The age-herald., 1901-11-10

for A number of years, is the 70. M. Clark Publishing Company" that has just published two of the great book sue- cesses of the autumn, Quincy Adams Sawyer" and "Blennerhassett
 Miss Clark says 1t was entirely acci- dental, her going into the publishing bus iness. She knew MT. Pidgrtm and went to hear the manuscript of Quincy Adams Sawyer read out of curiosity. She came away from the reading with the determination to publish the book. "Blennerhassett," by Charles Feiton Pid- gin, the author of Quincy Adams Saw yer" has been spoken of as the best New England story ever written. The story Is a stirring one of an intensely dramatic flavor, touching on the most in- teresting incidents in the lives of Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Theodosia Burr, Harman Blennerhassett and his wife, Thomas Jefferson and others. Pos sibly no character in American history has been more over-praised by his friends, over-condemned by his enemies and ill-judged by the public at large than has Aaron Burr, and this new study of him win be sure to arouse much interest and debate
 Mrs. Lucy M. Thurston, whose first novel, Mistress Brent" has achieved considerable success in the few weeks 1t has been out Is a young Baltimore beauty. For years she made study of the colonial history of Maryland; then she took holiday among the mountains of Virginia and wrote out her romance with the inspiration of youth and a first production.
 It is interesting to recall In connec- ton with George Cables latest novel, The Cavalier" recently published, that Cable himself along with his brother served as a cavalryman in the Confeder- ate army.
 '"rhe Cavalier" is told by a youth of nineteen, and 1t was at this age that Cable entered the service.
 F. Hopkinson Smiths Fortunes of Ol- iver Horn," which begins serially in the November Scribner, is said to be full of the things that lie within the authors own experience. The chief part of the novel deals with the life of an artist in New York, and so gives MT. Smith the opportunity to picture an existence with which he Is perfectly familiar. Such a novel also will be Richard Harding Davis'e story, Captain Macklin." which Is nearing completion, and will begin as a serial in Scribner's for 1902. It is said | that MT. Davis has here depicted a dash ing, rollicking hero. not unlike Denis Duval."
 'Tristram of Blent." Anthony Hopes latest success Is said to be "a fne strong story told as a man of gifts should tell it.''
 Miss Agnes Repplier has written new work, "The Preside Sphinx" The story begins on the Nile and ends at Philadel- phia; While the text of the story Is in Miss Reppliers characteristically brilliant style, readers will be surprised to learn that the Sphinx" is the cat, and the author seems to take great de :. light in relating it's unusual history Miss Mary Johnstons story, Audrey" will not be completed In the Atlantic Monthly until the late spring of 15C2 Audrey will be followed in the Atlantic by shcIt story by George William Ca- blA, entitled "Bylow Hill" The scene will te laid in the New England country which the aEtl.or has now adopted as his home.
 Richard Yea and Nay" Maurice Hew- letts fine story of the times of Richard I, has been dramatized for Bierbohm Free, and 1t is quite probable that he will bring his production to America where the book was so we'll received. t@ f-s-7l--ez.s PAUL PRY.