The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
BOOKS OF THE DAY
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nnco Of victory was already turned
against his troops deprived OF their

n Surrey recoils In horror at her treach-
cry and bitterly denouncing her, ruslies
from her presence He afterwards sends
her BY his soldiers the dead body 81
james w, that shc inny look her I'LL
upon tho work OF her own hands.
Lady Heron rendered desperate. stabs
herself, and one wocful tragedy Is fol-
lowed sby.hnotl,er. 59 Et
The love story OF Donald and Margery
runs like bright and beautiful thread
through the tangled web OF deceit and
wrongdoing brought about by the du-
rlicty Of Lady Heron and iightens the
otherwise gloomy tone Of the play.
cAIDERoN's PRISONER by Allcs
Ducr Miller. Published by Charles
scribncr's Sons, Of New York. T'oi
sale BY the Bell Book and Stationery
Company. Price, s1.5of 4.
s., "A picturesque little romance, In which
Now York belo is transplnnted to
Santiago Central America; meets the
COMMUNICATIVE chief Of tho army there
and meets her fate also.
Alicia Lea for this is tho young lndy's
name, during detention In the Santiago
barracks finds time to measure the
young Santlagoan officer by American
standards. grcntly toshis own advantage.
She Is released from imprisonment and
returns TO New FORK and to the REQUIRE
mcnts Of fashionable life; but when the
santiagonn. Don Mariana Cnldcron. u
exlied by the President OF tho Republic,
his brother for service rendered by him
to Senior L,iis. Vargas. Miss LEAFS hest,
tho service being given ut Miss Leas
request. and when tho exile follows her
to New York to claim his reward. It is
given In n manner highly satisfactory to
her and to the Santiagonn.
The book Is written In n very clever
and pleasing manner It's second story be-
ing called cyril vanc's Wife" The
motif OF this hinges on American social
life and questions.
INCOMPATIBLE B11rlLA17s. BY Alice
and E,gerton Castle. Published by
Frederick A. Stokes Company. OF New
"a York. For sale by the Bell Book and
Stationery Company
The very title. Of this book SUGGESTS
Bath and the delightful old-world at
$rnosphere In which patches. rouge and
powder are as natural accompanmentso f
one's environment as the flow OF Wit. the
supremacy OF women and the devotion
of men. Is Az XII, Il,
Alice and Egerton Castle are wonderful
workers In the realm OF the actual. which
they leavcn with Just enough Of romance
and Imagination as to make 1t quite
frankly enhancing. X ". s 4 81 .8
The seeker after something that Is
vastly entertaining will nnd It In the Pc
rusal OF the various adventures which
befel the "Incompara BILE Bcllairs pc
fore she was caught and Gagged BY her
gallant lover.
/: A LIEUTENANT UNDER WASHING
TON BY Everett T.. Tomllnson. IL
I'LL Illustrated by Harold NJ. Brett. Pub
lished by Houghton, Miflin and COM
pany. Of Boston, For sale by the Bell
Book and Stationery Company Price
$l.2O.
A stirring historical romance OF the
Revolutionary period, including the cam
paign in which the battles of Brandywine
and Germantown are fought, and ending
with the encanpm cnt ut Valley Forge.
L & The hero OF the book Is Lieutenant
Henry Miner: one OF the most TN 9
characters Is Hugh, the old trapper. Lieu
tenant Miners faithful friend and com
panion. The story. Is anely written ana
& is Just what boy would take the great
est pleasure In reading. rs
WHEN Il WAS CAR. Il BY Arthur W.
Murohmont. Published by Frederick
Ss2 Az Stokes Company OF New YORK.
For sale by the Bell Book and sta
tionery Company. Price, $50.
A book OF diplomatic experience and
adventure, with the scene laid IN Russia
nd American audacity and aplomb pitted
against Russian autocracy and machina-
ton.
ID American methods win. The story IS q
pretty one and the plot well developed.
!. Harper Denver. the hero masters many
delicate and difficult situations before
he gains his bride. FIelga. hut gain her
49, ho himself In
regard to Russian private and public
policy In the following forcible lines:
(which Is Why I remark
K And my language IS plain. ta
That for ways that&nre dark
And for tricks that are vain Il
The Russian at home is peculiar.
And the same I shall hope to explain
another time"
ODD CRAFT. Y BY w. ". Jacobs. PUB
sllshed by Charles Scrihner's Sons,
New York. For sale by the Bell Book
and Stationery Company. Price, sl.ho
An interesting volume Of short stories
With the breath fof salt wind to flavor
them and the wonderful experience OF
the sailor to give them color. The book
lis dedicated to Jerome Is. Jerome, and
has very apt and quaint Illustrations.
Among other delightful books on the
Christmas calendar are ''Marah: A Story
I OF OLD Virginia. . written by w. Asbury
Christian, and printed by T.. H. Jenkins
OF this city, with picture Of Liberty
Hall" for n frontispece; Japanese Art"
written by sadnkichr Hartmann md pub
llshed by L., c. Page and Company, OF
Boston: "Phil sidney" by w. ". Hoop
err. published by the Brooklyn Eagle
Pl,ess OF BROOKLYN, N. ", graphically IL
Illustrated and calculated to be- very atttrac-
tive to young people, Another book Is
"a Rose Of Holly Court" by Elizabeth
lincoln Gould, from the Penn Publishing
Company, which deserves thei highest
Recommendation in every way. II,
FOR little tiny tots "rhe Book OF the
Cat" most artistically gotten out by the
Frederick A. Stokes Company, of New
York. with color Illustrations by Eliza
beth Bonsnll and with text by Ma bel
Humphreys, Is n thing Of Joy. So also Is
the "Foxy Grandpa" edition OF "Mother
Goose" which reyives the well-worn
rhymes In fascinating dress,
HAWTHORNE AND Ills CIRCLE. BY
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