The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-18
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thrown without means, upon the world
und her own resources. N
.The Vicissitudca Of Evangeline, t
It's true, last but a short while since the
enterprislng young heroine exchanges
for certainty. by marrying
( the man she loves hut before the day OF
marriage comes, her ups and downs,
prove sufficiently exciting and entertain
ing. 55$ Ssls8
NOUS for the skill with which she car,
portray an aunsophisticated heroine VINO
yet has an astonishing anountiof J, worid. (
| 3iy4 wisdom on her lips. Evangcll .is
fully conscious OF ill her charms. In
Guiding her wonderful red hair. her
creamy lcompl her thick black.
lashes and her pretty wilful lips. she
Is altogether absorbed in herself and hcr
establishments In life She calculates 70
a nicely the effect produced by Kind !,
and dlscourses frankly a bout the number
81 men who lose their hears about ~ hes
ana are seized with a esire to Kiss her
and to hold her hand, though TO 90 nc!
Justice, she appears lin an attitude o. o.
aloofness when such propositions are nlaue
|sby: the masculine contingent o. ile a'F ~,
qua intance. s{g s3at slaa. ss 4, 20.
Tho annals OF her expert ccs witt 9thc
seyaral victims OF her green eyes during
three weeks tinle furnish the basis OF
..The Victssltudes" and make lively anu
sometimes caustic reading when wang 'v ls;
line Is inclined sometimes TO apply 1ns
lash OF light scorr TO the follles nnd5
ma keshifts OF a certain phase OF English
hioi, SIife The characterization IN the
hook Ii clever and tho story. " ne e5:ft = Z
makes no intellectual demands. ls .ic,l-
PERTAINING In bright and amusing 81 ihsl'T
ion. i
~ x, : RETURN or SHERLOCK
IIf,1n1ES. BY. a, Conan Doyle. Sl.bo,
Mcclure. Phillips & Co. New York. to
IeellE Book and stationery Company,
n, ! game OF ',intials chara cteristlcs,
ntlyS played. Conan Doyle's identity
t-as n1asked under tho desert ptlonE OF - -
Clever Doctor. +. u. 1. = =
clever indeed, has he proven IN his re-.
Incarnation of sherlock Holmes, ana
lis exploitation Of that famous person
are Of the Imagination in thirteen stories yes
b1inful OF daring adventure and exc't'l's
incident, told In the unravelllng q q
mystery, and The detection OF W, CRIME y,
Tho manner In which Sherlock f = = >
return Is managed the coolAnress anu .o..,
chaiance with which he comes BACK 70 =
his . ccustomed haunts, explains his q q
se,,cc. and takes up the threads OF human,
mt, est again Is managed with flne ana
dramatic effect.
All 81 the qualities that have long rem.
derct; min a literary figure OF unusual
and absorbing interest, seem only y " navy Ivy
zi,een uuickened and rendered Hote ap
aren't. The thirteen stories that make
NJ, E he book in which DR.. D oyle brings
hin, IN tho scene again; are Pru et'a''y
among the best In which he has yet
Figured and exercised his wondcri VI ski
in crminology. n Al I. 4, r,,o
The large reading public IN A l,.e,,l.
who have been extremely fond q !. .s 9llerT
lock Holmes" since first making MS a.
nua,r,tnnce. WHO bade adieu to him most
re,uctnntly at the time OF his WITH
.,,l wa |. 3 will greet his rcnppe arance VIII
3cntI,,,sinsm and follow him into y resil
sc,ncs OF action with undated del|ght Z
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that the Interesting and romantic events
az our relations with Algiera and s',IIrlpol!
In the carly years OF this century !, shou!n
have been left so long IN a cond!tlon o.
comparative neglect. The PERIOD ~ ~
itself one that should BIO ma turall y attrf]T,
Hive To tho historical and worke ana
over and above this, " ~, ~
having Witnessed tho beginnings @ me
American navy, The little revolt t "
navy had by this time, as Dr. Allel,
points out, quite dwindled away, any
when our national dignity at last became y
aroused to tho point Of resistance. tlo
building OF ships was found 70 pc, y ne
cessity. Hence our difficulties with me
Ba rbary states arc rnenora ble5 ilss our MS
tory for something more than their mere mere
pictureRqueness. s.
The misdeeds OF these Mediterranean
bandits, though only a century old Wou g
r,ea d like very ancient history indeed, i
We had not racently had ian outoropplng
Of a very similar spirit IN the dolngs g
the chieftain Isaisoll. The exploits OF De- De-
catur and Preble In Barbary waters are
more or less familiar to everybody. put
Imany Of the minor Incidents IN the. same
connection viii be new TO most 3readels,
1.-THE author ii, the absonce Of previously
published details, having gone stralgNt 20
1.-The original correspondence and other avs
lthoritative sources. It Ia Interesting now
lto read how tho opponents Of the shin
| building bill Of 1854 insisted that we
should follow the example of Europe ~
buying peace. or should hire q European
navy t03protect our trade; that navy u
menace to liberty The bill Went
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