Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-27
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"'rhr"ugh South Amcrira's Southland"
ny j. \. Hahm. Applc,ons.
II ~ seldom that you read Il book
@. travel so solid and interesting as
THIS one. The author is one of Tie
'n""S noted explorers OF South America.
ana Il travelling companion OF Mr..
k""scVclts In Brazil. lie deals to some
s<,%"t WIN his travels in company
wish Mr.. Roosevelt. but the book is
mai'.'y conccrnsu with his own rx-
rrricnccs in southern South America.
ard Ia historical. and scicutihc COM
m"n's OH til" regions visited Mr.,
%Hhms wand. rnivS led IN through
Southern l:'a2il. Uruguay Paraguay.
ArScutina and chiic. Tho style - IN
tcrcStinS. the observations are those
of AN acute and cultivated mind and the
illustrations are many and excellent.
Southern South America is country
little known To North American read
crs aud MIR. Zahm's work will prove
Invaluable To all those who wish in
formation about one OF the most beau
tful regions OF the Americas.
''rhc Immortal Gymnasts." BY Marie
Cher. George IL. Doran 60.
Fantasy is entertaining when we'll
done. The fantasy in the present ease
j. pronounced. Those figures OF pan
to,nime. Pantaloon. Columbtnc and Hair
l"Quin. are represented in the guisc OF
real people taking part in the various
concerns Of life. The story is unusual
and not embarrassing. The tired novel
reader may find i'm its eccentric hu-,
NOR and pleasant sXaggcration Il relief
from the ovcrdonc realism Of so many
modern stories.
causes That Led to thr War Rrtyvccn
the states" by J. o. McGehec
y. T. Caldwen Publishing Co
II is seldom nowadays that the fires
OF the Civil War break out anew But
~. p,,tI N.N, - l,,
was a member Of the Fifty third Vir-
cinia Regiment, one OF the immortal
commands OF lirketts charge. IIe b.-
licvcS that the right lay with the South.
and he makes no bones about ii. His
arguments bring nothing new 20 light.
but they are given with fire and con-
vi'icing eloGucncc and will rejoice those
readers who maintain the justice OF the
Confederate cause.
"Throdore Roosevelt BY Charles CT
Washburn. Houahton Miffin Co.
Doubtless we shall have - discrimi-
mating estimate Of Mr. Roosevelt one
OF these days. ~ to the present time.
rs is natural. the books written about
him have been mainly laudatory. The
biography by the late Mr.. Riis marked
the height OF RooSeveltian hero wor-
/ ship. EN-CorGreSsman WaShburn is a
personal friend and he likewise draws
1 Mr.. Roosevelt, in heroic size. But he
writes in an interesting way. touches
/ or the main events of Roosevelts life
! without elaboration, and, In short of
/ fcrS hioCra ply OF very moderate com
| pass 10 readers who are still interested
! in the sage Of Oyster Bay.
'.Thc Hack Eagle Mystery" BY GerRl-
dine Bonner. Appletons.
Mystery stories still interest the
! public to considerable extent, The
| present work is tale Of a man who
is supposed TO he murdered. but who
! turns up in tn. last act alive and
| well. The plot is baffiing and the story
| is better literature than many mystery
tales. for there is quite "a vein of
| humor. The readers crcdulity NAV
he a little strained when the problem
1 which has eluicd many wise heads is
solved by telephone girl. but crcduli-
~ is usually strained in detective
! stories The book is entertaining.
selections From Sidney Lnnier."
Edited by Henry W. Lanier Scrib-
y small volume OF selections from
/ sidney Lanicr is timely. The Georgia
I poet has como into his own at last. and
/ now ranks among the leading verse
! writers of this country. though his
! work remains unknown to many
/ readers. The editor contributes 4 brief
I but Interesting. biographical sketch OF
/ '-anier. The selections include some
/ Of his best -known shor, poems. like
! THE Revenge Of Iianish." and other
wiser perhaps If tho entire volume
. haa been devoted to poetry and
| Corn" had been Included i.ani-r
wrote good prose, but no better than
many other men: his fame rests wholly
| on his poems, some OF which are OF
+, great merit.
'''Ihe Nrn of Promis-." by willard
Huntington Wright John Lane
This is novel FAR above tho aver
| age. Indeed i, is not often tina. =
! St"ry 50 interesting comes to the
| wearieh rcadc! The Man is figure
! W" all know--thc brilliant but unccr-
j tam, person. who promises so much
accomplshcs something, and then fails
finally because OF q certain lacl; OF
sustained carncstncss OF character
The hero 81 writer Of great gifts. has
strong attraction for women: h.
may indeed he called Il great lover
/ Tor he mas three principal love affairs
I All Of them weaken him and divert
/ MN from his purpose, and his years Of
promise yield no harvest Of fulfil
[ mont The end finds him rcconciled to
! his wife and looking forward to Il pc
/ ROD "f quiet work, but with the splcn-
/ did dreams vanished forever
"fhc nprctrnders.' f!y Anne War
wick. John Lane co.
7 In TINS story Il number OF types arc
/ presented to the rcadcr For those TO
"hom til" end or matchmaking is char
"ctcr- Skctching the book is interest