Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20

Memories of Hundred Years." by Ed
ward Everett Hale INA new and more pro-
eany," by MauriGsle Hewlett; Thomas
ways and Byways qfsthe South" by Cliff
ton Johnson: "Paraples of Life" by Ham
ilton W. Mabie. Imported books with color
plates will also appear such as Naples"
painted by Augustine and described by
Sybil Fitzgerald; The Alps" painted by
w. Martin Conway and described by A. d.
and text by Beatrix Jungman; Venice"
by Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes. The
juvenile and other departments are well
represented. the total output of all classes
from the Macmillan house totaling close
upon $50 titles. 9vsc
Among the books on Doubleday, Page &
Co.'S list for late summer and early fall
are THE Seeker" by the author of The
Spenders." Harry Leon Wilson; "A Belle of
the Fifties." being the memoirs of Mrs
Clay of Alabama: Letters of Robert e.
Lee" edited by his son, and. notably. Rud-
''Traffics and Discoveries" and George II.
Lorimers "Old Gorgon Graham" which as
serial is now even more popular than the
very successful Letters of Self-Made
Merchant to his Son. The same house al
SO publishes a large and beautiful hand
book to the Louisiana purchase exposition.
a valume of 400 pages. issued as a double
number of The Worlds Work for August
An unusual feature for magazine is that
three special editions are bound in cloth
and leather.
Dodd. Mead & Company announce for
early publication new book by 8. r.
Crockett. entitled "Grey Galloway" 1t is
story In his best manner. The action oc-
ours in Galloway and that part of it usu-
ally known as the raiders country about
which traditions have materialized them
selves with some of the exactness of his
tory. The whole work is described as Il
summing up of Galloway character, land
Scape, manners and morals.
Albert Sonnchsen. the author of Deep
Sea Vagabonds" Mcclure PhiIlips) whose
insa BILE desire for adventure does not
let him rest long in one place, has left New
York. where he has been for a little less
than year occupied with literary work
He is bound for Bulgaria and for the scene
or the Macedonian uprisings. Mr. Son
n1chsen has been actively interested in the
Macedonian patriotic movement during his
stay in New York. and was secretary of
the Macedonian delegation there A fresh
uprising of the Macedonians is Imminent.
ana Mr. Sonnichsen will be at the front
mishing bands. Mr.. Sonnchsen's expert
ences will no doubt furnish him material
FOR another book of active adventure such
as Deep Sea Vagabonds"
Mr.. Jacob A Riis is spending the sum-
mer in Copenhagen. having finished cor
reetfng the proofs of his new hook as
Ihere a Santa Clause which will appear
IN the autumn with the Macmillan imprint
Some children wrote to ask him that n1es
ton, and the book is his reply.
Despite the abundance of bioeraphi
Henry Holt & Co are about to produce a
series on a new plan. The notable inter-
est OF American readers in biography mas
hltherto generally been met by two classes
OF publlcat1ons. the biographical diction-
aries, and volumes devoted each to an
INDIVIDUAL The principal exception ex-
IenolnS to more than a few volumes is the
sparks series. 1t. however, is largely
gwen up to persons who. the editor an
parently thought, had suffered unmerited
heslect' ana 1t never attempted a compre-
hensive treatment of leading men. The
new series will be more SYSTEMATICALLY ar
ranged than Sparks. and more devoted TO
INDIVIDUALS in whose lives everybody ia
interested. 1t will include most 81 ~
Americans mot living) whose names a re
known to virtually all reading people and
no others. and will be written by the most
capable authors who can be interested IN
the task The subjects will he ella ssifad
somewhat as follows, some classes natural
~ occupying more than a single volume.
Actors. artists, authors, capitalists. clergy
men men doctors, editors. educa tors, engineers.
inventors, judges, lawyers, naval com
manders. pioneers. scientists soldiers
statesmen. 1t is contemplated to issue the
series In Emo. Volumes classified accord
ing 10 the pursuits of the men treated.
each containing from half a dozen To a
score of biographies. - - ~
Miss Miriam Nicholson the author NJ "In
hue hue nnsnop 5 carriage. has been spending
her summer at beautiful Lake Tahoe in
northern California, and her publishers
Vouch for the truth of the following story
OF her experience there: After she had been
there Few days, she began to be startled
by the peculiar actions of the other cot
layers. They avoided her studiously. cross
ing to the other side of the road In haste
wren they saw her approach. The men
whom she met fingered their watches and
buttoned their coats; the women kent a
watchful eye upon their jewelry; the chill
dfen gazed up at her with mingled dread
ana admiration. Miss Nicholson, who is an
ex-neWspaper woman and has fine appre-
ciatlon of the picturesque in life rather
enjoyed the novelty of the situation, and for
some time made endeavor to find out
Wnat the matter was. She smilingly took
II Tor granted that the community had gone
lunatlc But one day the mystery was
solved - 1t developed that a romantic and
somewhat misinformed summer girl was
the cause of 1t all She had passed the
word at Lake Tahoe that the adventures of
Nance Olden, the clever girl thief of I'm
the Bishops Carriage" were autobiography
cal!
The firm of G. p. Putnam's Sons has al
ways been identified with all movements
Tor the lettering of copyright laws and the
protection of the rights of authors and
publishers. This house has just issued a
volume, of value and Importance to all those
who are interested in the matter of copy
right. The title is Copyright Cases and
Decisions, compiled by Arthur S. Hamlin.
1t contains summary of the leading
American decisions of the law of copy
right, and on literary property from 1891
to 1903 together with selection of recent
copyright decisions of the courts of Great
Britain and Canada. and the text of the
United States copyright statutes. While
this volume has been prepared with spe-
cial reference to the requirements of pub
fishers, authors and others interested in
the protection and sale of copyrighted
property, it will be found convenient for
the ready reference to copyright decisions
by members of the bar editors and others
seeking information on the subject.
A book of especial promise is THE Loves
Of Edwy" (The Lothrop Publishing Com
pany, BOSTON,, by Rose Cecil O'Neu the
well-known illustrator whose pictures IN
Puck and elsewhere have attracted much
attention. So great has been the advance
demand of this unique romance, which Is
embellished by over sixty Illustrations by
the author. that the publishers decided to
increase the size of the first edition ana
postponed the day of publication from the
18th to the 18th of August.
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