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SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
THE SEASON

Of Bethulia from Holofernes and the
Assyrians form the theme for a strong
work of fiction. 1t follows hard upon
Thomas Bailey Aldrich's drama, Judith
of Bethulia, which was in its turn an
expansion of an earlier dramatic poem
by the same writer. In this work Mr..
Buchanan has adhered closely to the
story of Judith as told in the Apocry-
pha, except in one important particular.
Mr.. Buchanan marries her to the gal
liant Arnmonite leader, Achior, who was
cast out by HoIofernes for warning him
against attacking the. Jews, and Judith
does not remain widow. The love
scenes and battle pictures are given
graphically, and throughout the whole
work the readers interest is unfiagging.
Price $3.50; for sale by the Pease-Lewis
Co.
"Fond Adventures is by Maurice
Hewlett, and his previous literary work
is equalled If not surpassed in this de-
lightful book. 1t consists of four glow
ing love stories out of the heart of the,
middle ages, afire with romance, pas
sion and adventure. There is a treat
ahead for the reader Of this volume
Since the publication of 1.-THE Forest
Lovers, Mr.. Hewlett has written moth
ing so delightful as these tales. AS the
Boston Advertiser well says: Maui
rice Hewlett is cavalier among novel;
lists, at once cynical and sentimental,
poetic and terse, robustly romantic
Through passages singing the song Of
the sword and scenes wrapped in soft
suggestions of the lutte he pours pulsing
humanity: The Fond Adventures"
collected in his latest volume of fiction
are fragments of the medieval ro-
nance in which he excels. First and
weakest is THE Hearts Key" a tale
of love and the lovely daughter OF 81
mon Of Vantadorfi in old Toulouse,
Lady Salli the superb, and Lady Tt
bors, a sleek and laughing girl whose
amiability saved her from wrongs.
salli suffered at the hands of Jauffrai
Il Brieue, the Monk of Quesie, and
yiscount EbEss, her fiouted suitors,
gallants who unwittingly flung her into
the shrinking arms of Gillem of Nam
toll, poor minstrel who In his service
never lifted his looks higher than Lady
Salts knees. In its flight of fancy tae
tale is more than mediaeval; it smacks
of the fairy tale. Pictorial charm al
WAYS at the authors disposal makes 1t
pretty reading, but 1t cannot stand with
d story like "Brazenhead the; Great
in which Hewlett re-introducss some
teliers of New Canterbury Tales
Pilgrimage to Canterbury in the case
Of CAPTAIN Solomon Brazenhead is the
covering of deep design, an errana 1or
Jack Cade, that promising young man
who promised himself a kingdom and
Establishment a charter. Brazenhead $
haanness. his inches and his thirst, his
forestlike beard and his heroic nose, the
autbor must describe in his richly fla
yored story of aid the captain gave
Perciyal Perceforsst, a slim, graceful,
sover-scrupulous STRIPPING, in his difl-
Gulf oyertures to Mistress MaWdleyn,
the niece of the plump Prioress of AM
bresbury. aBuondslmonte's Saga" is g
story of revenge in Florence before the
days Of Dante and his friend Giotto
disclosure Of the ficklensss of Buondel-
monte the Butterfly and his fate at
the, hands of the Uberti. In THE Love
Chase we have the tortuous course by
which Nello Nelli, the luxurious young
poet and humanist came to wed La
Parnetta.' when his light-hearted pip
ing had been DONE"
..Fond adventures" is published by,
Harper & Brothers; price $1.5o; for sale
by the Pease-Lewis Co. q.
Mcclure, Phillips and Company have
Just published THE Golden Flood a
new book by Edwin Lefevre, author OF
"Wall Street Stories" Mr.. Lefevre'
whose Dosition as financial editor of the
New York Commercial gives him an un-
usually intimate knowledge of Wall
street and its doings, has developed a
strikingly original mystery of the mon
ey market in this tale. The main char
acter iii the story is a young man who
has control of mysterious supply of
gold, and supsets all the bankers and
leads them to believe that he is nine
teenth century alchemist by depositing
ten million dollars in gold bullion at a
time This flood Of yellow metal throws
the whole market into CONSERVATION
and brings the financiers begging at
the young; mans feet, but he only
smiles and takes advantage of their
terror. Where does the gold come
from? The reader is puzzled right to
the end. Mr.. Lefevre has furnished an
exciting picture of the actions of terri
fed CAPTAINS of finance and a crazy