The age-herald., 1901-03-10
BooksShat ave Read

In the East the most popular books of fiction are headed by "Alice of Old Vim cennes," by Maurice Thompson, which enjoys an ever increasing popularity. "Eben Holden" continues its remark able sale, and Eleanor" ''In the Palace of the King "An Englishwoman's Love Letters" and "Richard Yea and Nay" are all selling readily. 'L' Aiglon," both in the original and the translation, is alos much called for.
 "Richard Yea and Nay' is MT. Mau- rice Hewlett's latest and most popular novel. This author will be remembered as the writer of "Earthwork Out of Tus- MT Hewlett's best work was done in Little Novels of Italy" which bear abundant evidence of the genius of the writer who is born and not made. MT. Frederick Harrison and MT. Mabie have given unstinted praise to Richard Yea and Nay"
 l. deals with Richard Occur de Lion and his time, the same period and per sonages that are set forth for us in ''Ivanhoe' and "The Talisman." And much like Scott, MT. Hewlett has con- structed style and a vocabulary that have something like an historical basis He was not content, as many writers are, to tell the story in the language of the present day, with a flavor of quaintness sufficiently antique to highten It's hiStor- ical value. But he has in his dialogue kept very closely to the mode of speech that was characteristic of that age This ingeniousness has made of Rich ard Yea and Nay a very delightful Dia of
 In the March Lippencott appears a posthumous novel from the pen of Mau- rice Thompson. It is entitled Rosa lyndes Lovers There is also just pub lished in book form Sweetheart Man ette' by the same author.
 A volume of short stories that created considerable stir and consequent com- ment a few years since was entitled Life Is Life,' and was written under the pseudonym of ''zack.'' This person was found to be Miss Gwendoline Keats, who shortly afterwards wrote that gloomy tragedy, "On Trial Her forth coming novel will soon be published and will be called "The White Cottage" It Is to be hoped that it will not be quite so gloomy for the writer possessed much talent and gave promise of better work to follow.
 
 'The Kings Pawn" by Hamilton Drummond, has already passed through three editions in as many days before publication. It is historical novel of considerable dash and deals with the adventures of Henry of Navarro in Spain in which are noted the beginnings of Spains downfall as a world power, which recently eliminated in the Span ish-American war.
 
 There are a number of brilliant young college students who seem to have no trouble whatever in writing very delight ful books about college life and In having them written about and sold. Some of these young writers have been sent abroad to do some very responsible lit erary correspondence. Mir. Benton Egg bert Stevenson is a young writer and a fine manly looking fellow. He is a Princeton man. class of '94 He left col lege at the end of his junior year to &C., cept journalistic position in Chilicothe, Ohio. At present he is librarian of that place. His first book. At Odds With the Regent" covers an interesting period of French history. His latest novel will be called "A Soldier of Virginia" MT Jesse Lynch Williams is now quite well known as a vigorous and entertaining writer of undergraduate life. Some months ago he published the Adventures of a Fresh man" Mir Williams is also a Princeton man. At present he is a litterateur of New York City. A later writer upon the same subject Is MT. Charles M. Elan draw. He first won a reputation with Harvard Episodes" and now he has written "The Diary of a Freshman" which is spoken of as one of the best of all books of college tales that have as yet been written.
 
 The demand for Sarah Brands new book, "Babs the Impossible" Is greater than the publishers at present can sup ply However more editions are now in press and the public can soon be satisfied. The same firm Is issuing a new edition of w D. Howells' Literary Friends and Acquaintances," which is written in the authors most charming style. Few books can compare with these literary "reminiscences, for it covers the richest of our. literature. HlfY Sasgmlad sf MT. Ernest Seton Thomnson has been