The Worcester spy., 1901-10-20

story of absorbing interest The other
shorter stories are none the less evil
dences of the skill and power of the
author. This book is issued uniformly
with other stories entitled "The North
ern Georgia Stories" by viii N. Har-
ben; and North Carolina Sketches, y
by Mary Nelson Carter.
"Owen Glyndwr" BY Arthur Granville
Bradley. Published by G. p. Put
nam's Sons.
This book is published in the bio
graphical series entitled 1.-The Heroes of
the Nations. It is not strictly BIZ
ography, partly because of the scanti-
ness of the material and partly because
of the fact that owen GIyndwr was the
incarnation of the last struggle for
Welsh independence. He was the last
and most celebrated among the soldier
patriots Of the race. He is, without
doubt the national hero of the major
ity of Welshmen. His life was history
This book gives "a particularly clear
and intelligent view of Welsh history
and it is an important addition to the
Heroes of the Nations"
E. NJ. Davis. Published by Hough-
ford-Putnam Company.
Jaconetta was a little girl living or
a plantation in one of the gulf states
just before the Civil War. Her affec-
tions were first enlisted for black
smith, then for a succession Of men and
boys; and they had frank charm and
innocence which shine in Mrs. Davis
narrative. The story gives glimpses of
the generous hospitality of old Southern
families, and the condition of the state
before the war. The book is in general
style like "The Story of Little Jane and
Me-"
"The Lonesomest Doll" BY Abbie Far
well Brown. Published by Houghton,
Miff1in & Co. For sale by Sanford &
Banister.
This is story of two small girls, one
a princess, the other a porter's child.
The princess had a doll quite too splen-
did for everyday use,-it was, there
fore, locked up and was the lonesomest
doll in the kingdom. The porter's child,
using her fathers keys, got into the
treasure-room where the doll was. The
princess found her way thither and the
doll made the children friends. BY
and by the princess was captured by
robbers, but was saved by the doll,
Wnlch crleQ Wnen the TODuelS S1uGeHeu
1t and revealed to the pursuers where
the princess was The story is illus
trated with pictures of the princess,
her playmate the robbers, and the doll.
When We Destroyed the Gaspee." BY
James Otis Published by Dana Estes
& Co., Boston. Cloth, rs cents
This is a story for boys, relating how
his majesty's armed schooner, Gaspee,
sent to Narragansett Bay in 1772 to en-
force the unpopular revenue acts, was
punished for many deeds of insolence
and aggression on the part Of her COM
manding officer and crew. The ship
was captured and destroyed while
stranded upon a dangerous shoal,
whittier she had been decoyed by a
Yankee packer. The strategy and bold
ness of the attack are set forth with
genuine gusto by the youth of ia
participant in the fight-who tells the
story, and the reader is led to feel very
keenly the proud love of liberty in the
hearts of the Colonists. There is plen-
ty of pluck, danger and good fighting
in this book, and the interest never
drags for a moment. Mr.. Otis has sell
dom written so spirited and fascinating
a story. 1t is illustrated with 16 full
page and text drawings by L. ]. Bridg-
man