The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29

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reader count the cost too high and lay
the book down with sigh. The tragic
end is fine, and consistent even so, and
the book is one of the best stories of
the South yet written.
The Farm of the Dagger-By Eden Phil
potts. Dodd, Mead & Co. For sale by
st. Paul Book and Stationery company.
Utterly unlike in method and treat
ment, there is yet likeness between
doctor Tom" and "The Farm of the
Dagger which shows that it is not
only in certain sections of this country
that men do their enemies to death
openly. The scene of this rather pain
full story is an old farm near Tavistock
In England and the time was the be-
ginning of the nineteenth century.
John Newcomb and Roger Honeywell,
the two most important men there
about, had always hated each other
and fuel was constantly being added to
the flame. When Eve Newcomb fell in
love with Quinton Honeywell, Rogers
nephew, and he returned it, then, in
deed, the smoldering fire burst forth.
Eve was imprisoned in her room, and
Quinton trapped into going to the war
with America. But they were true to
each other and firm in their determine
ton to marry. To strike his enemy
through the heart of his daughter, Rog-
er Honeywell told Eve that her lover
was dead and wrote his nephew that
Eve had been drowned. Ewes mind
becomes unbalanced and her father
promises himself a terrible revenge on
ms enemy Feigning friendship and
forgiveness he lures Honeywell to his
house and offers him hospitality in the
shape of drink; Honeywell still sus-
poets him and asks Newcomb to drink
hrst, which he does. The poison he
has prepared for the man he hates kills
them both. But Quinton returns to
lind Eve alive and gradually her shat
tered mind RECEIVERS its balance, SO the
book may be said to end we'll. though 1t
leaves an unpleasant taste of awful
hate and demoniacal revenge. The story
shows the power and merit that Eden
Phillpotts has already eyinced, in his
work.
The Princess Thora-By Harris ,Burland.
Little, Brown & Co. For sale by St
Paul Book and Stationery company
If Rider Haggard reads this highly i'm
aginative tale it is certain that he will
turn green with envy. 1t concerns DR..
Slick, who undertook an expedition to
the north pole under curious circum-
stances. With him went young wom-
an called the Princess Thora in search
of Asturnia. country in the frozen
North, of which she, claimed to be
hereditary queen. The adventures met
with by the doctor and has men are
recounted in history of the expedi-
ton which he wrote for friend In
England and entrusted to the sea,
which was picked up by sailor and
sent to its destination by him. After
many strange adventures, bloody bat
ties and hair breadth escapes, the prin-
cess comes into her own in this strange
country of the North, but when she
finds that becoming queen Of her peo-
pie will separate her from DIR. Slick,
whom she loves, she confesses herself
an imposter and hands the throne over
to her cousin So DR.. Slick marries
the woman he has worshiped and un--
dergone SO much for and settles down
to life of peace in this unknown king
dom. The story is well written and
most interesting, but utterly prepos-
terous.
Yours With All My Heartily Esther M.
Baxendale. L. C. Page & Co. For sale
by st. Paul Book and Stationery COM
pany.
The cover of this book is quite pretty
and the Illustrations are interesting,
but the matter is almost too absurd to-.
be tolerated. 1t purports to be the life
story of a little white dog, Fairy, told
by herself. The writer must be lover
of dogs to a degree exceeding that of
the fashionable New York women, who
carry them about under their arms or
in their muffs. Fairy, according to her
own account of herself. was an unusu-
ally intelligent little animal, finding lost
articles and doing wonderful things.
But it is the last chapter, written by
the dogs, owner, giving an account Of
Fairy's death and funeral, which is SO
very ridiculous. 1t is we'll to love ami
mails and be kind to them, but when a
woman has become maudlin in her SEN
tinlent about a little dog it would be
better to keep quiet about it, instead of
putting it down in black and white.
Is There a Santa ciaus-By Jacob A.
Riis. The Macmillan company. For
sale by st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
A little boy wrote a letter to Jacob
Riis asking him if there was a Santa
Claus and he put it in his pocket and
forgot it. But he went to breakfast
with friend at Christmas time and
thought of his mother in Denmark on
the way, so when he arrived he told
his host and his wife how he longed to
OC with SildS OlQ illOtliSi O1 SItI
day and SO they. proposed to cable to
the old lady their greetings. They did
SO and signed it Theodore and Edith
Roosevelt" for Mr.. Riis was breakfast
ing at the White house with the presi-
dent. Then he recounts the many
beautiful deeds done at Christmas time
and answers that there is indeed a
Santa Claus, who remembers the poor
as we'll as the rich. Santa Claus, he
says, is the spirit of Christmas. 1t is
mere sketch, but prettily told.
Rolfe's aiSespeare-Revised edition "As
You Like It. King Henry the Fifth,''
King Lear King Richard the Third
Romeo and Juliet Twelfth Night -
Edited with notes by William j. Rolfe.
American Book company, New York,
Cincinnati and Chicago.
AS teacher and lecturer DR.. Rolfe
has been constantly in touch with the
progress made in the past thirty years,
and has been all the while collecting
material for this revised edition of his
Shakespeare. The volumes have been
entirely reset, and the typography is
much improved. The page has been
made smaller to adjust the volumes to
pocket use. The notes have been care
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