The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-17

everywhere recognized as his. and no one
would have any. longer the desire. certa n.
" not the. ardillood, TO- attempt, to dis.
n ews f Fsht Is Is s EfyeT nsve n nsde e
beauty, OF mystic meaning and glorious
abundance. Of labyrinthihe tneander. ngs
through the most astonishing verbal
l1as stsp md S' th Ts he simple fas pa
straightforward word. and triumphant1y
Ultimately y as he himself might say, \ quite
too wonderfully and Inevitably, to dis
qualify II. And no versatile peruscr of
ycarning on tho part Of all his character..
TO pursue and tair-split an atom through
many closely written pages.
readers everywhere have their birthrlght
privilege. of taking him or leaving him.
'ne truly Initiate VII wsleo,ns
GoId nd ow n 9seanse !. splehddly ,ypi
ties they admire. TO others.-rlot to put
too fine IL point OH 1t. to the profane--
tho.,iane Of Mr. James on q tito pag has
lioisted by fore thoughtful: park commits
sioheis on ibegulling green turf,
THE B1NDWEED. ~ Nellie Is Bllssett
217 PIP, sl5o. Mann vynnc publishing
Co, New York.
III .Hrl,e Bindweed" Miss Blissett has
written n r11olerit historical romance,
which. through the display Of real lit
erary ability, she has raised considerably
above the level OF the majority Of this
school of books. The story is woven
about the career of the Inflated Queen
Draga Of Servia, ind though real names
are not used, is said to adhere closely TO
the actual facts. '"rho Bindwced" Is
Iianc, the millincr's assistant who rose
tn he queen and whose name was thus
Interpreted by her only real love, Vlndi-
mir Ourof: There have always been wo
men who have dragged down men and
nations too, who have chung to them like
the graceful swayng creeper from which
strong IN the end tina, they have
strangled the life out Of everything they
fclung to- Lane was very beautiful.
however, and despite this fanced likeness
between her nature and that of the en-
tangling creepcr. was loved by many men.
The most interesting thing about tho
young king. and thereby hangs the tale.
The most interesting thing about, the
story. perhaps. Is the glimpse 1t gives
OF tho inner workings of Russian diplo-
macy and its disclosure Ut tho part
which Russia played in the uprising
which eliminated in the murder Of tho
scrvian King and Queen. In view OF the
revelations 1t makes In this direction 1t
IS not surprising to learn that this book /
has been placed on<the list Of volumes
officially prescribed from circulation IN
the territories OF the Gar. Miss Blissett
writes with q, force and an understand
Ing Of things political unusual In q wo-
man. The author has the true story tel
.ler's knack Of suppressng the $unessen-
tial and setting down tho matters really
vita i to her narrative with literary skill
and graphic force. Many OF the scenes.
too, are highly dramatic notably the clos
Ing one where Lame In the last despe-
rate hope Of persuading the king to save
IA akin. does not hesitate to give the I,
final sla1lder& to her own charac ter.iss! we
have here in Il a word. a romance with /,
both MA tier and manner, the happy COM
binatton Il citing "a result Of pleasure to
the reader and no little credtSto the az
thor. .s
THE TEADPDR OF THE EIGaITEENT1H7l ],
4 q CENTURY IN ENGLISH LITER4A-S
TJyRE. BY Barrett Wendell $50 PIP.
s1,5o% Charles Scribner's Sons, New
york Fell Book and Stationery Com-
pany, Richmond. ;sg SSS
n Tho Clark lectures delivered by Pro
fessor Wendell at Trinity College, Cam
bridge IN the winter Of l902-'o3 are here
committed to covers; and the resultant
volume has, over and above the impor-5
90 Ais tInguished an authority, d the added
interest Of containing the first regular
lectures on English literature ever given
81 an Ann erican al an glish University.
As THE title would Indicate. the authors
purpose has not BEEN in any sense to pro.
Vide here a standard volume Of English 11'sI
literature. b,ni solelysto Indicate the ma.
tionali temper OF England in the seven
teenth century, as revealed by IT'S llltes-
,ature.. IS .5Sfs Isl & rs,
II. cnn sideration a period In the history Of
English letters so Tar from novel, BY