The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17

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pears in the frontspiece.
Notes of Books and Authors.
Temptation piled the world 50 vide
One walked aside; 81
evil sang sweet to claim his heart
Twas barred apart.
And SO within his soul became
Rut Something better than the others
knew
And that held him true.
Town Topics.
mo literary world mas not yet re-
covered from the fact that Israel Gang
Will. the writer Of "Dreamers Of the
Ghetto" and THE Mantle Of Elijah" IS
a successful play Written for Eleanor
Rorson. in what Is considered to be an
unnrotlta BILE theatrical season.
The play Is simple and almost devoid
merely Mary Ann" is a poor little over
worked slavey In London lodging
house, who, with sort or desperate
AMI utter innocence. falls head over heels
In love with one OF the dodgers, who has
o,ier play to his credit. a drama tization
Of his own Children OF the Che. o. but IN
"Merely Mary Ann" he has achieved more
written another Of his italian Fanta.
sizes" for Harper's Mngizine. which will
appear In the February number
Readers recalling a book called THE
by Elizabeth Robins, and most success
fully brought out by Harper's, will be
glad to hear that the authoress has
sufficiently recovered from illness to be-
gin book on Alaska. which offers fas:
chatting opportunities for her pen, mas
much as she has travelled there extern
sively.
Although Helen Leah Reed had never
resided In a social settlement when she
snd last fanoa he's popsar Breh s t Sot
for older girls. by singular coincidence
she was called to become resident work
fr in sbs n5y home s Me chilaren
found the conditions just as she had de-
scribed them, so that no changes were
necessary when she read the proofs.
"Rrenda's Bargain is said to be the first
social settlement story for young people
ever written.
Last year I basked in Jennie's smiles.
And Jennie-salnts defend .f,9, h h.;
Was ever kind and tender;
She spared no fond caress. no kiss,
Yet-devi take my folly
turned from her and proffered bliss
To sigh for dainty Molly.
This year I live in A1olly's eyes
And Molly. sweet and twenty,
With mirth for mirth and sigh for signs,
So h true or 80 fond me !o:s scarccy can
Bxpound her virtues many.
Inconsistency. thy name Ia man!
Town Topics.
The uarpars, contrary to their usual
custom. have published a book Of fiction
aH Inn crucs so Of nf Ss 4 Is fn Apos
tie and was written by Samuel NJ. Car
denhire. The scenes are placed in the
first century. and develop an impressive
umph of the Christian creed In the midst
Of semi-barbaric luxury and vice. The
Great Apostle Is, of course, st. Paul, of
thor has drawn sympathetic and rever-
ent picture. A vein of romarce-the love
Of q brave tribune for gentle girl. and
th r fp he I story. in strong Contrast to
the brilliant gladiatorial scenes and the
imposing, pagcantry OF the pagan emperor
Nero The pIrsssutlon Of The GIhrs,iaHs
make spectacular show for the populace
Is described with wonderful power. It is
believed that there n has been no novel
! profound impression this book is expected
10 make. 1t was published on January
| 18th.
quarter Of a century ago. when the
| output OF novels was reasonable enough
| In quantity for the public to read and
| discuss nearly all. a Boston nrm of pub
| fishers began mo Name" series, by
! new and old authors. who remained anon
/ yInous. and set people guessing as to who
| the writer could he. Among the most
| Cloak" which Is now published In a
| new illustrated edition by Little. Brown
! and Company, The authors name was
revealed some time ago as chrlsttiinc" y G.
| Brush. The comparison between the NC
i lion OF thfn and now IL interesting. '"rhe
| older story stands out cornpicuo,lsly
| among tls Eeason's products" IL The
cGmnen. OF one Of Se% York's literary
critics.
when was published In Tie Jecemb.sr
Harper. VIII be translated into German