The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-07
BOOK NOTICES.

Her Grace's Secret" by Violet
Twedale. George w. Jacobs & Co., 1903
los South Fifteenth street, Philadel-
phia. Cloth $3.50. Among the books
published this fall Her Grace's Sc
cret" is entitled to a prominent place.
1t is handsomely printed and illustrat
ed. The story is a deeply interesting
enc. 1t has the advantage of having no
dull chapters, and the plot is well sus-
tanned. The characters are strongly
drawn and a fine appreciation of hui
man motives is shown. 1t has the prom
Use of being one of the successful
books of the season
History of Sir Richard Calmody,"
by Lucas Malet. Dodd. Mead & Co..
New York. Cloth $3.50. This is a strik-
ing romance. Virile and modern. The
scene of which is laid in the moorland
and forest country of the northern
part of Hampshire, in London and in
Naples. 1t deals with the experiences
and adventures of an English country
gentleman of an essentially normal
type of character, subjected to very alb
normal conditions of life. 1t is a pow
erful presentation of a strong and
beautiful soul inhabiting a deformed
bONy anu AlShNiiS It's way lTOI1 the
depths of humiliation and despair up
to a plane of absolute happiness and
content.
Love Tayles." by S. r. Crockett,
author of "The Raiders" etc. Dodd,
Mead & Co, New York, publishers.
Cloth, $3.50. The author, Mr.. Crockett,
with the deftest touches, portrays
some widely varying phases Of the "di-
vine passion" a theme of which the
world never has grown weary and
never will. Hence, Mistress Bell Mac
Lurg and little Gertrud Richter-such
diverse types of maidens, but each
adorable in her way-and Adam Home,
eighth Lord Fitzpatrick, and Rudolph
Count st. PoltenV assina, much come
very close to the heart of the reader
since 'all the world loves a lover"
The Devastators, a novel, by Ada
Cambridge, author of THE Three Miss
Kings" etc. No. S04. Appleton's town
and Country Library. limo. Cloth, 81;
paper, 50 cents. This is in many ways
the best developed and strongest novel
this always interesting writer has CIV
en- us. The action passes in London
and the country, although there are
"reminiscences of the antipodes. The
story is a social study, and the work
of the devastators, feminine and mas
culine, is traced in domestic and in So
cial life. The novel is remarkable for
the vividness of its characters, notably
the woman whose career, in large part,
explains the title.
New Education Readers-Book w."
BY A. J. Demarest, superintendent of
public instruction. Hoboken, N. j., and
of schools, North Bergen, N. j. Cloth.
illustrated, 12mo. 176 pages. Price 10
cents. American Book Company, New
York. This book completes the New
Education Readers and is intended for
the use of pupils in the third year. 1t
continues the application of the princi-
pies developed in tine former books.
Through a wide range of subjects, the
pupils are introduced to good literature
and led into right habits of thinking
and reading. Lists of the more diff1-
cult words are given at the end OF the
book, where they will serve for drill
work in enunciation, pronunciation
and spelling.
THE Teller" by Edward Noyes
westcott, author of David Harum.
Uniform edition; illustrated: limo.
Cloth 81. This is the only other story
written by the lamented Edward Noyes
westcott. Mr.. Westcott's business
life lay with practical financial mat
tiers, and in THE Teller" he has drawn
upon his knowledge of life in a bank.
1t is unnecessary to emphasize the
interest attaching to the only other
work in fiction done by the author of
David Harum." Fortunately for the
readers of this masterpiece, Mr.. West
colt wrote several letters in regard to
the book while he was engaged upon
the manuscript, and these. with other
letters, have been preserved. They
have been edited for publication by his
sister, and are included in this volume.
A biography of Mr.. Westcott is added
by his friend, Mr.. Forbes Heermans.
who describes the manner in which
David Harum" was written. Some
peculiarly interesting portraits of Mr..
Westcott and a picture of his home
illustrate the book.