The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29

mann relates how Rubinstein taught him
to play.
Poem Outlines, by Sidney Lanier. Charles
Scribner's Sons New York
These Outlines have been selected
from Sidney Lanier's papers as contain
ing something worthy OF preservation.
They cryStallize a moments thought or
reflection in the form of a note some
times expressed in rhythm, sometimes IN
prose form. Some of these outlines have
been paraleled in his finished work, 9TH
ers were never rounded out as was DOUBT
less intended. They have an interest for
the lovers of poetry because of the beauty
often found in them, while their revela-
tons of the character and genius OF sid
ney Lanier, one of our greatest poets.
gives them an autobiograp hic charm and
interest.
5000" by James Hopper and Fred r.
Bechdolt. The Mcclure Co. Publishers.
This tale of convict life was published
serially and made a profound impression
by its dramatic quality. the soInbre trag-
edy of prison life and its terrific indict-
ment of the prison discipline that drives
men to desperation akin to insanity. 1t IS
rot a pleasant story, but 1t is so well told.
it has such human elements of strength
in all its development. that IT has GER
tain fascination about it. Hopper and
Bechdolt, the authors, are well known
newspaper men. and Hopper particularly
has shown possibilities in short stories
that lead one TO expect much of him in
future days.
.salthaven," by w. ". Jacobs Serb
ners, publisher.
From his first volume of sea tales to this
latest delightful yarn of old salts and
young loves, Mr.. Jacobs work has always
had the charm of fine humor, quaint fan
cy and the SAVIOR of the sea The char
acters in ''Salthaven" have all the quail
ties that go to prove its verify as a pic
az ros1 life of "a
books of the season possesses more of the
indefinable attractiveness attaching to the
Unexpectedly humorous The book carries
d love story and the situations throughout
the plot are unusual enough to hold the
interest unbroken from cover TO cover.
English Voyages" by E. NJ Bacon.
Scribner'S. publisher.
If there We're more such stories as this
series of narratives from the Elizabethan
days of England's exploits on the sea.
! there would be less occasion TO complain
that the young 'peOple-and old, too. for
that matter-waste their time on trashy
literature when better stuff is to be had
in hisory. All of these stories are from
Hakluyt, condensed to suit the demands OF
rushing age and yet complete enough to
give satisfactory outlines Of remarkable
ventures and adventures. Beginning with
traditional voyages of the early Saxons,
coming down with the exploits of the men
who opened Russia to trade by sea
through the Cabot explorations and GIL
berts unfortunate quest for a northwest
passage, the book covers the romantic un-
dertakings of Hawkins and Drake-ro-
mantle even If their object was largely
commercial and piraticai as we see things
nowadays Then Raleighs remarkable en-
deaVors TO establish colonies in North
America are recoUnted and the closing
chapter is of the jamestown colony which
eventually proved the successful sequel to
Raleigh's luckless efforts. Every one of
the stories is full of interest as well as
historic value and the volume ought to
/ be part of every boys library.
Round the Fire Stories" by Conan
/ Doyle. The Mcclure Co, publishers
This is a collection of mystery tales.
some of them rather pretentious In plot
and elaborate in narration, and all of
I them qualified TO help while away the
ume on a dreary journey or provide en-
tertainment for winter evening None
/ OF them is remarkable enough to deserve
permanent fame, and a few of them are
/ trivial enough TO warrant the suspicion
/ that they are the product OF the author s