Sheila Kaye-Smith Novel Wins Praise In America
Books of the Day review lauds The Three Furlongers for its brave, restrained prose and bold character portraits. Nigel Furlonger returns from jail to a complex trio of siblings, with Janet and Tony shaping a secondary arc. The piece highlights themes of forgiveness, love, and moral struggle in a humane English country setting.
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Sheila Kaye-Smith
Lippincott
America
Miss Kaye-Smith
Hardy
Meredith
Furlongers
Nigel Furlonger
Nigel
Leonard
Janet
Tony Strife
Gambier Strife
Quentin Lowe
Tony
Quentin
London
Rise of Jennie Cushing review by Sheila Kaye-Smith
A praising appraisal of The Rise of Jennie Cushing by Mary Watts. The critic commends Jennie as a character of rare self knowledge and practical sense, likening the book to Van Cleve and noting the author’s humane portrayal of ordinary life and social reform.
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Jennie Cushing
Jennie
Mrs. Watts
Donelson Meigs
A Summer Siege A Story for Girls by Oreh Poor
A Boston review lauds Miss Lucy T Poor for A Summer Siege a story set near Boston about American English customs seen by a British governess. The tale features colorfully drawn young American girls a cousin from England and witty misunderstandings though minor flaws in phrasing and rhymes.
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Lucy T. Poor
New England
Boston
England
Blanche
Miss Eslin
America
Miss Poor
Oreh Poor
Sherman, French & Co
Elements and Notation of Music New Edition
Ginn and Co publish a revised edition of Elements and Notation of Music by James M. McLaughlin. The book is clear, comprehensive, and well suited for vocal teachers and students, detailing musical notation theory with abundant illustrations and serves as a valuable review for advanced musicians.
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Ginn & Co
James M. McLaughlin
Boston Public Schools
Boston
Whitaker's Dukedom by Edgar Jepson review
A critical note on Whitaker's Dukedom by Edgar Jepson from The Bobbs Merrill Company. The piece argues the story lacks life and the titular tradesman's impersonation of the Duke of Lanchester fails to engage, contrasting with Jepson's earlier, more gruesome works. Indianapolis edition priced 60 cents.
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Edgar Jepson
Whitaker
Duke of
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Mr. Jepson
Indianapolis
the Bobbs-Merrill Company
The Sound of Water by Margarita Spauldson Sener
A critic lauds The Sound of Water as a novel of mystery with a village’s distrustful atmosphere. The author crafts a novel situation with vivid characters and a gripping, hard to put down plot that will likely inspire imitators. Harper and Bros released the book in New York for $1.00.
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Lkely
Miss Gerry
Margarita Spauldson
Sener
New York
Harper and Bros
One Clear Call by Frances Nimmo Greene
Frances Nimmo Greene develops a peculiar plot set in Alabama where a doctor Hamilton treats a convalescent patient Faith. He learns Faith is Garnett’s wife, stirring a tension between love, illness, and a fatal diagnosis amid strong passages in the novel.
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Frances Nimmo Greene
Scribners
Alabama
Hamilton
Garnett
Faith
Britton of the Seventh by Cyrus Townsend Brady review
A brisk post Civil War western tale featuring the Seventh Cavalry led by a chivalrous Britton. Brady blends vivid action with sharp dialogue and a hopeful ending. The review praises Brady’s dashing narrative and dramatic atmosphere without overtaxing belief. Chicago publisher A. C. McClurg & Co. is noted.
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Britton
Seventh
Far West
Seventh Cavalry
Custer
Brady
Britton of the
Cyrus Townane
Chicago
A. C. McClurg & Co
Fine Clay by Isabel Clarke a Catholic fiction piece
A literary review praises Isabel C Clarke's Fine Clay as well crafted with vivid descriptions and character work. The Catholic perspective is noted, with emphasis on divorce themes, and the reviewer suggests a tighter proportion of Catholic doctrine would strengthen the novel. The setting shifts between England and France. New York publisher Bensiger Brothers priced at $1.35.
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Miss Clarke
England
France
Isabel C. Clarke
New York
Bensiger Brothers
Little Eve Edgarton by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott’s new story Little Eve Edgarton showcases sparkling dialogue and a comic father daughter dynamic. A globe trotting collector father clashes with his eccentric daughter Eve and a young man who enters their orbit during a horseback excursion at a hotel. The tale centers on Eve’s craving for a home even an attic and her cave where she pastes magazine pictures while the father debunks love versus nature through Socratic chatter. The brisk narrative relies on witty exchanges to drive the plot toward a humorous wind up. New York The Century Company 1.00
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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Eve Edgarton
The
Century Company
Eve
Edgarton
Athens
Button
Oses Young Barton
The Money Makers review notes its melodramatic yet absorbing tale
Arthur Hornblow adapts Charles Klein's The Money Makers into a novel that mirrors the play with gripping action and tense scenes. The book delivers lifelike characters and disciplined dialogue, offering a wholesome if melodramatic reflection on wealth and restitution led by James Rodman. It highlights the clean treatment and purposeful phrasing that advance the narrative though sacrifices some literary finesse. The Money Makers is published by W. Dillingham Company in New York at $1.25.
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Arthur Hornblow
Charles Klein
James Rodman
Lfe
New York
W. Dillingham Company
A Woman in China Explores Ends and Empires
Review of Miss Mary Gaunt's travelogue A Woman in China describing her winter crossing of Siberia and journey through Beijing. The author notes Chinese resistance to foreign soldiers in Beijing and the evolving era as China opens while praising Gaunt, her observations of Pekin, the Forbidden City, and Dowager Empress mourning.
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Miss Kendall
China
Asia
Miss Gaunt
J. B. Lippincott Company
Siberia
Moscow
Russian Empire
Giberia
Legation
Forbidden City
The River by Ednah Aiken review
A River tale recounts the Colorado River reclamation effort by Richard the determined hero. It highlights engineering feats, dangers, and the struggle with rivals, ending on a triumphant but underappreciated figure in a camp where popularity outshines the victor.
The Little House by Helen Woodruff review
A critical notice of The Little House set in the South. Adults are thinly drawn while juvenile characters provide humor. The Baptizin scene and Southern setting receive particular attention as grounded in real life.
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Helen S. Woodruff
Mary Frances Books for Children Highlight Clever Publishing
The John C. Winston Company publishes The Mary Frances Sewing Book and The Mary Frances Housekeeper, guiding girls through sewing outfits for dolls and home duties in 44 chapters with songs. Abbie Farwell Brown presents Songs of Sixpence, a collection of poems for children praised for simplicity and genuine childhood atmosphere.
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Mary Frances
John C. Winston Company
Philadelphia
The
John
Winston Company
Abbie Farwell Brown
Houghton, Mifflin Company
Harper's Magazine
St. Nicholas
Elfin Songs of Sunland by Charles Keeler
Charles Keeler, California poet and essayist, publishes Elfin Songs of Sunland from G P Putnam's Sons. The charming child friendly volume includes verses with natural history lessons on the coyote burrowing owl and road runner. The book is priced at 1 50.
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Sunland
Charles Keeler
California
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York
G. P. Putnam's Sons
A Book of Fairy Tale Foxes Reviewed
Clifton Johnson collects fox stories from at least a dozen nations in A Book of Fairy Tale Foxes. The illustrated volume, with Nan kivell artwork, is praised as instructive and entertaining for readers interested in early literature and fables about foxes.
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Clifton Johnson
Sloughton, Mifflin Company
Nankivell
Boston
Houghton, Mmia Company
The
The Charmed Life of Miss Austin review
A review of Samuel Merwin’s The Charmed Life of Miss Austin in McClure's Magazine notes the author’s vivid imagination and knowledge of the China coast. It portrays Miss Austin as an adventurous, unconventional American girl in China with her aunt and uncle, facing perilous escapades and near escapes that engage readers and sustain the story’s lively tone. The Century Company publication is expected to be popular.
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Miss Austin
McClure's
Samuel Merwin
The
Century Company
Mer- Win
China Coast
China
Ncnenas
Mr. Merwin
Miss
New York
Dorothy Dainty's Visit in a York setting
Dorothy Dainty's Visit Amy Brooks, part of the 13th series from Lee & Shepard, follows Dorothy and her parents in Yorkelty where a young friend faces a peril that prompts quick action by Dorothy. The beloved Dorothy Dainty Books remain popular with young readers.
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Amy Brooks
Dorothy Dainty
Lee & Shepard
Dorothy
Yorkelty
John Martins Book Thanksgiving Number Features Paper Dolls
John Martins Book for November presents a Thanksgiving issue with the Pilgrims and John Alden and Priscilla as paper dolls. The magazine includes verses quaint pictures and a pip for the little readers to cut out, creating a charming number.
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John Martin
John Alden
Priscila
Ake
St Nicholas Volume Opens With Rackham Frontispiece
New issue of St Nicholas for November features Arthur Rackham frontispiece in a feast season issue. Serials begin and several entertaining short items appear alongside unusually good verses.
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St. Nicholas
Arthur Rackham
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