Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-22
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
S""LetterS Of On Acreesp a Real Literary
Sensation Of the Year
HELEN KEtlER's STORY OF HER LIFE
"My woodland Intimates," by Enc
BiEneIl, ~ one of the seasons
Il Nature Books-war story by
Cyrus Townsend brady.

Letters Of an Actress jist published on
this side by Frederick A Stokes q Co. OF
New York, Is one Of the real literary SEN
sations Of the year. II So anonymous and
almost every English actress from Miss Ell
len Terry down to the music hall singers
has been accused OF completely in it's pro-
duction. one might be somewhat mysti-
fed as to the necessity for the secrecy
hat surrounds the authorship were It not
for the fact that "a close reading OF the
book discloses, the fact. that under the
fictitious names and places some Of the
most prominent Of the English stage people
are paraded in colors and costumes sell
dom seen by the public and which the
originals will hardly relish having made
common property. The tone OF the book,
II being letters begun while the supposed
author is touring the provinces as Little
Eva, with a troupe OF British "Tommers,"
and continually until she has made a name
on the stage for herself. Is pure, for It
doesn't deal in any scandal, but is humor-
Gus, s~atlrical and serious by turns, SO that
1t is really delightful reading, even II the
identity Of the characters be not described
by the reader.
The Story Of My Life by Helen KEEL
Ter, is an autobiography Of the authors
life. There has, perhaps, never been a
more notable educational feat thar Miss
Keller's truly marvellous achievement OF
getting into touch Through the aid Of her
devoted teacher and friend. Miss sullivan)
with the world sbout her. Left deaf,
dumb and blind by a mysterious illness
at the age OF 10 months, she has in the last
sixteen years learned to communicate with
FRIENDS, to read to See statutes by feel
ing, TO speak French and German as nuently
as English, and to write-correcting the
N chapters in this volume when the teacher
/ read them to her by means Of the fingers.
Simply, but with much feeling and with a
surprising faculty for expression, she tells
the story; how she learned the FIRST word;
her emotions at going to Boston. meeting
other children, bathing in the ocean-and
so on through the whole almost incredible
record! The volume has also an illuminat-
ing study of Miss Keller by John Albert
Macy and contains a selection Of Miss
Keller's letters to many well known people
Philips Brooks, DR.. Alexander Graham Bell.
DIT. Edward Everett Hale, John Greenleaf
Whittier. oliver Wendell Holmes, Mrs.
Grover Cleveland. Charles Dudley Warner
and others. Published by Doubleday, Page
& Co.
H
my Woodland Intimates,'' by Enc Big
nell, is one Of the seasons "natureg books
The author will be remembered for her
touching story Of two robins, M Chupes
and Miss Jennie" Miss BignelI belongs to
the real bird lovers and her new book is in
the nature OF musings and field notes, de-
scriptive Of the doings OF birds and other
denizens Of field and forest, in%terspersing
many charming little stories OF their lives.
The book contains a. simple anecdote oil
the fate of a tame crow, in which she
again scores a quiet but effective hit against
the slaughtering sportsman. Published by
Baker Taylcf company. . 80 q. ,
1.-THE Ward Of King Canute,'' which is
published today by A. c. McClnrg & Co. Of
Chicago will be most welcome to those whC
remember Miss Ottilie Llljencrantz's former
war story, 1.-THE Thrall OF. Lief the Lucky
This, too, is a story of the Dane and thi
Saxon. the scene being laid in England a
the time Of the Danish conquest, and fol
lows very closely the accurate history o
that time. Miss Liljencrantz has a styl'
that is peculiarly charming, for its quaint
ness as we'll as for its directness and thu
pictures she draws OF those faraway day
in the building Of a great nation are de
lghtIul. Inc romance CONCERNS the iOt
tunes OF Randalin, the daughter OF tn
house Of Erode, which fell before the on
rushing torrent Of Morse invasion and thos,
of the young viking into whose hand shl
FELL. The story is simple enough, but /
interviewer in a perfectly natural way witt
the many adventures that befell the in
Vaders in their subjugation Of the island
The book is beautifully illustrated and ha
q frontispiece In coIors and Is bound In
tasty and artistic manner.
"'rhe Southerners," by Cyrus Townsen
Brady, is a story covering the old. but eve
interesting period OF 81 to IS. The scene
are mostly laid 'oR Mobile. It Is writ
item with a charm and a spirit that holds tn
Broader captive, as only those stories o
"the men who fought and the women VIII
could only wait" can. The hero is an once
In the United States navy, though he an
the heroine are each natives OF the south
After a severe mental struggle he. decide
that h CANNOT give up the ship" thong
to do so almost breaks his heart. She. wit
the spirit OF a true Daughter of the Con
federacy," becomes greatly indignant at hi
decision and arrangement follows. Charlie
scribner's Sons are the publishers.
"Children Of Destiny" by Molly Ellie
seawelL Is a novel which groups an inter
esting set OF characters in an old tow
of Virginia in the early half OF the min
teenth century. The chief characters in