The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-30
BOOK NOTES.


Dorothy NARROW" by a, W. March
mont. Published by Rand, McNally, Chi
Dorothy NARROW or as the young per
son calls herself bessie Merton springs
from very questionable stock. Her
father was a forger The romance is of
ing her place in railroad carriage has
accidentally exchanged travelling bags
with woman and discovers hidden in a
piece of tobacco three rubies of great size
and beauty. There has been a robbery.
The young girl who has come to London
so as to hide her unfortunate family con-
nections, meets the Count of Montalt,
who IS engaged to the rich widow; Dora
adopted the profession of Journalism, and
being engaged, too, to young lawyer
with a criminal practice. they make it
very uncomfortable for the thief who stole
the rubies FINALLY after many trials
the bad man meets his doom. This is
most interesting story and one that is well
told.
1.-The Bewitched Fiddle, and other Sto-
ries,' by Seumas MacMonus, author of
Through the Turf Smoke" Price, 75c.
Published by Doubleday & Mcclure Co.,
New York city (through Kellam Book and
Stationery Coz
This volume is composed of a collection
humor is apparent in the cover. Mr.. Mac
Menus stories are already well known
by his previous books. This volume, The
Bewitched Fiddle" presents a choice
array of mirth provoking tales, the spirit
of which is quite apparent by the sub
ject of the volume, where converted I'D
dler whose instrument has been be-
Witched from playing hymns into its
former vanities, against his own and their
wills, leads out the devout congregation
for an unholy dance among the tomb
stones. At last the party who bewitches
the fiddle appears on the scene and takes
away the witches. The scenes as pic
tured by Mr.. MacMonus are ridiculous
and very funny. For anyone who can
read this brogue this book will be appre-
ciated.
]. B. Lippincott & Co, Philadelphia, an
nounce the first edition of Marie Cor
elli's new long story entitled, Boy:
This book is the longest and most i'm
portan.t. ,r, work by Miss Soreni published 4Ss
publishers say that the advance orders
have been very heavy. The latter portion
author has dedicated the book to her
friend Miss Bertha vyver.
"A Term of Ovid" by Clarence ".
Gleason. Price, IS cents. Published by
the American Book Co.
These ten stories from the metamor
| phoses of Ovid will prove a welcome addi-
ton to the ordinary school curriculum
students before reading Virgil, for they
are far more interesting and less difficult
Our New Prosperity, by Ray stan n
| Doubleday & Mcclure Co., New York
city Through the Kellam Book and Sta
This is a most pleasant book for any
concisely the story of the wave of "un-
! paralleled prosperity" Mr.. Baker says
Of the book: My endeavor in writing this
book has been to group the significant
facts of the present era of prosperity in
! such a way that they will indicate as
| clearly as may be some of our national
| tendencies This book takes up in de-
| tail every industry that has been thus
! Acknowledgements iron, steel, cat.
| bonds-in fact everything under the head
/ ings of financial, commercial, industrial
and to some extent poltlcal. me Lle.o p2ok
also in what particulars we are tagging
behind.
Prehn. Price, so cents Published by
the American Book Co., New York city.
ken from the current German periodicals
of the highest class and provides reading
material treating. of many sides Of life
| language Heretofore there has been a
/ great lack of available literature of this
nature, and the present volume will un-
from all teachers
stamford Stories by Charles K. Field
and w H. Irwin. Published by Double
day and Page Co., New York city
These admirable little pictures of coll
lage life fill what has hithero been an
empty space in the series of college he
ton, which of late has become so popular
The interest they present is two-fold in
its nature: not only do they consider the
| fundamentals common to our universe
ties in an original and pleasing light, but
! they also touch a new note" in that
they bring to notice an atmosphere as
YET. fresh to both readers ana writer's OF
| fiction. These stories OF California lnstl-
| tuition are full of fresh, unspoiied energy
| and buoyant terseness that cannot fail of
| effect, Mr.. Field comes by his ability
| naturally, being a nephew of the late
| Eugene Field. Through kellam Book
and Stationery Coz