Show BOOK NOTES the speculations of john steele the new novel by robert darr Is a story of modern financial adventure mystery and exciting contest john asleele Is an american and faces the conditions that every successful man must meet in this country today how these conditions shaped his life and nearly ruined it are of vital interest to all who are stirred by the agitation now going on in the public mind with a lively account of his conflict with the greatest monetary force in the world and a love episode amazing in its originality and cleverness frederick A stokes company pub ushers new york the image in the sand by E 1 benson spiritualism hypnotism de possession white and black magic oriental theosophy all are found among the component parts of this tale the denouement Is decided ly original and highly imaginative decidedly the image in the sand will not fall to make a strong appeal to every one who has any love for the marvelous and the unknown or who appreciates a very well written story mr benson sets part of his story in the east and part in london and tells it in a manner to keep the reader wide awake and interested to the end J lippincott corn pany publishers philadelphia the missourian lan by eugene P lyie jr is a dramatic love story ol 01 the greatest adventurous and historic interest centering about a young confederate officer from the middle west who after lee s surrender goeb with his comrades to offer his to macmillan Max millan of mexico illustrated by ernest haskell price doubleday page co new york |