The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22

of Highland poetry with information
from the best available sources regarding
and the charming heritage of hymn and
song and proverb peculiar to the Celts of
Scotland, together with many facts re-
garding) Scottish transiations and trans
latorS, travellers and historians.
The new story by Mrs. Florence Morse
Kingsley. the author of Titus: A Com
rade of the Cross is entitled The Sin
gular Miss Smith, A rich young orphan
who feels that she is different from other
girls, endeayors to find out how working
women live Her efforts bring her various
adventures. during which she meets a
foundryman who also seems to be some
what above his station. Just who he
turns out to be the reader will enjoy
to do when they meet on board ship. The
story is brightly told and contains some
thoughtful. and also some amusing phil
osophy; besides, it is decidedly clever
wonens clubs. Mr.. VIII Crete has en-
bellished the book with number of il
Illustrations.
Mr.. Thomas Okiey, whose book on
Venice was one Of last autumn's sue
cesses, is writing a similar book in Paris.
Mr.. 0. F. F. Ward will furnish illustra-
tlons in color similar to those which made
the Venice notable for the richness and
beauty of its pictures.
Inc DuDi1S0efS OF ANITA N1Nantt Char-
tres Winning Him Back have received
several flattering offers for the dramatic
rights of the bright little comedy. despite
the fact that the book has barely made
its bow to the reading public
Frank Won Lenbach, the noted German
painter who died in Munich last week,
was one of Prince Bismarck's most inti-
best portraits of the great statesman.
Sidney Whitman, in his Personal Rem
iniscences of Prince Bismarck" published
by D. Appleton & Co. about year ago,
has many interesting things to say of
this friendship. and gives many delight
full "reminiscences of Won Lenbach's life
and work. This should awaken a re
newed interest in this book, which is the
most authentic and interesting picture of
Bismarck's family life in the last years
of his life.
W. E. Norris Natures Comedian" to
be published this month by D. Appleton
& Co. is an interesting study in egotism,
It's hero being great actor, gentle
man and a man of the world. His am
bitionS, his motives, his successes and
his failures are skillfuIly drawn. Harold
Dunville suggests composite Of several
well known matinee idols, but he is por-
trayed with so distinct a personality that
we wonder if the man has not really
lived among us.
Arthur Henry. whose "The House in
the Woods" has just been published by
Messrs. A S. Barnes & Co, says that
one of his principal motives for writing
it was a desire to give some true pic
lures Of life in the Catskill mountains,
which have had until now no existence
except as the scene Of Washington Irvings
rip Van Wrinkle
''The Highroad," just published by Her
bert S. Stone & Co., is the story of an
ambitious American widow who de-
termines to give her daughters the social
advantages which she herself lacked. She
is clever enough to succeed in spite of
way she plays her role and marries her
daughters off to the rich and great is
said to be immensely entertaining. 1t
spicy facts, but the author insists that
il is all fiction.