New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
Some Recent N0ueLs by american
and English AuthOrs.

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of the story revotTes s5ogr -he great ca1r.leyer
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II recent engineering erterprlsss- u ~ rz-o
men who 1--we Jessica Wet, ras oolstero1s IL
dependent tender-Eezrted dz1g1te- II IL Ar1e--
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defezt and GIsI-lgs5o1- 70 ~ a.z1ost ecuaI d.
gre thcugh 70 very cfce-e-t zay. = Ilsys
havoc WITH tne asp.rz-to1s q Kay Dorrerce. n
American n0vellsr. whose relations Vt-a Jess.ce
up 20 me moment Eka1 s-s d-zzs ashore re
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most promising 5n-lUzcy EisE Ray rs con-
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cl-iesy renls-ke 5-s f.r tle f-l-=ss s-c truth
v-th E6zcn ee~ E-@-s1-zges e-e ca-lneated TIE
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vt-aza tzz fanny a-e admirably revealed Th-
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IS 1EF Js-es LC1ze-e TIE p.9rtfnE r Frances
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E-Ta-cez lz n1- woman - Iore ov halves
One having haz-g=ed hey hee- zrz r. m
sserVlEgIy loyal - tne uso r. ze- caa-c=. even
when The iulpu.at55ns against bis honor a~=
aad Paris ls fgu u Il5tters and spies. who hive
known Zembsc of Old aa6 rrho s-l her mind -ita
vague susplcloHs. Z u .s o-avslo tae. leads
her n marry Z@.E.oeo - zoo- - Hs reerY=zr-.
g. ls = bravado FOR T-5oh zhe pays dearly. TO-
bv that act she Is enmeE1ed n . network u 20
ItIcsl adventure trat tx her courage. leT1-
ton aEd reso1rcefglre-z n tae utmost F1rc1-
TateIy for France. she hzs friends who d-st-ust
r. msdcsD Pase. End ubo refuse 70 .Gse sight
- her eren when she Foee c5sgu.-e6 ~ peaz-
ant woman u Fa-saI- Hr Locke gets his -
roeEaere vell. and his story has thrills enough
= satisfy the most erecting
SIN another scion n the Zeud4 1zn.l---.c T.
2 lonZIlved Yece-l1s.c- 20 u under TIE title Il
-r-e Goose Girl" 1l- 1farE-ata.z latest z-o--.
Tae petty German principal lrT The ambitious
iroa EiIled grand duz@ The caprfc.oaz. adventure
i,rag princess. conspiratarz close - TIE THRONE.
Intrigue, pIot snd co1rterpl0t ~ sb1aGaale-au
the familiar properties and scenery are here. and
in their new arrangement furnish forth - pretty
little drama ~ you could azk Cor e. IL kind
u lg the C5Cose GiEi Hno makes and -olEs=. the
worst trouble Gretchen rs never known
either father u mother. but has lived ever since
fhe can remember with IN ancient balda11e II
The KFuInervreg vino sends her out n rend the
geese by day and by night II - h4If-crgs.n
~ the sl2ck Eagle where sic fetches and carries
f. marvellogzIy beautiful YOU must Understand.
and with \ beauty that does not seem n belong
- peasant stock. gracious. dei ei.aate-oae would
even say high born. were IL not f5r k.-t.e and
wooden shoes. And Gretchen has strange friends
for z goose girl One If them 5s Carmichael.
tire American Consul - DreiDerg who Is able
t. % her great service IN her time q need
Sot tnat he is ln lose 7ith her. has heart IS Of
fered upon no baser altar than that u the Prlu-
cess HIGegarde herself Certainly these Amer
teams are an sudacious folk. Were II not for
the readers deep seated confidence tGat some
time. somehow. true love cannot fail II its re-
ward, the hopelessness u Carmichsers attach
rnent would srouse pity Mr. MacGrath who
i.ss shown much ingenuity before nov in the So
luton n just such puzzles - this finds way
- making princes. grand duke. consul goose
girl and popUlace perfectly happy
The cuckoo IS notoriously not nome bird and
those who follow the wandering voice" are led
into strange paths. This is the parable that
underIIes Nrs Elancnrs novel. The Cuckoo's
Nest" IT is another attempt 10 discover what
the inner nature is of that love which endures
tie test OF time and change Her approach 70
this venerable yet ever alluTing question has
novelty II least. to recommend IT, for she has
boldly laid her scene IN that spot where Of al
others, true love is hard 70 hnd-in Monte Carlo.
The author transports 10 this Mecca Of pleasure
seekers little group Of intelligent sophisticated
and wei differentiated individuals Including TWO
American women and the husband Of one Of
them; and in this singular environment she fol-
lows the spiritual history II each with minute
ness Alice Johnston. who has made her
author husband the man of mark that ne is. and
now sees him slipping irresisubIy from her
grasp. Mary Ingram, who finds her loyalty 70
her sober unpicturesque sweetheart in America