The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-18
Book Notes.

General Gordon's "Reminiscences Of tie
Civil War" which arc destined to take
the place on the Southern side held by
General Grants Memoirs" bn the North .
ern side. were written from time to timo
throughout great number Of years ,.ns,
They are not. therefore. made-to- ordsr
book. but the spontaneous rccollections OF
a very full life.
From Bull Run to Appomattox General
Gordon was in most Of the. great fights
Of General Lees army. He knew the
leaders of the Confederacy intimately,
his career as United States Senator by
intimate association with leaders Of tho
Union cause. He was the fri ,1q6 OF Gen
This is not a narrative history Of the
war. but records. with nnecdote. incident,
and with eloquence, the personal expert
ences of General Gordon ,; and t the emil
The scribners will publish in October
r new ,6 h9o eX he 0 Aee n"hoF
Ter. 1t will bear the title "Calderon's
Two novelties are inclYded in this VOL,
Wife" The first tells the adventures Of
typically modern young lady. who finds
herself transported into situation al
Central America to Newport. The second
presents the stirring and unexpected so,
luton Of an original example OF marital
infcllclty. Both are love-stories In which
spirit Of true romance is blended. in an
unusual degree with knowledge Of con-
temporaneous life and manners.
The Gibson Book for 1908 will be pub
lished October ed. The Scribners. who
will bring it out this year and hereafter,
announce no material change in form;
Il will be uniform with previous volumes III
Including the Weaker Sex, the Story Of
n Susceptible Bachelor"
The book, which is made up, as hero
totore. Of selections from Mr.. Gibsons
most popular drawings, will be especially
attractive this year, not only because of
the larger number Of cartoons than usual,
but in particular, Of the greatly increased
popularity and the telling character of his
latest work.
1t is said that the faithful, almost
Photographic. portrayals Of localities in
Chicago to be found In YIN Payncs;
readers of Dickens pictures of London
and Paris. The book is a stirring story
Of the American business world of to-
day.
A sixth edition of Andy Adams LOG
Of a Cowboy" is announced by Houghton.
Mffn and Company. The book Is also
to be published in England through Ar
Word comes from Colorado that Mr..
Adams has returned from a hunting "trip
in the mountains of Idaho. and is at work
on a new book.
"a Search for the Masked Tawareka"
is the title Of book OF great interest
by w. J. Harding King just imported by
the Scribners. 1t has forty-one illustra-
tons and a map.
The Tawareks live In the Sahara, and
are sons Of 1shmael OF whom. In Genesis,
the Angel of the Lord said: "And he will
be wild man; his hand will be against
every man. and every mans hand against
him Such also are his descendants OF
the Great Desert to-day, moro than two
millions Of whom live the nomadic life.
the terror of the great wastes. the thorn
in the flesh of France
An invaluable work for women who
ride is announced by the Scrbners under
the title of THE Horsewoman a Pract-
cal Guide to Sde-Saddle Riding" This
is the second and much enlarged edition
OF a book already widely known in Eng
land through its first edition. Alice NJ.
Hayes, the author one Of the best riding
teachers in England, fully explains and
illustrates the art of riding and of horse