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Tales" given her, In exchange for a
new one. by the librarian OF the public
library at Mrs Boyle's home, Memphis,
Tenn. Since the books publication In
1900, neither OF their two copies OF
Devils Tales, says the librarian, has
been on the shelf two days in success
sion, and there has long been, and still
Is, lengthy waiting list The stories
are unique and weird tales OF negroes,
OF old "mammies," their hoodoos, super
stitons and relations with the white
families whom they served, Many OF
the features Of the stories Mrs. Boyle
acquired from her own old negro nurse
In the Afterword OF The Crossing
Mr. Churchill says that he intended 70
bring down this novel through the stir
ring period which ended, by a chance,
when steamboat brought supplies 10
Jackson's army in New Oreans-the
beginning of the era Of steam commerce
on our western waters" The book eX-
presses the beginning OF that great
movement across the mountains which
swept over the continent 10 the Pacihc
but Clarks expedition against Kask-
askla and Vincennes, and the pioneer
life OF Kentucky Tennessee, Mississippi
and New orleans, proved so ruch In adj
ventures for hero and heroine that Mr.,
Churchill brought his novel down only
TO 1902.
Joseph Chamberlains attitude to-
wards America is very clearly indicated
IN private letter which he recently
wrote to Archibald r. Colquhoun con-
corning the latters book Greater
America" (Harpersl. Mr. Chamberlain
after a reference to the pleasure he
has had in reading the work, says; |
most gladly subscribe 20 your conclu-
slons, and Join you In the hope that the
relations between the United States and
ourselves may be- in the future, those
OF continually Increasing sympathy and
appreciation"
July T. 1904 will be the hundredth
anniversary OF the birth Of Nathaniel
Hawthorne one of the most interest
ing celebrations Of this centenary will
be at the Bowdon college commence
ment, on June 49, when Bliss Perry, ed
itor OF the Atlantic Monthly, VIII deliv-
or an grafton. Hawthorne graduated
from Bowdoin In 1925, being n classmate
Of Longfellow and Of many others of
only less fame,
campus o statue representing the great
romancer MS II may be imagined he APP
peared in young manhood and IL sub
scriptons to ensure the proper carry
ing out Of this project are forthcoming,
a similar state Of LongfelloW may be
erected at the celebration, three years
hence, OF the hundredth anniversary Of
his birth,
Houghton, Miffln & Co. are the only
publishers who bring out complete and
authorized editions of the writings OF
both Hawthorne and Longfellow. They
publish. also, school editions Of many
Of their most famous works No fever
than II volumes in the Riverside Liter
allure series contain complete selections
from Hawthorne, and 10 volumes, Sc
lectlons from Longfellow, The Modern
Classics and Riverside School library
also contain an adequate representation
Of each Descriptive circulars will be
sent for the asking.
Advance reports for the coming the
atrical season indicate the good dra-
matized novel Is as much in demand as
II ever was. The latest story TO be
considered for stage treatment Is the
Baroness Won Hutten's "Arahy" 1t is
difficult to see how a long play could
be constructed from this little story,
though Il might make very powerful
one-aot tragedy.
This week The Macmillan company
publishes the last OF It's Paper Novels
series--"The Crisis by Mr.. Winston
Churchill These paper novels at %
cents have had a tremendous popular
Nr... 4 -
week the same publishers will issue Mr..
RiIs' life OF Theodore Roosevelt I'm u
paper.bound edition at the same price.