The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-12

novel of Irish life by Northumberland.
e en- tied Juia; Bishop Standings book
OF essays, Religion and Art, a<ands.an
anthology of verses on sports and pastimes
complied by Wallace Rice under efe-title ,
or The Athletes Garland
publishing Beyond Chance of Change ~
Dy Sara Andrew Shafer the author of
The 1.-The Day Before Yesterday" "Another
,.on Becoming Blind: Advice for Persons Son
Losing Their Sight, by Emile laval
Translated by DR.. Carroll Edison ;T~sThe
Pilgrimage series, and the new3editf5n
ting --'' ~ --''stAsf s@as
When a novel is issued ANONYMOUSLY
there is often an added charm ;sip 1.-The
thought that in this romance lies a hid
uen truth; and when it possesses the addi-
tlonal fascination of frentispiece por-
tralt drawn from life, it's hold upon the
public interest and curiosity is doubft Sc
fHTe: me Nee Opal just published by
Gle of Boston society, and tells of peeple
anu events in an amusing and Winning
f disinoii Inc plot Is unhackneyed aud the
ulaloSue leads the reader to feel himself
part of the story. There is a diirecfness
and irankness about the style which is
, pound 10, TO make The Opal a favorite
In the dedications of her books lgfifY6r.
Giyn always discloses some original. and
plquant IDEAS. For her new story, The
Vlccissitudes of Evangelne" she has con-
triVed TO infuse a new note of bizarrerie
INTO the dedication. which reads: ,....fs,
To the Women with Red Hairss
The Century company's March issues.
as previously announced, will be the auto
biography of the Hon Andrew d. White.
in two large volumes. and Dr. s. Wei,.
MitcheH's 9" Constafee Trescot," the main
incident of which is based upon a woman's
MitehenPs observation. Additional Interest
accrues to the publication of THIS book
following, as it does: so soon upon Or.
MitcheiEs seventy fifth birthday. And the
coincidence attracts attention pleasantly
TO the fact that our American authors
have been, and are today, a long lived
has been likened attained the age of S5
Whittier and Harriet Beecher Stowe died
at "a, Bryant at 50. Emerson at 7S Irving
al SS, Emerson at as. Irving at as. Long
Fellow at 30, Lowell and Walt Whitman at
az and Cooper and Bret Harte at e. OF
authors still living-and with one or two
exceptions actively at work-Julia Ward
howe will be sc years old in May Edward
Everett Hale is SO. Moncure Conway is 70.
Mark Twain is g.. and William ID. Ho-
wells will be SIS this March. Holmes and
Whittier both did some of their best work
after they had passed IS.
The dream of great and sudden wealth
is one of the most fascinating visions that
can come to many of us, and seldom has
IT been more prettily set forth than in
The ID 'Estimanvilles," by Margaret Lee
the complete novelette, in the March issue
OF Tales From Town Topics. The remain
Ing hundred and more pages of the maya
zine are filled with short stories. verses,
and squibs reprinted from early issues of
Town Topics, ranging from grave to gay
In tone and all characterized by unusual
cleverness. .
In recent letter Charles D. Stewart
called an enthusiastic readers attention to
the fact of the predominance of night in
The Fugitive Blacksmith both in sthe
! F1nerty part and in the 'story within the
story and to the coincidence that the
book was mostly written at night, Mr..
Stewards favorite time of work and
thought. Most of his verse he saws has
been written at night-it is then his inn
agination awakes.
Book Harrington, whose new book. I'm
the Arena, is just out. has added another
Known to be an expert, and has shown
himself already adept in it. Today ii is
Booth Harrington, the playwright. who is
talked about. He recently undertook the
dramatiZa ton of his first successful book
The Gentleman From Indiana" and the
manager to whom it was submitted, de-
clared that he had never had submitted to
him play so cleverly handled or4so well.
adapted to the stage. So Mr.. Harrington,
who was known in college for his singing.
then for his drawing, then for hfs verse
making, appearing before the public first
as novelist, is now on his way to win
laurels In the dramatic arena.