Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-19
,aS0yAN PAS4A, Gilbert Parker.
Goth: $i.5o. - APPLETON & Co, New
york For sale by Hunter & Co.

cloth. $i.ao. - Appleton ~ Co, New
yo,45 For sale by Hunter & Co.
x-7IIs BERT PARKER has shown IN
his various stories many curious
~ | phases Of our great worlds life,
S---f and now. not Of least interest
faS IN his series. comes a yo.u,n.
oi Egyptian incidents and tales
As matter OF couyse. the collection
~ The deep and sustained fatcrcs,
rc writer long novels, and will hard
ask place among his more ambitious
~,rte. vet a student OF mis- methods win
gs5Grl by his exhibition Of insight
Mn sees into the intricacics OF tho
G.,s-Tl character with the same dis
.-ennss with which he has so well al
.5v pictured the Australian. the Ca
-.5ian and the English types and habits.
-sNa the worth OF the stories. simply
tales. Is easily felt in The dramatic
,-,a and the picturesque effect and vigo,.
t which they are presented. That the
-fes recall the work OF Mrs. Steele
"a of KjNlms is a further suggestion of
~. accuracy OF their understanding and
-tf-eenf one sees here. with reawal5-
a fancy the sunset glow of mink and
Ia aa he I-yhian hills. the ample dis
.,,ees .u}l and quiet. The immense. nys-
..-r Of desert and sky. and the boundless
,-., af Il all, The Oriental poetry or
.,o song of tho al'meh eeems Il fitting
~, al the whole;
~ hsys . Journey TO make, and pcri,s arc
il hiding:
Nam moons must ] travel many foes
meet,
+. ms-sS Of bread my food. a goolah of
water for drinking.
insert sand for my bed. the moonlight
ny sheet
r,me my love. TO the scented Palms.
yea5,i the hour Of remembrance:'
Ana with The long. soft stride of the
m,1 comes the magical song that UNI
,f#rrlv cheers his endurance TO more
rs-..aas achievement:
pros "a ielloe, Docs va lellee,
rrsga. O JOY Of my life, tread lightly,
INV fest are the wings of q dove.
and thy heart is of fire On thy wounds
vt. pour The Kings salve. ] will hang
On tar neck the long chain of wrought
When the gates Of Bsgdad are before US
paos "a IcIIee, Docs va. lellee!"
And with the poetry and beauty. and
,4r 7rershadowing them, in fact, there is
= sense Of the hypocrisy and deceit OF
;ra orient, the uncleanness Of its life.
,ga strangeness of its ideals. the odd
blending which comes of its contact with
English civilization, and the heroism
witch lis present history so often makes
The author states in his preface that
,sa book is but the toreword of long
rrraf If modern Egypt. on which he
has been at work for some time, and is
rreu but as an evidence of the thorough
mss ot mis- study OF his theme. But
whatever be his reason for writing them.
tfs stories are very readable, and
awaken large interest in the forthcoming
te5k
THE WINGS OF y DOVE. Henry James.
In two volumes. Cloth: 81 each. Charles
Scrbners Sons. New York. For sale
here by the Bell Book and Stationery
Company.
f---~TE5E principal effect produced by
reading OF Mr.. James's new
story is one of Impotence with
tr~Ss1SSI an author who can carry his
SeAi readers over the long and weary
way that he guides us into here,
ard in the end arrive at so disconcerting
and altogether uncomfortable a conclu- |
sion as is found at the close Of it all. At |
,ns erG Of the tale one heroine is dead. |
The other is bereft of love and left to
Isee. alone. 4 most sad. difficult, and be-
cgmbiHE situation, while the hero, with |
uncomfortable ticllleness. turns from flesh
and blood happiness TO cherish a morbid
cream. After diligent perusal of inter
migal pages Of difficult language. and
microscopic analysis of mental attitudes
and convolutions, and of innumerable
complexities OF environment heart, soul,
and sight We are to find our sole reward
IN the contemplation of a tantalizing and
Unnecessary unhappiness.
ii Is true that the authors style. ac-
c1ldiug 10 its tradition. is a marvel of
elaborate and polished wording and phras-
!as; ana it is true, TOO, THAI his charac-
tsrs have . strong and apt way of taking