The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

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PROPHETS LANDING. ~ nawinl
Asa Dix Charles scribner'a sons,
of New York. publishers sl.5c.
a story OF New England l'fo in a
gnall village Of the CONNECTICUT RIVER
Vs1l de called %Prophfrs Landns.
mnnity, is tempted by success tointro-
duce into his busincss many question:
able methods. By which his own Inter
ests are advanced and those Of his
neighbors suffer rcspondingly.
AS he continues to make money his
views OF life change. He becomes self
ishly absorbed, loses the confidence and
being n most n!fectionate husband and
father, grows harsh and dirtatoiiai to
the e, me,mbera Of his own household.
FINALLY, when much harm that can
not be remedied IL done; when death
and unliapplness and poverty follow
IN the train of his business 1nethodsi
home TO marry tho mar. Of her choice,
objected to by her father simply on
account of his lack OF money; wilen hls
son justiiies bullying and wrongdoing
fathers example. and the Prophet. OF
"Prophet's Landing" &has openly rc-
bukcd his course, lie is broushtto re-
Dentance
and goes back to saner, simpler purcr
methods OF living, thinking anfacting:
The book Is written with force, and
which the 'luw and the prophets" rest:
Thou shalt love. thy neighpor as thy
self"
NIMRoD,s WIFE. BY Grace Gallatin
Seton. Doubleday. Page & Co., Of
New York. publishers. sl,5o.
This book is illustrated by Walter
King Stone and Ernest Thompson
Seton. 1t Is dedicated to THE BABY
who. without strength. makes slaves
OF the strong; who. loving none. Is
loved by all.
The first part Of the book has TO 40 40
q 9f the sver Il ls and ,dfths real e
dangers cf the open as opposed TO the
popular notion OF the same. Part
Grand CANYON ny n. Of + the Rockies, and the
march through them, with o discussion
about mountain goats and descriptions
OF tack rabbit dance and the feast
OF the dog dance.
Part third picks UP the thread OF
the story on the Ottawa, and relates
several things about moose. and one
moose in particular Part fourth de-
. Norway.
The style Of the author Of this book
Is most attractive. and her book is
crowded with incident and a liYeliness
OF narration. that renders 1t exceptional
sor Its kind
PLORER. BY Robert Dunn, Pub
lisled by the Outing Company, OF
New York. $3.50.
This is the account of an attempt TO
apcend Mount mckinley, the climb coy
river, KuskcEwim watershed.
The story begins with travel through
i irst camp on tie Front Range
Mount Mckinley; thence on to an alti-
tude Of about $500 feet From this
camp began the ascent Of Peters Gla-
cier. Involving the rounding of the
great west corner of Mount Mckinley
from which tho route lay 70 the camp
on the glacier under the pink cliffs
The highest encampment on Mount
Mckinley was at an altitude OF 10000
feet, showing Mount foraker in tht
distance and the slopes Of Noun
atrated from photogra phs taken by ,i'
author. and contains map outlining
the authors route from Cooks Inle
and the return. the distance from tn,
inlet to the mountain being zone hun
dred and fifty miles as the crow flies
Where Mckinley riaes on the outer
periphery OF their arc" says Mr.. Dunn
''the Alaskan mountains are more thai
forty miles broad. leaping abrupt!
from the low swamps on either side
The range Is ramified like the out
SpEedu arms ol al pItopuS pSl " oi'ipi
the greatest inland glaciers OF tn,
world outside the Antarctic contineu
The description Of those making thu
entire PERSONAL OF the exploring party
the breezy write-up Of their expert
ences. of their hunts, of the people ant
adventures they encountered. their ZOO
and the blank wall that at last BARRE
their further progress and induced
their return to the. aaunts of men, ar
very interesting to the reader. Til
time consumed in the expedition wa
from June 23d until September 24thN 0
1908.
"A CAME AT LOVE. AND oTHE1
PLAYS; b, George Sylvester Vie Vie
reck. Published by Brentano. Ney
York. s1.25.
thought on taking up a copy Of &.
Gamo at Love- The book is indee
small but within It's covers the autho
has Imprisoned five little "unplayabl
plays" as he calls them, that are bit
OF impressioni3m about as modern a
enc could find. This book appeare
one year ago and this year Viereck la
"Nineveh.'' volume of poems. and til
two works make the name of Georg
Sylvester Vercck one that convince
the seasoned literary editor that it J
name to be reckoned with.
"a Game at Love" is audacious. an
proclairns the author man who la
faithfully studied certain phases &
lie and writes as he finds them. some
times the portrayal seems too sombr'
too sordid--we almost wish he woul
not be SO truthful--and then he let
his poetic soul flow from his pen, an
the plays seem. as a whole strong an
beautiful.
Az al oI,n affect to ,,ro1uce