LITERARY NEWS, VIEWS AND CRITICISM

F

J. D. S.vnion .fust Annllier ofTIio.nc Siirprisinfr Knjrlish

Authors.

NOVFMST AMI

Also n llisloriitn. but Ittisy .lustNow Tratislntinir I'iniinr

Into Kiiglish.

TJin report win hcvird that LnnrrneeVorth, author of an Knvlihh nowcpaper

novel announced for neit week, was intown. The novel in an important onowith an intorpRtlns thr-tnt- , no tlio auth--

wm railed upon. Tim report wm heardthat J. I. Hymon, for ten years t

editor of the Ithftratrd .oiirfnii rw.wu In town, and the editor win visitedThe report wa hearrl that the author of"The Press and IIk Mtory." an importanthUtory now in course of preparation, win

Mb town. And to! ono medium .oftvoiced, penile mannered, retirinn KnrlMi-ma- n

answered to all counts. .Ut- -r therecent visit of Arnold Dennett oneshouldn't be amazed at theo literaryEnglishmen, but it Is rather hard to getuaad to the varielr and the success oftheir literary activities.

For recreation Mr. Symon otherwiseMr. North is now maklnc a eomplet etranslation of Pindar into nncllh verse.iom of the "Odes having alreaiy appeared in the KnKhsh review. And he I

utilizes his spare moments working at ahl.torr of the llponl-snn,.- n ,i,i,.i. u i.Bsnmisan. the well known authority onart. is collaborating- - will, him. It seemsthat Mr. Svmon will s.mn have to ret I

yrt another pen name.'Laurence North' is ,1 famllv nam..- -

'he aid. "That i. part of it is. I alwaysregretted th rirctiinslaneos tliat keptmfr,.mr,.e.iv;.,n.il, .,., i

father, Sinclair, which -- a:i.ii . i. ..... . i

"iu;iii.mi INI'-IHl'- l in II" 111 IP, aim ,

solved that if ever I rr,,t,ir. a pseudonvn, !

I would Use It Hut when the timn rani"that ) nu.1lnrt Hnt In" :i",l ,1 eaa,..! 1... I '

as well that 1 should ke; mv identity mI

an editor of reivnsil.ility in th" hack-groun-

as well as the shameful fact thatI translated (ireok vcre, I fntind that'Sinclair' had already Hen pretty muchappropriated. TIitc was Mnv Sinclairand there was t'ptcT, inclair; so I decidedto keep only th 'Laurenee' half ,f mr

de-i- rl pen name ami iiitnploted it withNorth. I l.sing a Scntchmati and from

I

the North "

Mr Nvinon wa- - a little he.jmni tu talk i

ulsxit lh theme of his new novel, whirhideals with present ilav l.nnclnu joiiriial-Ism- .

for the reason that he has U-e- forso many years iieuit,e wjtii bondonjournalism. He admits, however, tip.presence there of seu.iionale in, suchis pictured in his book and attributes itto merican inlhienco.

"Of course we have never gone to theextreme, in sensationalism that you hae."he said. "Hut we have been 'influencedby you in many ways Ike older daywhn I was in lioston I saw several tupeiv

' Libelled T.ichcson Must Die,' mid fromll .L... I l.l . ...nn niai i cuuiii see mat was t le iianu

of the paper. We haven't gone to uitesuon an extreme with the soareln ad; but l

- nmlCMIV,i ..in. ...l.l ic iromAmerica. We have (nit it to further iiser-tha-

you For instani'", when ,). ,.Oarvin came to the full .hill he con- -wiTcu oi leiimj; me nory in svnop-i- si

by means of the sequence of searelieails,and ued it in connection with a pohil. aicriis then in development. It was . r"flffcictive; the scarehemlj., in chronologi. iiiorder through the five or six eri'l- al riavrgare th sunstance of the stor- - " ' '

Mr. Symon insists that "'I heVioIlghtlys"is but a study and that, it i,photocraphio neither in dUrac'tiir nor i

in incidents. However, if Newnes, theKTrt English newspaper iroprietor. werestill alive he might have something tosay about the character of (ioiightl ,who in the story ultimately becomestho proprietor of a tremendously it,,fluent ial yellow daily called the Hmcon.Goliglitly had been intended by his par-en- ts

for the ministry in the strict Sciiii-tur- eChristian's nrt. Put at 1) had be-oo-

a local reporter, and l:.tr went upto bondon. induced a man to Jlnanee a"'fr "f lial'penny shockers for boyswhich he hims. If wrote at th rate of onua week, and so started what was to m

a rare tree of journalism with manybrandies, anion theni ilul.ilai'i'n ScranBoth:, which s a strong lesembtaneeto Tit-H- tt

'I he book tMls how the set ap book s

horn. Hiram Add-rle- y. the prosperous"' a nacK tiir th ,

budding j.- - imalist, felt it incumbent uponnniielf to .,e p p. Uu literary conn.- -

tlon Bomehow, so had develupeii a maniafor outline ch il i,gs out of the ruiws- -.il-- r uw IMS. i.i; tnein inloa scrap book.Ho upent whole si.niUv ifternootis over

..... ('ftlJchtlv...I 1.1... 11. I

wttujuim mill vino ii i r ' i eye."l.iten 'ere, Pottv " I, said one after- -

tioon, "I call tills isallv lU'erestin'."From th soraji book ii" lead utintu- - I

euslr:"In tho Victoria Hridtje, Montreal

there ore 7,SW,230 bolts, no.CH'j t'eel rirdem'and tho weifht of the entire toolmlahseotions in 3,0no,00ij lotiK. The work occu-pie- d

heven years, and the entire costwan 3,M.(JWJ sterlintt or iM per tonThu girders placed end to i nd would'reach half way around the globe,

Think o' that!"Potipur did know of that, and more."I say, Hlriu," he remarked (Iliriy was

alwaya his reply to i'otty), "wu'll printone of your fccrap books, properly editedof course, in weekly parts like u maga-sin-

V must have u btory in it, buthuyond that we needn't jwy a red centfor the. literary matter."

"We'll om.II ft (lollghtly's Scrap Book,"he added after a pause,.

"Adderley's Hcrup Rook, you mean,Potty. "

"No offence, Hirie, but your namo won'tdo. It isn't cheerful enough soundin'.Now mine happens to be the. very thingOolightly. 'Hmt'll lilt tho young man atth station off for a holiday. Havo vouseen Qolightlv' this week? It's stunnlii'.Vou'va got the 'I' and the 'y,' anyhow,Hiram.'

And with that Hiram had to bn con-tent

QuligkUv' Scrap Bonk "sounded a new-not-

" The statistical mind ot tlie clerkandthesmalltradcrfouud in it abunclainnof food, llous h ildor.s in Tooting audiHJinam nsciise,i its wWiiom over thegarden fenco in the cool of the evening,Let me see, now, was It firty million cab-

bages that would stretch tn the moonnr forty-fiv- e and a hair? I'll just run infor aolighllu'n. TVs got i' all down "

Humorous anecdotes, cookery and a jnvatorr pleasinl tho householder' woman

kind. (SUghUu'n liwumn a natit n ilinstitution, like tho Crystal I'nlace, theAlbert Memorial nnd Handel'n ",les.n!i "

Il Umured you ,i'.,.lnsi battle, nmnli--r

udden death. It was un ever handyolouitor, it tola you wmit to do in

trf Art, burn, aoalda and apopUxy.

It ui)ppi ycm with "A Little- - Sermon"mid ini I'linifPHt .iiurl.iii poetry on Mi"I nick pnc It Invited vou to ro!iiii"t"fur untold wealth, for n" fdtliilv v:iui. i

cottage' ill the I'oiiriirv mid Imiipv n

llii'CntithiKiii It look tmrnilor-t.i lioir.i'iiiii ); i to I limit I ho nm nf thei'nli-m-'I-

and ilie CimcoiiiIih, i M tlii'tn l

ili Swim tnountuitm v mil, 11 ! mi"oi Mni.it." ;rv (. clerk i" Inpiii, er

toTittllilletll mid u lliild lo.leriell')till' Kelienil intelligence of til" liritl-- ll

tnililiuru-i'li- y Iriiindnd Imutidie, lt tii"iii.itlionon, long limited lv tlie luiek iuril"il.liotv Mlrflrliinl from I 'lina to Peru.

liml Ik'Coimi' the ilttivci prevlder or iiilorinailon lor lit l'"llow. TimIMlillim Kdlicatloti nflioj tolled after hintIn vain

And wit lia I (o the fortunate proprietor!,came wealth.

NEW BOOKS.

The Dlplniiint nml the tilrl.Wo lienr thu young diplomat!!, l.yeff

I'etrovlch. In Henrietta Danu Skinner'sntory of faith Hrandon" (r. Appletonnml Company), convorslni; with nn olderfriend, Oricori Srrgovieli, ut thn niiramerhotel In the Crimen. Ho In explainingwhy he doe not fuel thn need nf hcingmarried. We hear him nay. "I havoknown family life at its holiest and hunt,

, ""'mectionK und cctiipunlont-lilp- mid thesorrow of their loss. I feel that thosehours of desolation as well as the hoursof Joy, the prayers at my mother's knee,my father's counsels, aye, and his whip-pings too! havo all heen part of mv preparation for thn work 1 hope to do In life.Vtul i am not without present humanties. I have the dear invalid uncle who I knocked the saurian over with nn ox-h-

been n second father tome; 1 have my ! pandinK bullet. Austin was in his step-wldow-

sister nnd her littl" ones: I havo I father's way because of a will. He stoodfriendnitid relatives to whom tani warm I vattached. Will not theso sufflco?" Hehad a serious and very measured way of-- I'.'.ikins.

Just then a third person appeared."Into the lirnafl lt:itli ftnrwlel In mrwin.llcht stepped a youns uirl. ndvaiieini;lowimi tlirm witn ll.rals.vl face a schooli'1"1',1"," VX ' UmMri l,ai1r' ?Uo' y""w

,"cU,; 'I' ,Urr lnchr "f TVHch;'"K l,,lkU'.h' f'"'" '';,i,", ,,,wanl11''"' -- ''"'. nltn.wt too serious for

"""""" voinours; in" niaRlllillcent eyes were crave and deep, thepolitic undeveloped llcuro was straight

" siroiic, wie i.ooie yoiuiB neatiwas''7'"l y;iu",lnl0" regal diKiiiiy "

of which we can- --

, ,"" '!',''' f.,r " ".nV"r d".10 r,,v"nleverylbing that is in a story We merelyindicat" a peri id of trouble when wequote from page '."7 "llierewasa inn.

huli. a stillness, breathless, ten-- e.

Itnent's a cry or warning came the,01111(1 of a heavy fall byelT Petrovichlay Mtritchiil at length upon the floor,while, hcn-clc- fs tnoiionless " Hut thiswas not final, for the story says that "itis a long, slow, uncertain joiirnev backI ruin til" l.iliil of ohlivien, and III" mean- -'

ing of tin, plainly thai l.ycff came to. Mp, Tevetslmm Hiiigl". lb" chief clmr-- ,though slowly. l ailh, i ... ,r , 1,. u- - c v.. i..v ..... ..

had been at home in Atmiica for., .

tiMK"

aniiton.,,mlii is u theatnval ..r thesl.ip r,ltl)r; M..rlI(,M ul 1ltv hi,,..,,,!,and at pag" :is-- that we !...,.: -- There. ! ., hh ,..kM prill. M.,.ai; Hhp Wils (lwith her rut: mi his arm and her suitcase j vi1K w jr(., ,V1VS ,Wilv nI1 HillPSK jMat h. feet stoisl a tall. fair man in a t'.nc ' ). ,t.3li iin.l other flares m,d so ceild notgray r.un.'oat. I.is-s.,- f0t hat pullcil well , ,., ,,.. ilfi..r dinner; nor was he xerj-dow-

over In, laugl.it.g light bh yes. BM ,,;,.,. ,.ill)(.r .s,. ,,,, ,,.in .1.-- .1. ..i- - , .,. n,s armsVI ri ll TI I lltT 1ITKI I'lliril U'lt ll inp hnml ! -

against his breast, heard thn h.a--t,l-

throbbing of the constant heart of byeff ,

Pelrovicli! .here were sharp compli- - frtabl".rations; tho reader will follow them withinterest; but so much will show that the ,,young diplomatist was mistaken when he i,wloUKm " "l " ul neie lornappi-- ,

.n, . . , , j

Olive,l doubt.r

in "You're theor highly

wasroundness

ple.sat , butyou're "IKod

.di" house, thethat

a herof an

still a in the.a shabbily

giiiiium ' "i- - oam nn are wining io --

lievo that was and handsome.Adonis, Narcissus there is no

to doubt that was all,or resembled Gibson pictures.He was ready to prove his culturemoment with a silver tongue.know "a certain Tanagra in tholouvre collection'" was a girl

"slender, ato bold, to be pudique,French say." reminded him

It tiad "a certnln rntil.nira w.ls t

, uc. ,hnt i, ,ieii,...r,i t. . . .

per room or retnurnnt on"Tim of Drama Toward i

tho Family an a Social Unit," but Anno I

very that tho paperto by .

huuibugbe-- 1

she thn articles thatgave the sublimated character,

all tho duchesses did was to nlgn I

their to them.also know that her editor was mar- -

ried, this happened in a cabtheatre: doss with hu ,

her,his hand hers in ehadow of

'

moving her soul wi'h unknownrorces. it seemed of the realm orstars song which

during Ihewimoui speasinj; a wor.i. in. '.. ...... I 1 At.. n . .. .

armUMlilim liei ill Hie ' tn I it V

kissed her over and over againon she refused him so often."Hewnntedher to go with him to theoffice, which was not nien evenings, "

tho Hnotplalnndto her that was intoxicating, that she

sweet, she provoking. Heto kiss you, kiss von

and kiss you." Anne, tho,.,. .

..... vnu urns nliln In... .rnulul. II...,(,. A.l!i... ,11

I.presently her in Khartum, the

of ("apt, Host or the Hritlsh amuch man,

The Orh went to piecesthe duchesses, for the their names;it was really neither by nor forducheHscs..When turned up Khartum heno longer an editor, but tho of a

ciocodilo farmingcompany tu furnish thoworld's with crocodileSti.ingely his invalid

hint to AlrirninlxnliU stepson, whow.s an The (ioesen and the

all Hir Whiteto Hie crocodile was in thomiddle ol a swamp, A shock- -ing deed was planned to be don htra.

SUN, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1912.

'the Unjust jjj'

II Wha l

II Kester

Itwiislaterlh.il

Picture! y BratierAt all Biohrtrrj

It was by no accident that Austin, theidiot stepson, lost his pet baby monkeyand was shot in as he ran afterit the swamp Brasses teemingwith poisonous serpents and crocodiles.A crocodile was tvniting for him andwould havo had him if ('apt Host had not

between (fcws and r. considerable sum ofmoney. Mrs, knew this. It wasliecausii she knew it that sheover thn so carefully. Hut the poor

could not always be watchful: shewas racked by cancer ntid unconsciouswith fever when Austin was lured fromthe boat

The great wickedness thatin Cioss all came out on this WhitoNile

expedition. drank whiskey withoutstint in that blazing nnd parboiling

He made love again to Anile.Of course she resent it! it "She advancedswiftly while ami trembling and struckhim full on mouth. He came forwurdin an excess of madness and took her

his arms by kissing her cheek,her hair, neck, her shoulder,

of her struggling that he couldreach. smell the whiskey inbis breath as she fought with him "

it came to accounting to ('apt Hostthe scamp wonderfullybelieve that he keep tlie reader in-

terested It this author whothe vivid Tunisian ory calledVeil "

Mlrncle nml liner messes

r ..,,, ,.IjIK yUtnvl- - ,,,lm ,.,'t i:Lf i h:fi :i sit rttr .. ttttit liui I f r

part,4i,iMg with a good appetite .f tinmi illf t hi til ti It. i tut ltl tiurl ii i nml.

Mlvory pr(,vj(, ,,v u,,mlra.Mkt- - fr it ,lt.r ha,-,j-

tt(, ,w

and had gone out doors to the.M i,m.slintely In front of the

hIi ,, ,iPIlll swallow, the nurse,,vaq ,.,,( 0r ...nri.

j, waM now thut th mirac ,,ccurris.There was some conversation between thetwo women Mrs ersham-Piiigle- .

a

(i

steps wa tine for tho door to bn on. nisi. ofI ho story goes on very interestingly totell what happened after this exchange ofidentities. It is a good deal seriousthan "Yieo particularly in places,but it has Its amusing quality Perhapsit is to the author perhapsto the proof reader, but is full oftrouble regarding "who" "whom."At pane we find was oftenin her mind to seek insi-tan- fromJean Splller, whom she knew fullwell lie only too grateful for ofthe opportunity of g her"

ftt tvlpn M7I Wt.re.'l ,,r nin...1 r ...tolot "the man whom she knew was still

dogging her footsteps," ami at page ;isoas

wo Olhn sighing with relief u'cau-- n

"she had resolved to drown, insteadof tho sin of holf-di-- st motionshe would go to whom she knewrull well would extend the help of whichshe. in need." Wu the samething in many places; in no place,think, has tho chanco been neglected tohavo in this

There are other ipieer cnutriu-tlim- .

At pao :!'l it may bo learnedhad t ('commenced tho heartbreakingsearch for a job, at which loininl to her mix- -let ins was tho over pre-e- tt fear or beincarain overtaken by illness" '',.u is as

lipieer as Dick's hat band -- rear w.v. ioinedto her ntixieties and tt.is at h,.r search

A.

Tor a job. "Hut it s no u.' lU'ticip.-iiin- atri iililn li.'lore It comes so says Olive'sPansy at page M3

I'he Ntnr. athe title page of her story "Tho

House of (William Hlckey andCompany) (iertlo De S. Went worth-Jam-

quotes some lines which she calls an"" ,w,.""' WH. that of

can bn very old, because they speak

Bell and

whose baptismal nam" was was mHit Iter Crocodile rmer. about helping U'tia. Sim chi.rgelIt ii declared with much Insistence that with not being tiiithful Thereupon

Anno M.iorhouse Ethel Stefana Jtm M: like all women inStephens's story "Thn I.ure" (John iJine these respectable pla-- es You'veCompany) thin and coltish, unclevel- - no Inmsinntion. and that is whv you'reo-- and destitute of and dim-- ,

Mo cruelly narrow minde.1 You' think12. but we know wellthat what Mr. you an. kind and good, in many es

would call her young slim-- 1 as hard iw nails," wishnes not have been at this age too' evening," said Olne. She turiiedyoung and that was very good looking back to the went up Meis andand charming. Hut at 22 the' knocked on the door-- At momentbones of a girl had time to lie well her mind liecaW blank Whenand gloriously covered she could le a good Menses icturned she was awaredeal older and have wrong impres-- ! amazing change situation Sliosioti man. stoixi in the street cl.nl and

Huntly C.os was about 40. and only le- - looked up at herself on the top of the

he melodiousHyperion,reason he llko them

that he thoat any

Did Annefigurine

It withdraperies, little frightened, re-solved be inclinedas the Annei.r Anne, who

springtime Baucherie." It lilghly.,...tno Lrltenon

Attitude Modern

knew Well ho edited,the Orb, which bo written

wasacause hert-el- r wrote

paper itsand that

namesAnne

and yot afterthe firm prolllound disquieting personality sat beside

against the thocurtain,

jwirtund into her mood had

lifted her when drive home.put his

lirsi )OKS(street and

the lips hadnib

havo key," ho whispered.she

was that wassaid: "I want and

Hut darlclulm

find devotedwire army,

betterwithout paying'

use of

(loss at wasmanager

great enterprise. Hisproposed all

markets leather.enoufh wire accom-

paniedidiot. Hosts

went together up Did Nilefarm, it

dreadful

THE

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the legthrough

(losswatched

Idiotlady

slumbered

Heat-

mosphere.

the

into force,her any

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To

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Irieud

SubstituteOn

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and

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Astoiiiulmg fertility. irootyu Timet.A striking hook ot verse Iioston Post.

f The V tVe

it Via V

JThe BORBS.MF.RRttJ. C., PubMeri

of "pants." The first line runs, "Fivelittle white mice of chance," nnd thesecond goes on, "Shirts of wool nnd corduroy pants." It docs not sound old,nnd any way nge could not Improve it;the rhyme is bound to remain infamousin sensitive cats.

The story tells of a beautiful girl who '

had grown mortally weary of typewritingin an office in Iioudon, There was anot hergirl who looked just like her. The othergirl was a successful beauty of tho stage,an American, who wished for a year's'vacation, Tho typewriting girl stepped !

into the other's shoes, sang the other's I

songs, lived in the other's flat, wore theother's clothes, talked the other's slangin the other's drawl, leceived the other'ssentimental friends, and did it all so well I

that for a long limn nolxidy knew thudiflereiice. It might be thought thatat the end of Hie year the substitutewould bo obliged to drop back into dullobscurity, but such was not the case.She conquered tho heart of a man andmarried brilliantly. It was distinctlysuccessful business all lound.

There was erne pai'-ag-e that we marked:"They started off iu an automobile) toskin tliioiigh the knives of clear cullingti.rthcasi wind. Hut though the' blnde'iof ll.ire.is knocked at Iheir laces and theireyes and their lips, he left no scats be-

hind except lovely -- plashes of red losepillk on the cheeks of Cecil" Clare." Wethought it a litlle too figurative.

summer I'letlon.The very short stories that Mr H. II

Maniott Watson has collected in "TheTomboy and Others" Plohti Com-pany) are only sketches, almost exercisesin couiisi-ilioi- i, but they are mli-tl- c andtold with much delicacy. Some areamusing studies of the young girl aboutto blossom into the woman; more ilealwith one situation that is approachedfrom many sides, namely, bringing ayoung unman to consent to what a iiianasks of her, Irom matriiige to the sal"of a kiss at a fair Several verge onimpropriety, according to tho olderHriti-- h standards; for the conventionsthe vouiic women are tetnntisl to stenoverwould pres. nt no difficulty in French or '

American fiction Hie seems . His the and the Knglishto i.ractising the of the Ute C!irviI1K, us 8 natural. Is verv com-(.usta-

Dro. of playing a ,,. i1() tUch. moio llshllt-- on theskittisli theme in the inns' decorous.language. The sketches are so slight ,

however, that they can hardly calledand much is left to the reader's

imagination.Life in the Ages has few attrac-

tions for Heryl Symon", who writes "Th0Hoses of frein" (Appletons). Till is

romance of the crusade against theI

Albigenses, after the manner of the lateP. It. .lames, and oiiens boldlv with

the advent of a solitary horseman. Tlieauthor has gathered a mass of antiquarianinformation, more or less aboutthe period; she is fond of historic allusionsthat must often bo puzzling to the aver-age reader; she describes in great detailmany unpleasant episodes, and particu-larly the Bensuousness of church peopleand tho oppression of the common man.The connecting link is the growing love

a haughty heiress for a knightand troubadour who is her escort fromono end of France to tho other. Carefultopography mitigates mmcwhat a flara-boyu- nt

tale of a type that has gone outof style. There can be no doubt aboutthe author's earnestness and desire totako twins, nnd she lias lyrical powerand tlio ability deal with picturesquesituations.

There are several entertaining Irishcharacters in F H. I.ipsett'a "The House

a Thousand Welcomes" (John LaneCompany) who will attract, the reader

the slmplo love affair that is usedthe thread for the story. Tho charming

and capnbl'i heroine, tho eccentric anddoctor, tho homesick pensiomsl

soldier und tlie other immigrants fromIreland are all good, On thn other handthe hoarding house full of niismatedAmerican women is very wishywnshvand tho author's digressions into the condition of Ireland and the good and badthings in the I luted htates are intolerably dull. Some pleasure may bo derivedfrom the book by judicious nnd liberalskipping.

Much information about Hermuda ismingled rather haphazard with tho ac-count of a heartless llirtnt Inn lit Her-muda Lily." by Virginia W Johns-c- (Tho

S. lim-ii-e i ompany, New York). Theauthor unfortunately chooses to run

comparison with "I'lm Tempest" Intothe ground, and while tho heroine is un-exceptionable, her Ferdinand is a con-temptible specimen or the Hritlsh ofllcer,

"rotter," in modern iwirlniioe, and thosubstitutes for Prossro, Caliban andAriel uro far from satifactorv. Wo shouldhavo enjoyed moro of thu matter of factHermuda iKHipie, who have some semblance

reality. Tho author's ttmo Is Honti-ment-

both in her description and her

Wing:

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no one everMARGARET CAMERON A

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E. WILKINS A RomanceOne of tho of of life.

E. S.

Arnold Bennett, D. Howclls, Day, AlbertBigclow Paine, etc., etc. Many beautiful pictures in color and tint.

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author account n

metlKsi- - ,VO(m1with

stories

Middle

correct,

gallant

Hoilnn

world

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tale. story worse than mostthoMt concocted lend interest

summer winler resorts.Max remberton's "Swords

Heluctant" Dillingham Company)have another unfortunate specimen

contemiiorary journalism appliedfiction. author makesullepexl atrocities Macedonia,movement universalalarm llritain's food supply, lumpingthem together with little adding

nkml deviation (iulfStream ginxl measure. result

story falls interest, thoughepisodes shows remnants formerskill, characters tireless pup-lel- s.

readable stories con-

structed with such mnt"rl.il, thererea-o- n why they should

authors must take pains with them.This, dear. I'einberloiidone

sVnnil Curving;.

Another tract volumeuildeil handsome valuableseries CniinoiKseiir's liibrary,"piiblislnsl Methiien t'ompauy

I'liluam's Sons, "WoodSoulptiire,"Alfnil M.iskell. author wisely

liurriiM beginnings restrictshitiwll' chiefly the. centuries

rmm thirteenth sixteenth.

I.'iiti.i.li It.'.ltfin iMirliitiwgives attention than shouldSpanish carvings. pictures beautiful well selecte-d- ; theylustrations points whichauthor wishes attention. Mas- -

seems particularly Interestedcolnresl wooden images,

polychrome callscovers that portion subject

'fully-

(Ither Rooks.

There must market such hooksFrank Hamel'a "The tuiy

Beauty" (Chapman Hall; Hrentano's),they could published,

hard understand what classreaders enjoy them. Their namelegion and they mof-tl- Britishmanufacture; volumes biographies

iiersons. minor historical Importance,offering information, padding

facts known authentic withsupposition, illustrating

product with portraits. tellingstory Agnes Sorel, mistress

King Charles VII,, Han:e deesgotothe original sources; readsecondary authorities, which un-usually dees ven-ture decide between them; tells

story accordingthen takes liack authorityanother, filling with much common-place imaginary description conver-sation manufacture that

others, who know little aboutmatter docs, accordingstatement. result pagesconcision,

instructive handbook ama-teur horticulturist offered very

form Ikisil HargraveYear's Hardening" Werner Kiurie;

Chill Scribner's Sonsl 1'in.l.calendar statlnc what donol...every day year. Then follow di-

rections nliout various kindti burdens,including window plants, about lawns,

and

and veryhuman.BoittH GhU

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BOOTHInterlude French rievoliitloii mliisllng Iroiih i'iiiiwIromance. slnca "MonJluur lleaucalro" T.trkltimmi duiio

anything chnrmlug

HENRY VAN DYKE The Niftht Callstranqo psycholimlcnl Interest siicinaliiiiil hiiiM

surroundings ordinaryGIBBON The

drama which yoiinu sailor made hero dnrine ilecilwhich committed. .... Dollivcr Story

automobile which napping -- nearly kid-napping. delicious

JAMES Clerksvivid presentation strlklne phase llfcthe study yonns

who, wutcliiae father clerk's desk, lehcls againsthlinseir.

ALICE MILLERromeilv which

heroine herself through fault unti'iiiilly difficultsituation.

MARY ..... Childmostamuslne Mrs. I'rteman's comedy-romanc- child

The Beginning Husband Again

Notahlc Articles W. Holman

the Is

rather

ornamentation,

contradictory,

MARTINHern th beslnnlnc husbnnd has alellccts on varloui subjects about

fruit trees, lierry bushes and pests, and amonthly calendar for the vegetnlile patch.At the end. taking upa third of tho volume,

a descriptive list of flowers. 'I ho bookof Hritlsh origin, so that American

growers must make due allowances.Th" title of Mrrry Hargrove's "Some

Oerman Women and Tla-U- - Salons" (Breii-tatio'- s)

is misleading, for only two or thowomen she tries to doscrilm held Nilon.Henrietta Hera and Hanoi Vunihagen vanKline, nnd it is onlv of Uahel that she givesanything like a satisfactory account. Hiepniers read like lectures ctenvereci at ayoung ladles' hoarding school, with mustmatters nf Interest left out. The womenthe author writes uboiit. Iiesides the twonoted Jewesses, a re (icet he's mother, (hatunlieaniblo literary nuisance. Hettina tonArnim, (Jiiee-- Ltiise'iuid two others. Th"effort lo tell tho story of CaroIinnSchlegelwith the runltisiti. timnriel v Is almostludicrous, while the reader will Unci him- - i .. "" '"-';- ' W.rO

'"' ''' ' " ' ,,,-,-self at a loss as to why the Inrgolte., Cha-t- "n

s.ir.-n- e 'iir, day. has proiliiee.1 mere ,t.lotto htlcghtz killed herseir and why Jung ,,,,, ,,, ,,,,. on ,.,,.. p,,,,,,,,,.Deiitschland should havo mado a I'Usijm,, , t tr Imitl' name lends u.ili n,over her. j such a t.iriety nf rhymes Wiiterlee - i

A very thorough little monograph on the i -h iimnc. As iirniKiine eil P the ....dogs called Kussian wolrhouiids. enveritig "- rl.vin.w with -- bailer h. v. .null.,,

'""' "i'',' nalleied this .rtheir history. cltelnpmctit. uses in sutand as show dogs, has been written by Mr.Joseph H. Thomas with the title "Observa - '

tlniiM on Hfiri.i" (iioiu.ni.ju Mifflin can- -panyj. Ily putting his remarks in thesliaei of letteni the author avoids for -

j

inality, and is also enabled to Include wr- -sonal exneriences and anecdotes thatIs-a- r on the subject.

Whoeter han dabbled, or han ls-- ,

tempted to dabble. In stock bjs'culatiiins'!will enjoy the bright essays which Mr.U. C. Selden has entitled "IWhologv of1tho Stock Market" (Ticker PublishingLompanyi.and will agree with much thathe says in them. Like all good advice.however, we doubt whether it is likely to ,

io rollowert in actual practice.The long experience of Dr. Julius Sachi

as head of a successful private school undas professor in the Teachers College, together with his thorough knowledge of!foreign systems, gives unusual value (othe suggestions and criticism ho makes in i

"The American Secondary School" Mac- -

millans). The eubject is or particularimrKirtaticeatatimewhenthewholetnat.ter of education in America, from the uni - ,

versifies down to the kindergarten, sunder suspicion.

Hooka RerelTPit."The Sr-cl- Clut for Dsekw-tr.- Chllaren." i

Wlimer. Ph. II. (The PsychoiotlcjlClinic Press. Pblliutelphln.i

"Mcolfsyueniln Diirwuril." lldlteilliyThomiisH, llrlitcs, (Henry I loll ami C'nn.panr.i

"A New .System for I'm en line Collisions ntSea," .Sir lttrsm S. Mnxlni. (Ca.-se- ll and Cnnpsrj , ,rw York.)

"I'ciems of the West." S. (ierwmon. (Itichariltlsdger, Mosion.)

"Charles Dlekens s I Knew Htm." (ieorgePolby, (Charles Herlbner's .Sons. I

"The Human Taetor In Works Manacemenl."James HarkneMi. iMclirau'-llI- ll Hook Company,New York.)

"A Man In the Open." linger I'oeoek. iThelnilann.olls.)

Tho I'etenuen of the lr!.ri." Wnlter llaj-mo-

il.. I. Pulton nml Company.)"tn ltilrcliirtloii to the History of l.lfn Afsur-anc- e

" A. I'litclnnil Jnet, (P. ,S, Klnj aniCompany: I!. P. lluttun ami i

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-- Of Ihe Valley and the Sea." Pannv PurilyI'aln.er. (Kegnn Paul, Trench. TrUbner anaConipany, l.on'lon.)

'."r 'K,!sx '''P'tlmrnis on Animals."Stephen Paiet. (Paul II. Hoetier. New York.i

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Hcauty and The .hicobin

Without Introduction.i tlnrlng and Incenlnus hero nutwlu

lonp-a- n ailed Increase in Income amiwhich we arc all thinking.

The 'ilrrllKr-WiirilTrir1- h Vartner- -

hip.Vein thr Wertmiimtrr lmrtlt.

Oderldgc thus eApUliied his partncrtlanwllli Wonlsworlli. "It was Hgreeii t tin i

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romantic, yet so ns to trannfer from mirhm.ird nature a hum in lnleret an l

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poem written during the Crimean warWr'll Mslti Vm wr fnuuiii thn ITc-nr- wlf--

met t Waterloo;We hmiml Vr.i In the ticily, and 'cm ml

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FRANK WEDEKINDAuthor of

" The Awakening of Sprinp "

SUCHISLIFETranslated from the German

. -- .Ploy-A- n Ftve Actt.

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