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is entitled " Via Crucis." A characteristic story by Mark Twain is called " From the 'London Times' of 1904,'' and is founded upon a recent invention, in which the author is deeply interested. A twopart story by Frank Stockton, " The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander/' is begun. Lowell's '' Im pressions of Spain " are contained in some of his hitherto' unprinted official despatches. Baron Coubertin writes on " Building up a World's Fair in Paris.

and we know of no works which we can more heartily recommend to our readers. A new volume of short stories by the same author has just been issued. It is entitled Sielanka, a Forest Picture,4 and exhibits Sienkiewicz's genius in a variety of aspects. The work contains seventeen stories in all of which one finds that vivid imagination and inimitable power of portrayal which have made Sienkiewicz the foremost writer of his time. Mr. Curtin's translations are ad mirable and he shows himself to be in full sympathy with the author. The Story of Costa Baling 5 is likely to make as WHAT SHALL WE READ? profound a sensation in America as it did when first No story has ever made a greater impression upon Upon its appearance the the American reader than Edward Everett Hale's published in Sweden. The Man Without a Country? In a new edition just author, Miss Lagerlof, at once found herself famous. issued Dr. Hale explains the motive of the original The central figure of the story is a priest deposed for drunkenness, a wonderfully brilliant and heroic conception and applies it forcibly to present events. The book is a lofty, almost sublime, appeal to the character whom the author has portrayed with exceptional skill. The other characters in the book patriotism of American youth, and its influence can not be over-estimated. The moral of the story may are strongly drawn and with the narrative Miss be found in Nolan's own pitiful words to a young Lagerlof has blended many Swedish legends. The sailor : " And for your country, boy, and for that work is a powerful one, absorbingly interesting, and flag, never dream a dream but of serving her as she it is to be hoped that we may be favored with other bids you, though the service carry you through a stories from the pen of this gifted novelist. A collection of Stories in Light ami Sha<low' re thousand hells. No matter what happens to you, no matter who flatters you or who abuses you, never veals Mr. Harte at his best. They are all well written, look at another flag, never let a night pass but you and " Unser Karl " and ' ' The Passing of Enriquez," the first and last stories in the book, show much pray (iod to bless that flag. Remember, boy, dramatic force and power. The scenes of these stories that behind all these men you have to do with, be are laid in Germany and New Mexico. Several of hind officers and Government and people even, the stories deal with the mining and horse-stealing there is the country herself, your country, and life of America, west of the Rockies. Indeed, we that you belong to her as you belong to your own should feel that something was lacking if we should mother." Since Dumas no historical writer has excited such read a book of Bret Harte's without this western admiration and won such plaudits from the reading flavor. We recommend it heartily to all lovers of vigorous, clean and wholesome stories. public as the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz. iThe Man without a Country. By Edward Everett The popular edition of his works, recently published Hale. New Edition with an introduction in the year of the war by Messrs. Little, Brown and Co., brings these his with Spain. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1898. Cloth. 50 torical romances within the means of all. We have cents. already noticed the first work in the series, " With 2 The Deluge; an historical novel of Poland, Sweden, and Fire and Sword." This volume covered the war of Russia. A sequel to " With Fire and Sword," by Henryk 1648-49, which was ended at Zborovo, where a Sienkiewicz. Authorized and unabridged translation from the Polish, by Jeremiah Curtin. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1898. treaty hateful to the Poles was concluded between Two vols. Cloth. $1.50. the Cossacks and the Poles. The second work, • Pan Michael, an historical novel of Poland, the Ukraine The Deluge s describes the invasions of Poland by the and Turkey. A sequel to  With Fire and Sword, and " The Russians and the Swedes in 1654-55, while the third Deluge,'' by Ilenryk Sienkiewicz. Authorized and unabridged and concluding work in the trilogy. Pan Michael? translation from the Polish, by Jeremiah Curtin. Little, Brown portrays the Turkish invasion and ends with the & Co., Boston, 1898. Cloth. 75 cents. battle of Hotin which made Sobieski king, in 1674. Henryk Sienkiewicz. Authorized unabridged translation from It is almost impossible to give an adequate idea the Polish, by Jeremiah Curtin. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, of Sienkiewicz's wonderful powers of description. 1898. Cloth. J2.00. Scenes and events are depicted with a vividness that 6 The Story of G6sta Berling. Translated from the makes one feel as if he himself were really taking Swedish of Selma Lagerlof. By Pauline Bancroft Flach, part in those grand struggles which have made Poland Little, Brown & Co. Boston, 1898. Cloth. $1.75. famous in history. We can truly say that we have I 9 Stories in Light and ShaDow. By Bret Harte. Hough never read novels which impressed us so powerfully. ton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and New York, 1898. Cloth. $1.25.
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