Evening star., 1902-08-30
NEW PUBLICATIONS s

The JUST AND THE UNJUST. BY Richard
Bagot, author of Casting of Nets, etc. New
York: John Lane.
Mr. BagOt has heretofore devoted himself
chiefly to the writing of novels depicting the
activity of the Catholic Church in Europe,
and stories have aroused more or less Of
controversial interest apart from their liter
airy value. This one, however, is distinctly
a departure and offers nothing more provo
cative of discussion than the propriety of
casting halo around a woman who has
maintained an irregular relationship with
a scion of the British nobility. Mr.. Bagot
presents frankly phase of English social
life which is at best unpleasant and does
not attempt to condemn a state of affairs
which "well-regulated society" in most
countries emphatically repudiates. That
the situation is exceptional and the partici-
pants of an unusually commendable charac-
ter in the main cannot palliate the fact
that the chief interest and sympathy are
aroused for q woman who has deliberately
placed herself beyond the pale of social rec
ognition. The story has the fault of turgld-
ity, which weighs it down despite its gen.
eral interest. The author errs seriously in
his development of the plot, starting with
a trifing remark several years after the
events which form the basis of the story
and which must then be particularly mar
rated Mr.. Bag0t loves to elaborate MS
theme and to re-tel his situations with
has grasped the full significance of every
detail. THE just and the Unjust could
easily be improved by eXcision and con-
densatiOn.
CHANTICLEER: a Pastoral Romance BY No VIC
lette Hall. Illustrated by w. Granville smith
Boston: Lnthrop Publishing Company
Excusing a tendency to quote rather too
freely from Thoreau and some classics, this
story leaves little to be desired in the way
.i, and fine faNOrlng.
1t is delightful rendering OF romance
In the setting of nature, a blending of the
outdoor and the heart life which will
delight many readers tired of stories Of ad-
venture A young married couple lose their
home by fire and feel suddenly freed from
the tyranny of things They decide i'm
mediately to lead a simple life thenceforth
despite their ample means and find a place
in the wilderness where they set up 'Chan-
ticleer" their home. once corn house at
tached to their beautiful estate and eked
out in the woods with two staterooms from
an old steamer. Their life runs with pas
toral smoothness for Il time and then the
world bursts in upon them and soon their
quiet nook is invaded by campers and
cottagers, who inject city ways into the
wild surroundings and even attempt to
dress for dinner and TO give lawn par
ties in the woods. These, however, tire
away various excuses to the city, leav-
ing the pioneers alone with a few of the
choice spirits who SympathiZe with them in
their love of unconventional nature. Love
stories run through the book that Of the
married couple being sweetest Of all.
"Chanticleer" fully deserves the handsome
setting given to it, with eight beautiful
Illustrations in colors chiefly from photo
graphs.
APPI ETON'S TOWN AND COUNTRY LIBRARY
An proun Il,r N,r
lev Roberts. author Of The Colossus" etc.
New York: D. Appleton & Company.
There is action a-plenty in this story of
England and Central America. A young
woman is loved by a worthy young man,
but she IS fired by the spirit of the middle
ages and wants her lover to "do some
thing" He starts out by heading a party
which attempts to succor of a wrecked
ship on the Cornish coast. He is driven
out to sea- picked up by a passing vessel
and carried to Matanzara, where peri
odical revolution is raging. The young
woman relents and proceeds to follow him.
She reaches Matanzara just before the
crisis in the war. and figures prominently
in the final struggles. She eventually mar
ries the deposed president of the republic.
Improbable and strained as the story is at
times, 1t affords an interesting and we'll
told account of how the course of politics
runs in the southern republics. A portrait
of an American consul is drawn in iorid
colors, which may arouse patriotic resent
ment at first, but which blend sympathetic
cally later.
JEZEBEL: Romance in the Days when Ahab was
kIng OF Israel. BY Lafayette McIaws, author
Of When the Land Young" Illustrated
hv Corwin X. Lnson. Boston, Lothrop Pub
fishing Company.
There is rich oriental coloring in this ro-
mantle novel. based upon biblical incidents.
Nl,n stn tl,a
the worship Of Baal and that of Jehovah
It introduces the prophet Elijah Jezebel.
Queen of Israel. is portrayed in her many
moods. the tale being told by Zuor. an
Egyptian dwarf, who is a slave of the royal
household. Dramatic situations succeed
each other rapidly, reaching startling ell
max in the fiery trial of Ruth and Anon.
her lover, from which they emerge un-
scathed
Hints, BY ]. H. Taylor English professional
and open champion, 1894, 1895 and 1900 Forty
eight illustrations. almost entirely from photo
graphs taken specially for the work New
York: d. Appleton & Company.
]. H. Taylor is one of the recognized
English authorities golf, and his COM
ments on the game and instructions in style
Of play are exceptionally valuable. Much
interest, too, attaches to the man who has
played many links and against such
story of golf in a clear easy style interest
ing to the non player as it Is to the player.
In his analysis of the game and the steps
which lead to the evolution Of the expert
handler Of the sticks Mr.. Taylor shows
that he is far more than merely an adept in
strokes and drives, keen observer OF
cause and effect, of temperament and apti-
tudes. The golf player, like the poet, he
believes, IS born and not made But he
also believes that art and training can sup
plement laggard nature considerably in the
production Of very fair imitation of golf
craft. The photogra phs of the author, from
which many of the illustrations are repro
duced. are more interesting to the golfer
than to others. for many of them show
such slight differences that 1t requires
technical eye to detect the reason for their
presentation. Taylor on Golf commends
itself to the serious attention of every
golfer as book which may become as in
dispensable as caddy.
MAID OF MONTAUK. By Forest Monroe New
York: William R. jenkins
The writer Of this little story has a rare
charm Of description. The characters are
portrayed in lifelike style, and are SO vivid
that the reader forgets he is only perusing