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 Rh THE NEW LIPPINCOTT MAGAZINE for November opens, as usual, with a complete novel. The one presented this month maintains the always high stan dard. It possesses the charm of uncommon scene and quaint characterization. It is entitled " Madame Noel." and the author is George H. Picard, who is especially liked for his books," A Mission Flower," and •• A Matter of Taste." The shorter fiction of the November NEW LIP PINCOTT is plentiful and varied in theme. '• The Beat that Failed is by Albert Payson Terhune, who by the way, is a son of " Marion Harland." It is a newspaper story beginning just at the hour of going to press, and the incident related is most exciting and realistic. Stewart Edward White contributes a tale called " The Race, which in his own words is "blood-and-thundery, but true." But it has a tender side to it. WHAT SHALL WE READ? In Rulers of tlte South: Sicily, Calabria and Malta, Mr. F. Marion Crawford has written an in teresting final chapter upon the Mafia in Sicily, which is full of information, derived in part from a recent work by the Chief of Police of Palermo, and also from Sicilians who have had intimate relations with the society. This work is in two volumes, il lustrated and presented in the same handsome way as Ave Roma fiiniiortalis. Most of the illustrations are from drawings by Mr. Brokman, an artist little known in this country, but who has been the author's companion Mr. F. Marion during Crawford's his studies in new Sicily noveland is called Calabria. In

the Palace of the King; a Lave Story of Old Mad rid. It is an historical romance of the time of Phil ip II. of Spain. The plot is laid in the Spanish court, and the period — that of the discovery of America — was perhaps the most magnificent of the prosperous days of Spain. Such a period has af forded Mr. Crawford an opportunity similar to that which was given him by the crusades in " Via Crucis," to place his story in the most romantic and bril liant surroundings. The hero of the story is the fa mous Don Juan of Austria, son of the Emperor Charles V. who won back Granada a second time from the Moors. The heroine is Dolores de Mendoza, a high-spirited and beautiful young woman. A dainty little volume entitled The Pilgrim Shore ' takes the reader through historic ground. Begin ning with Dorchester the author treats of the Mas1 THE PILGRIM SHORE, with many little picturings, authentic and fanciful. By Edmund H. Garrett. Little Brown & Co., Boston. Cloth. £2.00.

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sachusetts coast as far as Plymouth. There are plenty of reminders of famous personages of the past, left in such towns as Quincy, Hingham, Scituate, Marshfield, Duxbury. etc., which are passed through before reaching Plymouth, and Mr. Garrett describes in a charming chatty way the varied scenes and incidents recalling our pilgrim fathers. Ex quisite illustrations add to the beauty and value of the book. A Life of frauds Parkinan 2 is a valuable addi tion to biographical literature. The author, Mr. Farnham, knew Mr. Parkman. and his work has been done with the sanction of the historian's nearest relatives, and with their assistance as far as informa tion of a personal character is concerned. He has devo.ted much study and labor to the preparation of his work, and has had access to all the available material in the hands of Mr. Parkman's family and friends, including such letters as have been preserved, the diary of his vacation journals, and the extremely interesting autobiographic letters written by the historian to his friends, Dr. George H. Ellis and Martin Brimmer. Anything from the pen of Mary Hallock Foote is always welcome, and her latest story, The Prodi gal? will be warmly received by her host of readers. It is written in her best vein and is a graphic and pathetic recital of the struggles of an English youth to recover the position in society which has been forfeited by his wildness and folly. Through Old Rose Glasses * is a collection of short stories by Mary Tracy Earle. They are written in a charming style, and are of more than usual inter est. The volume is one that will not only entertain but will satisfy the reader. The Rebellion of Nathaniel Bacon in Virginia, furnishes Miss Ewell with material for her story entitled, A White Guard to Satan? The book abounds in stirring scenes, and enlists the reader's interest from the opening page. "FRANCIS PARKMAN. By Charles Haight Farnham, with portraits. Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1900. Cloth, 52.50. 3 THE PRODIGAL. By Mary Hallock Foote, with illus trations by the author. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 1900. Cloth, 51.25. « THROUGH OLD ROSE GLASSES. By Mary Tracy Earle. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 1900. Cloth, $1.50. » A WHITE GUARD то SATAN. By Alice Maud Ewell. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 1900. Cloth, $1.25.