The age-herald., 1900-12-23
s--%BY PAUL FRY.

book, enjoying the greatest popularity for more than seventeen years, but not until the present season have the publishers given the public an illustreted edition. Henry Sandman, the noted artist at one time accompanied Mrs Jackson to Califor- mia, and was with her when she planned Pomona" His original sketches were drawn upon the scene of the story, and so it is eminently fitting that MT. Sandman should be chosen to illustrate the new holiday edition of this famous old romance of Southern California. The new work will be printed from new type, with series of thirty full page photogravure plates, with numerous interesting and suggestive chapter headings.
 "The Atlantic Monthly at one time styled Mrs. Jackson "a Murillo in literature, and her work has always stood in the front rank of American fiction. Mrs Jack son, possibly better known as Helen Hunt" lived in Colorado Springs and for years her castom had been each day to ascend to the very top of neighboring mountain from whence she had beautiful and extended view. She became so attach ed to this spot that in her will she specified that her body should be buried there. And today countless admiring readers take this difficult climb up the mountain just to see NH6 ldSl IeSllHS pfdCe Ol lut dulHOii anu the unique monument which is simply pile of rough stones placed there by friends.
 However. there may be any number of favorite authors for the little women read CTS of this land, but few can claim the popularity and the place now held by Louise M. Olcott The best known of her works are. of course the Little Mem and 'The Little Women Series less expensive books by this author are now published in the little sets known as the "Alcott Libary for Little People" These sets in clude "The Candy Country" Topples and Wheat" May Flowers and others which are exquisitely bound and most attractively illustrated. The five books in the set form an acceptable little Xmas gift Closely folloing Mrs. A1cott in popularity Is an- other well known author Sarah c. Woolsey better known probably as Susan Coolidge. Her Popular Story Books, eleven in num- Der, are published in uniform binding and this makes a most attractive set. Eye bright" Mine Little Goslings, ," 'Cross Pateh," Just Sixteen," and the others are well known and deservedly popular favor ites. Almost every young Miss has a full set of the "Katy-Did Series" of Susan Coolidge's books. As in the case of Mrs. Alcotts works smaller sets of Susan Cool idge's stories have been published, which are just as dainty, attractive and ineXpen- sive as they can be. Little Tommy Tuck er" Two Girls" and the other two vol umes in the Susan Coolidge Library will most assuredly delight the youthful read CT.
 While the Mora Perry" books are de- signed for little feminine readers they are in almost every case equally enjoyed by the boys. '"The Cottage Neighbors," May Bartlett's Stepmother" and That Little Smith Girl' are not only excellent sto- ries but are eXquisitely and substantially published with paper and type that is of the very best.
 Tho .Maude Humphrey" stories are books that have long since become peren- nial favorites until the youthful reader cannot enjoy the Christmas season to the fullest without one of her very delightful books. Two of the most exquisite books ever published are this season contributed by Maude Humphrey, and are perfect gems of the bookmakers' art. Children of the Revolution and Little Continentals" each contain numerous full page color plates af- ter paintings in water color by Maude Humphrey, together with illustrations In black and white and new stories and verses by Mabel Humphrey. Nothing more charming for gift books to the little folk could be imagined than these two dHinty and beautiful volumes. In this day of pop ular outdoor books and jungle books and animal epics, another especially enjoyable one is added entitled More Bunny Sto- ries," by John H. Jewett, better known as Hannah Warner. The forty-odd illustra- tlons add greatly to the value of the text, which is not only of interest to the reader, but possesses a vast amount of information conc eerning the fields and flowers and the little jolly friends-the bunnies, bears and birds.
 Then there is a popular series of books which includes nearly a hundred different VOl1ln1hc a of tha hoe Iy,,nu writers of the day. These little 16 mos are the handiest size possible for the youthful reader. Each one Is bound in cloth, attractively embellished in colors and gold. The print and the paper are ex- cellent; in fact, the workmanship of the entire series is of the very best quality, which makes them acceptable gift books for the holiday season. First in this series may be mentioned Captain January' by Laura E. Richards. one of the most popu- lar of books, and by an author who has made for herself a little niche apart in the literary world from her deli- cate treatment of New England life. "Cap- tain January" is today selling by t1le thou- sands, and is constantly enlarging the cir cle of It's delighted admirers.
 No sweeter book was ever written for the youthful reader than Miss Toosey's Mis- sion," which has reached such fame and popularity that it is strange indeed that the authorship still remains unknown. Will Allen Dromgoole, the well-known Tennes- see writer, has contributed one of her most characteristic stories to this series entitled Rare Old Chums." The exquisite little story is affectionately dedicated to 'oThe dear little lady who has tranped with me so many times through the hills of Ten nessee, my niece"
 Then there is '.Fhe Pineboro Quartette." by Willis Boyd Allen, and most beautifully illustrated by Alice Barker Stephens; and Little Rosebud" by Beatrice Harraden, the now famous author of Ships That Pass In the Night" charming stories for both girls and boys. Frances Hodgson Bur nett has written some of the best-known and most popular of all books for the young folk. Her "Editha's Burglar is one of her best and most interesting stories. "Jess," by J M Barrie, the author of "The Little Minister" is one of the choicest sto- ries of the series The scene IS laid in Scotland. While Edward Everett Hale's "The Man Without a Country is story that all the young folk should certainly read "The Boys rowning' Is volume containing poems of action and incident