The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-02
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md n .r;gences will be able to devote much time
d Po'. future to the literary work Of which he is so
fn1 sas written nothing of importance since "Napo-
1, Last Phase, which met Win very considerable
y, royes which seem to retain their hold longest on
An o,llc the religious novel stands near the head
s'. no better selling literary property than the well
ups NV which has for its underlying motive vital
,seme Possibly reason Tor this lies IN the fact
..onle who look askance upon general novel read
~ conscientious scruples as to stories of religious
Tste for instance, book that delighted readers of
- seneraton The Prince OF inc House OF David by
4. copyright having expired linen foHows Ben-Hur,
4, record OF 725ooo sun growing anu tnere 100 Is
an DYKES beautiful niue DooN' Inc OlueF wise Man
IA Of falling OIL IN us saleS o yeal ~ year aS most
In o fiction do the Hapers state that ne Other Wise
Et sold better IN 1901 than IN any previous year since
,oyi,aton. French translation OF lne DOOR done by
Auziere has Just Deeh issueu at ans III an sttlstc
w,s Ellen Glasgow has written new novel which Will
H oThe battle-ground and VIII be published in Lon
The spring Miss Glasgow does not produce novels as
Al some Of her Young contemporaries but new books
issued steadily from her desk at intervals ever since her
very young woman and much IS expected OF her. But
" concur in the opinion tnat she mas never done any
better than The Descendant whleh IS strong we'll
A md brilliant story ne author Is southern woman
h. 1t Richmond, Va, IN an ola family mansion OF the
II fast disappearing from our cities.
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- = ha original Of the character of Rosalie Fvant,rel
~ Din o W." II is stated that Mr. Gilbert Parker
. met the Young lady at Oberammergau and was
! by her resemblance to the type OF woman he had in
~ bojrs of bis novel Miss Roland is described
10 e o,o An,cr;ca ybo GOES much to
is fond Of horses and dogs, and is sympathetic and
,ad TO duty as Resale The report from the
H. id. that Thc Right OF Way" is now selling faster in
bland than in England where the reading habit is
7 sg as in the North.
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Y, Harris Dickson whose first novel "The Black VOLTS
&s me, with such pronounced success has CONNECTED
I'D The Siege Of Lady Rcsoutc" and is a charming ro-
the long siege Of spirited girls heart by young
zach marquis who having mortaliy offended her early in
30 acquaintance still is determined to win her Mr. Dick
has crowded his story with sparkling incidents and brave
Features but the tale Is not OF the swashbucking kind
neT by ofth ana cosmopolitan by experience lie is
'syT but the weaving OF romance has made more ur-
appeal his imagination than the preparation of briefs
ne success OF Inc Black Volts Breed definitely out
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.T;nte The book is satire upon the Symbolis movement
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Everything Of the statistical sort that one can want to
~ about the British ernrc and Of all other countries in
relations with it. together with vast amount OF general
ruaiOn about the kings domains is 70 be found in
aiksr Almanac for toos inst noorted h, the Scrib-
Ia The accession of new sovereqt, saws the preface
the honors bestowed in the war have made many ad-
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