The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-18
Nequs and Vieqvs - ~
y Il of Meqv Books.

To
~ ,lsssfv them under heads-scnsaonal Though o
as ,toricaD novels, and non-fctitious works Tn
~ b,d includes those works which promise sudden sue
~ or fame to their writer's, hence harvest the pub
.h.rs The second head includes much substan
80 class OF acknowledgements historical "reminiscences
st an commerce, science, philosophy, politics and
a. in this class should be placed the religious novel
c. Of these books famous from the first because o
b authors while the increasing popularity Of the novels
souenty depends upon the success Of his latest work
s. 81 Is q
p,orts from the public libraries and book sellers up IL
a., showed Mary Johnstons Audrey still in the cac
=. ,onuar fiction. 1t is rvaed in New York by Edit
Wharons Valley of Decision published by the Serb
ers In other localities The Crisis. by Winston
81 cbnrchill with Macmillan Co publishers Mrs Wigs
~ Cabbage Patch" by Alice Hogan Century Co publish
w md The Right of Way" by Parker with Harpcr pub
i.bers are equally in demand. So current opinion
declares that the run OF novel rarely lasts but tw,
ntbs Audrey" will doubtless continue TO wane 1t il
difficult to predict its There man,
striving for first place
@The Valley of Decision has yet been reviewed b,
NE best critics but they attest its growing popularity ant
the newspapers enthusiastic in their praise of Mrs
Il Place Mrs Wharton at once side by side with til,
4 greatest novelists.-Bosfon Transcript
81 viii undoubtedly become classie.--NcaO York Sun
The most distinguished literary performance yet ac
eomplshed on this contnent.-ChicGgo E1eHng Post
The splendid achievement OF any American man OF
h ~oman in hction.-LoHisUHe CoHriey-Joarnai
Mrs Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" is the only one oil
Nh. remaining three which has been reviewed on this
pass - Nv W. The road ~ fa N tb "0, .TS nay
Pp," stsrds ont nron,;ncntlv Thn on,,in - nj; Wy
nance and historical connections have been given Its
merits are discussed elsewhere on this page Then The
Hound Of the Baskeryies' is still growing in favor,
are also Mark Twains novel, "A Double Barreled
Detective Story" and w. D. Howells best novel; The
Kentons" both published by Harper Bros
s; IS x
Mcclure Pbillip & Co. have unfinished Ccorre Dor,,as
irt work, The House With the Green Shutcrs' The
HE Academy in England the Sun and Harpers Weekt in
Americ, cor,nare George Douolas "a .csc,yt,s 49,
Stevenson Flanbert and Thomas HARDY po5;no remains
q. ,bo r,tI;.bcrs 70 a1d TIL oa,,r..,' a t
sbers Of Booth 7arkinpton's first A,rcrico oel tn
Gentleman From Indiana" He is nov, folio,;oa ,r III;
by another story of Indiana The Two vanreye lid IN
e earIy history Of the state aboit tho fine Of ,b Mei
war The Ruster the first novel by Frances McFlratb
whose short stories in 6rstcass perodcsls are fii;s
Is also lust publ;sbrd bv Mcclure PbilIns & r. d
4Th he p.ateu 'y Stewart EDWARD "Mte' author OF
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new publication OF Funk 4 Nagnalls is Daniel
E'ef'on romance OF inc Fhhppnes by Israel Putnam
Inc material io ms oooN was collected largely from the
,' sApe''e''e do so'oeF ana newspaper man IN
80 ~
Three fine novels have been recently published by the
Bowen-Merril company The Thirteenth District" by
Brand Whocl with scenes laid in the Middle West;
Scusas novel, The Fifth String" and story laid
during the civil war, entitled The Fighting Bishop" by
HebSt Hopkins of Trinity college, Hartford But the
book by these publishers which promises to be most pop-
ar The Mississippi Bubble by Emerson Hough John
Law is the central figure in the book
meanors of Nancy by Eleanor Hoyt which is casscd as
successful IL, r7o,, ec.i3 '' ~ - ~ 90
But these publishers have reccr,1 ;ss,od number ~
the books TO which we referred as tbe NOR sbstan,
class of literature So let nc ,ot;oo f. IS ,hoso
Mr. Carnegie's new volume The Frnire Of Business
will be eagerly read in both beroisnbcres !, x ooed
various rn,,,z,s 80 I'm! ~ ~ I'M " VIC
an hteen years past Mr.. Carnegie touches upon nearly
may not be in accord with The ,;e, ~ tho o b, nv
M nevertheless stimulate thought The captions to some
Thrift as Du,, How ~ WI, Ert,,n .v,et,b od
It's Uses" business and "ApgIn Ar,or;c, I'd peia
tons" There arc seventeen difcrent naner in the c
lection and cvory o. 81 r. h;ti & - 49,