The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-28
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FICTION.

'ionsinans, Green A. COB, is a his
torical romance that is calculated to
keep YOU hurrying through the chap
ters to'the conclusion--and TO be sorry
when the conclusion is reached, because
there is no more. 1t is intensely ro-
mantle, while at the same time the
people OF the story are convinclngly
real, the development of their charact-
ers Is along lines that are familiar In
every day life and the several Weyman
accomplishment already on the book
snelves whereby i'm romantic atmos-
pnere, real flesh and blood folks flour
ish, are successfully repeated I'm $50
phia.' The scene IS England. the pc
riod OF Queen Anne. Sophia is a
charming bit OF young womanhood. So
Is 'lady Betty" Sophia's brother Tom
Is a manly youngster and Sir Hervey
is man of the world of the better
sort. Hawkesnurth is a vulgar villain,
but he has attractions I'm the eyes OF the
simple Sophia just as vulgar woman
oaptiNates young Tom--which Is
most natural circumstance. as most
every reader will agree who recalls his
or her tender youth. But both young
people get safely through these imma-
ture affairs TO make more sane and
encouraging choice. Poor Sophia is
harassed by scheming relatives and
beset by prize hunting suitors, because
OF the fortune which is complicated
by her prospective matrimonial ar
rangements. The story is full OF life
and action. The characters all have
lots of spirit. The incidents are Wig
orous. Ii is a capital novel. tPrice
$3.50. ,1 tfg
1.-THE Queens Garden" by VI. r. NJ
Davis (Houghton. Miffiin K Company.
~. x.f.
IN a weirdly enchanting fashion. Noel
Lepeyre. an orphan who has been hand
ed around To the care OF sundry rels-,
tives. finds herself ,at last cons. sned to-
the care OF her fathers dearest sister,
the last OF an old Creole family In New
Orleans. To the weird old homestead
with it's quaint galleries. hlgn walls
and delightful patio. Noel comes only
TO fnd her aunt, stricken with yellow
fever and herself, a prisoner by quas-
antine. In the garden, however. be-
gins for Noel a romance such as fur
nished the story of enchantment .hnt
her father used 10 tell her in her child
days. The fairy prince Is a inod"rn
reporter, but the circumstances OF his
counting and the Incidents that follow
are like new story of enchantment
The book is indeed an extraordinarily
weird and unique as piece OF modern
fiction. tFor sale by Preston e. Rounds.
Price $l.2j.)
Francois Coppee writes a very differ.
ent kind of a story from the more ia
miliar French article that IL commonly
translated for American readers. The
problems he deals with are not the kind
that we have come 10 associate with
French wit and brilliancy-not because
the French story" as We get IL in
translation. is necessarily universal in
France so much az because IL is so fire.
quently the one selected for American
and English readers So one may pick
up Tales for Christmas and Other Sea-
sons" collection of Coppee stories
just published by Little and Brown
with the confidence that he Is not GO
ing TO strike anything risque between
the covers and will find something to
interest him besides fringe of society
problem tales None Of these stories has
been before translated. They are exqu-
site examples of short story writing.
Some OF them are mere impressionist
sketches. Others are little novels--all
are charming, distinguished by much
originality. acuteness OF observation,
choice literary style. sympathy and
fancy. Many little things OF hfe are de-
velopei into impressive human trage-
dies or comedies by the authors skill
full pen. He seems TO have liking for
securing his effects from the simpler
materials and the more ordinary in
cidents.
'The immortal Garland" by Anna
Robeson Brown. author Of Sir Mark"
and "A Cosmopolitan Comedy in the
same series Is No. 2S2 OF Appletons y
Town and Country Library. 1t Is dis
tinctively American novel. treating en-
tertainingly of personal. artistic -end
social evolution Most of its action takes
place in sIew York. An especial charm
Is found in its analytic and humorous
delineations Of the personalities win
whom IL deals. Mrs. Gushing, who feels
AZ a duty To supervise and direct others.
has son. Dick. who means to win
fame as "A poet. Mrs. Carpe. who Is
pIacjdly Indifferent to everything and
NEEDLES with nothing. has two children;
Alice. who adopts portrait-painting as
n profession, and Gilbert, who destines
himself to become a great actor. with
those three young persons, mainly with
the struggles and achievements or the
two boys. the story has to do though
minor characters in skilfuliy devei-
oped plot are not less skilfully treated.
(For sale by Gregory
Miranda Eliot Swan. who. we are in
formed is an invalid has written ana
Moves Bros. of Boston have published
DAISY: an Autobiography OF Cat.
We are getting a great deal OF animal
literature in these days. what with the
writings of Seton Thompson and Rud-
yard Kipling and 1t is all calculated 10
encourage mope cordial appreciation
of animals on the part OF human klnd.
Cats are very common animals put tney
have their romances, their comedies
and quite commonly their tragedies.
These are the days OF renewed interest,"
i'm cats owing to the spreading organi-
zation of cat clubs and the Efforts or
the Cruelty to Animals Societies whfcn
next TO horses and dogs find they have
10 devote a great deal OF attention TO
the protection of cats. Daisy IL
story OF one cats long life-elghteen
years-told entertainingly from Daisys
own point of view OF the world ana az
fairs. both cat and human. Its purpose
is to do for the cat what the famous
hook "Black Beauty" has done in en-
listing human sympathy for the horse.
Perhaps the world OF cats needs just
such n missionary book even more than
ala the horse when BLACK Beauty
was first published. The story OF Dai-
sv'' is bound to interest all lovers OF
dunn animals and develop a more m
teliigent appreciation OF, and sympathy
FOR cats. a portrait OF Daisy adorns the
clever and appealing book. Noyes Bros.