The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-29
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This IS the latest issue of Putnamt
Hudson Library series 10 Is a plausible
story OF some fictitious discoveries in the
realm Of physiological and pathological
L Investigation The plot IS Strong one
and we'll worked up.
RETURN OF THE FAIRIES. BY
Charles J. Bellamy. Illustrated by
Charles w Reed. Little Folks Publish
ing Company, Springfield, Mass. Bound
In clpth. 1s2 pages
Fairy stories are fascinating things, and
the children will hail The Return II The
Fairies" with delight. 1t IS written by
Charles J. Bellamy, a brother OF the
author Of Looking Backward" which Is
something OF fairy tale itself.
The scenes Of the romantic happening
TO the little heroes and her0ines u these
stories are laid In the world Of to-day,
not In that Of hundreds OF years ago, and
the fairies. goblins and children talk and,
think I'm the modern way
There are six stories IN the volume
bearing taking titles. as follows. Story
Of a Christmas Eve" story Of the En-
chanted Cave" STORY Of the Bad Boy
story OF the Golden Key. and story
Of the Magic Mirror II Is printed from
large and clear type, with wide margins,
and the artistic design on It's cover cannot
fail to please the eye.
The volume IS fully and intolligently
illustrated by Charles w. Reed OF Bos-
ton.
RETRIBUTION AT LAST: A MORMON
TRAGEDY or THE ROCKIES BY
Charles Brewer, ~ d. Cincinnati; The
Editor Publishing Company. Bound In
cloth. 10i pages.
While written 0s a romance the main
feature Of this little book Is a matter II
history. and has 10 do with the terrible
massacre OF 1857. when the M0rrn0ns muir
dered a large number of omgranis. citi-
zous of the United states. who were pass
Ing through the territory OF the Mormons
The author, who is am ex-oficer Of the
United States army. does not write az
random. but his convictions have been
received from personal contact with the
people parties and events 90 which ref
erence is made in the narrative The OBJ
feet of this work 's "t0 open the eyes 0f
tho people or their rulers TO he serious
ness 81 the present situation in the State
81 Utah"
The writer's style is somewhat stilted
and unnatural. but the description Of the
massacre and IT'S attendant horrors Is
painfully realistic.
THE ART or ENJOYING THE BIBLE.
by Edward Leigh Pell. D. d., Richmond
Va The Idea Publishing Company.
Cloth. 1j9 pages price 20 cents.
Many read the Bible as an act Of w0r-
ship. a daily duty, but 20 how many is
the reading n pleasure? Nay more 20
how many does the Thought occur that It
d. ..I a O. g ErH 80 pa
Toying the Bible, Dr pel has tried 20
answer the question. "lI)w can j read the
Bible so as TO enjoy it7' "NOt how 90
read the Bible. for every one knows how
30 read &c for one purpose or another, for
conscience sake. Tor example or for
literary gain or for texts so support q Just
theory, or as a. religious duty but how 20
read &c with that sense of pleasure which
we think one ought 10 feel IN reading such
a book as We believe the Bible 90 be- AS
q guide ana teacher Of Bible reading. Dr.
Peu IS emnontly qualified Having dee
voted many years 90 The study of the
Bible and possessing I'm mo small degree
the act Of impartug knowledge % others,
be IS we'll fitted Tor this work AS or
special helpfuuess are noted the chap
tiers, Accounting for Dlfficlltcs' ana
'~ro Cultivate Taste for Che hln.e n
Little children" The book Is written in
Dr. Pells Enthusiastically simple. but
forceful style.
TIT LISTENING CHILD. by Lucy W.
THE LISTENING CHILD, by Lucy w.
Trucker. with Introductory note by
Thos. Wentworth HiEsinson. New
York The Mcmillan Company. Bound
IN cloth. u mo-, iG pages, price Sis.
Few people realize how very difficult
| to IS % 0nd poetry suitable % small chill
dron. or course there are numerous coli
leutions compiled f1r children. but u Us
rare that you ind "a collection so carefully
arranged as thls of Mrs Thacher Mr.
Thomas Wentworth Higgnson especially
cgnnmenIs in bis introduction tho promi-
.nence given TO purely Imaginative writer's
which "sh0ws a willingness tO recognize
and cultivate the IDEAL side ~ children,
which. after ell, affords tho best part OF
their lives"
The writer Introduces her work with "a
Short Talk to Cl.iren About Poetry
written In simple fashion, and giving very
briefly without confusion Of oates, the
history Of poetry and n passing reference
10 the greatest poet II each era The coli
/ lection comprises selections from the
| greater English poets Of the past SIX
l hundred years. 1ley are not children's
poems IN the common acceptation OF that
term, but are bits cI.lcd from the greater
poets that will appeal 20 the childish I'M
aeination and that are not beyond the
| comprehension OF youthful minds.
The book is divided into two parts. the
first consisting OF selections beginning
with Shakespeare md coming down 10
stevenson's time: me second and much
smaller part. containing selections from
the old fifteenth and sixteenth century
ballards from Edmund Spencer. Robert
| Green. Alarlowe and others that lived be-
fore Shakespeare line Teachers ana
mothers looking for a book Of the best
poetry Tor children win surely find Mrs.
| Thachersl voume what they need.
| THE SPLENDID TORSbNNA. By MIS-
Hugh Fraser illustrated by J. II.
Valda, Philadelphia; J. j. Ippincott
Company. Bound in cloth, lmop 20
pages. price. So
The scene Is Italy, the time, the nine
teenth century, bur the deeds belong TO
/ the Dark Ages. Mrs. Fraser has pur7
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