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MANY NEW BOOKS. 
MANCHESTER LisprARy Apps List OF 
CONSIDERABLE VARIETY. 
Readers of the “Ruling Passion,” 
“Fishermans Luck,’ and “The Blue 
Flower” will be glad to know that 
another volume of short stories, by 
Henry Van Dyke, has been added to 
the library. This last volume “The 
Unknown Quantity” will no doubt add 
to his reputation as a short story writ- 
er. In the preface he refers toa 
cnain of little lakes in the blue Lau- 
rentian Mountains in the Province of 
Quebec. ‘No two of these lakes are 
alike but there is a little river that 
binds them together like a thread. 
This little river comes from the un- 
known and is lost again in the dis- 
tant sea. ‘The author compares the 
thread that binds his stories together 
to this little river. “It is the sign of 
the unknown quantity, the sense of 
mystery and strangeness, that runs 
through hu wan life.” The stories are 
all interesting and vary much in char- 
acter. ‘The Effectual Fervent Pray- 
er” is rather a pathetic story showing 
the narrowing effects of a belief in a 
too austere theology. One of the best 
stories in the book “The Countersign 
of the Cradle” has to do with two 
characters made known to us in one of 
his other books. Pat Mullarky and 
his wife Angelique were childless and 
Pat gave up smoking to save money so 
they could adopt achild from an 
orphan home. He was rewarded for 
his sacrifice when his wife presented 
him with twins. This story centers 
around the cradle in which the twins 
were rocked. The last story in the 
book “The Mansion” is an interesting 
story teaching us that we are very apt 
to fail in winning the approval of a 
Higher Power if we only live up to 
the letter of the law and neglect the 
spirit of it. 
We all know of John Hay as Secre- 
tary of State in the late President Mc- 
Kinley’s Cabinet but how many of us 
know of him as an author. When 
auite young he wrote some ballads for 
the New York Tribune known as 
“Pike County Ballads.” Among the 
new books this week is a finely illus- 
trated copy of these ballads. Every- 
one should know “Jim Bludso” and 
“Tattle Breeches” and other charact- 
ers t:ade popular by these ballads. 
There is another work by this author 
to be found in the library which 
should be called for more often than 
it is at present. I refer to his “Cas- 
tilian Days” a very fine description of 
Spanish life and character. 
A short novel by a new writer, Ju- 
lian M. Lippman, makes very inter- 
esting reading. It is called “Martha- 
By-Lne-Day” and has been compared 
io “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage 
atch.’ Both pathos and humor may 
be tound in it as weil as a good deal 
ot ho.nely philosophy. 
A new novel by James Lane Allen 
author of “The Choir Invisible” and 
“The Kentucky Cardinal” is always 
welcome. His last “The Heroine in 
Bronze” is the story of a young au- 
tnor who submits his first work to the 
criticism of the lady he wishes to 
make his wife. His hopes and discour- 
agements as well as his final triumph 
are well portrayed. 
‘hat prolific English writer, Ek. V. 
Lucus, has just brought out a very 
interesting work “A Wanderer in 
ilorence.” ‘The work is beautifully 
iliustrated. Anyone who has read his 
Lascinating work, “A Life of Charles 
Lamb” will look forward with pleas- 
ure to reading his description of Flor- 
ence. The subject is a very attrac- 
tive one for Florence is a very inter- 
esting city to wander in, and with 
its history 1s associated the names of 
w.any artists, poets, and other noted 
characters. In the Uffizi Art Gallery 
alone may be found paintings by Bot- 
ticelii, Andrea del Sarto and Raphael. 
In the city is the tomb of Lorenzo 
de Medici made famous by the work 
of Michel-angelo. Dante, author of 
the “Divine Comedy,” made his home 
in Florence for many years. Machi- 
avelli, the Italian utilitarian statesman, 
spent his life in the city, and it was 
there that Savonarola, “prophet, priest 
and martyr’ received his Crown of 
Martyrdom. 
A number of our English poets 
seemed to be attracted to this great 
Italian city. John Milton visited Flor- 
ence in 1638-9. Here he met Galileo 
and made an excursion to Vallom- 
brosa. Shelly was living in Florence 
in 1819. It was here that he wrote 
his “Ode to the West Wind,” and his 
son was born in Florence. Near the 
city will be found a beautiful place 
known as the Vila Landor, which was 
once the home of Walter Savage Lan- 
cor whom someone has called the 
“greatest English Florentine.” 
Robert Browning and his wife 
Elizabeth Barrett Browning lived in 
Florence. A tablet marks the house 
where they lived. It was there that 
he wrote “Andrea del Sarto” and 
“Fra Lippo Lippi” and Mrs. Brown- 
ing her famous “Casa Gurdi Win- 
dows” and most of her long poem, 
“Aurora Leigh.” The life they lived 
there was a very happy one. 
Since closing the career of “Sher- 
lock Holmes” we have had very little 
from the pen of Conan Doyle. He 
has written a new book, “lhe Lost 
World.” It is a romantic mystery 
tale even more thrilling than his 
“Hound of the Baskervilles.” 
Mrs. Henry de la Pasture (Lady 
Clifford) has just brought out a new 
novel ‘Ihe Honourable Mrs. Garry.” 
The author is well known in America 
through her “Lonely Lady of Gros- 
venor Square,” “Peter’s Mother” and 
“Master Christopher.” 
pher’”’ becomes the heroine in her last 
work. It is avery fine character 
study and a more interesting novel 
than “Master Christopher.” 
“The Passing of the Shereefian 
Empire” by E. Ashmead Bartlett is a 
very interesting account of the recent 
history of Morocco. His record is 
that of an eye-witness, 
A very bright story for boys is 
“The Marshal” by Mary Raymond 
Shipman Andrews. It is a story of 
France at the time of Napoleon. 
Every boy should know, “Francois 
Beaupre” the hero of this story. 
A new edition of “Elm Island 
Stories’ and “Forest Glen Stories” 
for boys has been put into the library 
to replace the much-worn older edi- 
tion. These stories were written a 
good many years ago by Rev. Elijah — 
Kellogg a Congregational minister. 
A Western author, Charles Pierce 
Burton, has written a number of stor- 
ies for boys. ‘These stories are popu- 
lar at the present. Four of these 
stories may be found in the library. 
A full list of the books put into the 
library this week may be found below. 
Rade: 
New Books 
Doctors Table Talks, Mumford 
814-M1II 
Passing of the Shereefian Empire, 
Ashmead-Bartlett 916.41-AI 
“Erica” one — 
of the characters in ‘‘Master Christo- — 
Pike County Ballads, Hay 811-H1o 
Wanderer in Florence, Lucas 
7 914.5-L 
Fiction 
Boys of Bob’s Hill, Burton Bog73.1 
Bob’s Cave Boys, Burton, Bg73.2 
Bob’s Hill Braves, Burton Bg73.3 
Boy Scouts of Bob’s Hill, Burton 
Bg73.4 
Elm Island Stories, Kellogg. 
Lion Ben K291.1 
Charlie Bell K2091.2 
-Ark of Elm Island K2091.3 
Young Ship Builders K201.5 
Boy Farmers K291.4 
Hard Scrabble K291.6 
Forest Glen Series, Kellogg 
Sowed by the Wind K291.7 
