LIBRARY NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13984, 17 August 1907, Page 6

LIBRARY NOTES.

A NOTABLE WORK OP FICTION. Among tlio recent accessions io Mis Dnnedin Athenieum library is a work cntillhl "Tlifc Second Generation," by Diivitl Cirali.tni Phillips. The book forms the subject of a special article in the April number-of the Arena., the writer of thearticlo boing of opinion that Mr Phillips' Isitost production is "the most virile and vital romaneo of the prcsont year." It is, he says, in all rcspcctflAtr Phillips' strongest and best novel, "It is more finished from an artistic point of view, more comprehensive and definite as a social study, and more satisfying <is » romance of life and love than any of his previpus worb; while its presentation of contrasting views of home lite under the asgis of plutocracy and of democracy . is without question tlio best tiling yet produced in American fiction, It is as strong and almost as realistic or truo to life aa One of Zola's masterpieces, or ono of Tolstoi's great romances, while it is absolutely free from every suggestion or hint of sensualism, grcusaness, or coarsencss, which ai'e the great Wots 011 the works of Zola, and from the nscotism n.nd extreme austerity of the great Itusian's writings. It is a romance of present day conditions in America, throbbing with the life which we know, Hie, and feci, but which onlv the artist, the poet, or the novelist—only tlio man of imagination—can so picture as to make us feel for the time that- the author is dealing with real flesh a.nd blood men and women that ho has known, and known intimately." OTHER ACCESSIONS TO THE LIBRARY. The following is a. list of somo of tlio other recent ficooMions to .the libraryi— Biography.—" Life atul Letters of Leslie Stephen," edited by Frederick Maitlatul; " With Walt Whitman ■ in Camden," b.y Horare Trambelj " Life oti the Stago," by Clara Morris: " Court Beauties of Old Whitehall," by W. R. H. Trowbridge. History and Geography.—" Advanco Australia," by Frank T. Bnllen; "Paris-h Life in Modimvnl Knglami," by Abbot Gasquet; "A Wanderer in London," by E. V. Lucas. Soience.—"Life and Evolution," by F. W; Headley; "The Nature of Man," by Biic Melchnikoff. Philosophy awl Religion.-*-" My Kingdom of Heaven," by Peter Roseggcr;

"The Philosophy of the Christian Religion," by A. M. Riirbairn. Fine Arls.—" Instruction in Pictography," by Sir W. do W. Abncy, Fiction.—" Blind Alleys, 1 ' bv George Carey Eggleston; " The Balance of Power." by Arthur Goodrich; " The Enlightenment of Olivia," bv L. 0. Wallow!; " Brewster's Millioiie." oy George Bar* M'Cutcheon; " The Burning Torch," by I'\ F. Montreser; "A Mirror of Shallott," by R, It. Benson; "Thfe Bed Ruth/'bv Ij. T. Jlo<ide; " Shorty M'Cabo," by Scwell Ford; "Which WomanV by 6. B. Boncin; "Windovqr Tales," by HalJowell Sntcliffo; "The Journal of Arthur Stirling," by Upton Sinclair; "Colonel Daveron," by Percy Whitej "From Philanthropists," by Edgar .lopeoh; "New Chronicles of fiebefica," by Kate Douglas Wiggin; "The Port of Missing Men," by Meredith Nioholson; "The Chance of a Lifotimo," by Nat Goukl; " Doctor Pons," by Paul Gwynne: " Emancipation," bv Arthur Beokett; ".Tosoph Vance," by Wm. de Morgan; "La Repentie," by Marie Anno de Boyot: " by Paul' Bonrget; "Ncedlea and Pms," by Justin Hnntly M'CArthy; "The Persecuted," by Fred WiGha.vr; "Th 6 Three Comrades," by Gustav Frensfon; "The Strongest of All Things," by Madame AlbancSi: "Where tlie Trail Divides," by Will 'Lillibridget.