Arizona republican., 1902-12-26

LITERARY NOTES

| R. II. Russell. West Twenty-nintf street, New York, a well known pub ! fisher who is turning out fine line of up-to-date books, good to read dur 1 ing the holidays or at any other time is advertising two humorous volumes One Is the new Dooley book by F. ? Dunne. Observations by Mir. Dooley i price S150 is the latest volume of the Ar-chey Road philosophy, as reported ! by F. r. Dunne, and many critics will be of the opinion that it is the best that he has given us. The humor with ! out bitterness, the fun that never wounds, the wit so light and sure. ana the keen sense lurking underneath-ail these are most agreeably manifest in this new book of MT. Dooley's observa- tiOns. It includes such telling hits as MT. Dooley on Sherlock Holmes, on Art Patronage" on "The Corona tion." on 'The Philippine Peace" on ''The Fighting Word" on "The Home Life of Geniuses." on Arctic Explora- tion." etc.
 A critic in a French literary journal Said recently that Mr. Dooley" ap- peared to be the most important liter ary man in America. It is certain that no other public man or writer is so universally popular. His latest worz proves that times only effect upon him is to mellow his rare qualities.
 The other book referred to is "Tne Girl Proposition" bunch of he and she fables, by George Ade. On account of the popularity of George Ade, some. body the other day proposed that a chair Of American slang be founded in each of our principal colleges. But the people don't have to go to college to understand George Ade. He writes in Americanese. a language they all un- derstand, and about people everybody knows. You like the book because the laugh always seems to be on the other fellow. There's a great Inack in Writ ing that sort of book.
 'The Girl Proposition" ," Mir Ade's lat est book. hovers around a subject tha, IS very dear to the authors heart. and perhaps interests more people Tn ge.:- eral than any other that could oe named. It is packed with sense ana wit and entertainment. all in the inim- itable Ade vein, and it marks the best work this popular writer has yet done The book is prOfusely illustrated by Holme and McCutcheon, and is pub lished in quaintly attractive style.
 
 Two editions of Ruth KimbaH Gard iner's Tn Happy Parkway Land have been exhausted and the publishers are bending every effort toward getting the third edition out in time for the holidays. Although some jobbers in the west and southwest have laid in n stock, the book is so scarce east tha, 1t is stated upon good authority to be selling at an advance price. The phe- nomenal sale of the book is not at all surprising in view of the fact that. II. addition to it's merit as a child's book. inculcating lofty sentiments by means of beautiful fairy tales, it is one of the prettiest volumes from a mecnanicaf point of view ever published. It rs something entirely out of the ordinary. and to appreciate what this means no more need be said of the book than that 1t has established the reputation of Himmerman's, publishers, 156 Fifth avenue, New York.
 
 A distince novelty among Christmas for children, both old and young, is the "Toy Burro Book" issued. by the H. H. Tammen Curio company. or Denver Colo. It is a sixteen pag. volume in black and white photographs and drawings, decidedly unique fea- ture of which is the trimming of the