Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14
BOOKS.

"The Billy Stories Is the title OF an
amusing boys book written by Eva
Lovett and published by j. II. Taylor a.
Co., publishers, New York. It relates
the interesting adventures of boy who
In turn plays the part OF pirate, au-
thor, Rough Rider farmer and other
things, with great deal of satsfac ion
to himself and amusement to his read
ers. There are numerous happy illus
trations throughout the book and the
volume has most attractive cover. II
Will make n charming holiday book Cor
boys from six TO twelve, and interesting
reading for any one.
"rhe COlbun Prize" is a charming
story for girlsand win interest especial
ly school children, the chief scenes and
motive OF the story revolving about
school life and Incidents. The plot of
the story deals principally with the
devotion OF two girls to each other and
the sacrifices they make for each other.
The book Is by Gabrielle h. Jackson.
and IL published by j. +. Taylor Co.
publishers, New York
Dream Children by Elizabeth II.
Brownell, is the manifestation of one Of
the happlest efforts yet made in the
way OF gathering choice literature per-
talning to children together In one vol.
ume. The author has taken the most
charming of child heroes and herolnes
described In both prose and verse Tor
her work giving the stories I'm which
they figure. and embollishing her work
with delightful pictures OF the child
characters drawn. Among the choice
selection Of stories is that OF little cos
cite, the heroine OF Victor HugOs mas
terpiece les Miserables." Dickens'
"Child's Dream Of Star" and por-
tion OF the story Of little Jennie Wren
the dolls dressmalJer in "Our Mutual
Friend" with many others and the
poems comprise many well known fov-
orites such as 'Annabel Lee" PhilIp
MY king and some charming selec.
IONS IN dialect verse that especially
apply and appeal to children. No moro
charming holiday gift than this could
he selected for either young or old
Bower Merrill Co., publishers, Indian
apolls.
"Thc Story OF Live Dolls" is book
which no little girl who loves dolls cen
afford 20 be without The story tolls
how In n certain town all the dolls In
the place come 20 life. and talk. eat
and act In all things just as their biiie
girl mammas do. There ls an enrrnnc-
ing picture OF life In a doll house with
live doll cook, and many Other do
lightful experiences. such ms excursions
trips to the sea shore. bathing. blcvcI'
Ing, etc, in which the dolls take part
Bower Merrill, Co., Indianapolil. are
the publishers.
Within a month OF It's publication
1.-THE Benefactress' has run into four
large editions, the last OF which Is lust
of the press. It's popularity bids fair
TO equal that Of Elizabeth and Her
German Garden" Unlike that book
however II Is a noval, but with SO
unique a spirit OF humor that Il Is I'm
a class by itself outside Of the or
binary run OF fiction.
Gilbert Parker's latest novel "The
Right Of Way has a smaller COM
panion In charming little book enti-
tied 1.-THE March OF the White Guard.
which Fenno q Co. have only mst
published In this latter volume Mr..
Parker has the "heart-touch" most de-
clslvely developed. His white
Guard" belongs with the class OF his
fresher work when his own human feel
ing was 80 completely spontaneous. II