The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-25

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Nesbit. From Dot bledny Page ~ go go,
or New York, through the Bell . Book 60 y
and Stationery Company % i s Ricl.-
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Miss Nesblt isl known as an author u to
her Juvenile 81 orles .'rhe w otllb egoods' \
among these, attracting great attention
at. the time OF It's publlca ton. . !. I,
Her prfselit ork ls very !. reada y !!
and 8t he ext erence Of young En i! y z 2
girl, who s.undertakes art student life IN
Pa ris, ~ hout chnperoil. n III I, K
553 She Is the heroine of the story ana q
charningly VI ilful \ bit of femininity IN
the begihiiing, she Il, always Wishing that
something Will happen to break the a mon
otony OF her life In the English village,
where she lives at the rectory with her 9,
dent@who, IMMERSED in his favorte pur-
suits, llas but little time and thought Y g
t. od g1y,e herr Her name is Botty Des1
goea n0ea sEsteh and
meets an paints her me 10, u! Ms
picture introduces himself as Is 81, Eass
stace Yernon,"' tho person VINO TURNS nes
Miss esb her book title I, 3 develohp s
l1ncompiete Atnorlst. Il !, .&sii y. 5 Z, 4
Z Of Course there Is a broken-;or chat
ter bet tween 8's Betty Desnond'.$ and NM
f meeting II he
pleoed togethernfter 4a,tlme IN NJ ia 81 y
from Sthe reettory and the dull English
Village, to- taste the sweets OF lndepe e1
2dence. n NJ Ss M d. s3si4 5 HI "A St
Being human and a woman, she makes
some serious mistakes In the tasting pro
cess, but theySBare nothing more than ELl7
the rght mome IN aunt na9
s''13et ,''t'SS Miss Julia Desmond appears
on the scene the rector, IT. from the
dull English Village and the wllrul young
woman who BY this tine n has II Er q ,,d
people ut aslittleF truer valua ton - READY
to 60 back to- England and leave the III IN
complete aArnorist@ In Paris. n, n. ~
N ties suchsa beseeching letter. atteF-
done with ncomplet eness that 1, et.i
ity'fS entrents the aunt to return with hers
to France; gainst her Will the a y
At fpaf * viii
find him worshipping before her po pc I
Instead. she softl opens the ,door On a.! q
different scene. The Incomp e, \,
his nature to ! ths !, enc 1aa
the door Wi hout Ills knowing of her pres
,ence, goes home and writes him. n, snarp IN
refusal without saying why n !. she me
tsensibly marries nnot Their ma Z Y, ~,
when Miss Julia Desmond tells him {E3 the
truth IL throws himself on the mercy OF 81
woman \ who loves him. IN compiete1,t
though me may be- h q, tau 81.
but ti feel that ne will always be better ter
me book Is Very bright .and! entertain
ing In style and has the merit q pelln NJ
extremely IN terestlng N s5} 4 III '53s
THE MASTER MA From John anes
.sSs Company y, ( or N CIV York and London;
THE 'NIasteri5 Man is a strong, Il good 4
piece of literary work. ltI5 pp ear
anonymously, but Its background and at
nosphere belong so 5unmistakably 70 Al Al.
bemarle 1iaLne
University of&sYlrginia, that CONJECTURE
Will at once be busy as to, the IDENTITY
the authors #
q There is iloShat tenipt',nt any complica.
tlG 1 a II xfsa
withoutsthe necessity Of plot and ~, TIE la-
pealsof the book Is in its very si1nplici
in$$the power with whlch.$tie o oI,! y, a.
,T7,"The- Master Man Is Dr. ~ Nc 1ntyre +,
Vigorous, intellectual and prot essional
type, who dominates he whole .bookswilth
his mentality and personality y \, 0t me-
niece niece, marguerite, 1.-THE man that Mar
guerite loves, Dan Haskell. - his ia Their.
the rector,Shs mother. the. rector's VIE,
Amos Neal and 3;' Miss Nettle Jones'
the village sptnster and gossip. II a251
The book is to DO recommended for the
many lessons IT teaches & Of self renunciia-
ton and devotion to- duty,. mingled with
quiet manlness, wonanline ness S,la ano
stpeng Gs tde wthn and
ahles man to refuse what offers MN
simply a great name, thout, q cores
ponding ennoblement and en IlEle 'l q
his chosen profession and .life, :. :,
terial day, holds up before the eyes -, o.
It's readers the highest ideals, and dem;
onstrates their attainment IN pra ctlCAl
way It Is written yiyidl am1 IN sprsey
ferlng untilithe heart sls&wrun n niInlg
out its underlying principle lis u Its Eh ~
manity and tenderness, Its bsolnte Sin w
cerlty and purity and, the r Nc t;or
Tt holds In It's reserve force ana 2, suga
gestiyeness, promise which IT S,ls 20 pc
hoped the future will justify ssa
THE TIL. BISHOP. OF coTTo NToWN.,-
4 B John Trotwood Moore. From I the
John G. Winston Company, Of Phila-
delphia, through the Bell Book and
Stationery Company. Of Richmond.
z This book Is 5nvowedlyy q story describ-
Ing life In the cotton mllls8of the South.
system are described inSfull and the .un r;
scrupuous methods employed BY mill
factors or superlnt end Tents. y. . obtaining
their ends, are very thoroughly exposed,
The scene OF; the book is laid L, In Ala
bamn. where many ottoni mills q nave y,
been established The period OF. time IS
in the early eighties OF last &C ntury. the l.
owner Of the mill ntcottontoWn Is SPOKEN poH;ai
class, and is placed in a very lurid light.
This Is hardly credible, as most. Of inc
Southern cotton m!llsia are owned ana op-
Grated by Northern men,i # y
i The Bishop OF Cottontown. is man OF
unusual personality and dominant charac
teristIcs. and Is Perhaps the most Int rNest-
Ing OF Mr.. Moore's book personages.H e
Is the central figure OF the story I. a n
the horse race In which he comes OUT
winner is It's most Interesting chapter,
The book inclnes to the. melo % a,,
Usual cfarncteriSat tLn and nd incident. It's
pathos and humor being about Y II evenly
balanced, ~ ty W Il ~
figure In II. IN high and low llfe are
well portrayed @ & MI rs sf 8