The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-19

Charles J. Noyes's "Patriot and
 Tory"-other New Books of Note
 Coming Issues.
 A thoroughly delightful book must be
 the verdict regarding "The Lady Par
 amount" by Henry Harland, just is-
 sued by John Lane, New York.
 Bright, piquant, delicate in texture as
 gossamer. it is a book which affords
 rare pleasure. MT. Harands "Cardi-
 naIs Snuff Box" now in it's eighty
 fifth thousand, won golden opinions
 from the literary world, as did also his
 Grey Roses" and his Comedies and
 Errors" both of which are in their
 third edition "The Lady Paramount D
 which starts off with first edition of
 twenty-five thousand, cannot fail of
 being winner. Henry James, in an
 article on MT. Harland's work in the
 Fortnightly Review says: His art is
 all alive with felicities and delicacies
 Of his Cardinals Snuff Box the New
 York Tribune said; Tt is captivating
 a book to enjoy and to praise" The
 same is true with regard to "The Lady LII IL M IldIldIlu ulS-
 plays the same charm of style and fe-
 licity the same freshness and piquan- cy, the same rare delicacy of expres-
 sion that have made his previous
 works so delightful to hosts of discern- ing readers. It Is as is well described
 by another, "a light, gossamer tissue of airy fancies, woven of summer and of sunshine and of love; yet is fabric
 which promises longer endurance than
 many of the heavier canvases upon
 which his contemporaries have painted ponderous pictures of historic strife and bloodshed The Countess Sampa- olo, the Lady Paramount" is one of the most charming creations of recent fiction. The story hinges upon the daring plan ingeniously devised and delightfully."- and romantically carried out to bring the rightful heir of San Paolo,-Anthony Craford, young Englishman, who is a second cousin of the young countess-to his rightful ti-
 tie and estates again. San Paolo is presented as little island principality in the Adriatic sea which years before
 had a revolution, and Anthony is the representative of the older branch of the former ruling house, which found itself exiled because of the aforesaid revolution. The young and beautiful countess sails to England on her pri- vate yacht and dwells incognito with some of her retinue on the estates of Anthony. What follows and the ex- ceedingly happy continuation of her project is most adnira bly, told in this story. It "a story moreover which has naught to chill or depress and is charm ingly idyllis throughout. ($150.) For sale by the Pease-Lewis Co
 Henry Harland, author of "The Lady Paramount is a member of the little group of American writers who make their home in London. MT Harland may almost be said to have lived abroad all his life, for after his studies at Harvard university he went abroad at the age of nineteen, and has re- mained there ever since. It may be added that he was born at St Peters burg. It was in Rome that he wrote
 'As It Was Written" and the Yoke of the Torah,' two stories of Jewish life in New York that had a success d'es- time" but not very large sale. These were the days when he used the pen name Sidney Luska.'' ''The Cardi- nals Snuff Box revealed him as fln- ished artist in dainty, well-bred man ner; the Lady Paramount" which con- tains over one hundred thousand words, and is therefore the longest story he has written so far, is in the same delicate vein.
 Decidedly one of the best books of the | season is "The Battle Ground,' by El- l len Glasgow, published by Doubleday, l Page & Co.,, New York; price $50. It | is vigorous and delightful story, the scene of which is Virginia, and the time | days just prior to and during the war | between north and south. There is a | constant charm to the story from the l opening, when Dan, the hero ashome- | less orphan lad of good family, after hungry but defiant for many a | weary mile to seek home with his | grandfather, meets Betty, the pretty | bewitching little miss, daughter of the ex-governor of the state, who feeds the ! half starved lad The story deals with Virginia home life. and | the old d-fashioned culture and refine ment among wealthy and well-bred | and it is hard to decide | whether the authors women or men are the most natural and true to life. for both are admirable. The scene when the impetuous high-strung Dan breaks with his irascible grandfather, the ma . ior, whose pride he has sorely wounded, and he, a penniless outcast, leaves the lear old mansion at dead of night to wander, he knows not where, and that when Dan finds that Betty, the gover- 1ors daughter, is the dearest woman in the world to him, are drawn with artis- lie finish and power. Just then the civ l war broke out, and Dan as a private. lights with his usual bravery for the ost cause for weary years, to come nome at last, the war over, almost a wreck physically, to be forgiven by his iged grandfather and welcomed most oyfully by all. The character of Betty s one of the sweetest and most Woman- y and noble in recent fiction, and that if her equally beautiful sister is admir- ibly drawn The delinea tion of char acter generally, including the white masters and slave life on the planta- ion, is very superior, and the pictures If war scenes are vivid indeed particu- arly those immediately following the urrender of Lee and the forlorn home oming of the Virginia Confederates ,