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 thor's tribute is that of one poet to an- other. A very interesting chapter is that devoted to Poe's criticism of au- thors, in which are given in Poe's own words his estimates of LongfelloW, Emerson, Lowell, Hawthorne and many other famous Americans. Colonel Joyce's delightful and famous poem, Laugh and the World Laughs With
 You,
 appears in the book and others written by him, and there are many selections from Poe's poems. The frontispiece of the book is picture of Poe from the last daguerreotype taken of him. At the books end is finely finished por- trait of the author The book is publ lished by the r. Tennyson Nicely Co.,, New York and London.
 sThe House of Romance" issued by the Frederick A. Stokes company, New York, is a collection of short stories by Agnes and Egerton Castle, authors of "The Pride of Jennico," ''The Bath Comedy" "The Pride of Scarthey," Sc. Gan there be a romance without love?" said the lady NO" This brief quotation from the predatory es- say is the keynote of the eleven de- lightful tales that make this a charm ing volume. All the stories are gems of literary workmanship and will so be found by all who are fortunate enough to read this new work. The stories all possess a deep human interest and their highly superior finish adds to their flavor, There is an admirable in- troduction to the tales by MT. Castle on "The Spirit of Romance" the same which was printed in recent number of the Anglo-S Saxon. Of the book the New York Tribune, in an extended ar ticle, reviewer says. "The authors of The House of Romance are distin- guished among their contemporaries for their capacity to preserve in their writ ings a bloom as delicate as that of roseleaf. One thing that enables them to do this is the remarkable spontanei- ty of their art, and thepresent volume offers some admirable illustrations of this fact" Thus, without opening the doors of their workshop, but by hundred little touches inter- preting the clements which have gone to feed the spirit of romance in all ages of literature, the authors testify to the faith that is i'll them and make plainer to the reader the source Of the1r charm. The stories do not need tie essay. They justify themselves, walk ing at once an interest which is kept alive to the end. But we are glad the essay is there. It is good to have the romancer speak his mind-the realist having hitherto engrossed perhaps too much public attention with his mani festoes-and the reader who grasps the points made by MT. and Mrs. Castle will be better equipped for his perusal of contemporary fiction in general The price of the book is $150; for sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid
 Men and Letters" by Herbert Paul. John Lane, London and New York. This volume is a series of essays deal ing with the literature of the century just closed, with special studies and ob- servations of the men whom the author regards as best The essays are col lected mostly from the pages of the Nineteenth Century, where they have appeared during the last decade and
 
 of Tennyson; Matthew Arnold's Let ters; The Decay of Classical Quota tions; sterne; Gibbons Life and Let ters; The Victorian Novel; The Philo- sophical Radicals; The Art of Letter Writing; The Great Tractarian; The Father of Letters; The Prince of Jour- nalists; Macaulay and His Critics; The Autocrat of the Dinner Table. These essays present well ordered digest of the authors very extensive reading on the subjects, covering years of re- search and he. writes very en- tertaininsly and illuminatingly. The subjects are delightfully."- treated and the book presents a feast of good things and commends itself to all dis eliminating lovers of literature. It will be thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed,
 No Trespassing and Other Verses" by May Howell Beecher, author of Jac- uueminot," The Romance O. Rose; 12mo. cloth, $1.25: for sale by T. H. Pease & Son. This little book of lyrics and and pastoral poems breathes on it's every page the fragrance of the meadows and the balm of the new springtide. It is in such verses as these that young and innocent love and the first passions of blushing maiden hood find their most fitting expression. It is difficult to define or analyZe the peculiar charm of the poems, nor can we determine readily whether it lies in the sweetness of the emotion they in- spire. or in the melodious flow of the words Perhaps it Is a combination of the two that fascinates the reader,
 Here and there we find interspersed a poem suffused with all the passion of loving womanhood, where the maiden lv reserve is for the moment thrown aside and the primeval instinct of low ing and craving love breaks forth with the all-encompassing vigor of youth and health Such a poem Is "The Ivy But there are other verses besides those inspired by the gentle passion. The sarcastic and scornful vein finds expression in some, as for instance: If the Coat Fits, Wear It" and again we find number inspired by true American patriotism, such as" ."Decora- tion Day,'s and many others, including the lines dedicated to Merriam Post, G. A. R., of Meriden, this state.
 Altogether this gifted author has brought out a book, which should be read from cover to cover by all lovers of the original and the true in poetry, Published by F. Tennyson Nicely Co.,, TIA Fifth avenue, New York; also branches in London and Chicago.
 "Jacoueminot," the romance of a rose,
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