The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-26

becoming rare. There are now five gild- ing shops busy with the book and two binderies at work on 1t, and it is said that the supply is still several thousand short.
 Of Kipling's new stories just publish ed facetious commentator remarks that i've suspect that parents will read these stories to their children for the same req son that fathers take their boys tc the circus
 MT. Jerome J. Jerome's book, Paul Kelver' has also issued from the press and are soon to have volume of short stories by MT. Stanley J. Weyman.
 Eagle Blood,' by MT. James Creelman, the author of "On the Great Highway" , is having marked success. The story in- troduces an Englishman of noble family, who comes to America for the purpose oI making his way, not by marriage for money, but by commercial opportunity The story is said to be full of action, ten der in its love motif, and interesting in it's popular discussions of commercialism
 
 Temporal Power" by Marie Carelli is said to be a record breaking" novel from the fact that the largest first edi- l tion on record was made of this book | The advance demand was so great as to | necessitate the printing of two hundred thousand copies for America and Eng land. This Is a figure never reached be- | fore by any novel. Temporal Power" is 1 said to be a romance in Miss Corellfs most striking and original vein.
 
 Any number of women achieve really remarkable success with a first book and then virtually disappear from view This has not been the experience of Mrs Craigie, who chose to write under the disguise of John Oliver Hobbes" She disguise of John Oliver Hobbes'' Her l new book, Love and the Soul Hunt CTS, which has just been published | is pronounced an exceptionally clever story. So clever, indeed, that one reader complains of fatigue in keeping up with all the clever things that are said. Mrs Craigie's books have always enjoyed a large share of favor in this country.
 F. Marion Crawford has turned to the scene of some of his greatest successes for the plot of his new novel Cecilia; a Story of Modern Rome" which will be l issued this month The past week was published the new volume, "Literature and Life" by w. D. Howells. It is uni formly bound with the authors "Litera- ry Friends and Acquaintancesn and He roines of Fiction" The book contains many of MT. Howells's choicest comments | and people for a number of years, and l covers wide range of subjects
 The Emmy Lou stories by George Madern Martin, have enjoyed an unstint- ed popularity and now it is conceded that the author is Mrs. George Madden Mar tin of Louisville. Kentucky. Mrs. Martin has been writing for some years and 1t is said that there is a tendency toward literature in her family It is said that the Emmy Lou stories are, in a way the "reminiscences of her own school days together with the latter-day wisdom or her niece, who. however, is not the char acter in the authors tales.
 Sir Gilbert Parker won his reputation as the teller of tales of French Canadian life, although he has written a lot of other stories. He has travelled almost all over the habtable globe and his latest book, Donovan Pasha and Some Peopie of Egypt" describes the life of the Eng lshman in Egypt. These stirring tales of Egypt will no doubt suggest compars- son at once with the tales written by Kipling of another land, where the Eng lishman rubs shoulders with the Moham- medan. But, however the comparison may result MT. Parker has a distinct, and charming style and never fails 10 thOrOuRhlV delight his readers