The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-08

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ford, sins, not in criminal sense, but
In disregarding point OF honor. in order
to obtain political power.
Like all of MIR. Roberts's work the book
is clever and keen. The author again
takes as one Of his leading political fig
ures Eustaoe Loden, who is In reality
Cecil Rhodes.
Breaking the Shackles Is an exciting
and adventurous novel by Frank Barrett,
the brilliant author of A Set Of Rogues.
The scene Is laid In England, where
prominent physician has been tried for
murder and sentenced to imprisonment
for life. His crave and devoted wife
gives all her energies to establishing his
Innocence. but the proof comes too late to
prevent sad catastrophe. IL. q. Page
g. Co.; Portland; Loring, Short 81 Har-
mon.)
DIR. Dale, by Marion Harland and
Albert Payson Terhune, Is a story with
out q moral" but by no means an i'm
moral story. IL Ii tale OF the oil regions
Of Pennsylvania, and the authors 60
traight to the point, and give us a char.
enthusiastically real and reasonable history
OF people and events, without bothsring
introspeotion or retrospeotion, - refresh
Ing novelty In modern fiction. The story
IL rather sad one, like most of those Of
the day, and one wishes that our authors
would cheer mp, and give rs something
little less depressing. For my own part
should always prefer to look first at the
last page Of novel, and If 1t "came to
a bad end" could not be induced to
read 1t. Since, according to the New Tes-
lament, we are, at best, ''of few days,
and full of trouble" why shorten and
ssdden our Lives with the imaginary ills
of fictitious characters, especially when
they are sketohed with SO much power
that, for the time being, we make them
our own. (Dodd, Mead, s. Co.; Port
land: Loring, Short s. Harmony
The Progress of Pauline kessler, is
written by Frederic Carrel, and published
by l.. q. Page & Co. Portland: Loring,
Short s. Harmony 1t is a sketch of an
OF the Becky Sharpe type,
and the end Is tragedy.
From the same publishing house
Portland: Loring, Short s. Harmony we
have eight volumes OF The Days Work
Series, by various popular ana noted au-
thors. They are; Noble Womanhood, by
Charles +. Dole; Now, by Alexander Nc
Kenzie, ID. d.; The Young Man in Busi-
mss, Edward Box; God In His Word, by
Charles f. Thwing; Making the Most OF
Social Opportunities, by Lucia AInes
Mead; Craven on the Tables, by W. K
Loves On the Training of Lovers, by
Austin Bierbower; If Ye Love Me, by
Lucia III. Knowles
The publishers state that 1t is their In
tention to include in this series stories
ana short treatises on self-culture, ethics,
religion and reform, and to this end they
propose to secure writer's and public lead
ers of tine day. Being dainty and mex
pensive volumes, they are likely to be very
popular.
To all persons who have a keen sense OF
humor, new volume by Mr.. Frank Il.
Stockton is a special delight, and his
latest work, A Bicycle OF Cathay, Is also
one OF his best.
The teacher of the village school Ia Wal
ford tells his own story OF how he started
out, upon his bicycle, to spend his sum
mer vacation. such fresh and delightful
experiences as he had, such delightful
girls and women as he encountered, such
entertaining incidents and accidents as
occurred Nobody but Mr.. Stockton
would ever have dreamed Of them. Then
there is q charming love story, which,
though not recognizable by the reader at
so early stage of the narrative. begins
with the very first page, and ends bliss
fully at the last. Here is the right kind
of a story, jolly, refreshing, slightly fam
tastio, with lots of pure fun and any
amount OF common sense. (Portland:
Loring, short, s. Harmony
In Paris, a handbook for visitors to
Paris in the year 1900. Is by Katherine ).
and Gilbert S. MaoQuord with twelve
illustrations by Thomas X. MacQuord,
X. l.. and two excellent maps. This
little book only touches on a few OF the
more notable buildings and scenes
around Paris, and Is chiefly intended for
those to whom the French capital Is un-
known and who have but a short time to
spend there. While the volume is pre-
pared especially for this year OF the Paris
Exposition. 1t strikes one as an excellent
and useful general guidebook, as far as 1t
goes.
For Tommy and Other Stories, by
Laura e. Richards, is a fascinating col
lection of tales by writer who always
delights her young readers, as know
from observation. There lie a special de-
mand among the children for "Mrs
Richards's books and the young folk are
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