The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-17

Louis Zangwill. A. S. Barnes & Co,
New York. publishers. Cloth, sl50.
This is a novel that will help women
to understand men by teaching women
how men fail to understand them. Wo-
men imagine, with pleasure or resent
ment accordingly, that they are re-
garded as idols or as toys. But love
is not the only relation in which man
stands to women. Ones Womenkind.-
in a larger sense in which the author
intends the phrase-may include ones
mother, ones sisters or girl friends,
ones married friends and hostesses,
ones wards or daughters as we'll as
the women one loves. To all of these
man has relations. always subtle and
individual, always Indifferent, and
truly seen, always dramatic. 1t is this
wider personal relation of man to wo-
men which Mr.. Zangwill has chosen
for the theme of his powerful and dra-
matte story of English society.
Col. Alexander K. McClure's Recol-
lections of Half a Century" Publish
ed by the Salem Press Company, sa-
lem, Mass. Cloth, $1.50. This volume
is made up of papers which were pub
lished in many of the newspapers of
the country. and very interesting and
valuable papers they were. They were
read by about everybody who felt an
interest in public affairs, and they were
very generally commented upon. The
author, Alexander K Mcclure, is one
of the ablest editors in the country,
and for nearly half a century he has
been a prominent figure not only as a
writer on such subjects as are handled
in the editorial columns of first-class
daily newspaper, but he has had close
and confidential relations with all of
the leading public men of his time.
This being the case, it can be UNDER
stood that his recollections have more
than a temporary interest and value
He knew Lincoln, Grant. Cleveland and
Mckinley intimately He was admitted
to the confidence of all of them and on
occasions was consulted by them In
his recollections are found his esti-
mate of these men and many others
who played important parts in the
country's history.
Mr.. Mcclure is an easy and graceful
writer. 1t is not difficult, therefore, to
follow his thought. His ideas are so
clearly put that there is never any
doubt as to his meaning. His "Recol-
lections" would be valuable addition
TO any library.
Bayou Triste," story of Louisiana,
by Josephine Hamilton Nichols. limo
cloth, illustrated. Price, $3.50. A. S.
Barnes s. Co., publishers, New York
Here is very original and entertain
ing story wherein the cordial good
feeling existing between the plantation
negro and his old masters children
and grandchildren is Interestingly and
convincingly portrayed. The time of
the narrative is since the war, the
scene being laid at Southmeade plan
tation, on Bayou Triste, near the Gre
ole village of Vieuxtemps, and deals
with the fortunes of the young master
OF the broken-down old home and Of
his humor-ioving sister. 1t Is grave
and gay by turns, the love story of
both the young people being inter-
woven with the portrayal Of the free
and joyous life of the plantation. Miss
Nichols is the daughter of Chief JUS
tice Nichols of the Louisiana Supreme
Court, and is thoroughly familiar with
her subject. The negro Characters de-
scribed are evidently drawn from life,
there being nothing Of the traditional
negro of fiction about the group of old
family servants that holds the read
er's attention from first TO last.
"Picketts Charge and other Poems,
by Fred Emerson Brooks. Forbes &
Company. Boston, publishers. Cloth
si.25. Mr.. Brooks Is successful whether
ne deals in humor or pathos. A read
ing of only few OF his poems con-
veys the impression that he has an in