The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-02
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lightful book published by Doubleday &
Mcclure Co., New York, entitled BIRD
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author. The illustrations are about sew
enty in number, all full-page illustra-
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information not readily attainable else
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THE Sea-Farers," by Mary Gray
Morrison; Doubleday Page & Co., New
York; 1926 pages; $1.50. For sale by
Judd This is a novel of life In a New
England seashore town. 1t is a story
strong and well sustained throughout.
1t deals with a period Just before and
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the narrative a vivid contrast between
| the merchant princes of former days
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A dramatic portion of the story, full of
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our New Property" by Ray Stan
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"A Christian. but Roman" by Maui
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Most of the Jokai books thus far trans
lated deal with the authors own be-
loved Hungary. This tale Zone of the
short novels is laid in that dramatic pc
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empires overthrow, but when to en-
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death and torture. The pictures of i'm
perial abandonment yet colossal power,
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secutiOn of the Christians are depicted |
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"Fruitfulness," by Emile Zola; Ats |
pages; Doubleday, Page & Co, New |
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worldwide fame as an author of extra |
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idyllic beauty and Of the greatest social
wretchedneSs and disease lola has
perhaps never before made so impress
sive a social picture, and he touches
with his customary force the problem
involved which France is considering
to-day in view of its comparatively
small increase in population as COM
pared with other nations-its hated
rival, Germany, for instance.
paris as It Is" an intimate account
of its people, it's home life and its places
of interest, by katherine De Forest; 2S4
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Miss De Forest presents a book which
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who wish to get con the inside" of
modern Partisan life. The book is in eff
feet a sort of sublimated extension of
the guide-books, giving with much
verVe and entire intimacy an account
Of the people, home life and places of
intereSt-the museums art galleries