The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-27
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Two new novels by well known Eng
lish writer's are starting in serial pup
locations here this summer. Anthony
Hope has written story of London lie,
in which a young widow is the chler
figure, called 1.-THE Intrusions of Peggy,
and James M Barrie's last story, Tine
Little White Bird tells about the ex-
periences OF an old club bachelor.
young married couple and little child.
The stories will be published in book
form this coming fall.
So
Harry De Windt, who was recently
rescued by a whaler UP in the neighbor-
hood of the strait between Siberia and
Alaska, will doubtless have an interest
ing story to tell. about his experiences
in making the overland trip from Paris
to New York. Mr.. De Windt has al
ready shown himself to be an entertain
ing writer, his last book, FINLAND AS
1t Is,'' having just been published IN
this country. So little is known OF Fin
land here that the name suggests little
more to the average reader than pine
forests, wild, barren country, with occa-
sional fishing villages, and an uninter-
esting people some decades behind the
times, but one does not have to reat
far into Mr. De Windt's book before the
country has a fascinating interest. The
need of such book, however, is not sc
apparent. We probably care less for that
- Il. ~kI>g ,.,fo kI,ox
any other just at this time The sub.
ject, doubtless, has more interest fol
Europeans. Indeed, the present bool
came out of suggestion made to the
author by st. Petersburg book seller
who said he had many inquiries every
summer for a volume on Finland. Acting
on the advice Of this same book seller
Mr. De Windt made his book a story
of trip through the country, as well
as a guide, telling Englishmen ant
Americans how to get there, what to dc
and how to do it, Before taking the
would-be traveller into Finland, Mr.. De
Windt has given some experiences of his
own in various European capitals. He
says that the gaiety and beauty of St
Petersburg exists only in the magma
tions of English writer's, and calls this
city the "dullest in Europe"
SIS
Miss Josephine Dodge Daskams vol
ume of short stories, The Madness Of
Philip" is adding to the fame Of the
author considerably, as we'll as making
a creditable record of sales for the pub
fishers. Most of the stories in the book
were published in the magazines, where
they attracted attention because of theil
cleverness. There is little to be added
about the stories in their present form
except that the volume is tastefully
bound and that the illustrations by Miss
Fanny Cory add much to the readers
enjoyment of the characters of the
various stories. There is abundant hui.
NOR in the tales themselves and a thor
ough knowledge of children, but Mis-:
Cory has way Of picturing children
in mischief or at play that is especially
attractive.
For some reason or other there seems
to be revival of interest in DAME
Webster. Only a few days ago a short
life of Webster was published by Bos-
ton firm, and there is now announced
a biography of Webster from the pen
of Professor John Bach McMaster, the
we'll known historian. In September
there will appear also large volume
of Letters of Daniel Webster" compiled
by DR.. C. H. Van Hyne, who, by the way
is associated with Professor McMaste1
in the department of history in the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. 1t only re-
mains now for the historical novelists
to take their cue and proceed to get
out few novels in which Webster shall
figure in time for the fall trade. Seri-
ously, Professor McMaster's work or
Webster will be. of course, a valuable
production. Some of the chapters have
already been published in one of the
magazines, and if the rest are as good
the book will be deserving of every
praise. The Letters of Webster" curl
ously enough, was the outcome of Pro-
lessor McMaster's work. Mr.. Van Tyne
as an assistant in Professor McMaster'
department, went up to Concord nearly
two years ago in search of Webster ma
terial for the biography. 1t happened
that Mr.. Van Tyne found that literally
hundreds of Websterian letters had never
been published, although volumes Of
Webster letters had already come out
Mr.. Van Tyne called the attention o.
Professor McMaster to the facts, ant
the historian advised his young assis
tant to take up the work of collecting
the particular material. Mr.. Van Tyne
spent all of last summer going through
private collections, making copies ant
discovering new and unusued material
with the result that his volume, to bt
issued this fall, is a very fat and sub
stantial volume, and this, too, after tax
ing out fully one-third of the matter
which was originally designed to go into
the work.
A New York newspaper had an article
not long ago which was headed, "Ameri-
cas- Fastest Author" and followed witt
an account of the work of Cyrus Town
send Brady. Within a day or two there
were protests from various parts of the
country against giving this honor to Mr.
Brady. The article in question stated
that within a period of seven months o
active work Mr.. Brady had produced fou
long stories amounting to 100000 words
short articles amounting to 10000 words
book reviews amounting to $4,000 words
and sermons amounting to 1880 words
grand total of Asa, 500 words for sever
months. This meant that Mr.. Brad.