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| character. These stories have all APP
pcared In scribner's Magazine. but they
were well worth reproduction In book
form. The longest tale. His Word OF
Honor" IL n fine sketch OF young
Vermont doctor. who has been engaged
to n girl from his country town
for hve years, yet who almost forgets
her In the fascination OF New York
ranged to meet the New York
| girl near his country home and spend
n few days with her coaching party
although he knows that this will be
the end OF his engagement to the girl
who has been loyal to him for Ave
years. The Incident which turns him
from his purpose and brings him back
20 his FIRST love Ia very charminkiy
described. He meets a stranded cir
Gus family. and In ministcring to the
husband, who has n dislocatcd collar
bone. he gets from the wife the insplra-
tion to remain faithful to his engage
ment or the other stories the best
are. THE Incident Of the British En-
bassador" and "Jcpson's Third Adjec-
tive" There VIII he no books OF stor-
les published this season better worthy
OF n place on the literary shelf than
these tales by the new editor OF the
4 Atlantic Monthly. New York Charles
scribner's Sons; price $3.50
l
Margaret Sherwood. Is n quiet. schol-
arly story. with a strong and persistent
claim upon the attention OF the reader.
The idenlist iH n young college profess
sor In the department Of political econ
omy. who objects TO the acceptance by
the Institution OF large endowment
for tho sole reason that the wealth OF
the donor was amnssed through evil
buslnegs methods-that IL. through de-
ceptive advertising schemes and grind
I lNNNH NNR 10. UNNNVsN aaaHA hsa
assured Of this the young professor WIS.,
ita one OF the large department stores
Of the donor and questions the girls
behind the counters. lie receives but
little information. however. until he
| finally encounters q handsome young
attendant who learns the purpose OF
his visit and unreservcdiy explains the
Questionable business methods OF the
concern 20 far ms her knowledge goes.
This young lady. the professor fnbse-
qucntly learns II the daughter OF the
owner Of the establishment. who, dur
Ing his absence. has entered II IA an
employc with n vlew Of ascertalning
the extent to which her father IL deal
Ing with human misery. THIS ~ the
ground plan OF the story. which ends
with a union Of the two investigators.
both Of whom are ldcallsts and noble
characters. tNcw York; The Macmii-
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Studies" clever. incislve and always
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attire Mcssrs. Houghton. Mlniln q Co.
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The Keats which Mcssrs. HouRhton.
Miniln a Co., add to their Cambridge
| poets. with NIL the scholarly editing
, and scrupulous printing which the
j name Of the series has come 20 Imply,
contains. besides the poems, Keats
Letters"-ln many ways n remarkable
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"a Confident Tomorrow" by Brander
Matthews. recently finished as n serinl
In one OF Harper's periodicals. has
J been Issued In q volume with the orig
| lnal iluatrg fons. N II story OF a
| young man from the West who goes TO
New York with story. with which he
| expects 10 begin literary career that
viii bring him fame and fortune. lie
finds the road to success hard one.
but when the story ends he IN well ON
his way towards II, with love and repu-
tntion "a the rewards OF his struggle
Harper a Brothers. New York;
. . .
II was inevitable that the great sue
, cess OF Edmond Rostands drama "cy-
rano De Bcrgerac" should call nttcn-
, tlon to previous dramas by this author
, | which. although not attaining the sue
, cess OF his latest work. yet have some
, | OF its merits. LA Prlnccasc l.ontnine'
, uhc Princess Far Away IN a poetic
! drama In four acts. the time being In
. the twelfth century, which was pro-
/ duced nj the Theater DE La Renais-
sance, Paris, In April. 1896. II was fairly
well received. the leading character
Mciissinde. being played by Sarah
/ ilernhnrdt. The drama was more OF n
| promise than u perfect work. the hu-
, thor was feeling his way rather than
walking with assured step. Its move
, ment IL Irregular and II gives evidence
/, OF the author being swayed now by one
dramatic influence and now By anoth-
7, er. II lacks the action necessary TO sue
! cess on an American stage. but as a
. dramatic poem Is worth studying. The
y translator, Charles Renaud explains
that he has cndeavored 20 render faith
fully the oddities, neoloRisms, natural
n ness and swing OF the original, thls
= statement being made, not as an ex-
!, cuae for his shortcomings, but In JUS
!, tice to the author whose poctlcnl con-
!, ception he has endenvored to Interpret.
:, Frederick A. Stokes Co. New York;
y That entertaining and helpful paper
y for American readers ana students OF
4: French, the Boston Echo De La Sc
maine, recently gave In weekly Install
ments nm amusing little drama by Ed
} mond Rostand OF "cyrano De Der
gernc" fame. This artistic little COM
4, ody, Les Romanesques," has been
ii translated by Mary Hendce with the
sanction OF the author and Is Issued In
a dainty little volume rs The Roman.
cers." IL II the story OF couple OF
romantic young lovers, who lived In al
4. ioinine houses and made love TO each
other in Romeo and Juliet Language
over the garden wall separating the
ID two premises. The two practical faith
J. ers undertook 10 cure them OF thcii
romantic foolishncss by removing ~,
II wall ard thus enabling them to make
h. love In more common sense fashion
N The result was series OF amusing
complications.
o o .
"The Kings Jester and Other shorl
playa Tor small stages" By Caro- Attn
crton Duuan. Is collection OF clever
.: unetIc dramas designed for amateur
@; rcnreeentation by small company o
vn,,nr people. All nave been given II
n. n hnu Of moderate size. without an,
roiscd stage or footllghts, and VIII
simple stage settings. Minute direction