The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-01

field Publishing company. The three broth
ers dld some pretty brave work fighting
morse thieves and swindlers, and there Is not
poy who has fancy for daring adventures
VINO VIII not read the book with pleasure.
me treasure incident has all the mystery
about it necessary to- make it one of the
most taking features of the story. The book
Is well illustrated
Fernley House" is the title of clever
story by Mrs. Laura %. Richards, who has
won deservedly fine reputation by her
captain January" "Geoffrey Strong and
other stories. In this story we have the
happenings In a charming New England fam
lly-the Montforts, who live in an ancient
mouse with secret passages aud stores Of old
and beautiful silverware. Margaret Mont
fort and Grace Wolfe are the conspicuous
characters, the latter showing her heroic
character by rescuing the inmates of burn
ing residence and saving the family jewelry
at the risk of her own life There is very
touching love scene in which Miss Wolfe del
icately encourages her timid lover Hugh
Montfort. Boston: Dana Estes & Co. Price
$1.25.
A good story of the period of Queen Eliza
beth and James Stuart is 'The Tickle
Wheel" by Henry Thew Stephenson Qndian-
apolis: The Bowen-Merrill company. Cicely
Coverdale the heroine, had more than her
share OF adverse happenings to cross her
love for Richard Allen. An obdurate father,
who beat her for loving Allen and a faithful
lover and Cicely's flight from the hardships
or her home, her many stirring adventures
and the final championship of her cause by
klng James himself. make very pretty
story. Shakspere is introduced and greatly
brightens the movement of the tale. The
bad man of the story, Peter julie, is very
Dad indeed, but he is conveniently removed
by an ugly sword thrust
Clementina' is a story of plots and coun-
terplots and intrigues and bloody encounters
ana hatreds and loves of men and women
and notably the strong love of Sir Charles
Wogan, merry Irishman, for the Princess
Clementina, by "A. E. w. Mason (New York
f. A. Stokes Co. Minneapolis: N Me
Carthy). The Princess married a king, with
whom she quarreled and the two separated,
she going to a convent. Wogan lived on the
memory Of the princess, whom he rescued
once from death. Her mismating with the
king was her own choice Many distin-
guished people tried to prevent the marriage
The book is a recital of their efforts
Houghton, Mifiin & Co., Boston, have is
sued new edition of that excellent book "A
Lighthouse Village by Louise L. Sibley (for
sale in Minneapolis by Mccarthy; price
N.25), which has been heretofore noticed in
these columns. The book is a collection of
most pathetic and humorous tales and Incl
dents among the plain good people of a New
England sea coast village. 1t is only neces-
sary to read "A Lighthouse Stew" "Alice'
and ''The Hat of His Pride" to get sharp
appetite to read the other sketches 1t is a
thoroughly wholesome book
The Apostles of the Southeast is the
title of tale of seafarers by Frank T. Bull
len New York: D. Appleton & Co., No. Y
Fifth avenue), who is at home In all mat
tiers pertaining to the sea and sailors 1t
tells of Jenny Maskery's spiritual work
among sailors, headquarters in an old cow
shed converted into chapel, and of the stall
wart Christian career afoat and ashore of
Saul, his disciple. Jenny had many ups
and downs and a turbulent wife besides The
! story is full of revelations of the real tender
ness and sympathy in the hearts and acts of
seafaring men.
Rescued by a Prince" is book of thrill
ing adventures by sea and land by Clement
Edridge. (Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Pub
fishing company. Price, SD Captain Willis
wife is a conspicuous and useful character
in this tale of fights with escaped convicts,
pirates and cannibals, winding up with the
abduction and rescue of the captains little
son, Harry, who lived to be a soldier in the
Philippines. An alleged son of Louis Ma
| poleon by an American lady is introduced and
he proves himself useful. Captain Willis
| and his brave wife are built for constant
Whirl Of dangerous adventure.
Edward Stratemeyer, the popular writer of
stories for boys, has written an American
| Boys Life of William Mckinley" Boston
Lee & Shepard. Price, $1.25), illustrated by
| A. B. Shute. McKinleys life is noble one
i, for boys to follow. 1t was clean life
! throughout; a life controlled by deeply-rooted
principles begotten by careful home training.
The author has done his work well. The ap-
pendix contains a chronology of the life and
| the text of McKinley's great speech at Buffalo
| the day before he was assassinated. -.
| Mrs. Poultney Bigelow's "When Charlie
Was Away New York: D. Appleton & CO. }
| is story Of the ''smart set" Of London told
| in letters. Mrs. March's husband was in the
antipodes. She was idle; wanted amusement
and began a correspondence with a former
admirer, Lord Darraway. The lady. in the
! course Of her correspondence, which is funny
| but slangy, reveals the fact that she doesn't
care much for Charlie absent, and wants
some one to love. Darraway is prudent
| enough to give her some paternal advice about
her dangerous tendencies. The madame is
| evidently relieved when Charlie dies of fever
| although she talks of her "agony of grief "
The process Of gravitating toward Darraway
| was resumed - 80.
! Any one wishing to refresh his memory as
to Anthony Trollopes books will take pleas
ure in reading John Lanes (New York city:
The Bodley HeaD new editions of Barches-
ter Towers $50 cents), Doctor Thorne" CT
cents and ''The Warden go cents), bound
tastefuly in dark green, with titles in gold
Trollope wrote about forty novels, besides
| other works. His novels are not uniformly
! good, because he wrote too much doctor
Thorne" gives very Interesting account OF
English country life and "Barchester Towers
| and 1.-THE Warden" deal with some Of the
humorous things of clerical life.
| A taking book Of sketches of life In Ca.
madam village is Where the Sugar Maple
| Crows" by Adeline M. Teskey, illustrated
| by J. S. Gordon New York: r. F.. Fenno &
Co., 9 and II East Sixteenth street Mime
| apolis: Minneapolis Dry Goods company
Price $3.50. There is pleasing pathos in sucl
! sketches as ''The Glad SOUL 'The Village
! Helper" THE Out-of-Date Minister" 1.-THE
! Mothers Reward" and .'The Village Saint
| The stories about Ephrai1n Harris encounter
| with 'the man o. sin" embody some yer,
| clever serio-comlc writing. The illustrations
| are very good
| John Lane, New York, has included in his
"Flowers of Parnassus'' series, which, by the
| way, contains much very choice poetic litera.
| ture, Theodore Watts-Duncan's "Christmas
! at the Mermaid" with illustrations by Her
! bert Cole. The author, In this poem, intro.
I duces us to the members of the Mermaid
club. Ben Jonson helps the punch out Of
{. large bowl and toasts SHAKESPEARE, who has
/ then gone to live at Stratford; DTayton takes
part, as do Raleigh, Decker, Chapman Hey.
| wood and David Gwynn, who tells how he
and the golden skeleton crippled the Spanish
| armada sailing out Price 50 cents.
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