The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-12
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There are reco!lections Of Dickens in
the account of the hero's youth and
the Characters stand out we'll. espe-
cially the selfish, absolute matinee
idol whom he admires. the wretched
creature whom ne foolishly marries.
the oily villainous dealer In antiques
and some of the actors. The hero
and The girl are attractive and IL Is
rather barbarous for the author TO
keep them apart so long. The story
will hold the readers attention in
spite Of the theatrical flavor. and he
will not begrudge the author her MEM
cries Of Steerforth and David an
Criah Heep.
Though he il a trifie too anxious to
explain conditions and dwells over
muc on his fancy about the location
OF The lost tribes Of Israel and his
belief in the permanance OF Alexander
the Greats civilization. Col. G.. +.
McMunn has written an interesting
tale Of love and adventure IN "A
Freelance in Kashmir" tE. 2. Dutton
and Company. His hero is a half
breed who unites in himself the good
qualities OF the Scots and OF the
R1enbnS. re ives AT tHe BEGINNING
or the nineteenth century where n
great fortune could befall the brave
adventurer who could keep alive. He
manages to win an uncommonly lively
and enterprising Afghan princess. and
has to contend against unfair odds,
for his chief opponent IL the Wander
ing Jew.
The country girls who are taken in
hand by the efficient settlement
worker in |. T. Thurston's Just
Girls Fleming ". Revell Company
are lifelike n their development Is
natural. even II they are oVerawcd
by the omniscience and ~infalih'lity
Of modern uplift methods. The story
is designed to demonstrate the work
ines Of the Eight Weeks Club move
nent of the Young Women's CHRIS
tan Association by which the women
IN rural ~niun are 10 ne Itteo
out OF the ruts IN which they move
and made to work out their own IN
dependence. incidentally many Ct
womans grievances against man are
exhibited, the nara work she Ices
without remuneration the
OF POCKET money ,he nih"fa".e n''
seekinS WORK m SO on. Likewise
the temptations to which k"is ar"
SUBJECT Inc heeu vi u ''ea' W
PLANTATION pronahlS i"r tne
authors nature 10 Suggest pfo'apie
preahuo"hs IN 'he sHs'e"'' Inv s"H
VIII interest," the reaoeI. q,
1t Is TO the T.. W. baroeeh schoo'
or nctlon that Mlhhie o. re! ho'us
TINT Crayon cue 'Mi'cneii hehher-
ley New forK' properly pe.ohss' io'
the important part OF the story 'e's
OF the hsht OF an eheFseuc Souhs
schooI tsacher AGAINST 'ne .o',"p'
METHODS oi "a grai''hs superintendent
mas1uerauIhe unu'r Tue c'oaN VI 'h'-
c'ency. rms takes her INTO poI't'cS
ana oeioie the HesiHta'u'e' anu pei
maps .os'caiiy mo 'he au.oeaCS "
women 5 lsh'S 'niueh"s 'ne u'ai'
10 placKen her Nliiaih H'ahes 'nc
author weaken her arsuheh'' she
makes MIN the associa'e VI s""ss'e'H,
"h" hiohap ana 'or.ur' women anu
oreak MO no"ses' mo ""'9ueeus ~
so serious mat the cohuo'a..on dl Tue
emo ~ almost criminal '"t "e.o'
rama 'ne pea lot Inv
SCHOOLS
Inc disas'rouS marriase =" o." ~
discreet young lore'Hh uip'on"at WIN
n dui' ana uhrenourceiul american
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'hamhrun IN ileceS OF 'ne tame
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