The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-30
THOMAS DIXON, JR.
Author Of "Leopard's Spots"

Author of Gle
most famous dilemma in fiction, me
Lady or the Tiger" suggested the ms
torical germ of Kate Bonnet IN a pooh
called Pirates and Buccaneers or Our
Coast, Sundry chapters, if you will
recoliect IL described a certain green
horn pirate, one Major Bonnet, a real
character, funnier than fiction, VINO
flourished and wrought destruction on
the Spanish Main in the early part OF
the eighteenth century.
This nucleus of fact, with the extra
ordinary scrapes that a land lubber piralt
would be sure to get into, have been
that rivals the peerless bursts OF humor
in his earlier works. The distinction OF
style, of adventure. of incident, the mar
Vicious inventing and balancing OF III
consruous situations-all the marks OF
singular literary gifts-are admirably
displayed.
Bonnet, the father of the bonnX Kate,
is an English gentleman residing at
Bridgetown, Barbados. In middle ne
he conceives the preposterous idea OF
becoming pirate-one OF the most
profitable occupations in those tunes.
But the pious and prosperous Stede Bon
net turns pirate all out of sheer deFlltrS.
No reason in conscience or common
sense can he give for throwing up life
OF respectable church wardening and
substantial cow raising. except w1lful
desire to be gust simply downright
wicked. -
Although slightly hampered by a total
ignorance of the gentle arts of naVlga-
ton and piracy, Bonnet buys snip,
enlists crew, and starts for the caro-
linas, with an arsenal at his belt and
black flag at his peak. This paralyzes
the profession, and for a while comet
plumbers into success by sheer force OF
the unexpected.
The merry but maidenlyS Kate, demure
and deep, yet coy and cunning, is one
of the most fascinating figures of re-
cent fiction. Her search for her mao
father, beset at every stage by new
lover of wild or serious mien-whether
shanghaied farmer, or sea-rover. or gal
liant officer in the Kings gold slace-ls
supremely humorous and exciting tale
This Winsome creature is torn by con-
ficting emotions. On the one hand Is
filial love for one whose ridiculous be-
havior exposes her to the most embar-
RAISING situations; on the other are
maidenly affairs whose very existence
compromises now the loyalty of official
society, and again the fain name of the
colonial farmers-all hungry aspirants
for her bewildered favor. To have inn
agined state of things so perplexing
and so paradoxica1 was equivalent. with
Mr.. Stockton, to a riot Of humor ana
caprice and diverting catastrophe
1t is a very funny and a very divert
ing book.
Captain links, Hero. By Earnest Crosby.
illustrated by Dan Beard. Funk &
| Wagnals Company, New York. s15o.
This book is thoroughly in keeping
with the character of its author, a fol-
lower of Tolstoi and Of Henry George.
He is president of the Anti-lmperiallst
| League. of New York, and an advanced
idea maniac of the first water. The
world will never be without those strange
anarchistic people that are forever bent
upon turning over the established order
of things and improving upon the obvious
| plans of the Creator.
The book processes to be Eatirical
novel upon the military history of the
United States since the outbreak OF the
Spanish war. Gam links, the hero, is
first shown as a country lad, whose taste
for military affairs is planted by a
chance Christmas gift of lead soldiers,
cultivated by training in boys brigade.
and firmly established by career at
| East" Point Hazing is exposed in every
| aginable brutality. the authors pur-
| pose being to show the similarity OF
1nilitaryism and sayagery.
love romance beginning at East
| Point gives what is called heart IN
! terest'' TO the book.
TIE perverts. BY William Lee Howard
NJ. D. G.. W. Dillingham; Company,
| New York. s1.5o.
This remarkable and unique work Is a
study. purposely written in the form of
| a novel, of the many morbid mental con-
ditions existing in the society of today.
I The authors Intention is to explain the
causes that sometimes impel men and
| women of good family or bright intellect
i to unworthy actions; also to define the
inner life of the dipsomaniac, the anti
social delinquents. the masculine, or
rather the virile woman, and the moral
criminal generally.
/ The Making of a Statesman. "A Novelette,
together with other Stories Of Georgia
| Life. BY Joel Chandler Harris Nc
Clure, Phillips and Company, New
York. $50.
| In the novelette, that gives this volume
Its title h1r. Harris tells delightful story
! OF love- sacrifice and ambition. "A Geor-
] g1a planter, his daughter and Billy Spence,
\ young fellow OF brilliant attachments,
| are the three principal characters. The
making of the statesman is brought about
/ by the unselishness OF Spence. fwho aba,n-
dons a brilliant career in order that his
! bene3actor may realize his ambition. The
hero's reward. however, Is fully proper
tionate to his sacrifice
The sort stories in this volume. Fling
| IA, Jim MISS Johns and the others,
are as fascinating rs all Mr.. Harris
ohArsotsr sketches. ~
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