Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-25

r;zinc for tyranny and oppression. it -
right TO let 10 be known that many tales OK
Russian exile aud convict life are as i'm
oo;narv "a those Of the Arabian Nights,
and that much Of the so-called RUSSIAN
news is manufactured in countries hostile
IN Russia. aud by Nihilists and Socialists
who hate all restraint aud violate oil hu-
man and divine laws which hinder the
execution Of their schemes.
The book Is finely illustrated and con-
tains 25S pages.
Vanpires. Mrdsu,oise'ls Resedr. By JULIEN
Coupon. J. Is. Lippincott Company
Philadelphia.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON * Co. ~.
A very dainty volume is this, and the
two stories II contains will amply repay
reading. They are bv one of the most
notable lady noyelists of the day VINO -
known in real life as Mrs. VAN RENssELAEB
CEuGEs. and who is one OF Gotham
"Four Hundred" The motif Of the first
story ia the marriage Of manly, wiling
vounr fellow TO q selfish, worldly-mlnded
g,rl aud her equally selfish and worldly
minded mother On effect he married them
botb). who preyed upon him, and for
whom h. shaved and stinted until death
released him from his bondage. Inc
second. which Is much the better-toid
story. has for its theme the perilous
lettering Of a married woman upon
the brink of an Illicit love. There is no
catastrophe. but the author paints IN very
warm hues at times. She belongs distinctly
70 the seusuous school of American novel
ISIS. which has lately sprung into being.
Her style = brilliant. an q fine vein OF re-
Election runs through her work. We THINK
she rnloht lust as we'll have spared an al
ready suffering section an additional pang
by making her two vampires hail from
some other place than Virginia. They
represent the usual northern slur upon tue
South.
f. .sei amt oher S'o7es. By THoNAs NELSON
PAGE. CAAnLEs SlEIDsERs SoSs, New
York.
For sale By WE-r JoHSs oy & Co. 81.
TINS Is another dainty volume. and
it. contains some of this popular
authors best tales. The contents
are "Els&et." George Mashington's
last Dnel.n "P'laskrs Iuuament. ~
"Eun to Sect" and A Soldier OF tao
Fmnirc.n The scenes and incidents Of tie
/ hrst and last stories aye laid abroad; the
others are typcai Virginia ones. cf the
/ kind VIII eli have made tAeirauthor FAMOUS.
f. IS getting TO be- superiuous to praise
| Nr. pLrE's work. II IS sufficient 10 say
that his d lmirers Will not be dIsapponte l
in this volume. lie has never written
stronger stor, than tle romantic and tragic
" Elsktt." nor more amusing one ,Aa1
George Washington's Last Duel.' The
| latter with some changes would make an
admirable little siage-piay.
E,t.cs f5r lo,qg IeoDc By c. &. EVERETT,
I}u.sev Professor OF Theology IN Han
ward University. Boston. CrlSN * Co..
! C.Oru, toe.
This little book Il IS pages Ii intended
as simply an introduction t. the study Of
ethics. The field Of good ADVICE to the
Young is very fully covered aud none can
! study the volume without being prohted
thereby. The STYLE il easy and clear, and
there Is iudlcioEs employment of anec-
! dOtc IN illustrating moral t'aculhs' W
can heartily commend the book.
"Te OH s,-mma'-Ho'en dnd Srcn More
10 -hagl10ry IOms ca Ire1lfsig.
GrcL. and farm liz. Bv BETEAHN +.
Jo.ssos of Boone lJAME- NMrCONB
RILEY. line boWeu-Merr.l Company,
! Indianapolis, Ind. 90 pages handsomely
illustrated. Cloth, 81; paper, % coats.
This Is collection Of Mr. RILEY's early
poems. They are idyls OF farm lite put
IN the homciv phraseology Of the plain
people OF the Northwest hut have much
In them 20 interest people OF all condi-
tons
Sr,die,. literary and Social. BY RIcaARD
Malcolm JoBysOv. firs, series. Indian
auolIs. lne B0wen-Merril Company.
2l pages. Cloth, 81, paper, 80 cents
This volume has been partly made out
Of selections from a series OF class lee
lures at the Peabody Institute in Baltl-
more and partly from articles contributed
! 10 several American reviews during the
past twenty years. Among the subjects
treated are The Schoolmaster, Tho Lega!
Profess, Il. Belisarius. George Eliot's Mar
rel People, Shak espoare's Tragic Lovers.
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