The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-05

' except UcJlOnt put VIII De eNCSplloiie'ii strong in American History, Early 1 American Explorations, Rare Amerl'
 cana. and the Masterpieces of Engllsr : Literature; particularly those WorkS
 that have usually been ohtainable only
 at high prices. The publishers intend | to issue about twelve works during l9ul
 and expect to follow these by regu" i lar issue of a volume a month thereaf- l ter, Among the notable works intend
 ed for early publication are the Jour
 nals of Captains Lewis and Clark Ca re- 1 print of the 1874 edition to which all the members of the expedition contrib uted.l With the exception of the lSIt edition and the limited edition publish ed by Francis P. Harper at a high price, the editions heretofore printed Of
 this work have been the merest skele- tons of the original journals. Sir Alex ander Mackenzie's Voyages to the Arctic" are now very rare, and have never been reprinted since 1874, As he
 was the first white man to cross the
 Rocky Mountains, as he discovered the
 great Mackenzie river which he follow
 ed to the Arctic ocean, as he wrote a
 history of the early fur trade, 1t will be
 evident how valuable his book is to
 modern readers. Another rare and hlgh-
 ly interesting work in "Coldens His
 tory.of the Five Indian Nations" Hon.
 Cadwallader Golden lived among and
 studied the Five Nations"-the cele-
 brated Iroquois-for years and his book
 is a masterpiece in its intimate and
 comprehensive review of Indian life.
 Yet it is practically unknown except to
 the collector of Rare Americana. And
 so on. Every book in the series will
 be a valuable addition to the public and private library, and, as the price is practically the same as that of the av- craze work of fiction. the series should
 undoubtedly be very popular.
 "Elizabeth Godfrey" whose new nov el. '"The Winding Road" has just been published by Henry Holt & Co. is the pen name of Miss Jessie Bedford. For long time she was resident of the cathedral city of Winchester Her father, the Rev. James Bedford, was an Anglican clergyman who achieved more than merely local reputation as head of preparatory school at Twyford. near Winchester. and as the author of some educa tional works Miss Bed ford's education was gained from daily contact with her book-loving father, and free run of his library. After the death of her fathers father, she spent much time in travel especially in Ger many, where she got the admirable To- cal color of Poor Human Nature" A few years ago she and her mother moved to Southbourne, where Poor Human Nature and the novels that were written. Elizabeth God frey made her debut as an author some ten years ago with a story in "Temple Bar" Poor Human Nature" 0S9S) the story of some German opera was her first novel to be pub lished in America. Tn "The Harp of Life" d900) and "The Winding Road" (1902) music agin furnished a leading theme, the hero of the former being the first violin of an English orchestra, and the protagonist of the latter being a. roaming half Gypsy fiddler.
 The frontispiece of the May Era Henry T. Coates & Co.,, Philadelphia, | s a picture of Marie Antoinette, Arch | luchess of Austria, from painting in | he Museum of Versailles. It serves as Tn introduction to the leading feature If this issue-the story of Marie An by Henry Francis. The arti- ,le is sympathetically written, and the are good. Marie An .oinette' will be continued in succeed ng numbers. Dr. ]. B. Madison of 1 Brooklyn writes sensibly and from the to ndy int of ,Iy,rraj,Idioad nhSorxynr- '"The Boers in Bermuda"; here are short stories by Kate Jordan, Jessie Van File Belden, A. J. Dawson
 md Duncan Campbell Scott; poems by 2ichard P. McGrann and C. H. Ches- ey. Ballads of Old Days" by Stinson
 nd Dwiggins Is a charming bit of york. Gabriel Tolliver, by Joel ,handIer Harris, is continued. "The Revival of Celtic Literature" "A Dive nto the Sea of the Talmud," and "The )emerit of Success" are dealt with by an Jay McGarvey, Henry Iliowizl and 'redric M. Bird, respectively. The ages devoted to new literature and re- jews of books are well filled, This Is a fine magazine and only 10 ents copy and S100 year. The May number of the Woman's Tome Companion has as its chief feat re the beginning of a charming serial tory by Cyrus Townsend Brady. Its l tie is Woven With the Ship" Other ction is "rhe Plot Against Henley" y VIII N. Harben, and the tale of Blue Beard" by Eliot Flower. An ar cle of unusual timeliness is that on lien M. Stone, by the secretary of the < oreign Missions Board. Where the . ircus Starts From" ''The Month of and Behind the Scenes in X Department Store" are all of wide in \ rest. MT. Baynes continues his de- ehtful Journeys to the Woods and \ ields," A particularly telling feature
 w. G. Bowdoin's article on Charles \ the painter of frontier life l
 new department is added this month. [
 is devoted to poetry and there will |
 printed in each number some of the d favorites, as well as the newest ,rse. Published by The Crowell Pub r 'hing company, Springfield, O., s1,0O K 'ar; 10 cents copy; sample copy free.
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