The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-02
"A Daughter Of the SHOWS The
Heart Of the Doctor, Jack
and His Island Hope
Loving. =
sOOKS. AND AUTHORS.
COMMENT AND GOSSIP.
The Dsatt OF Frank Norris--various
Eai.ions Of Poe-"sport Indeed"
Breath Of Lise-Mary Macs
Lane, by Weber and Fields.
The Six Best Selling
Books - November
Magazines.
The Two Nm, rcyc,s. by Booth Parking

ton Published by Mcclure. lhniips
a: Co. New York. On sale at sl.5A.
II is perfectly evident that Mr.. Tark-
ington has done his best in The Two
Nanrevels.' and he has produced a most
readable book. both romantic like
,.Be.ucaire, and realistic like The
Gentleman From India. indeed. happy
comb nation Of the qualities which rnG: ;
NEE, with general approval aud dis
iinct success.
II is charming love story. a move!
about early Indiana lsfe.@full OF Striking
pictures OF the personality. manners.
customs and clothes of past period: fall
OF tho atmosphere OF Indiana at the
time the Mexican War broke out. 1t is
not entirely satisfactory a; first. how
ever. because Harrington has cut tho
cavcnd sh pretty fine in the beginning
of his story and you have to tax your
confidence In the author considerably
before you emerge from ragueness into
a grasp of the working plot.
Betty Carewe is a beauty of the rare
old sort, and she comes home from con-
vent tn her sara re old father and breaks
half the hearts IN Ronen. Tom Van
revel sees her FIST and is bowled over
Is mid air Crniiey GRAY. his intimate,
engaged 10 Fanchon. however. goes un-#
dernext She is Impressed with Van
rerel whom her father hates. and for
hereditary reasons. and Cra'lcv Gray
pseten1s to her to be the hero. VAN
rcrel has been forbidden the house.
CIajley Is welcome there. There are
secret meetings intense mysteries. ON
discovers what Crailey is doing and
stands aside. Crailcy goes on 10 repent
ant death al the hands Of old carewe,
g,. 4, t11nT -
suffering hearts are TO be Brought to-
Eethc-. anrey.l is a fine hero. ard n
very possible living young gentleman OF
th. old regime brought back to life in
The pages of this very superior rovei.
Nbile ..1he Two Tanreve's" is going
bv leans and bounds into he top rank
Of pop,ilarity il may be We'll TO record
some Lately uneartiied information in
connection with the personality Of the
author He 5 VERY much averse to Civ
Ing ont any autohoarophicai details.
but r - d,,aiiy the publishers nre coming
into their own Thus far. practically
Al that is known d; this yonne Indiana
snthpr liz tia, he is Princeton man
who Sings Danny Decrer uncommon y
Helj. that he Us running for a seat in the
IND ana IL tepis' ature, md that he has
writ .en three books. any one OF which
world have made his literary fame
Some late lfi'otprraplls show him to be
also "a gentleman of leisure with
healthy. athletic taste for outdoor 'fe.
W. are inforraed that Mr.. 1''ilsing,on
has 1, curious custom Of making O de-
tailoa slsctch OF every 'mnortaEt scenr IN
his stories before Writing the incident
rir;,Ired in the sketch, and this has been
The cause Of long endeavor On tn" tart
OF his friends to &c, him to iliusirate5
his 5nw,1 work This he has always de-
c,ined TO do saving that his bus:nn :: Vt's>'
TO H,,5te not to make pictures. and that
his a.a wings were aone nurelv rs mn all
to writing .,ecnuse they definitize for siini
the scene he is describing.
shar,sv before tie publication of THO.
Two Nanraveis." however he publish
srs received frnm Mr.. Harrington ',@n-#
ard-inle drawing Of the sce''e OF the. hsll
f-iver, For the volunteers who are about
Is 90 10 The front j wax then too l:tte
for the regular nt'itjc-. but The n:ctnre
has toen ircorporatcd iitot''e special su-
tccr:,pt edition. rs a ss,,,en'e'ters TO MI.
iIutt's Illustrations The picture is quaint
IL ard c'eveiivi drawn. viii, certain,
old rashinned aiYansohere reminiscent Of
tltolsa-- i,',s+,- .inrs nj his ,"-, ,tr'k
1t is the flrst drawing from Mr. Tarking-
tors ,,en published since his underrrad-
nate DAYS at Princeton. when be did oc-
G sional work for The Tiger
TANGLED In IN racu,,h ard. Bv j. P. NJ
Iii p. Mowbrays. Published by Dnu-#
tladay. PAGE and Company. New
York SEQ net.
7;la.. Thousands Of readers of "A Journey
To Nature" will read With greatest nleas-
,.r-e this de1tehtful senue to it. ..Tansl.d
Up IN Iseulah Land has To do with the
,i,e,'ator Of tho former story and with
CHARLIE now Young nan with en-
tarcs c,,,ents' which drive the nair away
frone the great citv to the wilas OF The
nanreNlvaria farmtng country where the
doctor" has set ui,sa f5ttiarcfal es.ao-s
!ishniert. Tie story shasvsstlle most acute
and 6elicate sense of human character.
rlo-,e WITH a fe@l'ne for MIXTURE. which
aarrneates the whn'e ta1eliEe breath OF
s,,,ing Itself Fun OF interest and spark-
ling hun,or the o'ot unfnlas itself rat
=,ir.llv end ireSitafir8to 2 thoroughly in-
Sorn.aen nnd nnSnrgettahle climax. Pol
ls-s is ei--r'v adorable ard world be n.
l,ars,lf sufficient reason for existence" IN
any book
A D-,.S'1ter oe +',e Knows BY Jack Lan-
taa Published Nv the J. IS L'rri.-
cntt Con-anS Phi,ade'nh'a. s1.sn
We do not like MIR. Iondons st,'le any
TOO well: II is too tuIl Of the rhetorical.
or saiv we saw etvrnlesical. straining
after eject NIiEHi1 t'ttlS q 7piSt't' ne
brains of the pHesnnt daN San Francisco
contingent of writer's: brit We must say
that In -oite Of this fault and almost
rnn,ss heroic collection Of characters. THAT
IN Mas turned out 4 hook fsl' Of the
r-,a1,kS OF ability ava workmanship 1t
AZ tse'rc read and Viii he read vi ae'H.
This is Jack J ordons FIRST and only
novel 10 date lie has t.en At work for
a ;f,nc, 1--we anon .t-sand 1T is bearded
es .,e rrnxt notable fiction he mas Act
occo.>,ra4hed II naflS distinct de-
~. e,,,er,t IN the imaginative qualify II
rs Il book about wcsna.l-a wo-,an
Who's ,,e,sanalitS and place in the story
ar.. likely 10 win her host Of admirers,
Mr., j o,sann Is a'orc in his field. and in
"a parel,.e,. OF the SnoEs'' he has dorcs
work which will hold this pace secure
for hi.n The story haS The raoia r,oN.-
rnent. incident and romantic flavor which
snttFastna 50 many III his tales The Son
10 The Mo'f. THE God OF Ills Fathers
stc The illustrations are colored draw
ings by IT, c. Yohn
1h- Hart OF tire DO tor. BY Mabel g.
1Jat.. ~ 49,,