New-York tribune., 1902-12-22

| artificial and mechanical glorifcation of a
rough diamond hero. Decidedly irresponsible
| also is the series of adventures through which
| a young millionaire orphan and his friend pass
| at the South Pole in Captain Ralph BonehilPs 8
| Lost in the Land Of Ice" "a. Vessels Com
| pany). Hezekiah Butterworth supplies collec-
| ton of variously assorted tales current among
natives, commercial travellers and at the con-
sulates from Porto Rico to Buenos Ayres in
Traveller Tales of the Pan-American Coun-
tries Dana Estes & Coz They are col
lected at first hand strung a narrative OF
travel and illustrated for the most part with
rather old fashioned engravings Much OF the
history of the ancient Romans may be related
to the Forum and Isabel Lowell has made good
use of the opportunity in her stories IN stone
from the Roman Forum (The Macmillan Com
pany). Another historical study for young read
ers has been prepared with little departure
from contemporary records by E F. ROBERTS
in The Adventures of Captain John Smith"
1,ongmans Green & Coz. Charles Dick
ens's "Childs History of England" (E. P. Dut-
ton & Co.) is set forth in attractive FORM
with many virile drawings by Patten Wilson
DR.. Edward Brooks has reduced to short MARIA
tive form an Arthurian legend in The Story OF
Tristram" penn Publishing Company, and
Sponsors long poem in The Story of the Faerie
Queene" (same publishers)- Another short cut
to reading perhaps less necessary, but written
with a good sense of selection by Kate Dickin-
son sweetser, and engagingly illustrated by
George Alfred Williams, is Ten Girls from
Dickens" q. F. Taylor & COD.
OF the making of good fairy tales there is no
reason for an end. One may be glad to meet
many old friends in Walter Jerrolds Reign of
King Oberon" CThe Macmillan Company, with
its delightful decorations in imaginative line by
Charles Robinson and frontispiece. title page
and covers in color. Pixies, dwarfs and falrles
play pranks and make themselves agreeable in
English towns and villages Of the long ago in
Mary Inlay Taylors Little Mistress Hope and
Other Fairy Tales "a. c. McClurg & Coz.
The frontispiece in color and the head
pieces are done by Jessie Wilcox Smith. the
Gift Of the Magic Staff" by Fannie E. Ostran
der CFleming II. Revell Company, is graceful
story Of what little boy in the fairy
kingdom within the earth and in cloudland
The book is attractively made and illustrated
Interest IS centred entirely in the creatures Of
elfdom and fairyland in Katherine Pyle's In
the Green Forest" little, Brown & CoO. |
for which she has drawn her own illustrations
Gay color marks the drawings of Lucy Fitch |
Perkins for "Coquo and the Kings Children
"a c. McCIurg & Co.), in which Cornela |
Baker describes many magical wonders. such |
as the reason why quail cry Bob White" |
There is much that is likely to charm young |
synpathies in the vicissitudes and services OF |
Gypsy the Talking Dog Nenry Altemus
Company. by Tudor jerks. A whimsical humor
"Andy's Adventures on Noah's Ark
o. F Taylor & Co), story Of the realm
of toys. by Douglas Zabriskie Doty. Set forth
in large type like primer and bright with the
sharp color of the illustrations by z. Mars and
NJ H Squire, 1.-The Lovable Tales of Janey and
Josey and joe CHarper & BrosO do not
belle their title. The author, Gertrude Smith,
glances at simple details with profound childish
seriousness, and understands the accumulatlVe
i,,nrassion of repetition. Lays for Little
Chang Clew Amsterdam Book Company, by
Alfred James waterhouse. are uneven, some
being in rather false and sentimental key.
and others delightfully."- successful interpreta-
tons of the land Of three feet high