Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-25

ing her long and honorable stage ca
reer The volume aims TO give whole
some advice to stage aspirants OF both
sexes, especially girls, and Is iliumi-
mated by humorous and pathetic IN
stances and striking occurrences OF
theater life. The volume Is very Valu-
able In the way Of Illustration, having
I6 pictures. all OF them reproduced Tor
the first time, and the majority show
ing Miss Morris in her famous roles
from her early days to the present
time.
The secondhand last--series OF Bret
Harte's burlesques Of current nction,
"Condensed Novels" published by
Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin 4 Co. Under
the happily conceived title OF Rupert
the Reserbler" he travesties Anthony
Homes Rupert OF Hentzau;" In 'Goliy
and the Christian he ridicules Han
Gaines Christian" and in "Danl Dor,
en" no has n sly laugh at David
Harum." Kipling also comes IN Tor
some amusing parodylng In stories
Three" Stevenson Is the victim IN
"Iobn Longbowe," and "The Stolen CT
oar case" takes off Conan Doyle's
"sherlock Holmes" Hartes burlesques
have the merit of all true parody
sound criticism underlles the humor.
This Is also the case with the work
Of that other parodist. 20. 81 whose
borrowed Plumes," Just brought out
by Henry Holt & Co, Is worthy OF tne
best traditions of It's peculiar ana DIM
cult art in English letters.
Mr.. VIII Carleton will be TO the fore
next month with a new volume OF verse.
The author Of "Oyer the Hill TO the
Poor House" and Betsy and i Are
out" has large and faithful public:
His new book viii be called Songs OF
Two Centuries" the title indicating, OF
course. that It's contents were written
during the last years OF the nineteenth
and he first years OF the present CEN
fury. The publishers Messrs. Harper
& Brothers, will issue the book In
style uniform with that Of the Farm
Ballads"
Now that the literary deluge" has
receded. II will be interesting 10 watch
The fortunes Of two ventures by authors
who have won enormous popularity, one
az them. indeed. the leader so far as
edi,ions are concerned. The Rev.
Charles NJ. Sheldon, whom the critical
do not recognize. but who looms very
large as purveyor OF reading matter.
Is 10 tempt the million readers or so OF
an His Steps with tale Of new
nroblems under the shadows OF great
cI,y " called 1.-THE Reformer." HIS Tor
tunate publishers promise us the ex-
nosure OF evils undreamt or. and ro-
nance in the story Of a young man
who forsakes his luxurious nome 10
labor among the poor" and OF the wo-
man he loves.
The other successful novelist about 70
tempt fortune again is Mr.. Charles
Frederick Goss, the author OF "The ke-
demp,lon Of David Corson." II Is near
w three years since this writer came
was read and conquered, His new tale,
'The Loom OF Life" SO his publishers,
the Bowen Merrill company, cautiously
announce "is said to follow lines laid
down by the author in his earlier WORK.
dealing as Il does with the struggles OF
a strong soul against temptation. snow.
ing sins heart hardening Influence ana
finally the power and beauty OF forgive
ness"
Amelia f. Barr must have realiz,d
the dearth OF good stories TOT glrs
when she wrote Trinity Bells. rms
book n even moreropular today than
when II first appeared. The illustra-
lions by the well known artist, HeiyeA'