The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-04
THE WEB, by Frederick Trevor Hill.
published by Doubleday, Page Geo. New
York. For sale at Gregory's bookstore.

TIE WEB, by Frederick Trevor Hill.
published by Doubleday. Page eco, New
York. For sale at Gregory's bookstore.
Providence. Price sl.5o)
One OF the most interesting and atten-
tion-holding stories of its kind we have
read in a long time. Anyone who shows
even the falnest inclination 20 have their
natural interest In detective stories or
those about which there is atmosphere
OF law or lawyers aroused. should read
The Web" 1t is clever. and when once
commenced the reader does not like TO
lay IL aside even for a moment.
There Is certainly a pot-pouri OF what
not In this story. a combination of poll
ties, bosses, trickery and chicanery, which
are all pitted against the hero, Dave Mad
dox. lawyer whose character is strong,
strenuous and honest. The love element,
IL IL can be termed an element running
through the tale is delightful and refresh
Ing. and the author has indeed exhibited
marked genius In his word rd-picturing OF
character and in the construction OF the
story.
THE STORY OF THE ATLANTIC
CABLE by Chales Bright
published by d. Appleton & Co., New
York. For sale by all booksellers.
Price 800. metz
One OF the greatest engineering we
might call It. of modern times was the
laying OF the Atlantic Cable bringing into
ciose-almost instant-communicatio the
great nations of the world How the ,iti-
mate successful ter,nIna ton OF this great
enterprise was brought about the great
and almost unsurmountable difficulties
that were experienced is told by the au-
thor In such a manner as makes IL a de-
cidedly interesting and Instructive book
that everyone should read. To Charles
rilston Bright. the protector and engineer,
the nations of the world owe much. and IL
Is curious coincidence that he accom-
plished his great achievement at the
same age (twenty-six). as was Mr. Mar
conf, when he made his great invention
'f wireless telegraphy. Facts and expert
ences make UP THE Story OF the Atlantic
Cable" and it gives an insight into the
course taken In bringing about one OF the
greatest benefits TO the world that has
aver been born.
NEW ENGLAND HISTORY IN BAL
LADS. by Edward Everett Hale and
his children.
Published by IAttle Brown g. Co.. Bos-
ton. For sale by all booksellers. Price
500. metz
The author needs no introduction 10
'eaders; most of US all know him and
have at some time enjoyed his writings
His children are not so we'll known-at
east not in the literary world. Together
Ind with the help OF few other people,
hey have given US some verse dealing
With the history OF New England.
In the introduction Mr.. Hale states that |
we never had 80 good American ballads"
md I'm this we heartily agree with him, |
IS Mr.. Hale says Is Longfelow's ballad
u the French fleet as bearing on New |
England history.
New England History in Ballads IS |
ocal and therefore will awaken Interest I
n this section OF our broad land. The !
hemes, many OF them. have been handed |
lown In prose and by word OF mouth, I,
rom generation to generation. ara now
made doGbly interesting in ballad form
Some OF the more noteworthy OF them
re The Finding OF the First Maynower,"
Boston in ls2i,' The First Settler"
William Kidd" The Lamentable I,al- |
ad OF Bloody Brook" Song OF Lovewells
Fight The Marching Song Of Sparks
den." The Breach by Point judith
'oint," Cotton" "Od Faneuil Hall"
New England to a Truant Lover" aud |
Phillips Brooks"
The book Is pleasing-very much sol
rom beginning TO end. IL Is attractive /
0 the eve as well as to the mind and be /
eceived with pleasure by New England |
RS
HE UNITED STATES IN OUR OWN /
TIME.
Published by Charles scribner's Sons.
New York For sale by Preston G.
Rounds, Providence. Price $500
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