Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
Books of Various Sorts

books. This volume, the author saws
contains the histories of ga cat. a dog
a pigeon, lynx, two wolves and a. rein.
deer Every one of these stories, M.
Seton tells us, is founded on the actual
life of veritable animal hero. The
reindeer story, for instance, was writ
ten while he watched the herds grazing
in Norway. AS with all Mr.. Seton's
books, the illustrations add not a little
to the text, and the wide margins of the
pages have given opportunity for decor
atiVe pictorial comment
ANIMAL HEROES. BY Ernest
Thompson Seton. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons.
"In the Land of the Strenuous Life"
Able Klein, distinguished French
scholar and divine has given his i'm
preston of the United States and it's
people, gathered during recent visit
to our shores. The present translation
of eau de la Vie Intense" will be car-
tain to attract wide attention and in
terest many readers. OF course the
able goes to Washington and calls Mt
the White House, where he meets the
president, of whom he says "He is q
complete man, in whom mind and
muscle, soul and body, are harmon
iously developed; the realized ideal of
the nation to which he belongs"
IN THE LAND OF THE STRENU-
GUS LIFE. By Able Felix. Klein.
Chicago: A. c. McClurg & Co.
Every lover of the horse will well
come John Gilmer Speeds new book,
1.-The Horse in America" While most
of the books about horses have been
either devoted to special kinds or types.
or written with the purpose of proving
that this type or that was the only one
worthy of serious consideration, Mr..
Speed has endeavoreG briefly Ito show
how the horses in America have been
developed and have come to be what
they are today" That he has sue
ceeded in his purpose unbiased readers
will admit The volume is an excellent
piece of bookmaking and the illustra-
tions all that could be desired.
THE HORSE IN AMERICA. By
John Gilmer Speed. New York: Nc
Clure, Phillips & Co.
In ",The Story Bible" Margaret
Sangster retells for children the beau
tiful tales of the Holy Book, covering
the entire scripture, consecutvely. AS
the author says in her foreWord: Il
have disengaged each story from sur
rounding passages which treat of other
affairs 81 llliI lilC otOiS AN'>A+ @'NNS
stand out alone, like a gem or pic
ture." For Sunday afternoons and
daily reading with fathers and mothers.
1.-The Story Bible" will prove standby,
for the melody of it's pages is drawn
from the one book that never goes out
of fashion.
"THE STORY BIBLE" BY Mar
garet Sangster New York: Mofat'
Yard & Co.
"An Alphabet of History" COM
nrises sketches in verse of twenty-siX
characters with which the makers of
history have made us fairly familiar.
The verses are done by Wilbur d. Nes-
bit of Chicago and then there are IL
Illustrations. one to each character, by
Ellsworth Young. The topographic
portion of the volume is, like all PauI
Elder & Cos. work, admirable. The
words are set in art old style type and
printed, with illustrations over tint,
upon hard pressed manila.
AN ALPHABET OF HISTORY.
By Wilbur D. Nesbit. San Francisco:
Faul Elder e. Co.
"The Boy Pathfinder" by William G.
Sprauge, editor of the American BOY:
l. a story of the Oregon trail, founded
OF events in the wonderful journey OF
Lewis and Clark The hero is an ac-
tual character, George Shannon whose
sole surviving descendant is now liv-
ing i'm Fresno county, in this state. He
will be remembered by all acquainted
with the historic details of the expedi-
ton as "the boy Shannon"
THE BOY PATHFINDER. By
William c. Sprague: Boston. Lee &
Shepard.
"Deerfoot in the Forest" the first of
the new series of hunting adventures
for boys by Edward S. Ellis have been
received Like all of Mr.. Ellis stories
the savage is shown to be a very decent
savage. and the boys introduced are
decent, manly lads. The time and in
cidents are those of the Lewis and
Clark expedition.
DEERFOOT IN THE FOREST.
BY Edward S. Ellis. Philadelphia,
John c. Winston company.
"The Brass-Bound Box" is fasci-
mating story for girls, written by Eve
lyn Raymond. The characters include
a spirited young heroine; fine, honest
mischief loving boy, and dear low
able old lady
THE BRASS BOUND BOX BY
Evelyn Raymond. Boston: Dana
Estes & Co.