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Door? ?f> Authors ? &_viE>ys #a Comment CURRENT AMERICAN AND FOREIGN FICTION K Mcritoriou ? \inerican "Minor Novel**?Startet of Mid Victorian England and I ate Nitieteentri Century ?sport?A Chinese Mystery. THE WAYS OF LIFE. ? - . < Bj \ rl arer of tin? rrylng. lall ? B?oMeene," bul are hi y of the novel. rtor to sen? ? inti of the pjr? ? mi cur? ? ? ? ? nderstand? ? ? I art :uin<?r ? Bntng it h.i" earnei' .I Tvith I hold tirin. ? women, I the ?ith them. from - in ,1 ... ?nplox !' SO? !-balanced - i m the I ? ability, nn" ? tnodern in ? it i-' ? A SABINE WOMAN. 11 tra"d ' Pt'n ; : Mr. f- ? iir narts deiightfull; as rr-m -1 a case of al H baa| ? mbla, on the ? WORLD'S END ?f?AA 5y___ 1 AMELIE __^ RIVES' First Lrwcj Novel Bv AMELIE RIVES Prinrrss Trouhetrkoy) ?- Quick m Um DU i " Lcrgt ted STOKES sum net - end free h the W,M " : h. i bitter ? ? small on the Vtlai .., ? II BUS? : of the ''""tin. '.- r thither. .merl? ? i ' ?? ? throughout In n .i dot eloped iti . Fn ? The healthful, the woods 1? ie develop* es, the wer? ries. i , 'he ci i Which 1 oth the man i ? ? rm before they make I chol? e MID-VlCTORIAN. ? ourrh. ? Mr. re Ilk? ?reen ? rattle, the modern fic ? amused and interested i ? ??.hose and bee? me - With simple English folk; In ??MonkshridKc" he talces us among "the quality." Qentlefolk they are, and if their ?raye of life and thoaglrl .?f?m to ns, then? problema f.ir from ? ?. the author nai ? ' ? "i none the less real for that. Tlvr" nr? .lo? th" BngUeh literary ? m i tiered ov. r I houeee and halle, blehop pal and wefdenshipe; ?n "Monks. 8 I more than a trace Of Trollo] n ? and -Volle And the,? is th? chief occupation of mid Victorian maidenhood und mother? hood, tb" giving and th? D mar? liage. it is the taking with which wa are meet concerned here, t Sylvia Auberoa is a modern girl o? her own day and generation. Coflftpetenl she is to manage her own eine: ? : the pe? r whom si her mother's (Who never re ter'a end I I rol hei '?. et? ri th? eg f the Chui -i "i the ? ? v with the t'. ? cal Bel OUR BEST SOCT-TY. I.mo, This story is i ??' there ? ? Is. 1 a. : of the I . tcrlni ? ? " or two. Bd th?is roll : h? t Montagu? i ? I at i ns, l bal with tbe eld ol nothing rn< re tang ? than cleverness ? era i ' Bud? d? n riches that open? d with the ? . 1 War. 11 inying vio .1 O. : nflux "' n- I pie, favored the ao< i ill; ami Itloas, tha re of brand new beei t?< Montai :''. Baq . whose ant? ? iwn until tl mat re ei sa I lackins < fit a 1 and mi-ortawi Of bla th? stock rharkel r, ? bull? "n sand. He n in ? a the simple .laughter of a ? I broad a.-res ,r a summer i olony, and With I N? a/port's en In :'-' doera readily! be? tu a be la more ex? a than th* haughtleel of then forth the booh is a history of a crude Boclal period now atmoal -,.nd by ? ? wUllagli1 forgotten Hera are the newcomers and th-- fortune hunt? ing Hritish noblemen with their . waya of that d.iy. Here are the Oang women of I th and - martii-il. I | : drawn r' ni eon of individuals rather 1 Ittle too ?i liberate In i. whl? h Is i! I - hapi'iiic-.-: h.- has De Mon?an Attain and at His Best When Ghost Meets Ghost ? h net. at'd third large Printing ? , _ ,,,-.x a??<] tyl. With Wl . 'a"_? ...-?.ru \ - and aw !' r'tn*?se?r -BoVSH . p 'I ??? Mor*t*n ' HENRY HOLT A.ND ?COMPANY, Ufe!!tfH' nv?Tlnirdep/??! his rhislni* paf-oa with ph i. bol ' - :--r|., of port ? dvi rer of parts. A RATTLING GOOD YARN. - | ? ' . . .. Will \ ? | . o IS li floor] p)e". /- e.f '? thing far bel tor then I .rary mechanical story of crime and H i Frai Chinese colony, ?? ; ide rli an? i"nt a* tnbol I t; thai - ' ttooed on lbs i heat 'if i ? oung won .i of man el lous i alue, ,"ii o ' ? i. high* " w hn be ' a i.'i no ???k rloch -. ' bul who knoa a his I I'r.irn ? eee end many i iliings ere mi' ??! 'ip by the authoi ? plot m hoi .??ni c<t>mpl< owning of on* ? ? ! Inl T firmly ? in ted ? ?:? i ?nal ?- become familier with tho un* . ... ? ? - ? ? ? r IWlfl of theii ' :> an.l ring, bm I A RETURN TO THE PRIMITIVE. .I ? ? ? ? ? . of ?? : The pe ? together from i t cl\ lliz u Ion on its bam ; . tnd ' each other and, obey the Impt.f the recognition. Dr. < .f unri ' .r .ill that. Several of tali** ek? their philosophy of life reib fi nd ognition ? of the on i ?? for .,[? one <.f th. m, a . ? author still anothi r oppoi ? Of apP The: - and his bra : her couple worth rition* -. Bhort, from ! ? i ill?? IMPERIAL ROME. IN'l'e i CXBKW The Roma of i has . e.in.? tul' gleen? table for the I of biotorl ? roman???.x from Bulerer-Lyttoa t> Si*?n kJen'lea, stoos a boat "Quo Vs ? I has i" ?:. proel any m ?'<? ? <r'i by our novelista. That the gleaning bee been thorough, that tho remaining- oppor tunltlea tor original tx of the is nndenl* able, but i Or I t ml I is re markabty if'"?i of its Umu, ami not* . tloa of ,h.' early Chrietlen'fl atutu.ie towflafd the i-t.tt.? an?! lia h? ni. Her hero, Ukd ihi >*? of most if not all of Ifser pgedeoaooorg in the field, is .i r.cm.in patrii'ian. an offli-'T Of ?'aligula, hu'. Instead Of turning to the lOWly ? e-iTiiniinlem the asean of the early followers of ?, rpn is lb? i ? ii.:- r unto Ciesar" ac? Cording to the lights i : te. He who might through coneplra<y and treachery, boooona Basptror of Room i nuda in ttiy teechjBBj of his Kegtag an f unrjue-tinnnblo command of loyalty to the deeptcabie tvrant. It is only after his duty as h? sees ii bus i,e?Mi done that lie laya down his tonoT ?? "i re? t urns ? se. her, to Peb l Ine, s her- ? ? rs before be had -? i ad under Pontius Pilate end ?t? I ?? ' ' hi?; h gamine- On GOfgOtha. Mof bt his hne won by ? <'hr ten ? eve; it la ? r <,' the caesara e ho, Mrn i 1 ? to the light that shines for him. ??*?k and ?ins iiitn. A ml. hist DUl BHM BSB-Bl HM il . .table K ? ." BJceBM III the Hreni prevea to have keen worth arhila _bbbbi Mli ? BBOfl The I" ok is by far the bee tiiii i.op'iiHr roaaeatie noveWei ia errltten thus fer, u- foituttea Brttl tin reedhej paMIt srffl be worth ?retching ELBA. nu "Mi K in? ;i ? im ?<? Rudel I . . ,..?., mo (?a 1*5 Tl e Jo Lan? i omp my }'? tea n en extremely testooae gutM ? ?? - ... a brief kart el I | detory of the lea ths ? t Elba's diamlty a* s bliufdonn during the Ural exfte of Napoleon la Hid, it M to be regretted thai the ? ; tier has chosen i" Write hi '-'hat he himself .., iid? ' ? . r,?. veia RM ? !<?? ai".ii monotonous humer extend* from the fiction to the hietofy, whereas*, in th? rea?ospeci there was nnthin? prep.. ? ? played hv v ? . to ' ffhl pr< tentlous houm court the pelare he huilt, his eouri balls and opera ho -? dred m- his plans for 11 t ?> \ ? '??v menl ol his miniature realm all this may Lav aSBueed the rulers end dle lomats of i-'.'irot < deeelved them nonetheless as It 'vas intended to do K ? . ii- , - t l an earl n.: v I n d i i _ ?in. ror tha ? ml tted All th? l o| p| ' ' hai it . '..i by what 1 the downfall '?' . it ,i re pars end ? ol easily [ero le a ? . ?? ? ? h happening i, ; ? lOiiUBBjentB end retiea i ' v ? H sojom n "n Efbe rem ne. ? e are informed; and some of these are ..f ' il authenti? It] Here a I tl re nines upon s Ml ? ??' nfoi mal Ion thai i- nal " Idel : he fact, for instance, thai " *? i ;,..,. re] i '-"iiot ? "ti for -. after Wnteti.>u Ihe plea thai f in the eei . foreign soTerelgn 'he King of Elba. CURRENT TALK OF BOOKS AND AUTHORS Norman Angels New Work?Provincetown as a "Literary Centre"?Frank Norris's Note Rook?A Koman Joy Rider?The Browning Letters. \: .e and i"i?:; tn '" I . i go of Norman Angel, nul bor of T ftreal iihislon " Is publish? d to-daj ? ;. r. Putnam's Bows. \ 11 <r-v of t dotions of International polity." t arork examine? the nature of the for? ? are tranaf?**r**nlng the relations! of atat? s, end, Inde? d, to the met haniem of organised so \ large proportion of t :- Ot?*d to B 'i ' 1 pOSlI lOO e.f t Interaction e.r mat? rial and mol fore? ? ?ti i ? Utl ??. the n latlon of n tionallty and political Idealism to tho theories with which tho author*? tmn la so strongly identified. Mar? Books of the Week. Hi orj Holl <* Ce B - \i ths ol tin Hin ins and Buddhists - ter Nr-- ?He," nnd WHMo Boyd'a "From Loci e i" m? -nt*-K?^*.ri.'* which, with full tril ? ; T Ifo ? ? ? ?? traces i" i ? ndameni he frnda th<sm ?. rh of some earl r ed atora A N?w "Literary Centre.'* \ .1 de or non ige Hr. Hoa ? i le? eral pop? i - in one oi on p. ri'.'ii' ah i" a el:- MSlon ?if our "lit orery "-mr..?.' wbteh led to tho on importe?l dletcoverj the the putm ua d from Boston to N< I I the great centra of the eoontrj Oi then pr? .Thai: two .?.?.?the.!'.- re ?id? In ?!?? sama community su make it a "literal entn .'' Pro*, it.. ?? t..?An. afooe., may now ?.urn admlssloi to the airee?* 1 forgotten drela Kolooi than throe novels publiohed this sprint wen ail being written there at the \ e.r> n m.. ' ma by rVllbui Our Mr. wi-.-'in." i.v Blncleli and ' Th4 H ;n-r'^ i..eiiitr\ " bj It the earn? ?:l ?A at . I . ?till ? :. Loul Jom i-i! Vanea bad we.ri.'-ei ti* re on "Jo ui tv ; - Waste of Labor. The J.r'i. the Mu?, the Boon, ' by Katherine M. n Blackford and Arthur N. u.?..mi., announced by Doubleday, | e ,,.. |g the latc-t on'- i'iii" e.f - ??iii?-ti: iir. Blackford ? adlng maenbor 'if th< Etfl ?-.. , ? i . d Mr mb m thte nee IIIOlllOBBI. an dim? uit in a big teiMii- IS e.r tie' arostea Involved In nalnteillgeni ? Tuplovment and dismissal of BSOn The author? suggest that OVOTJ Mg busil Id ha\e Kti employment depart? ment, to tnke sole charg* of hiring and firing." Dr. MOflfcfegd has made .m SabeneClVO BtOdy of htunan analysis, and geeg 'ha? moot of fn- wasted en? ergy in the world ? "Hi' I ft B the wr.mg position. Taxation. c i?. gUsObnrarn, ti>? outhoc ot the rolumo ?'il "Taxation" la a. c. Me? ?'?urg & Co.'a National S?ial Belanoa Series, beside? being a practical buol* ?'. fer Bovorej touts as lent of the MoogafhugBftg Ung?a t^ooiiotlon. n? ha? iie.t ui tteo r, bad lors all the present day for taxation, i ?nipaniig th<^s?j In force at home ami gbrOOd Hal fhOjUBH on the theory of taxation in general cover . ground uauali.y left to more technical UK lirial ' reform tendencies in taxation la i t?ton "f the preeenl r;?r Id 'ban? n puhiii opinion on tl et of Ji ihm. A Roman Joy Rider. in ner ? olumlnous Italien Test? :. i ?i?odd, Mead ft i ' ' Mr.-. n : Preset quotee ?t: inscription recen! .acarre.-.i m Pompeii s hl n ! r" theri were speed maniaca, long b of ? ? ?? i ? ?"!"'' i? T ? i the inscription, "a ghl m his Mga ran hmt our liti C'elpurnlus, ace<i three years Mi i ? i to short . -1 Frank Noms's Note Book. Douh ed i] Pegs" ?\ < '". ? a in thehf series of free bOOkleta BbOl a'itie.rs ,, nheteh of the late I'l'in N'.rn- ? i la bretl .: some rrurtoua Inf rrm . sllst'i un thod o for hla ' boeen ert, i ? ion a i-1 '"'i of , Baya _ r. Prank N thai ? ' ?....? , hstei ? non ? B I.-i-n ,ii loi ' '' ? i .o ni name, 11 t t?. of a . < ?i.- of th? . . lo? k ' .,.,.,! ?ii<.. .i Thl . ? l.l nie th.i 1 . ' ... life I \ I i - uni il i. ? ould i ."'.l'ii de ? ..... ma int.? i ..t'il aie of tli<- obSI rv sv. I r? . . Bme ' of these B . SOI ? a .? 'te.| The Brow ting Litters. i i New fork Browning S?< ni a f ind "f 118.000 t of th< I pr? et I Robert Broa n ing placed them the ? i.m- ollecUon "i Ion ?? 1? ttera of Elisabeth i m ning. The i hief Ubi i <jf the British bfuaeui i ih.it I'.rltlsh funds to an equal amo int will be forthcoming U >*-ill do ire. The letters are obtainable from the presen: owner for spproxi mat? I. the pure' ? - ? contributioaa to the ( md -1" ft;.- r,i .vv etna ?-' ?' i u aidorf? \-- i ,i N' m fork Theodo'B Dreiser's N?'v?. No?el. urne ol Mr. Dreiser'a new navel winch tha John i.an? rnmp.Ti'' anaonn sa f< r ?? tl m on May 29. it is b Becniel ???> "The nnancier being the narrativa of his career In Chicago sfter ids fallar? in !?? . leiphkv The BBBek, as i* tJready suftl'i'Titlv w?il !;n"V< i B8I "?iglnallv ?? d f,.r p . ole- ?? which el the ent re : U Mr. ? " may be remembered, had a net ?iis Blmiler ? areer. only Kg adventures did i.ot begin until after Its appearan. a The Clayhsngsr Trilogy. The Qeorge EL P"ran ' ?etapai ? ? - taken ever from K P. Dutton ?S <'o. i Deauaett's "Deary the ha gi r ' and n ida - ? ini u es that ?lg promised third i Cleybeageff seras le ii In tha tram-fer, and that Ha publication wtt i be snnounced L. due tima LEADING FEATURES OF MAY MAGAZINES Interpretation:*, of Mr. Wilson's Mexican Policy?"Our Instinctive Idiocy"?America Oversea.???-A Study of Mr.?*. Samuel Pepys. : huwCi 'HD N'oTICK I Professor Henry Jones Hard Pt d??nt eytijon'a Brsoeoooor oa prafeosm polM -? *' Prineetoii, opens the \ "AtlMIti? M01 ' 'ii S ItoteOWOH arsaer "i? "TMsorderty Beetes ami fr..m ,? gsrosral bast or I - u*vey, ikbo narrows < i ?. -.* i tos - onsid ration of problem of the reetoration i ?? . Mexico. Interference of the soil tl i":iiis ,e. annexation, against arhlch, the part Of Kurope. (he Monroe *> trine was d*"*ected, is a rem>-.i of i ;...-' i.ii thia e-ontnient. the out] maintains it now beh? o -i? i?ir?i sg t 'limn by ferai . ipitai invented hi roaceoBtetoa. ti i~ up tO M h.it h-' -all? the \\ ?on i ii?' tiiti?'. promulga i ? .1 1 which ami?; ,n the eheeklng of 'his f> etgn ? sploitatkm, and t?..' anal reorganixatl? r as hia poh Antotltetti a fanr. tion, '"V ? 4. mora ... the 1 ? : I tl I ? purj. to th< re id r of : >.- d the 1 "fork matron, "W< - ? raaaowaiblttty." Boidthema.tr? "I think I ucb any per.~e>:i in Now York. ' A nin tr ??? ipoti ... ing a hal ? rge against the prisoner bei d th< ... onor, A ,4 .? ,-...? I I . gp, ... ?-I ?? \ ma firmed I twice a So." decle ? nun.I. ' I ?! Ja Vii.lams's 'A Now 1 An'ient Tv. il' What ?an a boa I Bingo? 8 merried." And it a nion ? ;, - president the Is a ?..ml. stiff panic, (Then they*' sinr. '-'1 a While 'ii ' ? ...l \. orb for ? hat th? can get." Th-?? inen .ni- emploi ad bj 1 hla countr England and ? iermany f? ? of foreign 1 ommeree; I Boob ?.r?:n?< ' A Bull B? lei ? g oui ..nth the in .. fa of the si toggle for ? rvlvol, "THE WORLD'S WORK." \\ . ? I- ,r : ? ? Monthly1 . ? a/atcl il waiting 1ms Inaugi rated the Wilson Do to the 1 thai of Monnx 1 " V ?? ird Mali- d?. la rea, In the nan ..f "Tl 1 World's Work ' it tl Monroe Doctrii it, ?301 aouree of pirati? ? ; e nal ??? and the "?Vest In pira in America." B .uni th? docl r ". roti of cours?. befor the development of ? I 1 this new doctrine on I ' n c?aa . has taken re mat< rial form, Indo ?.'. ii or hi le Dr. Ha 1 lhal ng I ?? ? ? 1 'I km ? army in England, b : a ? '. tga Wa.- Me.lfk' V.hee Mid ,f f.e ?>!\ |l .. Ol ii' I'-' Thil \ra.-fi S umb< r," - contributors being th? ! 1 I IVar and ; N. M ??.a 1 \\. od and 1 ' ptaln Jam ? H ? r. s. x in est? ni of the ? ? ? : troll? now holds s ,. ? mi'.-. \. 1 gland, Fran ? 1 ;. rin.it.'. ? ? irtugal, Holland an 1 Italy. The art? ? lli.e.llt ?'? SI turned a red ? P ? ? : the Philippin? a, not t tie 1. . - ? on the m I .1 work of I . --? -? ins, in Cu Zone. Cant l ? .?"?1 by A ? 97a Control ?he !'.i NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. OtHtOr 01 th-- ROI lev? - ,th Mr. Willem. II? er with ai ..? his alan.I on th? Il le it ' Why th. - ' : ?? Rlojhl " .- - from iToshing*f? r.i oboorve good faith ?nil luoti - wanls ail nations.' Meet: | MeCorml ur.dert.t.4'- 'o p-ove that f-op.. I'rosrr.? ? ' ion for the r; ?ampeign <.f 1 ? ? i * ? is iti rly impossitii??; and. in move or - b with .- ii.?i i.? i blga*' Of i --'i' r: to the notrumenl '-f the proportla ?lasses. ' ;?:,, ?I ,*t?'d Ilar per at the game time ..s 1 ertaln that the ??rifrani'hi?"SBfWl of women will .ncie through an amendm? nt to tut:??! This la ber pr?diction: " ?? ?. fa?- ?r ,.f 11. ? r- BOl ?' -Jii e ..?It! 'IlkCUabetli ?? . - ?- ' - III Milt I Imloiasd ; tha parti??*- -. 111 Pe lining up for th.? Presidential <??ont??at; tho??-i rnill lona of ?omen voters v. ?I loom very :.tru- on ta?. polities- horiaoi Northern n or' and mor" will rehel _gainst ? v ing tbi* meamire of rslief eenied th#m becuiMS ne South ? -fralrt of th? nearo women's vole northern sroBBMMB'a ?.?es a iipcni"! ?m they, tor?, will He mand this abort <-ut to th? ballot. The nexl vote In the S?nate will show an in r? Ikeiy to reach th* nereaswi two-thirds Vean?vhil<? th? of P?pr??erifatlve?: vrll! r?e?lv?> come rode shocka fart of Its m-tn^ers WIN 'iim? hack intieh rha*ten?d in soii^t* ?than will never com? *ia?k. '(? worn??? Will know why There Will he a Win'inn SufTraK? Commit*???? In Ih? lo'vrr house St tl,.? ;i?xf I ofiRT?Si .?u i s inen ui help it to sBk_esa_end Ha Business It" thr???-. out of th? five campulKn stater inied nett fail, w.->m?n would ii one-foOT-h o* I ?a not iru'luded, al women have th? conn?'., mu i.i.-i(..i, and Prestriential sot? Th? nnes 10 ih? electors in a nimber ? vr> cons?rva ? -t ???.? eq Ml - ,T;-.-i?t.> in on? - within ,i few years. \v hen ,ii:,t tun.? comes the different par do a ? shall ha?? th? . ? '- Brooks writ's of what CabO de of herself since this country _nd ? ?amaliei tcb of the The Marryers By Irving Bachelier , . . . i i . ?' "-. " i ? . ? ?? ' it prorol ' i book?. Voa fet i ? I ? ? ? ,i.-. lum r?>r the lane ? nt general insanit? ?11 a 1 i i c- art I their povert> and bow I .i dissipai What Will People Say? By Rupert Hughes ? fork ? ' . ? _ id Through ho ? ? . . i i ? The Gasoline Engine Book By Alpha* Hyatt Vrfrill ? ? ? : >_4er ? exhausth ? ? tel hitherto pu J . of I tecbnii >ar and nple dia ind i tka ? . Soca? Forces in England and Am?rica By H. G. Wells 'Here, ' iaj; ?Veil - himself, "?*? j complete view ol font. !' is pr.ictical!\ ail _? la ; four or .ether ? - holt He d cusses mot her h : ? .i -. i r? r ?. the p.int.. ? <.i oai speculate t future ol the American people; COI lideri _ BOJ sibl<* setback to ?>ur civilization, ?-. menaced bj panics and war. . ?i ponders over the sun undeveloped possibilities < ; science; Modern Dancing By Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle rh.> h?>UN it'i tha .eve^t dr.- I " broaehj o il und ? tue III ? ver.I New Vor?. leaden?anal written bv the one re.o. oized i ? dancing?make*, it possible tor e.erv reader to know whi me litest accepted ?i i ? ? are and to le im BOB tO ?laue tliein. I'h - luch j>. the Castle Wail HciltatiOfl W-JtX, the IV.?... _re do vribed Mep bv step, .?id not? thai ?.ne hundred illustrations troii photo* graphs _nd ntoviag i-Kiurn' II Chang? ??i the position ol the feet Above all, it '.s a practical book? practical as well as authoritative. HARPERS MAGAZINE The Most Interesting Magazine in the World. ?. A l-L-Ot r-OF.PklNT-B430Kv ?<~h win ? MK. c_n ,,t >OIJ %ar ^ ^ fm .u6U?n?l oo ?u, ubj?t. Th- moat .,_-. tQUk nn?V_iii:*nt Wh?? ? aajiaeessfftS "*?; ano noo im Mm,,. hakTctT. Sacar fc'ur. shop, j^ 5-33 .,. ^?????f*1