Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

i,,oa rouard in winning the affections or
the young lady whose beauty ieu ~,
- rnaLe rhe rash voyage. and whose
character proved 10 De as peautiiui
har race The same strong story ana
entertaining qualities that
80 reading public to Miss Petticoats
showed even greater idFor I"i
Golden Greyhound.
FoIlv. by Edith Rickert. with frontis-
n;ece in colors by s. de Ivanowski; u
NO cloth: price $3.50. New York:
Raker a. Taylor Company.
Tho auth0r of this charming story
NO. for several years an instructor III
E.nplish at Vassar College, but for the
| mast five years she has been living in
| England engaged in literary pursuits.
Her first book, 1.-THE Reaper" pub
l,sbed two wears ago, and which was
| the result of q long stay in the Shet-
| land islands, attracted wide attention
and was q marked success. large
| number of readers Will, therefore, wei
| come the new book which she gives
| the public this season. Folly" serves
not merely for title Of this story, be-
| ine the nickname Of the high-spirited
and charming heroine but IT is also
| the keynote of her life's actions. The
story of her marriage to an English
squire of high character and weli-to-
do circumstances, of her love for and
elonemept with another man and the
final struggles in what Miss Richert
calls the foot pathway" makes an ex-
ceedingly strong narrative. The au-
thor has been specially successful in
depicting the passions of the human
heart and the influences and Impulses
that mould the human character. "
book deals in real way with real pff-
pie. 1t carries an atmosphere
truth. and therein lies much OF RS
strength.
Landscape Painting and Modern
Artists. by f. B. Greenshields: a Illus
trations; price $500. New York:
Baker & Taylor Company. .
In this volume is very valuable his
tory of landscape painting from the
awakened art of the 18th century TO the
recent French fnpressionists and MOD
ern revival i'll Holland. All through
the history of landscape art strong
subjective clement is found in the
works of The great artists. which only
reveal the individual manner in which
the painter was affected by nature
In the book which Mr.. Greenshields
has given US, these individual inter-
)retations are very clearly brought
,ut. and are illustrated by number
If beautiful half-tOne reproductions
rom famous paintings. The book is
printed on extra heavy quality Of paper
u large color type, beautifully bound
n ornamental cloth. 1t has a gilt top
nd deckle edges, and is in every
aspect fine specimen of the book
makers art. The volume will make a
aluable addition to any library
The Story of Columbus. by Ada NJ.
lennicott In tits handsome little
olume Miss keypicott has succeeded
I telling a ma velously fresh and en-
artaining sto.y OF the wonderfully in
arestins events coAnected with the
outn' amprsioas and disappointments
I christopher Columbus; of his un-
aunted perseverance and final trium-
haht discovery OF the New World.
he life of Columbus has always nos
essed a peculiar fascination for
outnlul ihiIuS. II mas never been
I'D in language better fitted for chill
rem to understand and enjoy than in
MS booklet. the volume is issued in
'e uniform size and style Of the Nell
on nigh grade juvenile books and con-
AIMS 81 pages, SXlO IN size. The text
J illustrated with twenty uaIl-a
cuted haf-tone cuts. All bound in n
fIViceaoie paper cover. printed in
old rod anI hloaE-the
lclIding a striking Silhouette of
olumbus. Fifteen cents hv r,am
ostpaid. l.. Fl. Nelson Co. Portland
iaine.
Hazel of Heatherland by Mabel
IL mo: Cloth. Cn,
'p: Price $3.50: New York: Baker &
aylor Company.
rms story is typically English IN
= local coloring and in its charactar
reations. Through it all runs a o,,r
eht OF humor'a subtle as IL is sna,,
aheons. 1t gives us a pictura /,
fayward, bright-minded. fun-,nr,
'ri ana her struggles against a A..
sister, Angela, and a dauehn
lGden mother. There are also 90,
eht character creations in Samp,,.
'araher' Mr.. lnderwick and a..
lhers who form the backpror,,a
ia%eL IN" fact that this s,or,, -
NerS popular in England win
al 10 refute the charge asa,na, So
r-hsiish people of their fnhbil;1,. =, 'he
,,,s 80 genuine humor. The stor, -
, aiIiihg one and will not fan
'"e reading public ss