The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10

half-tone by drawings from the brush OF
Louis Belts. published by G. P. Put
MANS Sons. New York. Price 81 35.)
Literary Notes.
Katharine Pyie's clever illustrations
adorn the pages Of her new Juvenile, LAS
the Goose Flies" which Little, Brown &
Co. will publish early in November. These
pictures are numerous and give added in
terest to the fairy tale. which should be
as popular as Miss Pyle's The Christmas
Angel
Lanes translation of THE Arabian
Nights" which has just been newly pub
lished in six volumes by the Macmillan
Company. contains 100 photogravure IL
Illustrations by Stanley Wood and an intro
duction by Joseph Jacobs of fairy tale
fame. They are handy volumes light in
weight, and well printed, with handsome
covers.
AS we come toward the Christmas holi-
days larger space in the magazines is
given to fiction. The Cosmopolitan in
cludes tragic story Of the Mexican foot
hills by Thomas A. Janvier: a very clever
society story by Carolyn Wells. one of the
old French romances by Richard lie CAL
lienne. an unusually interesting Indian
narrative by II. T. George and a weird
story by s. r. Crockett
Doubleday. Page & Co.. are just pub
fishing Charles III. Collins magnificent
book on Photography as Fine Art"
with a hundred pictures showing the
work of such expert photographers as AL
fred Stieglitz. Gertrude Kasebier. James
T. Kelley. Frank Eugene. w. B.. Dyer.
Clarence II. White. Edward Steichen ana
Rudolf Eickmeyer Jr., and others who are
doing the most of what is artistic in pho
Biography.
Mary HartwelI Catherwood, author Of
the new and interesting novel "Lazarre,"
is the subject of the monthly portrait and
biography in November Book News.
There Is timely article on the writings
of Theodore Roosevelt: also a sketch AMI
portrait of Margaret Horton Potter. The
Authors Calendar for the month is given.
the magazines are briefly reviewed. AMI
DR.. Talcott Williams talks about this
more important new books. There are
more than the usual number of reviews
of new books. and pictures from same.
Harper & Brothers published on October
Is the following new books: "Heroines Of
Fiction" two volumes, uniform with
Literary Friends and Acquaintance
by w. d. Howells: "Alice's Adventures
in Wonderland with forty full-page IL
Illustrations by Peter Newell; "Over the
Plum Pudding sixth and final volume
of Harper's Portrait Coliection), new
Christmas stories by John Kendrick
Bangs; THE House Divided" novel by
II. b. Marriott Watson. author of 1.-The
Princess Xenia," and LET Not Man Put
Asunder." by Basil King. the tenth vol
ume of the American novel series.
Messers. Herbert S. Stone & Co. have
revived an old fashion in publishing "The
Christmas Garland; A Miscellany of
Stories, Verses and Essays In olden
times the Christmas annual was as reg
ular as the season itself and as gayly
welcomed. 1t formed a kind of fireside
companion for the entire family, and was
its main supply in the matter of reading.
Through its means many a good thing has
seen the light, and with such names as
Octave Thanet. Maurice Thompson. Maria
Louise Pool. George AIDE. Clyde Fitch,
Louise Chandler Moulton, Ella Wheeler
Wilcox. John Kendrick Bangs and Ed
mund Gosse to back it up the present re-
vival should carry on the tradition worth
lily.
McClure's Magazine for November has
some very noteworthy articles One. that
is probably of the greatest general inter
est, is an excellent paper on President
Roosevelt by William Allen White. MIR
White is so well known through his char
acter sketches IF Bryan. Hanna and Cr,
ker that 1t Is hardly necessary to say
anything further in his praise. Another
article deserving specia; mention is one
by Ray Stannard Baker on "What m,
United States Steel Corporation Really
Is and How IL Works." Other features
are: Colonel, .ioslyn, U. s. A." by NJ.
Quad; Faster Than the Express Train
description of an automobile race from
Paris to Berlin. by Walter wellmon.
with His Back to the WALL" by Josen:,
M. Rogers. and numerous other stories
and poems.
Doubleday, Page & Co. announce that
their magazine. Country Life in Amer
:ca" has found a welcome of unexpected
proportions and enthusiasm. The pub
lished announcement has led to orders
for more than the first edition and of adj
vance subscriptions from would-be read
ers In unexpected numbers. Not only
does the idea of Country Life In Amer
lea appeal to all who love the country
but the name Of the editor, l.. II. Bailey
OF Cornell, gives solid assurance that the
magazine will be popular. interesting.
beautiful and of high standard. To make
sure of a fair start" the publishers is
sued n complete sample number and have
improved vastly upon this. now that they
have finally issued the initial number
Among the contents Is an article by the
editor on abandoned farms, what they
are and what may be done with them.
with charming Illustrations: an Illus
trated account OF Ex-Governor Levi p.
Morton's place, Ellerslie; n two-page. col