The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

and wins political ernInence by pure
~ honorable methods. 'The Leader
contains very vivid description Of the
National Democratic convention at
St. Louis, which makes it the more
likely that Bryan was used as a mod
ell Two editions have been printed
before publication. It is printed by
Doubleday, Page & Co.
The eight remaining volumes Of the
successful new pocket edition Of the
works of George Meredith will be
brought out this fall by the Scribners.
Eight volumes have already appeared
and their reception shows an active
revival OF interest in George Meredith's
books. He Is, indeed. among novel
writer's as Mrs. Humphrey Ward called
MIN, the greatest OF US ALL and the
pubic are beginning to recognize this
fact. Even before this attractive new
addition appeared, the sale, of his
books had been growing steadily larg-
er year by year The four books to be
published IN September are Evan
pat "One of Our COnquerors,' and
The Tragic Comedians"
The American edition OF Richard
Whiteing's ring in the New will be
among the late September issues. The
has called forth much favorable criti-
cism; and the English Review of Re-
views ranks the work as "a brilliant
and searching diagnosis of present so
cial conditions"
The book of the Addresses of John
Hay" to be published by The Century
co. the last of September, will contain
all the more notable addresses
a score-of the late secretary of states
1- 4.-r,-
mates of Franklin in France, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Sir Walter Scott, Clar-
ence King, and William Mckinley and
discussion of International copyright,
Americas love of peace, American di-
plomaey, and Fifty Years of the Re
publican Party
It is remarkable that the personal
ity of the man who shares with George
Meredith the position of the greatest
living English novelist should be so
little known, but Thomas Hardy al
ways was and always will be a recluse.
A rather good story of him is now go
ing the rounds in England. Mr.. Hardy
was once attending a drawing groom
function at which Madame Sarah
Grand and a certain eminent clergy
man and his wife were present. AS it
happened Mr.. Hardy knew the clergy
man. but not his wife, while for
Madame Sarah Grand the case was re-
fGiaeEu he LN . COupiCS were Ldlh1fB
at opposite ends of the room, when
the clergyman remarked to the Wes-
sex novelist: II hear Madame Sarah
Grand is here. VIII you introduce me
to her2' Mr.. Hardy went across to
Madame Grand. and. ignorant that the
Clergyman wife was standing by, said:
~Old Il wants to meet you. but if
you think he'll bore you. I can easily
make some excuse He got no further.
for he suddenly came to the conclu-
sion that something was wrong.
The first book from the press of
the Bobbs Merrill company for the
fall season is just out. It is by a new
author. Earle Ashley Wallace, and is
called Embodied
The fiction Of The Century for the
new magazine year is to include novels
by Frances Hodgson Burnett and
Elizabeth Robins, besides the run
ming Water of A. E. W. Mason. which
viii continue for a number of months.
Mrs. Burnett's new story will be called
1.-The Shuttle" and is described as an
international novel of English and
American life. Come and Find Me-
Of Elizabeth Robins Will have its
scenes laid in California and the far