The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-21
BOOK REVIEWS

"MARJORIE'S VACATION" by Carolyn
Wells the we'll known author OF charm
ing stories and verses for and concern
ing children.
1t is published by Dodd. Mead & Co.
Price $1.25
This is the first OF series OF new books
for girls. 1t is a most attractive story of
little girl OF IL. happy and full Of mis-
chief, but deep in her heart. the sweetest
kind OF child. She spends her summer
vacation on her grandmother's farm call
ed "IIaslemere" and the happenings are
interesting and charmingly told This
res isr sure TO become as popular as
Miss Wells Patty books.
I'm THE sHERBURN LINE" by
Amanda NJ. Douglas.
Published by Messrs. Dodd. Mead G. Co.
Price $1.25.
The twelfth volume in her Sherburne Sc
res, all interesting and readable books.
this is a continuation of the life OF Honor
Sherburne. A mysterious disappearance
OF one of the characters and her subse-
quent temperance form the main thread
Of the story.
1t will be popular as are all Miss Dou-
glas' writings.
MOTHER" by owen Wister.
illustrated by John Rae and published
by Messrs. Dodd. Mead & Co.. New York.
Price SIPS.
A story which appeared anonymously as
the ninth OF a sequence of short stories
by various authors in volume entitled,
"A House Party" IL has been slightly
remodelled by this publication and now is
attractively bound for the Christmas
trade. 1t is told I'm MIR. Wister's most
| charming style and is a delightful little
sketch telling of the impracticablity of an
| author who inherits a million, but whose
luck makes him win out in the end.
THE BOYS OF PIGEON CAMP.
THEIR LUCK AND FUN" by Martha
James.
illustrated by J. w. Kennedy and pub
lished by Lothrop. Lee e. Shepard Co,
Boston. Price SIPS. -
! This the second volume of Pigeon
Camp series, is a continuation of the joys
little Jimmie Suter and his friends Rand
Cotter and Philip Moon have in fine
camp on the shore of a lake. They have
endless experiences and always make the
most of their opportunities. An excellent
boys book for the Sunday school library.
SONGS OF THE AVERAGE MAN" by
| Sam Walter Foss.
Published by Lothrop, Lee d. Shepard
Co. Price s1.p.
The title of this new svolume OF poems
by this true poet of the people fully char
acterizes book of verse that can be ap-
preciated by the sound and wholesome
people who actually DO the worlds work;
who love poetry. but have neither the
time or inclination for poems that re-
quire university lecturer to interpret
them His humor is genuine and plen-
tiful and the illustrations by Merle John
son give a correct Interpretation of some
of the brightest bits. Its attractive bind
| ing fits IL for gift book.
LONG KNIVES" by George Cary Egg
| gleston and illustrated by Frank I.
Merrill.
ublished by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
| Co. Price sl.50.
No better or more picturesque story of
the conquest of the great northwest has
ever been written. This graphic narrative
of adventure embodies the romantic ac-
count OF George Rogers Clark's conquest
OF that region north OF the Ohio-and Mr..
Eggleston adds a personal story OF In
tense human interest as n thread upon
which to hang the historical facts. Boys
| will eagerly follow the fortunes of the
young hero and their elders will dwell
again upon one of the most important
achievements In the making OF our coun-
| try