The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
BOOK TALK

BOOK TALK
Doubleday, Page & Co. have issued a
new edition of Everett Il. Tomlinson's
one volume history OF the Revolution. 1t
was published successfully year ago, but
the new edition contains a number of
changes, including an alteration of the
title to Young Folks History of the
Revolution.
Mrs. Frank Norris has lately come from
San Francisco to New York where she
has attended rehearsals of William A.
Bradys magnificent production of 1.-THE
Pit" The play will first appear in New
Haven early in November previous to it's
anticipated long run in Chicago. where
the scenes of the novel are laid. New
Workers will have to wait
tions for even holiday editions are con-
tanned in Aquila Kempster's new novel,
THE Mark Just published by Double
day, Page & Co. Subtle color effects of
the artist have been carefully reproduced,
and they are imbued with the glamour and
fascination of the native life of India,
and Hindu mysticism. Mr.. FL. III. Foley,
who drew the pictures, is a young man
still unknown, but he has clearly future
in the field of illustration.
Prof Edward A. Steiner whose book,
''Tolstoy the Man. is to be one of the
fall books of the Outlook company. spent
last winter in Russia, much of which time
he spent with Count Tostoy and his fam
lily. Writing of the present appearance of
Tolstoy, Prof. Steiner says, HE is so thin
that his features stand out with unusual
sharpness. The eyes are still searching,
but show the effect of much suffering,
and a veil like the shadow of passing
cloud hangs over them: His voice, too,
has grown weak, and his hand clasp is
like the touch of gloved fingers, without
warmth or strength; but the greeting is
not less cordial than ever. Now, strug-'
CLING with approaching death, he is fas-,
tening upon paper memories and impress
SionS of bygOne years, and when every.
moment is precious he yet denies himself
to no one, and does not stint the time
which he gives to his friends. 1t is such
a large welcome as only large soul can
give one. 1t is in striking contrast to the
welcome which one receives from every
other member of his household"
1t appears that bishop in the West
has openly objected, from the pulpit, to
Huntly McCarthy's play, The Proud
Prince the morality of some lines in
the drama being the cause of his vigorous
announcement. In Difference to this and
other criticism, Mr. sothern has cut out
the Objectionable lines, disclaiming, in a
very dignified manner any desire to be
advertised &c Il, in that way u want to state
such advertising matter is, in the deepest
possible sense, disgusting to me. 1 want
the people to come and see me act, be-
cause l act well and because l act in a
fine play. 1t is my opinion that The
Proud Prince is a fine play"
On the publication of Kate Douglas
Virgins new story. "Rebecca Of Sunny
advance
by Houghton, Miff1in & Co. Everyone
who has read the book is enthusiastic
over it.
ford Hendersen's romance, John Percy
feld,'' which the Bookman reports as
one of the best\ selling books in Boston
Its descriptions of Switzerland make it
especially pleasant reading to anyone who
has recently visited the vicinity of Lake
Geneva.
The appearance of a revised edition
bringing up to date the history of Kan
sas in the American CommonweaIths Sc
r1eS, is justified by the very high praise
the book has received from historians.
OF it James Ford Rhodes wrote, THE sto-
ny of Kansas which in our day Prof.
Spring has told impartially and without
a blur of theory and in his History
of the United States, Schouler says, '"The
whole story of the Kansas Civil War is
Springs Kansas"
AT gathering of distinguished men at
a recent dinner in London, the eminent
hnancier, Mr.. p A. 3. Widner, was asked
who he considered the greatest American
author. and he is quoted as having re-
piled with alacrity, II can't think of his
name at the moment but he is the man
who wrote the new novel, John Burt "
This is the famous new stock market
story in which the present ruler of Wall
street figures as the hero and foretells
the outcome Of the present financial de-
preston.
The report of the Hennepin county
grand jury on graft in the city couScil
OF Minneapolis some time ago will increase
interest in the remarkable inside view of
graft" given by Mr.. Alfred Henry Lewis
extraordinary novel, 1.-The Boss which is
just published by A. S. Barnes & Co, of
New York. This absorbing story is said
of city politics and political deals and
money making more wildly and fully than
any book which has been written
The late Rev. E. Walpole Warren. to
whom his father, DR.. Samuel Warren.
committed the original manuscript of his
famous novel, "Ten Thousand a Year"
has in turn bequeathed the family heir
the stipulation that it shall never be sold
except ON the consent of all four ehiJS~en
and then only after it shall have been Of
fered to the British museum. This manu-
script, which narrates the amusing his
tory of the immortal Tittlebat Titmouse
is written in a clear and beautiful hand
on which DR.. Warren justifiably prided
himself. 1t will long remain as chief
memorial of the conscientious work of
the oldstyle authorize writer before
the days when the typewriter destroyed
the art of calligraphy.
Miss Frances Parker. the a....hor of
"Marjie of the Lower Ranch" the
breezy story of Western life recently is
sued by the c. M. Clark Publishing Com
pany of Boston. had arranged to spend
the winter at a Florida resort. but the
marked success of her first novel has
inspired her to immediate work upon
a second romance and she will remain in
her Northern Montana home. whose sur
roundingS and color are her inspiration.
The great mining strikes which have
occurred in the past in the West with the
Accomplishments of violence and the use of
dynamite have furnished Miss Mabel
Earle one of the most stirring incidents
of her story, New Fortunes" just pub