The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-30
Book News and Gossip.

Book News and Gossip.
In the May Outing there Is an especially
interesting article by r. G. Betts. entitled
1.-THE Rediscovery Of America by the Auto
mobile" which describes in a fascinating
manner the touring possibilities OF the
motor car, as automobilists now prefer TO
call their vehicle. Mr.. Betts's story Is
fragrant Of the open air and rich in descrip-
tions OF the beautiful American tours open
to all who love picturesque travel and can
afford an automobile. The article Is copi-
ously illustrated and among the pictures OF
automobiles owned by wealthy Americans Is
that of one belonging to Mr.. G. Herbert
Walker Of St. Louis. showing the young
local enthusiast with a party OF frienos
bowling along pleasant country road.
"Mr. Keegan's Elopement." by Winston
Churchill, will be the third Of the clever
stories appearing in The Macmillan series
of Little Novels by Favorite Authors" The
curious thing Is that 1t wasn't Mr.. Keegans
elopement at all. but Mr.. Pennington's. the
latter being one of the favorite officers on
the warship Of which Mr.. keegan was
chief poatswain's mate. Mr.. Keegan man
aged 1t. that was all. He knew that Mr..
Pennington was desperately in love with a
certain young lady who lived on the heights
b&tind the town of Funchal. In the Island
Of Madeira. He hated to see romance in
terrupted He wished that 1t might pull
through. Wishes are fathers Of thoughts.
He misunderstood something which Morgan
said. 1t seemed to concern Miss lngleheld;
who was. indeed, astonished at the extraor-
binary message delivered to her couple
of hours later by the somewhat perturbed
Jimmy Legs. The advance orders for the
book. which will be published in two or
three weeks. are said to be very large.
Peggy O'Neal," Mr. Alfred Henry Lew
ISIS latest book. which will be issued by
Drexel Biddle is the most pretentious Of his
stories. 1t develops a new field Of Ameri-
can literature. or perhaps 1t would be bet
ter to say. deals with times and instances
hitherto left to cold and pulseless historians.
The book gives one a new light on the cele-
brated "Old Hickory" telling his charac-
ter intimately and perfectly. and affording
new view of certain events which had
much to do with the history Of this nation.
The June number of Everybody's Maga-
zine is the first issue under the imprint of
the Ridgway-Thayer Company. New York.
Of which Erman ]. Ridgway Is president
and John Adams Thayer secretary and
treasurer. Mr. Ridsway resigned the vice
presidency Of the Frank A. Munsey Com
pany after a service Of ten years. and Mr..
Thayer was associated with the Ladies'
Home Journal for seven years. and for the
past four years has been with the Delinea-
tor. They propose to make OF Everybody's
Magazine "a publication that the people
will want"
J. A. Altsheler. whose new novel of the
fall of Richmond, Before the Dawn" has
Just been published by Doubleday. Page &
Co.. says. in reading the files of papers dur
ing the war. he discovered the fact. curious
to him. that the Southern net papers Of
the time were filled with love fries and
sentimental verse. Times were so Aense and
disaster so inevitable In those last days. Mr..
Altsheler concludes. that people sought some
relief In songs and reading of this sort.
Mr.. Altsheler has given an intimate picture
of several leading members of the Confed-
crate Government, and. OF course, he found
material for a good love story.
In "The Nomads." by Charles Summers.
a local writer CThe Cosmos Publishing
Company. st. Louis) is found somewhat
crude story in which the experiences of
two 'chums'' who drift about this country
in rather an irresponsible way play a
large part. The author calls his work a
socio-economic novel. There Is a love ele-
ment in the story, which supplies the neces-
sary sentiment.
General John B. Gordon Of the Confeder-
ate Army. whose "reminiscences are now ap-
pearing in Scribner's. describes in the June
tHe DdIkle OF AHtietaH III WHICH ne
was wounded six times. He was invalided
for seven months. bu, returned in time to
take part in the battle of Charlottesville.
which he also describes In this paper. Cen
eral Gordon gives remarkable estimate Of |
the character Of Stonewall Jackson. who |
was killed at Charlottesville. In the July |
number. the anniversary Of the battle. Cen |
eral Gordon will describe the great conflict |
at Gettysburg.
Adelaide Keen. the author of the unique
cook book entitled with a Saucepan Over |
the Sea-" which Little. Brown & Co.. Bos.
ton, recently published. is native of Phil
adelphia. coming from an old and epicurean
family. She has written extensively for the
New York daily papers, Harper's Bazaar.
Vogue and some Of the monthly magazines.
She is an authority on domestic TOPICS and
a frequenter Of foreign restaurants. Miss
Keen gathered her recipes from any sources.
but chiefly. 1t appears. from foreign cooks,
during tours on the Continent and in Eng
land.
Following the announcement OF the sale
Of the +. II. Russell business to Harper &
Bros 1t Is now stated that the new Glib
son book will be published by Messrs.
Charles Scribner's Sons. the one for this
year appearing in the autumn as usual.
These books. which are made up of the
most popular of Mr.. Charles Dana Gibson's
drawings have become yearly feature of
importance In the publishing world and are
looked forward to by the public with in
creasing appreciation
Colonel Prentiss Ingraham. the author Of
"The Girl Rough Riders" published by
Dana Estes & Co.. has had a strange and
eventful life. AS boy he was sailor in
the Gulf of Mexico and South American
waters. but when the Civil War began he
went into the Confederate Army and re-
manned to the close. going afterwards into
the Mexican Army against the French.
From there he went to Austria, and fought ]
in the great battle Of Sadowa on General
Hoffmann's staff; then as a Pasha he
fought in the Island Of Crete against the
Turks; escaping. he reached Jerusalem and
went overland alone down the Euphrates
River. and across into India and up in
to China and the South Pacific islands;
thence back to his native land, where
he took part in the ten years Cuban
war as flibuster. one time being !
captured and sentenced to death by the
Spaniards; next to Egypt, where in the |
Khedive's army he fought in Abyssinia. |
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