Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-27
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Mar 0Relrs New Book Treats of the
Problems Of Life.
AN UP-To-DATE STORY BY EDNA LYALL

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Opens on the Day of Queen VIctorIa's
Death and Closes In Januar of
the Present Year-DeaIs with
Peace and War.
Tween You and l." by Max O'Rell,
IL a book treating the problems Of life. 1t
Is divided into two parts. Part Con
corning Men" OF thirty-nlne chapters, and
Part u-Concerning Women" Of hfty-four
chapters. This volume contains some Of
the choicest, wittiest and most searching
criticisms Of life In general by this cele-
brated French writer and lecturer. His
work has always a popular interest attach
ing to 1t, and there is no one who does
not instantly find himself completely won
over by the sparkling philosophy and wit
OF this most distinguished Frenchmsn. Fol-
lowing is a portion Of the chapter on A
Ideal Daughter: "a devoted. cheerful.
caressing daughter is the Joy OF a home.
Happy the house that resounds all day
long with her song and the peals Of her
silvery laughteri She Is the sun that shines
all day. She is the chain that binds father
and mother together, and their safeguard
against any danger to their love and faith
fitness to each other. Is there anything
which could entice that father out OF his
house so long as that girl is in It? No,
nothing but the work that he has to do,
and which he cheerfully does, all the time
longing for that welcome kiss when he
returns home"
Edna Lyali is out with a new novel en-
titled, TT Hinderers." The story opens
Oh the day Of Queen Victoria's death, and
closes in January Of the present year. 1t
deals with the subject OF peace and war
and gives the experiences Of a heroine who
is suddenly transported from a quiet home
in the tropics to ''smart society" In Eng
land. The heroine is Irene de st. Croix,
who, after her grandfather's death, goes
to live with her grandfather's cousin in
England, Squire Brooklyn. The society
into which she Is introduced there lie the
very opposite from what her refined ma
ture has always been in touch with and
the life is repulsive to her, one who Is con-
tinualIy looking for opportunities fer use
~tulness. 1t takes up quite extensively In
4 conversational style the Boer war. the
story is good and wholesome. the heroine
possessing the sweet character one would
expect from Edna Lyall. There is a pretty
love tale in the last few chapters, Miss
de- 81. Croix marrying a man. though many
years her senior, who is endued with the
warm heartedness one would wish for a
happy ending to a heroine whose lie
counted for good. Published by Longmans'
Green & Co.
A new story by Rudyard Kipling is to
appear In an early number of scribners
Magazine and It is one Of the boldest and
most brilliant expressions Of Mr., Kipling's
genius. With the exception of a few
sketches relating to experiences In south
Africa, no short story has come from MI.
Kipling for several years and be has pro-
duced no story OF this rank in a much
longer time. The title. wireless, gives
n hint as to the modern developments In
electric phenomena that suggested the
story to Mr.. Kipling. but it contains in 1t
no intimation OF the amazing originality
and skill with which he has worked 1t out.
And yet no other title could describe so ex-
actly the extraordinary psychological SIT
uation that forms the main incident OF the
tale. 1t is q story that will stir the in
terest Of readers to enthusiasm.
In the July st. Nicholas Arthur johnson
Evans raises the question, "Ts King Ed
ward Really Edward the SEVENTH" He
speaks Of a little discussion he had In Eng
land recently with some young relatives OF
his and be recalls to the reader what a
good many OF us have perhaps forgotten
that there are at least three Edwards whom
history has failed to designate with nu-
merals. Edward the Confessor was one.
Then there was Edward the Elder, who
relgned Just after Alfred the Great. and
Edward the Martyr. who figured In English
history Just before Ethelred. But the au-
thor instead Of suggesting that England's
new monarch have a few numbers added to
his name makes the statement that In
reality he is the FIRST Edward to be ruler
OF Great Britain and Ireland. The other
Edwards Of history were simply kings OF
England. This little discussion really serves
as an introduction to many interesting facts
and anecdotes Of English history. particu-
larly timely at this coronation season.
The July Century Is a summer fiction
lumber, containing contributions in this
field from popular writers and from new
Corners There is q short story by the late
Paul Leicester Ford. entitled Wanted. a
Chaperon." with illustrations by Gilbert,
probably the last piece Of completed nc
ton by the author of Janice Meredith"
To DR.. Weir Mitchell's group OF Little
Stories" is added a piquant sketch entitled.
"a Dilemma" setting forth a lady or the
tiger"-ish problem; David Gray. author Of
"Gallops." contributes q car horse story
entitled ''~Ting-a-Ling." and Frank Norris
a story OF the frontier west entitled "The
Passing OF Cock-Eye Blackjack; Harry
stillwell Edwards, author OF Two Run
Always" prints a rollieking story Of rival
negro churches in the south. THE Little
Unpleasantness at New Hope" There are
also stories by Louise Collier Wilcox,
VIII N. Harden and Charles Bryant How
ard. the last a bit Of West Indian local
color. The variety OF this list is further
extended by the fourth part OF the Con
LESSONS Of a Wife" by Mary Adams, the
theme Of which is arrangement. as those
Of the preceding portions have been re-
spectiVely, courtship. marriage and mother
hood.
A special announcement OF a new serial
story to begin in the July number OF Pear
sons will probably cause many readers to