The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-23
BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books That Ar
Attracting Attention.

Attracting Attention.
William Archer's Real Converse
tons have been published, with
twelve portraits, and the Scribners
import the book. 1t contains inter
views with A w. Pinero. Thomas
Hardy. Oliver Hobbies, Stephen Phil
lips. George Moore. w. S. Gilbert and
others.
Mr.. Stewart Edward White. the au-
thor of THE Forest" has had an in
teresting experience in connection
with something that he wrote in one
of the chapters of this book. In Civ
ing directions for preparing an outfit
for wood life he mentioned a kind
of tent as being the best he had ever
seen, and said that he knew OF but
one place where it could be obtained.
At last accounts some time ago, he
had received 4s7 letters. asking for
the name of the makers Of the tent.
These were in addition to a flood of
other letters. asking advice on all
sorts of details in connection with
camping and canoeing.
One of the most significant com
ments upon American life that has
been written for many years, accord
ing to the assertion of the publishers,
is The Highroad; Being the Autobi-
ography of an Ambitious Mother 1t
is said to be a dignified and brilliant
study of conditions as they exist,
worked I'D with a wit which makes
every page amusing.
A surprising number of good books
is being published this spring at the
very low price of 25 cents The Vir-
ginian." Calumet k 1.-THE Crisis -
THE Choir Invisible" and other first
rate novels, viii appear in paper COW
Macmillan Company issues John
Graham Brooxs's welI-known book
The Social Unrest" in paper-bound
edition; and recently they issued Pal
rr1~r zrr.Fr- z-frT
and Lyrics in a little volume bound
in red cloth and published at the same
price. This is the best collection of
English poetry ever made.
Those who are especially interested
in the negro problem, now to the fore
viii md themselves greatly aided III
getting at the manifold chara cteristfcs
Of the southern blacks by reading the
new Lippincott novel; "The Issue
which presents realistically almost
every type of negro from Virginia to
the Gulf. Perhaps no WOrk-pictorial
or otherwise-has set forth so richly
the varied life of the black people.
Faithful SteptOe. with his humor ana
sterling manhood, is deemed a crea-
ton.
The futility Of attempting to decide
upon the particular character of stories
In which the public is-interested. to the
exclusion or others az any one time,
has been demonstrated again and
again. Even while the nature story
the tale of the adventure or the ro-
nance of humble life may be in the
highest favor apparently, there viii
suddenly begin a sale for a book of
entirely different character and the
chameleon property Of popular atten-
ton be proved A case in point Is
offered by two spring novels, THE Is
sue' and Cadets OF Gascony." The
first, by George Morgan, is a thought
full study of the days of Clay, Webster,
Calhoun and Lincoln, cast I'm fictiOnal
form Cadets Of Gascony'' is a rat
ting story Of French life of bygone
times and the author is Burton z.
Stevenson, already well known for his
books, AT Odds With. the Regent and
The Holiday Case" The advance
demand on each Of these books was
sufficient to compel the publishers to
print a second large edition before the
book was put upon the market
DR.. walter F. McCaleb, author of
"The Aaron Burr Conspiracy (Dodd,
Mead and Company, which is about
to be printed for the third time, is now
busily engaged in editing and prepar-
ing for the press the Memoirs of Sen
ator John H Reagan the only sur
cabinet
Mr.. Henry W. Elson's History of
the United States" win be published
27. This is described as a compendious
and fairly exhaustive history of our
country in a single 12mo volume.
abreast Of the best modern research,
and entertaining and popular in style.
Henry Seton Merriman's last pub
lished novel was 'fBarlasch Of the
Guard - brought ont nv McC1ure-PhfT-