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NEW BOOKS.

WILLIAM PENN, by Augustus C. Buell.
published by d. Appleton & Co.. New
York For sale by all booksellers
Price S2.25 metz
The author certainly undertook SUD-
iect worthy of deep. serious and unbiased
consideration when he began the bios-
raphy OF William Penn, the founder or
the Keystone state.
In most instances biography Is de-
cidedly uninteresting. 10 say the least
b,t they are nevertheless 10 degree
necessary.
II would seem that In order to make a
hook OF this kind Just what IL should
be an author would be called upon 70
thrust or necessary aside all PERSONA
likes and dislikes.to get snnfs Gown 10 P,Aai; as
We are inclined 70 think that at times
Mr. Buell. loses sight OF some OF tnese
points-allows his personal feelings, SO 70
speak. TO guide his pen. and this one point
on the whole, his book is most exceilent-
plete and nrastsrful control OF his words
and history. and gives resders OF suV 40,
stantial works an edition that shoulo III
every home and public library.
II is a most attractively compiled book.
containing 10 Illustrations OF especial
value, and is divided. into 10 chapters
that bring out clearly the tpOSho
In the life Of William Penn.
THE MAN ROOSEVELT, by Frances e.
Lenpp.
published by D. Appleton & Co. New
York For sale by all booksellers. Price
$l25 metz
Nine out of every ten people will actu-
ally run from a biography. no matter
how prominent may be the individual un-
der word treatment.
The author OF this book certainly
showed a clear understanding OF the read
ing public when making the remark.
''When was asked TO write a book about
Theodore Roosevelt consented. with the
stimulation that IL should not be btog-
raphy" and I'm following out this nne
has given TO us a storyIeasy. graoeiul, ~ !,
tale, attractive, where biography
would-well, not exactly have failed. bu'
would have lost much OF its force.
~ ne story MSh that fosfif all OF us ike to read
young middle aged and elderly; ~ gives
clear idea OF the man, his personaIty,
his politics and achievemen1shnp . bac1 has
been and Is today.
CAP'N ERR. by Joseph C. Lincoln.
published by A. s. Barnes & Co, New
York For sale by all booksellers
Price St.50)
Norris said, in one of his works. "Don't
write a New England novel;" what he
meant by this we are not sure unless
he thought the down East subject was
/ worked TO death However, most SUD
! iects nowadays are worked TO the limit
| so 10 speak. yet there Is always some one
some writer who can improve on the
"other fellow" New. England ~ GER.
/ tainly a big field for the versatile writer
there are lot of quaint places, namer
Gus historical localities and interesting
| individuals I'm New England. Few vii
/ DENY this Nj Lincoln has taken as the
/ marrow OF n delightful story one OF these
/ type OF down Casters, and pictures Mn
| in such n manner that before reading fai
we feel acquainted with the Cap n, a.,
| though perhaps we never have or VII
! meet him I'm the flesh.
| Mr.. Lincoln has achieved some repu
| tation as a short story wnter-some ol
/ them have appeared In the SATURDAY
| Evening Post. and almost without excep
] tion they are what In termed catchy IN
/ his "Cap'n Err he has displayed the
\ gentle art OF combining pathos ana f'I
| with that necessary strain or love stor,
/ that N Is impossible 20 get away from.
! All in all. " In a charming book, fresf
and wholesome and Is finished with re
gret