Life — June 7, 1900 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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SCRIBNER’S for J THE BOER WAR RICHARD HARDING DAVIS'S first article, which appears in the June Scrib- ners, tells of Buller’s advance to the relief of Ladysmith and of the battle of Picter’s Hill. The narrative, like all of Mr. Davis’s writing, has a human quality that appeals irresis tibly to the reader. brings us so near the actual scenes. No other writer The article is illustrated from photographs. THE BOER SIDE of the situation, too, RICHARD HARDING DAVIS, is shown most v! ly in this number by Thomas F. Millard, who is with the Boer army, and who tells, what has not yet been told, the methods of the Boer attack and defence as observed in their own lines. HOW A PRESIDENT IS ELECTED Mr. A. Maurice Low, the Washington correspondent of the London Chronicle, gives a detailed and graphic account of the whole course of a Presidential campaign, and with a lively appreciation of its varied human aspects. and character. by Charles Major, autho Poems and Stories by There are many illustrations full of life Ighthood was In Haretso Senger and Roy Roffe Ui A Widely Discussed Novel of Character UNLEAVENED BREAD By ROBERT GRANT. 12mo, $1.50 Times’ Saturday Review.—" He presents a drama ot life ; he marshals a variety of characters, each original and vital; his central figure is a unique creation, drawn with the unfaltering hand of a master.’ Boston Daily Advertiser —" A very te- markable novel, rich in ideas, strong in high appeal, of great interest to all stu- dents of life and character, and especially to every American who loves his country and desires the best ot things for her.” ROBERT CRANT, New York Tribune.—* Not only Selma, but the three men she successively marries, and the other types included, are all realized with force ; they seem taken bodily from actual life.” THE TOUCHSTONE By EDITH WHARTON. samo, $1.35 “Those who tasted the fine literary flavor of Mrs. Wharton's ‘ The Greater Inclination’ a year ago will not be surprised to learn that 2 ‘The Touchstone’ is a work of rare distinction. ‘The novel places author at once in the highest class of living artists in words. It is fine of texture, perfect in its unity and dramatic sequence, and as remarkable for its grasp and its insight into human character as for its easy mastery of language.”—Chicago Tribune. THE GRIP OF HONOR A Stor; of aut Jones and the American Revolution By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY. Iilustrated 12mo, $1.50 ** Intensely stirring descriptions of sea fights, a vivid account of the desperate encounter between the Honhomme Richard and the Serapis, and the graphic portrayal of the conflicting emotions which assail a young Irishman fighting for the American flag, who is asked to choose between love and honors, and the ignominious death of a spy and traitor. constitute some of the elements in this highly stirring romance. It is one of the most thrilling of American historical novels." — Baltimore Herald. if The | Conspirators BY Robert W. Chambers The best love story of the vear. Five editions have already been sold. Illustrated. $3.50 of Thomas “Y Thomas A. Janvier A collection of the best of Mr. Janvier's recent stories. Illustrated by C. D. Gibson. $1.25 ‘The Action & the Word = The Booming of Acre Hill John Kendrick Bangs Brander Matthews A novel of New York life which gives an admirable picture of certain phases of society. chiefly with ficulties of subirban life. Illustrated by C. D, Gibson. $1.25 Illustrated. $1.50 Hiwa The Rebel |The West End The Nerve of Foley a BY Edmund P. Dole As the sub-title indicates, Hiwa is ‘a tale of ancient Hawaii.” It is delightfully told and opens up a new field in fiction, $1.00 BY H. B. Marriott Watson A rattling tale of love and war in the days of Charles the Second. BY BY F. H. Spearman Percy White A clever study of certain phases lished, not .007.” of London society of to-day. excepting Illustrated. $1.25 NEW YORK comicbooks.com A lively book of tales, dealing the humorous dif- A number of tales of railroad life which Zhe Outlook recently spoke of as ‘tthe best ever pub- Kipling’s