Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-19
New Books

Fiction.
THE SHEARS or DESTINY, By Leroy
scott 33 pp; $50, Doubleday, Page q Co.
Russia Of today Is the setting for this
story Of an Americans adventures in the
land Of the car Drawn BY chance into
the stream Of political unrest. the hero
finds himself swept along and involved IN
many thrilling incidents. Il IL love story
Of charm In a very adventurous land.
THE PATH OF HONOR, by Burton f.
Stevenson; Sis pp.; $50; ]. p. L1ppincott
company.
Mr. steyenson's rolliclSing stories OF the
French blade have earned Cor him a repu-
tation as a teller Of tales. Romance pure
and simple exactly describes The Path Of
Honor" a tale OF the war In the Bocage
the sort OF story that grips the reader
and hurries him breathlessly along from
adventure to adventure.
FIRST LOVE, by Marie Van Worst; Ssl
pp.; $50; Bobbs-Merril company,
The story opens with the auction OF John
Benefits fathers effects. His fall in love
with beautiful Mrs. Bathurst, Cynthia For
sythes love for him. Mrs Bathurst send
ing him away at the cost Of her own happi-
ness; her marriage to Nicholas Prynne, an
old friend. for whom she feels quiet AT
lection, and Johns marriage to Milly
Haven makes q charming tale
KEITH OF THE BORDER, by Randall
Parishi $50 pp.; t1-S5; A. c. MCCiurg & Co.
This book is concerned with the days
when the Indians disputed the western
frontier with the encroaching whites, and
time. places and characters are ali familiar
to the author, who was himself an actor
in the dramatic episodes OF those days
There Is an exciting mystery and an en-
thraliing love situation
A BLUEsTOCKING IN INDIA, by Winl-
fred Heston, M. D.; 226 pp.i 81; Fleming II.
Revell company.
A young woman practicing medicine in
India writes her experience IN series OF
letters 70 a friend. Among things that
happen to her are a casual call from
large and aggressive cobra and the dis
covery that the man who has washed her
dishes and waited at table Is a well-de-
veloped leper. 1t is not surprising that
illness should send the young doctor back
to her native land.
HELEN WITH THE HIGH HAND, by
Arnold Bennett; a6 pp; $40; George II.
Doran company.
a story OF the encounter OF two obstinate
natures. that Of a hard, shrewd. narrow,
self-sausfied. misery old townsman and
that Of an educated, capable, ornamental,
| sminently sensible and femininely un-
scrupulous young woman Of his own blood
THE ANNALS OF ANN, by Kate Trim
BILE Sharber; 96S pp.; SL5O; Bobbs- Merrill
company.
All sorts Of fun are 70 be found in this
story OF life and love seen through the
eyes Of a little girl. Pretty southern
girls, little German governess. a teacher
an editor, a doctor, an artist, a spinster
a minister, an old colOred cook and q
young mulatto from the north are all, re-
spectively, courted and welded or dis
missed on these diverting pages.
THE LADY AND THE SPUR, by David
Potter; S9 PIP; 81; J. b. Lppinoott COM
! pany.
An exciting romance. going from one ad-
venture to another. The scene is laid in
South Jersey, and there is a very interest
ing love story and very beautiful and
clever heroine.
miscellaneous.
HOW TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFI-
DENCn IN SPEECH AND MANNER, by
9Srrenyilll,e Klsiser; SSs pp9 1885, Funk q
The author sets forth series OF sugges-
tons to be used IN correcting the want Of
confidence in speech and manner; he lays
down as a fundamental principle that one
should not merely think OF himself as
Strong and cheerful, but should endeavor
constantly TO express those qualities in
looks, voice, words, manner, work and
daily life.
THE QUALITIES or MEN, by Joseph
Jastrow; 1873 pp. 81 Houghton- hlfflin com
pany.