The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-27

taking up arms i'm 81. Tn wandering
nero - taken for a SPY, ana. although
Hospitality enter Irained. regarded as
a prisoner OF war. The romance pro-
ceeds with the accompaniment of the
complications that naturally arise for
the hero from such a condition with
the daughter OF the house as his good
angel. The story Is altogether unique
and very readable. published by the
j. B. Lippincott Co. Price $L25.)
\ book OF new fairy stories is called
The Return OF the Fairies" by Charles
j. Bellamy. brother OF the author Of
Looking Backward" The scenes of
the romantic Happenings to the little
heroes and herOines of these stories are
lald IN the world Of today, not in that
or hundreds of years ago and the fai-
Nes, goblins ana children talk and think
IN the modern way. There are s. sto-
rles in the pretty volume which Is fully
and intelligently Illustrated by Charles
W. Reed OF Boston The Return Of
the Fairies is printed .-om large and
clear type. with wide margins. with an
artistic design ON it's cover. published
by Little Folks Publishing company,
Springfield, Mass.)
\ new volume in the natural history
division OF Appleton's Home Reading
Books tell of THE Insect World "A
reading book of entomology compiled
and edited by ID Clarence Moores Weed.
From the mass of material at his COM
mand the compiler has lected a series
of articles which specially we'll illus
'tra'te the life and habits of iBs2cts In a
way that the reader and student can
grasp. The illustrations are drawn ex-
a.. l. faf h..
plainly understands bugs as well as
drawing. The book is designed FOR old
er students rather than for children,
for supplementary reading I'm the gram
mar grades or in connection with high
school courses in zoology.
II is said that Rudyard Kiplng and
Ernest Seton Thompson met last win
ter. and spent an evening telling each
other animal stories. The Interpreter OF
the Jungle wanted a story of a grizzly
bear. Mr.. Thompson had one ready Tor
him. 1t took an hour to tell II. When
he had finished. Mr. Kipling exclaimed:
That's fine. Thompson. why don't you
write ito" Mr. Thompson has since
written NJ. under the title of The Biog-
raphy of a Grizzly" and it's publication
will be begun I'm the November num-
her of The Century Magazine. IL Us the
first long story by the author or 'Wild
Animals / Have known Needless To
say he will Illustrate II himself. The
decorative arrangement of the pages
will be the work of his wife.
The London Academy has been pub
fishing an elaborate enquiry into Da-
vid Harum. ana the reviewers verdict
is that David Harum remains-David
Uarum will remain for some years-a
convincing and delightful creation. and,
I'm the sense that ii sticks In the memo
nv. "A memorable one.
4 new and cheaper edition OF the
Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe,
edited i'm four volumes by j. II. Ingram,
will be published Immediately by The
Macmillan Company. 1t will contain, ms
formerly. the memoir by the editor. a
portralt and other Illustrations. The
na aneu. used I'm this second EDITION VIII
he such as to make II even more handy
gban the first an more expensive issue
while the typography will be the samt
aa formerly.