Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-25
CURRENT LITERATURE.

Partners of the Tide" by Joseph C.
Lincoln, Is a fresh strong story with the
quaint humor Of the coast flavor The
delightful old maids who sort O. com
promised on a boy, as there want no bids
in the man line" are distinctive char
acters The boy" becomes the hero and
takes up the life OF the coast, and his ad-
ventures with Capn Titcomb afford
fresh and striking series OF pictures Of
a life which will be new to most readers.
Honesty bein' the best policy, you and
mes out of a job" is the summary of
Capn Ttcomb after a dramatic scene
which illustrates one phase of coasting life.
How the Partners of the Tide" met the
tests of their new life the reader discov-
ers through a series of adventurous hap
penlngs. Aside from the humor and breezi-
ness of Mr.. Bincolns novel and its wealth
OF quaint characters, there is a plot repre-
sentlng a steadily increasing interest There
is frontispiece in colors by Oh. Weber
Ditzler and decorations by John Rae. Pub
| lished by A. s. Barnes q Co.
Serena" by Virginia Frazer Doyle.
opening as it does with a quaint picture
| OF underground railway proselyting in
the south. shows in a series of brilliant
balls and duels which was changed
abruptly by the call to war. What war
meant to those who stayed at home
under new conditions and to those in the
| field is shown as a background for the
beautiful figure of heroine whose charm
| and courage and high resolve will win for
her a place in the heart of every reader.
| The suspended interest of the story leads
| up to a wholly unexpected development.
| The vivid scenes of action are all charac-
terized by a grace OF style, charm Of at
mosphere and delightful humor. The
frontispiece in colors is by Elizabeth
Gowdy Baker. A. S. Barnes & Co. are the
publishers
THE Life Worth Living" by Theodore
Dixon, jr.. is in reality confession OF
the authors ideal life in record of per-
sonal experiences relating his rescue from
the spell Of the city, where the soul starved
and the spirit became savage. and the
finding of a new hope and beauty in the
fields and beside the waters OF Old Virginia
The book contains thirty-two illustrations
from photographs by the author. Pub
lished by Doubleday, Page s. Co.
"A DECKER in Souls" by VIII s. Gdley,
is a volume of short stories, each story
being entirely different from the others in
plot, action and incident. There are nine
| teen tales in all in this book. Tales of
mystery, strange, thrilling, full Of living
and breathing human interest; tales Of
humor and comedy with laugh in every
line. pictures Of the drou side of life,
the silver lining to the clouds, that only
a genuine humorist could draw; tales Of
love as dainty and tender as any ever
| written, not depicting the modern variety
of the article that usually winds up in the
divorce court, but the old-fashioned sort
that wears well. won't fade in the wash,
and last right through till death Pub
lished by the NJ w. Hazen Company.
1.-THE Red Book of Romance" edited by
Andrew Lang, contains a collection of old
romances revised and done over so as to
be shorter while retaining the liveliest parts
in which curious things happen. In a word
they are tales OF old romances for the
younger readers. The book is illustrated
with eight full page color plates and numer-
Gus illustrations by II. ]. Ford. Longmans
Green & Company are the publishers
with Shelley in Italy" is the title of q
book made up of selections of the poems
and letters of Percy Bysshe Shelley, which
have to do with his life in Italy from 1915
to 1922, selected and arranged by Anna
Bennison McMahan. There are over sixty
full page illustrations from photographs
Published by A. C. McClurg g. Company.
What is so sweet as a bride in June
J Then, II ever she is the center OF interest
I and admiration and love. The Pilgrim
"a magazine for the home" makes the
| he etthf for ffs
cover page for June drawn by Allan. and
then has a delightful and pretty illustrated
article for her special beneht. The breath
of early summer is evident on many pages
James McClelland Buckley contributes q
charming article. From the Land Of
Legend" illustrated with some remarkabl,
nature photographs. Reginald Wright
Kaufman has the sixth of his clever shor
stories-love and burglar stories, this one
/ entitled: Cupid. House br eaker." June IA II
I flag day, and "Betsy's Battle Flag" b!
Mihna living, is especially appropriate will
the picture of the historic house in Phla
delphia where Betsy Ross made the frs
E "Old Glory"
Tales for June appears IN a beautiful
new cover and with a list OF contents tina
shows even greater interest than usual
The complete novel in this issue is es
5 pecially remarkable as being the work of
Danish author, Matilda Mailing. II 4
t actually an American story in subject an,
t spirit--a historical romance OF the Revo
: lutionary War.
The counterpart of Mr.. John Mitchell Il
England is Mr.. John Wilson, who sits Il
Parliament for Mid Durham, and Mr., VIII
= son like Mr.. Mitchell is a practical miner
= writes A. Maurice Low In an article o.
> THE Rise OF the Workingmsn In BIRTHS
I Politics" in Appleton's Magazine for June
: The above books at lowest retail prices
Mathews, 122 s. 18th st.