The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30
TIE CRITICS CORNER.
DEVOTEO TO COMMENT UPON RE-
CENT PUBLICATIONS.
Hall Gaines New NOVELETTE, Asxnman"
Additions to the "Town and Country
seriss-Literary NOtss.

~ "A
Caine. Author of 1.-The Deemster.
u. Appleton & Co New York. For
sale by West Johnson co. Nh
In England this latest novel OF nan
and it's unusual strength cannot fan 70
win for 1t a repetition of that SUCCESS
in this country.
The creation Of a character like Peter
violence to nature could only have been
possible 10 genius, and the same IL
true of Mr.. Gaines presentation OF me
various other actors in his exquisite anu
powerful story.
Kate, Philip, Caesar, Auntie Fan, and
the rest, down to the girl Chrlstlah
Killp, move before US wildly and hu-
manly. They are men and women; not
automatons parading and acting before
us as their proprietor grinds the tune,
but living breathing, making the music
and the disvord out of their own natures
The story. which is a realistic. picture
Of Manx life and thoroughly Celtic IN
color, is, in brief, this; A beautiful girl
OF humble birth but ardent and charm
Ing personality, has two lovers, one IN
her own station, the other her superior.
Engaged to marry the former. her love
is given to the latter. who returns it.
In the warmth OF young passion they
fall. Their sin is known only to them
selves, but both, being inately noble,
suffer keenly from a sense of injury to
the girls betrothed who loves her rever-
emily, and who has from childhood been
the devoted friend Of the other mantle
Philip of the story.
Through a series OF circumstances
portrayed with marvellous vigor. Kate
marries her betrOthed, Peter Sullivan,
and later gives birth to Philips child,
which Peter takes to his great, tender
heart. believing IL his own.
The story of the gradual revelation
to him OF the facts Of his .Godlike
forgiveness and Remuneration, OF Rates
and Philips suffering, and Of the latters
Crila afn 10 oil -trif
that is never more evident than in what
might be called the detail OF the novel
The writer throughout. like the trne
artist, he unquestionably is. delights US
by his realistic pictures OF little things.
The interest OF the reader centers In
Peter Qulliam and Philip Christian, and
OF these, even in the face OF Philips
manly confession and superb sacrifice. he
greater hero Philip suffered for his
own sins; Peter for those of others.
Kate. with her tremulous lips and emo
tional nature. is the active, not the
passive cause of all the trouble. and at
our judgment but i'll worthy of the love
which she inspires. AS Peters. boat
moves oIt Of port toward a lonely ~ ~
fair cause Of his waste hearth and
aching heart" She is by no means HAT
very pitiable thing. the typical betrayed
insiIidty Of the cheap story book, bat
something far more positive.
"'he lesson, II We have rightly under
stood IL. Is but E. little less old than the
eternal hills. and II is conveyed with
the force Of "A master.
LIPPINCOTrS MAGAZINE: October.
j. b. Lippincott Company. rhllddel-
pEia. p cents. For sale by West,
Johnston & 20.
The October "Lippincott's" presents
quite an attractive Table OF Contents.
The fiction is in the lead and is very
readable. This magazine IS never char
acterized by anything eAceT tionaliy
strong, but il always fun Of pleasant
reading matter FOR those who want light
fiction.
Francis Lynde is given first place this
month, contributing To the number a
story entitled, "A Question OF Courage.
FOUND AND LOST: BY Mary Put
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New York. London. For sale by West.
Johnston a co.
TIMANS TWO WORLDS: BY Maurus
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York. For sale by West, Johnston
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RED DIAMONDS: By Justin Mccarthy.
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