Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-30

Fiction.
THE ROMANCE OF THE MARTIN
Common. By Oswald Kendall. Boston.
Houghton-Miffin Company. N.aS.
The story OF an American tramp
steamer that sailed from Galveston to
the head waters of the Amazon on
business connected with rubber i'm
portations, OF the many adventures
and disaster that befell its company
on the wav, of their extraordinary ex-
periences in the upper regions OF the
Amazon, and OF the final safe return
and unexpected cargo of drift gold.
The great merit Of the story is its
marvellous descriptive power, while
the telling has a certain vein of grim
humor that is very attractive.
OUR DAVE PEPPER. By Margaret Sid
ney Boston. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
$3.50.
More than a million copies of the
various Pepper books" have been
sold and, unaffected by competition,
they reach higher figures each year
Each of the Pepper children except
ing Davie. the third boy and one of
the dearest of all the children, has
previously been honored by appearing
in the title of the book, and now it is
Davies turn. He is we'll paid for wait
ing, for the | ook is one of the bright
est and sweetest of all the Pepper
books" high praise as that may be.
The character drawing is some Of the
authors best work, and her rich hu-
xr,t,,~h So l..
serious situation become gloomy,
helps to make up book of wonder
full charm.
NoBoDY's BOY. BY Hector Malot. New
York. Cupples & Leon Co. N.25.
"Nobody's Boy" is Hector Malot's
masterpiece, Sans Famille," which
was crowned in its early popularity
as literary classic by L'Academie
Franchise. The homeless boys ex-
perience is human document that
grips the Interest of young and old,
and is justly known as one OF the
supreme heart interest stories OF the
world-an ennobling example of boy
character.
TOP. STORIES. BY Emile
and Laura Poulsson. Boston. Lothrop,
Lee & Shepard Co. II.
These stories OF magic and adven-
ture come from the countries at the
top of the world" and will transport
thither in fancy the children who read
this unusual book. They tell of Laps
and reindeer, (even a golden-horned
reindeerD, OF prince and herd boy,
of knights and wolves and trolls, OF
boy who could not be hungry and
merry at the same time, of all these
and more besides. This book is not
intended for the little children with
whom Miss Poulsson's nursery and
kindergarten books are so justly pop
ular, but for boys and girls of 10 or
more
PROFIT AND LOSS. By Amelia E. Barr /
New York. D. Appleton & Co. $3.50.
This is the story of Jan Kelder,
who persists in following after the
things of the world despite his moth
er's hope that he become minister.
The loss of the girl to whom he was
engaged hardens Jan, and from that
moment he becomes involved in
money affairs only. The story is one
of the most genuinely human Mrs. |
Barr has written 1t is not in any
sense a preachment,a nd Jansen Kel-
der, the hero, nay be found in any
community where ambitious young
men hope to make their personality
factor.
ARCHER AND THE PROPHET" BY
Edna A Brown, New York. Lothrop.
Lee G Shepard Co. s1.20.
The best test of book for children
is whether it can interest older read
ers in its plot and character drawing
Archer and the Prophet meets this /
test. Archer has already appeared, at
a much younger age, as "Arnold's Lit
tie Brother" and is now senior at |
the same school, St. Stephens. Like
the authors previous book, it is very
different from he usual school story,
and therein lies its great strength. |
The prophet" is nickname given to !
an outside boy whom good-hearted /
Archer befriends, and around whom |
so lie of the strongest scenes in the !
story revolve.
MR.. BRITLING SEES IT THROUGH. BY !
H, G. Wells. New York. The.Macmillan
Company. $3.50 s"",
1t could hardly be doubted that
some novelist would write a great
war story And what is more logical
than that it should be H. G. Wells?
"Mr. Drifting Sees 1t Through" is a
work of profound interest and appeal
which seeks to show what the gigan-
tic conflict means to those who are
in the midst of it. 1t is not tale of
terrible conditions at the 'front.' of the
horrors of actual warfare, but is
something deeper in its analysis of
life than that 1t is as dramatic and
fascinating a book as any Mr.. Wells |
has written, book of varied incident
and striking characters.
LITTLE BILLY BowLEas. BY Emile
Blackmore Stapp. New York. George
, H. Doran Company 800.
Miss Betty was reporter for the |
Evening Sun. But she found time to
mother and befriend little Billy Bow
legs, red-headed newsboy, and his
bosom friends, Pete, Skinny and
Jake. Here is tender, winning, low
able little story of the close conpan-
ionship between group of happy
ragamuffins and warm-hearted |
woman writer.
THE WORN DOORSTEP. BY Margaret
Sherwood. Boston. Little. Brown &
Co. s1.25 net.
The great war has inspired few
such appealing stories as this narra-
tive, which is addressed to the dead |
lover of the Good Samaritan heroine, I
and which is an inspiration to every
reader. The events such as the low
er's death, the way t. ey had become
acquainted, their circumstances in