Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22

be as great a success as his
previous novels. The scene opens in
| Chicago with two rich young lovers
holding the center of the stage.
Rather than submit to the annoy
ances attending a grand wedding
they decide to elope and be married
at the earliest moment They leave
Chicago by different routes, meeting
in New York whence they depart as
brother and sister, bound for Manila.
Then follows a shipwreck, many en-
tanglements, until finally there is a
happy ending. The illustrations are
by Harrison Fisher.
NEDRA BY George Barr McCutch-
con. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. For
sale by c. C. Parker.
"The International Spy" is a book
that claims to be the secret history of
the Russo-Japanese war. and is written
by that Sherlock Holmes of internation-
al diplomacy, Allen Upward (Monseur
A. W AS the story appeared serially
before some of the events described oc-
CURED it must be acknowledged that
the writer was endowed with almost
the gift of prophecy. The visit of Mon
sieur, A. V. to st. Petersburg, his
Journey over the Siberian railway and
finally his appearance at Toxic and his
audience with the mikado and his min
listers is a most thrilling recital.
THE INTERNATIONAL SPY. By
Allen Upward. New York: G. w. Dill
lingham Co.
"The Race of the Swift is a batch
of delightful stories of wild animals by
Edwin Carlile Litsey. While these
stories are intensely interesting they
are strictly within the range of proba-
bility and could only have been written
by one thoroughly conversant with ma
ture. The descriptions of the woods of
a birds flight, of storm and other
phases of forest existence are really
graphic. The illustrations, which add
to the value of the book materially, are
by Charles Livingstone Bull, who has
the happy gift of drawing animals just
as they are.
THE RACE OF THE SWIFT. BY
Edwin Carlile Litsey. Boston: Little,
Brown & Co.
When the reader picks up GUTTER
Couch's new book. "The Mayor of
Troy" he need not expect a story deal
ing with Troy on the Hudson or the
men who have held office there. The
I delightful English novelist has chosen
as the scene of his story corporation
in Cornwall which went out of exist
ence soon after the passage of the
reform bill in 1882, and it's titular
MAGISTRATES as we'll The humorous ad-
ventures which befell these Cornish
men are told by Quitter-Couch as only
he can.
THE MAYOR OF TROY. By A. T.
GUTTER Couch. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons.
Those who delight in a genuine love
story will find in "The Passport" By
/ Richard Bagot book just to their
liking. The scene of the tale is laid in
modern Italy, and there is beautlIui
heiress who has secretly engaged her
self to young engineer, VINO is an
excellent match except that he is not
of noble birth. Then couple OF
villains step in, whose aim is to divide
the hand of the heroine, Biancl
Acorari, and her estates between them.
Finally, however, true love tr1umphs
and happiness comes to those deserV-
ing it.
THE PASSPORT. By Richard Ba-
got. New York: Harper &s Brothers.
For sale by Stoll & Thayer.
Mrs. Mary E. Stone has dedicated
to her sons a charming little romance
of the days of Louis XIII, called tine
Little Green Door" When the little
green door, which gives the name to
the story, is opened by his majesty
one day he finds in the garden to
which it affords entrance a beautiful
young girl. The king, who poses as
his cousin, finds in this maiden lover
of nature, and who enjoys flowers ana
the songs of birds, a character, indeed,
which was a novelty to him. Finally
the girl, when the identity of her ad-
mirer is disclosed, seeks refuge in 3
convent rather than enjoy the allurlng
pleasures of a court life.
THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR. BY
Mary E. Stone Barrett. Boston; 10th
CtI,1 q
The host of readers who have enjoyed
the adventures of Samantha at the great
exposition, will welcome the appear
ance of Marietta Holey's latest book,
around the World With Josiah AL
lens Wife" Samantha and her grand
child, Tommy, make up the partS':
Josiah absolutely refusing to take an
, other trip abroad, and 1t is decided to
start for the orient from San Fran
co. A brief stay Is made at the City
of the Golden Gate and just as the
steamer is about to leave the wharf,
Josiah Allen appears and is taken on
board. He was unable to endure the
: long separation from his beloved
Samantha.
AROUND THE WORLD WITH JO-
!, SIAFI ALIENS WIFE. By Marietta
Holey. New York: G.. w. Dillingham;
& Co. For sale by G. c. Parker.
In introducing her new collection of
, stories entitled Concerning Belinda" "
Mrs. Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd has
thought proper to make an apology to
all principals of New York boarding
schools for having approached those
excellent institutions chiefly from their
humorous side. While the sketches
have a strong humorous view there is
an occasional bit of philosophy to be
gained by the attentive reader. Belinda
was a teacher in fashionable finish
ing school, and almost fatally pretty.
But there are many other characters of
, the proverbial boarding school class de-
scribed who say and do very ridiculous
things The field is most tempting
one for the display of Mrs. Brainerd's s.
, talent. Harrison Fisher contributes a
. frontispiece and there are illustrations
by Katherine N. Richardson.
CONCERNING BELINDA. BY Flea
nor Hoyt Brainerd. New York: Dou-
bleday, Page & Co.
"The Work of Our Hands" is a novel