The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-14

| creepy familiarity with the underworld.
these stories will be a revelation even to
Lafcadio Hearn's readers; for they are no
less rare in the skill and art Of their
workmanship than In their delicate inter-
probation OF strange lands and strange be-
liefs. Dealing with ghosts. COLLINS. fairies
and sprites. with here and there an ad-
venture into the field of unveiled super
naturai,sm. they possess in a measure un-
equaled elsewhere the charm and aroma
OF the orient-its dreaminess. its credulity,
Its beauty. The book throughout Is at
tractively suggestive Of Japan. with its
marginal chapter headings printed in red
IN the original japanese.
Mr.. Hearn, as the author of "Kokoro."
"Out OF the East and "Glimpses of Un-
familiar Japan" Is widely known a. an
authority upon this subject Published by
Houghton. Mifnin & Co.
"Susannah and One Other il the title
Of the novel by Madame E Marie Al
hanesi. published by McC1ure-Phillips. The
story il Of q normal. simple, genuine girl
who hnds herself surrounded by the arti-
fetal, nippant atmosphere Of the upper
class English society. The book gives a
very clever. sparkling picture Of English
smart set Life in both town and country.
'-6usannah and One Other II classed
among the second best ten books of the
year in London Madame AIbAnesi is ar
English woman, married to an Italian.
Signor Carlo Albanesi. who was q famous
concert pianist, and who ID now teaching
the young children Of the royal family.
Madame Abanesi 10 q great favorits with
the members Of the court circle. young
and old
Anna The Adventures is by Phillips
O~ppenheim. author OF "a Prince Of SIN
ners." Mr.. Oppenheim's new story of
London Life shows this talented author at
his best The subtle character study Of
two sisters. Anna and Annabel, is master
ly. Tit latter got herself talked about"
when she and her sister lived in Paris.
and when Sir John F~erringham proposed
to her. believing her to be Anna. she keeps
up the dslusion. The consequences Of this
bold deception Mr.. Oppenheim has un-
folded to US with remarkable ingenuity.
The story sparkies with brilliant CONVEX
sation and strong situations. Published
by Little. Brown & Co.
The Silent Places" by Stewart Edward
Wullt, IL u 6tuEy oL y kItaI uldu-uult
through the snow-covered forests of the
Canada woodland. fresh n invigoratins
as outdoors itself. The narrative of the
chase. doggedly pressed. while both fugi-
tive and pursuer desperately battle with
every obstacle of nature. until both are
but vanquished by cold and starvation.
is intense. impressive and powerful. Tit
man \ the ndian girl has the charm
a ~ -
Mcclure. Phillips q Co.
Alice Woods UIlman has written a new
book. "A Gingham Rose" which the
Company have published.
Probably many readers remember Mrs
Ullman's first story. Edges" and what
a whimsically delightful performance it
was. Her new book is a more ambitious
and mature performance, being q study of
the various phases of the artistic tempera-
ment. The style Is as quaint and epigram-
matte as ever. The effect of "A Bingham
Rose will be to add considerably to the
authors circle OF admirers. with whom
are content to be classed.
THE North Star" by NJ. E. Henry-Ruf- |
fin published by Little. Brown & Coz Is
a tale of the Tenth Century. OLAF Tryes- |
veson is the central figure and around him |
are grouped all those interesting charac-
tiers thst go to make UP the stirring Incl
dents Of the Viking days. The story opens |
q scene at q fair IN Ireland, where a
Irish Princess selects Olaf for
her husband. and later changes to Norway, |
where Olaf returns to rule over the land
as King. Adventures are not lacking. two
or three love stories ara part of the make