The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

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treats these various Preach authors thar
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hut she SILL delights tn q fairy tale" when
he speaks az rssnsses. hls words. *AEnen1
shnse whose trade is authorship II II not
rare TO ssna the Individuality swallowed ur
By the trade IN speaking Of Edmond ana
Jules DE- Goncourt: tns iast paragraph In
has chapter on zs,a- in watch be says.
writer OF vivid sensations. with a fanny
ana troubled brain. Re has sought 20 DC
exclusively a PAINTER es rsaiisy: and be mas
painted It in fact as Re has seen i. that -
In perpetual nightmare" his ensinne OF
the writings az Dauaes. in which he says
ssT,here ara. indeed. few examples OF more
fortunate career. or Of literary work thst
has SO constantly issarnsed criticism: his
description Of Alphsnse paudet. The paint
er OF the Sauth:t' his characterization OF
NJ Paul Bourgst in these words, Tne nrst
thing tina, strikes lss in this psychologist
who has brought disettanteisn into fash
ion. this novelist dear 10 women. Is the
viger OF his mind, he takes delight IN
thought. pure abstract thought'-aal show
NJ lsaurnic 70 be rot Only TAR 70 the men
OF whom he writes. but ohservans OF their
methods and alive to their many virtues a.
chronsclsrs Of their times and manners.
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THE GOLD OF OPHIR By ID. Howard
Gwinn Published by +. Tennyson Nelly.
London and New York.
.-The Gold Of Ophir" is a story OF Ameri-
can life and adventure beginning In Chi
cago and vending It's enterprising and haz-
ardous way In mining camps Cnciudfnx
Leadviile in It's early days. and In mys-
FERROUS caves in search OF the gold which
most men crave. After many adventures.
a veritable King Soiomon's treasure house
being discovered. Thomas Hartman. H..
and his Lena are married. and thus. with
lots Of lucre. ends the book happily.
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THE MORMON PROPHET. By Lily Dou-
gail Published by d. Appleton 4 Co..
New York.
THE Mormon Prophet deals with the
early history OF the Mormon church Its
struggle for existence under Joseph Smith.
the massacre OF the faithful. and the viz
tues OF the pioneers OF that religion are
very eleverly ana dramatically told by Lily
Dougail.
The name Of the authoress seems unfa-
mliar. but her style and diction are such
that her books should be popular and prof.
liable.
THE MATERNITY OF MARRIOTT
WICKEN BY Mrs. Henry Dudeney.
Published by the Macmillan Company.
II any one desires to read a book which
keeps ones heart a-iutter with nervous
excitement 1.-THE Maternity of Harriott
Wicken'' will prove 10 be volume TO fill
that want II is a malignant story OF pre-
natal influence The whole family Of Wick
ems are mentally diseased. and are 20 dis
jcinsed and out OF tune that when the last
OF the name murders her only child and
then kills herself. the reader closes the
avenue to a colossal nightmare and thank
fully says, Thankful are we that there are
no more wickens left TO populate the
world with idiots, drunkards and murder
ers.
The terrible crime OF permitting those at
nicted with insane parents, or with father
or mother slave to drink, Is forcibly por-
trayed.
Mrs. buoeney WfAee vita = otsoh9 1bU
sensible pen. and many Of her lines arc
epigrammatic and graphic. The beck Is
too powerful to be lightly criticised, and
too horrible to be agreeably enjoyed.
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A VOYAGE TO THE MOON. BY Cyrano
de Bergerac Published by the Double
day Mcclure Company. New York.
This mos; interesting work Ito which the
world is largely indebted for 'Guliivsr's
Travels') could easily stand upon its own
merits. even without the literary connec-
tons It's author has with Swift and Mo-
Here or II, Rossand's famous play. II Is q.
charmingiy fansiful and poetic piece es IT..
erature. full OF Imagination and delicate
conceits. Mr.. Curtis Hidden Page, Of Co
lumhia university. has supplied an intro