The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-17
BOOK REVIEWS.

| Gallagher Bros. have just received
the Ecclesiastical "Ordo" for 1903. Th'
"Ordo" is specially adapted for the do
oeses of San Francisco, Los Angeles
Sacramento and Salt Lake. Priests anc
religious institutions of these dioceseE
may obtain it from Gallagher Bros, z
Grand avenue, San Francisco.
| Ibsen's works are now being trans
lated into Japanese for the first time
and those that have been published sc
far-''A Dolls House., IAN Enemy OF
the People and Peer Gynt"-are
making a great impression upon Orien-
| tai minds.
Early this year Sir Francis c. Bur-
nand, the editor of Punch, will publish
his "Reminiscences 1t is safe to pre-
diet that it will be one of the most
| widely read books of the year, for the
career of Sir Francis has been one of
uncommon interest, and there are few
prominent figures in the social, literary
and artistic circles of London who will
not yield the humorist one good story.
AS Burnand is an earnest convert,
there is little doubt that his "Reminis-
cences" will be more than usually in
teresting to Catholic readers.
McClurg & Company this city, have
just issued a volume which must prove
entertaining to all interested in the his
tory of the great Northwest. The au-
thor is Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, and the
book relates anew the story of the NeZ
Perce Flathead Indians. who long ago
sought conversion to Christianity. The
closing chapters of the work are devot-
ed to an appreciative account of Father
De Smet and his labors among the In
dians in far Montana. The title of the
volume is THE Conquest!"
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Irish Mist and Sunshine" Father
James B. Dollard's charming collec-
ton of ballads and lyrics, first issued
some two years ago, comes to us again
in a form more BETTING the excellence
of the musical, love-inspired lines than
was its former typographical dress or
undress. Critical readers of Father
Dollard's poetry may occasionally dis
cover instances of imperfect technique;
but they will in the main agree with
Mr.. William O'Brien who, in his elo-
quent preface to this volume, awards
to the author a very high measure of
praise.
The Catholic Book News, noticing
new edition of ''The Revelations of Di-
vine Love- makes this comment,
which it is a pleasure to reproduce:
1T is as remarkable as it is gratifying
to note the welcome given to the writ
ings of Reformation Catholics,
presented as they are by various pub
fishers in an attractive FORM"
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A new history of ireland from the
earliest times to 1547,' is forthcoming,
provided the author, the Rev. E. A.
Dalton, receives a sufficient number of
subscriptions to encourage him to I'M
dertake the expense of the publica ton.
Father Dalton claims to have investi-
gated the sources more thoroughly
than any of his predecessors. and he
promises an accurate, readable and i'm
partial history, not a panegyric nor
an invective. If we may judge from
a prospectus, we should say that
Father Dalton has a truer conception
or the nature of historical writing than
the generality of either Irish or Eng
lish historians. If his work evolves
along the lines he himself lays down,
1t will unquestionably be an improve
ment over any existing treatise on the
same subject. The authors address is
Belcarra, Castelar,, Ireland
OF ''Fishin' Jimmy" has written a new
book, Aunt Abby's Neighbors,' which
Is really series of kindly hints and
aids to neighborliness through the
medium of Aunt Abby Aunt Abby
talks about sects about heaven. about
friendship, and about her tithes. which
last talk is most entertaining. as well
as instructive. For this conscientious
W Voc tried to give, according to her
Bi6e's injunction, tenth of her
living to the poor and needy. But as
she had no head at all for figures she
was afraid of being selfish, and so she
always gave little more than a tenth.
Fleming H. Revell company
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A pleasing variant on the annual re-
issue of old and forgotten books. MANY
OF which are not worth rejuvenating or
worthy of remembrance, is THE Mount
or owes. and Primitive Holiness Set
Forth in the Life of Paulinus. Bishon
OF Nola, by Henry Vaughan, Silurist.
IL rs edited by L. L. Quincy and pub
lished by Henry Provide, London.
THE Correct Thing in Good Society,"
by Florence Howe Hall, is an amusing.
and no doubt useful, little manual of
GOOD form. The correct and the in
- SAAiAAo III eNSIy Social practice
are confronted on opposite pages. # is
Well to know that it is not the correct
thing ito open the mouth unduly wide
IN eating 1t recalls the classic ad-
vice given to Saneho Panza not to chew
on both sides.
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Vessels publishes in a neat LITTLE |
volume Sir George Savile's "The Lady's
New Years Gift; or. Advice to a |
There is no preface or note
that this is a reprint of a work which |
appeared in the year 17O5. price, ST.
While It is the part of wisdom not to |
Judge book by its cover, there is no |
denying. that handsome binding. good
paper, clear printing and generous mar
gins are advantages which enhance not |
little the pleasure one receives from
Yen the best EXPRESSION of thought. |
rather Faber's translation of Bacci's |
Life OF ST Philip Neri,'' published half |
century ago, was an interesting and |
= valuable work. but not typograph- |