The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-26
Authors, Publishers ~
= - and Their Books.

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hook lovers have noticed before this the sngllary
ho'l between the work of Onoto Watanna the
happy 49,, 81 "a Japanese Nightingale" and the illus
rees % her story Genjiro Veto The two fitted by
. for the partnership Tor sboth were born IN Japan
v,o az Japanese parents, while Miss Watanna is the
lhf ~ ~ an English consul and native Gesha Crib
dugIL nave been so thoroughly nocuated with Occi-
s.r IDEAS to combine the artistic technique OF the
We Sr Miss Waanna publishes what is perhaps her
m MOI story and Mr. Veto has never shown prom
ee in the illustrations he has made for it.
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,,.i,.r companys monthly list for January, among
announcements contains the following: The Story
gus Is life of Jesus by r. G. Gillie, written for
- II is in large type and the lines wide apart
shnui rated from some thirty of the simpler and pleas
any ,res Of the old II differs from other lives
ct,;st for children in two ways First connected
and not a string OF incidents is presented
a .cisons in His life and the hngcpoins OF His min
have been emphasized that reader however
~. n may in some measure understand how the idol of
Ehehem could only end in the tragedy and victory of
Calvary. d. ~ !.
A. ;moortant theological work by Dr. Robert Rainy,
,,.i Of the new college Edinburgh, will be published
,Ss seribners in few weeks. 1t is entitled The An
w., Catholic Church" The period covered is from the
WI If the first century down to A. ID. 4sI, which has
udant material of popular interest and the present work
Son its history in thoroughly scholarly spirit, trac
E deyeopment of doctrine in the Second and Third
s and the growth of the ascetic and monasc tenden
library
Henry van Dykes The Ruling Passion" OF the big
fiction successes Of this season has been made text by
y,r,ncly rabbi H. g. Eneow of Temple Adas Israel who
recently lectued his congregation from its The
onisye Times reports him saying that men like Van
nvLe touch the soul and catch the spirit of the crowd
VI pad high tribute The Ruling Passion declaring that
Ne author was like prophet and teacher who had seen
Ne value of great lessons in the moving impulses of the
world He said that Dr. Van Dyke had Searched minds
in1ap n
plea for understanding of through their ruiz
ing passions"
The original Harper firm founded in 1877 by James and
tbu Harper was established Dover street IN old New
Y Their of books to be published first by the
Young firm speaks well for the serious character Of the
public taste to which they wished Their FIRST pub
LEGATION was Senecas Morals the second, Mayors Latin
Syntax; the third Locke the Human Understandings
is interesting glance the early newspaper adver-
tsements of the firm which in marked the
display ads in fashion the present time They we're
formal citations Of the titles and prices of the volumes
offered for sale with perhaps sentence or so descriptive
but Mandatory Of the nature Of their contents In 1898
they we're burned but far from being discouraged
this catastrophe they purchased the Cliff and Pearl street
property occupied by the present house and long since
famous as Franklin Square.
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There is always a living person behind the pictures in
ii. magazines and the books sometimes relative or friend
d the artist sometimes model engaged by the hour to help
the artist embody his conceptions of the people he wants
present One Of the most captivating little personages
the new books is Alice IN Peer NeWe new pictures
IN the Harpers edition of Alice in Wonderland" And
il is interesting 70 learn that Mr.. Newell made of his
asughter yhnode in this instance While his Alice
extac portrait of little Miss Josephine Newell
she very charming and appealing little creature des-
tined live in the hearts of both children and grown-ups
s.
Mr. Robert Barr has written from his home at Welding
han, Surrey, the author of recent American novel,
namely John VITAL in which evidence the ocea-
senaly hearty British appreciation of American story
He says Il read your historical novel with very great
interest know writer who has succeeded in getting
the atmosphere OF past time perfectly into the pages
modem book you have done This grips one at the
very beginning and holds till the end not detect
asp in the whole book The story very noble and Dig
mined Throughout You have written great book Inc
author compmented is Mr. William Farquhar Payson OF
Bristol l. The of John Vytal" are laid on the
island Of Roanoke where Sir Walter Raleigh founded his
unfortunate colony in isS4.
Fl
Lieutenant James G. Walker U. s. N. the son OF Rear
admiral Walker in charge of the Nicaragua survey OF
ls He went the ground thoroughly and took many
pV0Eraphs Consequently he is in position to write
a considerable authority the Nicaragua question and
y new book Ocean Ocean" is awaited with interest
NJ y americans who the last word the question: II
WIN DC published this spring by A. c, McClurg co. illus
so with reproductions of original photographs, with sew
sa new maps