The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
BOOK NOTES.

Mrs. Millicent E Mann does not intend
amusement and instruction to be found
in the historical novel. To make TINS
Court Shoemalzer's Daughter, which viii
be published by A G. McCIurg d 70
within a. few weeks The heroine is lit
tie Huguenot girl driven out of France
by the revocation of the edIet Of Nantes
mon with so many of her fellow country
men and religfonaires. she seeks a refuge
in New York, aecompanled only py ns sI
faithful nurse The interest of the OLD
and new worlds is combined most skill
fully to produce a, result acceptable TO
children, and the book is prettily illus
trated by Two Chicago artists, Troy and
Rand McNalIy & Co. Will soon issue
The Pirate Frog and Other Tales, by
W. A. Frisbie and Bart. This is new
Juvenile book, printed IN colofS anu N, Ilano-
somely gotten up in a style tnat VIII az ar
peal to the young people ana older ions
as well II they appreciate aI an s PIC
by the well known artist Bart, are excep-
PCT the exciting agEen1ures q IN aliaes
which incidents in the lives Of various
other animals are described. the Jlngles
are OF a merry nature most dppro pli1te
for the pictures they accompany, and com
prise some of the best work OF W. a
From a sick bed on which she is lying
almost helpless, Mrs. Jane Pentzer Myers
S word n tI form Of T9aiIes Of Enchant-
ment,'' to be issued by A G: McClurg &
tie volume contains a round dozen fairy
tales, daintily conceived, simply told and
of pure fancy
At first thought it would seem remark
able that a book such as Monsieur Beau
caire.'' a novelette, published by. Mcclure
Phillips & Co. should have attained such
popularity It is already in its sixueth
thousand and is still selling like classic
But we need not search far for the cause
1t is the kind of story which appeals to
the people, delicious little love-taie,
drum of everyday life. With the subtle
charm of a day dream it combines the hre
and action of historical romance
ChivaIry. beauty. love, purity. are person
flied in its pages Taken All IN an Non non
sieur Beaucaire'' comes very near being
an ideal story.
Love and gambling are adroitly mixed
in new novel soon to be issued from
the press Of r. F. heb bno,, q e 20 zRrans
Duellist. and the author IS ambrose
lures and the period is that OF Napoleon's
contemplated invasion OF England.
Infant Salvation"-This much debated
subject is one in which all pastors ana
ougf discussion of it is soon to appear
in a book by M. J. Fiery, ID, announced
the book is Infant Salvation; or the Pas
sivity of the Infant Soul the Key TO the
Solution of the Problem DR.. Fiery gives
the history of the various phases of the
doctrines concerning infant salvation or
tian Institutes on down to the present
times In the second part of his book ne
expounds. in careful detail the inception
and condition of the soul of an infant ana
develops the idea that the passlvlty OF
the infant soul is sure ground for the De-
lief that salvation is assured for it.
The title Of Gorky's now famous novel,
FIONA GOrdyeffff,'' means '.IhOmaS Ine
Proud Foma being the Russian form or
the English name Thomas. and Gordyeeil
signifying proud. Foma Gordyeeff was
6rsts published as a seriel in the Russian
monthly magazine Zhizn in 1899 1t was
begun in the February number ana ran
through September. The American EDITION
is published by Scribner's New York.
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Within a week or two the fate of the
redOubtable RaffIes viii be solved. Tor MI
Hornung's second series of Amateur
Craftsman stories will then be out ana
will bring the career of this 1nlm1taDle
rascal to a heroic conclusion The title OF
the new book is s'RaffleS. the name or
the gentlemanly burglar himself with the
subtitle More Adventures of the ANA
teur Craftsman These new exploits Il
lustrate the extraordinary range OF the
authors inventive faculty. as well as ms
ingenuity in extricating the hero ana ms
emma Mon Bunny from the dangers into
which their rascality carry them. and in
clude adventures not published serlaily-
IN fact the conclusion of the whole matter
Will be found only in the book me IL
Illustrations which are from the pencll OF
Mr. F. c. YOhn offer a most acceptable
INTERPRETATION of the types and depict the
lively action with a hum0r in pleasing
harmony with Mr.. HOrnung'S conception.
This book also is published by Scr1pnef-