The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-23

thony F'roude"
 Professor Bourne in his preface fur
 ther notes that "the circumstances Of
 the preparation or publication of these essays are indicated in the foot notes
 except in the case of the paper on The
 Federalist Abroad, which formed part
 of an introduction to @ new edition of
 the Federalist in the Universal Classics,
 and of The Beginning of the Seminary
 Method in Teaching History which
 was contributed to the Educational Re-
 view, All the essays have been revised
 and in some cases slight additions have
 been made"
 Special attention is called to the mer- | it's of Severance" the new novel by
 Thomas Cobb, published by John Lane, London and New York. It is an exceed
 insly clever story, one that can be high | ly recommended for its subtle charm
 and exceptional brightness. The au-
 thor's previous stories, Carpet Court
 ship" MT, Passingham, "Scruples, ," '"The Judgment of Helen and The 1 Dissemblers' all bear the stamp of lite
 rary skill and excellence, and their bril- ] liancy has excited curiosity and specu
 lation as to the identity of the clever | London society novelist who is the au-
 thor of these capital stories, the name
 Thomas Cobb being generally believed | 10 be the authors pseudonym. The | opinion leans to the view that the au | thor is woman, the type of cleverness | in handling the chapters masculine and feminine of the stories and hitting their foibles being invariably attained only by
 a very bright and clever woman writer. 'Severance' is a story of English so- ciety life absorbingly interesting and thoroughly entertaining. It is well de- scribed as an amusing comedy of love. A handsome and brave young British officer home from the wars thinks strongly of marrying, and what happens to him and the most estimable woman who had declined lis offer of marriage a few years before, but now discovers that she loves him, forms part of the scheme of the story. A much younger and still lovelier woman enters upon the scene and captivates the young off cer A separated husband and wife, who after all still love each other are also a strong part of this story, in which a keen insight into the springs and motives and foibles of the human heart is evidenced Price $1.5O; for sale at Judd's.
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 ''The Traitors Way" by S.Levett- Yeats, author of "The Honour of Sa- velli, etc, is a story of the times when the dreadful struggle ragged between the Hu~uenOts and the Catholics in France, just before the massacre of St. Bartholomew. Gaspard de Vibrac the hero of the story is a striking character of a type peculiar only to France. The book is a romance which has passages of intense interest and many realistic pictures of scenes and occurrences that stir the blood. De Vibrac condemns
 
 story and then sets out to tell the tale of his life, sparing not himself in the recital of the thrilling scenes in which he played an important and at times an ignoble part Brave he was and hon ored by his comrades, and brave deeds he did, but be betrayed Marcilly, his best friend noble officer, who had once saved his life; de Vibrac having fallen madly in love with Marcilly's wife. The climax of the story is exci- ting enough to suit the most eager ap petite for the sensational, and the be- ro's remorse in his closing days in his chateau is well earned. There is a striking frontispiece by w. B, Gilbert. 1 The book is published by Frederick A. Stokes Co.,. New York; price, 12mo, cloth, s150; for sale at Judds.
 "A Lily of France is delightful ! historical romance of the sixteent cen l tury. which has an additional interest | in New Haven, as its author is Mrs 1 Caroline Atwater Mason, wife of Rev. i Mir. Mason, a former pastor in recent | years of the First Baptist church of | New Haven, and who a few weeks ago | revisited old friends here and preached 1 again before his former congregation. A new book by Mrs. Mason is sure of g hearty welcome as her previous books, The Quiet King" "A Wind Flower" "A Minister of the World" etc, have been so highly acceptable and worthy # the high degree of success they have net. A Lily of France deals with the times when Europe was 'onvulsed with the struggle out of which Professionalism was born. The book presents a vivid picture of this ,reat struggle sketched with the great st care and painstaking historical delity The author visited Holland md searched the original documents ,earing upon the case and has given he local color to the scenes. The book ears the stamp of the most sincere and conscientious methods and the authors and sincerity in her work, II of which add greatly to the alue of the book as a narrative f striking historic value. Paramount q the story is the vital importance of eligious liberty. The New York Mail nd Express warmly praises the book nd says of it:
 This is one of the best constructed, lost readable and inspiring of recent ictp has ripht tn l