Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
,,-r AND THE SOUL HUNTERS.
~ i, Oliver Hobbs. Cloth, $3.50. Funk

7s- Oliver HOBBS. tioth, sisSo. Iunk
4 wagualls.
el, here by Hunter &. Co.
-yl3s1 Mrs. Crais.c can. and often
FE-S docs. write brilliant books. no.
lsodv can deny, bat that the
e---5 agesen; production is either bril-
~ liant or interesting beyond the
'-~'z'''~' ordinary her most ardent reader
r.-..fv have the enthusiasm To affirm.
haracierS of tho story are taken
-rf.n4- those citizens Of the world
& which Paul Bourset pcopled his
.,s+,so6l3s ard whose ideals and do
ave been made the subject of many
.- tale both before and after the
s,,.~rn,nan's depressing novel. In all of
No., as in tic present story. there is the
,s,5-s;ion of brilliancy. recklessness,
,--,,-t tragedy, and hiiehting sense OF
5.-,s>arsihiIitN and freedom. Mrs. Craigie
49, 7s5.ure6 here broken down English
5Rorced from his wife, living for
-,,ast part on the continent with his
..st;g daughter: an eNiled Prince
paudeTcr over Europe in company
# mis- strong minded secretary. and ar
-.r,,-ssts suite. an American millionaire
man nf business summing himself liz
~ a--criSa pleasures OF the continental
world and The inevitable adventu-
tyfs time, however, somewhat lack
.assreitness and charm. With these
o+reTe whose cha r8 cterS and actions
.5r,7leie The plot OF the story, The author
.,.ss +. nd her book, and While it is true
1-. she has worked out her lore story
q, sweet, sane, and wholesome end
here Still breathes through the
,,ces of the tale, as in ali others Of its
80 ,ts atmosphere of an abnormal
sfs.c. wurlG-worn. and tainted with
cox
nv .hs most part unillufninated by the
Brightness and Wit With which this writer
g7s 80 well how 10 ask ana TO win for
.vsress for many faults.
-rE rNTRUsIoNs OF PEGGY. An
,rapr Hope Cloth. M.25. Harper &
Frataers. New York.
1,sr sale here by hunter & Co.
r-"-3lR ANTHONY HOPE 10 be dull
Z is an lmaccustomed role for that
/ very delightful teller OF tales.
sssTSsE yet he is dull in his new story.
sS)EgzI and 10 add to the infelicity Of
his dulness he is unconscious OF
his -auit and draws out an unliyely tale
81 uneNcusablc lengths of WEAKNESS.
u baEiu with the story is one of but
las Htsrally drowned the small vitality
1aiEht possibly have possessed in oceans
and oceans OF talk. To follow UP this
ut he has brought into his book a
s,sce frsu Of people we'll nigh Worn to
6,atH l1y the constant use to which hosts
and hosts Of writers on English social
',s have nut them. and the very sight
al y hose faces and sound OF whose voices
throws one into hopeless Spasms of ennui.
The heroine is sn1all-natured and tiresome
aavaHd endurance. III Airy Newton, the
,-r0 tinv spark Of likeableness but
Hra.y misses springing into fame. and in
7eggy alone does Mr.. Hawkins touch the
s1c~ win his accustomed skill and bring
Z ogT acquaintance ] creature charulinEly
7-etty loyal. Sweet-souled, and reckless
,ro1Eh Ia win forgetfulness of the other
5roso-ne and altogether wearying people
N MS tale.
writer must of necessity suffer from
de noblesse oblige of previous excellence,
rn6 an author who has written SO perfect
romance as the Prisoner Of Zenda"
and so charming a society drama as The
molly Dialogues will. not find his read
rs Wiling to accept so ordinary a story
rs Tic present one with any degree OF
Sraitude or affability.
-HE LOOM or LIFE.-Charlcs Frede-
a-l5 Goss. Cloth, SIS The Bowen,
Merrill Company Indianapolis.
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