The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-04
BOOK REVIEWS
FAMILY SECRETS" by Marion Fos-
fer Washburne.

"FAMILY SECRETS" by Marion Fos-
ter Washburne.
These secrets" are not secrets at all,
but the familiar problems taon ot ,ne rhey
are charmingly written, these ,,,,nses
from the book OF life, and the giimpses
OF love and faith we & eaten bas as sutrered re re-
verses-nthat familiar American expe-
rience so shocking and uniamiiar 20
those who encounter isMmaN ch caiamity
after ali. Life with friends and In the
country is the true life, according 10
Pubished by The Macmillan COM
pany Price s1.25.
DEFENDING THE FLAG; oR, a
BOY IN Blue AND A BOY IN IN
lustrated by Grizwold Tying.
capital story of the Cisil War, wibs ,bs
North and one in the cavalry OF the
SOUTH friends personally, yet bitter
foes ON the battleeld There ,,tsrv are ieaaers an
Of forced marches. skirmishes. life In
camp and in prison ana the oo,nfSs ,iif oh p
tain. on account of it's peculiar plot, a
wide popularity in all parts OF our
country.
Publishes by Loth5oP, gs|o. Lee {, sS 8 Shepard
THE ALTAR FIRE. Iby Arthur Chris
tSpher Bsnson; %,nanw epth9f Tbe OF Upon r0m het
ters," THE Gate of Death" etc.
i2mo. cloth.
Another book by the English novel,
ist Mr.. Benson, in autooiogralRhieal to- nlH snl
preciated. He makes an appeal against
convention and love of luxury and Tor
the Joys Of the simple pde Ire; d,st,nct,ve IL ri
book, full of the charm that a thinker
and a man OF cultivated taste always
PubiIsbed by q. p. Putnam's Sons.
Sold in Providence at H. Gregorys'
Union street.
my LADY CAPRICE" by Jeffery Far
nols. Full-page illustrations In color
by Charlotte Weber Ditzler and bor-
der decorations by Il. b. Hapgood
A beautifully gotten up. dainty little
volume, which many will delight 10 re-
ceive as a Christmas. gift A healthy,
part in bringing together a couple of
lovers In spite OF very worldly peer
ess; a love idyl Of the summertimse' sunni las 9.
Co. Price, boxed. $50.
-FOUR BOYS IN THE LAND OF COT
TOM; Where They Went. What They
Saw and What They Did. BY Everett
r. Tomiison. illustrated by II. c.
Edwards.
series" The same boys who were fol-
lowed with so much interest last sea-
son in the popular first volume, -Four
Bows In the Yellowstone" now spend
their next long vacation in the South.
visiting Virginia, Tennessee, the Mis-
sissippi river and on through Arkansas
to Indian Territory. They have good
time and learn to appreciate their own
country by seeing II and learn history
by visiting historical places. The next
best thing to visiting these places your
self is to hear about them from Mr..
Tomlison.
Published by Lothrop. Lee e. Shepard
company. Price $1.50.
HER SON." a Chronicle of Love. by
Horace A. Vachell.
The author handles the preposterous
motive with such skill and ability that
it is intensely interesting. The story
OF a well-bred young woman who finds
herself at 90 an orphan with an income
of four or five hundred pounds. adopts
as her son the issue OF her betrothed
lover and variety actress. Dorothy
: reared by her father, a distinguished
London physician, with adorlng solicit
| tude on the broadest lines She Is q
! tender hearted, clear -headed. normal
young woman, blessed with a sense OF
/ humor. How she meets the news OF
| her lovers liaison and comports herself
: towards circumstances which spring
from this troublous situation. rewards
q the reader for It's perusal The style is
dignihed and the portrayal or character
/ fascinating as we'll as true 10 life.
Published by Dodd, Mead a Co
/ Il.