Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-20

humorous character, lOvemalSing and
martial adventure
Lover, Samuel. Handy Andy. L9ll AZ
The amusing mistakes and misadventures
of a simple-minded, awkward young
peasant engaged as an Irish gentleman S
servant.
Macdonald, George. Sir Gibbie M135.S3.
Story showing the unfolding from child
hood to manhood of a rarely beautiful
nature.-Pittsburg Carnegie Library.
Macdonald, George. Wilfrid Cumber-
mede Ml35,95. Over the chief charac-
ter hangs a mystery of birth which in
fiuences his life in many ways. Contains
many fine descriptive passages, especially
of Alpine scenery.
Manzoni Alessandro. / Promessi Sposi,
the Betrothed. M296.46. The greatest
of Italian romances. Milan and the shores
of Lake Como are the scenes, at the time
of the Spanish domination in the seven
teenth century.
Marryat, Frederick Mr. Midshipman
Easy. M36262 Founded on author
experiences of active service around the
coasts Of France and Spain. Full of
thrilling episodes and rich in saltwater
characters-Ba Baker
Mitchell s. W. In War Time. M6s2.47
Period Of War of the Rebellion. A mas
terly study of disintegration, through lack
of moral stamina, of a character in the
main noble
Oliphant, Mrs. NJ. O. Miss Marjoribanks.
O473.64 A humorous yet sympathetic
story of a girl 5 misguided efforts to con-
sole her father and to lead society in
small town
Page, 4. N. In Ole Virginia. P133.4 AZ.
A series Of charming stories which pictures
life in old Virginia before, after and during
the Civil War
Payn, James. Fallen Fortunes. P34534
The plot excites the reader suspense as
TO whether the virtuous people will or will
not be rewarded with a fortune-B Baker.
Reade, Charles. Christie Johnstone.
R2S5.2l A noblenan goes among the
fishing population in Scotland, and learns
charity from their rough, but sincere and
hearty character getting a taste of real
life in an adventure that calls out his
manhood.-Baker
Reade, Chas. Peg Wellington. R2S571.
An excellent story founded on the charac-
ter of the famous Irish actress.
Russell, W. G. Marooned. R96S. SO.
Hero and heroine en- route to Brazil are
left on an uninhabited isle by the mutin-
Gus crew.-Baker
Sand, George. Consuelo. S216.22.
Describes the marvellous career of a poor
Venetian girl who became great singer.
Mysteries imprisonments, escapes, &c,
follow each other with quick rapidity.
SImms, Gilmore. Border Beagles.
S592.l1. Mississippi in the second quar-
ter OF the Nineteenth Century is the scene
OF this story of band of outlaws.
smith, II. Colonel Carter of Carters-
vile. S6472l. Describes with humorous
and loving touch, an unreconstructed Vir-
gina gentleman and the friends he en-
deared himself to.-Nation.
Sumson, +. j. Pirate Gold. $3.50. .73.
Story OF mercantile Boston in ante-bellum
days. Tells with much charm the story
OF an old bank clerk S love for an adopted
child.-N. Y. State Library.
Ihanet, Octave, pseud. knitters in
the Sun. 1857 so. Short stories ex-
hibiting people of strongly marked charac-
ter IN the stress of moral conflict. Baker.
Tourgee, A. w. A Fools Errnnd.
l727.37. Experience Of Federal officer
who went South after the war and lived
there 10 years. A picture of the Garnet
bagger" period; the Ku Klux Klan Is in
cidentally described.-Condensed from
Baker.
Warner, c. d. a Little Journey in
the World W279.55. Portravs adj
mirably the nsiduous influence of worldli-
ness on a woman Of noble nature married
70 a successful New York speculator-
N. Y. State Library.
Winthrop, Theodore Cecil Dreeme.
W793.2l. The author shows how potent
and profound are the struggles and
emotions that take place amid such
surroundings as an average
lodglnghouse in New York. Baker.
Winthrop, Theodore. John Brent. w
1880, A romance of the lawless life of
the West in which John Brent rescues an
English girl from the hands OF the Nor
mons
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