The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-18
BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books Which
Are Attracting Attention.

Various Items About Books Which
Are Attracting Attention.
The Heritage" a story of defeat and
victory, Burton E. Stevenson calls his
new novel (Houghton, Miff1in & Coz,
and it tells with much power its twofold
taie- The scene is laid in Ohio few
years after the revolution, and the hero
takes part in St. Glars ill-starred expe-
oitlon against the Indians. He is taken
prisoner and held captive for three years
but escapes and afterwards Joins Cen
eral Wayne in the victorious attack at
F'allen Tlmbers. On returning wounded
from MS success on the frontier. the
nero finds another success awaiting him
winch IS all the better because it is I'M
expected. 1t is a thoroughly good tale
OF adventure. and shows an advance in
earlier work, "A Soldier of Virginia.
The Bowen-Merrill Company will have
-FOUR book plays on the stage this sea-
SON Ellie Ellsler succeeds Miss Mar
lowe in Knighthood," and Gertrude
Coghlan takes Miss Harned's place in
Alice of Old Vincennes." while Otis
Skinner has Just scored in the initial
performance of 'Lazarre," and Cecil
spooner VIII make her debut as a star
in My Lady Peggy" opening at Brook
lyn December I.
The Psychological Elements of Re
ligious Faith by the late Dr. Charles
Carroll Everett. for many years profess
sor Of theology and dean of the Cam
/ bridge divinity school, is the title of a
work just issued under the supervision
OF Dr. Edward Hale FOR committee of
the faculty of divinity of Harvard uni
versity. 1t is published by the Mac
milan Company
Mr.. Hamilton w. Mabie in a recent
criticism of Mrs Banks novel old
field, Kentucky story of the last
century. says that readers of Mr..
a o11ra cyff1 do,
not need to be told that there is rare
quality in the most characteristic Ken
lucky life; happy combination of free
individuality and old fashioned cour-
tesy. This high bred air which gives the
plainest surroundings a touch of dis
tinction Dervades Mrs. Banks novel;"
He characterizes it as "a reStful. Area
dian tale of quiet Kentucky village,
not lacking its thread of romance and
not without its note of tragedy, but
pOSeful, tender end intimate" He
speaks of the relief it is ''to get away
from the hardness and metallic bril-
liancy of many well written contempt
rary novels into a life so gentle, so full
of the old time refinements and courte-
sizes. the old time reverence for the in
diVidual without reference to conditions
as that described in 'Oidfeid.' 4
fourth edition is already on the press
for immediate publication. The book
was published at the end of May.
The mississippi Bubble" again ap-
pears in the Bookman's list of the six
best selling novels in the United States,
the October issue of that magazine
showing it third. Since the day of its
publication, 1.-The Bubble" as it is ia
miliarly called has not failed of place
in this interesting list. 1t is said that
Mr.. Hough is at work on a new book
which the Bowen Merrill company will
publish. dealing with transporta ton in
the west, showing it's immediate inf1u-
ence on civilization. and forecasting its
ultimate effect on government. Several
articles which form the basis for the
book appeared in the Century Magazine
during the past year.
The announcement that the old Boston
museum is to be torn down to make
room for Office buildings lends a new
interest to Henry Austin Clapp's Rem
iniseences of a Dramatic Critic" for
nous stock company of which he writes,
and the scene Of the triumphs of War
rem, Fechter, Charlotte Cushman, Sal
VIM. and others.
It is now generally known that George
Madden Martin author of the Emmy
cessful career in McClure's Magazine,
have Just been issued in book form by
Mcclure Phillips & Co. under the title
Emmy Lou: Her Book and Heart is
not the man that the name would indi-
! cate, but is Mrs. George Madden Mar
tin. of Louisville. KY. Mrs. Martin is
/ about thirty-five years old and has been
; writing for some years. though up to
: the present time none of her work has
[ attracted much attention. The insight
? into public school life seen through the
? eye of a child. which is displayed in
r Emmy Lou is largely Mrs Martins
"reminiscences of her own school days
e6ed out by the latter day wisdom of
her little niece. The niece is not Emmy
) Lou" however. for the little girl of the
book is a widely composite character.
Mrs. Martin has children. There