The Portland daily press., 1900-06-13

conception Of virtue. /" And again she
says; THE pages that tell Of Matthew
and Marianne, are IS charming rs posi-
BILE. They lhavs bloom, beauty, a
fragrance we never expected to find in
this authors work. The tale Is simple
one, the cheerful conquest Of fortune and
the continual birth Of offspring
The volume is published by Messrs.
Doubleday, Page & Co., New York
Portland: Loring, Short g. Harmon.
Messrs l.. G. Page g. Co. PORTLAND :
I.oring, Short g. Harmony, have a long
and interesting list Of works Of fiction for
the summer reader. Among them are
Memory Street, by Martha Dunn Baker
The Black Terror, by John K. Legs; The
Baron's Sons, by Maurus Jokai; At The
Court Of The King, by @. Hembcrt West
ley, and Helena's wonderworid, by Fran
ces Hodges White.
The first of these will have a distinct
interest as being the work-and very ex-
cellent work-of a Maine woman. 1t Is
A Story Of Life, and OF the
"sweet childish days, that were as long
AS twenty days are now"
and 1t trends pleasantly toward the time
when s'they were married and lived hap
PLY ever after" There are the losses and
| the sorrows, the bitter and the sweet, and
10 is all very wholesome and humane,
with gentle touch of humor to brighten
the pages.
The text Of Mrs Dunn's pretty and
interesting volume Is
Thinks thou existence doth depend on
timer
1t doth; but actions are our epochs."
! Mr.. Leys's The Black Terror Is a
romance Of Russia, capitally written and
full of vim and fire. 1t is stirring tale
of today, and has to do with the aims and
objects of the Nihilists. IL all sounds
very true, this history of political in
trigue, and its exciting incidents are
vividly described.
A portion Of the plot turns upon the
| striking resemblance of the hero of the
story young Englishman, to the Gar
In taking upa novel OF Jokai the
famous Hungarian writer, one Is always
sure of being immensely entertained, as
well as enlightened In regard to the coun-
try where his scenes are set, and the
people who figure in his compelling pages.
The Baron Sons is a brilliant novel,
which records the uprising of the Hun
garians in lS4s-49, In gallant attempt to
recover their constitutional rights. The
real occurrences of that time were 30
stirring, so much Of the kind Of truth
that is stranger than felton," that 1t
hardly needed the pen Of one Of the great
est story writers In the world to make
the delineation of them effective and fas-
chatting, especially In the description of
the historic flight over the Carpathians
of the two hundred and twenty hussars
who at the outbreak of the revolution,
deserted the Austrian army and fastened
to the aid of their country.
At the Court of the King is collection
of ten stories, romances of France, and
the author, MIR. G. Hembert Westley,
having infused into them the spirit of
intrigue and adventure, love and war,
relates them with much dash and vigor.
They are excellent specimens of the best
quality OF short stories. and many his
torical characters are introduced, notably
the gay, the handsome the bold Bas-
sompierre, Louis XIV. and his court, AMI
dukes and duchesses galore.
Helena's Wonderworld Is n pretty story
OF the Alice type. 1t Is bright and
| well written, and will doubtless amuse
and entertain no end of little girls who
are sure to find Helena quite fascinat-
ing creature.
From the same publishing house We
have The Relief Of Ladsymith. by John
Black Atkins, author of The War In
Cuba. His volume is both attractive and
valuable, and contains many maps. plans,
portraits and other illustrations, the
frontispiece being u striking likeness of
General Rt. Hon. Sir Redvers Butler. V.
c., G. G. b., X. G. NJ. G., X. g. p,
and all the rest of it.
Mr.. Atkins was well equipped for the
task he set himself in writing this inter
esting book, having been the war cores
pondent of The Manchester Guardian.
He has wisely left his letters as nearly as
possible in their original form. He calls
them "simply unofficial dispatches, writ
ten in camp under all the difficulties that
Cypress the pen in the neighborhood of
the sword" But they have the fire and
freshness of a thing done upon the spot,
with the inspiration and excitement of
the moment, and are of quite as much
historical value as more studied work.
The letters form continuous narrative
from the beginning of the war to the re-
lief of Ladysmith.
Mr.. Atkins's style is spirited and COM
prehensive. and there is an excellent in
PRODUCTION by one Of his colleagues.
The Bath Comedy, by Agnes and
Egerton Castle, Is gay screed. in such
fetching garb that one would buy the
volume II it We're only for its quaint pref
tiness. 1t is dainty and airy fantasia,
made up of mirth and unshine and
joility, with the lightest of touches, while