The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15
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these events and these men on the fu-
ture he leaves to the judgment OF the
reader. His object is to furnish informa-
ton and entertainment. In this he has
succeeded.
1t is. perhaps, not too high praise to
say that in style of narrative and finish
of d1ction these sketches approach the
work Of Parkman, whose influence is
noticeable throughout the work.
Paul Jones' BY II. Hapgood. River
side biographical series. Boston:
Houghton, Mif11in & Co. 65c.
The story of Paul Jones is not
new one. 1t has been told in the turgid
style of laborious biography OF half
century past; 1t has been interviewer in
fiction and sung in verse, but now 1t is
told in straightforward narrative by
Mr.. Hapgood in a little volume Of 125
pages, which is In every way satisfying.
Paul Jones was forty-fye years old
when he died. Within that short span
Of life he had by dint of personal force
made for himself a world reputation. Nor
was this reputation built upon a single
fortunate event. He was a leading fig
ure In most stirring time He knew
personally and had the confidence of
such men as Franklin, Washington, La
Fayette, Mirabeau and Suwarrow. He
Vaccinations of jealousy and treachery
compelled the acknowledgment from the
British themselves of the superiority of
American sailors in battle.
Paul Jones was a soldier of fortune.
In his breast there glowed no fire Of pa
tr1otism. He went where glory beckoned.
To him the United States owes much
more than it can pay to his memory.
This little volume will help to correct
errors that have crept Into the public
mind through the works of malicious
biographers and ill-informed romancers.
Mr.. Munchausen; an Account of Some
OF His Recent Adventures. By John
kendrick Bangs. Boston: Noyes.
Flatt & Co. s1.50.
John Kendrick Bangs may be a humor-
list and a very successful one. That state
ment goes without proof further than
that he sells his books. But from an
American standpoint Mr.. Bangs humor
is essentially English. His latest work
will not increase his reputation this side
Of the water. .
The book Is illustrated by Peter Newell.
Those who appreciate Newell art and
Bangesque humor will find Mr.. Mum
chausen a never ending delight.
s'The Golfers Rubaiyat." By H. w.
Eoyanton. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone
G. Co.
This little block contains seventy-seven
quatrains of more or less ingenious
parody of the verse of Omar, the tent
maker. The common herd will not go
wild over the book, but it will please the
golfers. The illustrations are excellent.
Forty Modern Fables" By George AIDE.
New York: r. H. Sussell. $50.
This is a new collection of the fables
of George AIDE, elegantly printed and
handsomely bound, To give comprehen-
sive review of this book is both impos-
sible and unnecessary. George AIDE Is
known wherever American newspapers
are read. His fables embodying into
literature the slang of the day have been
read by millions
AS the newspaper with its contents Of
ten of the choicest literature is born but
to die the same day, it is fitting that such
work as that of George AIDE should be
preserved In book form. Whether these
fables will live when the social cot ditions
from which their color is taken have
passed away, is a question.