The times., 1899-06-18

''The Yellow Wall Paper first appeared
as a short story in the New England Mag
azine,' where it attracted well-deserved
attention. 1t is now published in a tiny
volume covered, apparently. with piece
oil the identical paper referred to in the
tale. The author, Charlotte Perkins Stet-
son, is better known as writer of satiri-
cal verse and essays on woman's rights
than as story-teller, but this little study
OF psychology and environment is certain
iy a mastery thing in its way. 1t is one
Of those stories which compel re-reading
and it haunts the memory like some of the
ghost-legends of Poe. Boston: Small,
Maynard G Co. so cents)
'Cromwell's own" by Arthur Paterson
is one of those historical romances which
have been so plentiful of late. One knows
all about it before beginning to read the
hero is valiant soldier, the heroine a
damsel brave as well as fair and the out
come of it all is sure to be fortunate. The
value of this particular book lies in the
picture given of Cromwell and his house
hold and of the Puritan and Cavalier of
the day. The Protector is made out to be
something of a hero, and the defects in
his character are CLOSED over while the
virtues are made manifest, but the local
color of the book is as whole. skillfully
laid on. New York: Harper & Bros,
I.50D
Fortunes My Foe" is a story of the
eighteenth century, by John Bloundelle-
Burton. 1t is well told. and the character
drawing is fairly good. 1t gives glimpse
OF an English seaport town in the days of
the press gang and the "redemptioner, y
and shows us on what foundations the En- =
land and America of today were built
New York: D. Appleton Co. 81
The Passion of Rosamund Keith by
Martin j. Pritchard, is one of those books
of which one is tempted to ask. why are
such things written" The heroine is a
beautiful English girl, of the du Maurier
type SO far as physique is concerned; the
hero is a marvelously handsome man. with
out any backbone. For no particular rea-
son the loving pair are separated early in
the story, through chain of circumstances
as exasperating as it is unnecessary.
Thinking he has lost Rosamund, Paul en-
ters the Catholic Church. In the days of
his youth he has been trapped into mar
riage with girl much beneath him in sta
tion; he has divorced her, but the Catholic
ing; consequently when he and Rosamund
meet there is an insurmountable obstacle
between them, and they part again with the
appropriate amount of agony. The pre-
sumption is that they will have to wait till
Paul's wife dies before anything further
can be done
Meanwhile. Paul disappears into mo-
nastic life, but not the kind of monastic
life which is final; he somehow reserves
IL. s.-I.- IL H. l.,
and cowl if anything turns up which re-
quires his assistance. Rosamund goes
travelling with her uncle, who expires, for
no particular reason, somewhere in the
mountains of Albania, among a savage
population, but quite near the monastery
in which Paul is immured. Shortly before
this Rosamund has seen in the newspaper
q statement that Paul's former wife is
dead, and when she shows him this, in
tense joy results. She, however is some
how forced to leave the monastery before
he does, and on the way down the noun
tain is caught by the natives, and tied to
cross, from which Paul rescues her.
1t is to be hoped that fate, after this, is
induced to let the unhappy pair alone.
Even the operations of destiny, in real life.
have more logical sequence than the work
ings of Mr.. Pritchard's brain. Chicago:
Herbert S. Stone & Co. $1.5O)
"a Fair Brigand," by George Horton,
is an amusing bit of summer literature.
which appears to have been written main
ly for the purpose of caricaturing the
methods of New York sensational journal
ism. Under a very thin disguise, so far
as name is concerned, Mr. Sylvester Sec
vel and Mr.. James Creelman figure in the
tale. and more or less gentle satire is
poked at their respective papers for sew
eral chapters The methods of dry-as- dust
antiquarian authorities also receive rap
from the ruler of Mr.. Horton, and perhaps
the book itself may be considered as a
caricature on the up-to-d date novel of ad-
venture Certainly, if Mr.. E. F. Benson
presents the ideal aspects of modern
Greece. Mr.. Horizons Meetso and Kyria-
koula may be said to represent the exag-
geration of the ideai-that is. the carica-
ture. With the Consular Service of the
United States Government Mr.. Horton has
amused himself most Of all.
Briefly, the story of the book is this:
Two American students set out to clint
Mount Olympus, but are on the way cap
tuTed by brigands. The daughter of the
brigand chief, Kyriakoula by name, falls
in love with one OF the youths. who is
dreamy and of antiquarian tastes, and By
means of this infatuation the other youth
who is practical and wide awake, effects
the escape of both the Americans, taking
the lady along as necessary encumbrance
Then it is that Mr.. John Creamer, of the
Daily Daily arrives on the scene, Sc
cures photograph and signed staten nj
from the brigand princess, and telegraphs
the thrilling tale to his paper, which i'm
| mediately prints picture of the fair Greel
on its front page, and elicits telegram.
from all the woman's clubs in the country
congratulating the student and his bride
| The student meanwhile is most Teluctan
to take a bride, being wrapped up in hi!
studies, but is forced into matrimony by
public opinion and the indefatigable cor
respondent. After the ceremony the 'Dai.
| ly Daily" presents the young pair with
silver service appropriately inscribed. Tht
book is altogether OF such nature tha
one feels sure its author must have beer
| highly entertained while writing it. (Chi
cago: Herbert S. Stone G Co. s1.25.l
| Miss Cayley's Adventures" by Gran
| Allen, is a book of such a nature that on
| is tempted to write to MIR. Allen and ISL
| him If he really wishes to be held respon
sible for it. The author of THE Woman
| Who Did, and Colin Clout's Calendar
has done some rather surprising things il
the course of his life, but he has never don
anything before which was surprisingl
foolish. His present book reads as if h
| might have been so soft hearted as to len
| the sanction of his name to some buddin
Laura Jean Libbey of the London literar
world, that she might launch her first wor
to advantage. Miss Cayley" goes out TO
walk in the park with the intention o
discovering the way to make her fortune
, At once she meets with an eccentric oil
lady, who engages her as lady's maid an
travelling companion combined, and lake
her as far afield a German waterin
place Then she meets an eccentric Ameri