Life, 1913-05-08 · page 44 of 48
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This page is primarily **advertisements with one substantial book review**. The review, by Arthur Guiterman, satirizes Gilbert Parker's novel *The Judgment House* through comic verse. The satire mocks the melodramatic plot: Jasmine Grenfell flirts promiscuously with multiple men (Ian, Stafford, Menneval, Fellowes, Landrassy) before marrying the wealthy "Afrikander" Rudyard Byng. When Rudyard discovers her infidelity via a love letter, he nearly shoots her—but Ian intervenes, earning her trust instead. The Transvaal War conveniently removes both Ian (who dies) and Rudyard (wounded), allowing the surviving pair to reunite as "right and proper." Guiterman's tone is gently mocking of the contrived plotting and overwrought emotions. His casual rhyming ("lassie/Landrassy," "darker/Parker") undercuts the novel's apparent seriousness. The review assumes readers find such Victorian-era romantic complications amusing rather than compelling.
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