The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-09
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
Characterization of several Books Re
.ei,cd ~ the 80 ines"

NC.
Tnis story reveals through the avenues Of
fiction The mysteries Of the tluverus trag
edy. the most thrilling and horrible scenes
Of which were enacted in Redmond. The
name 0i the sO-culipd heroine. or victim.
Fanny Lillian Madison 10 ch1nsed 90 that
/ ~ Florence lydia Mason. while Thomas ).
Jluyerius is t.0Eu5.d As Iillet J. Cllyer-
/ Ing. The writer gives ilie idea Of being
a triNe contradictory To- the conception
Of tle chaiaciers. painting ine Zero IN all
the cnOrs 0f perfect manhood ~ character,
IS Well rs feature. Yet he does those deeds
that only "a villain Of the deepest dye would
10. At the same SINE the author unmis-
takahiy believes 200 the mans Innocence oi
murder. and reaches "a climax Of interest
and intensity in ina'tyrng him, that not
one other SCENE cad Cl1iir. lor instance
"lle slept that night for the hfst time in
Richmond Jail: the proud, The refined. the
sensitive lillot ClaYerin-. The main point
OF evidence against him seemed 90 Dee the
absence Of his gold watch Key Che had q
number of steel ones in bis pocket taken in
connection with the fact that watch key
haf heon found bY some boys near the reSer-
toi- q dff Or tvu after the finding 0f the
body of Lydia Ma-0n iiiereln.
Iilief tlayefinv was convicted in the public
mind before he was ever tried. The news
papOu North and SOUTH We'd with each
other in ahu-in. h.m. 70 was "fox
p0puli' that crUci.'ed oar Lord % was "ioX
plpu'n thlt inundated Fran 20 With gore in
the days of ihe French revolution. Jusic-
bic. indeed. is the government which b.
built upon 300 surer foundations than DO NoN
pOruli." The author 90 this work Is the
wife of q prominent North tarOlinan. and
in this Der first effort in book making shows
y marked aptitude for the calling. however
uisiafpn mas Ne frp cause Al champions.
/ Her -tfio boo narratif. is Dipar and graceful.
fitting in with skiiiful nicely The mosaic OF
beer facts and Smiles wlilo th' dialogues are
justified and natural. surely the material
Of such a mind and taste is worthy Of bet
/ ter pattern f0r its fabrication than coarse
l tragedy bon real liie that was without The
uathos OF being Zoo the "humDlc walks
set bad not the spice of wickednrss which
| flavor. with destinations the evil deeds of
the "fr,t Of the land" Vet bad the bill for
admitting women af the bar been then pass
cd. and This enthusiastic author been th'
cnur-nl Tor the accused. there might be- now
one more murderer 900 large and unhung,
4 LAST LOVE-. hy Georges Ohnet. j. y.
| Lippinc0tt az t0.. Philadelphia
II is not tle most flafferiug ofail iniroduc-
ti0ns. that Of borrowed identity of kinship.
/ a Woman's vanity is sure fO resent being
T.
/ ihe SHINE is tho ease in % family of books;
set "a Last Love- is certainly most definite
/ is introduced and recommended as being by
] the same author as the much-read "lr,
| Hamean." No.. as plot. perhaps lackr
the intensity OF it- exciting predecessor
bat on the Other band can boast The adyani-
axe Of greater eNcnness in the sustaining
OF its characters. i L0si Lone is unmis-
takahiy the work of Frcnchman. ID
%. o Haa... Hrs|..
h.imelY devoted 90 suhlimcly perfect
wife. set falls madlv in love with young
cousin. and sire with him. 40 finger oi
-cOrn golnf. 90 THIS m0-i natural proceed
/ ing f0f a frerchman. DC keeps ON loving
/ his wife iu way. who dies Of
/ u broken heart. Dut hclueathf-
/ the personal property of her husband
I to her rival. which BIS "a most unnatural pro
coedlng for French woman. This is a
state 20 40 airs that 300 one lDful or anolnrf
never fails tO pormeate French novel; a
portrayal of illicit love t0 their TASTE 10
quite as essential tO the s1foriness of 20
/ nance a- $50 consider salt OBJ DEE iu the pala-
/ talieuar- of Our bread inere Is an unde-
nmble charm about ihe works of Ghuti
/ though that makes him worthy Of more
/ lasting crown oi success ihan That oi -a
ad." which gains notice only with ihr
/ fashions OF neetmg season.
/ HARpER's MAGAZINE. for February. llar-
per Brothers. New York. While this Is O.
most interesting number. it does not com
/ pare 60 the New Year number, which %
/ would De hard to equal or impossible 90
/ rival. The contents are: Tire Standing
/ Army OF Great Britain. hy General lie
count Wo.seiey Is. p. Piat0nic
/ Affair: story. by lwlmar Boyesen
Benycaut0 Cellini. hy Elizabeth Worm
/ les Intmer. Happiness. poem, Joy
/ Clri0tia Perry: Jamaica lueW and 0.dl
SECOND paper. by Howard Pyle. Tie song
/ NJ Monterey. q poem. hv Frances J.. llnc-;
/ The Lake DWellcrs. ay s.. IT. N. belers; lnr
/ lrYsf. poem. by Harriet Prescott .ponoru
/ INuma. "a story. pari second, ny laicadio
/ ilclm. Talks With Ellison, hy George Far
sons lalhup; The sun Cup. poem. by A.
/ lampmau. The IWcnty-nlnth OF lebru-
srv. "a story. hY Brauler Matthews; A
/ PRAYER. sonnet. by b. r.. Bulkeley.
/ A Majestic Literary Fossil. hy Mark
. Twain. The Ship That sailed. q poem.
bis William Winter: Nights and Days
/ With dc Quincy. ly James Hogs Anti
/ climax. poem. hy Richard J.. Burton; The
New York Banks by Richard Nheatley
/ Ilampered With Conscience. dreaming,
by George du haurier. Editors East
. Chair. Dos George William Curtis; Editors
Study. by VIM. Dean ll0wcll-; Monthly Re-
cord of Current Events. editor' drawer,
by Charles Dudley Warner: Literary Notes,
bv Lawrence Hutton.
Tur CosvoporrrAV for February. ed-
tied bv John Bri-ban Walker. This maga-
zine now takes front rank with the very
best OF our country and This number il
4sraciallv worthy NJ note and careful read
iint. 10 contains. with fine illustrations.
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