Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-20


The Wilmington Institute Free Tibrar,
has recently had made and placed on th,
south wall of the library cases for current
numbers of periodicals. For many years
owing to the Inconvenience of the old
cases, it has been impossible to label them
so that readers could find without diff
Guilty the periodical wanted. In the new
cases each compartment is fully labeled
with the title Of the magazine contained
IN 1t. The magazines are arranged alpha.
betcally and with the assistance of the
plainly lettered labels it is very easy tc
find what is wanted.
The library has had so many calls for
periodicals relating to mining that il has
| subscribed TO the" Engineering and Mining
Journal Current numbers of this
valuable periodical will be found on file
in the reading room.
An examination Of the shelves Of the
library reveals the fact that there are
many interesting novels that are seldom
read. The following list has been COM
piled for the, sake of calling attention TO
some OF tho most interesting and note
worthy of these books. II is not list of
best novels, but onlya list of some that
were noteworthy in their day and do not
now receive the attention which is their
due. The works of standard authors such
as Ihackeray, Dickens, George Eliot. &c.
have been excluded and few books pub
lished since 1896 have been included To
each title has been added a brief note
! giving some idea of the book In most
cases these notes have been copied from
or based upon notes in Bakers Guide to
| the best fiction The list follows:
Aldrch, T. b. Marjorie Daw and other
stories A365.59
Aldrich 4. b. Two Bites at a Cherry.
| A365.S0 Both books consist of short
stories OF subtle and delicate workman
ship, several Of which lead to Unforeseen
conclusions.
Aldrich, T. B. The Saltwater Tragedy.
A365.S4. Charmingly written story in
which a murder mystery is unraveled -
N. Y. State Library.
Allen, j. l.. A Kentucky Cardinal
| A427.52. The title refers to a cardinal
bird and indicates the subtle motive that
underlies the story. Anact of unkindness
/ TO this shy child of nature brings mis-
understanding into two young peoples
courtship.-Baker.
Austin, J. G.. Standish of Standish.
A036.S4. A tale of the pilgrims of Ply
mouth Colony in the Seventeenth Century.
Baker.
Barlow, Jane Irish Idylls. BOSS. As.
Stories of a bogland hamlet in Connaught.
rich in queer traits Of human nature and
Irish humor, pathos and fancy.-N. Y.
State Library.
Besant, Sir Walter. All Sorts and Con-
ditions Of Men. B554.12. A humani-
tarian novel, dealing with the huge neg
lected city of East London, depicting It's
miserable life realistically and suggesting
somewhat Utopian schemes for trans
forming it, Baker.
Besant, Sir Walter and Rice. James.
Ready-Aloney Mortiboy B555.77. Old
Mortiboy is a miser and the offspring of
misers, who builds up q huge fortune by
grinding the poor and running the well-to-
do Baker
Biornson, Biornstjerne. A Happy bov.
/ The Fisher Maiden. &c B626. .42. The
simple record of a peasant boys growth
love ambition and final success and a
faithful delinoation Of country life in Nor
way.-Baker.
Black, William. Macleod of Dare.
B621 .5S. An intensely tragic story. in
which shallow and garish fashionable life
| rs brought into contact with the noble
simplicity of Highland society. Baker.
Black, William. A Princess Of Thule.
B627.74. Scene is partly in the Hebrides
and partly in London. Shows the in
iluence of beautiful Highland girl on the
character OF her weak, pleasure-loving
husband.
Boyesen, II. II. Gunnar. B7o1 Al.
Morse romance following boys grow
ing life and lOve.-N. Y. State Library
(lhe) Bread-winners. H4l2I7. Main
interest of the story centres in contests
between labor and capital, in q town of
Ohio, presumably Cleveland. Supposed
TO have been written by John Hay.
Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights
Bsb9.96. weird story Of hate and re-
venge, laid amid the sombre dales and fells
oi moorland Yorkshire; the chief char
acter Is a herce, elemental nature. in whom
both affection and hatred grow into fixed
Meas pursuing their objects even beyond
the grave. Baker.
Brush, Mrs. G.. c. The Colonel's Opera
Cloak B9l224. The happv-go-luclSv
life of southern family in a northern
TOWN.. Y. State Library.
Bulwer-Lytton. T.. G. +. L. Harold
the last Of the Saxon kings. L998. "a.
The tragic history of Harold's fall: elabo-
rate descriptions of the battle OF Stamford
Bridge and Hastings and Of English life
IN the Eleventh Century; accurate his
toncally. Baker.
Bulwer-Lytton, f. G. =. /. Rienzi
L99S.7S. The romantic career of this
political descendant of the Gracchi. with !
his stubborn fight for Italian freedom and
unity; combined with an historical picture !
OF the stormy politics and of the European |
might OF Rome during this period -
Baker
Bunner, Ii. c. Short Skies. Be42 46.
Clever humorous tales in which the /
artist keeps turning up the unex pected. -
Critic.
Bynner. Z. T.. Agnes Surriage. Beo4. |
IT, A love romance Of colonial times |
based on the story of Sir Charles Henry /
FARMLAND, who fell in love with beauti- |
ul servant at an inn az Marblehead.-
Baker.
Cable, c. W. The Grandissimes. CHS.
II. A romance OF the Creoles of New |
Orleans hundred years ago
Cable. G.. W. Madame Delphine. Cll5. /
IS. A touching story Of humble heroism /
m the person OF an old quadroon woman /
m New Orleans - Baker
Couch, A. 4. Quiller. The Splendid /
spur CS53S4 A royalist romance of /
the great Civil War. Baker.
Daudet, Alphonse. Tartarin Of Taras-
con. D23S.S5. Tartann is a new figure
IN literature, a oanoature OF the imagina-