The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-29

The Fleming H. Reveil company, Chi
cago, have just issued a new book by
Ralph Conner Gordon, of Winnipeg,
| entitled "Glengary School Days" They
announce the final volume of DR.. Whyte's
series of Bible Characters and a taking
| book for children, entitled 'Rollickins
Rhymes by Amos Wells.
| 1.-THE Last Word" is a somewhat thrill
ing love story, in which loves strong cur
| rent is sometimes stubbornly, obstructed,
| the scene chiefly in Texas among the
ranches and changing to New York and
Washington. Alice MacGowan is the
| author and she has made the field of
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terial Boston: L. c. Page & Co. Min
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| Price, $3.50.
| The Macmillan company has issued
second edition OF Mrs. Nancy Huston
Banks "Oldfeld, Kentucky Tale of the
4 Last Century, They announce, also.
1.-The Holy Land by Rev John A. Kel-
man, of Edinburg, illustrated with col
,ored illustrations of Fullylove's fine water
colors of scenes in Palestine.
A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago announce
finely illustrated work on natural his
tory, entitled Birds Of the Rockies by
DR.. Leander S. Keyser, author of In
Bird Land Some Of the full-page plates
a,re in colors.
.'The Lady of the Barge" is a fine COL
lection of the always acceptable stories OF
W. W. Jacobs author of Many Cargoes.
etc, with illustra tons. The title story IS
The Master Of AppIeby is story Of the
peri cd of the war of the Revolution, by
Francis Lynde, Indianapolis: The
Bow en-Merrin Co. ,1rustrated@, who puts
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a little tedious, yet shows the power OF
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he's n Of n. StrGnu-
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D. Appleton & Co.. New York, have
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a hi os;raphy of Daniel Boone, by that
eminent writer, Reuben Cold Thwaites'
author of Father Marquette, ETC., with
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chara cterizes Boone as the typical back
wood sman of the trans Allegheny region
His picturesque career was full of stirring
incidents. notably as fighter OF Indians.
Boone. after ushering in civilization, fed
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1.-The th.ing's Agent" Is a story Of this
period oif Dutch Williams reign in Eng
land. by ARTHUR Peterson (New York: D.
Appleton. & Coz, who discloses the rather
clippy olldition of the society of the day
and Operis the story with duel between
Hugh Montgomery. a rich young London
blood ana; Karl Bronker. the Kings
Agent" who was on the lookout for trea-
son to the king. Fhe heroine. Isabel
Fretchvillee.. and Hugh. who is her lover.
have an es traordinarily large number of
bad quarteI,s of an hour before they come
in sight Of the marriage altar, and the
evil genius was Brounker.
Forbes g. Co. Boston, have published
volume Of cheer rhymes by Nixon Water
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That is WHAT they are. Prices 1.25.
"Francezks," is a romance embodying
tragedy by Molly Elliot Seawell. illus
trated by Fisher. The story is located
chiefly in Fl ance of the eighteenth CELL
fury and the author, who is always a
forceful writ er, has. in portraying the
love, OF Fran,cezka Capeno and Babacho
and the inteNrentions which walled them
apart, shown her ripest gifts. The
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Houghton, Mi film & Co. announce a new
illustrated edit on of Holmes Breakfast
Table series, Illustrated by the English
artist, Brock. -
The Century Company announce many
attractions in ST. Nicholas for the COM
ing year. among them 1.-The Story of King
Arthur written al Id illustrated by How
ard Pyle, a cOmpa lEion story to his Robin
Hood. and two hitherto unpublished sto-
ries by Miss Alcott,