are skilful allusions to the reii-
 gious struggles of the characters in the
 book. French or Puritan, which shall Iprevail?" Another predominating tea
 ture of the book is the sentiment of pas sionate loyalty of these sons and dauSh- ters of Maine for their native state.
 The heroine of the tale is the daughter
 of bank robber, of which fact she
 knows nothing, and she weds man of
 Puritan descent and ideals. A fine character is the heroine's aunt, Miss Gastonguay. Other characters, min
 ister, who loves a rollcking maiden and is kept guessing as to his duty in her case, and retired sea captain given to jollity add to the storys interest. The climax of the story is strong and satisfying.
 | Page 6 Co.,, Boston; BPS pages price $1.50. For sale by the E. P, Judd Go. This is story in which pathos and hu- nor both play their part, The scene is laid in Paris and the descriptions of life in the Quarter Latin are distinguished for their freshness and liveliness. The various phases of the plot are skilcully developed and the book has various surprises as the story runs on. A nlod- el Is the heroine of the tale and sine is encountered and loved by an American artist who has an American sweetheart, whom the artist comes pretty near making his bride. The Ams." "Gan giil discovers when not too late how the land lies and sends her lover back t0 his French ideal, and macries a less fickle lover The son of the model--she has been previously married and to an Englishman, who is dead-is Man ders,' who is child of unuausI intelli- gence. The conclusion of the story is pathetic. The heroine is caught in the web of fate, denied happiness by bonds of her own forging. The book is illus trated by T. Spicer Simson.
 The Knight of Kings Guard,' by Evan Martin: L. c. Page & Co. Bos- ton; illustrated by Gilbert James: 30? pages. For sale by the F. P. Judd Cn A tale of love and adventure, dealing with the romantic period chronicled so admirably by Froissart. The scene Is laid at border castle between England and Scotland, the city of London and on the French battlefieds of Cressy and Poitiers. Edward the Third Queeu Phillipa, the Black Prince, Bertrand du Guesclin, are all historic characters, ac- curate reproductions of which give life and vitality to the romance
 Drives and Puts" by Walter Camp and Lillian Brooks; 243 pages; l.. c. Page & Co., Boston; $150 For sale by the E. P. Judd Co. This is a capital collection of stories of special interest to all devotees of golf and possessing a charm for all who like good stories well toldi Delicacy of style and a happy fancy give charm to the narratives and incidentally glimpses into the myste~ ries and intricacies of successful golf playing appear. It goes without saying that our townsmau, MT. Camp, is an eminent authority on college sports and that Lillian Brooks is a successful wri- ter of short stories, and in this work good golf players figure as the chief characters in chivalric tales of love in good society, and the characters are smoothly and skilfully drawn. The book is very handsomely gotten up and will no doubt meet with much favor. The titles of the stories are Make or Break" Sammy "The Great Profes- ntA Tot Second Lesson;" ''One off Two;" "Do- ing Something for His College" "A Southern Genteman;" "The Lady and the Cow" "The Conversion of St. Ours" "An Unknown Quantity
 "The Paths of the Prudent" a come dy by J. s. Fletcher, author of When Charles the First was King" ''The Builders Mrs. Spitfire," etc.; illustra- ted by J. W. Kennedy; S09 pages; l.. c. Page & Co.,, Boston; $1.50 For sale by the F. P. Judd Go. Of the story the Scotsman says, "The story has a curi- | ous fascination for the reader, and the | theme and characters are handled with | rare ability" The Pal Mall Gazette | says: "Dorinthia is charming. The story is told with great humor." Punch says of it: 'An excellently well-told | story and the readers interest is per- fectly sustained to the very end"
 'The Archbshop's Unguarded Mo- ment and Other Stories" by Oscar Ad- ams author of ''The Story of Jane Aus Poet Laureate Idyls," The Presumption of Sex" and "A Die lionary of American Authors:' 270 | pages; l.. c. Page & Co.,, Boston: $125. For sale by the E. P. Judd Go. MT. Adams is well known as a successful writer of short stories. These stories 1eal with dignitaries of the Episcopal ,hurch. rathos and humor are de- ightfully intermingled in these narra- ives and the characters are admira bly, ! described. All will find this a very 'eadable volume, entertaining and en- oyable.
 "Lally of the Brigade" by l.. McMan- IS, author of "The Silk of the Kine.' The Red Star," etc.; illustrated by H. J Edwards; 25S pages; L. c. Page & Co, Boston. For sale by the F. P. Judd Go. The scene of this romance is ,artly at the siege of Crimano, held by he troops of Louis XIV. against the Austrian forces under Prince Eugene. )urins the siege the famous Irish Brig de renders valiant service, and the ero, a dashing young Irishman, Is in he thick of the fighting. He is also