Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-15
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HER BOSTON EXPERIENCES. BY Mar
Small. Boston: T.. C. Page 81 Co. Wheel
Ing: Frank Stanton.
This IS a charming picture of modern
Boston society and people. reprinted from
the Woman's Home Journal, in which pa
per 1t rst appeared. to the great delight
OF Its multitude of readers. 1t is now Of
1ered to the general public in a handsome
and profusely Illustrated volume. and q
perusal OF its pages affords an enchant-
Ing glimpse of the Hub and its people.
The Illustrations. admirably well done. de-
pict many familiar scenes in and about
Boston. and they lend an additional interest
70 the story for those who have visited
ana inspected inteliigently the CHARMING
metropolis of New England. The per-
spective OF the Charles river embank-
mnet and the Public Library and Old Gram
airy Burying Ground particularly recall
memories to travellers. Aside from the
gimpses AFFORDED of Boston the story is q
dainty one, well worked out. and the
little volume is altogether a very readable
one.
THE ISLE OF UNREST. BY Henry Sc
ton. Merriman. Illustrated. New York:
Dodd, Mead & Co. Wheeling; Frank
Stanton.
Here we have a story OF Corsica, the ISL
and made celebrated more than anything
else by the fact that it was the birth
place of Napoleon /. The tale is . strong
one, containing many vivid pen pictures
characteristic of the Mediterranean ISL
and. and many features of life In that
somewhat isolated but picturesque local
ity are presented In strong eolors. The
south of France also, and naturally, comes
in for its share of treatment. The book
Is almost worthy the designation OF being
a powerful work of. fiction, and is. per-
haps, the best effort of its gifted and pop
ular author.
CHUMS. BY Maria Louise Pool. Illus
trated by l.. j. Bridgman. Boston: l..
z. Page & Co. Wheeling: Frank STAN
ton.
This is a breezy story, written in a light
vein, and yet containing much OF what
can be honestly described as good work,
and is interesting from Its first page to its
last. The scene is laid nowhere in partic-
ular, for II is not a work OF the historical
class, yet 1t commends itself to the reader
DESTROYS of relaxation and something to
call aside the mind from the contempla-
ton of the serious features of life and
the cares of everyday existence. 1t can
be recommended particularly To young
lady readers who wish something light,
yet perfectly healthful and interesting.
THE PROGRESS OF PAULINE KESS-
LER. BY Frederic Carrel. Boston: l..
c. Page & Co. Wheeling: Frank STAN
ton.
This is a novel already widely read and
discussed. 1t is a story Of an adventures
who has much OF the Becky Sharpe in her
composition, and is crisply written and
told with directness and insight INTO the
ways of social and political life. Some
splendid delineations of character appear
in its pages. and 1t can be strongly rec
commended as a good thing.
PHILIP WILDWOOD. BY Robert Nelson
Stephens. Illustrated by r. w u, Ham
ilton. Boston: l.. c. Page & Co. Wheel
ing: Frank Stanton.
This volume, now in its thirty-nfth
thousand, is a sketch of the domestic his
tory of an American captain In the Revo-
lutionary war, and its pages embrace
events occurring between 1868 and 1855, in
both New York and London. The suppo-
sitious author is Herbert Russell. a lieu
tenant in the Royal English army, n II 10
one of the most stirring and remarkable
romances published in a long while. The
volume is a model of book-making. and
it's large sale thus early after its first pub
Iication attests its merited popularity. The
illustrations are profuse and handsome.
THE DAYS WORK SERIES. Austin
Bierbower. Arthur p. Stanley. w. Il.
Love and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Bos-
ton: l.. G. Page & Co. Wheeling. Frank
Stanton.
These four little volumes are gems OF
! high class literature, and are recommend
ed TO the careful reader as being splendid
selections of the best things in contempo-
rary literature. The are handsomely got
ten up, inexpensive. and well worthy of
purchase and perusal.