Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

NaNubtIopHe.
Only one we'll known author an
nounces a new book for the dog days.
This is Provost who IS about to pub
fish lie Domino Jaunt." Armand
Charpentier has caused uproarious
amusement among men Of letters by
upsetting In a literary experiment the
superstition attached to number thir-
teen, His latest book, lies Trelze
Jours d'Anniette Is made up Of thir-
teen chapters, set w by thirteen COM
positors. sewed BY thirteen stitchers,
was put on sale June 18th and has
passed through thirteen editions.
But the NEST successful book Of all
Is lie Waterloo" by Henri Houssaye.
1t Is now In its thirty-usvtnth edition,
Victor Hugo IL very much In the
minds and mouths OF people these
latter days The Victor Hugo Museum.
which Paul Maurice has succeed
ed in establishing, is besieged by for
elgners. Maurice said:
Victor Hugo ranks among the first
Of our writer's. No other writer repre-
sents the nineteenth century as well
as he. No writer equals him In liter
AIRY form His poetry is admired In
every land His description of the
battle OF Waterloo is committed 70
memory by every lover or graphic
writing. As his literary executor | am
glad we have the Victor Hugo Museum
at last
Andrew II, Green, the father" OF
Greater New York, says Of Ulmanns
Landmark History Of New York" ut
is the most accurate book of its kind
that | have seen, and, while couched In
form designed particularly to interest
the young people II performs a valu-
able service In fixing the identity OF
many historical sites and landmarks
of our great city that might otherwise
have been lost"
For six months "Allce Of Old Vim
cennes" has held first place in the
BoOkman's list of the six best-selling
books.
Within three weeks OF its publication
the Macmillan company announced the
lSOth thousand Of Winston Churchilrs
new novel 1.-THE Crisis Richard Car
vel is nearly in its 4OOth thousand,
Three new books recently published
by Mcclure Phillips a. Co., namely
"The American Salad Book" by Max
imilian de Loup; "The Darlingtons, by
Elmore Elliott Peake; and THE Chill
dren OF the Nations" by Poultney
Bigelow, are being brought out in Eng
land.
Mr.. William Dean Howellss new
work OF fiction, "a Pair Of Patient
Lovers" has met with instant success,
The first large edition, issued on the
23rd inst, was exhausted on the day
Of publication, and the second is now
In press. Apart from the intrinsic
literary merit OF the work, there are
two interesting facts TO be noted in
connection with the publication of
this volume. II Is the first piece OF flc-
ton to be published by this house since
the new net system organized by the
American Publishers association went
into force on the LIST inst. This en-
ables the publishers TO issue the book
at greatly reduced price. The other
fact 20 be noted Is that. for the first
time, an experiment in binding has
been materlalized by which the pur-
chaser secures n clever imitation Of a
beautiful half-caft bound book. The
book is a marvel at the price, and II Is
not unlikely that It will inaugurate a
new fashion in the binding Of the or
binary novel.
"Eastover Court House" with which
the American Contemporary Novels
Series began last January. still con-
tinues 10 enjoy a brisk sale. and is now
going into It's fifth edition. one reason
for It's popularity, no doubt, is that 1t
is brimful Of humor and breathes the
spirit of out-of doors a curious fact
about the writing OF this novel is that
| the character who was intended TO
play the villain when the story began
rounded on the authors and turned
out to be the hero Of the talel Per-
| haps collaboration had something TO do
with this, as the story was the result
| OF the combined efforts Of Mr.. II. b.
Boone and Mr. Kenneth Brown.
Though true to the life OF today in
Virginia, Mr. Brown declares that
none of their characters are real people
except the sheriffs Chunk" who was
| "the best horse that ever breathed.
I rode him eighty miles In one day.
Mr. Brown says, when he was sixteen
| years old"
No more picturesque character than
Richard Croker Is TO be found in Amer
lean life. His career and personality
are wildly portrayed by Alfred Henry
Lewis In the biography just issued by
| Life Publishing company. 1t not only
follows the man from the beginning OF
| his life through all the viclssitudes
which have attended him as a polit-
clan, but gives a close study Of the
sensational events OF his private life,
| including the story OF the murder OF
which he was accused. Besides this his
personal and political associates are
vividly described and thorough in
sight Is given into the organization and
methods of Tsmmany Hall.
MIR. Lewis has an original and power
ful style and the story loses nothing in
his way Of telling Il. He will be re-
| membered as the author OF "Wolfville'
and "Sandburrs." two books which
have had a large sale and more lately
as the editor Of 1.-THE Verdict the
illustrated weekly on which Mr.. oliver
Belmont rode into Congress in the last
campaign. Mr. Lewis has had the adj
vantage OF close personal associa ton
| with Mr.. Croker and the other leaders
| OF Tammany and writes as one having
| authority.
The coming municipal campaign in
] New York viii be the fight Of Richard
Cookers life. and Mr.. Lewis book will
enable its reader to follow the contest
with full understanding.
"The Road to Ridgely's," by Frank
Buriingame Harris is a novel which
the promising young author did not
| live to see in print. He was reared and
| educated in Omaha, went early into
| Journalism IN which he achieved sue
cess. and died Of consumption In his
twenty-fourth year. leaving the manu-
script OF the novel under notice. IL IL
well designed story OF western farm
| life. I'm which are involved some ele-
ments of mystery and its incessant ac-
tivities command throughout the Keen
est interest OF the reader. II Is weak
| .,o1 h.s ipcnuprnifieS and here and