The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-25
SOME OF THE NEW
BOOKS REVIEWED.
Courage and Loyalty" a Novel by
Mrs. Emma Henry Ferguson,
JONAS LIES LATEST NOVEL
His Pre-Eminence i'm the Hearts and
and Minds of His Countrymen.
Best Beloved ofTheir NoveIists.
Other Recent Publications.

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COURAGE AND LOYALTY. A novel.
BY Emma Henry Ferguson. rhe Edi-
tor Publishing Company. Cincinnati
For sale by the George NJ. West Com
pany
Advance notices OF this book have
stated that its author is a sister Of Hon.
W. W. Henry, and ii is to the latter she
dedicates tho volume. Aside. therefore,
krom rhe interest which its litersry
merit may create, personal interest at
taches TO il throughout this State. A
story OF Belgian life, its motive is high
and pure and its pages are unsulied by
a single line which is unfit for the eyes
OF innocence IL has something l0f the
charm Of that simple love story recalled
with quiet pleasure by all who have
read It: THE Story Of a Meeting in Tou-
raine" There is the same fresh. naive
purity and the same ennobling tone. The
novel, however has a distinct purpose
which is the exposition of the profound
truth recognized by the great world more
m mere theory than practically. Learn
OF me that one man is no more than an
other, If he do no more than what an
other does" The interest OF the story
centres in the development Of the pa
rentage Of the lad Francois. a lovable
and beautiful child when the narrative
begins, thrust upon the not tender mer-
cies OF the world through singular and
interesting circumstances. The boys
personality Is lovable in the extreme-at
once gentle and virile so that IL will en-
gage the interest at once Of the juvenile
as well as the adult reader. All authors
who seek to please youthful public by
Tho conservation of their talents 10 the
pure ana truly beautiful are TO be con-
graduated as educators whose influence
IS certain ultimately 10 tell in the Up
lifting of life. Such an author Is Mrs.
Ferguson.
THE SHERBURNE GIRLS. BY Amanda
NJ Douglas DOdd, Mead q Co. New
York. For sale by the George NJ. west
Company.
The author of this book has estab-
llshed wide popularity through a series
of stories for youth. which. without hay
ing any claim TO special force, are pleas
ant, because they are natural ana SIM
pie. She has made the Sherburnes heal
people to many OF her girl readers, and
real people whose acquaintance Is not
only agreeable. but beneficial. Written
with the purpose, evidently, not merely
OF divertng, the stories are SAN free from
the weak and foolish twaddle which dis
ngures-indeed ruins-s2 many so-cal!ed
good books for the young and sets up
for the emulation Of children characters
whose virtues are the virtues OF feeble
ness. In the group TO which IS intro
duced the reader OF THE Sherburne
Girls" are contrary types OF wholesome
girlhOod each lovely, yet each dlnerent.
The home life is that OF happy, refined
home standing with reluctant feet
whetS "a brook and river meet" each
has all Che charm OF graceful and
gracious childhood still, sitting beautl-
fully upon the dawning dignity, ana
self-conscicusness OF young womanhood.
Each is an independent type The book
L. certain to have "A wide sale among
holiday purchasers, and all who know
its genuine and healthy tone will cordial
ly hope it may do so.
III.
THE CHANGEIING. By Sir Walter
Besant Frederick A. Stokes Company.
New York For sale by Hunter a. co.
1t Is to be regretted that Sir Walter
Besant should have devoted his time and
talents 20 the production Of go wholly
embarrassing and pointless novel as
this. II has absolutely no quality TO
commend it TO the interest Of the intel
ligent reader. II Is not sufficiently d.
verting to please the man or woman
in search of something wherewith 10
while away a leisure hour pleasantly.
and 1t will certainly never appeal to any
other class. AS indicated by the title. 1t
IL the story of a boy adopted In baby
hood by II childless woman Of rank. on
the condition that the real mother viii
abandon her claim TO him forever. To
this condition the latter accedes, but
years pass, and the maternal passion
awakes and will not be quoted. except
by possession. The interest OF the novel
all hinges upon that fact, and the reader
Is carried through various experiences
To witness finally the GOODNESS Indeed
brutal indifference) OF the son TO the
real mother. even In the very shadow
OF death. 1t is, indeed. 10 the latters
dea n bed that the readers attention Is
dIreced on the concluding page. There
Is no fruition Of Joy 10 those whom the
reader would leave joyous; no breaking
light of remorse or even regret from
the hard and the unloving. This IL. say
some critics. the way of life Certainly.
OF some life. But IL is not through
phases so dark. and TO issues so dIssatis-
factory. that the average reader wishes ,
to be directed. and Sir Walter Besant
wasted no little time when he evolved
this "changeling' from his imagination
and placed it upon the literary market.
Nv.
NIOBE: A NOVEL. BY JONAS LIE.
Translated From The, Norwegian By
II. l.. Braekstal. George n. Richmond ,
& Son, New York. For sale b. Hunter
4 Company.
The writer OF this novel is locally. TIE
mos: popular OF the Northern (Europeon)
writer's, and he thus fulills ths DS0phecy