The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-22
Novels That Wear Well



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this book. Men have heard that the
risky that there choice
tobacco which understand. AS between
equally fine knows why selects the he does
one is preferred above another.
my part, Ialw when a vacation
Henry Esmond" Not historical
consciously my reading of before
English the book ranks
example of that OF novel; read because
Now Mr. Vasy with bushes that he reads Pick
wick Papers whenever he day off, know another
who picks The Mid Lothian" his holiday
Irishman devours Jack
dons Sea Wolf regular intervals and perfect lady, whom
occasionally always Zangwils The Master" hand.
The novel. which bring wildly the and Of
perhaps those which take the hold the
nation These be considered historical novels broad
which
we'll known history The reading of such books than
tme unonsciousy acquires regard
which be obtained the ordinary works
dealing with the
Even Lorna Doone"-Backmore's
tmeswhe remaining for all
faithful of days in England when outlaws in
parts Of kings Dickens Barnaby gives
rd the No Popy England during George the
Third depicting the Reign Terror magnificent fashion.
the meodramatc of those terrible days France, leading
Sydney selsacrifce the guilon
Dumas has bring the heart of mankind
great
done said that read his writings follow the history
France seouence The Aonan series 80 called from tho name Of
its foremost hero three books The Three Mske Twenty
Years After and Vcomte de Brageonne In the rst Cardinal Richie
bulk the second
the lives the musketeers with full of the life
and the period included the closing Ma
zarins and the early of Louis XIV Robert Louis
Stevenson exo this third the of The book
naturally parts published
Bragelonne Louise Val and Man Mask
The historic are generally detail the
historic portraits fairly truthful Marguerite
of another of by Dumas which Henry of Navarro
the real hero Chcot the Jester" belongs this relating
with the Busy
Mdor Bus defense against overwhelming numbers called
of the finest fights in literature
compared Scott, appear
be entirely outranked writer of historical felton, with the exception
the immortal Rmo that of the Savonaroa
Florence George pictures
try village England unsurpassed distinct
Adam Bede Sa Marner" and Mill the
Floss chosen favotes than In Felix Holt the Rad
ca the labor disturbances following the Reform described
The original of Felix" said be Gerald Massey, the poet.
Wavery
and ALL My father these tales when
skppd good the dry but would not exchange
what the Waverly novels
to Walter unconsciously
deal of himself His high honor especially his
devotion unsefshn brought his char
have always felt that standards of honor
Keniworh read of SCOTS The former
England the Middle when castles the stronhods of
oppesors full of char
Richard the Lion Hearted Robin Hood Fiar Tuck and
Prince John. Kenwoh" the tragic of Amy Roba wife of
Queen Eizabehs favorte, the Earl of Leicester.
Hugo LES Miserables" gives superb picture
the French de The Elusive Ppernel by
exciting meodrama of the period the Reign of
The Pmperne Sir Percy Bakene who
guion This, by heroes When
Flower Charles
from Indiana good the times of Henry VI and deals
the
John Masfed the has
HYDE the Dukes Messenger which deals with
Monmouh Rebellion 1884, the Carls Spain
setting good Merriman called In
Tn which there desperate plot kill the Queen Regent
Poland and its tragic history fresh minds and Thaddeu of
has
exploits
Polish author Quo Vad
the Nero The burning Rome the
the
Christians make this remarkable
which the Peter Paul