The Independent . THEN EW BOOKS. A SPRING ADVENTURING In general opinion the reviewer isPrince Fortunatus. His days are onehappy round of entertaining his regular job he is in the positionof that ever enviable man who may turnat will into a book shop, spare dollarsin purse, spare time in hand. No dullbook-worm is the reviewer, either, mous-ing thru second-hand shelves in searchof cheap or quaint matters. His questis for no forgotten treasures, but forthose new created, the very latest cryin literature! Of course, every reviewer knows—but we will not discuss it. On a certainday, how
The Independent . THEN EW BOOKS. A SPRING ADVENTURING In general opinion the reviewer isPrince Fortunatus. His days are onehappy round of entertaining his regular job he is in the positionof that ever enviable man who may turnat will into a book shop, spare dollarsin purse, spare time in hand. No dullbook-worm is the reviewer, either, mous-ing thru second-hand shelves in searchof cheap or quaint matters. His questis for no forgotten treasures, but forthose new created, the very latest cryin literature! Of course, every reviewer knows—but we will not discuss it. On a certainday, however, when the calendar hadout an unfilled order for spring scentsand the shelves spilled over a flood ofspring publications onto chair and floor,the reviewer suddenly decided for onceto live up to his reputation. He wouldtreat his shelves as a counter and hewould be an impecunious gentleman ofleisure. System should go to the Marchwinds. He would set books togetherwhether they had connection or would forget the speciali
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