“Mr Rihani’s little book ends suddenly and without a satisfactory conclusion. His statements must be read with great caution.” N. H. D.
+ − Boston Transcript p10 My 15 ’20 560w
“He tells his stories roundly and underlines his morals blackly; but his essential facts are sound.”
+ Review 2:682 Je 30 ’20 200w
RIHBANY, ABRAHAM MITRIE.[[2]] Hidden treasure of Rasmola. il *$1.75 (5½c) Houghton
20–19674
This story of the digging for a treasure is a true story and a personal experience of the author’s. The scenes portrayed are real phases of the life of the common people of Syria and the people participating in the enterprise were real. The psychology, beliefs and mode of life of the people concerned are also depicted and the thrilling part of the story is that the treasure too, to all probabilities was real although it eluded the grasp of the diggers thru the machinations of a clever rogue.
RINEHART, MARY (ROBERTS) (MRS STANLEY MARSHALL RINEHART). Affinities. *$1.75 (2c) Doran
20–9275
A volume of short stories. The first is the story of a group of married people who decide on an affinity picnic, with husbands and wives left at home. The affair comes to grief and when the parties concerned learn that the other set of wives and husbands have been carrying out a similar idea there are mutual recriminations and forgivenesses. The other stories are in like vein. Contents: Affinities; The family friend; Clara’s little escapade; The borrowed house; Sauce for the gander. The stories were copyrighted by the Curtis Publishing Company and date from 1909 to 1915.