The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
 REALW OF BOOKS
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BY PAUL PRY.

sMorgan's Cavalry" by General Basil W.
 Duke. The Neale Publishing Co.,
 No one is so capable of writing the story of General John II. Morgan's command as General Duke, the famous Kentucky leader. As soon as Morgan organized his Lexington company. 1t is said Duke en- tered that command and before the first year of the war was over he married General Morgans sister, and upon the death of Morgan in GA, Duke was made brigadler general. The work is splendidly presented in good binding. excellent paper and type. The text is not merely a dry, solemn march of events, but is sprightly narrative that reads like a romance and thrills and rouses like a trumpet call. It covers very fully the subject treated and has number of portraits and maps that add to the text.
 "Some Fancies in Verse;" by Mary Pet
 tus Thomas The Neale Publishing Co.,
 1906.
 Some Fancies in Verse; is a little vol tune of poems in dainty covers of green with color design of the four-eaf clover. Ut is a little book to pick up at odd mo- ments and find refreshments and pleas
 
 good cheer. The initial poem is entitled r'The Four-Leaf Clover,' and reads: zone is for fame, and ones for wealth, And ones for faithful lover,
 And one will bring me glowing health
 Rare, good luck to find this clover" -'Called to the Field" by Lucy Meacham
 Thurston. Little, Brown & Co.,, 1906.
 Called to the Field" is a story of ''Virginia in the civil war" The author writes of her purpose Mans side of the question has been brilliantly depicted: an other has lovingly and faithfully painted Nirginia's share and burden. still for these and all others. battle scenes and soldiers blood have formed the theme. These have never seemed to the writer the dominant note Neither they nor loss of fortune nor blight of politics-but the days and months and years of the women left behind when the men were "called Ito the field Such this story-which is not tragedy. only love tale with the laugh and the sigh which the master passion presses ever close together
 The heroine, Miss Lucy. is a young Virginia girl just married. dwelling at her country home, rich and happy in the love of her husband. when the civil war bursts upon her and changes the current of her life. The story is written with great emotional intensity and Is stirring and artistic.
 "A Soldiers Trial" by General Charles
 King. R. F. Fenno & Co.,, publishers.
 Captain King will be pleasantly remem- bered as the author of "A Daughter of the Siuox," Comrades in Arms" and other stories, which have gained wide popularity. His new story, entitled "A Soldiers Trial" is an episode of The Canteen Crusade, and deals with the events of the late Spanish-American war. It is essentially a story for young readers, though 1t may be of interest also to the more mature reader.
 '.Susan Clegg and Her Neighbours Af- fairs by Anne Warner. Little, Brown
 X Co.,. 1906
 Anne Warner gained for herself in her former success Susan Clegg and Her Friend, Mrs. Lathrop," place in the affections of her readers as one of tho drollest of American humorists. These will now welcome the new Susan Clegg'' book. which has to do with ''her neigh bors' affairs" The stories are thoroughly refreshing, and are sparkling and humor- ous.
 '"The Jungle" has made a profound i'm presson in England. where 1t has gone into a second large edition. The press praises it highly and gives fl much space The London Evening News critic says 1t Is worthy of Zola. adding I doubt if Zola ever wrote anything quite so haunting quite so vivid" The Manchester Guard Ian declares that 1t makes Q memorable appeal to the conscience and the mind,