Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-10
LITERARY NOTES.

The Bowen-Merrill Company, In
dianapolis, announce the publication
of "Home-Folks," an entirely new
book of poetry by James Whitcomb
Riley. The volume contains serious
and dialect verses, as well as verses of
homely sentiment-the authors love
OF the beautiful and good being ever
present. The first volume issued by
Mr.. Riley for more than four years,
il will take its place as one of the
notable books of the last year.
Rand, McNally e. Co., Chicago, have
recently published a new book by
Opie Read, "In the Alamo" In this
work Mr.. Read has touched his high
est point, which is saying much of the
author of "A Yankee From the
West" and "The Waters of Caney
Fork" 1t is dignified, historically.
with the heroism of those immortal
Americans who fought and died in
the battle of the Alamo, but laid
the foundation for the early expan-
sion of United States territory.
'Alice of Old Nincennes" is one
OF the most talked about novels of re-
cent years, and all of the talk is COM
plimentary to its author, Maurice
Inc lOlIONlDR lTOul ING
Chicago Times-lIerald is a fair sam
pie of the many press notices the
work has received:
more original than Richard Car
VEL more vital than Janice Mere
dith,' more cohesive than TO Have
and To Hold more dramatic, spon-
tcneous and artistic than any of it's
rivals-such is Maurice Thompson's
superb American novel, Alice of Old
Nincennes.' Published by the Bow
en-Merrill Co., Indianapolis.
True to its mission, but with an ever
widening and improving choice of
subjects, of authors and of artists,
Outings Christmas number, increased
in size and extra illustrated includ-
ing a colored frontispiece), gives
large space to big game, sports
afield and subjects welded into our
country life. "fhe Present Distribu-
ton of Big Game in America" by
George Bird Grinnell, is the article
of student of the situation, strik-
irgly illustrated by f. w. Deming.
A careful character study of the
Emperor William will appear in Nc
Clure's Magazine for January. In
this article the author, Ray Stannard
Baker, shows that he has given to
his work equal care and discern
ment. The result is an Illuminating
account of the man and the sover-
eign.
Marguerite Merington, the WELL
known dramatist, has converted the
famous Crawford" story of Mrs. Gas
kells into play for the Ladies' Home
Journal. In the evolution she has
been remarkably successful in pre-
serving the atmosphere of Crawford
and of most conyincingly reproduce
ing the quiet life and the individual,
harmless peculiarities of the maiden
laaes, and the charm Of iLeir cour-
tesy. The play is for amateur pre-
sentation.
There is distinctive holiday flavor
about Ainslee's for December. Not
only do we find real Christmas sto-
ries in "When Sanity Claus Went
Wooing," by Joe Lincoln, and "The
Rag DOLL" by Eugene Wood, but the
contents in general suggest the sea.
son. 1.-The Great Interrogation" by
Jack London, is powerful love story
of life in Alaska, and "The Desert
ing of Sergeant Heath" by w. A.
Fraser, is an admirable bit of senti-
ment and humor.
The December number of The Ma
tional Magazine is rich in Christmas
stories, poems and drawings, and RAJ
dates a satisfying reflection of
Christmas cheer. The usual depart
ments are replete with interest, and it
is not too much to say that this
splendid number ranks among the
best of the holiday publications.