The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-15
not been so fully dwelt upon. Illustrated,
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cloth, -. Harper x Brothers.
Rebecca Harding Davis's latest novel,
Frances WaldeaUx." opens with the de-
partuTe OF a transatlantic liner. Among the
passengers is Frances WaIdeaux. widow.
middle-aged. aristoeratic, with an idolized
only son. handsome well-bred and priggish.
After a week of seasickness below, Mrs.
WaldeauX returns on deck TO find her son
George in the tolls of a young Russo
French adventures, Lisa Arpent. a girl
with tawdry finery. questionable manners
and a shady past. There Is a hasty and
ill-cOnSidered marriage in London. followed
by a separation and estrangement OF
mother and son. Wounded mother-love and
the knowledge that the marriage IS her
sons ruin breed a disordered imagination
that leads eventually 10 the tragic crisis OF
the story, an attempted murder. The crime
is fortunately averted. Lisa dies. leaving
her child 10 Frances WaldeauX's care. Back
in America, George develops from dis
gusted art student and literary failure
into prosaic but successful stock broker.
The story ends happily. Mrs. Davis's
stories are never commonplace and this one
Is bright and readable. Cloth. sl.25. Harper
* Brothers.
Mollie Elliot SeaweH, who has achieved
popularity as a story writer. appears to
good advantage in "A Virginia Cavalier"
The story treats of the boyhood and youth
of George Washington. and opens with
visit by Lord Fairfax TO Mrs. Washington
at her house at Ferry Farm. Here the
nobleman meets the young Virginia Cav
alier, and becomes so attached to him that
he invites him TO a visit his own
tdtes There George enjoys many adyan-
tages from the earls society and advice;
he reads many books and receives military
instruction from old soldier in Lord
Fairfax S employ. During his stay at Green
wood Court the house Is attacked by In
dams. and the lad gets his first taste of
actual fighting. The tale then carries
George Washington through that period
when he received warrant as midshpman
on board her MajeStyS ship Bellona and
gave il up at mis- pother's earnest pleading.
10 the time he worked as a surveyor. and
finally to those days when. Major Wash
ington. he entered upon his first campaign
against the Indians. The closing chapter
gives a stirring account of Braddock'S de-
feat. Cloth. $50. Harper * Brothers.
English Society" is a posthumous pub
LEGATION of sketches by the late author of
'Trilby.' Long before Du Maurier had
won distinction as a novelist he was known
throughout the English-speaking world
an illustrator and satirist of English So
ciety. and many of his best drawings APP
peared i'll the pages of Harper's Magazine.
These have now been collected for the first
time. and they include nearly one hundred
examples of Mr.. Du Maurier's humor as
expressed during q period covering more
than twenty years. The various fashions
and fads of the times-so different from
tuOSC VI Jul ONlt-dlt DiOuSlll DiCk NiNlbly
by these Illustrations. and the captions are
very original. Mr.. w. ID. Howells contrib
utes an Introduction to the work. Orna-
| mental. CLOTH $3.50. Harper & Brothers
In 1.-The Relation of Literature to Life
| Charles Dudley Warner discusses various
| phases of this subject in a scholarly and
pleasing manner. The work is published by
Harper Brothers. New York. in their
| Contemporary Essayists series. Cloth, $50
THE Square of Sevens'' claims TO be IAN
authoritative system of cartomancy," and
| is really a quaint and clever treatise on the
| art OF telling fortunes by cards. New York:
| Harper * Brothers.