That slippest o’er the wrinkled ocean’s brim,
Garlanded with blue flowers of distance dim—
Is death the passport to thine Isles of Shade?
Augustine The Man. By Amélie Rives. (Princess Troubetzkoy). New York: John Lane Company. Price, $1.25.
It is a far cry from “The Quick or the Dead?” to “Sélene” and “Augustine the Man,” but Amélie Rives has made the transition without apparent effort. In the form of a stirring drama she traces the emotions and spiritual throes of the Numidian bishop, the poet, the lover, the father and afterwards the saint. The work is indeed notable, carrying the reader with irresistible interest through Augustine’s changes of philosophy and arousing the keenest sympathy for the human side of the man. The publishers in addition to a binding charming in its simplicity, have added an exquisitely etched portrait of the author.
The Count at Harvard. By Rupert Sargent Holland. Boston: L. C. Page & Co. Price, $1.50.
There is a perennial fascination in college stories. Even to the uninitiated the atmosphere of athletic sport, of chaff and slang and frank absence of interest in lectures is most alluring. Mr. Holland has given us, in the adventures of “The Count,” a thoroughly interesting picture of life among that class of students whose object is merely to pass some years of agreeable leisure at Harvard. The afternoon teas, the musical evenings, the “proms” and the games are all attractively set forth.
Uncle Charlie’s Poems. By Charles Noel Douglas. New York: J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Co. Price, 50 cents.
Many who are familiar with Mr. Douglas’ poems in St. Nicholas, Judge and other periodicals will be surprised to learn that he has been a “shut-in” for ten years. His poems all show the unfailing cheerfulness, the genial wit and irresistible gayety which marks the born optimist. He is equally at home in children’s dialect and coon songs. In addition to his magazine contributions Mr. Douglas manages a “Sunshine” department in a number of periodicals, a league of young readers, everyone of whom is pledged to make this world a better place to live in.