The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE. Written, by
William Farauhar Payson. published
by Harper & Brothers, of New York
ITor gale by the Bell Book and Sta


evil that is personified In every human
soul, with the struggle between the two
for the mastery.
The good and evil In 1.-THE Triumph of
Life Ia represented In the guise OF two
women. one lifting n manly nature 70
Its greatest effort In achievement ann its
highest plane In morality; the other Hnek-
Ing to debasc intellect and enslave 1t TO
sensuous enjoyment. Good and not evil
triumphed. but the struggle was long.
Many Of tho chapters relating to It are
filled with intense dramatic Interest.
EARTH,s ENlGMAs. Written by 9. D.
Roberts Published by l.. G. Page &
Company. OF Boston. For hale In
Richmond by tho Bell Book and Sta
tIonery Company. Price. s1.50.
The name OF G.. D. Roberts is one TO
couture by IN the world OF letters. with
It's mention comes up vistas OF tho great.
dark. shadowy forests interviewer with
the aavage ,ifc OF the foreFt folk who. IN
their primal Instincts. do seek their
meat from God" II
Mr. Roberts is 80 deeply verHed In ami
NAL lore and so faithfully depicts the
continual struggle for survival IN the
wilderness with such virile and dramatic
touches, that his "Rindred Of thu 'Nytld.''
published about eighteen months ago,
won for him an instant and ready reeog.
milton.
Several Of the ecore OF sketches that
make the c,pnterts OF 'EartfIs Engmas".
are just such az those which made most
delightful reading In The Kindred Of
the Wild. Others have to do with Nova
Scotia rural life and with that which
goes on In the Maine Iumbermani 9 camp.
where the ndors nj spruce and pine and
tho bitter snft breath OF the melting.
SHOWS seems inextricably mixed with the
crisp. clear sentences In which the ever
living drama In described. with Its vivid
lights and shad lows; acrert uattng 1lhe /
pictures. issiif. sssfi
" Probably where iallSthe stories are fine,
choice might fail In reading upon the
first sketch, where pantherE go hunting
In couples: upnn the seni-humorouR semi
pathetic account OF The Butt OF the
Camp and upon the Nova Scotian idyl
Team
THE LOVE or MONSIEUR. Written
by George Gibbs. Published by Har-,
,.svs rer Brothers, N New York For sa'e
in Richmond by the Bell Book and
S Stationary Company. Price sL59 i.
Every now and then q romance, pure
and simple. crops out 10 put into strong
contrast the mHteriaiistic common sense
tone of the twentieth century. and to re-
assert itself az dominant actor. f a,l
10 be taken into consideration in the lit
erary world.
..The. Love OF Monsieur is the story
nf n mans love for a woman. Its scene Us
laid partly In London and partly on the
ocean. Its Incidents are wholly improba :
BILE weighed In the light of Judgment and
accuracy, hut they make entertaining
. reading, and the period of time involved.
that of Charles the Second. of England.
10 sufficiently remote for some allowances
IN description to be made. The days Of
adventure upon the Spanish Main have
Ju,o hold NM leSS nf fA Scnat ton
for the imagination. and as long as the
good ship 5triiImphantly seizes upon her
adversaries and fills her hold with silks
and spices; as long as her commander
waves his bloody sword and leads his
men In the fray. what matter II he is
buccaneer or pirate? He Is but fol-
lowing the rule which men exercise in
different form to-day: LET him take who
has tho power, and let. him keep who
can.
THE SILENT MAID. Written by Fred \
eric werder Pangborn. Published by
l.. C. Page & Company. OF Boston. For
Sale in Richmond by the Bell Book and
Stationery Company. Price. 81
.Thn Silent Maid" is folklore story Of
the Rhine country. with a romance run.
ming like a loosely woven thread through
out its pages. A daughter OF the Erl-peo.
pie Is sent to the Lord Of Hammerschlaag
to teach his people the love OF music. TIC
that end she Is denied speech With or.
binary hnrtals and is heard only in ex-
1uisite song. which wins the slow heart.
Of those who heard her, and gave them
happiness, insteadmof discontent and
misery. 4
But Hammerschlaag grew careless IN
the guarding OF the silent maiden" az
she came to be called, and SO lost her.
For the Lord of Rabenhorst found her
on the hills WHARF, she sat singing, as
she woxe flowers. and despite the pro-
Sestations Of her guardian. an old wo-
man took the silent maiden" through,
storm and food TO his castle. where she
grew from glilhood to rnnidenhood.
Then the Lord OF Rabenhorst deter
mined to make her his bride. and the
misfortpnes that came to him from such
a determination, work out the exp!ation
Of curse: resting on his race. and form
the motif Of the reinaindersof the book.
THE POEMS AND VERSES OF
CHARLES DICKENS. Collected and
edited by II. G. lfitton. Published by,
Harper & Brothers. For sale in Rich
mond by the Bell Book and Stationery
Company. Price, ST.
The name of Dickens as one OF the fore.
most prose writer's of the nineteenth cen.
fury is so present In the minds of all
readers of English literature that not UNI
til one comes face to face with some
such tangible evidence as that presented
by Mr.. Kitton's volume, can one realize
that Dickens wrote much exquisite verse
along with his delightful prose.
All through the volume are bits that
impress the reader by the beauty OF their
Imagery and sentiment. Instance the fol-
lowing verse from "a Child'S Hymn:
'Hear my prayer. o. Heavenly Father;
Ere lay me down to sleep;
Bid Thy angals pure and holy.
Round my bed their vigil Keep.
pardon all my past transgreEsions.
Give ma strength for days to come;
Guide and guard me with Thy blessing.
TIL Thy angels bid me home
"A verse from 1.-THE Wiltshire Labpner's
Hymn" shows how true humaniteIiau