The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-21

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ry, dealing with our own revolutionary
times and based on letters written tC
her cousin in England, Miss Dorothea
Engel, by Katherine, daughter of Major
| General James Patison during the yeal
which she spent in America at tllestime
of our war for liberty Miss Patisor
| found romantic adventures botf
among the red coats and the patriots
especially among the latter, whose plis-
oner she became in order to save the
life of manly and noble young patriot.
This young patriot was dying on one of
the British prison ships and she loved
him at first sight after red coat
officers had sought in vain to
win her heart. The heroine be-
comes the guest most Unexpectedly of
Martha Washington, and thus chances
to see the Father Of his Country. The
story incidentally presents vivid pic
ture of the sufferings and devotion of
the American troops in those dark VAL
ley Forge days, which tried mems
souls. The book is very pleasing mar
rative delightfully."- told
| ''Thro' Fire to Fortune" by Mrs. AL
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Of the popular conventional type, which
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career of young girl, Cora Leigh, who
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emerges at last from humble surround
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man she loves and at the same time dis
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an English lord. There are exciting
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lover
The Campaign of the Jungle, or I'm
der Lawton Through Luzon," being the
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Ben and Larry figure in the Campaign
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by the MARSHES OIL Ml0aS, DIV
Charles G. d. Roberts, author of The
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In several of the tales the evil Black
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thors previous novels-agan appears, |
with his savages at his heels, but to be |
Lhwarted always by womans wit or
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ever Professor Roberts betrays his va
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thorough literary artist
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