The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

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THE WAR FOR THE UNION, ORTHE
DUEL BETWEEN NORTH AND
SOUTH. poetical panorama, historic
a and descriptive. prefaced by the Song
OF America and Columbus. or the Story
OF the New World" BY Kiaahan Corn
wallis. Published at the Office Of the
Wall Street Daily Investigator. ~
Broadway.
This book. which begins with q preface
iauding the AngIo-American alliance. Il the
story OF America and the United States
told In rhyme. Were some OF the songs
shorter they would be good recitationy for
the scholar.
A COSMOPOLITAN COMEDY. BY Anna
Robson Brown. Published by d. Apple
ton K Co, New York.
This IL q pretty story Of international
society life. with bits Of the late war.
Spanish spy and other recent interesting
views, to keep one alert during the telling
Of the love story Of Tatiana and Hugh
Carnegie.
The Caruthers' Affair."" by VIII N.
Harden. published by r. Tennyson Nicely,
New York and London. Ii cleyeriy told
detective story in which hypnotism plays
the chief parts. Hendricks. the detective,
manages the murder case NEST adroitly
despite bombs and all sorts Of terrible
contrivances to end his search OF the
guilty one.
A GIRL OF THE KLONDIKE. BY VIC
t0Ffa Cross. Published In London, by the
Walter Scott Company. limited
The motive power of Victoria Cross
story is the terrible power OF gold. The
story OF katrine, the daughter Of the old
Pole, Poniatovsky. who runs the Pistol
6not'' at Dawson. Ii cleverIy told Kat
rine. who drinks hot rum and CANDLES,
but In her own way In otherwise as pure
an the nugget deep bedded in the bosom OF
mother earth. lives and nourishes only
for time amid the icy blasts Of criticism
and disregard. Her love and tenderness
Tor the sick and poor. her unselfishness,
her courage, count as naught. A stray
bullet fortunately stops the throb OF q
heart. the depth Of which none seemed to
realize.
In Victoria Cross book one sees ro,d
everywhere. with all its hardness. The
greed Of men Is paramount. The scene In
which Katrine balances the washing nan
in one hand. flied with gold. and the Bible
In the other. and the religious enthusiast
chooses the gold dust. tells her story
fully.
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The Ladies' Home Journal for July. 1880.
Is very complete in its suggestions to the
. housekeeper. the mother and all sorts Of
women who work or play.
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When book runs into fourth edition
within fortnight Of it's publication. II IN
perhaps natural for older craftsmen "a ar
tempt to gauge the measure OF the new
writer. The unusual reception which has
been accorded to Richard Caryer, has
prompted Mr.. Hamilton w. Mabie. in a
recent article. to venture an estimate Of the
future literary opinion on Mr.. Winston
churchills last novel, and incidentally TO
do what Is even a more congenial task TO
him, to analyxe Mr.. ChurchiEs powers az
literary artist. His opinicn k OF some
interest, welcoming as II does In such a
whole-hearted way a competitor for laurels
which he himself has won by much
thoughtful work--he says Of the novel In
question that 1t has three qualities not at
all common in recent American fiction. II
has In the first place. magnitude. 1t ID
written on the scale OF Vanity Fair and
The Neweomhs.' ones first impression Is
that II II going to be too long: ones final
feeling Is that IL Is not long enough Mr..
Churchill not only had very rich material
to draw upon. but he has used that ma
teriai In the large and leisurely way which
the habit OF the time imposed upon him.
The very length Of the story Is an evidence
Of the artistic instinct behind II. Richard
Carvel' is pervaded. in the second place,
by marked atmospheric quality The read
er gets not only vivid description of An
napolis. and of a certain side Of London
life In the early revolutionary period, but
he hreathes the air OF tina: period: its spirit
Is constantly suggested to him through the
dress and manners which II wears IN
the third place. Richard Carver conveys
that impression OF ease Of mood which
belongs 10 the story or adventure, but
which is seldom compassed by the Ameri-
can novelist. Unless I am greatly mistak-
en- Richard Carved by reason both OF Its
subject matter and It's manner, will sur
vfve the season in which ii is published and
take It's place with the permanent con,ri-
buttons to American fiction"
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