The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-11-14
miscellaneous.
NEW BOOKS.


Thepubllsheninform us thRtE +, Reefs "Knight
Of the XIX Century" has reached Its twentieth
thousand within year from publication, In spite
Of the dull times and the fact that the country Is
flooded with cheap editions Of Engllsh novels or
his earlier Ave books thirteen thousand three hun
dred and fifty we're sold within the year ending
Aug, lBt 1878. That each Of his successive stories
should have been better received than the one
preceding and that all OF them even the earliest,
should be in large and increasing demand, Is a
literary experience that has few oOunterpafts.
Their popularity Is also steadily gaining In Eng
land. Effects usually have causes
Mr. Roe's new story, which Is called Face II
lumhted, is in the hands Of the printers and Will
be Issued by his publishers Messrs. Dodd, Mead
q Company, about November lst
Edward Eggleston and his daughter Mrs. Lille
Eggleston seelye, are preparing for Messrs' Dodd,
Mead Il Company series OF lives OF famous
American indians, OF which the FIRST, Tecumseh,
isalready published, The Series Is suggested by
the success Of Abbotts American Pioneers and
Patriots. In telling the story Of the leading In
dian characters Of early American History, with
all their romance and thrilling incidents, an op.
portunity is given Of Sketching the frontier histo
tory of the various sections The second volume
Of the series ison the press, and will be Issued in
few weeks. It is entitled Red Eagle and The
Wars Of the Greeks.
Martha Finley whose Elsie Books have had
such exceptional popularity among Juvenile
books, has written the first volume OF a new Series
which Is In some sense continuation Of the Story
OF Else as In 1t the, same characters are intro
duced. The volume Is entitled Mildred Keith,
and Dodd, Mead Company have just Issued It,
The House By The Works, is the title Of a new sto
ry by Edward Garrett, the popular English au'
thor whose books are so we'll known to readers OF
the higher class Of religious novels,
A new book by Rev. E. P, Roe being announced
II may be OF interest to the many admirers Of his
stories, to learn something Of the authors life
EP. Roe was born on the banks Of the Hudson
In the town Of New Windsor, N. Y, In 1888 His
early home Is described in his popular story, 1.-THE
Opening OF a Chestnut Burr" and again referred
to in the description Of the quaint old garden tha
has 80 important place In his new book, "a Face
Illumlned"
He studied OF Williams College, having the
ministry In view, aud after a year atAuburn The
illogical Seminary, In 1862 he responded to the
governments urgentca and took the chaplaincy
Of the I'd N Y, or Harris Light Cavalry.
After about two years In the field President Lin.
coin appointed him one OF the chaplains of the
Fortress Monroe Hospitals. Just before entering
on this new duty he joined as q volunteer, the
oelebrRted raid in the Spring OF 64 in which Col.
Dalghren was killed, and which had as It's object
the release Of the Union prisoners at Richmond.
At the close Of the war he accepted a call from
the Presbyterian Church at Highland Falls, N. Y
within mile of West Point, and very soon en-
tered with the people on an effort to erect a new
church edihce, This involved long and diff
cult struggle but was successfully accomplished
Mr Roe being indefatigable in his efforts to raise
the necessary funds, His desire to aid in this
work first led him to enter the lecture field where
his lecture on topics connected with the war at
tracted considerable attention. r-
Up TO the time Of the burning Of Chicago, Mr..
Roe had never formed the definite purpose Of
writing book, but the scenes Of that awful event
powerfully impressed him, and while the ruins
were still smoking he spent several days among
them.
Returning home, he commenced Barriers
Burned Away" and worked for year on tho
story, in his heurs Of leisure, After six or eight
chapters were written, they were submitted to the
editor of the N Y. Evangelist and at their request
were left for publication.
The story continued to grow the writer often
hardly keeping in advance of the paper, until
ffty.twO chapters were published Long before
its completion there was demand by impatient
readers, for publication of the story as whole
and 1t was issued by Messrs Dodd Mead q Co.
who have published all Of Mr.. Roe's works. Its
success was Immediate and successive editions
were quickly called for
BY the snccess of Barriers" Mr.. Roe was led to
write another and very different story-"Whst
Can She do ?" which was also widely read.
Finding his health becoming impaired by the
combined duties Of the pastOrate and a literary
life, he was led to the query whether the latter
were not his true vocation, and to consider wheth.
or he could not exert wider influence as writer
than as speaker.
He made his next book, "0peningof Chestnut
Burr" q test, and constructed a quiet, Christian
story II has proved the most popular of his
works, and Mr.. Roe then decided to adopt a liter.
ary life and in the Spring of IA removed to Corn
wall on the Hudson near his early home, where,
to counteract the tendencies Of too sedentary pur.
suits, he began the somewhat extensive cultiva.
ton of small fruits and plants, and has now
thriving nursery.
Here, in a pleasant home, amid the most beau.
tlful natural scenery he wrote his later stories,
"Near to Natures Heart" From Jest to Earnest
and "A Knight of the 10th Century" In contrast
to the usual experience Of popular authors, Nj.
Roe's books have successfully sold more largely
than their predecessors nearly 10000 copies Of the
last having been called for within year,