The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-23

among the planets and the account of
the strange folk they met, and the
queer adventures they become con-
cerned with, make the larger part of
the volume. The book is decidedly in
genius and clever and will be much
enjoyed by older people as well as by
children.
Substantial Phiiosophy-John Jay Har-
ris, NJ. ID. A b. Published at St Paul
Not being furnished with a key to
this remarkable document, the review
er is unable TO tell what it is about
1t Is series of jerky paragraphs, in
terspersed with sentences in large
print, and relating to heath and medi-
cal regime, which may be full >of in
telligence to the writer OF them, but
they fail to convey il to the reader.
Added to its general incoherency the
pook Is miseraoly gotten up. and is
full or queer spelling. The writer
rambles on about the life saving quail
ties OF substantial philosophy but for
gets TO give an explanation of what ii
Is, or what he means by it.
Prince Of lovers-By Sir William Mag
nay. Little. Brown & Co. For sale by
St Paul Book and Stationery company.
A large order, hot from the kitchen
of the gods, is "a Prince Of Lovers"
by Sir William Magnay. For those who
still prefer action to introspection love
10 speculation and war TO polemics, this
book is a feast. Given a handsome
prince (betrothed for reasons of state
TO a lovely princess) who prowled
lncognito through the realms of his
fair hancee, met her by chance and
rescued her from a ruffianly brawler
met her often by appointment after
wards, while the tender passion is fan
ned into gentle flame; mixed with
these ingredients crafty prime minis
| ter, a weak reigning duke, a villain,
the son of the premier; an archvillain
of an entirely new type. a pretty. and
vivacious maid of honor as a foil to
the serious loveliness of the heroine, an
| adventurer who after one lapse from
righteousness links his fortunes with
the rightful prince; added to these the
setting OF two royal courts. with the
| usual condiments of courtiers and
schemers and a prince pretender; sim
mered gently over slow fire of adven-
ture until matrlmony has become in
| evitable. then served in green and gold
binding, with clear letter press-'isn't
| this dainty dish to set before the
young person."
The work is exceedingly well done.
| and there Is an air of inherent proba-
bility about the story which bears out
the statement that its author derived
many of the incidents and much of the
coloring from the mass of romantic
historical matter surrounding the pc
riod just following the close of the
thirty years war. The Princess Ru-
perta is admirably drawn, and Is
lovely, natural woman, although con-
scious at all times of the dignity of her
station; equally well portrayed Is the
character of Prince Ludwig, the hered-
itary ruler of Beroldstein, who seeks 10
find out what manner of woman is the
princess to whom for state reasons he
is betrothed. Graphic depictions of the
cold and calculating premier, of his
declasse son, OF the cowardly pretend
er, of Count Irromar, who by the way
pears to have been the prototype of
some of our men of money and pleas
! ure of today, all add interest and dra-
matte situations to this delightful
story.
The Apple of Eden-By E. Temple Thurs
ton. Dodd, Mead & Co. For sale by
st. Paul Book and Stationery company.
There seems to be craze these days
to write medical treatises under the
guise of fiction, and Mr-Thurston, the
husband of the author of THE Mas
querader," appears to have mistaken
his Calling The writer who gives us
wholesome, sane story of normal peo-
pie was never more needed than at
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