Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-25
New Books
Fiction.

Fiction.
THE DANGEROUS AGE. BY Karin
Michaeis N5 PIP. SL0 John Lane com
pany.
The story relates by means OF letters
and entries In q diary. the inner history
OF a woman whose limitations OF intel
lect, character and health drive her sue
oessively into divorce, an exile. an offer
20 become the mistress Of young al
mlrer. and an attempt 10 effect re-
cancellation with her husband. When her
offers are rejected by both the men, she
IS left defeated and full Of spite, but
scarcely, as she starts Of around TIT
world with her maid. an object Of pity
certainly not a tragic figure.
THE REASON WHY. BY Eiinor Glyn.
SIS PIP. $3.50 d. Appleton & Co.
The book describes the married life OF
a nobleman whose wife Is heiress TO a
rich uncle. A crippled half-brother, OF
whose existence the husband is unaware
absorbs the interest OF his wife and
arouses jealousy, The discovery by the
husband Of his wifes disinterested devo-
ton clears her in his mind Of the selfish
cynlclsm which appeared 10 dwarf her
character, and the two become for the
first time happily united.
THE MAN IN THE BROWN DERBY,
BY Wells Hastings. $40 Pp. u.25 Bobbs-
Merrill company.
Mason Ellsworth, penniless young
man well-born, college-bred. but made
desperate through his repeated rebuffs by
the world because OF his horribly dis.
Figured hands secs a strange advertise.
ment IN a newspaper and II leads hin
20 Nancy Bond. A vista OF extraordinal ,
events opens up. Tho adventures are Of
exciting nature, but all ends happily.
ADRIAN SAVAGE BY Lucas MaIet I'll
PD. ti.s5. Harper & Bros
Savage Is distinguished young mar
OF Letters, the son Of an English father
and a French mother. lie - Rrdentiy II
love with young and bewitching French
woman An English girl lacking beauty
and charm awakens Adrian's innate chiv
airy. and Savage Is placed In the awk
ward position Of declining a lady's un
spoken love. The, ending IA quite salts
factory. however, and the story IL wei
written.
IN THE SHADOW OF ISLAM. BY De
metra Vaki. d5 Pp. A.2b. HOughton- Mi
flln Company.
The story Of what happens to an Amer
lean Etri who goes out to Constantinopl
10 visit a relative in the diplomatic serv
Ice there. She makes many friend
among the Turks a. well as among Tn
Greeks and other Europeans. and is pas
sionateiy loved by a Turk OF good family
leader In tho Young Turk movement
The book Is a study Of the cleavage o
races and the part played by race ii
accusing and In stiflipg a woman's love
VICTOR oII.NEE's DISCIPLINE. n,
ltamlin Garland. Ss PIP. slD. Harper
Victor ollneo. healthy. normal youth
catcher OF the university base ball team
learns that his mother, whom he had see
but little since his childhood Is famou
medium. Lucy Oilnee IL n delicate re
Tined little woman. who has perfect falt
"a her unusual psychic powers. Veto
determines 20 mako her break away fror
her profession and the story works ou
tie destiny OF tho boy his sweetheart an
his mother
AliH clNGEH OF THE kOOTEKAl
~ Robert Knowles. 368 Pp. Si20. Elem
INK II. Revell Company.
The scene Of action for this story
laid In the Crows Nest Pass OF the Roo
tenay mountains OF British columblG
The author takes fun advantage OF IN
local, color and pictures the dlfferen
phases Of life.
TAIsANTIcLI.A. by Edith Macvape 2.
fp. u.s5. houghton- Miffiln Company.
This tale concerns an American girl, IN
victim OF an unfortunate marriage in thl
country, who later IN Italy. IL loved b
an italian nobleman The story moves [
happy conclusion through a series G
moving and dramatic episodes
miscellaneous.
LIFE OF CARDINAL GIBBONS. Il
Allen 5. WIN. John Murphy company.
The volume, bound IN red. forms al
appropriate memorial OF the famou
churchman's jubilee, celebrated by IN
laity In Baltimore last June and by III
clergy In october. on both occasion
readers were made familiar with th
main facts IN the cardinals life. Tn
author presents these facts ana epoch
IN proper perspective az we'll as the res
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