Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13

"The Adventures Of Gerard" is the
title Of A. Conan Doyle's new book.
Miss Caroline Brown has sent the
manuscript of her new book. "On the
We-a Trail" to the Macmillan Com
pany. 1t is a tale of Indiana in the
closing years Of the revolution
1.-THE Pool in the Desert" is the title
of Mrs. Everard Cotes' Sarah Jean
nette Duncan) new volume of short
stories which D. Appleton & Co. will
issue. There are four tales in all. each
said to be very interesting.
Myrtle Reeds new novel, "The
Shadow of Victory" will be published
by G. p. Putnam's Sons. AS has been
announced, this Is a romance of Fort
Dearborn. the little trading post from
which developed the city of Chicago.
Bliss Carman's first book of prose,
''The Kinship Of Nature" is announced
for early publication by L. c. Page s.
Co. 1t will be followed Immediately
by "Sappho, One Hundred Lyrics
with an Introduction by Charles G. D..
Roberts.
Ferns" by DR.. G. e. Waters, Ph.D.,
Johns Hopkins university, Is to be
brought out shortly by Henry Holt &
Co. The book describes all the ferns
in the northwestern States and is in
tended to cover the same territory as
Gray's Manual"
Arthur Severn, the artist who mar
ried Ruskin's cousin and ward, Miss
Joan Ruskin Agnew, has nearly COM
pleted his "Recollections OF Ruskin," )"
which should prove interesting. con-
sidering the authors intimate associa-
ton with Ruskin and his great talent
as a raconteur.
The Macmillan Company have Just
published new abridgement of Lin
CARDS well-known History of Eng
An abridgement Of this book has for
fifty years been used in most Of the
Catholic schools Of Great Britain as
the textbook in English history.
It is understood that Samuel Merwin
is completing a new novel, which will
be called His Little World" This
story Is described as including the
| presentation Of an original and strik-
| ing characters real man doing q
mans work In the stirring shipping
| and lumber life Of Lake Michigan.
During one of his recent wanderings
abroad Clifton johnson visited the
County of Wiltshire, where he secured
| twenty-five of the finest pictures OF
nature and rural life. These photo
graphs will be used to illustrate the
new edition of Richard Jefreries' we'll
known work, "Wild Life in Southern
| Village" which Little, Brown s. Co.
| will publish under the title, can Eng
lish Village"
An important little volume is an
nounced by Houghton, Miff1in s. Co.,
by the late George 8. Morrison, former
ly president Of the American Society
Of Civil Engineers and classmate and
close friend Of John Fiske. 1.-THE New
Epoch as Developed in the Manufac-
ture Of Power" Is the comprehensive
title of the essay, which bids is ir to
arouse no little interest among seien-
fists and others.
James Otis Kaler, better known as
James Otis, the writer of stories for
young people, is now at work on his
ninety-fourth book, which is to be pub
lished by J. B. Lippincott Company.
When it is added that all the Otis
books are yet on sale, it can be under
stood shat the author has made no fail
ures in the enormous amount of work
performed. The new story from Mr..
Otis is to be called, probably, 1.-THE
Treasure Hunters"