Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-15

ture. The present volume covers only the
first half OF the journey, while the compile
ton Of the journey will be brought out in a
second volume later on The volume con-
tains many fine illustrations, which, to-
gether with the excellent binding and print
ing, make it most attractive in appearance.
Dana, Estes & Co, Boston Price, $3.50.
In the etory OF Drake and IHs Yeoman -
James Barnes tells the personal story OF a
young Engllshman, born during the latter
years CT Queen Mary, who is brought up
among his mothers people in Spain. He
sees the workings OF the Spanish nquisition
but later returns to England Much Of the
story io actual history. The persons men
toned existed and were followers of Drake
his yeomen. as he called them The young
hero becomes brakes constant companion
and tells the story Of his battles and victories.
A faint suggestion of love story is inter-
woven IN the narrative. The Macmillan Co
Price, s..
After an interval OF eight years James
Schouler has completed his history Of the
United States under the constitution by is
suing a sixth volume to cover the period Of
the civil war and President Lncolns ad-
| ministration, With all that has been writ
ten touching Americas gigantic conflict
a narrative within moderate compass, view
ing events in the calm perspective, develop
ing the story on its civil as well as military
side, seemed to be wanting; and the object
of the present volume is to fill that niche.
The author has accomplished his task in
most praiseworthy manner and has produced
volume, the reading of which will give
a clear idea of the most critical period in
American history. The author has very
wisely subordnated battle details still in
controversy and the arithmetic of slaughter
to the bringing out clearly the drift and pur
pose OF successive commanders, thus pre-
senting the more general feature of the war
worth dwelling upon. Moreover he has
| striven to do full justice to honest and
patriotic motives, north and south, and to
that noble spirit of heroic devotion and self
sacrifice which animated the common peo-
pie of both sections. The author has now
reached the ultimate goal proposed in his his
toric labors. He has told his tale, and told it
we'll. If they have not already done so, his
publishers should issue the whole six VOL
umes in a uniform library edition. Dodd
Mead e. Co. Price, s225.
The Beacon Biographies series, published
by Small, Maynard g. Co., is adviseily
termed "series of brief memoirs of emf
nent Americans" The attempt has been
made, perhaps for the first time, to make
a really national series of books to be with
out prejudice of any sort and written by
men who have the point of view not OF the
past, but of the present. In the treatment
of their various subjects all tendency toward
either "romanticism'' or realism has been
avoided They are written from the same
sound standpoint of unilattering and un X
culpating appreciation Of fact. The brevity
OF the biographies-they average $50 small
pages only-is in no way hindrance to
clear and thorough comprehension of their
subjects; rather it is recommendation to
and an added virtue in the eyes of those
numberless American readers who, with a
love for their country and for its greatest
sons, have neither the time nor the pa
tience to read the many long lives of thar
eminent countrymen, which are also often
expensive and not easily accessible. The
latest addition to this series is Aaron
Burr" by Henry Childs Merwin. Small,
Maynard & Co. Price, 70 cents.
Literary Notes.
Lee e Shepard's holiday announcements
are presented in the form of very at
tractive illustrated pamphlet. They have
an especially fine line of boys books.
Richard G. Badger & Cos Literary Re-
view" for November is at hand. While
not so pretentious as some of the literary
magazines, 1t has good features and is
worthy of careful examination.
Marion Mills Millers' translation of 1.-THE
lished by Richard G. Badger & Co.. is at
tracing no little attention. Hamln Gar
land furnished the introduction to the vol
ume.
Appletons Holiday Bulletin, which is
most elaboratey illustrated. appears this
contains forty-eight pages and is in itself
practically a holiday book number, contain
ing large number of attractive pictorial
features
Charles Scribners Sons have brought out
a very attractive list of their holiday books.
AS almost every volume of Importance in
the list excepting primitive Love and
Love Stories has already been reviewed
at length in these columns, there is no
necessity for enumerating them.
shall shortly see a uniform edition of Mr..
James Lane Aliens works. We are in
formed that the Macmillan company has
secured the publishing rights of those of
Mr.. Aliens books which have hitherto been
published by Messrs. Harper &: Bros.
B!rd-Lore (the Macmillan company for
December announces the inaugural ion of a
new plan in f-educational work which
cannot fail to be of assistance to the
many hundreds of bird students who are
pursuing their studies with no other guide
than a text book.
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Amusing Incidents Brought Out by
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