Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-10


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12mo, $50.
Thc wonderful succass or Charles
Majors drst novel when Knirhtbood
was in Flower" placed him in the
front rank Of the successful American
writer's Of fiction. 1t also assured sub
scquent products Of his pen a cordial
reception from the great reading pub
lie.
The rbroen "hoort omglitins" has
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standard ANA maintain the reputation
achieved by his first great novel.
Dorothy Vernon" will effcctually
answer it, The author Of when
Kniyhthood WAS ~ Flower" II indeed
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The ro,nancc is thn ehief concern
with this author: il il the Very root ~
well us the flower of his gift. This is
n historical t,jn w mr. ~; urrio1 scene
and minor charactrrs are concerned
Indeed avap bis bcro and bis heroine
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IRON the women Of today; she is flesh
,i'l 'io''' n ',iiS tMoh'Ittil century Al
or har uII. nT love- and strnnrtb and
fortitudc under persecution and opposi-
ton, 4 living, loving, lovable girl, ready
to risk all Tor the sake of him" a liv-
ing woman Of today. She viii appeal
more potently we think. to the popular
imagination than did even the heroine
Of tn earlier book. because she is de-
pictcd i'll more vigorous lines ana
stronger coloIs. because MIR. Major has
mastered his trade.
The elopemcnt Of Dorothy Vernon
with john Manners is an historic cpi-
sudc; Haddon Hall belongs tn This d1v
"a their descendants. the Dukes Of Rut-
land. Queen Elizabeth visited tho cas-
I'd. tho state cba,nbe,. where she ,.est
cd overnight. is still shown to visitors
in its original state. Mary Stuart too.
enters the story. to rouse the jealousy
Of Dorothy. In short. the lover of the
accuracy NJ history in fiction may rest
eontcnted with the story: hut he win
probably care little for that once he
has been caught by the spirit and
freshness Of the romance.
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marked movers of ANALYSIS and deecrin-
tion. 1t has too, the charm Of fresh,
pllSit huihor perlheatihg lts pages. lt
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merits 4 high rank among thc strong
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The publishers have SHARED no Mains
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