The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-19
BOOK NEWS

The Century company will issue early in
July novel Of the time of the Louisiana
purchase by new writer-a novel for
which those who have read the manu-
script predict large sale. 1t Is said that
number of distinguished historical char
acters figure In the story-ThomaS JEFF
ferSon. Lewis and Clarke, and Black Hawk
among the Americans and Napoleon, Tai
leyrand and MarboiS across the ocean.
The book will be called "The Rose Of Old
St. Louis. and the author is Mrs. Mary c..
Three of Messrs. A. S. Barnes & Co. 8
new books are just being published in
London. The Macmillan company have
leon. Short Biography" by r. NJ John
Ston. Sidney Appleton, who is publishing
Independently In London, has secured Mr..
J: G. Lincoln's successful novel. "Cap'n
England with most favorable reception
Richard Henry Stoddards ''Recoliections -
which is attracting so much attention in
this country, has been secured by Bernard
Quaritchs the famous London publisher of
fine books.
The challenge of the woman domestic
ny the woman errant Is the theme of
of the whirlpool" What part does the
bright woman who enters business life
from choice. and for the sport of It, not
from necessity, play In making 1t harder
KINDS of her appear In "The Woman Err
rant which the Macmillan company have
just issued.
or the six best-seIling books officially
enounced in the New York Bookman for
June, Mary Johnston's Elizabethan ro-
nance, Sir Mortimer" stands at the
head.
:. The English edition of Mani -Ko." Ken
JIro Tokutornts novel of Japanese life,
puoAshed in this country by Herbert B.
turner q Co.. has just been issued in Lon
oon. 1t now bids fair to go still further
round the world, for an Australian pub
lsher is making arrangements for its aD-
pearance In the island continent, and
MeSSrS. Turner have also been In raceInf
of Inquiries regarding the rights for Sn,1th
Africa. 1t is also probable that a drama tic
version of ''Nami-Ko" will soon he seen
upon the stage
long novel by the author Of ''Sir Richard
Caimady is announced for publication.
slr richard Calmady'' had the rare dis
tlrcFlon IN a or meeting with an excellent sale
the nrst year, while the second years sale
surpassed that of the first. This was due
70 the SIrong and enduring lines on which
It's bid for popular favor was based. If
possessed striking and powerful nIot. III
was written in mastery style. Mrs ST
Leger Harrison ('Lucas Malet'9. the
daoghter OF Charles Kingsley. possesses
1NCAAOCIudI dtlQ l1C6rdry ability which
places her among the very foremost WON
en- noVeIlsts of the day. The new novel to
De published in the autumn. by Dodd
Mead q Co... is to be called "The Paradise
The man who wrote ''Bruvver inns Pa
by, Philip VerrflI Mighels, has had a
varied career among ranchmen and West
ern miners. He has not onIv rancbed
with white men. but with Chiramen and
indians. Speaking of the Indian as
Tanchman, Mr.. Mighels said the other
Gay that he was more or less uncertain
" ou can't enSlave an Indian" he said
Wnen you need him most, if he takes a
notion to go, he'll go, even If he leaves
ms dinner. his wages. everything Mr..
Mlgnels has an interesting theory to ex-
PLAIN the wide prevalence of Indian ar
roWheadS In some regions. He thinks they
We're left by the Indians during their
RABBIT hunts. which were peculiar in
method and covered vast areas of land
Such a hunt is described in "Bruyyer
Jim'S Baby
The character of Henry D. SedeWfclx's
biography of Francis Parkmau. for fhe
American Men OF Letters series was
more or less predetermined by the r,a
ter1als for 1t. Parkman left fun diaries
or his excursions to Lake George to 5tI,n
White mountains, to the Canadian border
and or tour In Europe from Messina Ia
Edinburgh; besides these he narrated his
experience of Indian life in the Oregon