The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10

from a New Hampshire hamlet in which
It's scenes are laid, and is concerned with
fine type whose religious idealism threat
ened both her own and her lovers happi-
ness. The story presents interesting
phases of New England character, and is
quite gypsy-like in its treatment OF out
door life.
"The Diary of a Freshman" by
Charles Macomb Flandrau, now in the
press of Doubleday, Page & Co., will give
lovers of college tales a most entertain
ing volume.
A work of considerable philosophical
interest will be Prof. G. II. Howison's
The Limits of Evolution, and Other Es-
says in Philosophy, Illustrating the Meta
physical Theory of Personal Idealism."
Prof. Howison is Mills professor of phi
losophy in the University of California,
and the essays alluded to in the title Of
his book are: The Limits of Evolu-
tom Modern Science and Pantheism;"
Later German Philosophy" exhibiting
the trend to personal idealiSm, through
the self-dissolution of pessmism, ma
terialism, and agnosticism); The Art
Principle as Represented in Poetry;
The Right Relation Between Reason
and Religion" Human Immortality, Its
Positive Argument" The Harmony of
Determinism and Freedom Gncluding d
new establishment of freedom and new
PROOF OIL the existence CTOu).
A demand which led to the printing of
e5, 900 copies of a series of six nature
books had induced the publishers. Dou-
bleday, Page 6, Co, 10 issue a work in a
comparatively little known field. Birds
butterflies and flowers were before adj
mirably treated with large photographs,
reproduced by color process, and now
comes this last, THE Mushroom Book, q"
by Nina L. Marshall which is claimed to
be the only reliable guide at reasonable
price" on the comm0ner species OF 1ungl
This book has the same fulL-page color
photographs, in which an attempt has
been made to bring out the delicate shad-
ings of the living mushrooms.
A new field in American historical fc-
ton is presented in The Curious Career
of Roderick Campbell, by Jean n. Nell
wrath. a Canadian writer, whose His
tory of Canada" has been the preparatory
work for her forthcoming volume, which
will be issued by Messrs. HoughtOn, Milf
fin & Co 1t is a story of the uprising
for the Pretender in Scotland and of the
struggle between the French and English
in New York and Canada for the pos
session of the Ohio Valley.
Perhaps there is not another citizen Of
the Republic whose autobiography would
exceed the direct human interest of Book
or T. Washingtons life story in Up
From Slavery" which will be published
by. Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Co. with
in q few days. This is the work of a
large-minded, forceful man, who, by
sheer weight of character and energy,
made himself the leader Of a race. Twen-
ty-fiVe years ago he, as negro boy,
slept under a sidewalk in Richmond; now
he is known as the founder and head of
one of the greatest educational institu-
tions of the South, which has property
and an endowment Of nearly half mil
lion of dollars. Mr. Washington says his
whole life has been one of surprises, and
doubtless none has been greater than the
warm reception given his autobiography
when 1t began its serial publication in
THE Outlook" He has stood. as much
as any man, for the good old Anglo
Saxon gospel of work, and this new food
Of praise from his greatest fellow-citi-
zens does not turn him from it. The
serial publication has, il is said, brought
about a large demand for the book before
publication.
Richard lie GaIlienne's new romance,
'''The Love Letters of the King" will
shortly be issued by Little, Brown & Co.
A writer in THE Critic" s1ys:
There have been a great many
stories about the early struggles of
'Eben Holden to get into print, none
of which. so far as | have read them,
is correct. Mr.. Bachelor. when he
wrote the first chapters, intended it
a
possibilities were discussed with a
New York editor who decided that
he could not use it serially for so
long that il would be foolish for the
called The Shadow of Lone Pine
and / do not think that Mr.. Bach | er
had any thought of making novel
Of ii until he was approached by a
friend In the publishing business,
who asked him for a book He. re-
sponded TO this call with material for
volume of poems. Nay nay. sail
the publisher we want a novel,
something that will be Il record
breaker 1t was then that MIR. Bach
ellcr went on to Boston and showed
his present publishers the manusc ipt
of his story, as far as it was written.
They shook their heads. and sill that
they did not want a Juvenile. Then
he agreed to make it a novel il they
would advance him enough money to
live on while he was writing it, as he
would have to give up his editorial
salary TO that end To this they said
yes and the book was written. 1t
hung fire at first. but before many
weeks had passed it found its pace
and has kept it ever since
"Tbe Critic" for February contains an
exceedingly interesting article on Thack-
eray's connection with the "Cornhill Mag
aZine," by Sir George Murray Smith.
Henry Churchill King, professor of
theology and philosophy in Oberlin Col
lege has written a book on "Reconstruc-
ton in Theology" which the Macmillan
Company will publish at once.
The Macmillan Company have just is
sued the third volume of Prof. Albert
Bushnell Harris american History Told
by Contemporaries" 1t deals with the
formation and development of the Federal
Constitution, with the political and eco
nomic reimbursement of the nation after
the war of 1872 and with the beginnings
of the slavery contests. Some important
chapters are intended to give a picture
of the social and political conditions Of
the neople of the United States AT the
end of the Revolutionary War. The sue
cesses and failures of the Confederation
are set forth in crit cisms by public men
of the time. The Constitution is described
by participants in the Federal Convention.
The causes and the progress OF the war
of 1872 are set forth In the narratives CT
statesmen, soldiers, and sailors, includ-
ing some interesting accounts OF the ex-
vice. Particular attention is paid to the