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THE Social Secretary" Is one OF the
most charming books that David era
ham Phillips has yet written. II deals
with society life in Washington, ana
10 its theme are brought situations
and characters full OF originality, and
yet possessing the lifelikeness and ma
turalness potentially necessary TO the
really successful novel. Throughout
everything that David Graham Phillips
writes there runs the note Of success
won at severe odds, That note Is in
The Cost II Is in THE Deluge,' 1t Is
also In The Social Secretary 1t could
only be perfectly sounded by man
who has himself tasted the Bitter
sweet Of triumph gained through siren
uous personal effort and that IL the
way Mr., Phillips gained it. II Is no
secret 10 those who know him well,
that his earliest attempts a. writing
he asplred only TO Journalism then
were unfruittul Of everything except "A
very rich store OF experience, But he
did not give up. lie appears to have
believed firmly In the old adage, "WNl
Try has done wonder while Can Not
has never accomplished anything at
all" He wrote on and on, doggedly,
persistently, and he won, The Social
Secretary" IS unique among Mr. Phil
lips books IN that "a woman has lead
ing place I'm it-Miss Augusta Talltow-
ers, who, as her name would suggest,
Is representative OF an old, but decay
ed southern family Il Is the mission Of
Miss Taltowers 10 launch the newly
rich western Burkes In the exclusive
circles of Washington society, task
made difficult both by their gaucheries
and By the hauteur OF Washington
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ceeds in her efforts makes story told
with all of Mr.. Phillips customary Wig
or, but in a vein wholly new 10 his
readers,--Bobbs- Merrill Co.
John Burroughs, who has been well
called the dean " American outdoor
writer's, Is, more than any other one
man, responsible for the present wide
spread interest IN nature. Ever since
wake. Robin appeared in 1871, he has
continued 10 delight readers with oc-
casionaI volumes OF outdoor essays. HIS
last book, Fer and Near" was simllav
I'm character to his nrst though It dealt
chiefly with more distant regions but
the present volume, though still col
lection Of nature essays, Is quite dir-
fprent In character, Ways OF Nature
(Houghton, Mifnin & co.., as 1t Is call
d.
which has for It's object the setting
forth OF n r-uoual view Of natures
methols-thc view OF those who have
made the closest study of the habits
OF an!ls9ls When Mr.. Burroughs
fought with his characteristic vigor
what he believed 90 he a pernicious
tendency IN recent books about wild
animals. IL was 10 bee expected that he
would be attacked IN return. This
book answers The attacks made upon
him, but IS as forcble and sklllful IN
tho aggressive rs IN the defensive. 1t
was natural and nttIrg that Mr.. Bur-
roughs first OF AL should come to the
rescue OF popular natural history when
It seemed il be falling into the hands
of romauCcTs. and his many readers
will be grateful 20 him for the service
he performs IN this book. The essays
here printed are not mainly argumenta-
tive and controversial however. They
contain many Interesting original OBJ
servations, interpreted with the we'll
known Insight and rerounted with the
old-tme charm Of their author.
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One fact enlisted her sympathiz
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