“The book will while away an unoccupied hour very pleasantly.”
| + | Spec. 94: 718. My. 13, ‘05. 160w. |
Marshall, Beatrice. Queen’s knight errant. [†]$1.50. Dutton.
A romance of the days of Raleigh and the virgin queen. A little girl is washed ashore in Devon on the land of a recluse alchemist named Vidal. A neighboring esquire takes charge of the child and brings her up with his own sons. The romance of this waif who turns out to be Vidal’s sister, and one of these sons is woven about Raleigh’s love affair with Mrs. Throgmorton, their secret marriage, and the anger of the queen.
| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 204. Ap. 1, ‘05. 660w. |
“Too high-flown in style to suit the present taste.”
| — | Outlook. 79: 452. F. 18, ‘05. 20w. |
[*] Marsland, Frank. Occupations in life; a fund of practical information and business advice for boys and young men. $1.50. C. E. Fitchett, 57 Warren st. N. Y.
The author who is a mercantile reporter with the Bradstreet company, draws easily upon his fund of professional experience in offering business counsel to young men. The advice emphasizes an early selection of life work, a careful use of spare hours for promoting interests along special lines of work, and a better understanding of conditions in the business world and the world of occupations.
| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 586. S. 9, ‘05. 300w. |