The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

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SOME RECENT FICTION.
THE Battle of the Strong; a Ro-
nance of Two Kingdoms" by Gilbert
Parker. Houghton, MifIlin & co.
A critic recently said. that Mr. Parker
lis surely a story teller He makes his
tales bristle with incident; there is
plenty of conversation which has pith
and point Nj Parkers works show
uncommon skill in construction, char
acter, delineation and the employment
of local color" Certainly Mr.. Parker
has never written more attractively
than in this tale of the Isle of Jersey
and France, the French revolution, and
the loves Of three men for one woman.
Save for the sake of the title. it
might as well have been called The
Battle of the Weak, for with the cx-
ceptiOn of Guida. Landresse and Detri-
cand, the characters are not strong. al
though strongly delineated. There is
much that is picturesque in it, for be-
side the hopes, fears, passions, tri-
umphs and defeats of the rather print
| tive, but interesting, people who make
| the story there is much fine local color
laid on with telling effect and the dia-
lect mas been coralled by the aid Of
ist OF Jersey words, with their Eng
llsh ana french equlValents Mr.. Par
Her teils ms story increasingly, ana II
ne ne mas Iilaue heroine VINO II hople'
| Is not precisely loVeaple. ana mas manu-
q nf
cold-hearted scoundrel, ne mas succeed
ed IN producing an artistic and spirited
novel That IS worthy successor to
Inc Seats OF the Mighty.
"A Herald of the West" An Ameri-
can tale of 1S11-1S15. BY J. A. Altsheler.
Inc popularity OIL history as d theine
or setting for fiction continues undi-
lhihlsheu' at least IN the hearts OF the
american writers OF That fiction In
choosing the war OF lSl2 as the back
ground OF ms new historical romance
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"The Black Curtain: A Novel" BY
Flora-Haines Louehead. HoughtOn
Mifiin &, co.
1his wen written ana Wholesome
novel tells the story of singer, who
having suddenly lost bar voice ooae
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iii'0 'iie NS'iiioi III" AooV-ll'llS WIN 'ile
hope of regaining ii, and there makes
a nome for herself. A stranger soon
builds little house on the same lot
and friendly contest over the land
arises. One end of his living-room is
shut off from the view by a black cur
tam, which leads to all sorts Of ugly
suspicious, while the man and woman
become enemies, then friends and final
ly lovers. The purpose of the black
curtain is made evident toward the
close of the story. when the man, who
singer regains her voice. 1t is an
agreeable story, agreeably told.
story of a Man and a Mvsteryo Nv
Max Pemberton. D. Appleton & Co.
Mr.. Pemberton may be trusted ia tell
a good story whenever he sate ort 70
do it. and this story of q man who is
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