Pollock, Frank Lillie. Treasure trail. $1.25. Page.
An exciting narrative of the efforts of two rival search parties to locate certain gold bullion stolen from a Boer government and stored in a steamer sunk somewhere in the Mozambique channel. It is a tale of chance, of daring, with adventure no whit below the spirit of its eager gold hunters.
Poole, Ernest. Voice of the street; a story of temptation. †$1.50. Barnes.
“The story of a young street Arab, Jim, possessed of a splendid voice, who emancipates himself from all those deteriorating influences which Mr. Poole calls the ‘street,’ and finally becomes a great singer. At the same time it is the story of self-sacrificing love on the part of a young girl who in order to support ‘Lucky Jim’ and her father turns thief. The book is not intended for mere entertainment. It is the portrayal of the better and the lower influences at work among the poor of the East End of New York. Mr. Poole knows these people well and he has spoken for them as their interpreter.”—World To-Day.
“While admitting the book’s uncommon quality, one may question whether the ending is, in the truest sense, a happy one.”
+ – Bookm. 23: 640. Ag. ’06. 850w.
“Ought to have been a fine novel. But somehow it is not.”
+ – Critic. 49: 287. S. ’06. 100w.
“In short, the thing which pleases and satisfies the critical sense in this book is the approach it makes toward interpretation and presentation of the life of the poor according to the modern conscience, while at the same time giving it the form and dignity of real literature.”