. The Argonaut. yrinx, by Laurence North. Published byDuffield & Co., New York; $ This is one of the stories that are goodfor neither heart nor head, that add neitherto wisdom nor to knowledge. We do not know if we are expected to admire AspasiaHerrick, but our much diluted opinion of thatyoung lady is that she is an impudent andintolerable hussy with the morals of aPhryne and the manners of a savage. It istrue that she is a fine classicist and a bril-liant talker, but why she should attract ascholar and a gentleman like Akenside andwhy he should endure her pert insolence isone of the mys
. The Argonaut. yrinx, by Laurence North. Published byDuffield & Co., New York; $ This is one of the stories that are goodfor neither heart nor head, that add neitherto wisdom nor to knowledge. We do not know if we are expected to admire AspasiaHerrick, but our much diluted opinion of thatyoung lady is that she is an impudent andintolerable hussy with the morals of aPhryne and the manners of a savage. It istrue that she is a fine classicist and a bril-liant talker, but why she should attract ascholar and a gentleman like Akenside andwhy he should endure her pert insolence isone of the mysteries, not of human nature,but of the authors imagination. WhenAspasia finally selects a husband we are sorryfor him because he seems to be a good man,but it is a pity she did not secure one of therascals from her own set, although a horsemarine would have been still more book is attractively written and with aglamor of clever Bohemian life, but it wouldhave been so easy not to write it at The Lady of the Dynamos, by Adele MarieShaw and Carmelita Beckwith. Pub-lished by Henry Holt & Co., New is a novel refreshingly free fromproblems, a story of achievement over naturewith a charming romance in the West, being rejected by his lady love,undertakes an engineering commission inCeylon and there meets Marjorie have a good glimpse at native life inCeylon, the customs and superstitions of thepeople, and the weight of the white mansburden. But we specially appreciate thesketch of the winsome Marjorie, a sketchso successfully done as to encourage thehope that the authors will attempt somethingmore in the same line and with an equallydelightful heroine. The Works of Henry James. Attention has already been drawn to theimposing edition of the works of HenryJames, now in course of issue by CharlesScribners Sons, New York. We are re-minded anew of this edition by the appear-ance of volumes XV and XVI, the formercontaining The Lesson
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