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This is the first book of a new writer, and is exceedingly well done.
It deals with the fortunes of a Chinese professional storyteller, who
meets with many surprising adventures. The style suggests somewhat the
rich Oriental coloring of the Arabian Nights.
Edward Barry: SOUTH SEA PEARLER. By LOUIS BECKE.
Author of "By Reef and Palm," "Ridan, the Devil," etc.
With four full-page illustrations by H.C. Edwards.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, gilt top, 300 pages. $1.50
An exceedingly interesting story of sea life and adventure, the scene
of which is laid in the Lagoon Islands of the Pacific.
This is the first complete novel from the pen of Mr. Becke, and
readers of his collections of short stories will quickly recognize
that the author can write a novel that will grip the reader. Strong,
and even tragic, as is his novel in the main, "Edward Barry" has a
happy ending, and woman's love and devotion are strongly portrayed.
Unto the Heights of Simplicity. By JOHANNES REIMERS.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, 300 pages. $1.25
We take pleasure in introducing to the reading public a writer of
unique charm and individuality. His style is notable for its quaint
poetic idiom and subtle imaginative flavor. In the present story,
he treats with strength and reticence of the relation of the sexes and
the problem of marriage. Certain social abuses and false standards of
morality are attacked with great vigor, yet the plot is so interesting
for its own sake that the book gives no suspicion of being a problem
novel.
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