The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-22
of love. but it is the true end of a love
story, and this is only love story"

of love. but it is the true end of love
story, and this is only a love story"
WITH WASHINGTON IN THE WEST
The Colonial series. BY Edward State
meyer Illustrated by A. B. Shute
Publishers: Lee & Shepherd, Boston.
This is the first of series of volumes
to be known by the general title of Co
lonial Series'' If the author makes the
other volumes as attractive and interest
ing as the first they will win a place in
every library for boys and in every home
where the best books for boys are provid
ed The main character in this story is
David Morris, the son of hardy pioneer
who first settled in the Western part OF
Virginia. AS boy he becomes acquaint
cd with Washington, who, as a seventeen
year old boy is engaged in surveying in
the Shenandoah valley. David becomes
his assistant. He becomes devoted to
Washington and goes with him through
the Indian wars. The story of the battles
and privations, of Washington's bravery
and poise, are told with power and Will
make a deep impression for good upon
the aspiring youth who reads the volume
FOLLY IN FARMLAND, by Carolyn
Wells, with illustrations by Henry AL
temus Co., Philadelphia.
This story will delight all girls. Folly
whose full name is Florinda, goes on
visit to Fairylard, and the author gives
a graphic account of her adventures.
She visited Cinderella and the Queen of
Hearts in their palaces, and, piloted by
DIo1 thn rInln
realm and became we'll acquainted with
the heroes and heroines of Fairyland in
their own homes. She visited the Old
Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, went to
see the Sleeping Beauty in-the- Woods,
went to sea in the bowl of the Three
Wise Men from Gotham-in word Folly
goes to see every parsonage of whom she
had heard in nursery rhymes or had read
in story books. She enjoyed everything
and the book makes you feel that they
are all flesh and blood creatures, while
the rhymes and jingle are as bright as
anything you have read anywhere.
WITHIN THE GATES-A DRAMA, by
Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. emo.
Price SIPS. Publishers: Houghton,
Mifflin & Co., Boston.
This is the last of the famous Gates
Ajar" series of books from this author
which have given her permanent place
among the more popular authors. This
gives in dramatic form, and with the
intense earnestness characteristic Of the
author, a series of views illustrating
what may follow the mystery of death.
It is true of this, as of all her works,
that they are written with a sincere de-
sire to make the world happier and bet
ter by the influence of her writings. And
she makes her books so absorbingly in
teresting and attractive in style as to
win a constantly increasing circle of
readers and admirers.
THE WARDEN, by Anthony Trollope. ed
tied by Agar Thorred. Publisher: John
Lane, New York.
This is the first of the triology Of &C.
clesiastical novels which contributed so
greatly, and so justly, to the fame of An
thony Trollope 1t is printed in a popu-
lar and striking little volume.
THE JANUARY (CHRISTMAs) SMART
SET.
prince Reckless" by Arthur Grissom,
is the leading story in the January or
Christmas number of The Smart Set. This
is the first novelette, of a purely roman
tic character that this magazine has
published, and doubtless it was written
with an editorial view to pleasing va
riety. The story proceeds rapidly from
start to finish, and deals with the infat-
uation of young European Prince for
beautiful American girl; with his des-
perate adventures in pursuit of her, his
mysterious disappearance, and the crime
of his equerry. The story has all the ele-
ments that go to make popular fiction.
Alfred Henry Lewis contributes an his
torical story article, entitled Zone Eigh-
teenth- Century Day" Its characters are
beaux and literally histronic giants
of London at one of the most picturesque
periods in English history. Mr.. Lewiss
weli-known cleverness was never more
in evidence than in the sprightly de-
scriptions and witty conversations that
compose his contribution.
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