The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-06
The Silver Poppy, by Arthur
stringer, is o Strong Novel,
Which Recalls "The Giants
Robe" Study in Psy-
chology with d
Purpose.
The THE SHADOW Or VICTORY.
a Stirring Story Of Garrison Life by
u Myrtle Reed--New BOOKS and Book
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XII Pamphlet
THE SILVER POPPY BY Arthur strin-
4 gor Published by d. Appleton and Gbm-
pany, Of New York. For sale in Rich
4 ,nond by the Bell Book and Stationery
e Company.
Some years ago, Anstcy. an English
novelist. wrote q book called THE Giants
Robe.''.It was a remarkably strong book,
and "The Silver POPPY" recalls 1t in an
Intangible mhnneg, though the points or
likeness and unllkeness are about evenly
balanced.
IN Mr.. stringerts book as In Mr.. Ans.
tcy's tho story hinges mainly on the
theft OF a manuscript. The robbery was
committed in '"rhe Giants Robe by q
man and entailed all the disastrous results
and complications brought about by the
establishing In q mans life OF a stanonro
to. which he was entirely unequal men.
tnlly and morally. s'"rhe Giants Robe"
$hunx so loosely about him that his
shrunken proportions we're plainly visible
even to the eyes that loved him best and
could forgive him most
K In 1.-THE Silver Poppy" the motif 10
strong to weirdness. The woman around
whom the plot is woven, Is young
girl from Kentucky. who has come mo
phenomenal notice, as an author IN ne"
York city, because she has fallen helr 70
a Wonderful story written by ne" ork
Journalist Of reputation, a man who spent
the last days Of life embtttered by
disease in a remote kentucky village.
where he lodged with another man named
Rice. and his daughter, Fannie Rice.
The daughter Is ambitious and dissatis-
fled with her life. She Welcomes the adj
vent OF the journalist into her humble
home because he brings with him a
breath from the outer world Of action
fashion, and luxury, where she longs 10
take her place. Tho journalist ID thrown
much with her and, as MS strengtn
Gibbs, takes her more and more into MS
confidence. res pccting a wonderful DOCK
on which he is~engaged, story OF
}hunt made near the head waters OF the
= Amazon. in South America, for q species
OF man-eatng vampire By German
scientist. The story goes on TO tell OF
how the scientist and vampire met AZ
length face to face, OF the! struggle ina!
followed before the man prevailed anu
bound the vampire with It's "lnno"lhg
ninions In his boat. Then comes the ac-
count ~ the return down stream by the
man and his captive. OF how the man
starved himself to keep the wonderlul
anec,men he had found alive. OF how the
dav comes w1en he throws 1t his last
III ~ food and sinks down exhausted
from weakness in the bottom OF the
hoat Then the vampire breaks tho 5oonds
that hold it.; Its cruel eyes stare INTO
those Of the man, Its great wings spIeau
wide, and when they close again tney
Tha hoat1s overturned in the struggle.
tho two. the vampire and the man 80
down into the turbulent flood OF tho
Amnzon Years after, their bones are
found where they were cast upon .l's
shore and even then the vampires polo
upon the victim has never loosed'
The journalist, intervening to his oooK,
runs a Handicapped race with une' pu :
Fannie Rice becomes his amanuens's, a. ~
writes down at his dictation Inc rous' y
outline of the story, as given apoye.
,Than death Intervcnes, and the journalist
has to 20, leaving his manuscript, as q
sacred charge to Fannie Rice. she IS
sensible of its promise and reallzes
! through IT her escape from distaste1ul
bondage, She rcviscs It, goes TO New
| York, sells 1t to firm OF PuDlsue' :, .
under the name OF THE silver POPPY,
and shortly awakes to ma he'se'l
| nous. ,or o,rear
Is taken up by Mr.. strnger in his BOOK.
| 7seautifnl caressed, feted, she has turned
I hor hack on her past. She has disowned
hcr father, left behind In his Kentucky
] home. and repudlated her name. having
] jbeen introduced in New York as Corne-
| lia Vaughan
! cation OF THE Silver Poppy haa IN
4 vested her still fingers, but poth puptlsa.
i ers and public are clamorlng LOT ahot1'er
/ book from a novelist who has given prom
/ ise of such extraordinary power IN her
/ hrst, And now comes. the psycholoslcal
4 element of Mr.. s9rringer's reMarka Die
i conception. The Kentucky girl, one IN
! ters In her writing down the story OF me
1 vampire, has absorbed something OF 1lle
vampires nature ~ Having draihea o DIV,
mans vitality and mentality 70 ner ~" W..
advantage, she looks about her and fas-
/ tens UPON another, young Engllshman-
i John Hartley-who is an Oxford graduate.
and up TO the time he meets the Ken
4 tucky girl an unsuccessful man OF let
! ters In America.
i The fascination exerted over the Eng
i lehman and the gamor which preVehts
4 him from perceiving the real tendency O
his association with Cornelia Vaughan,
1.-THE train of accidents which leads TO Ms
!. disallusioning and his saving withdrawal
from the sphere Of a literary vampire.
a keep the readers attention enchalned
a through the very last paragraph OF 'rhe
! Silver Poppy" The book Is vitality inter-
! estlng and powerful from first to last
! and will bear the closest reading. stf
/ THE SHADOW OF VICTORY, BY Myrtle
\ Reed. Published by 6. F. Putnam''
1 Sons, of New York, For sale III Rich
i mond by the Bell Book and stat1on
81 cry Company, sa Y
The popular author OF THE spinster
Z Book" Lavender and Old Lace" and
!'The Love Letters of a Musician has
!. In her latest publication. written st'rF,ni
! romance of Fort Dearborn, with the IN.
cidents of pioneer and garrison llfe and
Indian renchery viyldly told
4 Miss Reed puts into 1.-THE Shadow Q
1. Victory all the wonderful skill sne pos
sesses in the description OF nature an
the NATURALIZATION OF character wy
excellent results. Her novel is chaFmlngl.
written, and it's tender and peau
! tiful romance is all me MOT ,
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