The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
Tho Fortune Of Life, b. Miss
Molly Elliot Senwell, One Of the
Most Clever and Attractive
Books Published This Year.
ROMANCE OF LUMBER CAMP
The Red Kcggers, Written in Stirring
Fashion, by Eugene Thwing-My Friend
Annnbcl Lee, the Latest Work From
tho Pen Of Mary MacLcan-Notes
and Comments.

4 6. r. y Il I.g :
Il III Elliot Seawel Published by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company OF indianapolis. For
sn)e in Richmond BY the Bell Book and
Stationery Company Eg
In covers of gray and gold, sprnkled
over with sprays OF crimson roses, Miss
seawells guy little Partisan romance
.The Fortunes Of Fiji" makes Its Sep
tember bow to the Virginia reading world.
with whom Miss scaweil has long been
an established favorlte.
The book Is beautifully illustrated III
color by II. De Thulstrup, and is bri'nful
IL ~ n charming spirit or sweet good humor
and insoucance which renders 1t most
attractive.
One turns to its pages from the mass
OF much that is written with a sense OF
delight and relief in its companionship.
( 1t is a happy and compete creation ar
4,stic and natural without superf !uous
word or incident.
Everything that contributes to Its make,
IN tho intimtable touches Whlcn reveal
riff IN her little caprces her total ,li-
wordlincss, her wonanliness ana Nv. NJ
beauty; the side lights, showing wv
sturdy honesty and goodness o. en
+onche: the skill with which such eminent
,,orsnnares rs Napoleon. Josephine ana
1,onc Plus the Seventh are introduced mo II, -
Az Sstory: the dIplomacyrby which Ell
got : rid OF her unwelcome fortune OF one
hundred thousand francs. and accounts :.
vel, lost in her restoration 70 lhar'ouci. ,
"a Toto these and very other aetall,
we'll rounded and exqulsitely blended pe s,-
a thr impress Of hand sure OIL us WI" WIZ.
Miss Senwcll has written many 49,. Ne
+hinps hut with all her writing she mas
,,othinr finer than ''T'hc Fortunes
& ~ NH = which has something III u =
onnoal To all classes Of readers, Whch
e. nno of the most lovable. rs well us ol'e
- 20 tl,o unrest pieces of fiction that mas
npneared during the present Sear.
The RED-kEeeERs. BY eugene
rrhw,nr. published by the Book Lover e,
1 nmms'7 Of New York. For sale IN
81 richmond by A. Hartung.
NJ cona Of Mr.. Thwing s story IS ialo
- ,IIchirnn luglber region ana a WY.
tho dcnizens of farming cohs'Han ~, .,
E n,ho author has the advantage W -. .
WITH comparatively 1resh i' taLso',t,,h. ~
nf'|t,ning a virgin field IN the l'en' -
81 ~ ~, discovery and exploration.
M Somely pursuits and incidents VIM
Fl ai.a IN the sum Of life In such u TN ~.
,,,,ri,v are touched upon by MI Li!Man9
y -, n rarely happy manner "l.l,9ut ~
,crotion. vet with a sharp ''i ,,ssnna es
,,,,,an nature which, barring ehlleis .,o,,
created by experience ana n nner
&c mich the same the worlu ,'l., -
Wool Nook devoted to the description o.
'yo1 ,rnenilies and strenuous No.nN
49,, rmnrs and woodsmen Is nece'-
a.'.uHe /, book where varying types ~
r,tuoduced and where the hria.'u'i - q
snmewhat loosely in the picl>liis: Wy ~, ~,
,,anv. threads The skill OF INC ~. iut ~,
&c shown in the way he mal"s sa -, .,t tors
! -. and exit of hrs cnalutte , .
for, his stage of action IS Hl""' -
5fm,t heinE over-crowded o,,o,
MI, ainment OF love aud romance IS c,ei
.,,a,.,,nst in the "Red-Keggers, WIFI ~,
t,Ies' ,ts title, by the way, from 'he
,,,,Iare of ..Red-Keg," In Mich,san'
The good receive their meeu w , nupl
ness and the bad are proPei' y ,ita For
mea If the heroes sacrifices MS ne l ~.
Ctio ~ ~ his heart in saving the
,,fe OF his suc0essful rival ,o
II 49, hook Is handsomely gotteh UP INV
!. ~ by W. Herbert Duhton
, ~ cbnpters are devoted to the klp-
n.nninE Of one OF the heroines, 20 ~ u''', ~ !,
ntven hy the Red-Keggers, IN witch 80 O..
The old fashioned tunes aha rs ns l., F,
,arottilv mentioned. yet which ehos ~, ~ .
pre,.,S, troredy. 10 the log rolling
h,a,, annually comes round III the sprins
n.' pad.ISeg, ana which always holas w,
i5ti a,anen, of danger and proDaple oea.'
IN lie hi story: TO the detection a''u .o,'Vto,
~ .ion OF Samuel Hawkins, the S. ,i, ~
the book, who robs his wrons ,uu ,nd 81 ~
much Of its sin by simply achi'o" teN'e' zee
! MIS- guilt before the Judge
One Of the finest OF Mr.. Th"lns a.
t+emnts at characterization is that en-,
hndIcd in the person OF the oaciSwoous
4 narson, Robert Allen, so..,,
1,he story rs en- entirety Is perlec,tl;
purc and wholesome and Is ol.s WV
z ceems destined to large sueeS"''
NV FRIEND ANNApEL LEE, Writer
!" ~. Mary MacLane. published by Her
hert S. Stone and Company, or SRlcn'
on FOR saIe in Richmond by the Bel
BOOK and Stationery Company
r,,ar since the coming into the mart o
1,iss N1.cJ.ane's book has been mentioned
.harn mas been a feeling of eager interes
about its appearance, the oFlBNnlity .
her hrst production having SinVesied "
authoress with n distincuNencss N per
rnnality which extends by ASSOCIATION L
X the work of her hhhes hio He''' ~ 80
nothing of her heart. >.
Her new book recalls her hrst IN II
u.himsicality. It's crisp cplgrnmmauc ser
tencas and Its half-humorous, hali-pa
thctic tone 1t differs from ~ III that
Is Iaraless fun Of eNtraVagances ID Sly
ana expression,
II is, instead, series Of monolosue
pirporting 10 be dialogues, expressive
cnuhdences interchanged between Ml'
MacI can and her friend, Annabel Lee, u
latter being neither more nor less man :
very pretty little black and terrn-col'
and white statue Of Japanese woman