The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12
In THELITERARY WORLD
WEEKLY CHAT REGARDING WRIT.
ERs and BOOKS.
Brief Review or Notice of Several Recent
Pubiications-"Marion Dsrche" by
Crawford-"Irish IdyIls."

London $lU0. For SAFE Dy west JOnn-
ston a. Co.
A good woman unhappily married to a
man in every sense her inferior; a manly.
earnest, honorable young lover Of the
good woman. Many an author of more or
less casually less) merit and more, or
t less morbid and waverlng morale has
told stories about these three, but Craw-
ford the inimitable teller OF tales or love,
has thrown around them the strong
/ charm of his beautiful literary style and
/ the interest always attaching TO vivid
/ presentation OF characters which are at
/ once strong and weak, pure and passion
/ ate and intensely individual.
There are few writer's who could pic
! ture the love OF a man for a married wo-
| man without trenching upon the readers
sense Of right, but while Crawford has
/ frequently made this passion the centre
OF beautiful stories, ne has never yet
written a book that is not characterized
| by what one may term an absolutely fra
| grant purity I'm it's tone and final lesson.
Around the central characters In this
story the scene of which is laid in New
York city, are grouped a trio Of lesser
| lights, Dolly Maylands, Vanbrugh, and
| Cousin Annie. Indeed, Dolly is entirely
too charming and good, as well as too
thoroughly American-and Vanbrugh, her
! lover, too entirely noble and strong. for
them to deserve TO be classed as lesser
lights. Although Marion Darche gives
the book its name, and Is a most lovely
character, Dollys exquisite girlhood Is
equally attractive in its own way, when
is a very piquant md delightful way,
The history OF John Darcne, supposed
fnancier and real scoundrel is the his
tory Of many a man In the great metro
! polls, as elsewhere, who attemps the
short cut 20 afiuence and Mir. Crawford
has done a strong piece Of character
painting here
In its entirety the book is a most fas-
chatting one, and loses nothing in attrac-
! tiveness by portrayng human lire and
love in practical. nervous New York. in
stead Of impractical, romantic Italy.
THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL MONTHLY;
Landon b. Edwards, JOG west Grace
street. Richmond, Va, Editor and Pro-
prietor, s. per annum. For sale by
West, Johnston Co.
The November issue Of the Medical
Monthly contains the usual number CD
OF original communications, which come
respectively from r. l.. Payne, Jr., OF Lex
ington. n. c.; Joseph Price Philadelphia;
John Dunn, Richmond; J. NJ. Masters, Of
! Knoxville, Tenn; g.. w. H. Kemper, Mum
| Gle Ind; Ephraim cutter, New York, and
j. T. Eskridge, Denver Colorado.
/ Each Of these gentlemen contributes
paper Of interest 10 the profession, and
| that of Dr. Masters is Of nature which
| ought to make it of interest to the gene
raj reader 1t contains much practical
| good sense, and is clearly and simply
written.
The usual number Of pages are devoted
| to a record Of the proceedings of societies;
/ 10 analyses. elections, etc; TO book
! notices and editorials, while considerably
more than the usual number are con-
sumed by advertisements, the very best
testimonial 10 the high estimate Of the
business public as TO its present popu-
larity and wide circulation.
Possibly the article of greatest interest
to the local public is the record Of the
Proceedings at the TWchty-FcUrth Annual
Session Of the Medical Society of Virginia
held I'm Charlottesville Va, in October
last-5d 4th and 5th-in which Dr.
Edwards, Secretary for the Society, as
Well as editor of the Monthly, stat that
want Of space cOmpes the laying aside
OF a detailed report Of the session, and
indeed, of some of the papers and synop-
ses prepared for this issue. the latter,
however. TO appear in the December num-
Der. The report mentioned the exception
ally large attendance, the number or
distinguished gentlemen present, and
states that never in the history Of the
society has it met with greater hospitali-
~ on the part Of the resident profess
sion. The election Of officers, the award
ing Of the Hunter Mcclure prize the
Annual Address, and papers by Or. w.
g Rogers. of Charlottesville; DR.. j. H.
Neh of Harrisonburgh: Or. J. Herbert
Claiborne, OF Petersburg, Va; J. Edward
Tompkins, Of Fredicksburg; Dr. w T.
Howard, Of Baltimore; and Or. Carter
S. Cole, Of New York, are all recorded
IN this report.
The record Of the proceedings Of the
Medical Examining Board Of Virginia
gives a list of applicants for examination
to whom licenses were granted 10 prac-
tice medicine in Virginia after due eNami-
natiOn-twenty-th three I'm number II also
fur. shes a list Of institutions represented
by the applicants before the Medical EX-
aiming Board of Virginia from the or
ganization Of the board on January ist,
1885. to January lst 1894, and in the list
Baltimore Washington, Philadelphia,
New York, Brooklyn, New Haven, Bur-
nneton, Vt, Cleveland. Louisville, Nash
Vile. Sewanee. Raleigh, Charleston, At
lanta, New orleans. st. Louis, Detroit
Ann Harbor, Chicago. Heidelberg, Lon
don. Knoxville Chattanooga and Cincln-
natu are each represented. Total NUMBER
Of APPLICANTS Including one woman iOb;
total number licensed at the first exami-
nation 494 Including the one Wompan); !
Licensed on second examination p.
North, South and West are represented
i'm the original papers contributed to TINS
issue Of the Journal which testifes very
satisfactorily to the fact that while II
claims to be and is medium for the
southern Doctors views or eXpere zee, the
esteem In which It l. held Is not local. !
nor bound by the State, but is general
and unsectioual.
IRISH 1DYLLs. BY Jane Barlow Dodd,
Mead & Co. New York. or sale by
West. Johnston & Co.
This is a record, in ten G. apters. Of
some of the things which, besides turf,
are to be found in a bog.
Lisconnel, in Northern Ireland is the |
special bog around which Hiss Barlow, |
with the naive freshness character tic |
Of a cultivated fish woman. has thrown |
the web OF her narrative; but the health |
full. delightful freshness Of her style and |
nature cannot conceal the excessive pa |
thos in the lives Of these half-starved, |
haif-clad, but sunn-ytempered Irish peas- |
ants We are conscious throughout the |
ten chapters, each pOrtraying some crisis |
in the life Of one OF the little colony OF |
peasants. that the authors gayest laugh |
is Of the kind that conceals tears; that /
her simple narration of the most pathetic |
fact is simple because TO her its pathos |
is so heart-compeiling as 10 need no |
strength Of metaphor nor intricacies OF /
description to make IL apparent