The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-13
NEV PUBLICATIONS.

illustrated by Walter satterlee, So
pages; Doubleday, Page & Co., New
1 York; $1.50; for sale at Judd's. This Ii
a strong and exciting story Of love ant
romance. The author takes advantage
of some of the highly dramatic incident.
of the famous Italian campaign of Han
nibal. The Lions Brood, it will be re.
| membered, was the sons of the old Car.
thagenian leader, Hamilcar, and as
children they We're sworn enemies OF
Rome. In this book the figure of Hanni.
bal is introduced effectively. The de-
scriptions of the battles are spirited and
well written, and the book gives evil
dence of careful study of the epoch in
question. The love story of the brave
/ Sergius and the lovely Marcia is beau
tifully drawn. The book will undoubt-
eddy be highly popular with a multitude
of readers. Concerning it the Baltimore
Sun admirably says: 1.-THE good work
done by Osborne in 1.-THE Spell of Ash
taroth' is surpassed in the present vol
un1e. The author, with a love for his
work which has produced exceedingly
satisfactory results, tells us of the
Lions Brood, the sons of Hamilcar, the
old Carthagenian, who instilled into his
sons an undying hate for Rome. OF
these sons, Hannibal was the most IA
nous. chromosomes alone nrevented
him from conouering Rome The an
thor has usad with str,lxino affeot tho
Incidents of 'Hannihal,s camnaipn
against the sN1istrass ofsthe world .
Romans and Cartbaeenians throne his
pages. Their loves and hates. thoir
lives ar homo and ahroad. their COW
rows and their lows make IN a story
that is as Interesting two thousand
wears after the event as If would have
been when the lions BROOD "led the
beasts Of all the fields r. their feast at
Canpae." Historical though the work
is if has not that obtrr1sive. lesson-tell-
ing spirit that makes the reader of the
historical moved wonder If he has not by
mistake chosen an, enclyclopedia. Nor
has it that mendacity which is the dis
characteristic of most ro
mances Of the historical school The
book is true ia nature and true to his
tory. and never for moment does the
reader lose interest in the tale
that ID before him. FOR the book Is de-
signed for YOUTH"
"Barantyne', is q very bright novel
by Helen Camnbel1 author of "prison-
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s1.50 Although the events in which
Balantyne figures occ,,r nart,v In Eng
and the store is distinctivelv Amarj-
IAN and II Is the authors hest yor,,
In a way If is q nrob,er novel Mrs
rampbelTs "RalIantvne,, is ,ikelv IN he
Well discussed one of It's most i,nnor.
ant characters is an educated and re-
1ned woman nassing as a man and for
ears deceivinp intimate assoc,ates ana
The detention is very
lever and deceives tho very aJecf Al
.xchange savs of the hook. Tho hooks
hene is worked ont IN o love story. the
PARTIES being Young American Girl
Marion Lacy who knows ana detestk |
he faults Of her native land and q |
nan. Ballantvne whose mother has
cared him in England. striving to |
make him hate his co1ntrv with the |
atural effect Of making him long for II /
s forbidden fruit The arguments be-
ween the two are sunplemented nv con-
creations in which ioin English radi-
ais one with M small likeness TO Nor
is: an American soldier and patriot.
he hero,s hvstarical mother ana q 1;te-
ary woman nlea IN rtlv Suggesting one /
rhom in her day Boston delighted to
onor and perhans 70 honor doubly he
ause she did moi advertise The inner
istory Of an Inflated attennt at COM
lercial life and PLEASING, sketch of a