Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-21
MEM BOOKS AND MACHINES
Bert Lesion Tsylor Puts HE Lines Type
Lyrcsr in Book Form.
COLLECTION OF FAMOUS SHORT STORES
~ERoeh strane." = New Novel ny z. r.
OPPenheim-seribser's PubIish =
History Of EagIish
L~iteraturc.s

the bookn. Mr. McGoyern has for mary
years been connected with ChicaESs daily
Dsvspspers in an editorial capacity. This
little volume Of blank rerse contains
poems written and FIRST published twenty
90 thirty years ago. but never until nov
brought between covers OF their Own The
other collection IL "Line-o-Typs Lyrics
By Bert Lestcn Taylor. Anybody who reads
the Chicago Tribune win not require an
introductioo 70 This author or his verses
Mr.. TAylor's verses as they have appeared
in his column On the editorial page Of the
Chicago Tribune have delighted thousands
81 readers who viii undozbtedly be glad 10
have them in book form Readers who havs
enjoyed the clever hits made by the Bill
iousine- books and the Book Booster"
viii ind even a keener enjoyment in these
verses. that carry through them a vein OF
humor that makes their perussl a pleasing
recreation ana fitting reisKstive for the
mind tired with the days cares,
sherwin Cody. author ef She Art OF
Short Story Writi1Er has uade q COLES
ton Of famous short stories which has
recently been published by A c. Mcciurg
4 Co. under the title q "The Worlds
Greatest Short 5storiss- Il contains. thir-
teen stories selected from the best authors.
Mr. Cody has gone into the question very
carefully. and considers that hiss list rep
ressnts typical nastcrpfecss Of this form
Of. lteraturey II is net likely that his
resders VIII quarrel with the, following list:
"Patient Griseids. "Aladdin." RIP Van
,winkie..' "A Passion in the Desert" "A
Chfld.s Dream Of q SARA Princess
Tragedy" The Geld Bug "A Piece Of
String" The Man Who Would Be King"
Gavin Birse." "on the Stairs "A
Christmas Carol" Each story is intro
duced by an Introduction by Mr.. Cody
critical and historical.
"Enoch Suone., a novel by T. p. op-
penhelm. published by @. W. Dillingham;
CO. Enoch strone is n mechanical and
practical engineer In q factory in one OF
The Rnglish shiretowDs. Sprung from the
lowest strata Of the people. and the son OF
drunken parents, he is yet ENDOWED with
such rare mentality as enables him to be-
come wen educated, though entirely self
taught. and In every way bears the mark
q a man OF power. In his leisure hours h
works out an invention dubbed a miracle
crane which Is destined anon 70 revolu-
eionize labor. net only in England but also
n America An odd nisadFenture brings
Strone into acquaintance with Milly VIII
son. the daughter o. low-class English par
CIIH. IN me mtAullDe lLe crane Is Per
fected and introduced into the factory and
strone grows more and more into public
esteem. His crane makes him rich. He
makes himself champion Of the People. is
elected labor representative and takes his
I seat "a parliament. Men Of title ami
wealth soon realize his power and seek to
make much Of him Meanwhile, in a spssm
OF hope, he proposes TO Lady Mslingcourt
and Is promptly refused Not unnl leng
Utter this does Strone 5earn that Mnly's
frequent visits TO him had become known
20 and misunderstood by Lady Malingoourt.
The next move IN the drama is the death
OF Mnly's mother. the imprisonment Of her
father and her Own casting out upon the
world. she comes 10 Stone with her story.
who IN pity marries her The second part
Of the story Is taken up with strone's
career as q parlfAmentarian. a social power
and a marital failure. he ean neither iifi
his wife 10 his own level nor love her as Q
woman Once sure CT him she grows
exaettng and wildly jealous when she car
not win his love. Failing in the latter.
abe does her utmost 70 degrade him in the
eyes q thoae Who ignore herself. LAdl
MaIingcouTt comes once more 10 tbs
front The struggle finally settles intC
which % the Two women viii gslr
ascendaney over the ~man-wbether the on'
viii handicap him into effaeenent or IN.
ether push him On TO the fnlnIfment Of hi
powers and pahaic career, The denouemen'
"a unexpected. and the climax Is reaehst
through the mans newly awakened sens
Of duty through an unlocked for result, ant
the sIorg ends with his wife resting witt
ecntentneat in her husbands arms.
Charles Scr1bner's Sons have publishes
"a History Of English Literature" by W
s. V. Moody. assistant professor of Englisl
literature. and p N LOVett assistant pro
fessor OF English. both Of TIE University o
= Chicago. Beginning with the Anglo axol
y period. 1t carries the Etudeat through tn
various centuries TO and including the nine
teenth- The proportions OF this book haE
been carefully considered A fan half Q
the space has been given 20 the last tn
centuries and much more 10 The ninstesnt
century than 10 the eighteenth The chic
figures IN each era have been set IN relic
and the minor figures have heen ErOups
about them, suggesting their relative sig
ntheanee A fun working biography. in
Guiding tsKts. biography and criticism. ha
been added. which is Of great assistance {
the STUDENT
An01her spring book written partly IN
remthiscent Yeln Is John Corbin's a
American At Oxford" Mr.. Corbin is a HaE
ward man who has been in reEidenee at o.
ford ana has seen much OF English If
His book Is informed With exception
knowledge Of American As veil IS Englis
universities Mr.. CoTbin covers in his nAi
rative the whole range OF college a~etivifte
outdoor and indoor life. athletics and club
examinations ana anusenents. the uniVsl
sity ana the outside World. Re deAl
lightly with the history Of Oxford. 4
splendid paEt ana its great Influence G
English life, ana in the light OF this histoI
and study touches On the prOhiems whiS
new concern the American university. n
social and athletic problem. he adninistr'