Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-23

| OF one Of the newest and one Of the Oldest
/ civilizations, II Indian life may be In
| oluded IN this term. The hero Is real
estate agcnt-a hustler" n get-up-and-get
man-while the heroine is young girl
who has resolved to devote herself to
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! women OF India.
We ind the book OF thrilling interest
and valuable. too. as giving glimpses or
"A far-off land; land Of splendid past, or
mysterious ruins. of dense population
OF fettered womanhood. OF crafty priest
hood and Of gross supersutons the
story is well told. There are wonderiul
bits OF description Of natural scenery.
IL Is well to read this book. IL Is going
to be much talked Of because II shows
us how the western American Is viswer
by lber1l-mindod Englishmen. and how
difficult Is the worl. Of all who undertake
missionary work in the Interchangeable
East"
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