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herself the host of the spirit of long-de-
parted GIL. From this strange influence
spring series of complications which
carry the story through with exceptional
grasp upon the readers interest. The char
acters are diversified and strong and the
plot is ingenious. Barbara, welded for
reasons OF business and a strange senti-
ment on her part to the squire of Trehan-
ma. her cousin. comes to love him after
shrinking from him, and the romance closes
Pleasantly, though only after some strange
adventures. The scene of the novel is laid
in Cornwall.
STORIES IN STONE FROM THE ROMAN FoPyM.
By Isabel Lowell. New York: The Macmillan
Company.
AS the title indicates. the book tells the
story of the Roman forum, as suggested
by the various temples. columns and other
structures upon the historical site The
a'sthoress states in her preface that the
aim of the book is to tell why" not
how" each building and monument was
constructed. the incidents which led to the
selection Of their various locations and
other interesting facts and legends of his
torical value relating to the former center
OF the great Roman nation. She has told
the story simply and clearly. referring to
authentic sources for information and n
lorms very agreeable reading especially to
the young historical student and to the
traveler A number of dramatic incidents
In the history of the forum add interest 10
the volume. ~
LEES AND LEAvEN. By Edward W. Townsend.
New York: Mcclure Phillips a. Co Washing.
ton: woodward & Lothrop.
Mr.. Townsend's new novel is deserving
Oh creditable place among recent works
OF fiction He is to be commended in that
In writing a story of modern New York
life he has not depicted either directly or
suggestively. fragrant immoralities in high
society, nor revolving vice in the slums.
but, on the contrary, he has produced n
clean story, of undeniable interest dealing
for the most part with people of healthful
morals who fill the parts assigned to them
In the narrative with naturalness The
plot. while not deep, is clever and plausible
and occasions many difficulties The au-
thor has portrayed several couples of de-
lghtful young people whose conversation
and actions are marked rather by SINGER
lty and honest purpose than by the super
ncial veneering of society In the several
love affairs prominent in the book there is
no arraignment of the rich against the
poor, as is so often the case In modern
novels, and this circumstance tends to keep
the tone of the story above the ordinary
The principal interest centers about a
young newspaper man who goes to New
York as special writer for sensational
daily paper. His troubles begin when he
resigns his position after finding that his
ideals and the work required Of him are
incompatible.
Books Received.
THE library OF USEFUL sTORIEsTHE
STORY OF ALCHEMY and the Beginnings Of
Fellow and Praelector in Chemistry Of GonviIe
and Caius College, Cambridge. With eighteen
Illustrations. New York: D. Appleton & Co.
ENGLISH POEMS FROM cHAucER TO KIP
LING. Edited for use in schools by Thomas
Marc Parrott, Phi. D.. Professor Of English in
Princeton University and Augustus White Long,
renceville School Boston: CHM Co.
RACQTETs, TENNIS AND SQUASH. By Eustace
Miles NJ. A.. formerly Scholar of Kings Col
lege. Cambridge, author of Muscle. Brain and
diagrams. New York: D. Appleton & Co.
BEGINNINGS OF RHETORIC AND COMPOST
T1ON; Including Exercises in English. By Adj
ans Sherman Hnl Beylston Professor of rhet-
Oric and oratory in Harvard University. New
York: American Book Company.
ITALY: Handbook for Travellers. BY Karl Bae-
deker Third Part: Southern Italy, and Sicily,
DINA. Tunis and Corfu. Imported by Charles
Scribners Sons.
ITALY: Handbook for Travellers. BY Karl Bae-
deker First part; Northern Italy. including
Switzerland and Austria Imported by Charles
Scribner's Sons
SUMMER IN NEW YORK: Love Story Told
IN IN letters BY Edward W. Townsend author
Holt & Co. Washington: VIM. Ballantyne Is
Sons.
HEATH'S MODERN LANGUAGE SERIES: Cuentos
Gas Selected lee and Edited with nth notes
arine Malloy. Boston: D. c. Heath Co.
SOME USEFUL ANIMALS: And What They Do for
Us by John Monteth NJ c author Of ''Fa-
New York: American Book Company.
MRS. McPIGGs OF THE VERY OLD SCRATCH:
A Half-CIrown Novel. By Frank C. VOORHEES,.
author of Love Letters of Irishwoman,''
etc. Boston: The Mutual Book Company.
FOR a MAIDEN BRAVE BY chauneey c. Hotch-
Illustrated In colors by Frank T. Merrill New
York: D. Appleton & Co.
REFLECTIONS OF BRIDGET MeNuLTY. BY
Frank Frank G VOORHEES, author of The Story Of
fishing Company.
HANDICAPPED AMONG THE FREE. BY Emma
Rayner. author of ''Free TO Serve etc. New
York: Dodd, Mead Co. Washington: Bren-
Norris author of .'Matrimony'' etc. New
York: Henry Holt Co. Washington: VIM.
Bal.antyne Sons.
TITO. BY William Henry Carson. author Of Hes
Blair etc. Illustrated by Charles H. Ste
phens Boston: c. NJ Clark Publishing Com
pany.
THE COMPLETE POCKET < T.t GLIDE TO EUROPE.
Stedman. New York: William r. jenkins
WHITE ROCK AND OTHER STORIES BY Henry
NJ. NixdorT author of Barbara Frftchie.'' New
York: The Abbey Press
VERONICA. BY Martha W Austin. New York:
Doubleday. Page Co. Washington VIM.
Ballantyne l. Sons.
THE GATES OF SILENCE; With Interludes OF
Song. BY Robert Loveman. New York: The
knickerbocker Press.
THE REAL DIARY OF A REAL BOY. By Henry
A. Shute. Boston: The Everett Press.
"Inclement Wragge."
From the London Chronicle.
Clement Wragge, who established the OBJ
servatory on the summit Of Ben Nevis, in
Scotland. and another on the top of Mount
Kosciusko the highest peak of the Aus
tralian Alps is indignant with the common
wealth government. and is saying some
severe things about ii from the lecture plat
FORM The government refuses to pay off
debt on the Kosclusko observatory, and Mr..
Wragge is worried with writs." He is en-