The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-09
NEW BOOKS,

I.IFE's COMMON WAY. by Annie Eliot
Trumbull
tpublshed by'A. s. Barnes & Co. Pub
fishers New York. Price. H.50)
II is story OF woman or rather OF
woman and by a woman. and she ought
to know. The author has worked out
charming story from what at first the
reader might think was prosaic or steres
otyped. She manipulates the characters
In a most unique manner. we might say
and gives clear conception or woman,
many Of the same kind whom are known
20 us. The heroine. Ursula Keith. is un-
doubtly charming person, put she
makes the mistake OF marrying man
who is not at all suited to her-conse-
uuently the, story. Men and women have
never yet been able TO understand ole
another. Some endeavor TO solve the
universal puzzle OF marriage, then give
IL UP and say IL can't be done. MISS
Trumbull has given us good story, ana
with a few exceptions we think she has
worked out her plan well.
THE sPoILs OF EMPIRE, by Francis
Newton Thorpe.
published by Little. Brown & Co, Pub
fishers. Boston.
We have not seen or read many books
this season written along the lines OF
1.-THE Spoils of Empire" There seems
TO have been dying-out of this class OF
book the author has given most inter
esting tale of love and adventure, taking
the ancient splendor OF Mexico In the
time of MonteZuma as his ba ckground,
and working out a story which certainly
holds the attention of the reader. Those
were stirring times.-those times of
which now we have only the most rneagre
record. The love story running through
the book Is unique from many points OF
view, picturing in all boldness the intense
passion of one Juan Estoval one OF the
followers of the renowned Cortez, for
the beautiful Princess Dorothea, of the
Aztec race. The events and situa tions
most interesting tale and worthy of the
authors effort
AROSE OF NORMANDY. by William T.
A. Wilson.
tPublshed by Little, Brown & Co. Pub
fishers. Boston. For Sale by All Book
selers.)
The author has given US n tale OF ad-
venture. which is well written and enter
tanning. although We think he has made
"A mistake I'm not putting a little more
dash and life at certain places, where IL
Is needed. Some Of the situations are
very well worked up. and IL has very
pleasing love story running through IL,
which develops and reaches a climax
quite what the reader expects after a lew
chapters. The story takes one capt.
Tonti through adventures in his own
land. France, and then transports him
to the New World where with La Sale,
the explorer. he meets with more ad-
ventures and privation, out OF all OF
which he comes with flying colors. Here
he meets with his sweetheart. whom he
left I'm France. and of course-well. there
is the natural happy ending.
THE MODERN OBSTACLE. by Alice
Duer Miller
published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Publishers, New York. on sale at Pres
ton a Rounds. Providence. Price. $50.
There is not the faIntest shadow OF
soubt bt.; that the modern obstacle IL
toney, or, TO speak explicitly. the lack
= money. About this topic the author
- given us story. or rather series OF
t inversations. of which little can be said
- favorable criticism. The story is rath- !
Cd. long drawn Quilt might have been /
rut I'm n short story just as well and have |
been just as effective-perhaps more 40. /
The heroine-one can hardly call her by \
that name either-strikes us as being /
weak character. which the author does \
not seem TO strengthen. In some parts l
the dialogue is entertaining and bright. 4
but one has 10 pound too far into tho 4
various chapters before they are able
q get at quite what the plot Is. IL there
is a plot. Tor before ANYTHING Of a dis
unctly interesting nature Is brought out