The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-23
I,tbots. Publishers -
~ j and Their Books.

A Story of New York" is the title Of
giry VIZ, Shackleton published by the Appetons 1t
ko{ .,s FIRST complete novel and fulhlls all the
n Shfcse'o,a tenn his short stories Educated as
ssucns doned his profession for newspaper and gen
- . ~nrk and his FIVE years experience on one of
ki,u york dailies brought him into direct contact
@ NV . md shadows Of the metropolis and trained
TIE pssss ~ events together and their significance in
ne u.' Js,y life Building upon this foundation,
Gam ior him to construct novel OF sustained in
csHoms n lis details His characters true and
rpe - n The ceaseless activity of the press OF
1T m nus strike and other widely divergent phases Of
q n Wv" brilliant thrilling, moving plot His graphic
ms and mower of expression nave contributed to the
sdg.,.. Il well rounded story
n.,.,, announces a specially beautiful and uniquely
\ y AEON OF the Song of solomon. This peerless
ts ~ pSe the perfect flower of ancient Hebraic lit
w, treasure of immortal human interest has
fn ;sed so appropriate setting. Mr.. FitzRoy Car
fe ~. contributed an introduction of great critical
49, has arranged the Song in the form OF dramatic
w M' me persons represented being King Solomon, the
isa. : nd the Ladies Of the Iarem Even those who
Hls s;r With the Song of Songs will be agreeably
ga a y. new force and added human interest which it
n.y. imm Mr. Carringtons original treatment. The gen
'' RupsIones has rarely been to happier adyan
a,c the exquisite reproductions IRON his drawings
"a Nave been made for this work
ID r.. Avn.. Weld the favore niece of Tennyson is
s new memoir Of the poet She often his com
w an hi, country walks, and he was accustomed to dis
q A works with her. Miss Weld lives in Oxford Eng
n. leading citizen of an Iowa town where Ernest
r0.on Seton was lecurng recently introduced him in
1T took Roman tell the Greeks that they
VI Homer, it took German to tell England that she
&s Shakespeare, and it takes an Englishman to
4 N n, that we have wild animals
4 NJ Harris Dickson in his romantic novel "The
H., 81 Lady Resolue" has performed service to all
Ebrt hearts who easily discouraged in the pursuit of
NM chosen fates Mr. Dickson might have printed MI
hs.andum for the motto on his title page, for surely
hero is hopeful and persistent lovera Lord Resolute
IN match the obstinate lady in the In the end the
Ib eompels the heroine humble her pride his hero
Ss does gracefully, and the reader closes the book with
complete approval
tn, success OF "Wolfve was the argument that called
forth "Wofvlle Days" from the pen of Alfred Henry
, The story is full of humor with occasional touches
If p,ho and makes delightful reading. Mr. Lewis knows
thoroughly the life he describes and has the faculty of
ryng without actually describing the appearance of his
,eop. vivid impression to the mind Of the reader.
There has always been interest in books relating to the
frontier There writer's before the 7os whose capital
vas drawn from such Then Bret Hartc came
Upon the with vivid reproduction of character IN
he sos followed by Mark Twain ten years later.
BIZ remained for Mr. Lewis TO describe the last stand of
b, rOntiera little strip of wild life remaining pinched
v,n the civilization of the efete East and the Pacific
hope And he has done his work thoroughly.
Among the hooks of the new century THE Political
freshman" hand with its unromantic title claim
pr among the clever novels OF the day One opens
pages without much hope of being interested, but it is
g the reading for at the very outset the young collie
IAN Frank Freeman who is the dominant character in the
'ok asserts brave and fearless personality and YOU are
en to follow him step by step, admring his noble in-
uses and his unassailable honesty OF purpose He has
rAed out for himself definite pursuit and argument
Or idieue can turn him from it. Reform is his watch
ord and how strongly he adheres that idea his own
gmens best able tell when of various classes
me to him and endeavor by most vigorous diplomacy TO
vert him into channels best suited to advance their several
tet,ss, woman OF beauty and ambition and woman
speculative loveness other prominent characters OF
story The first having heard and Freeman, de-
les upon his conquest though engaged another. The
cond attracts him first acquaintance by her gentle beauty
sweet unassumng modesty and finally wins him, in
te Of the plotting of her rival. THE Political Freshman
IRON the pen Of Bushrod Washington James who not
h'andng his versatility has before undertaken to
tie novel 1t is published by the Bushrod Library 17I7
cen street Philadelphia.
The Nameess Hero" by James B. Henderson, pub
he'd connection with other poems has been received
m the A. Vessels company New York. The verses from
h this little work derives its name were written to help
puate the memory of Hiram 7 Smith, and hold up to
Ganon the memory of John Mcneil the story OF whose
fdes and atrocities committed in Missouri in 1862 COW
one OF the darkest in the history OF the civil war
, The Shadow Dweers" by Robert Louis Freear, is
Sht and most original book from the press of the Isaac
Blanchard company 1t is delightful romance, with
sustained plot full of interest and written in charm
style ahording refreshing change from the realistic
els OF the day The story has do with the captivity Of
Jews in Egypt and eliminates in their deverance by
SeS pleasing love tale through the book which,
sgh devoid of melodramatic flavor, is nevertheless so
oe as to fix the interest OF the reader from the outset
i'c H. Blanchard company, New York;
Il
ygume l. Section of The Living Animals of the
no. "a popular natural history magazine, published by
~ Mead Co.. has made its appearance. II IS pro-
" Illustrated and unique from the fact that illus
ION IS reproduced from photographs. The articles ac-
payng the Illustrations have been written by the great
norues the subject and the photographs have been
ns purpose In fine, It is the design of the publishers