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The San Francisco Sunday Call
BOOKS REVIEWED
"The Golden Hawk", by Edith Rickcrt -•
"Dtddbcl" by Henry Peterson.
"The Windfall;' by Ckarles Egbert Craddock.
**A Victor of Salamis," by William Steam
Davh. •
- "This Labryinthine Life" by George Alexander
Fisher.
"The Events Man" by Richard Barry.
"Shakespeare" by Professor Walter Raleigh.
\u25a0"The Bird of Time" by Mrs. Wilson W'ood
roxo.
"The Chancellor sville .Campaign " "Tales of a
Warrior" by Charles Richardson.
"Simon Eichelkatz" by Ulrich Frank.
"The Sowing of Alderson Cree"- by Margaret
Prcscoti Montague.
"America's Insular Possessions," by C. H.
Forbes-Lindsay. * - -";-,"\u25a0*
"Jerry Junior" by Jean Webster.
"At the Actors' Boarding House" and other
stories, by Helen Green.
'The Golden Hawk"
A romance of Provence, hv Edith Rkkert.
author of "Folly" and "The Reaper." Pub
lished by the Baker & Taylor \u25a0 company.
New York. Price $1.00.
THE beauty of this Idyllic romance
grows upon one, even after the
reading. It is like a dainty lyric
\u25a0which catches the • ear and fas
cinates and will not be put aside.
The opening "words of the book ex
plain the title and half suggest what
Is to follow:
It Is legi?n(" that the Ooiaen Itawk — if th?r<
ba Fucb a bird — is distinguished among his kind
by the lore that driTes Uim to fly straight inw
::ie heart of tho cua. And of this parable the
rreanlng 1s that so roral 5s his nature it p!erc«s
Rt once \« the fjuicfc of his desire.- and suffers
no raist. no temjw^t. to obscurr the llght~tn»m
his eyes. Among mea. Touruf Trillon. who some
fovr years since set one raiali c«irner of FroTen<-e
rrottj- wrll atclking. adopted this emblem as 'ils
pTrn. With what rlghtl You shall Judge.
The story is a chronicle of the •wooing
of Madeloun, youngest and fairest
daughter of the keeper of the Cabro
dOr, a famous Inn "of Castelar. The
labors of Hercules were mere child".*
play, compared to tho trouble and op
position which beset the path of
Trillon, but It is soon seen that if he
'.s an irresponsible madman and a
graceless villain, he at least has per
severance and perfect confidence in
himself and that carries a man well
on toward victory. He has his greatest
difficulty with a deceitful old priest,
one Father Gonsonlin, who even goes
so far as to put poor Madeloun in a
convent, bat she Is Saved before she
lakes her final vows.
While the book chows some interest
ing views o< life In the little'provlncial
bill town, the love story ofTrlllon and
M;tdc!oun dominates the work. The
very unusualness of the novel makes
it a notable achievement, for no ap
parent effort is made in its. production
— just a heart that sings and can no
jougrer keep the pent up music from
the -world. This is by far the best
work of this author. She has foun'l
her niche and bo far has no rival
for It.
The illustrations are by Wladyslav
T. Benda and add much to an attractive
volume. > . \u25a0'..'"
"Dulcibel"
A tale of old Salem, by Henry reterson. tn
tbor of "Pembertoa. or One Hundred Years
A so." Published by the John C. Win
ston company. Philadelphia. Price $1.50. ; \u25a0
Henry Peterson's tale of old Salem Is
entirely of witchcraft, and no account
of those terrible days can be exactly
uay. Yet this book Is very pleasant
reading, time having somewhat soft
enod the feeling against those narrow
minded people of 200 years ago.
Mr. Peterson knows his early Amer
ican history thoroughly and has in
troduced into his romance such well
known characters as Rev. Increase
Mather and Ms son, the famous Cot
ton Mather, the magistrates Hathorne
and Corwin and that greatest of all
false witnesses, Ann Putnam. ' -
The examination, trial and conviction
of Rebecca Nurse is an interesting
chapter, so vividly told that one's blood
boils to think the time has gone by
wln.n* her wicked accusers can be pun-
Jshed.
With this background the pretty lit
tle love etory of Dulcibel Burton and
Ellis Raymond is unfolded. Both are
unjustly accused because of envy and
Jealousy, and their struggles and final
victory are followed with lively inter
est. /
The love story of these two charm
ing young people, gives the author an
opportunity to tell many details of the
persecution of Innocent people In the
days of witchcraft, when on' the testi
mony of the Irresponsible' many good
people were sent to death.
The pictures of Captain Alden and
Captain Tolley, of Governor Phips and
L.ady Mary are doubtless true pictures
of characters of the day. Lady Mary
is a fine, strong woman, and It would
have been a isorry day for the lovers
If she had not crossed their paths. The
Illustrations are by Howard Pyle,
— *-^ .
"The Windfall"
BT Cbarle* Kcbert Craddock. rcblish'd b7
DoUßeia * Co^ Zirw York. Price $1.50.
Hilary Woyd Is the manager and
half owner In a traveling bliow — a
sort of street fair — and his partner
in the enterprise. Haxon. Is one of
Its principal attractions, doing a high
dive Into a shallow pool of water be
fore the performance, as a bait to the
country people- While doing this
"stunt" he is known as "Captain-Ol
lery of the royal f navy," but later : he
Js *^lgnor Alllgro" and performs upon
the cornet. In short, the aggregation
Is rather second ; rate, and Is In • a
pretty bad way when It strikes* the
Jlttle town of Colburg in the Great
Smoky mountains of .Tennessee. ;
Hilary wanders out- into the en
virons of the town and comes upon
a most entrancing mountain maid. A
thunder storm suddenly overtakes him
and - 6he says he . may as well take
shelter, in her cabin.' There ho meets
lier father and mother and; brothers
and lover. Also he learns she can sing
and dance and lie proposes that she
do a turn In bis chow. It will be, a
distinct novelty, and of .advantage to
both. "What he does not learn ; is that
her people are Illicit whisky distill
ers— "moonshlners*V--and they . are" at
first very suspicious r of him. thinking
him perhaps a spy for the; revenue offi-j
cers. When ;K"; K " their .suspicions": 'are
calmed- and all arrangemejats made^lt
develops that they Intend •; to take ad
vantage of. the street fair and .tho
Innocence of the. manager to* sell some
of their liquor in the prohibition. town.
The little mountain maid sings . and
dances -and Hilary's; esthetic -taste
Is satisfied,''"* but she /doesn't*- "get ;a'
hand," the country, folk saying- they
can see Just auch an. exhibition* any
<lay on any '\u25a0 roadside. Tha r next ;<say,
however, a * party ; from * some r nearby,
springs drive over to' see?, the: "fair"' "as
a. diversion" and" are^ most 'enthusiastic.;
The complications -come: thick:, and
last from no w t on.' JS The " mountain • maid
,«alls In love^-srithf Hilary; and* he falls
la- l*x% x Trls£oM. ' of :tft« yisjtorp*troß»:
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tha springs. The" mountain maid's
former lover Is made nearly insane by
Jealousy,- also, the' young 'man i who
hoped to be the other girl's lover.
Then the windfall comes in the shape
of a - most remarkable and i unexpected
legacy, and it "smooths the path-{ of
more than one character in the .story.
Charles Egbert \ Craddock - (Mary
Xoailles Murfree) writes* all too, little
to suit her enthusiastic ''admirers. -Of
the country and the people who. figure
in. her stories . she knows more' than
any other writer. , She has made : this
field \u25a0in very truth her own.; The
character .of- Hilary in "this f book Is
unusually well done:, a- man- of : better,
birth than- his -"Surroundings . jw-buld
show, \u25a0with little ;or. no. education beT v
yond that acquired by hard brushes
against the sharp corners^ *of the
world, yet the Inborn ; refinement can
not hut show. : His. own gauge' of
himself is worth quoting: * _\u25a0
Xow, Lydr, I want to say one thing to you-r
\u25a0nd mind, this is ftrateht £ontls — I thank you,
on the knees of my heart for what you iiave said
and how yon hare said it. I make no mistake
about that. But you are young, and maybe you
don't know that it its a deal more Important how
a man does a thins than what it Is: that, be
does. I can think of worse thing*, .iv my Inter
pretation of "centleman.". than being a showman
— a good showman, driving full' value In exhibi
tions and entertainment for the money. Now,
I wonder If Mr. Jardlne ever' thought- of a law
yer, who neglects his clients' business 'cause he*»
lazy, or busy about his own affairs — or a preacher
who does the Lords-J ob for- the money be finds
in it — or 8 1 fortune hunter who gets. a rich- wife
to take him off his. own bands— or a politician
who burn bis popularity— all tnese are "gentle
men" only in a superficial appraisement. Now.
I'll tell you where Mr. Jardinc's tie* 1 ain't" In
It — he thinks because I'm put up In a sort o*
ornamental case that I look like a gentleman —
but the J.lvinc Skeleton, who Is an educated man
and right rich for a freak, bnt who ain't. put up
In , any cage at all scarcely, Mr. Jardine \u25a0 would
Eerer .think of for a gentleman.* It won't do to
trust to externals."' . " ' \u25a0;; " • : ,
The necessary' dialect >in '} this book
is not obtrusive and .. altogether it
gives distinct pleasure in the reading.
"A Victor of Salamis"
A tale of the days of ' Xerxes. Leonldas and
Themjstocles. by - William . Steams . Davl^,
author of "Belsnazxar." etc Published by
. The Macalllaa company, . New York. .- Price
| 51.50. ;: .'; ( ;. ; -
T\ r illiam Steams Davis is taking 'the
place of :General- : Lew -Wallace. v tin
fact; he is the only one of the younger
generation of writers who can ever.ap
proach the • master ; of -'historical ro
mances. -._\u25a0'., ' ;. : ]
This novel. lie has written "is as^ in
teresting "as one of ,the legends 'about
ancient Greece -herself, and one; finds
it hard to, believe it Is fiction. "
The. conflict of Greece -'.with Persia
and tho^glories % of -Thermopylae,. Sa
la mis dhd Plataea have a ; strong hold
upon "Mr. Davis, and of these" he writes
in "The Victor of Salamis.". The ' de
scriptions of people > and * place are so
vivid, the hills of Greece, the groves
and festivals of Athens, the turmoil of
Piraeus, all are so accurately described
that at tiroes one fancies if is classic
history rather than fiction one is read-
Ing.
The story of : the invasion < of Greece
by the Persians is one of the most in
teresting and \u25a0 brilliant . pages of an
cient history, arid the author is a genius
indeedwho can turn these well known
events- into a tale with a compelling
human interest. This Mr. : Davis has
done, and- the result is a story so
astonishing, so sympathetic . and han
dled with so much enthusiasm that one
runs the risk of being overlavish in
praise of it. ;
Giaucon, the Athenian athlete, -'is a
faithful son of \- Hellas, but ,he is
treacherously betrayed vby his best
friend and I forced - to leave his - wife
and. home. He rises to great heights
at the court; of Xerxes, but Is' always
faithful of heart to his home, and after
almost heart, breaking- struggles -he
finally succeeds in winning back; the
confidence of the very friends -who
were loudest in denouncing him.
The interest one feels in the tale Is
entirely with Glaucon'and- his tremen
dous difficulties whrch' he Is forced : to
encounter; and conquer,: rather ."than
with any facts of ancient Grecian" his
tory. The beautiful background of an
tiquity to the tale, with- its ;very ' dra
matic modern handling,' should 'make
this book take! a unique place in his
torical: novels. It can scarcely be ; too
highly commended.. •
'This Labyrinthine Life"
A t»I» of tb» Arizona desert, by Giwge Alex
ander 'Fischer 1 , -author." of "BeethoTen, ' a
<:haracter Study." \u25a0 PuMlsbed by ;B. W.
Dodge & Co.. New Tork.
George Alexander Fisher already Is
favorably known by. his character study
of Beethoven, but. this. romance: of bis
is in an entirely different .strain. -It
might . be called a drama [ of | tuberculo
sis, but that would frighten many read
ers away from it,. thinking- it too grew
some a theme for a novel." :--
' The book has to do ; with the expe
riences of. a - number; of -people iin a
camp "of consumptives in; tho Arizona
desert. All sorts of people are included
in the number— a clever newspaperman
from Chicago; a musician who has been
obliged to. leave •; his wife, who" takes
over : his pupils and supports the lonely
musician; out of her earnings; \u25a0 a- young
doctor, from the ;.east, a. poor^boy .from
Virginia .'consumed V with I hornosJeknessV
two brothers "_ from California, and, sev-/
"c ralfothers ; from? different" points \ot\ the
compass, ftlost'of tbem'are brave*.(how.
often* that symptom' is seen;^ even Injths
most desperate cases) and a re" trying to
get the most.Tquti of j. life I struggling
against; such frightful "odds. ;.;.;.._ ,- : ".fi. "
' .- JBarry Z Branscombe, ; 'J ' the ,\} hero,'i " ; is
dropped into ; the midst of , the camp life.*
He ;is'not":afflicted,Xbut jis ._acrxlous to
bury his; past and'; is; in a hopeless con
dition 'of . mind |about hisj future. , ,
..', Branscombe's past rouses the reader's
sympathy,* for though much of his ttrotu t
bles were brought upon himself by his
luxurious s and dissipated 'mode l of liv
ing, he *is punished .%too -; severely.^-; His
father was a physician and Branscombe
refuses to take : up tho same profession.*
He studies art' in; Paris! for, 'a'jwhllevjtmt
has no • talent -'and "drifts i into *a"; life of
dissipation,"!* almost (amounting^ to;, de^
pravlty.'^One'/day**whlle;^out5 i withya
yachtingj party,*? all sof the itriembers jof
which are more ori less ; exhilarated ; by
(&3lBP^' b® persuaaea 'a'^oyng la^X
to get into the little T>6a* - trailing
astern for a tete-a-tete. A storm arises
and they: are unab]e;,to;attract ,the\at- ;
tention of i their : terrified'' companions.
Branscombe throws^everything ho;can
pick up at the .yacht, even his own and
his companions' -shoes.' ''all 1 to : no 'pur-"
pose, arid finallyhalf cfepsizes their lit-;
tie boat and the 3 r oung girl is
He is almost; indicted , for • niurder;' all
sorts of suspicious >incidents%arel dftveT
. oped, and . his unsavory \ past 'adds "fuel!;
to the fire. > His' friends believe thein-;
sinuation ag-ainst : 'him— all ; : but 'one
anonymous'" friend— and he . prays" for.
death, in prison. When he' is' released;
because of insufficient evidence -he flees'
to j the desert,' b'roken . hearted. ' In ' this \u25a0
mood ho- settles' in^ttie Vcolohyjof Jconf!:
supiptives, 'and!; slower but : surely^ his '
flne, , strong character . is developed-'J.He'
becomes ! unselfish - and i hopeful; and"; be- \u25a0
loved byj all. : ; His. wealth adds; much; to ,
the comfortof^the camp;he ; is able 'to 4
put. in a \u25a0»-ater : system;he builds :a pa
vilion; to -be used as. a! clubhouse !; In
inclement weather, and /helps the: suf
ferers in every! way possible.^ . •; \-"-':\
From ! beginning, to end : of the ' bool^
its "object! is in ; plain-sight every .mot
ment; 'Facts and 'figures. are: giveri= re
garding the. ravages 'which :"consump-:
tion is -.'.making every :'•. year .'-^ here > in''
America, and much interesting *inf or-,
mation and advice as toi the prevention ,
and cure are given; ; The book; is ; a de- ;
oidedly. . production,/ for _ the
handling of : such "a* subject', is very'dif-;
flcult. -:;..: - ' \:
'The Events Hah" ;;
B.r . Richard Barry.' ; Publlohort -- by Moffatt, •\u25a0
Yard & Co.; Xew.Yorlcl ' Price ?1.20.- -..,
Richard Barry. Is a former San Fran-!.
Cisco •newspaperman who\ made.. a rep-;
utation as a war. correspondent 'during .
the trouble between Rusiia. and- Jajian."
Mr. "Stanley i%Vashburn of Minneapq-'
lis,- theherO; of i this book, is a -son {of '
Senator ;'.Washburn,^:. i and - .; evidently]; al
man of persistence and daring,', as. well;
as much* modesty."-.^ The? author^ tells us
that every line in ithe* book -is true.ls
exactly' as youngrrWashburni related j it
to him, but it reads llkea romance,- and
one '. can i scarcely ~:-Tdeclde - whether
Washburn * ort Barry, is ; most .; Interest^ \
ing/ -. .; C'f :\u25a0,'."\u25a0 -:i ; \*\. ?\u25a0*:\u25a0'.^, \u25a0>': -'• "•\u25a0.;"---c- r '^.'.- \u25a0"-/
It ; appears ; that "vV.ie Chicago ; Daily'
Kews chartered " a .tugboat, . the Fawan, ':
and'put it'at the disposal \u25a0 of ."Washbiim
as - their i war i correspondent -in 1904. in
the s'eaTof Japan/ i' '. '\u25a0'- ';" ;v;; v ; , ::^. y
In ) war.; thing's - ;do * ; happen ,'..smuch'
stranger';, than? fiction.-; ;_But : .oven :; so,'
some of Uhe ; episodes ' d escribed axe^. so*
remarkable one "wonders [why,' they / have •
beenV suppressed ltillji now. v.-0,. : ';.' r: - v ; ' ;
T ashbufri ' starts* out from' th'ofChina',
coast accompanied by the Korean prbno"
Minister. I ;'^'; \l^*A ; • "- ':/\u25a0-".>.\u25a0; \u25a0 j. \u25a0 ; -.'--- ; '--:;
He: has :a -terrible time \ for. twb/daysl
at' the^' wheel;- of* his -boat." .Then the
.boat sruns "into "a- collier,' with: the keel
on : a; sandbar. . ; :.: •.\u25a0;;;; \u25a0^:' i ' :"' '• ' : ': '>•: ;>\j
Washburnf and; his ; party, are > con-"
demned« to* death. as A ; spies, but are saved'
by the AmericanTsecretary/of state.-"' r
Later UheyVsiipcurideri the" very * guns
of Newchwang— their? boat? Is ; held - up"
by.a' Japanese'^ fleet— they; loaf ,ab'out"=
Port l Arthur, i gettirigr &r shot? abross
their \u25a0,bowsVonce,lhfa\ while. 1 A.white;
man ' losV , in^ the *\ Yellow,'- sea Vcllmbsi
aboard and y- gives ;- lrifoj-ma-:
tion, ?: resulting ? in > a v scoop i for ;
burn's Cpaper,> and';; finally uheV has rthe';
cro'wnlng j experience^ of f all, '-. the" 1 ? seeing
of a'battle at'sear;;;/" /^ - : - \u0084-*;' : ' .*;\u25a0;!"
.All -this 'is vweri'-'told;- and^whether f 'iV
has any.; historical ;value"i or- not, ; it-is
Interesting *readlng.°-f^: • '\u25a0 ;*.
"Shakespeare"
By Professor Walter Ralelfrb.": English Men r of
'\u25a0 letters series. y* Published ; by \u25a0 the Macmlllan
.- company, ; ;- "-> .
Although ,'lthV,' English". Men "oV Let;
terse series fcontalntjaboutV 60 -\b'qoks£Mt'
hasnotlup toVthe present'itime'ihcluded
a,- llf o "• \u25a0 ot". Shakespeare.* s*l This i'omlssloh;
is; now r filled V; by;;? Prof essor^Walter,;
Raleigh^ 'of ; Oxford r-'.uttlyersityV: whosV;
. reputation \ for), scholarship'; as t well ¥ aa'
; f or Va" flneV critical*,-' faculty^ iaVof " the
! highest.\ His .book] ls? a I ; reliable ? outlined
of S Shakespeare's e i^and s is '/also ]i a"
critical
nality|and'' lnsightA*;By> a' singular/ co^l
incidence/' th'ei publication''^ of j: the * book >
fell uponi'AprlH'23,^the'f anniyersaryjlof
the ,' birth"? and J death \\ of ? Shakespeare, i
In ,i t the opening 'Q! passage :fij?rof essor ]
Ral el gh 1 says : *\"Every \ age ' has • Its [6 wn •
dlfflcul ties ,'; In I: \u25a0 the pj appreciation ] 5 of :
6hakesp.eafaiT; Tha % age :'! In "which | he ;
. lived i was ' too : near/ to \ hirM to f see i him •
truly. >;$; $ • g •p.i It^was| notf untll^ the?
appearance; of; the ;f olio edition, of '\u25a0 1623
that Shakespeare's s £ writings
enged ! . the; serious 'attention [of ; *£ha
great {of I t^aders/^From tthat i
time * onward '} hla amo * eteadiiy..' adi'
vancedMo '; the conquest : of - the 'world:
• ; V* ;.>,J.?.Then! followed; two centuries of
enoVhiousJ study ;i editlons,7arinotatlonsr
' treatises',^ liuddled 5 one? upon v' another's
ne<jk, I until,'- in v, our ,?'own * day,' iShake
:speare'sjplays)have)become ,a chief • in-j
strurhent *.In ; ;theV education* of all' Eng- 1
lisht speaking children,": and-lafmeans, 'of;
.teaching the English language rto some
hundred j,\. thousand" ' Hindus
hammedans.^ , So{ Shakespeare has j come
. to >his~ own; v; •.'•-.' •• •'' \u25a0- '\u25a0• '\u25a0•*\u25a0-•:\u25a0\u25a0 -\u25a0- \u0084-f v ; - : '^ :
•The BifdiOf Time" ; ;:; !
V ' B - r . *'r»."> I *ri Ison'-WoodroTt-i'- 1 WeClure, ' rhillips "
y.- &\u25a0 Co.; "Jfetr; York.' 'Price ?.l. •• • {.
;f; f -'.'; This jj book V^orisistsVof >3 2 eonversa- ,
»\u25a0 tions : with * Egeria i on* a -wide' '\u25a0. range jof \
jsubjects: > "The il Quality , ; of [ '; Charm,"/
, \u2666 "What t Women i: Like r to .* Read,"- %' Work^
:j versus ..v; Beauty," l; i *'ls v Love ?*'
• etc.?, They. are '< not particularly 'exciting,?
V but i have i some I literary i,v&\ ue. • These
'^conversations y take g place .: in^; Egerla' s ;.
'\u25a0 garden '-\ '\u25a0; with ?&' characters % .'variously.-
;- known? as '\u25a0• the"jPoet,'l : the \ Commonplace*-'
i: Man," . th c " Financier, h the • Judge, y<. the '
Bishop,^ the ilEditor^andACastllla. "{vwho'\
swas C2s,>'dark|as fa .Vnioohless' midnight,'
;iwlthTthe' bloorh i ofia''peach v on.Vthe| 'sooth
-side ot "afsunny4,wall/'^o .J '"'.'\u25a0\u25a0'~:%' '%*,s'\u25a0;"**.
*'.-; ; The?.flrst*jstpry,'K < . < The ;'\Woman i of
; Fifty,':/ presents \u25a0 EgeriaT^ She] Is i having
L a', birthday. !party.t\: She* Is t. described.' as >
y&'y.^^ painters- of-;: distinction,"- -a '-.-: slender;
?,woman iwi tjijl i ght ' hairjof mo~, particular j
.i.tlntraffd^"f^greeir^y.es. T:^,''- ;^iT \-} ""' 7.,' ' '
f *('sai(J
,feditoribfja|,w^jnan'sVmagazlne7;.witHra";
professional ;--note'^ lix s ;his >:yblce ;Tarid>'a^
r ! - professional •rgleam » ln|' hla "~ eye,' *_Vwhat t
r do.' you ;corislder ''the ; most j perfect age I
f^-; : ;;^
'\u25a0'::- VFifty," - replied ""*••« Egerla t r without
I •hesitation".,' i.V vT-^'vi-lThe* JBlrdMotl
,'vTime| has I but'^ai little i rto • flutter
fone; is] flf ty.'^j murmured ;thV' Poet. '
;"V; "Fitty,7Jrepeated" Egerta> stoutlyA*^'l I
K said^flfty,^andsl*meantfltJ t i4ilt^lsJthe?
i 'age {Of i realization, i .Thelwoman , of '* flf ty ;
Should': have j lost^ nothing: rt- and 'ti have|
I gained f every thing, 't-i The -, flesh % may. r no
'§ longer conceal .the soul ; character, must :
Sreveal^itself."^;^-';-,>»'i'>l:-'^,"t%';;vJ^^^.;
p: When^ the i book ends \ Egeria's secret r
fis ? discovered, secret from i all but : the /
\u25a0 Commonplace ;. Man, t that ; she ! is herself?
!i flf ty .H and h she * has i proved * herself as
I charinihg^as ! perfect < and as fascinating j
f as ?. she - had asserted U her s ideal lshoold :
1 be; and \, that I age > has •; nothing to do }
LwitK^ itf anyway. tfVwe % have i bad^the!
|.w«miii;*«ii'tWrt^w4^ort^*J6t«te«|
Vl *r :vn ;;,''\u25a0\u25a0:,,'-.\u25a0" -\u25a0\u25a0:??;:"^^'*^
.before ; now, but this is the
first one of fifty encountered In fiction.
f} Egeria" talks all her friends ; Into matrl-'
S: mony,i and ?• finally* it % is i the % Cpmmon
j£ place j Man himself \u25a0;• who ? leads* her * to*
C|; the' altar. «=} These » little .conversations"
fare" f ulj of sentiment and epigram* and
r r ; are 1 l pleasant but- they. jcorir.'
-nothing; new> to vart 'or \u25a0 inven-
A tionrj; It:is ; the everyday ".things ]of life J
'*£ being Jdiscussed, -.but', in: a" commonplace '
'/. w'ay. .^- -The i# characters of;'. Egerla and
'-her friends"are 'all, well drawniand:*he:
H pretty: little Tove story running through"
the conversation r: makes ", a • connected^
\u0084work of real \u25a0-interest." a
"The Chancellorsville Campaign"
"Ttfes of alWarridr"
.'Two books by Charles Richardson. - The Neale
:-**; \u25a0"Publishing company," New York, r Price $1.23."
. Colonel i Charles'; Richardson of i. Fred
'\u25a0'\u25a0 erlcksburg * is : "eraihenHy ; fitted , to write
vr! this J. tale; of ; the Chancellorsville_cam-
P palgn. ' for vhe \ was .on' 1 the f ground all
;> the.". time i- and .knew t: Early \u25a0 and ' Sedg
<i .wick Tand? played his - part Inlwhat " he
K calls . "the , three '^closlhg.i acts >: , of .'\u25a0; the
S- great drama."; " The, campaign of Chau
-was ] an V ; epicipoem written
oorivthe? fair v brow;; of ''in ;the
U'rnin'gled. blood of the sons ; of . the [eleven
\ sisters. £ And : sad '« also it is
KtQ^telll that in" every; state ' of | the % : union.
from I Maine : to I Minnesota,' ithere .were
;? many -mothers '.weeping 'fo*r ' their sons
r.who slay 7s lay 7 forever. .'still "on* Virginia's
%-*Bangulnary:lap."-^ \u25a0 *V;'
%J \u25a0' The "author \u25a0: is '.very." moderate ; In ex-
pressing'; 'his. -views,' , is not given ; to
exaggeration;: mV the = least ij and '\u25a0 has J a
noteworthy sense • of \u25a0 justice.tlThat , fact
makes \u25a0 the book delightful reading and'
its fidelity to" history \u25a0 makes : It a 1a 1 valua
able; historical document. ' '
J '|Tales!jof:Ja^Warrioi%'*;j'san
guine >- but ;" not.' i ' sanguinary," > Colonel '
Richardson shows ; what he can do with i
the S emotions. '.There -; are >: nine , tales,':
quit* I different In 1 treatment;- ostensibly
L flcti6n; : > but.-:-:; founded \: oh* fact.*'"Note
worthy, among i them \u25a0\u25a0? are " '.The v Little'
;F;ifer,'r , a'pathetlc\tale :of a little or
phah^-boy.*whosplayed».hisJflfe^for the
soldiers ;,' "The {Conscript," - which; is 1 1n- '
finitely:' sad, -; and s ; "The I Devil Jin \u25a0 Petti- -
Meg,l Is | picturesque ' homely nar
rative. i stories * show v. a '•':-: of
insight ;; into character rand \u25a0'\u25a0 much y ex-"
perienceJ ; ;'/ '•"'\u25a0 '.'_..'\u25a0
"Simon Eichelkatz"
+ •*\u25a0=** *'\u25a0=-<•*'\u25a0- . \u25a0 -, =i . - - :-, \u25a0 - - - , - \u25a0 - - :-„ \u25a0 . v
r By^ Dlrich Frank. Published " by th« - Jewish
" , publication society of America, Philadelphia.
Besides uthe -title ;; story f*thisiiitUe"
.book contains another, ATheiPatriarch.'*.;
• Both % turn jon Vone ,' of ? the i greatj trag- '
•'ediesj'bf \ modern - Judaism,^ the ; apostasy;
(f( f romt the .orthodoxy faith ] ; of i the ; young \u25a0
. people ambitious. to make their way in
•^thevworld.' ; : Bothlgive '^Bome\viyid? pic-/
tures 7of > Jewish ; ;; life '\u25a0'," and characters.
|The i flrstv story<f Is { told f autobiographic- •
by ; a': physician,';.-, ln'i, the \ t orm \ of *
anecdotes t about.** I ,' his Yi. patients. -' It ',: la ,
? gathered vthatpSlmon;; is a 3 feeble
| man, '^ofi no 'education.i wholly illiterate'
rand^yetiarphilosopher jof - parts.- : He
discusses,";.;! the y 7gr,eat^ problems. *^ life^'
L deat,h;| error/ and •; knowledge/'.with s the -
I keenest I insight ;and Ci.with ? the 5 wisdom ,
!of I aY: seer.'i .The \ second c story . \u25a0is the ,
\ better.'© It f s pic tures-. the i family, life Tof {aj
= typical f Jewish % f amily-^father,"| mother, .
son X. and daughter. A cousin . has » been •
*: alienated f:froni^them,l..but?after.;belng
raway;'. many^, yearsrreturns \ and 1 falls I in
-love riwith's the /daughter) and^ the f faith \u25a0
*:of£hi»\fathers: is drawn back 1 into; the
'The Sowing of AldersoQ Cree" :
'M By « Mtrmurtt 1 Pretcott » Monttya*. author sot \
t£ .> VTbe \ Poet, \ Mlm * K»U i tod i L? . > Pnbllabea ?.
V r *by i the Baker * Taylor company/ New York.
.\u25a0•\u25a0V>l^lc«-;$l-50.:;;^'V.'' : V.\_-";. \u25a0":\u25a0-.;;;:; \u25a0; ;. >'
:>^The; .mountains ; :% ot ; -West ~ t .Virginia "
I are !v^chosen %$ as ?aS setting '$, tor r + thl« j
JBtlrrlhg-tnoveJ» people i of I, thesej
mount* ln» are not. the; till teratadegen- ;
eratoi'.we Jlndl i& ; some of the ndv.eia •; of '
' -' - ' " -; r "
the Tennessee mountains or it •:. Ken
tucky*." backwoods.. ;; 1 hey • a»» ,ii fine,
strong • men and i beautiful i won^en, ' all
of r intelligence* and* culture/: an 4 ,lt .is
pleasure! tflfmeetvthese people l^ereto
fore unknown In fiction. v . "-•;; ;.' i*:"'^.- ,
.^Alderson Cree is-, a. mountain»Vsr, v ft
strong man, the head of hls.famUy . He
Is murdered, by. Kip Ryerson,' an 'enemy,
and, with >his /dying. - : breath .beg»T his
son s David to -avenge i him. r The \njur- ;
derer Is. imprisoned.' but; is *cleare\l by
the . jury.% for i insufficient /evidence;. 'so
David devotes his : life to revenge.- . He;
grows^ always^ impatient to carry \out
his f promise;-* to - his t father,-, and i hei\rs
that the" murderer had gone west and" Is.
reported as kjlled in a railroad ': wreck*. .•
Qf course that ends the feud,' and Davldr
cari';now devote ;hlfn«elf 'to, Mary, who* 1
is moreHhari "Just ;his sweetheart.. being",
a."- fln^ '\u25a0\u25a0': strong character ; as '. well: and
playing an % Important ; part In' the • de
velopment of David's .character."'
:;, At the most .'period {the mur^
derer. turns :up and David is seized with j
&' furious lust • for klljing.-; His \u25a0 mother I
urges him on, ;but Mary pleads' for for
glveness for. tho , murderer, i This ls^tho *
sowing : of Alderson" Cree. 'and \ the crop
and the \ reaping ". thereof z is " a terrible
lot of "trouble fo'r;\ David. :^The ; Benti
mentalslde!of the story, is very pretty
and , the descriptions Tare beautiful . and
yivioV; . . \ : .- . .':'\u25a0
"America's Insular Possessions?
By C* n.V Forb«s-IJndsay; author -. of '"Th 9
PhtlippliMs . Under - Spanish " and American
Rulers.'*. "Panama.. /the Istfimos :. and_ tho
" Canal," \ "India, \u25a0-- Past ' and - Present." , etc.
Published ! bjr r the John C. " Winston company.
Philadelphia. " Two Toluznes. .•: Price 55 set.!
-" -Mr. C.^H.: Forbes-Lindsay is a trav
eler, -: hot : a ; politician. 'and to that , fact
may Ibe ! ascribed -much ; of \ the pleasure
derived* from: reading; the \u25a0 latest' work
of his. 'These- books are .Intended for
the general reader and contain: all he
\u25a0wishes to know of 1 the subjects In tho
ti tie. As .books -of research they are
of little or no value,;, for the /author
writes ; wholly '< from personal •\u25a0* observa
tion. -The flr6t volume -contains^ ac
counts of Porto ' It'co. Guam," the Ha
waiian islands and the Panama' canal:
the second deals only with the Philip-
pines. - Samoa, alone of all our -posses*
Bions; is j omitted. \u25a0". V. ..
The ;books", themselves" are deserving
of v all praise. , .They ; are filled with
beautiful ? -; photogravure" plates, ' are
printed in "Jarge," clear, type on fine
ivory,; finish ; paper; and . are bound in
silk cloth with rich gold . decorations.
They are as beautiful: as ' most editions
de luxe and f, the i publishers deserve
special * mention.
"Jerry Jnnio^
By Jean \u25a0 Webster, : enthor of \u25a0 "Wten fatty
" "Went to • College." - Published by the do
\u25a0 { tnry - company, \ New ' York. \u25a0
V t Jerry is - a / clever, r lovable young
American '-whom .we.flnd. In a little, vil
lage n 'ln '-. northern I Italy ;. waiting! for an
aunt and sister. Constance arrives and
She is the sweet, adorable modern Daisy
Miller^* j She Vdresses .beautifully, . she
flirts- audaciously,' but .adorably. \u25a0
; can - think { of , no j other way of.
being 5 near .her., but. to disguise him
self; as donkey, boy. ; : Papa ."discovers
it.^but I keeps f his. fown counsel.: .Con
stance discovers'it^and,. of coujrse, be
ing j American^ V" sees;, the -reason for it
and makes the', most \ of • her. opportuni
ties. Jerry knows , she . knows; and she
knows that^ he : knows ; that ; she knows.
c.The • subordlnate^characters, Gustavo,
Constance's ; aunt, the Italian officers,'
all of them are a good background for
the" prettyj little; farce.";-' . - v ;
, ; It . is a sweet : lltUe ;. bit of ' nonsense
and ". the ' pictures add : to , the enjoyment
of the 'text. "'.They, are, done by Orson
-At the Aclnrs- RoarJing Honse" and
Oilier Stories '
- . By Helen - Green. • author -. of > "Ont I With . the •\u25a0
"-.•.. Brass Band," -:"Oat NUcht . Stand*." -etc."
\u25a0 - \u0084Published, Published by, Brentano'a. New Tork. Prtc« SI.
.-.The"; author. -of 'these stories Is a.very
'" remarkable woman. . ' They are \u25a0 signed
f Helen iGre'en^but'tho^ stories , are ; more
<like*lth'e;sortl6fi stuff ,"a; newspaperman
kwoujd ; pick \ upj in", and about j the ; dark i
I and ''\u25a0' seam ~y\ side!* of j lif e ; in ' a' large ' city. {
,i -,TheTothe"r^tw6|books j'by.C Mrs. \ Green '
" show f . that * she i has ; an > almost : Intimate '
'.; knowledge >of i actor^ 1 1 f e,"» but \ many (of .
j, these jin f the I new|volume .are ; far re-* ;
Amoved i fromtthat^envlronment." r -\u0084 _
i'; There areltwolor^threelstorles bf : life*
. in » Alaska^f one • iti"? negro 'dialect,'; one^of
Ij southern^U tah.'f all^toldsyk'lth i such good ]
; local Tcoldr ' that tone i feels »Ithe i author
r has ' had ;, more \ than ; hearsay.7 evidence -
fof s the : : various;places she [writes: about.
'^There • are^aome (stories jbf ,;Nev 'jYork
: opium - dens,"? others Tof < thieves, ' crooks
I and % bunko artists wh Ich - show a ' keen
observation , of ;the j.un'der; side iTdf \ life.; '•'•"\u25a0
T ~j. It vis } hard. 3-to ); select j f rom ,\u25a0 so ~ many
.; etories , of , suchfa^ wide lyariety, of .'sub- ,
ejects onerorltwo^typlcal.of .the author's
| stylet^XThe f first >in J the book. "The
Honeymoon; of ;. Sam ; and Caroline,"' *Is
s perhaps' a'tair. cample of humorous ;
; Btorlef, . fj^4 with. i%% new. " asportoieut
of actor slang. Sam. the, actor, bring*
home a wife from Utica to the board-
Ing house kept by Mrs. do Shine, and
the evolution of the little country girl
to the sophisticated maiden In. love
with city life Is amusing and very well
done.^
However, Mrs. Green ts not the "fe
male Dickens", some reviewers have
credited her with. being. One can only
wonder at the sources of her Informa
tion, laugh at her new -. slang, be
amused at some of the pictures of
vaudevllllans off* the stage and rather
disgusted at, some of the stories of
thieves and petty offenders. They are
cl^jrer enough for a daily paper, but
hardly good enough to warrant book
covers.
Gossip of Books and People Who Make Ttao
\ **The Case of Dr. Horace" is now la
Its second * printing, and John Prentls,
\u25a0»fho. wrote it. Is spoken of as "a com
ing author.". It is fair to promise, how
ever, that -Mr. Prentla . will ; not add
greatly; to the production of novels, as
he -Las ' told his publishers; that ha by
gan\ to wrlto '-'The Case of .Dr.; Horace"
nine years v ajro. and this la his sols
literary production since.
/_.'\u25a0'•.'\u25a0.•=\u25a0/•\u25a0.
Marfearet Prescott Montagus, the au
thor ot "The.Sowlng of Alderson Cree,"
has savled for. Europe- in company with
a frleniV to stay all the summer and to
find in ; \pa!n the possible material for
a new nOveL" " •
: Since Ot. ten Seaman's book of literary
burlesque, '.'"Borrowed Plumes," first
appeared 10s author has become the
editor in chlV of Punch. Mr. Seaman's
publishers in .this .country. Henry Holt
& Co.. announce a fourth edition of his
book.
• • •
The paucity «Vf titles for novels Is
again Illustrated. The English edition
of '"She Forerunner," by Keith Boyce.
autho*r of the "Eternal Spring,* is de
layed .by the discovery of another
writer*^ earlier novtl bearing Identi
cally ijhe same name. A crusty re
viewer ,ha 3 suggested that current
novels be numbered. like pianos.
motor cars-r-or convicts.
• • . • \
The publication of Thomas Dixon's
new book "The Traitor," which has
been delated on account of the Illness
of Mr. Dfeon's daughter, will taka
place within a tew weeks. Doubleday,
Page & Co. are tho publishers.
• • • <
Robert Hunter, author of "Poverty,"
Is now studying social conditions In
Berlin preparatory- to the writing of
a book to "be, called "Battlo Against
Misery."
•. • •
\u25a0 It Is .certain' now that the com
plete Iluskln w*hlch George Allen Is
publishing In London will run to SS
volumes, and , possibly to • 4a. Orig
inally the plan was to have 33 vol
umes, but not a little extra material
has accumulated during Its editorship
by E. T.':Cook.
. \u25a0 , ' . \u25a0 • . • \u25a0 •
-.The riddle of William Sharp and "Fi
ona Macleod" has been read in differ
ent ways by many 1 writers with a spec
ulative bent since the death of ' Sharp
revealed , the . Identity of that mysteri
ous author with a Celtic name. Mrs.
Catherine A. Janvier, wife of the well
known writer, Thomas A. Janvier,
shows by letters received from William
Sharp that : the use of- the ..pseudonym
with "Pharais," the first story pub
lished as : the work of Fiona^ Macleod,
was an after thought, and she gives
some Interesting suggestions as to tho
evolution of the Fiona Macleod Iden
tity in the work of that writer. New
editions of "Pharais" and "The Sin
Eater," which have Ibng-'bewn out of
print, are Issued by Duffleld & Co.
- \u25a0'. • • • .;•
Dr. Theodore Barth, the distinguished
German editor, now in America, has
given' a criticism of IL G. Wells' last
book, "The Future in America." that Is
interesting In showing what works
upon this country appeal to Intelli
gent European readers: "I have been
reading Mr. Wells* recent . book with
great interest. He seems to get the
psychologic side of the American peo
ple. I have enjoyed his volume more
than any other on America since Mr.
Bryce's."
•• \u25a0 •
A few days ago the question was
raised in the discussion of the budget
by. the house of commons, whether, au
thors* royalties should be regarded as
earned or unearned Income, the tax- on
unearned Income— that is.* Income de
rived from property — being, under the
new. rules, fourpence In the pound high
er, than that on Income actually earned.
The chancellor of the exchequer decided
that : the Question whether royalties
were to be regarded as actual earnings
or . Income from property must be de
termined according to the circum
stances of each particular case. *
Books Received
Clara E. Laug Win; I>. Appleton &.Co.,
New York.
% "Fires of Desire.** by Laurence R.-
Mansfleld; the~C. 31. Clark publishing
company, Boston.
"The Toy, 31aker9," by Charles Felten
Pidgin; the CM. Clark publishing
company. Boston.
"Dareford," "•" by Herbert Edward
Bogue: the C. M. Clark publishing
company, Boston
•'Fifty Flower Friends with Familiar
Faces,", by Edith Dunham; Lothrop, Lea
'\u25a0&' Shepard : company, Boston.
"Heart Melodies,"- by May Allatt*
Ayer; Lothrop, Lea & Shepard. com
pany, Boston. 3@H(
"The Chronicles of Martin Hewitt.
: Detective.**/ by Arthur - Morrison; I* C.
Pare & Co., Boston. •
.VThe Treasure jTran." by Frank I*
Pollock;' l*'; C Page '& Co., Boston.
"Miss ," Frances Balrd, Detective.** by
Reginald Wright Kauffman; L. C. Pago
& Co., , Boston.
"Longleaf Pine !n Virgin Forest," by
*C. , Frederick ' Schwarz; John w iley &
Sons. New -York. .'.\u25a0"*
"Manuel of Fonografla Espar.ola." by
; Isaac s Pitman; i Isaac < Pitman - & Sons,
New.; YprkJSqKfßgpS!
.*• rThe : ,Wattersons,^,; by .William Mara
bell;-:Stanley-Taylor company,' Saa
XTancl3co." \u25a0
V"The Majesty, of Man." by George
Miller Marlschall; & F. Fenno & Co..
New York.
'. . "Prisoners of Fortune," »by.R. Perley
Smith: L. C. Fags & Co, Boston,
i - *,The\ Confessions ,of*a« Daddy," by
) Ellis '. Parker. Butler: the Century com
* pany," Naw ?York.
• ;" "What ' I;•I ;• Have " Done with Birds," ' by
Gene^ it'Stratton-Porter; the Bobbs-
Merrill 'company,^ Indianapolis. *-,•
"Landmarks 'of Scientific • Socialism.*?
by \ Frederick Engels ; Charles .H. Karr
"&^ Co.;** Chicago.*: • ' -_.
: .^The : ' System of .Karl
Marx/* ! by r Louis •B. \u25a0 Bbdln; : Charles iH.
Kerr,&C6.; Chicago.: ,
tThe Ministry of -Beauty." :by. Stan
ton-Davis ;Klrkham: Paul Elder & Co..
San^Franclsco. /-- .\u25a0-.-. •\u0084;.\u25a0' -'\u25a0'>-\u0084: :': ': t ";.-X. : -:
"Indian' Love Letters,", by Mary.. Ellla
; Ryan; *A. *.C. ; McClurg, & Co.. > Chicago. .-.
- "Thes Iron' Way." by Sarah Pratt
* Gkx ; \u25a0 ft, ; a- Mccj'ars : & Co, chip*** '