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"The Day of His Youth,"- a new book by Alice Brown, Houghton, Mifflin and Co., publishers,- is, to say the least, interesting reading. It is a series of letters purporting to tell the story of a boy, who, isolated from the world during his youth, finds life a bitter disappointment. The story is well told, with a tender, though sad, picturing of nature and life. The author's conception of boy-life is at times a bit strained and unreal, but more often consistent and true to nature. The style is good throughout, and in places admirable. The author excels in word-painting, which gives to her descriptions a living quality which they would otherwise lack. In her endeavor for vividness, the author occasionally over-reaches herself; as, for instance, when she speaks of the "greenly-waving grass." This fault, however, is a minor one, and is eclipsed by the many good qualities of the book.
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