The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-30


THE VENGEANCE OF JAMES VANs1rTART
by Mrs. ]. II. Needell.-This is one of APP
pleton's popular Town and Country Lii
brary series. A story of a bad mans
brooding over wrongs that might have
made good man bitter, and which trans
form him into iend seeking vengeance
New York: d. Appleton & Co. Fol
sale by William Doxey.]
A STUDY IN PREJUDICEs, by George Pas.
ton.-A capital story, having to do with
the average Englishman's idea of what
constitutes wifely duty, and his method Of
dealing with O wife who adores him, but in
whom he fancies himself disappointed. He
finds out too late what fool he is. In 8
different way from "The Heritage of the
Kurts' this book, too, touches bitterly
upon the unequal standard of moral con
duct set up for the sexes. New York
Appleton's Town and Country Library
For Sale by William Doxeyl
INTO THE HIGHWAYS AND HEDGES, by F
f. Montresor.-The writer declares at the
outset that he does not intend this as
controversial novel, but controversially in
clined readers will be apt to take it as such
The hero, Barnapas Thorpe, is faulty
educated strolling preacher, who makes q
convert of high bred, cultivated girl. He
saves her life under peculiar circumstances
and an intolerant relative manages tc
make the two believe that the girl has been
compromised. So the two are married
agreeing that the m arriage shall be only in
name, and a singularly impressive
and realistic story of life is begun
Barnabas Thorpe is a lofty character
splendidly conceived and wrought out
wit IA, foit h f111r hot hripu h
atty strongly before Us. Margaret Deane
is in her way as real q person as himself
and immensely more attractive. 1t will
shock the sensibilities OF the average mind
to read of her marriage to Barnabas and
the shock will not be hghtened when, in
time, she learns to love him. A dainty
delicately reared woman, loving a man be.
meath her, might for loves sake learn to put
up with uncouth ways, with poverty and
lack. of all the ordinary refnements o.
life, including napkins and forks. But
married, without love. into such surround
ings, despite the wonderful qualities Of
manhood that Barnabas develops, it is q
strain upon the Imagination when. in the
depths Of affection that comes upon him
through his own overnice and wholly mis-
taken idea of duty, Margaret finds that she
loves him. New York: Appleton's Towr
and Country Library. For sale by William
Doxey, San Francisco.
SISTER GRAT1A (Satan's Simplicity, by
G. Edgar Snow.-A miserable tale, reekins
with ignorance and written in an over
wrought hysterical style that would con
denim even a conception with some pre-
tense to wit. [Chicago: Charles H. Kerr
& Co..
A SIRENS Son, by Susie Lee Bacon
Like "Sister Gratia,' which the sam,
house publishes, "a SIRENS Son" is an ex
ceedingly silly story. 1t is bad as we'll a,
silly, with, from first to last, not a redeem
ing character in it. [Chicago: Charles II
Kerr q Co.
BETTY, by Anna Vernon Dorsey.-On,
of the neutrality-suspicious. problems o
this book, as stated by the author, is tn,
question, "Can man marry his widow
sister-in-lawG" One would be inclined tc
grant him the privilege, if he could arrang,
certain little difficulties that seem at frs
insurmountable; but we are informed tina
s'the canons of the church and of civil law
forbid it. Hence q tale, reading which
one wishes church and civil law hat
winked for the nonce, an we could hav,
been spared Betty" New York: United
States Book Company. For sale by Doxey.
MARGERY OF QuETHER, by s. Barring
GouId.-Whoso delighteth to feel the hal
of him rising, like quilts upon the fretfu
porcupine, and his integument assuming
that appearance vulgarly known as goose
pimpled, will Joy in reading "Margery o
Quether." The story which Barring Goult
tells under this caption is so impossible a
to seem quite probable. There are othe
tales in the volume, but "Margery 0
| Quether' fills the title role. New York
United States Book Company. For sal
by Doxey.]
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