The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-21

Tale--Mr. Roberts, ''1sndred of thc
 Wnd"-Other New Works.
 Little, Brown & Co., Boston, have
 just issued another charming book,
 ''Lafitte of Louisiana" by Mary Dev-
 ereux. a well-known writer of fiction,
 author of From Kingdom to Colony
 and Up and Down the Sands of Gold"
 Her latest novel is a powerful romance
 founded on the remarkable career of
 Jean Lafitte during the French ReVo-
 lution and the war of 1872. It is all
 ready meeting with great success and it
 undoubtedly ranks with the leading
 works of fiction of the year Laftte
 bore prominent part in the history of
 Louisiana; and from the facts and le-
 gends which have come down to us the
 author has constructed an absorbing
 story, which begins with Lahtte's first
 meeting with Napoleon, and closes with
 the battle of New Orleans. The heroine
 of the book is Rose de Cazeneau,
 granddaughter of Count de Cazeneau.
 The author has pictured the times in
 which Lafitte lived in a vivid manner;
 and her characters, particularly those
 of Lafitte and Napoleon Bonaparte, are
 drawn with a skilled hand. It is a book
 which excels in interest her previously
 successful From Kingdom to Colony"
 a story of Marblehead in the Revolu-
 ton, and her previous book, Up and
 Down the Sands of Gold" published
 last fall.
 Mary Devereux is the eldest daughter
 of General J. H. DevereuX, She was
 born in Marblehead, Mass, where her
 fathers people have lived since 1636
 When an infant she was taken to Ten
 nessee, in which state her family lived
 until the breaking out of the civil war, during which her father was superin-
 tendent of the military railroads, sta toned at Alexandria, Va. Her life has been decidedly cosmopolitan having been passed in Cleveland (Ohio), New York city, Chicago and Boston, with frequent visits to Marblehead where so much of the material for her first two novels was obtained. In fact, From Kingdom to Colony" is a story of this quaint old town in the early days of the Revolution, and the fascinating heroine bears the name of Mistress Dorothy Devereux. up and Down the Sands of Gold" published last fall, is present. day novel, while in "Lafitte of Louis jana" she returns to historical romance.
 "Lafitte of Louisiana is for sale at the Pease-Lewis Go. s. Price $15O.
 Tn the Eagles Talon," published by Little. Brown & Co.,, Boston, is a l charming romance by Sheppard Ste vens. of the Louisiana purchase, in which the court life in France and wild primitive life in the new world are viV- idly contrasted. The hero, Louis Le- freniere, is betrothed to a lively pretty, coquettsh young girl Felicite. His ri- val for her hand persuades a young ln- | dian maiden to claim Louis for her loV- CT, and Felicite accepts her word rather ! than that of her betrothed. Louis un- | cle sends him to France to rescue his | cousin, a beautiful young girl upon | whom the first consul has designs. The | scenes between Napoleon and this brave | young girl are among the most drama tic in the book which abounds in incl dent and adventure. The book makes delightful reading. It is an exception ally interesting story from start to fin- ish. The characters stand out vividly, portrayed with rare skill and felicity, | among them that of Louis old uncle, irascible, gouty, suspicious, yet frank to own his errors and ready to make amends: that of Etienne. the rival or Louis for the hand of Feliclte; that of Adrienne, the beautiful cousin, Winsome to a high degree: that of the Indian mai- den. daughter of chief and who made the mischief between Louis and Fe- Iicite and nearly separated them foreY- CT. while Louis and Felicite make as fine a pair as any recent fiction has pre- sented. The times in France when Ma poleon was first consul are drawn in vivid and masterful fashion, and the scene when the consummation of the Louisiana purchase was made IS very , fine Altogether the book is one to be warmly commended to lovers or hctloh as captivating story, Sheppard Stevens previous books .rThe Sword of Justice" and "I Am the King" both published by Little, Brown '. S Co.,, won distinction, 'The early h1s- tory of Florida has been often exploit 1, ed; but here is something distin- guished," says "The Independent" in notice of her historical romance, The Sword of Justice" We refrain with aificulty from what might be taken as ,verpraise," continues the writer; but we confidently expect our readers to re- ,ognize the beauty and the power Of his we'll written romance of Florida in T he sixteenth century" v VI am the King" is an account of some happenings in the life of Godfrey le Bersac, Crusader knight. It gives e careful, imaginative picture of life i'll r he middle ages, showing great knoWl- .dge of the manners, home customs, e lress and superstitions of the period d The price of Tn the Eagles Talon II S $1. 50 for sale by all booksellers. 1' A Girl of Virginia, by Lucy M. Thrus- II on, author of that popular story Mis- q ress Brent; $1.50; Little, Brown X Co., for sale by all booksellers. "A II II sirl of Virginia" Lucy Meacham . 'hrustons new novel, is very pretty II omance that will beguile away leis- U re hour or two in most comfortable o' ashion. and meet the approval of eve U, W V one who enjoys a good tale devoid of l ~ and psychological mean VI
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