The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31
WALpA. BY Mary Holland Kinkaid.
Harper and Brothers, publishers. New

| prophecies OF Aanans as INC IoWIl ~ w1'o!'
she dwells 10 called. The people OF zanah
believe that from the time OF her trans
formation as prophecies she Will be en-
lowed with the spirit OF the Lord and
speak with n new tongue.
Waldo believes In her mission as tho
| people around her do. The book opens
with the coming into the community OF
Stephen Everett, man of the world,
who promptly proceeds to fall IN love
! with Waldo and WOO her by all the arts
at his command. The.result is what might
be anticipated. The prophetess renounces
her mission to become Everett's wife.
This book in Introduction and develop
ment is we'll written. The different per-
! sonages of tho community who are
brought forward.-the village simple one,
tive Mother Kaufman, the Herr Doctor
and the schoolmsster, Gerson Brandt-are
all strongly indlv'duallzed and unusually
well drawn.
THp SUBSTITUTE BY Will N. Har-
ben. Harper q Brothers, publishers.
Now York. Price. si,b0.
The scane Of Mr.. Harben's story IL laid
In small town OF Northern Georgia.
Tho fortunes Of tho hero, a Georgia man
with unfortunate environment, the char
ncter Of his emploer. Hiram Hillyer, and
the local colorins and personality intro
duced by the author, make the sum and
substance OF 1.-THE Substitute"
A very pretty love story. in which the
hero successfully rivals the Governor OF
Georgia, who is depicted as corrupt
politician, Is not the least interesting
part of q book, which Is essentially clean
and pure.
Many OF the chapters are filled with
very original sort OF humor, and the
community Of interest, so noticeable
feature OF Southern village life, Is fully
~ v1in Sov,tI rot + d.
Frances Poweil. Charles scribner's
Sons, publishers, New York. s1.5o
The days. OF extravagant romance have
been, indeed, revived under the title
given above. Those who are fond OF
genuine. blood.curdling piece Of fiction.
which makes not tho slightest pretense
at reality. but goes in heavily for the
Embarrassing element, will find abundant
material for qualification In Miss Powells
book
''The House on the Hudson becomes
tho scone where thrilling tragedy is out
lined. where the villain is property out
witted and virtue Is properly rewarded
In the end. Tho southern association OF
the story awakens feeling of thankful
ness over the expulsion Of Uncle Toms
Cabin" from tho list OF northern school
books. Dvidently Miss POWELL undertook
the composition OF "The House on the
Hudson" with the traditions OF that
lurid volume In her mind.
|HoRsEs NINE. BY sewell Ford
Charles Scribner's Sons. publishers,
New York sl.25.
These excellently conceived and written
tales portray with rare sympathy, pathos
and humor episodes in the career Of tho
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horses, carriage horses. hre-truck horses.
| circus horse and horses Of other breeds.
You may have become acquainted with
scme Of them as they We're brought out
in scrlbners-sk!pper. Chieftain. Pasha,
Barnacles. Black Eagle, Calico. Old sil-
them you WILL want them to keep; II you
don't know them, our advice to you is
to seek an Introduction at once. Steel
and Dixon have painted their portraits.
i. MIDpLE.AoED LOVE STORIES. BY
sons. publishers. New York. sl.25.
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duality nM their s suthors own. It IS book
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Books and Authors.
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1.-THE Silence OF Dean Maitland" has writ
ten another. which she calls Richard
Rosny"
when Miss Tuttett nrst entered tho
field OF Fiction under the nom 90 plume
- - ukS4t, u NH tA
style ana her many uncommon qualities
as a writer successfully masked her sex.
ana she was believed to be man.
Perhaps she will never produce any
thing which will take so vivid a hold upon
popular imagination as her initial effort,
but her last is book Which will repay
clos, reading.
"Men don't love women because they
are clever. If they did they would never
marry, they would take a course OF
lectures or buy an encyclopedia"
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