Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

ANTICONE. BY Paul BcurSet. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons. For
Sale by the Bell Book and Stationery
Company, Richmond Va. Price, 100.
This latest work OF Paul Bourget Is
based on a delightful fancy. and should
prove very fascinating 10 him who reads
for the love of literature and for enter
tainment. The book relates to women;
concerning whom Bourget always stands
In reverence. IL is sketohy ana bright
every page Of IL. The author introduces
us to his conception OF women whom ne
has met There has not been time in
most OF these cases for him TO Satnsr the
story Of their lives, or to know the trend
OF their personality. They have Impressed
! him. however. during the brief PERIOD
| they were in his view. He fortnwltn
delves into an estimate OF their hves'
their romances. their joys and tragedles'
and. depicts them wholly from fancy' ne
moves them about among the men and
women OF their time, and gives them
their characteristics and their parts 10
play.
This gives scope for Bourget 10 display
his own cleverness. his own view OF hu-
| man nature ard how men and women
| (especially women act under given cir
/ cumstances These women Of Paul Bour-
get differ. of course, as women always
do. one from another, in temperament, IN
circumgta1ces. alliances. and fortune, and
| the individuality Of each is well NAM
| tanned. -,
No one who has read Paul Bourget VIII
| fail in being absorbed In TINS Voluine'
| There IS no finer sweeter writer In all me
ranks Of the younger authorship OF MOD
ern Europe. There Is no inner drawer Oh
pen-pictures. OF situations and scene-y
than he. No one has a more delicate dis
| cernment Of the poetry Of womanliness'
and none has a higher refinement In the
true expression of IT, There is distinct
and marvellous realism in all these PIC
lures of women, as IL he knew the IN
most secrets Of their lives and romdhces'
and were relating them from the record.
| There is a subtle and profound psyco-
logy I'm this treatment. There is pure
philosophy in his OSCILLATIONS whlch
compels us to a higher respect anu
admiration for woman and for her au-
thor-champion. who has placed her OH
pedestal OF nobility; who has analyzeo
her as an individual without carping; who
has charmed US again with her beauty
and lovelness. without a commonplace
estimate Of her as a playthng.
THE STORY OF MARCO POLO. BY
Noah Brooks. illustrated by Win IA.
The Century Company. Prime N'@.
The story Of Marco Polo and his COM
panions IS one Of the most romantic ana
interesting of medieval or or MODERN
times. The manner OF the return OF the
Polos long after they had been gwen up
for dead. says Mr.. Brooks IN ms pre-
face. the subsequent adventures OF Marco
polo the incredulity with which MS
hook Of travels was received, the graz
ual and slow confirmation OF the truth
of his reports, as later expeditions pene-
: trated the mysterious orient, ana 'he
fact that he may be Justly regarded as
the founder OF the geography or ASIA
have all combined to give TO his nara
tive n certain fascination with when nc
other story Of travel has been invested
: At first read for pure amusement MAJ
co Polo's books eventually became az
authoritative account OF regions OF the
Garth which were almost wholly unknown
To Europe up 10 his time, ana some poi'
tions of which even now remain uhtN'
nlored by western travellers. Despite ln'
D fact that IL has for n long time beeh
classic. and that IL is full from cover u
cover with romantic adventure the poOh
G g little known to the present generator
r NJ bovs and girls. In its entirety II IS no.
o. an easy hook for the young 10 read anc
/ no suitable edition for them had beer
4 issned for previous 10 this venture by
. Mr. Brooks. A number Of volumes whlci
hear the name of Noah Brooks testllN
. "a his success I'm interesting boys ah'
{, | GIRLS I'm brave records Of adventure IL
: ..The story Of Marco Polo" he ha'
made a iudicious selection from the booF
| ~ tho great Venetian traveller. largely
|, preserving the quaint phraseology OF th'
\ original. and introducing enough or com
: ment and explanation TO preserve th'
q | continuity of the narrative. Aside Iloh
q the fact that the book will please "loe
. awake bows and girls, it has a timell
importance in view Of the threatened uis
integration Of the Chinese empire.
o OLD GLORY SERIES. UNDER DEWE,
70 AT MANILA; OR, THE WAX FOX
n TUNES OF 4 CASTAWA Al. 10y Eu
= ward Stratemeyer, Author OF "Rlchar
O Dare's Venture" 1.-THE Last Cruise
4 The Snitfre." "Reuben stones Dis
: covery'" "Oliver Bright's Search et'
o Illustrated. Boston: Lee & Shepard
l. Publishers. 1898.
e As its name indicates, TINS Is Doy'
Y hook. II Is a story of the Spanish wa
n very American and patriotic, and abounc
/. ing in action. Ii deals with the fortune
9 of Larry Russell. a runaway from NONE
n who takes 10 the sea for hVelihoo'
z. After going through many other thrllhn
o adventures, Larry and one OF ms FELLOW
# seamen are thrown overheard IN the mAu'
n ~ a storm. In a marvellous, not to sa
o miraculous manner. they manage 10 reac
Il a desert island. They are about 10 Civ
3 m hone of rescue, when Larry nnds a
y old boat on the beach. which seems 10
o sound and they put 10 sea In her. III
n boat is speedily wrecked, however, an
/. thew are once more left TO the mercy
r. the waves. At this point, the Asiat
d Squadron happens along, and they al
" picked up and added 10 the crew. The
take mart in the battle Of Manila, an
= finally reach HongkOng in safety.
= The book is a first-class story for boy
- interesting clean, and wholesoH
=, throughout. In addition 10 "the blood an
- the thunder" (Which is undeniably OF
mild sorO. one is presented gratis, z
Is usual in books of the kind, with quite
u good deal of hghly-instructiye side-tal
including a chapter on the life Of Admir-
II Dewey. and one Of the causes Of the wa
% And Mr.. Stratemeyer also tells US mar
interesting things about Manila and u
l. philippines. and throws in some bits
j. information about battleships and the
" crews.
E For sale by the publishers. Price, s1.25.
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. Z
Charles Dickens The Thumb-Na
d series Pages 223. New York: II
- Century Company. Price. 81.
- 'grhe Cricket on the Hearth" with {
y introduction by Joseph JeffersOn) is
u welcome addition TO the delight
Thumb-Nail Series. Just as long as civ
u ization possesses a hearth. SO long v
this particular Cricket be in reques