Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
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volume is not far from the beaten
track Dick falls in love, they quarrel,
others estrange them, they have their
eyes open, and they wed and live hap
PLY, of course. The manner of the tell
ing gives the tale much charm.
Dick Pentreath, by Katharine lyman.
Chicago: A. c. McClurg e Co.
"Hazel of Heatherland," by Mabel
Barnes -Grundy, is a charming picture
of the WayWard, humorous Hazel, of
her struggles against the domineering
sister Angela, and the daughterrid
den mother, of Sammy the gardener
and Mr.. Inderwick, and of a dozen
others who form the background for
Hazel. From the moment that quaint
old Sammy apears, with his eye ever
out for himself and Hazel, through the
vacillations of Hazel's love affairs and
the humorously wrought pictures of
this rural English life among the mid
die class folk of the Dee country, the
story is one of unf1agging interest.
Hazel of Heatherland, by Mabel
BarnesG Grundy. New York: The
Baker & Taylor Co.
Geraldine Bonner's newest book, "The
Pioneer" is of peculiar interest to Cali
fornians, in that d large part of the
story is laid in this state, especially in
San Francisco. Mrs. Bonner knows her
California well, and her pioneers even
better. This is a strong novel of those
most picturesque days of a half century
ago before and about the advent of
the railroads With Virginia colonel
as the opening character, one at once
realizes the possibilities for dramatic
episode, and ones trust in Mrs. Bon
ners skill to bring them about is not
wasted, when the finale is reached. In
terwoven with the rest, of course, is the
love story ,and the conclusion of it is
as satisfactory as anyone could ask. AL
together, the volume is decidedly well
come.
The Pioneer. BY Geraldine Bonner
indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co.
Quite a number of the ,cleverest of
the weekly stories run in the San Fran
cisco Argonaut have been collected by
that publication and issued in paper
bound volume under the title "Argo-
naut Stories" In the list are yarns by
Frank Norris, w. G. Morrow, Geraldine
Bonner S. r.. White, Buck O'Neill,
Gwendoen Overton. Jack London and
host of others. The tales are short
pithy and generally good
Argonaut Stories, by various authors
San Francisco: The Argonaut Co.
Lady Henry Somerset's promin-
ence in the philanthrophy which makes
London habitable to it's great throng of
poor, and her immense work in this line
would seemingly leave her little time
for book writing. Yet here comes
bulky volume from her pen, Under the
Arch" and seemingly it has been
written with as much care and thought
as if she had nothing else to do. or
course, it is a story of London slum life
as contrasted with high society, of
which she is a shining member and
with both of which strata she is thor
oughly familiar. Undoubtedly, too, it
has a purpose in directing attention to
the misery of the submerged truth"
But one can forgive the preachment for
the storys very excellence.
Under the Arch. BY Lady Henry
Somerset. New York: Doubleday, Page
&s Co.
what a Young Boy Ought to
Know" is the revised edition of lit
tie book that is just what its title
indicates. In his "Foreword to Pa
rents" the author, Sylvanus Stall, ID.
D., clearly sets forth the fact that this
information concerning the origin of
life should always reach the child
through its parents. Realizing how