Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

The volume is richly illustrated with por-
traits and some contemporary prints.
AN OLYMPIC VICTOR; a Story of the
Modern Games. BY James Brendan
Connolly. With Illustrations by A
Castaigne. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons. Washington: Bren-
tano's
While the memories of the Olympic
games at London remain wildly fresh
comes this volume presenting in perma-
nent form a story which ran serially in
Scribner's Magazine telling about young
Greek winning the first Marathon race in
the revival of the ancient games at Ath-
ems. Mr.. Connolly works up an interest
ing. romantic story to give color and sub
stance to his narration and reaches a
powerful climax in his description of the
winning of the contest by Loues. 1t
seems almost pity that the exigencies
of the fiction render 1t necessary to pro-
coed after the glorious moment of his
triumph.
THE ADOPTING OF ROSA MARIE. "a
Sequel to "Dandelion Cottage.'D BY
Carroll Watson Rankin. author of
.'Dandelion Cottage" Illustrations
by Florence Scovel Shinn. New
York: Henry Holt &c Co.
Girl readers of ''Dandelion Cottage will
book, which serves as sequel to that
popular story. Mrs. Rankins cheerful
wholesome girl types are attractive in all
their adventures and experiences. and in
this story they have some entertaining
times, which are related most delightfully."-.
Mrs. Shinn's illustrations are quite in
keeping with the text and lend piquancy
to the book.
IRISH R.N. BY f. f. Somerville and
Martin Ross. authors of Some EN-
periences of an Irish R.M" With 30
illustrations By L. E. Somerville.
New York: Longmans, Green & Co.
These chapters caused great merriment
in England and Ireland when they were
printed serialy, and were Immediately
recognized as preserving a type of the
Irish huntsman worthy of literary immor-
tally. Sometimes the humor is subtle
and again broad But it is all in the char
acter. No one who has Travelled through
Ireland can fail to recognize the types.
The Illustrations are numerous and clever
BUILDERS OF UNITED ITALY. BY
Rupert Sargent Holland. With Eight
Portraits New York: Henry Holt &
Co.
The story of Italy in it's rise from
and kingdoms into a well-knit nation, in
wolves more than merely the political
facts of intrigue and campaigning, for
Italy today represents a merging of peo-
pies into one body polite by intellectual
as well as political processes. This vol
Ime sets forth the human forces making
for united Italy" The author notes the
fact that there is no history more alter
nately desperate and hopeful than that
of the scattered Italian states in their eff
forts TO form united nation. The many
forces, he says. fuse in the progress
of such a popular movement. and each
force has its own particular spokesman or
leader. The prophet and the soldier. the
poet and the statesman, each gives his
share of genius Thus men who seemed
10 represent the most potent forces of
history are included here. The men
chosen for this representation of the Ital-
ian spirit of matchmaking are Altieri, the
poet: Manzoni. the man of letters; Clio
berti. the philosopher: Manin, the father
of Venice; Mazzini, the prophet: Cavour,
the statesman; Garbaldi. the crusader,
and Victor Emmanuel, the king.
THE JUSTICE OF THE MEXICAN
WAR: a Review of the Causes and
Results of the War. with Il View to
Distinguishing Evidence from Opin
ion and Inference BY Charles II.
Owen, MA. tYale), LIB. Harvard),
formerly of staff, Fourth Division,
Second Corps. Army of Potomac
New York: q. p. Putnams Sons.
the present to the Mexican war is sufi-
GENTLY prolonged to enable discriminating
students of world forces To judge causes
and effect accurately. The author of
this volume combines the military knowl-