The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-08
new BOOKS.
NARRAoANsETT BAY-By Edgar May
hew Bacon.


hew Bacon.
published by q. r. Putnam's Sons (the
Knickerbacker Press). New York and
London. For sale at Gregory's book
store. Providence Price $500
To the New Eng.ander. and especially
10 the citizen or resident or Rhode Island.
the word Narragansett means much. and
the mere mention OF Tarragansett bay
brings 10 many of them mind pictures OF
the beauty OF this body OF water, the
picturesqueness OF the towns and villages
nesting along It's shore and Of the his
tory that has been made along It's rug
ged outlines.
However. II is safe TO say that the
majority OF us, living as we do In a time
OF hurry and hustle, are apt 10 forget
what has taken place In this vicinity
long before we were born--when the land
was In the infancy Of settlement and
when a few sturdy pilgrims and many
red men were the only inhabitants.
The author Of "Narragansett Bay" has
endeavored TO give to the reader a little
special light on this section-in and
about the bay--of what It is at present
and OF what IL was years ago. so far as
his search would show.
While the book Is interesting. 10 a de-
gree, we feel that the author has written
more along the lines OF filling up the
space than would warrant IN making a
historical work or tale that could bring
forth acclamation and sincere praise.
Very little Of what is given in the
hook is other than can be found In almost
any history OF Rhode Island or be seen
by any keen observer in a few days ram
y Il knAl L. all y,~if
ten. but is "prosey' to some extent. The
author in many instances. when working
up an interesting point. allows II TO end
in a decidedly uninteresting manner. that
is he does not finish IL as II should or
could be done.
1t is we'll bound and as a book
is generally well put together. but II does
seem as II the Illustrations. OF which
there are quite a number are poorer than
should be placed In q publication OF this
nature.
NANCY STARRY Elinor Mccartney
Lane.
published by d. Appleton & Co. New
York. For sale by all booksellers
Price s15o)
There has been considerably written
at least two or three stories OF Nancy
Stair, and they have been interesting.
The author OF this new story. so II
appears, has not been averse to taking an
old subject and treating II In somewhat
a different manner, for In this case the
author appears TO have gone more into
detail and given readers a tale that can
not fail to appeal.
II really reads as II II were all told
by Nancy Stair herself-perhaps some OF
II directly or indirectly came from her
clever a Scotch tale as has been written
for some time.
II Is a lively story with lots OF action
the dialogue is clever and all I'm all, in
teresting reading.
THE PREsIDENT-By Alfred Henry
Lewis
published by A. s. Barnes & Co., New
York. For sale by all booksellers. Price
$3.50.
AS the name OF this book would imply.
and as the author has already given 10
the public stories along political lines.
his new book THE President Is OF the
yet at the same time the author
has not made the mistake Of devoting too
many OF its pages TO this particular lire
OF thought, but has interviewer other lines
OF action and side plots that certainly
make a most readable story.
From the moment the reader begins the
tale he or she Is interested and regrets
10 put the book aside. even for a moment.
II is an interesting pot pourri OF politics
finance and love that works well In It's
action together and the different situa-
tions are most exceptionally well worked
up.
The characters Mr.. Lewis has placed In
his story are well pictured. They seem
20 be alive and 10 sum II up the book is
quite one OF the most interesting OF this
seasons publications.