The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-12


weighed down by a belt of gold and
lost her life" Incidental to the main
story are some relations Of the femin-
inc influences at the Tuileries intend
ed to bring about the recognition Oh the
Confederaey by Napoleon Ill The au-
thor handles his subject With rare skill
and felicity and presents a very IN
teresting story. There is handsome
frontispiece to the work by Walter
Russell Frederick A. Stokes Company,
New York, publishers; price $1.50. For
sale at Judds
"She Stands Alone; the story of
Pilates Wife" by Mark Ashton, pub
lished by L. C. Page & Co., Boston;
price 81. So For sale by Thomas Fl. Pease
& Son. This is a story Of strong dra-
matte interest. It's power, it's beauty
and it's deep earnestness of purpose
and wonderful life and vitality mark it
as a masterpiece. There is no sensa-
tionalism in the tale. 1t is marked
throughout by purity and nobility OF
thought and sentiment, together with
dignity and power. The author says in
his preface: In this story the wife OF
Pontius PLATE stands alone amongst
the women of her own age in intellect
beauty and nobleness of, character, In
history she stands alone amongst the
men as we'll as the women of that and
all succeeding ages, nasmueh as her
voice alone broke the silence of shame
which consented to the commission of
the worlds supreme crime. And after
this preface the novelist takes up his
story of Claudia from the day that her
mother died in giving her life. She was
the daughter Of Lysander, the
Areopagite, who became the uncrowned
king of Athens. She grew up most
beautiful, the Maid of Athens, famed
far and near. Aurelius, the centurion
met and loved her and the wedding
day was set. Then came treachery, an
underhand appeal to Augustus the
Emperor, and Pontlus PLATE became
the bridegroom, while Aurelius was
sent affair. Mr.. Ashton follows dramati-
cally the history of the years ensuing
the life in the Holy Land, the coming
and crucifixion Of Jesus, with Claudia $
vain appeals and her attempt to bride
the guards commander. In the end, aft
ter Pilates death, the sorely stricken
woman goes to Aurelus, in Britain but
even then finds peace only in a cruel
death.
The New York Times says of the:
story: 1T is one of singular dramatic
power. Mr.. Ashton has employed his
fancy so reverently and so artlstically
that to the readers of She Stands
Alone" that unknown heather woman,
who broke the shameful consenting ST.
lence of the crucifxion, must hence
forth have her place in the hagiology of
the Christian church.
The New York World says: She
Stands Alone" is a strong, clever story,
a unique member of the religio-hist
cal class of novels 1t will attract and
repay earnest readers"
''Chatterbox for 1901" 1t is unneces-
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cation in the world. This year it is
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terbox has four hundred and twelve
pages more than two hundred full
page illustrations expressly designed
tor it by eminent English artists, six
handsomely colored plates, and illumin-
ated board covers. The contents in
cludes a great variety or original stor-
tes. sketches and verses, edited with the
most scrupulous taste and care, 1t is
interesting and clean from cover to
, cover, and justifies the wide reputation
| it has won in the past, Some of the
| stories of heroism and danger will hold
| the attention of the most adventurous
| boy, and the anecdotes of the animal
| world, and the tales which inculcate
| lessons of manliness, truth and cour-
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or girl is very fortunate who receives
Chatterbox for a holiday present.
| Small Alto, illuminated board covers,
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Co, publishers Boston, Mass.
1.-THE Double Prince; or Fall
Through the Moon" by Frank NJ Blck-
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| little book Good children's stories are
increasingly common. but tale which
recalls the unique humor of Lewis Car
| roll, which surprises one on every page
| by some novel turn bf phrase or flash
| of fancy, which treats of the impossi-
BILE in such sa way as to make it seem
| natural and convincing, is very rare
| indeed The author Of the Double
Prince" has struck a vein which he has
made peculiarly his own, The story of
| ''Rolipol" the prince who lived in the
moon, and of the extraordinary adven-
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world, is charming The seven full
page illustrations, by Bertha G. David
son, add notably to the charm OF
the book. Thin 10 mo, beautiful cover
design, in the Young of Heart Series, "
80 cents. Dana Estes & Co., publishers,
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