Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-25
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ATALE OF THE TIME OF THE WARS
OF THE ROSES.
A Novel That Il Talk from Beginning to
End-A Methodist Minister'S War
Remfniscencss-Sotes

Gris'y Griseu or. TIE lady Lady Of Whit
burn. BY CHARLOTTE NJ. YoSGE. Mac
MILAN & Co.. New York.
This is q tale Of tho times of the Wars
of the Roses. II belongs TO the authors
well-known series of historical novels,
which are deservedly popular. Lady
Grisell Whitburn. the heroine. was. as a
child. betrothed to the boy Leonard Cope
land. By an accidental, or rather mis-.
chievous explosion of gunpowder Leonard
horribly disfigured the girls face
and he went of to the wars and
afterwards tell in love with Lady
Eleanor Audley, who subsequently mar
ried some one else. Griselrs dlstigure-
ment was so dreadful that it gained for her
the nickname of "Grisly." and at nrst ln-
spired aversion but her nature and dispo-
ton were so sweet and lovely that she
soon won all TO her. Sir Leonard. who
was Lancastrian, was captured IN bat
tie and his life was spared and freedom
guaranteed him by the Duke " Warwick
on condition that no fulfil his troth 70
Grisell. He wss delivered over TO Griselrs
father. rough old Lord Whitburn. who
saw that the marriage was perform
ed. Sir Leonard Immediately return;
ed 10 the wars, where ne remaineu
until the Yorkist triumph. The gentle
Grisell and her recreant spouse were then
thrown into association with each other.
though she was unknown to him. he not
having seen her face since its dishgurc-
ment The sequel IL guessed. by her
lovely character she gradually won his AZ
feotion. Like Griselda Of old. her patience
was rewarded; love and devotion tri-
umphed. 1t is very pretty story. and ex-
ceedingly well told. The fusion of history
and romance is judicious. and there Is a
wise pars;Inony OF archaic words ana
phrases. The flavor of the fifteenth cen
tury. however. remains.
For sale by West. Johnston Co, 81
Srouinq Players. BY CHARLOTTE NJ. losos
and CHRIsTABEL X. CoLERIDdF. MAcMlL-
Ian Il Co. New York.
We fancy that Miss Yonge had but little
to do with the writing Of this book. IL re-
counts the sayings and doings-chietfv
savings. and not particularly bright ones
OF a party of titled amateurs. who. for
saken bv fortune. determined to play for
profit. There is no plot. The STYLE iS ami:
mated and the amount Of small talk ="
immense. We found the volume insult
ferably dull. but there are somo who may
like it.
For sale bv West, Johnston e Co.
A Southern H9-itaqe. Bv WILLIAM Horace
BrowN. WorthingtOn Company. New
York. 80 cents.
This is a paper novel and that is about
all that we can say of it. A conversation
starts with the first wordi and apparently
continues TO the last. We pursued II tor
hftv-odl pages without getting an mixing
Of what the story is about, so gave 1t up.
We are somewhat like the young lady who
objects to serial stories because she can't
tell till she has read them through what
the end will be. This is serious matter
III this busy age. We must know in less
than fifty pages whether an author Is like
Cannings knife-grlnder or not.
Some Rebel Reijc, from he Seat Of Var. BY
ALBERT THRoroRE GooDLOE, first lieu
tenant Company d. Thirty fifth Regi-
ment Alabama Infantry, Confederate
States OF America member OF Joha J..
McEwen Bivouac. No. 4. Franklin, Tenn.
Printed for the author. BiRBEg 4 SMITH.
agents, Nashville. Tenn. Price, 81.
The author of the above. now minister
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. who
was All original Tnionist aud man OF
family, entered the armv a. private OK
| Company ID, Thirty-ffth Alabama In
fantry. in which he finally attained the
rank OF first Lieutenant. He served in the
South under Bragg, Johnston, and HOOD
and gives many details or their campaigns
and of tho siege of Vicksburg, together
with interesting min'itR of soldler-llte.
He was n stauncn admirer of General Joe
Johnston, and deplores warmly hls being
superseded by Hood. He was class
loader II rho Nstho'lst Church and re-
licioIs erthusast. and took part IN tho
religious revivas OF the army. tie gives
the organization (OincerS and memoerS)
of Christian association, OF when ne
was A vice-president, with an account OF
its beneticent results. The book. a 12mo
OF 3l5 pages. with a portrait of the author.
Is neatly printed and bound, and VIII no
doubt prove acceptable 10 many, and es-
pecially TO his former comrades.
PossiJinies Of Pcid7ogicdi Society," An Ad-
dress Delivered Before tho 81. Louis
Society OF Pedagogy. March II, 1893. BY
WILLIAM VI. BRYANr. NJ. A.. Instructor IN
Mental and Moral Philosophy. ST. Louis
! High School. st. Louis: Published by
the Society OF Pedagogy.
This IS u pamphlet OF 81 pages.
Mrs Foich'on. A Novel. BY GILBERT FAR
KrR. author Of THE Chief Factor &c.
New York The Homo Publishing Com
pany. 2S} pages.
The interest of this novel centres IN a
woman whose character IS To oil appear
ances made up OF contradictions. Inc
scene is laid on board ship aud on tho
coast Of the Pacific. and the plot is de-
cIdedy interesting. Dr. Marmon, shlps
surgeon. u the good genius that presldes
over the destinies of the leading actors.
Hs,ory Of the Js,rs By Professor II. GRAErz.
Volume II. From the reign of HYRcA-
NUS to the completion of the Babylonian
Talmud. Philadelphia The Jewish Pub
Hcation Society OF America.
This work is a translation into English
of the crowning effort OF one who IS re-
coonized as the greatest of Jewish histo-
rams. The second volume, like the first,
is not only instructive but fascinating
reading.