The Washington herald., 1907-10-27

account of the sister of the great Conde,
whom Dumas sketehed so brilliantly into
his "Musqueteers" series. She lived in
one of the most fascinating periods of
French history-the last years OF Louis
XIITs reign and the early part of that
OF Louis XIV; and her relations with
NaZarin, de Retz. La RochefOucauld. and
Turenne. as well as the part she played
IN the wars of the Fronde and her share
in the Port Royal movement make the
record Of her life as romantic as novel.
Her love for La RochefOucauld and her
responsibility for the fatal duel between
Maurice de Coligny and the Duke of
Guise should also furnish Mr.. Williams
with interesting material
Hail A Browne, whose book on Bona
parte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-
day has Just been imported by the
scribners. died on the eve of its pu5lica-
tion. He had an unusual career This
adventurous Irishman was the only man
from the British Islands who ever saw
the throne OF the Caliph Haroun AL
Raschid in the temple at Meshed Dis
guised as a Turk. he made the pilgrimage
10 Mecca as a Mahometan among Ma
hometans. 1t was thus that he got his
title Of Hail. He knew Egypt well The
spirit Of his book may be inferred from
this note in the preface:
For over thirty years I have given of
all / have had to give for the promotion
Of two obiects-first, that Pan-Islamism
which / conceive 10 be the true interest
Of the Islamic world, and secondly, the
development OF friendly relations be-
tween the Moslems OF the East and the
British empire"
In Abyssinia. according to tradition,
there has existed for centuries royal
manuscript which tells of the romance
Queen Of Sheba and Solomon. King OF
Israel. Not until now has this curious
old manuscript been translated. But dur
ing the last year the Ethiopian emperor.
Menelk II. has permitted French
savant Hughes lie ROux, access 10 the
royal archives. with the result that this
interesting document has at last found
its way into a European language.
The story that has thus been rescued
from Africa tells of a romantic love af-
fair existing between the Sheban queen
and the Jewish mOnarCh-a romance
from which Menelk II himself traces his
kingly ancestry With the translation OF
Hugues lie Roux in France has ap-
peared, simultaneously in this country, an
English version OF this unique Hebraic
legend by Mrs. John Van Worst. The
latter work. from the press OF the Funk
x Wagnalls Company. is embellished
with Illustrations by Michel Engueda
Work. an AbyssiniaE artist. as well as
with a letter in facsimile from Emperor
Menelik II 70 NJ L0uhet. president Of the
French Republic
The Macmillan Company is publishing
this week the following new books:
"Arethusa," by F. Marion Crawford.
The Crucible" by Mark Lee Luther;
"Comrade john" by Samuel Merwin and
II. X. Webster; ''Nina's Career" by
Christina GoWans Whyte: The Gentlest
Art" by i. V Lucas; Specimens OF
Modern English Literary Criticism by
Prof William T. Brewster; British State
Telegraphs,' by Prof. Hugo r. Meyer.
and a new edition Of ". 5. Harwood's
New Creations In Plant Life"
Some one coined "A convenient phrase
the other day-"The daily novel" Its
meaning is obvious-and indeed the pub
he will read one book to-day and another
tomorrow. Nevertheless, there would
seem to be a degree Of fidelity 70 favorite
authors when the Harpers announce that
Robert Hichens' "Barbary sheep and