The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-25

"The History of Della" are excellent speci-
mems of Miss Fowler's short story style.
"Old Bowens Legacy" New York: The
Century company, $1.50) is novel by Edwin
Asa Dix, who has already given the pubic a
very excellent American novel Of New Eng
land life Ia Deacon Bradbury" This last
book is in some respects an Improvement on
the first Simeon Bowen, rather parsimoni-
Gus character in New England village,
leaves $1,000 to be given, or placed by three
designated citizens, after his DEATH where
it'll do tn most good in this ere village O
Feltin any time within a year." The hero
of the story, Garrett Coe, the best abused
man in the book and uniustly charged with
sundry crimes by majority OF his fellow Cit
izens commands attention, through a storm
Of sander and tragedy which made him hag.
gard and incidentally the village gossip and
the philosophy of Miss Jewett. the spinster
oracle, will be greatly enjoyed by the reader
That the three trustees OF "Old Bowen S
Legacy" succeeded in doing the proper thing
with 1t will be the judgment OF every candid
reader. Mr.. Dix has evidently studied New
England village life at short range.
Charles FELTON, Pidgin has written ro-
nance based on Aaron Burr's life and his
heartless' use Of Blennerhassett to promote
his imperial plans in the southwest. There
is a fine field for effective writing here. The
title OF the book. which will be published soon
by the c. NJ Clark Publishing company, Bos-
tion Is "Blennerhassett."
In the Book Buyer, there Is an interest
ing paper by Carolyn Shipman relating to the
Thackeray memorial in Westminster Abbey
showing from Shirley Brooks diary that he
was the promoter of the Thackeray bust
The diary is very interesting.
The May Book Buyers frontispiece Is the
most recent photo of Bret Harte. He looks
we'll and his years evidently do not weigh
heavily upon him.
Mistress Nell; A Merry Tale of Merry
Time" New York: Scribner's Sons. Min
neapolis: Mccarthy, $1.50),, is George 9.
Hazleton's novel evolved from the materials
gathered for his popular play OF the same
name. The book gives picture Of most
dissolute period OF English history, when
Charles II. rode rough shod over all sate-
guards of public and private virtue, phiian-
dering with his mistresses in public. The
merry, reckless play and designations Of the
time are set forth, the central figure in the
wassail being Nell Gwynne. The frontis-
piece is a portrait Of the courtesan.
The Literary Era says: Riley once tried
to console young man whose library table
was covered over with rejected manuscripts:
them out again. Try again. Try like did.
Try for twenty years.
Many English publishers are about to es-
tablish branch houses in this country which
they are beginning to recognize Is destined to
be the publishing center of the world.
The American Book company (Chicago: No.
521-531 Wabash avenue) has published a
psychology for secondary schools by Pro-
fessor Putnam OF the Michigan state normal
college.
The American Book company has issued a
new volume (No. 81 in their New Educa-
tion Series," by Mesrss. Demorest & Sickle,
which embodies plan for stimulating in
children true appreciation of good literature
and to acquire correct reading habits and TO
clear away difficulties for the young reader.
(Price, 40 cents. Illustrated). Another vol
ume, issued by this firm. is How to Teach
Reading and Composition" by ]. j. Burns,
author Of "The Story of Shakspere's English
Kings" The book is designed for teachers
who seek practical guidance in training boys
and girls to write the English language cor
rectly. Illustrated. Price, 90 cents.