The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-07
Spring Offerings.

Phillips & Co., Will publish:
"A Sack of Shakings,'' short stories
and essays of sea life, by Frank II. Bul.
len, who is so we'll known as master
of sea literature through his Cruise of
the Cachelot' and other notable books
A volume of short stories by Jack
London, author of 'Son of the Wolf"
The present collection of stories deals
with the Northwest. and the Klondyka.
and the book will probably take the
name of the initial story, 1.-The God OF
His Fathers" 81 r-E
1.-THE Cruise of the Petrol" a novel
Of sea life, treating of the period of the
war of 1872, and dealing largely with the
romances and adventures arising from
the privateering so common at that time
The tale is founded in some part on the
records of the 1ogbook of Rear Admiral
Jenkins, the grandfather of the author
T. Jenkins Hams. Mr.. Hams. acquired
considerable fame from his "Windjam-
mers' and mr. Trunnell.''
Sons of the Sword an historical
novel of Napoleon's time. by Mrs Woods
an English writer of whom much may
be expected. The present novel has re-
ceived very high praise from English
critics, among whom is Mrs Humphrey
Ward
''Valencia's Garden a new novel by
Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield, author of
'"Fhe Archbishop and the Lady" which
the same firm published last fall
''1he Inheritors.'' a novel Of political
and journalistic life in London, by Jo-
seph Conrad, author of Lord Jim
Every One His Own Way a volume
of short stories of city life and common
people, by Edith Wyatt. Some of these
stories have appeared in McClure's
Magazine, and the editors have received
much favorable comment on them
Jack Racer" a novel Of adventure by
a new writer, Henry Somerville.
Lincoln and Other Poems," verses by
Edwin Markham. the first collection
since the publication Of 1.-The Man With
the Hoe
Children of the Nations" study OF
colonization by Poultney Bigelow.
Lovers of the Woods sketches OF
forest and wood By W. Fl. Boardman.
From a Swedish Homestead stories
by Selma Lagerlof
ga Kings Pawn
''A Kings Pawn by Hamilton Drum
mond Doubleday, Page & Co., New
York.
History furnished Mr.. nrummond with
q theme for another story. Henry Of
Navarro, afterwards Great Henry "
of France is the royal parsonage of the
tale and Blaise dc Bernauld the pawn
When the story OPENS ambassadors
from the French court are en- route to
Navarro with an offer of the crown of
France at the kings death If Henry of
the Little Kingdom will renounce his
Protestant rel; gicn Henry has had
secret word from Paris that the Due
dc Anjou, heir to the throne is dead
The Valois line will end with Henry Ill.,
and Henry of Navarro already standing
upon the steps of the throne treats with
scant courtesy the offer of the French
ambassadors. Realizing however, that
his unpopularity in Catholic Paris will
be increased by his reaf.rrued loyalty 10
the Huguenot faith, he determines to
win all France hy regain:rg the French
provinces lest to Spain. He has heard
that the people of Spanish Navarro ara
restless and discontinued and determines
to find for himself the truth of the mat
ter
Blaise de Bernauld his faithful follow
err Marcel and Rene dc Mentemar ac-
companied Henry on that secret Journey
into Spain Twenty years before Ber-
nauld had incurred the enmity of Teresa
SaImarez and the climax of the story is
reached when the travellers find them
selves guests of that womans gTandchild
Mademoisalle de Lignac and are asked to
drink ito the vengeance of Teresa Sau-
mareZ."
The journey from Pau to Lignic is not
lacking in dramatic incidents described
in a manner which absorbs the readers
attention. Indeed the whole story is