The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30
BOOK NEWS

Ernst Won wolzogen. the German novel;
ISL whose famous story "Das Dritte
be published in this country, passed the
early years of his life in England Indeed.
ne spoke English before he knew the Ger
man language. and his interest in English
letters has always been keen II Is 'rtl--
mored that he is about TO come to this
country for lecturing tour If he does
now Tar he was correct in the pictures he
0reW OF American life in story he once
wrote about New York. His fame in
germany is so well established that he is
recognized as one of the ablest living men
OF letters in the fatherland His '.Kraft-
Mayr is perhaps the finest musical novel
IN any language. In his earlier life he
devoted himself great deal to the. study
OF music. though his students career in
SSitraisourg and Leipzig universities was a
S oiSStlhgulshed one He has just contribut-
e1 very humorous story entitleda '.The
GIorla Breeches. to the first number of
the new magazine, Tales.
1t Is promised that "Episrams i, and
ApnorlSms by Oscar Wilde. which will
De issued May 1 by John w. Luce & Co.
OF Boston, will more completely cover the
entire range of Wilde's prose work than
anything which has yet been done lin
tfayc1ihty fay1ty of epigrammatic expression. Mr.
Wide was pre-eminent among writer's of
English. and still holds the premier posi-
uon. In fact so large part of the fabric
OF his plays and best remembered story
Inc Picture of Dorian Grey" is made up
OF material fashioned in that form of .ex-
preSSloh that comprehensive collection
o. his episrams affords an opportunity
for a complete exposition of the atmos-
phere of his work. and at the same time
preserves in concise form the essence of
the authors best efforts.
j. 5. McLain. author of alaska and the
klondike." accompanied the senatorial
committee that went to Alaska in 1908;
his own paper. The Minneapolis Journal
during the time he was travelling about
Alaska that his book has been complied.
Inc members of the senatorial commit
tee made every endeavor to get Mr.. Nc
Lain TO let his book be published as a
senate document; and in a letter urging
that the committee considered the book
one of the most valuable documents for
the public they knew OF. -,..4.
Washington, The Man on the Box is
going faster and faster, like it's own, 'Ad-
mirable Jehu" on his memorable ride.
Every month since its publication it has
sold better than the month before. The
only exception was last December. when
the book was in extraordinary demand
even for the holiday season and the record
for this month is still at the top, though
apparently not destined to stay there long.
The Man on the Box has achieved the
pest OF all successes-a cumulative pop
ularity.
DR.. S. Weir MitchelIs new novel. "Con-
stance ITeScot, has followed so closely
upon his youth of Washington" that the
public may get the idea that DR.. Mitchell
is rapid writer; but the facts are quite
the reverse. DR.. Mitchell has rewritten
Constance TreScot" three times in the
past three years. The manuscript was
put into type for the first time two years
ago. and a single set of page proofs was
struck off on Large paper and bound up
for the author. who worked for a year
on these page proofs. So many changes
were made that the book was entirely re-
set before issue. DR.. Mitchell believes
that Constance Trescot" contains the
best work he has done or will ever do.
Mrs. Alice Hogan Rice just sailed for
Japan. Her new book. Sandy" was is
sued April %. 1t is the story of little
Scotch-Irish stowaway, who drifts To
Clayton. KY. and after many years beau
tifully realizes the ideal OF his boyish
heart