The times., 1898-02-27
NnrtOmS Novels .

various Novels.
"Ribstonc Pippins." by Maxwell Grey
is just what the name indicates, q story
OF EngliA .easant life, full of the whole
some, heartsome flavor. of orchards and
straw-stacks, and old-fashioned farm
houses. in which generations of rustics
have eaten. drunken. and made love in
broadest dialect. Here and there Is q
farmers or wagoners song, roared out
we may suppose. in great deep voice,
and heard far over the moors. After one
| has unravelled the dialect there is con-
siderable rustic humor in conversa-
tion like this:
''Whateyer's come 10 void Jake?' asked Ben,
as he sat in the Three Tuns by the waterside. with
his elbows the table and mug OF ale before
him. 'Traipsen about though a'd a-come in 10
| fair. A must be purely twickered out wiz het and
| doust and drouth and all.
| "Hrecken void chaps come to hes zenses, re-
piled Moses from the opposite side OF the table
| over another mug; as putten on hes cooften
GLOW do &c know?" asked inexperienced Ben,
| whe only eighteen
| a zcts mImchance by the hour. doesn t
| show 10 ls yittles no zense a qmlddies over hes
| cloase. and shaaves worky days.
And q goos iackassen bout town when med
| bide stil and hrest," added Ben, thoughtfully.
| Lard. what a this here Keewpid do make
| of honest void ehapi
.'G'long wi thee keewpids. thee grt zote,'' re-
I
II never yeard tell OF he, as / knows on said
| Ben. II nanc the little chap wi mar nossel O
| cloase onny a pair o goose wings. and bow
| narrows in valentine pictures. They en- Keew-
| pid, and shoots vokes, hearts droo and droo-
tNew York: Harper 6, Bros. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop. 81
The Unseen Hand" by Lawrence L.
Lynch, is sensation novel of the most
pronounced hot tsmaIe type The scene is
laid In America, although the first chap
ter takes place in the great suburban
mansion of a man with the somewhat
English name of Giles Cavendish. and
there is a certain English atmosphere
about the story. The plot deals with a
murder mystery. In the very first chap
ter a man is murdered before the door
of Giles Cavendish, and almost at the
same time several guests in the house are
intimdated or assaulted by an unknown
person. The process by which the guilt
is apparently fastened upon the hero. and
the deed afterward proved TO have, been
committed by the one person in the book
most unlikely to be the criminal, is very
complicated and absorbing Chicago:
Laird 81 Lee. Washington: All booksell-
ers.)
ION the Winning Side" by Jeanette
Walworth Is a Southern story of modern
merit. with two or three strong scenes,
and one decidedly interesting character,
the overseer's daughter, who has been
brought up as a lady. The character of
the hero, however is rather contradic
tory, and the plot lacks connection and
sustained interest New York: l.. f.
Fenno & Co. Washington: Brentano)
"The Sack of Monte Carlo by Walter
Firth, is tale of which the name is an
epitome 1t deals with the enterprise and
adventures of some young men of the
Jules Verne type who determine to sack
Monte Carlo and who succeed. There is
no probability in the story, of course, and
not very much else New York: Harper
* Bros. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop. s125)
"a Prince of Mischance" is a story by
T Gallon. without much plot, but with a
certain psychological interest. 1t is a
study of half a dozen characters, placed |
in exceptional circumstances boy, de- |
serted by his pretty and frivolous mother, |
and growing up haphazarS; two sisters. |
one conscientious and self-sacrificing and |
loving, devoted to the other. VINO is weak |
and thoughtless: and foreign prince.
BY q series of mischances, these five peo-
problem in morals, and the
ending, while rather pathetic. is not ex-
lctly a sad one, because it is not the
work of cynic. (New York: ID. Appleton
& Co. Washington: Brentano)
1.-THE Fight For the Crown by w E.
Norris. is a modern tale dealing with poll
les, romance, the drama, and studies OF
he English and Irish character. Glad
tone appears in the course of the story's
development, and various other political
haracters and happenings are introA
uced. In the earlier chapters picture
f Irish life in Dublin and elsewhere is
,iven, showing the sad condition of the |
eople, and one of the characters In the
london chapters of the book is that of a
woman of wealth and position with a |
king for politics. CNew York: Harper &
'ros. Washington: Woodward & LothI
OPP. s125.)