The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-18

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way at the close Of the book and During
ton marries the Presidents daughter and
enters the civil service Compared with
DR.. Nikola's Experiment this sort OF
, thing is rather tame and the reader feels
like person who has ordered Hungarian
stew and been served with milk toast
tNew York: D. APPLETON & co. $1,000
The Favor Of Princes" by Mark Lee
| Luther is a love story of Paris in the
time Of La Pompadour. and the hero is
an impecunious young nobleman, who
comes to the capital seeking an heiress
whom he may wed in order to rebabili-
tate his fortunes. He is introduced TO a
i charming young girl Heloise daughter Of
rich bourgeois, and promptly falls in
love with the maiden for her own sake,
Moreover twhat seems more difficulty, he
succeeds in convincing her that be is not
marrying her for her fortune, and the
young couple begin life on the most de-
lightful terms Of affection and mutual con
geniality. By i'll chance however, the
King sees Heloise and determines 10 Sc
cure her for himself, through the con
nlvance Of her father; and the rest Cf the
story is taken up with plots and counter
pots, in which a Canadian friend Of the
hero plays not unimportant part. The
character of this fdus Achates reminds
one Of Amos Green in Conan Doyle $
Refugees and he is quite as likable
fellow. We are treated to a glimpse OF
the reigning favorite Of the hour, La
PompadouT, and the misunderstanding,
both in her case and that Of the King. is
remarkably good We also get a fine pr
tUre Of Paris. as il was in those exciting
days, and there is a Jesuit, Pere Rameau,
who is an interesting and admirable fig
ure. Altogether, Mr. Luther has written
a successful historical novel. New York:
The Macmillan Company. $1j0.)
'Postle Farm" by George Ford. deals
with the love Of a young man of rank for
a beautiful girl who has been brought M
. as a peasant The hero. Temple. cannot
be said to be an admirable character, for
/ he spends most Of his time Oscillating back
and forth in most weak minded way be-
! tween the woman to whom he is betrothed
/ and the girl who has taken his fancy.
/ Cathie, the maiden who thus attracts him
I against his will, speaks a Devonshire dia-
/ lect, which is too broad to be entirely in
tellgible to American ears. but when one
has once mastered this. she is delightful
in her own way The ending Of the story,
while not altogether unexpected. is rot
! foretold from the beginning, which is a
good point in a tale of this kind: AMI The
drawing Of the minor characters is care
fully done. (New York: Dodd, Mead &
! Coz
The Gentleman Pensioner." by Albert
Lee is. as We are informed upon the tile
page, "a romance OF the year 1863 and
the material. which Is unusually interest
ing is treated in the same vigorous style
in which The Key of the Holy House"
was written. The hero is a confidential
messenger OF Queen Elizabeth, and is
given a commission which involves numer-
Gus desperate adventures. There is moth
ing very subtle or hard to understand
about the book: it is simply an adventure
novel of most thrilling type, and holds
the interest of the reader from beginning
TO END. Although not intended especially
for juvenile readers. it will certainly be
interesting to boys, for there is plenty Of
fighting. considerable rough tumble
fun, and many hairbreadth escapes from
imprisonment, death, and torture. There
is also secret chamber which is most
delightfully."- used, and a jester who is al .
most as fascinating as that sterling favor 4
tie. Wanda. tNew York: d. Appleton &
Co. $1,000
Gavin Hamilton" by Molly Elliot Sea-
well, is a romance of the days of Frederick
the Great The hero is the son Of an Eng
lish uobleman and a woman Of untitled
family. and has been brought up entirely
by his mother his father refusing 10 ac-
knowledge him. He falls in with French
officer and dandy by the name of St.
Armand. and they become bosom friends.
and go through many adventures in COM
pany. Some Of these happenings cause
them TO make the acquaintance OF FEEDER
ick the Great, and We get several inter-
esting glimpses Of that monarch. Another
character. fascinating for her own sake.
is Madame Ziska, an opera singer and
dancer, who befriends the two young men
in various ways. They effect an escape
from the citadel Of Glatz figure at the
court OF Marie Theresa. and have various
adventures in the war between that SOW
ereign and Frederick. Many of the incl
dents OF the story are spiced with de-
mure fun. as in the case Of Gavin's meet
ing his disdanful father at the Austrian
court, and dropping that astonished and
indignant aristocrat out Of the window
into flower bed; also the chapter n
which the same audacious youth carries
Frederick across q flooded garden on his
back. and threatens TO let his loyal bur
den fall into water four feet deep if the
latter allows d disrespectful word abou;
the Empress to escape his lips The al
mospherc of the story is wholesome and
hracing. and full Of life and movement;
and the accuracy Of all historical details
is 10 be commended. New York: Har-
per & Brothers. s1.5ot
IS as the liIe indicates a story Of the
,ut % o. 'iiG ,i5I nay .oiohy'
is laid partIy in England rarrIy in Hoi-
land. partly in America one chapter deal
ing with Virginia and another with Massa
chusetts. Several historical Incidents are
introduced among them he story If III, .