Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-10

Brief Reuiews
of Interesting
Library Books

The following is the last of the series
of ~annotations and summaries of recent
books issued by the Free Public Ii
brary. There has been a great demand
for all Of the works, which comprise
all departments of literature:
"The Paladin,'' by II. a. Vaehell
The story relates the career of Esther
Yorke. an impulsive. warm-hearted
woman. from tho time she finds herself
the impoverished daughter of a suicide
instead of the heiress she was supposed
to be, through eight years of toll and
struggle. until she hnds shelter and
happiness in the love of a man worthy
of her. An entertaining novel as vel
| as a clever study of character.
ut Never Can Happen Again." b.
William De Morgan. Another move
from the pen of the man who makes us
love his characters and live the life
that they are living az long rs We are
with them. The keen or gentle huinor.
the bright or pathetic optimism and the
spirit of humanity pervading all his
works are fully felt in this, his latest
book. Three interviewer stories keep
US interested, and in the end are all
made straight before us.
Doctor Rast," by James oppenheim
Here are a dozen stories strung OF
the thread of glowing personality.
which bids fair to become a household
word-a Hebrew physician who goes
down to the East Side to serve his PEG.
pie not only with knife and phial. but
also with compassion and understand.
ing, the loved brother of a thousand
m Here are human narratives
varm with blood and vitality. A girl
leans from the fire-escape TO see hei
nance. He has an ugly. strong face.
and is small and thin. but his eyes are
abla4e and big and black. At the
L'eht naiket he wild joy of bargain.
l.g over a penny and the rhythm of
Tile ritual of marketing makes the ali
1uil of The %throbDing sound of human.
ity. All the stories nave q wide prom.
Use of their own rich tulAlIment OF ul.
Usual freedom and individuality.
True Tilda,n by A. T.. Quiller-Couch
Fantastic tale of a true hearted, re
$ urceful little circus girl, who, in hei
attempt to find the relatives of a high
corn boy she has rescued from tile
uueities of an orphan asylum, makes
the acquaintance of a variety Of queen
people and h,ss many curious adven-
tires. A story with much originality.
an abundance of strong human inter-
est, and full of the charm of the m
expected and unusual
Mirage" by E. T. Thurston. Her.
the figure of the French nobleman of
the ancient regime has received hon.
orable treatment. He is a little more
ideal than usual, a little more cour-
ieous, a little more Imaginary, but (
like him; he is as pretty as a picture
end steps right of fairy tales. HIS
faithful servan belongs to the same
category Of ideals-that faithful serv.
ant who followed his master to London.
took a position in d restaurant to be
near the conate, and put sixpences into
his masters pocket.
Austria Hungary by Godfrey
Draze. Thc agriculture. industry, com.
merce and finance Of each division OF
the emigrant state receives separate
consideration, and Is supplemented by
an historical survey of the different
stages of the dual monarchy and o
discussion of its common affairs. such
as race questions and foreign policies.
The APPENDIX contains the text of
Austro-Hungarian laws. A thorough
comprehensive and unusually Impartial
study which may be OF use 10 diplo-
statasmen
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