+ Arena. 35: 223. F. ’06. 200w.
Harriman, Karl Edwin. Girl out there; il. by A. Russell. †$1.25. Jacobs.
Mr. Harriman finds his heroine of the title in a little rural town whither a young journalist goes to recuperate after a run of fever. The simple folk of the village from Alec Truesdale, the close-fisted man who nibbles crackers by the hour in the little weather-grayed grocery, much to the discomfiture of the owner, to Herb Jenkins, stout of heart and generous of purpose, are cleverly sketched. The new comer wins the heart of the girl that Herb Jenkins loves, and how Herb crushes his own hope and gains for the two the blessing of an obdurate father is an example of fine unselfishness.
“As a study of the ways and manners of the inhabitants of a small New England village the book is not without merit, but it lacks both plot and incident.”
– + Ath. 1906, 2: 153. Ag. 11. 110w. + N. Y. Times. 11: 435. Jl. 7, ’06. 220w.
Harris, J. Henry. [Cornish saints and sinners.] †$1.50. Lane.
“The fabled land of Lyonesse is supposed to lie under the sea off the coast of Cornwall, and the country abounds in legends of saints, giants and fairies to say nothing of numerous tales in which his Satanic majesty figures more or less prominently. Many of these old folklore stories are retold by Mr. Harris as he heard them from the natives, but with an added touch of humor all his own.”—Arena.
“We find Mr. Harris feebly and coarsely imitating Mark Twain at his very worst, with the result that the feelings of any person of taste must be shocked.”