The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-23
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON.

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 The last work of. Andrew c. Wheeler ("J. P. My author of A Journey to Nature and Tangled Up in Beulah Land, who died on March 10 last, has been published by Doubleday, Page & Company. The Conquering of Kate is a double love story, the scene of which is laid in the secluded farming region of southern Pennsylvania of thirty years ago. This gifted author and bril- liant dramatic critic not long before his death had dramatized Tangled Up in Beulah Land, and had written another play, which it was his intention to eX- pand later into novel. MT. Wheeler's work as a dramatic critic was pub lished over the signature "Nym Grin kle." In the later years of his life he took tip another line of literary work which was chiefly fiction, and fiction of a fine type, as all who have read "A Journey to Nature" and Tangled Up in Beulah Land" are aware. His last book, '"The Conquering of Kate," is chiefly concerned with the fortunes of the spirited and beautiful young wo- man whose name gives the book a ti- tie. She and her lively, pretty sister, with Virginia aunt. whose family pride is inordinate and dominates her life, are left by the death of her fath- CT, in financial straits and with huge unremunerative estate. This has as- stunned such a sacred character in their eyes that the changes and improve ments dictated by the common sense of their guardian, good old Judge Heck shent, sound like sacrilege. John Burt, bright, practical and cultivated young civil engineer, is brought from the north as overseer by this guardian, in the hope of saving the situation by business management-in the face of the intense resentment of the women. Many bright, spirited scenes ensue as the animosity of the lovely and imperi- ous Kate to the civil engineer gives way before the dictates of reason and practical common sense and Cupid en- ters the arena and obtains sway. There is distinctly southern atmos- pere to the story, the scenes being laid so close to Mason and Dixon's line and the women are themselves southerners by birth and descent. A charming pair of young women are Kate Bussey and her piquant sister Sylvia. The refined, artistic work of the author is apparent on every page, giving the story a rare charm and the book is decidedly one of the most artistic works of fiction of the year, The details of how the conquer ing and subduing of Kate came about is treat which we leave the reader to enjoy. Of the work the Brooklyn Eagle says:
 :"It recalls this authors other fiction al work in that it demonstrates how fine an artist was lost to contemporary letters when he was summoned to the great majority" Such fault as the novel has is princi- pal1y Dne of construction, from the standpoint of the artist in workman ship it is wholly fine. It is charming book: one that should be read less for the story than for it's brilliant descrip- tive, its clever portrayal of character and the picture it gives of human life One cannot lay the book aside without feeling that Kate Bussey was indeed worth the conquest. She is wholly de- aightful. And Aunt Sussex Bussey-she is like flower from an old time gar den. She belongs to a world and a time departed, but both are full of sum- ny memories
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 The complete history of St. Johns Protestant Episcopal church in Rich mond, Va., from whose walls Patrick Henry, with his eloquence fired this land for freedom, is soon to be pub lished by direction of the vestry of the church. This valuable work will en- brace the Annals of Henrico Parish" prepared by Right Rev. Lewis W. Bur ton, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Lex ington, Ky, who was rector of this church for nine years. Bishop Bur toms work is interesting, edifying and of deep historical research, and is writ ten with the peculiar lucidity and con- ciseness of mind, thought and language characteristic of his utterances and profound intellect. The annals by Bishop Burton cover the period from 17s0 to his incumbency. The history of the, committee will cover the period of Bishop Burton's incumbency and to 1903 and will include complete roster of the vestries of St. Johns church from 1741 to 1903 list of all Marriages in Henrico parish prior to 1741, as far as obtainable from the court records and other sources; also list of mar riages, deaths, baptisms and burials since TAI, as far as is obtainable from the church record; the names of the cpmrnunicants for the same period; the number of confirmations under each rector and sketches of all the bishops Of Virginia, with their portraits. These sketches are contributed by Rt. Rev. R. A. Gibson, Bishop of Virginia, Rt. Rev. Thomas U. Dudley, Bishop of Ken