The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-19
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON.

sThe BaIIIngtons," by Frances Squire
 ssRebeeca Mary" by Mrs. Annie Ham,
 iIton DonneII-"Amy in Aeadia,' by
 Helen Leah Reed-"DOlIy's Double"
 by Ethel wOod-'Fhe Scarlet Patch"
 by Mary E. A. Brush-''HeIen Grant
 at AIdred House." by Amanda Doug
 Iass-'The Runaway Donkey" by
 Other New Books.
 4 powerful novel of social life is 'sThe Baliingtons," by Frances Squire, handsomely published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Here is a sto- " that is really worth while, a book which fascinates and reveals an au- thor of distinction and capable of handing the springs and motives of the human heart and delineating them with an insight that is rare in these days of the making of many books. The story treats a fresh and vital Fl become mutually involved, Two fam ihes are presented, in one of which the husband is the financial power, in the other the wife. The main interest cen ters in the spiritual awakening of Az mes Balhngton, her struggle for the rights of the soul, and the steady in- volyement of other homes and other in- dividuals- The growth of a tragic cli- max of profound ethical and practical significance is worked out with daring logic, and its solution is bold and un- mistakable. The plot is full of inci- dent, with increasing momentum and suspense to the end. A perennial hu- nor relieves the earnestness of the book.
 Professor Richard Burton, formerly of the University of Minnesota, says: z The BalIingtons,' a novel by west ern woman, is a. book to challenge, att tention.It is a. powerful study of mod ern social relations, a picture of mar ried life that sets one thinking, while the story is of enthralling interest. The book may be best described as one of higher reahsm;' it tells the truth with tragic directness, yet is so noble in aim and teaching that the effect on the reader is ennobling. The charac- terization is clear and profound. the human sympathy noteworthy, and the novel is written in a style that an- nounces another western writer of gen. uine distinction. The work as a whole is head and shoulders above the usual run of fiction, and should not be sur prised if it was one of the literary sensations of the year." Price $1.50
 For sale at all bookstores.
 Frances Squire, the author of ''The Ballingtons," is in everyday life Mrs. Frances Boardman Squire, assistant professor of English at the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Potter is known throughout the northwest because of her wide educational work, both in tbe university classes and in university extension work. Like many western CTS, she comes from a long line of New England ancestry. Her father was Dr. Truman H.~Snuire, of Elnira, N. Y., a Physician of high attachments in his profession, and a surgeon whose inven- tions had received prizes from the French Academy of Medicine. Mrs. Potter's education was received at El- mira college. At Minneapolis where she has resided since her marriage, she is well known in social and literary circles. Mrs. Potter is at present on years leave of absence from the Uni versity of Minnesota, which she is spending with her children in Cam bridge, England. Mrs. Potter has con- tributed to the magazines, but '"The Ballingtons" is her first book.
 A charming book certainly is "Re- beeca Mary" by Mrs. Annie Hamilton Donnell, published by Harper & Broth CTS. Old and young will find unusual pleasure in its pages. It is the story of an aniahle and singular child and her unusual quest for affection. It is unique, something new and original in fiction, and will prove a revelation to all men and women happy enough to paruse the book. None of the many small girls who have figured as heroines in recent fiction surpass or even equal Mrs. DonnelIs Rebecca Mary. The girls personality and mental equip- alDe11t are beguiling1y interesting and captivating. As is well said by the New York Globe:
 Mrs. DonneN must be a good deal of a Hummer herself to be able to des- cTibe the species so sympathetically. To be a Hummer is to have something of the never say die about you; to think and to feel a lot, but to say little. If you are Hummer you will not be given much to saying dear and 'darl- ing and other tendlerish things. Re- becca Mary's Aunt Olivia would have regarded it as selling her Hummer brttl1right to kiss any one; and Re- becca Mary although only a small girl, is just as much a Hummer as her aunt. But when a Hummer does fi- { nally give way to her feelings there l is something worth while to give way ] to. To be more specific, when Rebecca 1 Mary and her Aunt Olivia are finally 2 'un-Plummered,' and a common, glad l i'd woman and a common glad tall 4 hild' are seen kissing each other just \ 5 if--well, just as if they were not I ;lumners-the reader hasn't any lump ] if affection who doesn't about this time pfeel it rise in his throat The stories are among the most delightful that