The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-16

company in paper covers at % cents
each, of seven of the most popular
novels of recent years, including THE
Virginian," by Mr.. Owen Wister; THE
Crisis" by Mr.. Winston Churchill;
THE Heart of Rome" by Mr.. F. Ma
rion Crawford, and 1.-The Choir Invis-
ible,' by Mr.. James Lane Allen. Great
interest was manifested In the literary
and publishing world as to the popular
reception of this, the first series of
really good recent fiction at a low
price. The heartiness of its welcome
by the public may perhaps be judged
from the fact that the same publishers
announce eleven other popular books
for issue in paper covers this spring.
Among these may be mentioned THE
Four Feathers" by Mr.. A. z. w. Ma
son; "The History of David Grieve," by
Mrs. Humphrey Ward; 1.-THE Spirit of
the Service" by Edith Elmer Wood,
and THE Garden of a Commuters
Wife"
Slaves of Success-By Elliott Flower. l..
c. Page 6, Co. For sale by st. Paul
Book and Stationery company.
There are two or three popular writ
ers of political tales, and Mr.. Flower
is one of them. His stories have a
touch of reality, as though the writer
wrote from actual experience, which
makes them valuable as a reflection of
conditions in this country today. Sew
eral of the stories-indeed, all but one
have appeared in leading periodicals,
such as Golfers and the Saturday
Evening Post, but they bear repetition
and are likely to appeal to a larger au-
dience in book form than as serials.
Some Of them are extremely amusing,
as "a Strategical Defeat" which in
wolves a prominent club woman, Mrs.
Trumbull, who in the most clever man
ner got the best of some astute politi-
clans, who thought they were making
use Of her for their own ends. When
the county refused to take care of any
more foundlings-the law said found
lings were a public charge-the board
of women called upon the president of
the county council and handed him the
latest baby, walking away quickly,
leaving him astonished and chagrined,
to the great delight of his colleagues.
He decided very soon thereafter that he
did not care about women in politics, as
they did not stay where they were put
and one never knew what they might
do next. The stories are all bright and
well done and will add greatly to Mr.
Flowers reputation as writer Of pop
ular fiction.
The Mediterranean TraveIer-By D. E.
LorenZ. The Flemming II. Revell COM
pany. For sale by st. Paul Book and
Stationery company.
A book arranged as a guide for those
taking what has come to be called the
Mediterranean trip cannot fail to be Of
interest to travellers. Other books of
the kind have appeared, but 1t is the
first time the regulation itinerary of the
winter traveller has been entirely COW
cred in one volume. The writer of the
book has personally conducted several
expeditions over the ground embraced
in this guide book, and is we'll equipped
for his task. Beginning with the island
of Madeira, the reader follows the
usual plan Of the tourist, Gibraltar,
through Spain, Tangiers, Egypt, the
Holy Land, Turkey, Italy, winding up
on the Riviera. Brief outlines of the
history, government and present con-
dition of each place is given, including
valuable hints as to hotel rates and
other items valuable to the traveller.
The intending Mediterranean tourist
could not do better than to carry this