The times., 1901-06-23
Miscellaneous Books.

1.-THE Christian in Hungarian Ro-
nance" by John Fretwell, is a little
book devoted mainly TO an analysis OF
Maurus Jokai's novel "Egy az listen,
translated into English under the title
There is a God" and into German under
that of THE People who Love but once
The hero of this novel is a Unitarian
Christian and the heroine young girl
who has been forced into a marriage OF
convenience with a profiigate old prince
Mr.. FretwelI has given a complete resume
of the plot, and has explained the relation
of the novel TO the life of Hungary
To those who are at all interested in
modern European literature, especially
that of Eastern Europe, that half-Orien-
tai, little known region in which the
Greek Church struggles with Mohammed-
anism. and barbarism with civilization,
this little book will be valuable. There is
no author who has depicted the life of the
Czech more accurately or more powerful
ly than Jokai, and although his work
necessarily loses much in the process of
translation, the aid of an interpreter so
intelligent and sympathetic as Mr.. Fret
well cannot f.L % render this particular
hook fascinating to Anglo-SaXOn readers.
CNew York: James II. West Company.
SL00)
"a Landmark History of New York
by Albert Ulmann, is a book intended for
young readers, and written somewhat in
the style of the late lamented Jacob Abb
bott's Rollo Books. 1t will be interesting,
however to some adults, on account of
the information which 1t contains, though
they may wish that they could eXpurgate
the conversation between the youthful
disciples and their instructors. The title
indicates with sufficient clearness the gen.
eral subject of the work, and it is copi-
ously illustrated with cuts made from old
prints and maps of New York. There is
scarcely any point however small in the
| early history of New York, which does
! not receive attention, and there is an
| immense amount of interesting and un-
| familiar information to be found here
| which will be valuable to teachers and
| others to whose interest it is 10 be ac-
| ouainted with the. history of American
| cities. There is some of the history of the
| Old World mixed with the American his
| tory in the book, and all of it is written
| in simple and careful language and in
| such a way as to be easily retained in the
memory. 1t is an excellent book for school
! and public libraries, for the use of teach
ers. and for an instructive gift-book for
children between the ages of eight and
| fourteen (New York: ID. Appleton & Coz
Smiles and Tears From the Klondike, "
by Alice Rollins Crane is collection of
| stories and sketches from field as yet
| not thoroughly cultivated by the romance
| writer. for obvious reasons. With the
| work of Mrs. Crane herself are included
! several stories told by other Klondkers.
| Among these ere William Ogilvie, Com
| missioner of the Yukon Territory; Capt.
| William Galrin, a business man of Daw-
son. and Mrs. Ella II. Cunningham. Some
| of the stories are grave, others gay, and
all are full OF the atmosphere of the re-
gion. CNew York: Doxey sat the Sign
of the Lark
''Money-inaking Occupations for Wom-
en-" bv Katherine r. Kilbourn, is small
book which. like a tadpole, is biggest al
the head. In other words, the title is tn,
best mart OF it, 1t is likely TO attract some
readers who are anxious to know what
the industrial field for women is. but they
will get vers- 'ftf's HtarW IN more def
mite than tFr E.- re rlght ant
then go abe ITO. -A'H.l has endeaV
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