The Topeka state journal., 1901-07-20
BOOK NOTES.


s',rhe Crisis still leads the sale of
books in New York and elsewhere.
THE Helmet of NavarreA is second and
''Tarry Thou Till I Come third while
the 'Puppet Crown has dropped to
fourth place. Jack Raymond" is fifth
and "Tribulations of a Princess,
sixth. THE Crisis published by the
Macmillan company is by Winston
Churchill and 1t bids fair to rival his
Richard Carver in popularity The
scenes of The Crisis'' are laid in st.
Louis, nearly a century later than the
scenes in Richard Carvel. The heroine
of the story, Virginia Carvel, a great
granddaughter of Richard Carvel serves
to connect the stories in interest The
nero. Stephen Brice, is a young New
England lawyer seeking fortune in the
southern city Among the many char
aeters IN the historical setting of the
story we meet Grant, a poor farmer
later, the greatest general in the army;
Sherman, president of small street
car line,-later also a conspicuous and
picturesque figure in the history Of his
time, and Lincoln, a struggling country
Ia"yer-later as president in our great
est national crisis.
''The Road to Ridgeby's." BY Frank
Buringame Harris. Small, Maynard
& Co Boston. Price $1.5O This is
simple but powerful story of farm life
-
make an impression on every reader
In this book Mr.. Harris has done for,
the wheat fields what Mr.. Westcott has
done for rural New York and Mr.. Bach
eiler for the north country. 1t is in no
way initiative of David Harurn'' or
"Eben Holden;" and. unlike each Of
these books, it is not in the portrayal
of single quaint character that its
power consists. 1t is a wholesome story
run Of the real heroism of homely life
ff.n~e Il
was newspaper reporter at Omaha
before he drifted eastward and his
story vividly reveals his western asso-
clation Like the author of David
Harum," Mr.. Harris died before his
book was published. He spent the last
years Oh ms me IN its production.
''The Eternal Quest" by ]. A. Stew
art, IS one of the new books published
by Dodd. Mead & Co.. New York.
life The heroine is the chaplain's
daughter,-"our fighting chapIafn.s as
he is called by his general. The two
men mad behind them a good half CEN
erals words, by every variety of
weather, fair and foul But when the
generals son admitted to his father
mat ne was contemplating matrimony
with the chaplain's daughter, the re-
suits were not exactly what might
nave been expected, under the acircura-
stances; and when a, prolonged confer
ence between the two fathers audad
IN firm and unalterable decision that
their children should not be allowed to
JOIN nothing to nothing, under the de-
luslon that they are making them
selves rich" and they proceeded to
prepare orders according to the rights
of fathers and the laws of military dis
cipline, it is easy to see that there are
hard times ahead for the young peo-
pie The reader is not likely. however
IA <J,1
story.
The Bookman for July contains the
following in its department called 1.-The
Book Mart: Eastern Letter. New
York, June l. 1901-The most popular
book of the month and so far of the
years publications was The Crisis by
winston Churchill The advance or
ders were very large. and already re-
orders are coming in rapidly. The Sec
ond most popular book was sTarry
ihou Til i Come by George Croly, |
and 1t is meeting with an exceptional |
Sale''
The London Academy bright, good |
\ na.tureds but always blundering. con-
ta1ns in its issue of June Is a review OF |
Dr- John Williamson Palmer's book of |
poems, For Charles Sake. and other |
Lyrics and Ballads recently published /
oy Eunk & Wagnalis company. The |
academy warmly commends these /
good, wholesome. spirited" ballads. I
'StonewaH Jackson's Way as I
an example. and then adds. 1.-The /
muses. blessing on Mr.. Kipling. who /
has set so many ballad writingl'' AS +
between DR.. Palmer and Mr.. KipIine. if /
either inspired the poetry of the other,
It must have been DR.. Palmer who /
Llghted the first spark. His famous
poem. "Stonewau Jaclson's Wav''
quoted by the Academy, had set the
blood of thousands tingling before the
baby Rudyard was first delivered into