The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17
BY BREAD ALONE. By I. *. Fried
man: Mcclure, Phillips & Co., New

York
TINS story deals with college man
whose soul is at war with existing rela-
tons between labor and capital. lie Is a
high-strung but errat1c youth With
large brain and body to match. He leaves
his fathers store to become 4 laborer in
an iron work. He becomes a strike lead
er. In his attempt to prevent a force of
Pinkerton men from landing, he is shot,
but thanks to the nursing or
the daughter of the man IN
whose mill he worked and whom he
had known when he was a college stu
dent. he RECEIVERS. She has always loved
him. now he, too, loves They defy the
irate father and are married. But the
love story is not the whole book. Hardly
the greater part of it. That consists of a
description Of life in the great mills and
of the workers there. The style of our
author is based upon that of Emil lola
ana Victor Hugo. 1t does not, however,
share the virtues of the famous works
OF these authors. It has, nevertheless,
most of their faults. It is not to be de-
MED that by Bread Alone has strength
as a novel, but It is matter of serious
doubt whether the book will prove inter-
esting to more tnan u few readers outside
of those who are interested in socialistic
propa ganoa. 1. ..
FOR LOVE OR CROWN. By Arthur w.
Narchmont: Frederick a. Stokes Co,
New York.
Those who have read Mr.. Marchmont's
earlier works-"In the Name of Wo-
man" "a Dash for a Throne" and by
Right of Sword-know what to expect i'll
his latest book, For Love or Crown"
The ingredients essential to the concoc-
ton OF one of his novels are princes and
princesses travelling incognito, some I'M
T., IN, ~ 10 Of
and a background of inveterate blood
snedders Give him these and he can
make out of them an interesting story
Improbable, of course, melodramatlc to
the extreme, but interesting always. And
the public likes this sort of stuff-this
blood and thunder novel. The moral
ity of it's tendency need not be question:
q. Its highest purpose, and. in fact. Its
only purpose. is to entertain for the Tune
required in its reading. The heroine of
the story is the heir to the throne of a
small principality. To protect her from
the violence of her political opponents she
is sent to England. where she lives in Sc
clusion. Enter Mr.. Englshlnan Now
for the tug of war now for the death
grip of the batt.e." The Engishman
loves the princess, the princess loves the
Englishman. and whole score OF vile
politicians hate the pair. Are you inter
ested in the prospect of an active battle?
Read the book and you will not be disap-
pointed. {. u. w.
TOM REAULINCi. BY Gouverneur Nor
ris. The Century Company. New York.
We understand that Tom Beauiins" is
Mr.. Gouverneur Morris first appeal for
recognition as novelist. It il pleasant
indeed. to fnd in a first book so much
promise of better work. 1t would, how
ever, seem to us that our author nas not
vet gotten himself well in hand, but still
the book before US is decidedly readable.
To find fault with the present work would
no. be difficult-to find fault with the
work of any young writer is, as a rule, a
matter easily accomplished. There is
much, however, in TON Beauling'' that
deserves praise. The style. though at
times stilted, is generally refreshIngly
simple. There are situations that are ex-
ceedingly dramatic without beins nalo-
dramatic. The character drawing. espe-
cialy that of TON Beaulins," is well
done. Taken all in all, the book. which
IS a very small one. is one that will
amply repay one for the time required in