The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

would not have had those picturesquet
difficulties with her parents and oil
their exciting consequences: nor would
she have become SO celebrates; nor
would Prince Charming have behaved
exactly like hero right out Of the
Arabian Nights" nor would Jane have
had q chance to demonstrate that n
flat can be run on truly scientific prin-
ciples: nor would London have been
entertained by one Of tho most aston
ishing marriages in all fiction.
AS 1t Is her family and friends stand
aside to permit her to work out her
destiny, which she does in most salts
factory manner to herself and all con.
cerned.
The book situations are written with
admirable humor and the characters are
described with subtle touches of irony
and a keen insight into humanity that
render them thoroughly life-like.
The talented author OF The Daugh-
ter" has sustained a reputation she
has long ago won for originality and
discriminating cleyerness Of style and
relation.
OLD MR.. DAvENANT's MONEY. BY
Frances Powell. Charles scribner's
Sons, OF New York, publishers,
through the Bell Book and Sta
tspuSIy SolilPduyS VI
$3.50.
This is a story with q mystery, full
of sentiment, incident and dramatic
situations It Is partly told by young
girl in the first person and partly by
the author
Old Mr.. Davenants money. willed
conditionally to the wife OF his nephew,
Is at the root OF the book mystery,
which Is sorrowful one. and ends In
death. A love story runs Its appointed
course through the book and after
some difficulties overcome ends happily.
The book Is thoroughly pure and
wholesome in tone. and Is we'll written.
THE SHELL BOOK. BY Miss julia
Ellen Rogers. Doubleday. Page &
Company, OF New York, publish
ers.
Miss Rogers devoted nearly three
years to the study OF the life of the
seashore and her book Is full of the
outdoor spirit She spent a summer
in Florida among the showiest and
most interesting shells of the Gulf
Coast and getting acquainted with the
interesting creatures that live within
them. She passed a winter at Long
Beach, Cal. near Los Angeles, which is
noted as being one Of the best coll
Letting grounds for shells in America.
There she had the advantage of using
the famous Cidroyd collection and
other notable private collections that
abound in that region. The Los An
geies Public Library bought set Of
books costing $500 to enable Miss
| Rogers to study there.
The shells of the Great Lakes and
| the inland waters were studied by Miss
Rogers on her return to the East. Most
OF her work has been done in that
| peoples palace, the Museum of Natural
History in New York City. and every
shell that she has described she has
seen. Miss Rogers has also studied
ington and Philadelphia, and her writ
ing has that freshness. enthusiasm and
accuracy which come only from real
| contact with the real things.
THE Shell Book" contains eight
pages OF Illustrations in color, besides
ninety-six pages of half-tones from,
photograp hs-mostly the work Of the
wel!-known nature photographer, Mr..
A. Radcliffe DuSmore.
The Shell Book" Is unique among
| contemporary nature books. 1t Is the
first popular book on the subject, gives
| a description OF the species. the growth,
/ food, habits, and homes Of living mol
| lusks, industries such as pearl fisheries
and snailfarming. the cultivation of
oysters and other shell fish. instruc-
lions for making and maintaining
aquaria without running water, and
while scientifically accurate. Is like
| wise charmngly simple, and will in
terest beginner and expert alike.
GET-RICH-QUICK wALLNGFORD
BY George Randolph Chester. Henry
Altemus Company OF 5o7-513
Cherry Street, Philadelphia, pub.
fishers. $3.50.
This book is characterized as one 81
"the most up-to- che-minute business
stories yet published" In Wallingfort
/ people everywhere will recognize III,
1 present-day character Of the shrewd
but INSCRIPTIONS promoter done to the
life as no one but Mr.. Chester coult
draw 1t.
Many have had experience with char.
acters like Wallingford, and for tn :.
u reason 1t Is predicted that this big
good-naturcd lmpostor will hold lllt
amused attention and undivided in
terest Of a large and appreciative pub
lie for some time to come Advance
4 orders have exhausted the first edition
and the daily increasing demand ha;
/ necessitated o second large printing
which is something remarkab BILE in view
of the fact that the book has beer
Il recently announced.
THREE WEEKS IN HOLLAND AMI
BELGIUM. BY John U. High
}, botham. The Reilly Britton Com
pany, 25s-260 Wabash Avenue, Chi
!. cago. $3.50.
More than any other, Mr.. High
! botham is pointing out to those VIII,
) can afford the expense, that they cal
also afford the time for vacation tril
!, abroad.
il Four years ago Mr.. Eiginbotham