Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-27
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Peril and the Preservation of the
Home" 1t is to be published by
George W. Jacobs & Co. of Philadel-
phia.
The FIVE conspicuous novels last sea-
son were written by Gertrude Ather-
ton, Edith Wharton, Charles Major
Frank Stockton and Mary Johnston.
They were all FIVE historical in subject
and all FIVE written by Americans.
Turkey is Cooking up" as the pro-
wider of literature. Poetry, short sto-
ries and novels are coming out In rapid
succession and some of these works
are to be translated into French. Ach-
met Midhat is mentioned as the most
popular novelist.
Webster's Spelling Book holds the
sale record. In the thirty years
turing which d. Appleton & Co. pub
lished this book 81, 155, 900 copies were
sold, and in one year, just after the
emancipation of the slaves, 100000
copies were sold.
The forthcoming volume of McMas-
ter's History of the American Peo-
ple," which D. Appleton & Co. will
issue In the fall, has an important
monograph on President Jackson, for
tilted with many letters and hitherto
unpublished material.
The prevalent interest in the race
problem has this season added three
novels to the list of negro books-"The
Leopard's Spots" Handicapped
Among the Free" and THE Inevita-
ble." The three authors take varying
views and paint their pictures in vivid
colors.
Houghton, Miffiin & Co. are to pub
fish 1.-THE Flower Beautiful" being an
illustrated volume by Clarence Moores
Weed. 1t is said to be the first book
dealing purely with the decorative use
of flowers, an art in which, according
to the author, the Japanese have been
pioneers.
How Methodism may be said to have
begun in Susanna Wesley's nursery,
rather than in the University of Ok
| u,
one of the fresh and interesting points
made by Professor c. T. Winchester in
his papers on John Wesley" printed
in the Century Magazine.
F. Hopkinson Smith styles his new
book 1.-THE Under Dog" 1t consists of
thirteen stories, chiefly of men and wo-
men who have been misunderstood.
The Scribpers say that In fashioning
them the authors sense of the dram
attic and the picturesque is united with
an idealized justice and a serious pur-
pose.
The just issued index. edited by Sid
ney Lee, Of the monumental "Diction-
airy of National Biography" is not only
an index-it summarizes briefly the
wealth of information given in this
vast work, so that leading facts may
be found In a moment, while precise
references to volume and page guide
the reader quickly to the fountain head
of details.
"The Call Of the Wild is the title
Of Jack London's Klondike story, to be
issued by the Macmillan company. 1t
is said to show a long advance over
even the best of Mr.. London's pre-
vious work and to combine human in
terest and adventure. 1t is the same
story as Ernest Seton Thompson's "Bi-
ography of Grizzly" except that hui
man beings enter into it more largely
as actors in the drama.
David Gray in his "Gallops" estab-
lished the horse as a member of so
ciety. In his THE Braybrook Baby's
Godmother" one of the Century's many
stories, even the baby who gives title
to the tale plays part subordinate to
the foxes and the drags whose wrongs
charming New York woman tries to
right For Miss Cushing never having
visited menagerie, thought of drags
as small animals needing a champion
to save them from cruel fox hunters;
and David Gray's story tells the ludi-
crous adventures into which her i'm
perfect knowledge and righteous zeal
led a houseful of guests.