The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-05
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON.

arhe Hermit" by c. c. Munn"-
 mokers' Calendar - "wOman'l
 Work In music"-"tt dhe Fall oi
 MontrenI"-"A LnssIe of the IsIss"-
 aThs Tale of the spInning whse"-
 The Magazines.
 "The Hermit" story of the wilder ness, by Charles Clark Mum, author of
 Uncle Terry" etc.; illustrated by A. B. Shute. In this book MT. Mum goes
 back to his own familiar ground, close to the heart Of nature. The joy of woods and waters is here; there is much of camp life and wood lore. The power of the forest is strong upon the reader, and the spell is increased to the great : est intensity by a thrilling double mys- tery in the depths of the Maine wilder
 ness involving the character who gives the title to the book. It is, moreover, a genuine old-fashioned love story of the kind that the public never tires of read ing. The description of village life will arouse the tender memories of many. The humor is rich, and the characters strong and we'll sustained. As novel of heart interest, it will repeat the suc- cess of Uncle Terry" while being stronger in construction and develop ment of plot. Mr.. Munn's success is much appreciated by his many warm personal friends in Connecticut, his for mer home. He formerly resided in Mer- iden, and Is also well known in South ington and New Haven, and has rela- lives here. Like MT Munn's previous books, the new one is meeting with great favor from the reading public, who crave good story, romantic, bree- zy home-like and reliable. Published by Lee & Shepard, Boston. Price $1.5O; for sale at all bookstores.
 The Sov'rane Verb, or the Smokers Year." calendar for smokers for 1904 written by Francis Miltoun; pictured by Blanche McManus. This prettily gotten up little book, celebrating the year of the smoker in pithy verse and taking pictures, will doubtless be upon the table of many a devotee of My Lady Nicotine" ere the New Year comes round. It will appeal alike to all appreciators of art and to all lovers of the soothing weed, truly a ''sov'rane verb It is published with neat paper board covers at the price of fifty cents; in limp leather covers s1.O0; for sale at Judas.
 A new book for the holiday season of '9s. and another work of permanent , value in 'grhe Music Lovers Series" published by L. c. Page and Company, Boston, is "Wonan's Work in Music" by Arthur W. Elson, author of "A Crit icaI History of the Opera" Orchestral Instruments and Their Use" It is very handsomely bound and finely and pro- fusely illustrated and will make a very desirable gift book. This volume deals with the direct and indirect influence of women in the art of music, the mothers and wives of great composers, the re- sources of musical history, the musical compositions influenced by women, the women composers of the leading coun- tries of the world and the future of wo- man in music These are but few of the points which are discussed by the author. whose previous works in this series have been so well received by the public. Price s1.60; in three quarters morocco $400; for sale at Judd's.
 At the Fall of Montreal" This is the third volume in Lee & Shepard's high ly successful Colonial Series," the pre- vious volumes being with Washington in the West" and Marching on Niaga- ra.n The author is Edward Stratemey- CT, whose previous works have been so we'll received, and the book is excellent ly Illustrated by A. B. Shute. In this new volume of the Colonial Series" many of the old characters are intro- duced and also several new ones, in- cluding the heroic General Wolfe and his equally heroic enemy, General Mont calm. Primarily, the book relates the adventures of Dave Morris and his cous- in Henry during the two last cam paigns against the French for the pos- session of Canada and the territory be- low the great lakes. The scaling of the heights of Quebec under General Wolfe. and the memorable battle on the Plains of Abraham, are given in detail, and then follow the defence of the city, the attack and defeat of the French forces, and the gathering of the English army around Montreal, leading up to the fall l of that city and the termination of the war. There are many stirring scenes of i battle, but the tale is not all of war. | Pictures of the rough-and-ready camp | life of that day are given, and there are 1 also adventures while fishing and hunt | ing, and with the Indians. The boys | and their old-tine frontier friend, Sam | Barringford, strive to do their duty to | the utmost, and we are sure the readers l of this volume will consider their ulti- 1 mate success we'll deserved The his- torical setting is taken from the best of American; English and French authori- ties. A book for young men as we'll as for boys. Price SLIP; for. sale at all bookstores.
 A Lassie of the Isles'' is very reada- ble and is published by Lee & Shepard, Boston. It is the third volume of the Brave Heart Series by Adele D. Thompson and illustrated by J. w. Kennedy. The romantic story of Flora Macdonald, the lassie of Skye, who aid- ed in the escape of Charles Stuart, oth-