Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-19
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Zelda Cameron" the new novel by
Meredith Nicholson, Is continued
evidence Of the popular young authors
gift as a story teller and expert OBJ
server and analyzer OF human charac-
ter and motive. In his heroine and her
father, Ezra Cameron. he has given US
two new types, that Is. new In fiction.
but natural In trait;and the other char
acters stand out with the same note Of
naturalness that make the authors
stories read like biography. For the
story and motive the reader does not
care; its line does not follow paths OF
romance or incident lively enough to
carry special nor prolonged interest;
but the personal charm with which the
characters, or rather the chief charac-
ter--ls Invested, keeps one to her story
with a keen scent for the outcome,
which, though tame from the romantic
side Of view, Ia wthal satisfactory, and
natural Pictures Of social and business
lifo In middle-west, unambitious
town are skilfully etched IN for a back
ground TO the tale. and the book makes
successful addition to ml-bIograph-
lc fiction. portrayng some Of the myrl-
ad phases OF local American life Bobbs
Merrill, indianapolis. are the publish
ers. on sale at the Deseret News Book
Store.
Emerson Hough has scored another
success In his novel, THE Law Of the
Land" II Is a story OF the south. and
IN It, race war, intrigue. love. and many
newer elements enter 10 make a thor
oughly entertaining story Miss Lady"
is a charming heroine, Col Blount a
delightful type Of the slaye-holdine.
patrlarchal southern master and
Eddring Lecherd Delphine and Mrs.
Allison. are beings who are bound 10
make good reading either In fiction OF
history. The story Is a better one.
from all points IL view than "rhe Mis-
slssippl Bubble" and viii be even more
widely read Bobbs Merrill Pub, lndi-
annapolis, Ind.
4 new book by Anthony Hope under
the title Of Double Harness" has Just
been published by Phillips.
Anything by the author Of THE Dolly
Dialogue and The Prisoner Of Zen
da' Is sure Of wide public IN America.
This new book should prove a success.
for it Is said TO add to the clever wit
tiness Of THE Dolly Dialogues and
the sustained interest of the romantic
"The Prisoner Of Zenda" Il very clever
dcllneauon Of modern English he as Il
is II Is a drama Of married Londoners
IN which the central figures are a young
gin ideallst and a stolid matter-of-
fact young Britlsher whose matrmo-
NAL venture comes very near to being
tragedy Mr Hope, who has 30 long
been the pet OF London society. should
surely know how TO depict London
drawing room characters. and Il II
stated that I'm the many married couples
samples Of the bulk. as ne calls
them. who take part IN his story-he
has hit on with rare cleyerness tynes
Of London society people OF today The
book has a quality Of universal Interest.
In that II touches upon the commonest
OF difficulties In married llfe the i'd
justment Of Earring temperements
where each party seems to be and real
ly is IN the right
"Debonalre" Is the title OF a bright
novel OF America IN colonial days by
william Farduhar Payson. the author
Of "John VITAL" that Mcclure Phillips
have lust published Mr. Paysons story
Is laid In quebec and New Amsterdam
The hero Is one Louis dc Cadillac.
known as Louis L. Dobonnaire because
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