The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-24
THE CRITICS COLUMN.
nEroftD 10 COMMENT JPON RE-
CENT PUBLTCATiONs.
"Tt.e Art of Living ~" Corruption.
Students Edition OF the "sketch
Book ''-I.iterary Notes.

Grant. Charles scriDners SONS. Ne"
York. ygg. For sale 10y West, Jonn-
stOn eco.
air. Grant Is always delightful. HIS
books have a spoitancity about them
that is as attractive as ii Is exceptional;
and n. after reading a book OF MS, we
attempt to analyxe the charm whicn
has held us. we tni lts principal element
this absolute naturalness.
Simplicity is as interesting IN literary
style as in personality, and It IS deemed
~ Mr. Grants most prominent charlie
teristic as writer.
The present volume is series OF essays
on the subjects that interest the fairly
weH-tO-do American citizen In conuec-
ton with his domestic affairs-tne gentle
man who wants. FOR the sake or MS
family and his bank account to make
the most Of his income. Naturally. so
practical subject carries us straight
into the bosom Of the gentleman famiy,
and gives us am Introduction ana iamihar
acquaintance, for which, as readers we
ought to be grateful 70 DIS very human
and very sweet wife. Barbara. N in-
PRODUCES us. also. 10 the neighhors or the
pair. who are prototypes or the people We
live next door 90, and who are much
concerned with tho solution Of the same
probleru that interests Barbara and her
husband. The reader finds himself much
amused az Mr.. Grants witty airing or
tho very perplcxifics That heset hiw ana
his wife ON the first DAY OF oach rocur-
riu. January, and much entertained as
well.
fIrc interest Of Mr.. Grants wit ana wis
dom is. too. emphasized by piquant NJ
higtrations. contributed by W. II. Hyde,
y West C1inodInst. and g. 80. Gihson.
They are excellent, as well as num'r-
Gus.
THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL MONTHLY.
November. Land0n y. Edwards, iV5
west Grace street, editor and proprietor.
800 per annun.
Twelve original papers arc contributed
10 this issue OF the Virginia Meiicdl
Monthly CONSPICUOUS upon the list or
contributors are tho names Of Drs. George
Ben Johnston. J. A. White, j. Aiiison
Hodges. r.. Angus Nichols, and iauius
Irving. Of Richmond. and George Kenling,
Of Baltimore.
others are Drs. Walter NJ. Fleming. OF
New York: Charles NJ. Blackiord, Jr"
of Lynchburg; Elliott +. Brady, OF that-
ham Hill; Elmer Sathor0n, and Il. y.
Mclaughlin. OF Washington, j.. g., ana
w. IL. Ribble, OF Wythoviiie, va.
clinical reports correspondence record
Of society, and board proceedings, etc,
with editorials. make up very interest
ING and able table OF contents. In the
editorial department, we note the state
ment that from April. 1895, the periodical
will be issued semi-monthiy, ana Will
bear the name, "rhe Virginia Medical
Scmi-MOnthly."
CORRUPTION" A Novel. BY Percy
White. y. Appleton Co. New YORK.
For sale by West, Johnston * Co.
In our Judgment, this last novel by
Percy White is considerably ABOVE we
average ia literary merit. lt-is the stoig
of a brilliant man, with more talent ana
ambition than moral force VINO hiai'l'7
n woman for hcr money and carries
an an intrigue with another, for love
with a result fatal 20 his career, 10 the
hardness OF his wife. ana the Destiny
~ his iuamorata. The interest OF me
Mot ia sustained throughout, and DIT.
white tells his story we'll. Ihefe ls "
strong suggestion Of Thackeray's sweet
t,t NOT brilliant amelia" IN the per
gouality OF Paul Carew's WIG. ne
other woman is. OF course, brilliant p'aN-
ufnl. impassi0ned. one hnds more p"s
for her than for her gifted rover w.
bo rejects that Il IS be whose pcriidious
GO 8 .H
,rhrouehout her career. 10 the concluulIS
naoe al the book, We view her with the
carlon I'm which Carow first vowed love
To her i'm the background.
sNOWRIRD AND THE WATER-Ti6hR
AND OTHER FAIRY SfOiit9. hs
Margaret Compton. WIN irontispie''
IN color. and fun-page illustrations, ana
| lucrative cover designed by w dii''
| g. Greenough. Dodd, Mead * Co
$40. For sale by Hunter a co.
y, surely we're time that We had a col
foction of airy tales founded on the iolh'
| lore of the aborigiues Of our own Ihnn
And n il has been a neglected heiH' u''
| delightful surprise Of the reasuI
which the author OF SnoWpird am.
Water-Tiger has discovered Ior u9 81 q"
.ho Greater. For the tales, which lasoo
The etorv-teller Of the indians, has VIII
ION down for the little pale-iaces' w
bove a heart welcome. They are tale
~ fairies the giants the dwaris, IN
| ,,i,.l,ee and the magicians that d"ei
ia orr America. II India has IT'S jungle
poolr we can now boast of our oW
| ,.,-rscon Indian Book. with ITS Wohuei
~ hird and beast and savage Wllc
are ms refreshing and marvellous lh tn,'
rotural revelations Oh superhaluI"i'Si
"a any contribution 10 the ioiE-loie
'r,,oitive peoples which we have read
p'n 'r''- ,hev are not pure imagination; 20
anthor has delyed into the Goyernmen
-l'o.1s of early American Indian ut
r6 has consulted the reports Of sew
al authorities for the material upo
,itcb these fairy tales are founded. Ml
c.rcc,o',eb's pencil has contributed p'cto
Lilly 10 the value Of the work, ana hi
Illustrations throw large suggestion an
fertile fancy into the tales wnlch nel
Them TO appeal more strongly to the III
| agination.