Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Ninth Volume Of the Worlds Best Essay
is at Hand.
VALUABLE WORK FOR THE LIBRARY
Novels widely DiHering In Character
Invite the Attention of Readers
H.. @. Wells "AntieipatiOns"
Fresh from the Press.


From time to time attention has been
called in these columns TO the splendid SET
Of ten volumes OF The Worlds Best Es-
saws the ninth volume Of which Is just
at hand and which is being edited by David
]. Brewer OF the United states supreme
court. II IL simply impossible to speak
too highly Of the contents OF the ninth
| volume Of the essays. Art, literature,
science and the bellies lettres are all well
represented. In art matters John Ruskin
writes several articles-"The Sky" "Prin-
ciples OF Art" and Work" The nrst OF
these, THE Sky" Is an enhancing sub
ject and one productive Of more reflection
in all minds than any other one subject,
and the reverent and elevated tone OF Rus
kin's essay will cause 1t to be read with
avidity. scheiling on Mature and Art" Is
q paper In which the writer shows that
the highest relation Of art and nature
Is shown in this, that art makes nature
the medium Of manifesting the soul that 1t
contains" The Greek Theater," by
schlegel. is an interesting essay. Mary Fair
fax Somerville. on the Laws Of Music,
writes upon q subject which deals with the
science Of sounds and harmony, upon which
musical detail she was an acknowledged
authority. Morning Rambles in Venice"
by John Addington Symonds, are the re-
capitulation of an artists impressions of
the art treasures Of Venice. In general
literature the best contributions OF many
we'll known writer's will be found. In
bellies lettres are many interesting features.
among them being letters by Nine. de
Sevigne, whose reputation as a letter
writer has scarcely been excelled, IL
equalled, and three examples are given of
these gossipy epistles. Nine. de Stael
is another eminent French woman who has
achieved reputation as q writer. In the
department Of history the niche is we'll
filled with an essay from the works Of
Nine. Rolsnd-"Liberty: Its Meaning and
Its Cost" a subject upon which she was
fully competent to dilate, who suffered so
much under the gulse and name Of liberty
and who was eventually sent to the
scaffold by those who professed to be dis
ciples OF that much abused principle.
There are SO many other excellent features
in this volume that 1t is absolutely impos-
sible to even give a hint of them all. Where
all it's predecessors have been SO uniformly
good, II would be too much to say that
volume TX is superlatively so. The breadth
and variety Of its contents give some in
!, sight Of what the entire work will be on
completion. F. P. Kaiser, st. Louis.
: Francis Dana's New England tale, THE
DeCOy, the plOL OF WHICH turns On the
6 subject Of the fatal potency with country
folk OF quack spiritualists and their knav-
c cries. contains such refreshing and strong
delineation Of indigenous American types
: in nature, both wild and human, as should
Y reap the credit due to II. 1t Is such
authors as Mr.. Dana. who, American them
selves, do not shrink from depicting In a
cultured and enlightened way the true
n characteristics OF their land. that are
y really advancing the national literature.
. While adhering to the unalterable rules
: Of good literary style. Mr.. Dana yet fears
not that his work should smack of ma
tional characterize. Its plot is new
and we'll worked out, its characters are
D drawn with truth and ability and its die
ton is good and free from any sort OF man
nerism or affectation. The subject of the
abuse Of a great scientific principle by ad-
venturers at once sordid and daring IS
when judiciously handled. capable of telling
results. John Lane, New York.
THE Siege Of Lady Resolute," by Harris
Dickson, Is the best book that Mr.. Dickson
q has written since his great success, THE
Black VOLTS Breed" 1t is a story which
e~nchants the reader from the frst-a thor.
ough romance. a tale OF the love OF tn,
~ young Marquis de ST. Maurice for Julie d,
90 oNNNAoNt ~ nv AOhB biC6C nc ldlu y Dcl
IL proud and obdurate heart Circumstantia
evidence hardens jules heart against him
AZ even when he is actually serving her bes
As interests in the dangerous palace OF Louli
a XIV OF France. where she unconsciousll
m inspires the jealousy OF Nine. de Maintenon
hi Crozat, the French peasant, who becomes
IL a powerful hnancier, is ambitious to MARI!
m his daughter. Andrea, to St. Maurice, an,
"a AIS intrigues bring about many interesting
situations. in some Of which Julie lie II
"A great peril. This is not an historical move
m nor a sword" novel. but an out-and-ou
N absorbing and satisfactory romance Of Low,
and adventure In the seventeenth
In eighteenth century. A part OF the stor!
n Is laid in colonial America, but most o
its many stirring adventures occur II
is France. One feature Of the story is III
. language. which lie that of the present day
h simple and straightforward. although full
IN OF the spirit Of romance. Harper & Bros.
New York.
One OF the latest novels to come to hand
bears the title, STORY Of Eden" and is b,
:, Dolf Wvlarde IL IL a atorv of aaaciatx