The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-19
Books Of All Sorts.

Tho, insufacieucy Of circumstantial evi-
denoe In criminal cases, except where such
evidence ia conclusive, forms the theme
Of Mr.. Richard Dallas's novel. "A Master
Hand: The Story OF q Crime" &c. P. Put
MANS sonsl. A young bachelor living IN
apartments In New York is found. ono
morning, dead on the divan in his sitting
room, with q dagger sticking IN his breast.
Tho vron9 man is arrested and tried and
the real murderer Is not indicated till the
end. Tho tale Is skilfully and unsensa-
tionaIly told and will appeal to those who
Ike detective stories.
In-The Congressman's Wife CThe smart
Set Publishing Company, which Mr.. John
d. Barry describes as story Of American
politics, he has taken as his theme the
contrast between the standards u man
may, or sometimes does, follow in public
life or In business and those he maintains
ut homo with his wife and children.
A pleasant and scholarly little volume
Is 'shalespeare's Garden u. B. Lppin-
cot Company, by the Rev. j. Harvey
Bloom. Several books have been written
on the subject Of Shaknspearian fora, and
tho present volume il cast IN tho form Of q
calendar with. month by month, the trees,
shrubs and flowers coming to perfection
st Ehat particular time duly treated. The
second part Of the volume is Of more value
n q work Of reference. It contains an
appendix IN which every mention OF plants
and their direct products occurring In the
plays and poems is arranged as it occurs.
With, In some instances, parallel extracts
from the Elsabethan herbalists, and illus
trations from current folk lore and legends.
There - an index
Tho Macmillan Company pubHshes Mr..
william Winters TRANSLATION and FREQ adap-
tation Of Paul Heyse's historical and TO
mantle I've oct drama MARY Of Magdala.
Though tho original was in German prose,
Mr.. Winter has written his version in the
poetio form, and in order to provide an
acceptable acting play for the American
and English stages be hasmade many radical
changes. The coarse and carna character
of Flavtus IL here toned down and the ex-
position OF the heroine's shame Is made
LEES ample and specific than in the original
New York has already passed favorable
opinion upon Mr.. Winters version as pre-
sented last winter by Mrs. Fiske. and in
book form # will doubtless prove accept
able to many readers.
In 'The Edge Of Things Fleming h,
Revsll Company We have story of ranch
Ing life in the California desert. Young
Dilltng Brown. fresh from college, sets
out with Big Hank and Cross-eyed Kit
and Chinese cook totry his buck at sheer
farming. There are numerous pictures
Of long haired men with shaggy breeohel
and sombreroe. and there are Mexican
bandits, and. Of course there is girl.
Modern Monologuee" (The Dramatic
Publishing Company is series Of shor
character studies suitable for stage pres
entation. They are by Miss Marjori
Benton Cooke, who is said to have hac
success as an entertainer in Chicago. Their
are grace and humor in these trifes, ant
they should be effective il well delivered
under the right conditions.
An excellent English version Of Mauric
Maeterlinck's fine play, "Monna Wanna,
nv Mr.. Alexis Irenee Du Pont Coleman
IA u1blished by the Harpers.