Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14
LITERARY NOTES.


the west discussed certain points OF
it, one going so far as to question
whether in Nebraska there is such
thing as n trusted stone" In the
November number of McClure's will
appear another story by the same
author, entitled 1.-THE Mission of Kitty
Malone" This Thanksgiving tale
breathes the same deep, sincere feat
.ures which distinguished Miss Ciearys
earlier story.
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York,
announce a new book of fiction by
William Allen White, author OF The
Court of Boyville," whats the Mat
ter with Kansas" etc. The new book
bears the title of "Strategems and
Spoils." Mr.. White has here done
his most important writing in fiction.
He treats of life just across. the Miss
issippi, and he deals with real people,
the strong men and the aggressive
women who are actually making the
west. "Strategems and Spells is
series of five stories of politics. The
work places Mr.. White definitely
among the creative writer's. There
is a distinct dramatic climax to each
of these stories. Everyone of them
contains clearly delineated characters
of convincing reality.
"The Victors," Robert Barr's mas
terpiece, is pronounced the greatest
political novel of recent years. DASH
ing and eventful as tale of Knight
errantry, it is so thoroughly modern
as to utilize in its machinery the oper-
alton of metropolitan department.
store, the stealing of railway fran
chise and the rise to power of Tam
many Hall leader. Patrick Mcguire,
big, brawny, and smooth of tongue,
early decides that there Is good
thing for him in the big city, and he
sterts after it, How he succeeds
becoming the big Boss" by methods
that are known to be practical and
practiced by the initiated-is Mr..
Bars theme. Another ''live issue
treated by Mr.. Barr is that Of Chris
tian Science" Frederick A. Stokes
Company publishers. New, York.
"Tristram of Blent," Anthony
Hopes latest novel, is announced by
Mcclure, Phillips q Co., New York.
This is a story of modern England in
which twelve days difference between
the Russian and English calendars,
affecting in turn marriage, birth,
and the ownership of lands, furnishes
the complications for most unique
plot. Not since The Prisoner of
zenda" has Anthony Hope written
ANYTHING so strong, so original.
Never before has he portrayed char
acter with such keen discrimination.
w. L. Alden says in the New YORK
Times: "'Tristram of Blent' is GER
tainly book which deserves to be
read. 1t shows a wonderful insight
into character, and it is full OF the
brilliant and subtle conversation in
which Mr.. Hope so easily excels his
rivals"
"The Legend of the White Rein
deer" a thrilling story of the far
north, with illustrations by the
author, Ernest Seton-Thompson, APP
pears in the November Century.
The National Magazine of Boston
has the unique magazine feature OF
the month. This is a portrait of
President McKinley's little daughter,
Katie, who died at the age of threee
and half years. The portrait, Nvhieh
has never before been published.
adorns the first page Of the NationNl
Magazine for October.
Sidney Brooks opens the November
Atlantic with a brilliant article ON
Europe and America, in which he des-
cribes the continental attitude upon
two great points of international mn
portance: our policy of RECIPROCITY
and the Monroe doctrine.
Ernest Seton-Thompson the famous
author of "Wild Animals Have
Known" has become one of the
editors of The Ladies' Home Journal.
He is to conduct department in The
Journal every month, and in addition
to writing it he will also furnish all
of the illustrations.
AS we come toward the Christmas
holidays, large space in the magazines
Is given to fiction. The Cosmopolitan
includes tragic story of the Mexican
foothills by Thomas A. Janvier,,, "a
very clever society story by Carolyn
Wells, one of the Old French Ro-
mances by Richard lie Gallienne an
unusually interesting Indian narra-
tive by III. II. George, and weird
story by S. Il. Crockett.
Doubleday, Page d Co. announce
that their magazine, Country Life In
America, has found a welcome of UNI
expected proportions and enthus-
iasm. The published announcement
has led to orders for more than the
first edition and of advance subscrip-
tions from wouldbe readers in unex-
pected numbers. Not only does the
idea of Country Life In America APP
peal to all who love the country, but
the name Of the, editor, L. III. Bailey
of Cornell, gives solid assurance that
the magazine win be popular, inter-
esting. beautiful and of high stand
ard. Certainly, no more superbly IL
Illustrated magazine has ever been
printed.
The life story of DIR. d. X Pearsons,
the Chicago philanthropist who has
given millions of dollars to the
smaller colleges under conditions that
have resulted in bringing into the
treasures of those colleges more than
as many millions from other sources.
is well told in the November Review
of Reviews by George Perry Morris.
"Within the Gates" drama by
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has been
published recently by Houghton.
Miffiin G. Co., Boston and New York.
This book belongs to the Coates
Ajar" series by Miss Phelps, which
has had a wide and long continued
popularity. 1t gives in dramatic form
and with the intense earnestness
characteristic of the author. a series
of views illustrating what may fol-
low the mystery of death. The book
deals with subject in which definite
knowledge is impossible, but which
in human interest is unquenchable.
The same publishers announce the
publication of "The Marrow of Ira
dition," by Charles w. Chestnut.
author of "The House Behind the
Cedars." 'The Wife of His Youth"