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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1914
Page
6
The great fictional figures feel more human than historical ones. Caesar Columbus Cromwell fade into myth while heroes like Monsieur Pickwick and Jean Valjean stay vivid and near. Historians cloak their heroes in complexity. novelists reveal the core of the person.
Review praises Marjorie Bowen historical novel The Governor of England for aligning with historical records on Cromwell Pym Ireton Fairfax Falkland Rupert and Charles I. It lauds the portrait of Oliver Cromwell noting its stirring tone while noting occasional feverish color and verbose passages.
Flora De Barral experiences a life ruled by chance as Conrad probes psychology and fate in Chance. The review notes the novel's dense plotting, its intense focus on characters, and the stamina needed to follow the narrative, highlighting Captain Roderick Anthony's arrival as a turning point.
A serialized tale argues marriage as a start, not an end, showing a 25 year old woman trapped in drudgery who marries for freedom only to find it hollow. The narrative promises romance yet paints a life of unrealized possibilities and renewed desire for Nature’s Nectar.
The notice praises Joseph Conrad and his latest novel Chance from Doubleday Page Co priced at $1.35. It notes detailed scene work and a naval mood with quotes about rest and security only at sea and a glimpse of open water.
The book follows James Vimpany a bank rating clerk who lives as a fashionable bachelor for a year. He encounters a cast led by Captain Vavasour Tingleton and Petunia Sable with satire and melodrama. The villain appears Dickensian yet becomes a white slaver in a stirring rescue episode.
The review highlights Conniston’s rise from a spoiled son of wealth to a capable engineer aided by Argyle Crawford and his daughter. Hapgood and William Conniston Jr. contrast ambition and dependence, with the plot driven by an engineering challenge and a fairy tale like suspense culminating in an apparent impossible victory. Harper & Brothers published the work at $1.35.
A Northern professor comes to a Texas town to teach philosophy and meets hospitable Southerners. The story centers on four rowdies and a cast including an unscrupulous financier an escaped convict a fierce Italian and a meddling mother in law. The hero is observant honorable and impulsive with a witty heroine.
A fragment reviews Alvin art Johnson's to be published by Dodd Mead in New York. The line hints at a saucy or witty tone for the work titled The Professor and the Petticoat.
Harold MacGrath's Pidgin Island is a mixed late chapter detective tale praised for lively dialogue and strong portrayal of Crawford the hero and Miss Wynne. Villains lack conviction though Uncle Billy remains a true rural character. the novel offers readable fare and may attract readers. New York Bobbs-Merrill price $1.25.
A London couple sheltered by a lodger amid nightly murders. The reviewer argues the novel is almost a detective story but lacks a fully convincing dread figure, with some strong pages yet overall not up to Lowndes's Studies in Love and Terror.
A Boston set detective tale centers on two Englishmen vying for Lord Bellmere’s title while a misfortune bringing opal pin shadow looms. Hilda Cabot's sincerity contrasts with Mildred Bunce, shaping reader sympathy toward Durant despite questions of villainy.
An Old South shop named Burnham Antique Book Store E relocates to 56 Corn Hill. The notice notes niche offerings including rare volumes and small lots of curiosities from Nibrastes and other sellers.
In this excerpt Durant's character is defended as he seeks to rescue her. The Opal Pin is published in New York by D. Appleton & Co. at $1.85.
A review highlights Helen R. Martin’s Barnabetta set in southeastern Pennsylvania with Pennsylvania Dutch characters and strong local color. The plot follows Barnabetta’s thwarted housework fate and a later social shift, with praise tempered by a note of weakness outside its regional scenes.
A Rand McNally anonymous critique notes the book promises sensationalism in title but delivers a restrained domestic tale. Hester Trent's death from a read letter exposes a loveless marriage, yet readers may find the plot slow and the characters miss the strong emotional grip. Jane Trent stands out as the clear voice.
A brief note on Carolyn Wells creation Anne Van Wyck in the serialized tale Any body but Anne. The text centers on the titular character as she navigates social obstacles and mysterious circumstances.
A critical examination of Charles M. Sheldon's Jesus Is Here notes the sequel to In His Steps adopts a modern setting with anthropomorphic depictions of Christ. The reviewer likens the Bourbon age press imagery and 20th century scenes to Gospels parallels yet condemns sensationalism and finds the portrayal weak for a true spiritual impression.
A detective tale described as crude in concept and execution. Characters fail to seem real, with a climactic exchange where Janet confesses love and the narrator kisses her, revealing melodramatic prose and a fading sense of credibility.
The Post prints a poem presented to introduce Louis Untermeyer whose volume Challenge appeared yesterday. Caliban in the coal mines laments darkness dampness and labor with demand for stars as a sign of mercy from God in the mine world.
Thornton W. Burgess known for Old Mother West Wind launches a fresh set of children’s books with Little, Brown & Co. The four titles released include The Adventures of Reddy Fox The Adventures of Johnny Chuck The Adventures of Peter Cottontail and The Ad-
Thornton W. Burgess presents Uncle Remus style tales for children in Bedtime Story Books with Harrison Cady illustrations. The reviewer notes chuckling children during reading and praises the value of the tales for a young library. Price 50 cents.
The Princess and Curdie by George Macdonald is simplified by Elizabeth Lewis with six color full page illustrations by Maria L. Kirk. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company in Philadelphia the book appeals to children while preserving the author’s literary value for adults.
The May issue highlights Coningsby Dawson and Basil King with The Mother of His Children and Danger, plus The Way Home and 10 to 12 other contributors in a strong fiction section. The Delineator offers a Mrs. William Brown Meloney article interviewing John Purroy Mitchell’s mother with the notable line on guiding a son’s friendships.
The piece previews several books and authors. George Ade's humor in Ade's Fables with McCutcheon pictures is praised for 297 hearty laughs. Dr Holmes inspires mood, and Norris's Wanderer and the Brute is likened to Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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