Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-27
Books, BOOkiSh
People and Things

The Sunret Trail" BY Alfred Henry
Lewis. 12mo. Cloth. illustrated.
PIP. 1893. A. S. Barnes & Co.: New
York.
Messrs. Barnes Co. are publishing
an unusually large number Of readable
novels this year, and this new one is
no exception. IL is a story of that
West which has been so full OF incl
dent, stirring episode and tragedy,
and Mr.. Lewis, who has been there,
puts a large party Of the reality into
his book.
1T is with that latter day, the cattle
day, that | have dealt" he says in his
preface. I'm doing this | have seized
on real man, and, In its tragedy at
least, told what really happened. Speak
ing for Its broader lines this book Is
true"
This is an admission which some au.
thors would not care to make, lest IL
detract from their literary credit, but
II will add to the readers interest, no
doubt.
There Is good, stirring action from
the start, with adventures among the
Indians, and an interesting course OF
true love-" The characters are well
drawn, and many of their sayings are
full Of sense and humor, while the de-
scriptions are nowhere long enough to
block the tale. II is a worthy succe.
daneum to "Wolfville Days"
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Book News for December John
Wanamaker, publisher, PHILADELPHIA,
is Christmas number and as such is
the largest number OF the year. It is
profusely illustrated with a variety OF
Interesting pictures and comes to hand
In striking new Christmas cover,
with a loose portrait Of Mrs. Edith
Wharton, author of THE House OF
Mirth," frontispiece, the reproduction
Of very recent photograph, taken
especially for Book News.
The opening article continues the
popular and enjoyable series, Lesser
Literary Centres of America" The
subject Is Literary Wallingford" and
the article Is written by John Russell
Hayes. Pictures of DR.. Horace How.
ard Furness and DR.. Isaac Hull Plat,
OF DR.. Furness's library and DR.. Platt's
fine old house, add much to the attract
Teness.
Art Exhibitions OF the Middle
West" surveys the recent art shows at
the Art Institute, Chicago, and the Car
negie Institute. Pittsburg. II Is writ
ten by Mr.. John Il. ID. Trask, Manag.
ing Director of the Pennsylvania Acad
envy OF the Fine Arts and is illustrated
with reproductions Of some of the most
important pictures that appeared in
the exhibitions.
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| Lloyd, retells in a simple, charming
way, the love stories OF Catullus and
Lesbia OF Sappho and of Abelard and
Z Heloise, with illusions to many more
of the great love.stories OF the world.
There are a number OF delightful pic
lures.
| All the important new books are re-
! viewed and noticed and a special feat
uTe of interest Is A Guide to the Christ
mas Shopper, full, classified list, with
illustrations, OF the more recent gift
books, prepared for the aid OF the read
err in choosing Christmas books.
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| A charming little sketch OF semi
| tropic life IL that by Gustav Kobbe, en-.
! titled THE Esperanza" THE Delinea.
tor, january. Floridians and those
who go there know how TO make the
most of the climate and its tropical
features.
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In "Pearson's" published by Arthur
W. Little. New York;, for January,
there Is an interesting contribution on
jerome, The Boss Breaker" giving
the story of the campaign wherein
New York county's famous district at
torney defeated, despite frauds and
Vaccinations, the Democratic, the Re-
publican, and the Municipal Ownership
tickets"
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Quite in a line with this is the ar
ticle by Bannister Merwin on "The
Real Hearst" in Public Opinion Of
December 3Oth. 1t is all up.to-date
reading.