The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-03
Books and Their Writer'S.

Stepdaughter OF Israel >, IA,
nosss has been published by II r.an,'.
Neey GO II Is story OF thtilB,, 49,.
lures by land and sea In tho six,ne,,s 80
IVY. when the new world had been 50 ro..,,,
discovered and opened up such -.
anu tempting field for soldiers q, ,a.,,.,.
u'uoie thread is kept ur throughon, Al.
o''A' Tue story OF the old world and TIA, =.
tuo ne" nihgins on the love of men for ,,.a
W Gu enc tie daughter OF ''reconrica,.
itSprew' and a Casttllan lady. the as,sn
uausnter Of Israel" and the other an Indian
e'ri inc last survivor of a tribe that. driven
70 desperation by another and n,ors no,,
eriui tribe. had sought death in tho Nava.
oil the sea. The two pictures hung sida -.
sac In tho story, are drawn with a romantic
ana vivid fancy. the lurid strokes of crima
and the delicate touches OF the nrro .ns
steadfast love Of true woman filling in tho
canvass very picturesauely. The printing Of
OF ohe book is so bad as to suggest that the
proofreacer was out OF town when It was
published, and the author must have suf.
fered keeny in his first perusal Such work
IS simply inexcusnble in publishing house
OF the standing that Tennyson Nicely com.
psny has
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book setting forth the circumstances
connected with the founding and orgaulza-
ton Of the Daughters OF the American Reyo.
luton and the Daughters of the Revolution.
by Mrs. Flora Adams Darling. the founder
of the several Patriotic Societies for Women.
viii be published ia limited AUTOGRAPH edl-
Ton by the Independence Publishing COM
psny of Philadelphia. In this history, COM
Piled from the records aud official cores
pondenee which came to Mrs. Darling during
no period that she acted as vice president
general in charge of organization. will be
gwen in detail the origin OF The societies
and the cause of the withdrawal Of The
Llneals" from the daughters Of the Amer
can Revolution. TO form the Daughters Of
tho Revolution.
Several newspapers have recently attributed
to Nc. Gribayedoff the vgnet;e portraits
which adorn the seven volumes Of the Cy-
clopedIa Of American Biography, published
by n. Appleton & Co. Mr.. Grlhayedoh made
several OF the full page portraits. but e is
only fair to make public that all the hun
dreds of vigncse illustrations were engraved
by Mr.. Jacques Rcich.
The Lie and Letters of Thomas Henry
Huxley. published IN this country by u. Ap-
pleton & Co, has been pronounced by pie
b!scltc Of the readers of the London Academy
to be the second best book OF the yesE 1909
The commentator accorded it by the jury
Of the American press has been no less en-
platte n S decidedly one Of the great books
80 -1,o NJfrasanpth rputurv
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General G. A. Forsyth's "story OF the SOL
der" published by u. Appleton & Co. tells
tale of campaigning by American soldiers
which will prove instructive TO English and
German critics, while it will furnish fresh
and thrilling chapter of history to the ma
lority of American readers
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The story Of Mrs. Clyde" which D, An
7letion & Co, will publish next week is said
% be founded On certain facts In the career
a distinguished woman who was equally
well known IN Boston, in New York, In Phila-
elphia, and Oh the continent. II is bril-
liantly written. and gives authentic pictures
Of society in its highest grades Society will
Don he occupied in guessing who Mrs.
Clyde was.
The Vir Publishing company OF Philadc-
ohia promises the fourth volume 10 The
Self and Sex Series" entitled what Man
= Forty Five Ought to Know" by sylvanns
stall p. D, on or before February IS Some
i5.ecc copies of these highly commended pur-
ly books have already been sold.
49,
Harper & Brothers have Just issued "The
ioIfer's Calendar which consists Of twelve
pictures by A. b. Frost, with verses by Van
rassel Sutphen. The pictures which Illus
rate a phase OF golf for zach month OF tue
7ear, are enclosed in an artistic envelope.
md are suitable for framing. They are es-
)5cially appropriate for decorating golf club
louses
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Two copies of the Gallery of Illustrations
Q Hugo's Romances.' published by George
Barrie Son of Philadelphia, u, S. A., on
Jepan paper. brought es6 and $40, respec-
lively. and one on Holland paper, e3l.