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thick paper. and furnished with col"r"d and
other pirtur"-. Hf" Published by those very
friendly poupla Raphael Tuck 4 Sons Tho
Princess drives her geese on ~" front cover;
she IL dl-tinctly chirni-g. notwithstanding
that the wicked msid stole her drcss In the
forest and over her head on III" cover. IN hlus
lettnr. tied together with u yellow ribbon.
IL disiar ~ the delightful Intelligence" 90 rinns
Yairy Tales " II IL u litto curious that
the beheldeI hor-. ~ the Princess. the la
martnd Faladi. should have talked Scotch
to her-"Bride, bride, there thou art gang
ing hut there are many curious things In
the storiol, tho ant'ors thomsclvs- being re-
sponsible for number of them: and. besides.
II l. n question whether We have quite vet got
TO tho pass whcrc Il can hc held TO he proper
tn have stories without some scotch in them.
There Is very fine picture of little Snow
white pouring ont mix for the seven dwarfs
who were kind to her In that critical time
when her life was sought by the envious queen
whose vaultng ambition 1t was to be the most
beautiful woman in the world; likewise picture
Of the Sugar House at the wonderful moment
when It was being eaten by the children who
were In control of IT, and there is picture II
the Frog Prince. showing him both as he looked
when he was q frog and as he looked when he
was a prince and showing also the King
youngest daughter. whom he married; though
the Faithful Heinrich. whose JOY at the wedding
was such that he burst one after another three
iron bands with which he had enoircled him
self In order to regulate his heart action, Ia
not here represented we are sorry to say.
But II the Grimm stories are desirable and
impertshable. so also are the stories Of Aladdin
and Ali Baba, and hero they are. together with
four other Arabian Nisnts" stories in a little
volume published by J. N. Dent a Co. Of London
The enchanted horse. which few as high rs
the tops Of the mountains and as far az around
the world when you turned one peg with which
he was provided. and back again when you
turned another. is here. with both pegs in work
ing order. and Alto ether as good as new. Here.
too, Is the story Of the King Of Persia and the
Princess Of the Sea- and the story OF Prince
CAmaralzamsn and the Princess Of China.
and the story Of the loss Of the Talisman and
though We cannot see that anything more
should be expected In a volume Of size TO go
conveniently into the pootet there are further.
and very generously. eleven Illustrations by
7. H. Robinson. altogether pleasant TO look at
and having genuine Arabian air about them
The book Is neat and pretty with clear print
imposed upon thin. strong and lustreess paper:
on the inside OF the cover. in Q paraflelo gram
marked OF In green ink. stands q nice young |
person with wings. happening pen. and here the
name Of the owner Of the book is to be written |
just after a bit Of print which declares that |
This book belongs to -: and a slender red |
book mark has been found by US In our copy. |
neatly bestowed where the story Of the en- |
chanted horse begins. at page io2.
Bu, there are stories Of unimpeachabe his
tory as well as stories which are thought TO
eontain some element Of Imagination and there |
han be little question that Herodotus Is as
desirable and as proper at Christmas as are /
bome others. Accordingly the Messrs. Harper /
have provided Wonder Stories from Herod- |
ptus.' a book which In Its contents does not /
belle Its title although It Is work Of historian.
Here We have the stories Of Arion and the Dol /
phin. Of IAdronlus tho Prince Of Thieves. Of
the Dream Of Astyases. Of CroBsus, Of the Con-
spiracy Of the Magi and Of Polycrates Of Sarlos.
These are rctold by G. ii. Baden and W. Bar |
rington D'Alnieidn, and decorated with pic |
lures by X. Granville Fell. The pictures are
In color and heiShten the charm and wonder L
Of the tales
Arion is here. singing in tho PROV OF the
ship Just before jumping overheard in def
erence TO the wicked wishes Of the thievish
crew. He is shown again astonishing the /
aforesaid crew after their arrival In Corinth. |
and one can read in his face In this picture
that tenderness and mercy which spared the
lives OF those precious rascals and saved them
from the wrath OF King Periander who had /
strong opinions, very different from Arion's.
concerning rascals and the treatment proper
for them. Here, too. we have Ladronius
cutting on his unhappy brothers head in tho
Kings treasure house. and Ladronius again
dAcevng tho Princess whom he afterward
married, and we have Atys. doomed son Of
Crpsus. hunting the Mysian boar, and the
Delphio oracle propounding that riddle which
cost Crpsus his Kingdom. and Smerdis bend
ing the bow OF the Ethiopian. and a number |
OF stirring pictures besides. Herodotus was !
CAPABLE and entirely suited TO the holiday |
season and firmly believe that he would
like very much. II he could see them. these
handsome and spirited illustrations OF his
immortal works
II was kangaroo. as We remember that
Artemus Ward found to ba amusing but
whether II was or not, 1t has long been re-
marked that considerable interest attaches
TO animals in general, and We are satisfied
that A Hundred Anecdotes 4 Animals" with
pictures by Percy j. Bilinghurst John Lane.
publisher. is a book that needs no apology.
Here Is a book of 2oO pages. and on every even
page is an anecdote. and on every odd page
a picture in illustration Of IT, The anecdotes
are interesting. the pictures admirable. The
pictures have accuracy and character and
humor. MIR Billinshurst has had much rraise
for his work; this book Is new and conspic,I-
ous proof that he deserves 1t.
Father Tuck's Annual" ovcrnoWs with
pictures. and still. quite mysteriousy. there Is
room In IL for abundant rhyme. Al about the I
goose. all about the poodles all about what
GLADYS says to her rrsndnama and her grand
mama says to Gladys, all about the dogs of st
Bernard. and Santa Claus going down the
chimney, and the fairy that came to Farmer
Hodg gson's house. tog cther with no end besides
may be found In this generous volume. which
compels tho eye. and which is published. Of
course. by Raphael Tuck 4 Sons, who have so
many pictures that they are obliged to get rid
Of considerable Quantities Of them for their
own comfort and peace 81 mind
And then for ANYBODY who wants a little
book which Is wider than il is long-if that is
arcl~onabl" description and which has verses
AMI cplorei lectures. there II Proverbs I'M
proved, which Mr. John Lane publishes
There are twcntv-four of the pictures. all illus
trating well known proverbs. and illustrating
them luit" without Seriousness :. and Frederic
Chapmin wrote the verses. which were dcftly
made to 1T.
But tier" WIS si!l one thing wanting. and
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