296 Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications.
This is a little volume just issued from
the press, in which the author
recounts "A tale of the Mound
Builders." The location of the events
of the story is mainly at Serpent Mound
and Marietta, at which latter
place the author locates the capital or
abiding place of the king of the
Mound Builders, whom he calls Oko. The
story is not intricate, and is
simply and speedily told. It is an
imaginative portrayal of the life and
character of the Mound Builders, whose
king is Oko, husband of Queen
Gurda. There is a treacherous officer of
the court known as Bodo,
who becomes the spy and accomplice of
the race under King Inca, who
came from the south, attacked and
vanquished the Mound Builders. The
author has, evidently, studied the chief
pieces of literature concerning
the Mound Builders. He gives a vivid
description of Serpent Mound
and the ceremony of worhsip supposed to
have been their custom at
that place, one Gilgo acting as high
priest. Mr. Dunn's book is rather
unique, in that it deals almost
exclusively with that mysterious race
concerning which we really know very
little. His book is calculated
to arouse an interest in the people of
that vanished empire and stimulate
the inspection of their remaining works,
and the study of such authors
as have dealt with this long-buried
race. The book has some illustra-
tions, particularly two excellent ones
of Serpent Mound, around which
the story revolves. The book is honored
with an introduction by Prof.
J. P. MacLean, the distinguished scholar
of American archaeology.
ST. MEMIN PORTRAITS.
Dr. William J. Campbell, the wellknown
bookseller of Phildelphia,
is writing an elaboratework on St. Memin
portraits. It will be in eight
volumes with over eight hundred and
thirty engraved portraits, all on
separate pages.
The basis of the book will be the famous
"Collection" of 761
proofs, made by the artist himself,
which has recently come into Dr. Camp-
bell's possession.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art and the
Library of Congress, both of
which have extensive collections, are
co-operating with the author, giving
him the free use of any portraits that
they possess that are not in his own
collection.
Any of our readers who have information
either biographical or
genealogical, about any portrait that
St. Memin made, or any information
as to the present location of any
original crayons, coppers or engravings,
will confer a favor on the author by
communicating with him.
Due credit will be given in the book for
all information received.
Dr. Campbell's address is 1218 Walnut
street, Philadelphia.