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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1914
Page
8
A reflective view on novels that profit from quiet, everyday life. It argues greatness does not require a central problem, and that faithful detail in ordinary experiences can offer value, likening simples items to romance in life.
A Bostonian novel praised for mature psychology and strong character insight. Pier’s work is set in Back Bay Harvard and Dartmouth circles with Rosa mond Ramsay and Graham Rappallo as central figures, earning high critical praise and noting Pier as a major impending novelist.
J Macdougall Hay’s Gillespie Strang is reviewed as a bold, vivid novel from birth to death in a bleak Scotch village. The critic praises language mastery and unflinching treatment of life and death, noting the protagonist’s ruthlessness and the book’s fierce moral force. The George H. Doran Company publishes Gillespie for $1.40.
A review notes six brief episodes in Quick Action by Robert W. Chambers. Each piece aims for rapid, lively storytelling with a distinct voice that may hint at Chambers’ hand even if unnamed. The book’s brisk flow invites a single sitting, though readers may prefer savoring it in full.
A critical look at Victory Law by Anne Warwick from John Lane Company, noting strong storytelling and natural dialogue while criticizing character fulfillment. The plot centers on Victory Law and her husband Dexter as ambition clashes with devotion, leading to rapid emotional developments and a tense conclusion.
A young visiting woman enters the life of a married friend and a Strange man who loves her, while a memory blank from twenty years ago returns. Philippa helps sustain his delusion as their bond grows toward marriage should his memory fully return.
A literary tribute to Joseph Conrad praising his mastery of English and the sea. The piece lauds his alien heritage, language learning, and monumental prose in works like Chance, comparing his simple phrases to grand biblical and Tennysonian echoes. It asserts Conrad’s stature among contemporary English novelists and previews a future review of Chance.
In the April magazines Whippincott's presents a complete novel by H De Vere Stacpoole titled The Presentation. Also featured are Letters of Horace Howard Furness edited by Francis Newton Thorpe offering a portrait of a true man beyond a mere denizen of books.
The April Scribner's begins with Roosevelt's first instalment of A Hunter naturalist in the Brazilian Wilderness. The issue also includes short stories and poems, plus Kenyon Cox on Artist and Public with candid views on Cubist and Futurist movements.
Harper's Magazine for April continues Arnold Bennett's The Price of Love with Sir Oliver Lodge examining gravity under the title What Is Gravity. Mary E Wilkins Freeman and others contribute tales while pieces from Denmark England Yucatan and Sumatra appear. Carrie Chapman Catt's story on Menangkabau matriarchy adds to women's rights literature.
Editor Ridgway appeals to readers in the April issue to send in information about the demon and help achieve practical results. George A Birmingham humorously reflects on America in Through Trish Eyes with Peter Newell illustrations. Everybody’s blends serious purpose with humor and mirth.
The April St Nicholas magazine features a new Baseball and Its Players series by Billy Evans and a Garden Making article by Grace Tabor. It also includes the second part of Culmet’s The game I Love, plus ongoing serials and several short stories, highlighting an outdoor themed issue.
A new issue of John Martins Book appeals to children of all ages with graded reading for ages 2 up to 10 and older. The magazine combines playful stories, rhymes, colorable pages, and mother friendly indoor activities with ads written for kids.
Announcement in The Miracle Man by Frank L. Packard notes a stage adaptation planned for next year produced by George M. Cohan, adding a new test to the story and fueling reader curiosity.
The essay praises the novel’s vivid characterization led by a noble deaf dumb and blind Patriarch and questions whether the Nolmes boy and Mrs Thornton gain by walking away without aid. It notes the four crooks offer strong dramatic potential for stage portrayal and lauds the book as an exceedingly good one.
A critical note on Kazan published by Bobbs-Merrill Co. at 1.25 dollars. The Arctic sled dog part wolf endures famine cold forest fire and threats, torn between joining humans and remaining with his wolf mate, offering a brutal though possibly authentic glimpse of Hudson Bay life.
A cheerful gentle comedy by Eliza Orne White, praised for its readable light touch. The Boston release from Houghton Mifflin Company lists the work at $1.10 net.
A promotional notice touts a 400 page cloth bound work as one of the greatest books of stories and philosophy. It quotes President Wilson Col Theodore Roosevelt and Dr Eliot praising its ethical principles and educational value. Price one dollar postpaid from Eastern Light Pub Co at 1233 Arch St Room 202 Whiin Pa.
A critic condemns the anonymous memoir for sensational triviality and moral laxity. The piece argues the author hides behind anonymity and blames a “modern Narcissus” with little regard for readers or women. The review laments wasted writing on a flawed subject.
Louise Lynn Baker’s novel The Broken Law from Roxburgh Publishing is analyzed as a prairie elopement tale with a father’s softened heart. The frontispiece by Albert T. Reid stands out and the prose echoes Gene Stratton Porter with a lively, distinct style. Boston edition priced at $1.50.
A survey of recent novels highlights Dark Hollow by Anna Katherine Green a brisk mystery. Flying U Ranch by B M Bower a western tale with familiar characters. Chance by Joseph Conrad a highly anticipated new work. The Carpenter and the Rich Man by Bouck White a serious call for better life and religion. The Forester's Daughter a vivid nature romance with a love plot. Victory Law by Anne Warwick an ambitious home and love clash. The Fall of the Moon by Caroline Lockhart a western with lively characters. The Peacock Feather by Leslie Moore a captivating countryside romance.
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