The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-21
BOOK NOTES.

MIS- eUeTWUOU DEgIIIs
New York Times, entitled Books that So
ciety Reads" as follows: What does So
ciety read? Principally novels, and just
now it is reading those of Anthony Hope.
Most delightful things they are, too;
healthy ana pr1lIlant ana aIlnslne- ms
several pounds heavier and several thous-
ands of pounds richer because of his sue
cessful American trip.
William J. Henderson, whose What Is
Good Music?" has just been issued. was
to write a book on the development and
growth of music The contract called for
cry of his copy on February L
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Thirty thousand copies of Crockett's
''Sir Toady Lion have been sold by the
English publishers alone.
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The London Daily Mail is authority for
of How to Be Happy, Though Married.
has just been issued.
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Mr.. w. w. Jacobs, the author of MANY
Cargoes'' and "A Shippers Wooing,'' is
tasting the evils of premature success in
the shape of a sudden rise in the value of
his work to the goodly rate of cents a
word.
For a number of interesting bits of lit
erary news the State Journal is indebted
to the Frederick A. Stokes company, pub
York.
Among the new books published by the
American Book company recently are:
A New Astronomy by David P. Todd,
professor of astronomy at Amherst col
are important features. There are 500
pages in the book and it costs 81. 30.
A Practical Botany by Charles H. Clark
principal of Windsor Hall school. Waban
Mass, 81 pages, Illustrated; price SO
here outlined is Intended to give the stu
dent a general view of the subject, and at
the. same time to lay a foundation upon
which more advanced studies may be
built.
Applied Physiology for Advanced
Grades, by Frank overton This book
is not only modern and scientific, but it
is written in such a clear and direct style
as to make every subject interesting and
Clear tvpogTaphY Of the pages make the
use of the book convenient and satisfac-
tory. It costs so cents, contains 432 pages
and is illustrated
Messrs. Little, Brown & Co.. Boston.
make the following announcements for
M Pd Of ana Games sr Kent umHeE D i iafe
chancellor of the state Of New York au-
Law" by his great-grandson. William
Kent of the New York bar. with photo
1aS RQT5ai5 so0 o BIetoR F5re OF
sions." edited by Prof. George H. Howl
son; The Kings Henchman, a chroni-
light and edited by John FOurcade Fraser,
very striking historical novel of the
wars OF Henry OF Navarro; popular edi-
ton of the historical romance by Henryk
Sienkiewicz. with Fire and Sword uni
form with the popular edition of "QuO
Vadis," of which edition alone over one
hundred thousand copies were sold in
story, entitled The Duenna of a Gen
ius," by Mrs. Frances Blundell, author of
to be the best example Of the kind since
The First Violin The Edition de Luxe
ana ChampIaln EDITION OF the works or
Francis Parkham, each in twenty vol
umes, will be completed in March; and
the publication of new edition of the
romances of Alexander Dumas. 1.-The
D'Artagnan Edition. in fifty volumes,
with more than $50 plates, will be begun
in April. They will issue in conjunction
with Messrs. Sampson Low. MarStOn &
Co. London, an important publication en-
titled 'tAll the Worlds Fighting Ships'
details of over 1000 warships, with notes
volume of the History of the Royal
NAVY From the Earliest Time to the Pres
ent Day. edited by William Laird Cloves;
also a new edition of "IrOnciads in Ac-
ton in two volumes by H w Wilson,
with a preface by Captain A T. Mahan.
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The Lincoln Literary Collection. by J. ?.
McCaskey, editor of the PENNSYLVANIA
School Journal. This volume is a collec-
ton of choice literary selections for read
ing in schools or in the family circle, and
honor of Abraham Lincoln, who was not
ed for his habit of committing to memory
ages of prose which he was wont to quote
in his speeches and writings. The book
published by the American Book COM
pany.
The April number of the Pail Mall Mag
azine will contain many features of spe-
Gial interest, among them, .Comfort in
merits of American and English passen- |
ger traffic, from the travellers point of |
view, will be considered in series of |
articles of which the first. Evolution of
Comfort in Railway Travelling in Eng
land" by G. A. SekOn, will appear in the
April number The articles will be CO.
piOusly illustrated. Rupert of Hent- |
fT7T-T bar fuG toll 7er7f 0f ATTs An
thony Hopes enthralling conclusion to |
the prisoner of Zenda'' will also be in
cluded, illustrated as before by Mr.. Sgd |
ney COweIl.