Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-05

| which gives a unique intimate picture
OF the inner life and thoughts OF jap
| anese women. Other volumes of special
| interest just now include japan. A
| Record In Color by Mortimer and
| Dorothy Menpes; Mr. Francis II
Skrlne's THE Expansion Of Russia, -
which Is historical study OF Russian
growth since 1915, especially In Man
churia; Mr. Walter Del Mars bright
and entertaining book OF travel.
| Around the World Through Japan:"
and Mr.. Writ Gerrare's The Story Of
| Moscow"
In the Bookman there Is a tabulatIon
| OF the best-selling books In the country
| FOR the year 1903. During the twelve
months there appeared in the records
as best-selers total Of thlrty-two IL
| ties. The largest number OF volumes
| Issued by single firm was Ave pub
lished by the Bobbs- MERRILL company.
Charles Scribners Sons and the Mac.
milan company were tied for second
place with four each. The five Bobbs.
Merrill books claiming this distinction
are: Under the Rose THE Grey
Cloak" "The Main Chance" THE Fill
gree Ball" ar ~ Sweetheart Of
Mine" sss
The late Henry Seton Merrman, au-
thor Of "Barlasch Of the Guard"
though not much OF social
lion abroad, was splendid host
at home. At one time he lived In the
country at the top OF a very steep hill
and extended the following racy well
come to his visitors; Every man who
bicycles up my hill is rewarded at the
top with bottle OF champagne" II IL
a difficult hill, and every man who ac-
compllshed the feat got his bottle, and
also a great many other men who tried.
failed, and acquired nothing but great
thirst"
According to who's Who" Mr.. Eden
Phillpotts was born at Mount Aboo
India, In 1852, the eldest son OF an army
officer. He was educated at Plymouth,
and served as clerk in an Insurance
office in London from lssO-90. on COM
ing TO London first he studied for the
stage but abandoned his project on
finding that his ability did not Justify
perseverance, Some Everyday Folks
1898, his first book, was followed the
next year by Down Dartmoor Way"
by which he first came to public notice:
and two years later by Lying Proph-
cts" and in 1898 by Children Of the
Mist" my Devon Year" volume OF
nature studies Of the country which Mr.
Phillpots has made peculiarly his own,
was welcomed last fall and his THE
American Prisoner has been received
In a way which shows that the authors
reputation as novelist Is established.
His recreations are trout fishing, gar
dening and bicycling
Myra Kelly, the clever portrayer Of
child life In New Yorks public schools
beyond the BOwery, Is practical, Lit
erary fame and public attention have
not diverted her from the paths OF SAN
ity into the higher walks OF specula
ton, suggestion and mastery whittier
so many literary women have wander
ed, Such disciple OF oriental mysti.
cism met Miss Kelly recently and af-
ter considerable questioning. con-
corning literary motifs and the pur-
pose OF her soul, inquired anxously:
NY child, what Is the color OF your
soul?"
Il am sure | don't know" promptly
replied Miss Kelly. unless, being irish
II IL green"
Green, green exclaimed the ques-
TONER Mine IL royal purple our
colors can never harmonic. must
leave you. Farewell" and she noated
away into the purple shadows OF
darkened room beyond,
That the literary side OF Journalism Is
improving IL shown By the care that
the literary editors Of papers now ex-
ercise In the selection OF reviewers for
important books. A big New York
weekly recently wrote to McClure-Phil.
lips In connection with their volume
Religions OF Authority" by Auguste
sabatier In substance as follows; We
are tremendously impressed with the
book and are glad Of the copy you sent
US. We are trying our best to get some
one who Is capable Of giving II the kind
OF a review which lts importance de-
mands, a thing which We have not
found easy. -
No one would imagine that Henry
Harland author OF my Friend Pros
pero,' whose literary style Is
so bright, ripping and spon-
taneoua would consider Henry James
work the most admirable kind The fact
is however, that Mr.. Harland worshlps
at James shrine and thinks that every
thing that comes from the James pen
Is perfect His admiration for James,
the man, Is quite as strong rs his adj
miratlon for James the author and
when Harland Is In England the two
are the greatest cronles,
That the chief character Of a novel
does not always draw all the plaudlts is
shown by the popularity OF the little
italian child Annun2iato In Henry Har-
lands MY Friend Prospero' Scarcely
a reviewer but has stopped for a couple
Of paragraphs TO express his delight in
the childish wisdom and sweet plety
OF this original little Italian girl, who
II certainly quite as delightful char
actor as Mr.. IIarland hAg ever created.