Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-19
sa.FAA1OUS DETECTIVE STORIES"
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In This Unique Collection You Will Meet All the Great
Sleuths, Lecoq, Sherlock Holmes, Cleek Lupn and
Others Immortaized by Their Authors.

quaint ceremonies attendant upon his
SISTERS wcudinE II is almost like
going on a personally condIcted tour
10 the country-and. better still, be.
ing welcomed into Milosav's home.
ANNE. BY Olga Hartley. J. h.
L;Hpincott, Philadelphia.
This is an intensely interesting
story OF an unusual girl whose charm
is her uneSpectednesS. y comedy with
just that touch OF SADNESS that brings
laughter near TO tears. Butterfly
like. Anne il!ts through life and leads
the reader into many thrilling and
sometimes almos; tragic scenes. ye:
there is something in Anne much
liner than her friends suspect. The
author pictures her character devel-
oHment mos; interestingly. IL is
rational and Inspiring. Deep trouble
leads her TO great happiness In the
tira! dramatic act in her lie. This re-
markahle story has heart interest.
splendid character drawing, witty
conversation, and swiftly moving
plot
THE TOP OF THE WORLD. by
Ethel NJ Dell G. L. Pu,nams Sons.
New York
isis is the love story OF a girl,
Sylvia lngleton, who pins all her
i xan! upon ne lover OF nsT early
after five years separation from him.
she is no: afraid 10 turn to him for
refuge when the second marriage OF
her father makes nsr own home no
longer erdurabic. But Guy Ranger.
the lover tails hrr Al this most cri;t-
cal moment n her life. and she is
thrown instead upon the chiva!ry Of
his cousin. Burke Ranger.
Tho rest o: the story deals with
The bitter struggle between the old
and difficulties .; the path whlch
leads at las; % tina; region at the
top OF the world. which il ~ given
20 only few travellers 10 and.
THE MIDDLE PASSAGE. BY L
Frank TookcE The Century Co.. New
York.
The Middle Passage" was the dan.
brought their human cargocs from
Africa 10 North America and the
story Is Set at time when the
slavers were compelled TO run ;hc
vent the traffic out OF Africa. The
! adventures o; the hero, who was ac-
/ cideatally involved in the slave trade.
make a thrilling narratives: and his
trade was vile, weaves through the
which. in the end. he achieves the
greatest conquest OF his life
/ Mr.. TooTGr is an author who knows
| the quarter deck, AID he shipped out
OF Long Island por; for foreign
! parts Al the hoar% age OF six months.
| lie grew w in a seaport, hrcatheG its
air. and absorbed It's traditions, and
all his time during childhood and
early manhood no; claimed by school
and college he spen. on board ships.
Thus he learned navigation when
only twelve or thirteen and was ta;ni-
liar with the waTs and jarGon OF the
20 c's!e when most boys are putting
On their :ics; long trousers. And Ihcn
| Immediately after his graduation
from Yale, and since he settled down
! 10 literary career. Mr. Tooker has
| gotten back . ships whenever oppor-
| ,unity offered.
/ The rcsui; OF all this hobnobh!ng
| with Fa;hc. Neptune is apparent In
| that splendid sea tale, Under Rock
! ing Skies" and his book OF poems
emitted. The Cal! OF tho Sea" Ire
present book is especially no;eworthy
for It's sure grasp OF things nautical
Those who themselves know vino