The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-04
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS or
THE SEASON.

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Notes-Don QuIxote Tercentenary-
Work ON Corporations - Bishop
Brewster's New voIume-other
| Books.
One of the early novels of the, 1905
crop is mysterious Mr.. Sabin," by E.
Phillips Oppenheim, the popular Eng
lish. author, just issued by Little,
Brown and Company, Boston, who are
the American publishers of Mr.. Open
heim's books Little, Brown and COM
pany's spring list. includes fourteen
works of fiction by such writers as
John r. CARING, author of 'sThe Shad-
ow of the Car" William r, A. Will
son, who wrote "A Rose of Norman
dy;" Mary Inlay Taylor; Anna Chaplin
Ray; Frank Lewis Mason, author of
1.-THE Blue Goose and Joseph Hook
| ing, fayorite English author.
| A large American audience now
awaits the novels that E. Phillips OPP
penheim writes. The success of this
clever English author was not, hoWev-
er, instantaneous. Several Of his
books were published in both England
! and America before he wrote "A
Prince Of sinners'-the story that
] firmly established his reputation here.
1 This justly popular novel was followed
by 'The Yellow Crayon,' Anna, the
| Adventures and 1.-THE Betrayal"
Now Little, Brown and Company have
published one of his most ingenious
| stories entitled Mysterious Mr.. Sa-
bin dealing with the possibilities of a
war between England and Germany.
in which the elements of love, intrigue
! and adventure are dexterously blend
ed. Mr.. Oppenheim is thirty-six years
Of age. He was born and educated in
England; was married in 1892 to Miss
| Elsie Hopkins, of Boston, and at pres
ent Is residing at Ervington, in Leices-
| tershire. He is a member of the Saw.
] age and the Authors clubs, and his
favorite sport is golf Mr.. Oppenheim
j visited America again last year, and
among other things made arrange
nents whereby Little, Brown and
Company will hereafter act as his
American publishers.
Hon. William L. Scruggs, author of
1.-THE Colombian and Venezuelan Re
pub1ics,'' a new and enlarged edition
Of which has just been published with
4 the history Of the Panama Canal
4 brought up-todate, was for many
4 years envoy extraordinary and minis
4 ter plenipotentiary to Colombia and
! Venezuela. He was United States
minister to Colombia from 1871 to 1879,
and again from 1881 to 1887, and en-
voy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary OF the United States to
| Venezuela from 1889 to 1897. He was
the legal adviser and special agent of
the Venezuelan boundary dispute from
1898 to 1885, and brought it to arbitra-
| ton in 1897 Mr.. Scruggs, who was a
lawyer and journalist before he be-
/ came diplomat, is the author of sew
eral books, the most important of
| which is his COLOMBIAN and Venezue-
| Ian Republics" Mr.. Scruggs home is
in Atlanta, Ga. but he is spending the
winter in Washington.
/ Al practical guide to the formation Of
| business corporations under the laws
of every state, entitled THE Incorpo-
/ ration and Organization of Corpora
lions" Is announced by Little, Brown
/ and Company. The book furnishes full
! instructions as to drafting charters,
| holding meetings, drawing up bylaws
and keeping records, and 1t gives the
decisions Of the courts Interpreting
every section of the several acts and
other necessary information. The au-
thor is Thomas Gold Frost, Esq, Of
the New York bar.
One of the books which we are to
owe to the tercentenary of Don Quix-
ote" is to be ANEW Life of Cervantes,
by Mr.. Albert F. Calvert. This au-
thor has already written on Spanish
subjects. He brought out a handsome
volume on the Alhambra not long ago.
His new book, which is to be copiously
illustrated, will be published by Mr..
John Lane. --t T#
The Right Rev. Chauneey B. Brews-
ter, Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut,
has just published, through Thomas
Whitaker a volume which, although
entitled "The Catholic Ideal of the
Church," is described as IAN essay to-
ward Christian unity
| The Harpers have just brought out a
new novel by the author of "Lux Cru
cis," in which Mr.. Gardenhire shifts
the scene to twentieth century New
York. The title of his story is ''The
Silence of Mrs. Harold" Mrs. Har-
rold, It is to be inferred, is a lady who
can keep a secret.
| III. b. Marriott Watson's new book,
Hurricane Island" will be published
on February by Doubleday, Page and
Company. It is a story of a mutiny
on board the yacht of a German prince,
and there is contest for the treasure
on lonely island.
| McClure's magazine leads off with
Lincoln Steffen's latest article on the
subject of political corruption, "Rhode
Island; A State for Sale" Another
contribution of serious import is Ray
| Stannard Bakers "Lynching in the
North" and third is entitled How
to Save the Corporation" by Judge
Peter S. Grosscup, judge Of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals. The
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