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NOTES.

Arthur stanwood Piers novel, "The
Triumph viii be brought out by Nc
Cmre Phillips & Company early In
MAY Mr. Pier has written character
lstically American piece OF fiction; full
of color. humor, character drawing ana
drama The interest OF the story lies
In young doctors victory over his
own self, victory which wins him
eventually the love Of which he thinks
the very victory itself has robbed him.
The environment of the story Is ex-
tremely picturesque, the scene being
laid In western Pennsylvania, amid the
oil fields. The incidents by which the
story is worked out are finely dramatic;
through many, amusing, moving and
exciting scenes the action proceeds TO
a splendid climax, where, In the glare
and roar Of a flaming gas Well the hero
leads an armed posse against drungen
and rIoting oil drillers who have terror
ICED the community. Mr.. Piers story
has been running serially in "McClure's
Magazine
Viola Roseboro, the author Of "The
Joyous Heart, just brought out by Nc
OF thar very numerous class of women
who have graclously given the world
a novel; written In the few months be-
tween graduating from high school and
going TO college Behind Miss Rose
boros work Is some living and some
knowledge Of life
She was the daughter Of a minister
born and brought up In Winchester, a
man. In rrnnapgnn no
books but wanted life and people. and
when quite young she came to New
York alone. without letters or friends
IN search of the things Of her desire
The stage offered her the best field, and
though not stage struck, she began
acting, and during one engagement was
leading lady for "The Lights Of Lon
DON" under the Union Square manage
ment Eventually abandoning the
stage she took up newspaper work. and
ran the gamut of journalism Begin
ming to write for the magazines. she
found her stories readily accepted. Her
first book was "Old Ways aud New"
and shortly after its publication she
became connected with the S. s. Me-
Clure Company for which house she
has been reader for about five years.
Few novelsts have dared to write of
Washington life, Political stories as a
rule are centered around petty SQUAD
bles and complications in state legisla.
lures, and avoid the great center OF all
things political, Possibly this Is so be-
cause no writer has yet arisen with the
power OF the pen, and the knowledge
sufficient to do justice TO the great
drama Of American life as Il shows It.
self In its most forcible and character
istic aspect at the capital. There Is
promised shortly, however by Mcclure,
Phillips & Company, novel, that for
the first time gives an adequate pic
ture Of congressional diplomatic and
social life In Washington, not only
from the outside, but from the inside
also. 1t Is said to reveal the true in
wardness OF the methods Of politics as
practsed at the capital, and to reveal
with an astonishing frankness the prac-
tlses OF the great American bosses, as
they show themselves by their effect In
the federal legislature halls The pure
ly social side of Washington In It's pitt.
full as well as its humorous aspects Gc-
cuples good share OF the book, and
affords an unstrenuous, though roman
tic background to the exciting and dra-
matte passages in which politics, the
making and breaking Of men, their
characters and regulations, are the
leading themes.
Maurice Hewlett's new romance-one
which Is built up round the fascinating
figure Of Mary Of Scotland-is said 20
be his best work by those who have
read his manuscript Ii is TO appear as
a serial in the Pail Mall Magazine In
that periodical also will be found John
Oliver Hobbies new novel.
Shakespeare birthday, Aprl %, was
selected by Doubleday, Page G. Co. OF
New York for the publication OF the
first volume OF the Eliza bethan Shakes
peare. which Is ready after four years
Of preparation. The edition is to be
edited along new lines TO make the
plays better understood to modern
readers.
Marion Crawford proved that he was
a born story teller with his first book.
and time and his succeeding volumes
have strengthened the impression. His
gift Of storytelling appeared very near
ly at It's best In The Upper Berth a
brief and thrilling sea story and ghost
story combined. Man Overheard Is an
other story closely similar In character
10 The Upper Berth, 1t will be the sec
ond issue In the Macmillan series OF
Little Novels by Favorite Authors, II
Is about two brothers, Jim and Jack
Benton, whose resemblance Is so close
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