The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-23
Pointed Tips from
 NI Critics Culver

The novel of the picturesque title "Un- der the Rose."s is announced as tniro m the list of best. selling books. There Is peculiar strength behind the simple mar rative of the tale
 Miss Charles. the author. of Tn the Country God Forgot" has in her latest production .sThe Siege of Youth" evil dsnoed the fact that she is familiar with journalism of the present day. and knows of it's strenuous life in detail as well as in general outline.
 A novel which is well worth the time speut in it's per,lsal Is entitled "The Main Chance" Its success has been marked and it has not been heavily ad- vertised either. One friend seems to have read 1t and given it's inspiration to another who has forthwith proceeded to do hkewise--and the novel has there fore rapidly pushed to the front in the record of copies sold.
 sBrewster's Millions" is the catchy title of a somewhat sensational novel re- gently written by Richard Greaves and published by Stone of Chicago. It has some qualities of the present day novel combined with a flow of reason akin to the nOVeiS or the OAu puuooophy tLAAt makes 1t quite unusual and entertain ing.
 Miss Anna Catherine Greens novel The Filigree Ball' will shortly be put upon the stage. It has in it many dra- matic situations which should aid its success as dramatic. production.
 It is said of the author of Truth and
 DAH& that she is one of the happy clan who have no history, but of the good old- fashioned women who live normally and sanely with no inordinate longings to be something that they are not" Her novel displays this quiet strength which is so much in evidence in her character.
 One of the most unique productions of recent months is found in pamphlet called "Rag-time Religion" Its introduc- ton is written in rag-time. It is a story of a rag-time church.
 A book that will probably be worth second thought is to be issued in the near future. It will be a discussion of the negro problem by some of the ablest leaders of the race. including Booker Washington and Paul Lawrence Dunbar the negro poet. What they have to say will doubtless be of unusual interest and value.
 Famous Assassinations'' will be the title of a book to be issued early in the fall. It offers a wide field for some good wholesome literature. It goes as far back as the murder of Philip of .Macedo- mia in the year 3S6. before Christ, and concluding with the assassination of Me Kinley in 1901.
 
 The first novel of the Consolidated Re- tail Booksellers Corporation will be is- sued soon and entitled "The Red-Keg- gers" It is by MT. Eugene Thwing, who has been connected with literary work about twenty years.
 Tn a novel shortly to be issued called Marjorie of the Lower Ranch" are to be found such characters as gentlemen. cowboys, ruffians, ladies and many oth- CTS. It is by Miss Francis Parker who has literally grown up" on a ranch, and ought to be able to Interestingly depict ranch life.
 Harold McGrath's "The Grey Cloak" has not sold as heavily or as wide as his former work, ''The Puppet Crown" In- deed, it does not deserve so wide a sale, for R does not compare in quality with his former work.
 
 It was in Dr. Stuckenberg's collection of maps. the most complete in the world that one was found containing the de- cisive line, marking the limit of the Dutch possessions ceded to England.
 It has been said of the work of John Strange Winter that it Is entertainment puPe and simple. Simple in a true sense the writing of "Bootle's Baby" has made her famous.
 Anna Robeson Brown, the author of Truth and a Woman" is a daughter | of Henry Armitt Brown, a brilliant Phil adelphia orator. who is still we'll remem- | bered though he died at the age of B. He was surrounded by the most distin- | gJiished men of his time and his little daughter was made the pet of the circle Though she was only at the death of | her father she has letters from Booth and Longfellow. Lowell and Taylor. the elder Sothern and many others of the real stage and the imitation.