The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-03
I'M THE LITERARY WORLD.
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UNDER THE DARKNESS OF THE
Night--a Historical Romance, by Ellen
Chazal Chapeau. - mo. Price, post
paid, S1.25. Publishers: The Neall Pub
fishing Co., Washington, D. c.
The uprising in Santo Dominique. when
the negroes swept over the province with
loren and knife, crying, Down with the
masters leaving death and destruction in
their path, is so black story that one
would not associate with it the plot for a
tender love story. Miss Chapeau graphi-
cally describes the period of bloody in
surrect1on and cruel scenes that preceded
the leadership Of Toussaint L'Overture,
and out of the insurgent conspiracy
evolves a story of intense interest thus
relieving the humor which she depicts by
an absorbing and charming romance. In
Held that the critics declaim against
the writing of historic novels-Mrs. Chap
eau has scored a marked success.
THE FIRESIDE SPHINX, BY AGNES
Repplier. Illustrated. II mo. Cloth.
Price 81. Publishers Houghton, Milf
lin Co., Boston and New York.
According to the Arabic chronicles as
set down by that devout scholar Da
mirei, there were no cats in the Garden
OF Paradise. 1t may be that the lack of
1.-The harmless, necessary cat" is respon
sible for the ennui which, according TO
Charles Lamb, forced our first parents to
sin themselves out of Eden. We are told
by the author of this book that during the
long weeks in which the ark foated over
the waste of waters, the rats and mice
increased so alarmingly that the inmates
were threatened with destruction. Then
Noah, equal to the emergency, passed his
hand three times over the head of the
lioness, and 10! she squeezed forth the
cat.
This is an original and philosophic and
historical treatise on cats that is written
charmingly. You could never imagine
until you read one chapter that so much
could be written of cat We are treated
to THE Cat of Antiquity THE Dark
Ages" THE Renaissance "The Cat in
Art" and the like. The illustrations by
Miss Bonsall are works of art.
WARWICK OF THE KNOBS, BY JOHN
Uri Lloyd. A story of Stringtown
county. Kentucky, with Photographic IL
Illustrations Of Knob county. Price $1.5O.
Publishers: Dodd Mead & Co., New
York. For sale in Raleigh by Alfred
Williams & Co.
''Stringtown on the Pike" by Mr.. Lloyd
is one of the most popular books of the
decade. Why? Nobody ever can tell why
one novel is read by everybody, while q
thousand others lie unopened on the
shelves of the book stores. There is
reason: The novels that men love to
read are close to nature, deal with char
acters that are original, untouched by the
tailor made process. that makes all men
alike in the city world. Warwick was
Primitive Baptist preacher of the Ken
lucky mountains-a type Of the unedu-
Gated man who lives his religion, and is
steadfast in his adherence to his concep-
ton of ''the faith once delivered" He is
made the real man-of flesh and blood
whose robust Christianity dominates his
life. This reply to his daughter. who
pleaded with him not to go out in the
mountains in fierce storm, gives the
key to his life:
IF man is born to be drowned he will
never die in any other way. If a man is
not destined to be drowned he cannot
drown. Child, you do wrong when you
question Gods power to direct these
things. You are impious when you at
tempt to persuade your father to shirk his
duty Did | not announce that evening
services would begin this day at early
Never yet did Preacher
Warwick fail to keep his word to the
Lord
The author has given as the time of
the story the date of the War Between
the States when the conflict waged more
fercely in Kentucky than elsewhere. and
has made it full of dramatic incidents
which are graphically told. The old
preacher wades through deep waters
deep enough to drown the convictions of
a Christian not firm in the faith-but
Warwick remains faithful to the end, |
holding fast to his creed and to the prom
Uses OF his God But for the glimpses of
Kentucky humor and the touches OF de- /
scription of the beautiful country in the
Kentucky mountains. it would be
gloomy story. But these relieve the
gloom. 1t is strongly drawn and deeply
ASGARD STORIES-TALES FROM
Morse Mythology, by Mary H. Foster !
and Mabel H Cummings illustrated.
123 pages. Introductory price 80 cents.
Publishers: Silver, Burdett & Co.
In 'Asgard Stories the deeds of Odin,
Thor, Baldur, the beloved sun-god, and
the others who dwelt in the heavens OF
Asgerd, are presented with simplicity
and reality that cannot fail to interest
and delight children. The picturesque
and the mysterious sides, also, are
treated with delcacy that appeals to
the imagination. 1t will be enjoyed by
all children and will also delight the pa
rents.
THE ARNOLD PRIMER, by Sarah
Louise Arnold. illustrated by Charles
J. Budd, Alice Barber Stephens, Avis
Lunzer and others. Publishers: Sill
yer, Burdett & Co.. New York.
Many Of the illustrations are in colors
and all are made with the view of inter-
esting and pleasing the child 1t is a
model primer in every way, being attrac-