Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-01

two wears az "a novelist OF the Dutch
republlc His new romance with lts
thrilling tale of the betrayal Of William
and his people by the faithless ruler
ln whom they trusted sketches IN
singuIarly vivid fashion a chapter OF
history which cannot be read without
deep interest
"The Eagles Heart" A story OF the
west, is the latest ambitious WORK OF
that clever writer Hamlin Garland
'The Eagles Heart presents an epic
of the west, where the hero with the
eagles heart goes westward ana en-
tiers upon the strange and picturesque
life of the plains. The novel offers
vivid pictures OF cattle ranching and
other phases OF western life There IS
On 'interaction between the Middle
West and the far west, which is adroit-
IN indicated. and the variety Of the
story Is as noticeable as It's yigor ana
dramatic power Mr. Garland has been
engaged upon this romance for some
years. and il embodics his most earnest
treatment Of theme which has APP
pealed especially TO him, both from
the artistic and the realistic points OF
view.
DANES and Daughters, Of Colonial
Days" by Geraldine Brooks. Is Nalu.
able contribution 10 the historical
literature Of America The selection or
characters the method I'm which they
are introduced. the viyacity of treat
mant and the naturalnpss Of presenta-
/ lion combine 10 make a book Of sub
stautiai merit. unquestionable interest
| ana charming individuality From Anne
! Hutchinson first OF American club wo-
men TO Mistress sally Wister, most
charming OF colonial dairists. the ten
women selected as typical danes and
! daughters, admirably portray the
! phases of life which marked the prog
| rsss OF our colonial era, from the
/ sternness Of the earliest days TO the
| more cultured strenuOusuneSs Of reVo-
lutionary times. This advance Is well
! shown IN Miss Brooks excellent col
! lection OF narrative sketches, and
| apart from the life and sparkle OF her
| STYLE. the book itself has an educative
| as we'll as a personal value. The
! DANES and daughters who are given
! place are. Anne Hutchinson OF the
| Bay Colony; Madame La Tour, Of Aca-
| dia: Margaret Brent. OF Maryland
| Madam Sarah Knight Of Massachu-
! sets and Connecticut Eliza Lucas OF
/ the CarolInas; Martha Washington OF
| Virginia: Abigail Adams Of Massa'
! chusatts. Betsey Schuyler. Of New
| York and Deborah Norris and Sally
! Wistar Of Pennsylvania, All sections
OF the colonies and all phases OF
! colonial life are thus represented The
| author Is q daughter Of Elbridge s.
! Brooks. the Well-kuown writer OF his
| torical books for young Americans
! published by Thomas Y. Crowell &
CO., New York.
"Wukinson's Foreign Classics IN
! English" Is by William Cleaver Wilkin.
! son. professor Of poetry and criticism
! University Of Chicago.
The author takes up the great writ
| ers OF Greece and Rome, France Vol
! taire. Moiere. Rabelais Montaigr
etc. and of Germany. Goethe, Schiller
Richter. Heine, etc. and not only telli
us who they were and what they wrote
but-what IS more 10 the purpose
gives US a liberal taste OF the work o.
each IN direct TRANSACTIONS Of the fines
passages and in skilled commentar!
that goes with the passages All th'
difficulties accompanying such read