The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
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THE LATEST BOOKS.

Northern Hero Legends" a late
temple classic publication the Mac
| milan company, is a scholarly little
study of the Saga period of northern
Europe, and includes the results OF
not little research work. The origin
of the hero, Saga, the stories embodied
in the early Germanic epics. the de-
velopment of the Saga, the decadence
OF this form, and an analysis of the
important Sagas, are among the con-
tents of this valuable hand book.
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paper on THE Holy Ghost and the
Holy Eucharist" prepared by the Rev.
DIR. A. A. Landing for the Eucharistic
congress in st. Louis last year, is so
substantial and practical that we are
glad to find it reprinted as a brochure.
In fact, no carefully prepared discourse
ever accomplishes its full mission now
adays until through the magic of
printers ink, it reaches many thou
sands of readers instead of the few
hundreds who could hear it spoken. AS
the title shows, the paper deals with
two essential Catholic devotions on
which we cannot have too much sound
speaking and writing.
Beautifully illustrated by the R. II.
Russell company, New York, comes
John Habberton's latest captivating
story of two child-heroines, The Tiger
and the Insects" The fame of the
writer as the author of "Helen's Ba
bies,' bespeaks a wide recognition of
his present entertaining and humorous
production. The artistic illustrations
with cover design are from original
sketches by Walter Russell.
I,, of II hot \,
Higgins, an agreeable romance of Col
umbia Junction, Colorado, illustrating
the selfshness and, perhaps, uncon
scious tyranny of the representatives
Of railroad trusts, social life in the
west is wildly portrayed.
Harper & Brothers, New York, pub
lish this volume in excellent style, re-
producing a bright bit of the Colorado
region on the cover design.
1.-The Mississippi Bubble" by Emer-.
son Hough, is an exceptionally we'll
written novel, founded upon the specu-
lations of John Law, the great Scotch
financier of old and new world notorie-
ty. Love episodes, and romantic adj
ventures in the forest wilds of the great
Mississippi are dramatically presented
by the author.
The Bowen-Merrill company, Indian
apolis, have produced the book in ex-
cellent style of illustrations and bind
ing.
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Among the many excellent publica-
tions of the Catholic Truth Society of
England, its Catholic Temperance
Reader" deserves and has received ex-
ceptional praise. Some non Catholic
reviewers have not hesitated to advise
that, despite its Catholic tone, it should
be introduced into all Protestant house
holds. For the benefit of the national
schools in Ireland (undenominationaD
a new edition has been printed with the
title 1.-THE Temperance Reader" with
such revision as this less specific title
implies.
"Eucharastic Elevations" by the Rev.
John Fitzpatrick, o. NJ. l., is made up
of pious thoughts inspired by the
dweller in our tabernacles; and every
line has something that enlarges the
heart and moves it to love our Euchar-
istic God. There is the poetry that
comes of soul communion in the prose
While what the author mod
estly calls verses are real poetry.-R. &
I. Washbourne.