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 This edition appears in two parts; the first part, entitled The Middle Ages" and the second "The Modern Age" Later, the two parts will be bound to- gether in one volume with the title Medieval and Modern History" Re vised edition. Published by Ginn and Company, Boston, Mass. For sale at all the bookstores. ''The Mark" by Aquila Kempster, has produced quite a sensation as re- freshing book. It Is a curious, strange tale, bright, original and captivating, book of rare strength and its inciden- tai pictures of life in India are vivid and realistic. It is published by Dou- bleday, Page and Company. Price SL50; for sale by the Pease-Lewis Co. Of ''The Mark the New York Tribune says: "One merit possessed by the au- thor who makes his first appearance in fiction with The Mark brings to the hardened reader of novels distinct sense of refreshment. It is the eapaei- ty to write story of life in India with out adopting any of MT. Kipling's tricks of style. This is the more mo- ticeable in the case of Mir. Kempster for the reason that his central motive is drawn from the very source in the Orient which 1t has so often been MT. Kipling's instinct to exploit, the deep abyss of mystery in which the natives of India live and move, following pur- poses which the western mind can only vaguely surmise until everything is ex- plained in some more or less tragic cri- sis. The hero of The Mark is an Eng fish doctor in Bombay. His experiences carry him far beyond the line which it
 is customary for most men of his race to leave uncrossed in their relations with the natives. He bears curious birthmark on his breast, and as the tale proceeds 1t is implied that he has strange links binding him to the land in which he thinks he is only an alien sojourner. Before he begins to sus- pect what these links are, a certain venerable and powerful Moslem has made up his mind to use them for his own profit, and this sinister individual is assisted in his secret plotting by a beautiful woman, with whom, of course, it is inevitable that Allan Meredith, the doctor aforesaid, should fall in love. All manner of fanatical events present. ly occur. They are to lead up to an is- sue that is tangible enough, and, in- deed, MT. Kempster deserves great credit for the skill with which he has kept a plausible drama from being en- veloped too heavily in the murk of in- credible things. Nevertheless, it is to those self-same incredible things that The Mark owes its indubitable charm The book is filled with the glamour of weird situations flung against bizarre background. Here are chapters from MT. Kipling's India, written without any of his genius, but with considerable imaginative force and with originality"
 There is no more unique figure in modern literature than Marie Corelli but of her personality the world knows little. The task of portraying the wo- man as she is, of giving one glimpse behind the scenes of her life, has been undertaken in a work recently pub- lished by George W. Jacobs and Com pdHy, oI IHildueipuld, eHtltleu Mafle Corelli, the Writer and the Woman" composed by T. F. G. Coates and R. S. Warren Bell.
 In this work one finds not only a pen portrait of the woman, but a compre- hensive study of her work, treated with all the interest of romance. The read CT learns that Marie Corelli is winsome, warm-hearted, sunny-natured, hospita- ble, and a woman who has more than speaking acquaintance with the dress maker.
 We are told that when George Bent ley, the publisher who discovered her, first saw her he was surprised to meet mere school girl," and that vanity plays no part in her character. She is described as "a small creature, with a mass of waving golden hair with dim pied cheeks and expressive eyes, almost child-like at first glance, but with im- mense reserve of energy. Her chief charm is perhaps the liquid softness of her voice. She began life as a singer and musician, and as one hears her speak it is easy to understand that had she not been a force in literature she might have been controlling influence in the world of song. She not only