The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-23
NEW BOOKS.
IN cIRcLrNG CAMPS. by Joseph A.
Altsheler:-- .. tta

OF the Civil War will find place in fu-
turc anthologies whore the topic OF the
battle of Gettysburg is being treated.
That Is the, chapter, High Water
Mark, which tells the oft-related
story OF Pickett's famous charge with
extraordinary vividness, as well as his
toric accuracy of detail. IL Is by no
means the only extraordinary chapter
I'm the new novel extraordinary both In
respect to stirring treatment OF the
subject and OF faithfulness in the de-
tail of scene and action. IL 1t stands
out particularly that is because no In
cident In the story, as perhaps no In
cident In the whole course OF the civil
war; provides so much material for the
literary artist seeking an effective pic
ture.
The hero Of "In circling Camps" is a
young Kentuckian. He is I'm Washing
ton at the time OF the inauguration OF
Lincoln and he enlists on the Union
side when the war breaks out. His
friends are divided between the north
and the south. He takes part In many
OF the big battles and has number
OF skirmishes and ir-breadth adven-
lures OF his own. The result Is. he Is
able TO tell story OF the war. the book
being written I'm the first person. that is
singularly vivid. picturesque and dis
from narrative by an eye witness and
an actor in the mighty events OF the
tremendous conflict. The description
of the Inauguration OF Lincoln and OF
the battles OF Shiloh. for instance. are
quite as good as the chapter OF Pick
ett's charge. In degree. The author has
plainly made faithful and intelligent
study OF the events described, OF the To-
cal scenery and OF the character and
kind OF people as they were In the war
time.
Mr.. Altsheler has written several
noteworthy romances, but none OF them
matches this stirring story OF the civil
war. Ii is splendid reading and Is en-
tightening as we'll. The observing re-
porter and the literary artist are hap
PLY united at the business end of Mr..
Altsheler's pen.
or course there Is love story in II.
The heroine Is fitting companion to
the several strong characters which
chiefly figure In the romance. She does
and dares for the sake of the hero and
her country. too. Indeed. though this is
a romance OF battlehelds. the feminine
element is important and the several
women characters are quite as engage
ing in their different ways as are the
men. Perhaps the most interesting
figure OF all is that OF soldier of the
regulars. who accompanies the hero
from Shiloh to Gettysburg and the
Wilderness. an ideal chum after the
fashion of novels for the hero TO share
his honors with Ichum. In narration.
description. character drawing and
everything else that goes TO make up
frst-cIass romance. I'm Circling
Camps" In bound to take high place
in American fiction. published by ID.
Appleton A. Co. For sale by Gregory.
Price $150D
WORKS OF EDWARD EVERETT
HALE
DIR. Hale was one Of the first, and his
letters remain among the best. TO write
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to the care OF our bodies, the training
OF our minds, dress, manners, and the
like calculated TO make US feel better.
be better and do better to the glory OF
mankind and OF God. In the new and
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Of his works, published by Little. Brown
& Company are collected two senes
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named series OF essays on practical
ethics were originally contributed a
generation or so ago and the beginning
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Nothing better or more practical has
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such matter.
In this peculiar field DR.. Hale showed
the came mastery power and grasp or
appreciation OF what folks want and
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Parents and children. teachers and
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there Is a great mass OF literature pro-
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ing with the same general line of topics
and wutten with the same general pur-
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The volumes in this excellent Library
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THE COLOMBIAN AND VENEZUE-
Ian REPUBLICS. by William l..
Scruggs:-
The steadily focusing interest in our
South American cousins, which the
forthcoming Pan-American exposition
at Buffalo will do much to accelerate.
makes especially valuable this authori-
tative. interesting and handsomely got
ten up book relating principally to the
twin Republics on the northern coast
and IN "A general way treating of other
parts OF Central and South America.
Mr.. Scruggs was, until recently, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary of the United States TO the two
republics TO which this work Is chiefly
devoted and his Information is full and
at first hand. Maps and illustrations
from photographs contD butte to the in
terest and value of the work. IL il got
ten out I'm the best style OF the publish
ers. Little, Brown q Co. and is alto
gether Incompatible. The author des-
cribes the climatic conditions and many
of the places which have been consid.
cred unhealthy by those who are ignor-