The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-05
BOOK NEWS.

will be published by the Macmillan com
pany In September. Captains of the
World" Is the first OF what Miss Overton
intends to make a series OF studies of
modern American life and conditions,
numbering In all some six or eight. Miss
Overton scored hit with her first novel,
The Heritage of Unrest" and her sec
ond. Anne Carmel" was one OF the most
widely read and discussed of last years
books. Captains of the World is said.
however, to be Of much more Importance
than anything else which Miss Overton
has done.
In "The House In the Woods" by Ar
thur Henry just published by Messrs. A.
,; Barnes & Co. 1t is understood that
only TO nature, but to his neighbers. to
whom the book is dedicated and that
they have each had an opportunity of
criticising the manuscript
Messrs Keppler & Schwarzmann an
nounce that Mr.. John Kendrick Bangs
author Of "A Houseboat on the Styx," !"
Coffee and Repartee." and other sue
cessful volumes of American humor, has
been appointed editor and general man
ager of Puck. Mr.. Bangs assumes ed
ltor1al charge Immediately, and during the
ensuing year will contribute In addition
to much timely comment upon current
events at least two series OF sketches
OF the nature that has already won for
ms pen large measure of popularity.
The first of these will be q satire upon
the drama of the day. The title Alice IN
Stageland' gives a sufficient hint as to
the precise literary form Of the story,
which will. be copiously and amusingiy
illustrated by Albert Levering.
A new device in chapter nomenclature
has been hit upon by Mr.. Francis Lynde,
the author of that vigorous novel, 1.-THE
GrafterS." He christens his chapters-or
at least many Of them-after the titles
lnVrYr1 ST tnr4n 0I, 49, -
Empire" by Robert w Chambers; The
Wreckers," by Stevenson; Journeys
IND Md BY y. Justus Miles Forman; "A
Bostonians." by Henry James. and
Without Benefit of Clergy by Kipling
It is said that members of the Penn
Sylvania Dutch sects who felt that they
We're to be somewhat satirized i'm Mrs
Martins "Tillie: A Mennonite Maid tried
hard to get her to suppress the book, or
,,ooI 70 put 1T, It Tort forth In a way that would be
Certainly ''Tillie'' will not be apt to make
converts for these odd religionists: but
those who know say that Mrs. Martin has
Rev Morgan Dix, rector OF Trinity
church, New York. in commenting on
Garyer Mary =; 3, Wallers story .Tf The Wood
ance OF such books as this is. l trust and
believe, a sign Of a healthy reaction
against low and peTnicicus kind Of lit
erature, which revels in the low and de-
grading, delights in the display of moral
infirmity.
That men viii do anything in their
lust for gold is a long established fact,
and the lengths to which they will go
have served in the plots of many novel;
lists from Charles Reade to Marion Craw-
ford. However there has never been de-
picted more startling situation than
that employed by Mr.. Bailey Millard in
bis forthcoming novel. Lure o. Cold" in
men are scuttling their ship In mid ocean,
tearing up her very timbers in their mad
desire to discover the treasure they know
to be hidden somewhere in her hulk.
Edgar Jepson. who has told so amusing
y of the escapades Of a little boy in 'sThe
Admirable Tinker" has son Of his own
scarcely out Of his kits yet, but a friend
of Mr.. Jepson declares the lad has many
traits which might have furnished in
spiration for the character of thinker" !"
life, but he thinks children should be
brought up in the country, and being q
devoted father, in consequence It Is in
the country that he lives the year round.
Dodd, Mead & Co. announce for early
publication THE Poets Corner by Max
Beerbohm. This is another of Beerbohnl' .
portfolios OF eccentric and original carl
catures. This time he has set off, with
great cleverness, the characteristics and
faflings Of certain modern poets The
portfolio is purposely made to appear
like chi1d's nursery book. The sketches
are admirable, both as regards humor
and execution.
The librarian OF the public library In a
small town in Northampton county,
pennsylvania, reports that the library'S s
one copy of ''Tillie: A Mennonite Maid, -
Helen Reimensnyder Martins new novel,
Is in such demand that she has been fore
ed to limit its loan to twenty-four hours
So, until the present demand decreases,
the book can be kept only a day and a
night by each borrower, and then must
be returned to accommodate the next ap-
plicant on the waiting list.