The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-03


This important work is the only one
written by this renowned author since
the wear 1900 when he completed
knights of the Cross. The scenes are
laid in Poland, and the period is the
reign of the famous King John SObi-
esli. just before the Turkish invasion
in 1882 to 1888. Sienkiewcicz has
woven wonderful romance Of great
brilliancy and strong character draw
Ing, and in no book by the author Of
quo Nadis'-a story whose sale has
not been equalled by any modern fic-
tiOn-has ne displayed his great genius
more strikingly
In ION the Field of Glory" he tells a
charming, tender, and passionate love
story of remarka Bile intensity and gives
the reader acquaintance with charac-
ters not inferior in vigOr and interest
to those of the great triOlogy. The
complete work is presented for the
first time i'm this translation by Mr..
Curtin, whose intimate acquaintance
with all the Slav languages is famous,
and whose mastery of Polish and re-
markable power in Interpreting STEM
kiewicz have received world wide rec
ignition.
Mr.. Sienkiewicz. by the way. has re-
Gently been awarded the Nobel literary
prize of nearly $4,000.
ION the Field of Glory BY Hem
ryk SienkieWicz. author of Quo vadis."
etc Translated from the Polish by
jeremiah Curtin. u mo. Decorated
cloth $3.50.
S. NJ. Czardenhire's new book. s.-Fhe
Long Arm just published, is a coliec-
ton of detective stories that are quite
Sherlock Holmes in flavor ANY one
who enjoys Conan Doyle viii spend an
nour very Drohtably with The Long
Arm"
Booth Tartineton Who -,i1.s 49,
Italy in company with his wife and MI
and Mrs Harry Leon Wils0H. after see
Ing his novel. THE Conquest of
Canaan" safely through the press has
ieft the island of Capri, and IS now
spending some time in Rome. Mean
time the report is current tina. The
conquest og Canaan which is now in
the hands of the dramatist will be given
a stage production before long.
Billy Morgan has been almost .Apoiled
by the success of his book, The Journey
of a Jayhawker." A oroyressive -Fonatxa
book store had a Morgan window this
week and Billy took all his fxiends
around to see it and he scarcelr talked
about anything else. For the fist time
in his life he refused to take any in
terest in politics.
The preliminary announcement of The
Baker & Taylor Co. S spring publications
AlNAutlCS r Oily Dy Edith RlCkeTt.
whose Reaper attracted very wide at
tention little over a year ago: Hazel
Of Heatherland, by Mabel Barnes
s5rundy, which is very popular in Eng
land now; Landscape Painting and The
Modern Dutch Artists" by E. B. Green
shields; Social Progress 1906" by Jo-
siah Strong; The Country, Town by
Wnbert i. Anderson; THE Bible and
Spiritual Criticism" by Dr. Arthur II.
PiersOn; and THE True Doctrine of
Prayer by DR.. Loander T. Chamber
lain, president of the Evangelical ALI
ance of the United States.
Already Tom Nasson's "A Corner in
Women has shown that it has come to
stay The holidays were scarcely over
before demand again made itself evident
i'm different parts of The country and it
has been selling since in increasing
quantities.
Octave Thanet has a pleasant way of
continuing Der characters from one
book to another. Harry Leroy. for ex-
ample, the labor leader mentioned in
The Man of the Hour had appeared al
ready in The Heart Of TofL Harry Loss
ing, also in the popular new novel; had
figured inEboth The Heart of Toll and