The Detroit times., 1908-09-19
BOOKS

THE Leaven OF Lovely Clara
Louise Durham. Sybil Raynor Is the
heroine OF the story. She is a living
embodiment ca doctrines OF Christiop
Science, In which she strongly re-
sembles several OF the authors recent
leading woman characters, and II Is
she who straightens out all the en-
tanglements OF the other characters
by the power OF her doctrine and ex'
ample. Incidentally winning the love
OF very nice young man, who thought
he was in love with beautiful AID
mysterious and melancholy young
woman. who had run away from her
husband because he didn't love her
any more. Sybil also succeeds IN unit
ing husband and wife, who thereupon
set out upon their second honeymoon.
Every page OF this beautifully writ
ten story is wholesome. and II comes
out the way a good story ought to, yet
II Is. unconventional while IL Is elevat
ing and with no small degree OF in.
spiration TO right and TO honorable liN-
ing. II Is the twentieth novel from
the pen Of Mrs. Burnham, who Is .
daughter OF DR.. George +. Root OF war
song fame. Harrison Fisher contrib
utes the books frontispiece, which Is
In Colors
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"A Little Brother OF the Rich" by
Joseph Medill Patterson. This book
has made somewhat OF a sensation In
the daily press because II was an In
dictment by a millionaire OF the peo-
pie of his own class. All that Was
very surprising about II was that
man OF Mr.. Pattersons connections
and personal wealth should see 1T to
publish 80 bitter book as this upon
the rich of a modern city. The story
L. written around reports OF business
enterprises. market plunging, evil
practices OF high finance. high living
among men and the amusements OF
the idle and occasionally the scandal
Gus rich. This novel Is well written'
full OF pretty twists OF speech, thor.
oughly entertaining as tale. III VIII
have a wide reading. The author was
once editorial writer or the chicago
Tribune, but got out because he loved
the people too dearly. accepted an ap-
pointment from Mayor Dunno. and
then QUIT 1t to become a Socialist.
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Together by Robert Herrick. A
story of married lives In America.
Practically all the important charac-
tiers are married. and they include al
least half dozen couples whose
marital experiences are followed dur
ing some years.
Such a novel is bound to arouse
strong feeling and will necessarily en-
counter warm opposition IN some quar-
tiers. The New York papers have al
ready printed columns OF interviews
with women who controvert the views
expressed. while some disinterested
Judges concede that 1t Is an accurate
representation of the conditions OK
American married life. The author
saws some hard things about the Amer
lean woman who gives up her HE TO
struggle FOR social POSITION, sacrlnc-
ing her husband. and children to her
own amusement: but the truth OF the
picture as he presents 1t VIII be nc
knowledged by many who know the
life OF the country.
The book Is remarkably outspoken1
and deals with subjects usually forbid
den In print. but this is not done with
bad purpose, and no charge of SEN
sationalism can be brought against The
author
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