The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-23
LITERARY NOTES.

Frederick A. obcr has completed new
volume in his Heroes OF American History"
seriss which the Harpers will publish this
Of Florida 18th is the lille, To tho average
reader, De Soto is known only ''the man
who discovered the Mississippi but tho
fact is, he hnd many and very fascinating
adventures in Panama, Darien, and with Pi-
zarro in Peru, previous TO his search for
empire in the unknown wilds of Florida.
Ali this and the romantic story OF his love
affairs with the daughter OF Spanish
Grandec. ns well as tho graphic account Of
the enterprise TINT enriched history. told
BY Mr.. Ober in this spirited life-story.
Tom Masson's forthcoming book The
Won Bmmers,' deals with married life. He
leaves the romanccs of the very youthful to
others, but finds romance enough, well us
q vast fund of humor, in the marital relation.
Yet .'The Won BlumerS'' is not without the
music OF wedding bells.
DR. Charles jefferson, we'll known MS
pastor of the Broadway tabernacle and ou-
thor OF several books has just completed
Worlds Christmas Tree IT is to be pub
lished with appropriate type designs by
Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
The Harpers publish Will n. Harben's
novel 'Ann Boyd This is story OF
north Georgian life like ''Abnsr Daniel"
these novels in that the central figure is
n woman-a strong. dominant rather grim,
but lovable personality, who. though pushed
other woman, plays large and noble part
in n stirring drama. IT is largely story OF
feminine rivalry, struggle, and final triumph,
and, as such will appeal especially 10 women.
In the dozen years that have passed since
the first publication of William Warron Yer
mons Readings on the Inferno OF Dante
it has held it's own among Dante com
mentnries by virtue of the excellent plan
which ii was based. The method adopted by
..I 4
readings before audiences OF good intelligence
but with no special Dante training, and in
cludes n text and literal translation, with
summaries OF the cantos and divisions, ac-
companied By a running commentary which
takes note OF literary characteristics and
illusions rather than OF mere linguistic DIM
has recently been rewritten by the author,
and is published in this country by the Mac
milan company, with an introduction by
DR.. Edward Moore. the famous Oxford Dante
expert
Katrina" Roy Roie ,Gilson's new book,
Taylor Co., makes use OF the newspaper
field, new one in Mr.. GisOn's writing.
Larry McRue, the humorous, kindly. bachelor
mar waS vei ,ho OYER ,ta AGAIN np
of the woman he lost. brings TO light the fact
that for several years Mr.. ellison was news
publisher in Benton Horbor. Mich, whore
Mr. ellison has worked in every department
OF journalism and later nc served on Grand
Rapids. Detroit and New York City papers.
delicate and charming touches OF the ideal
newspaper life and one very humorous chap
ter on "Tho Cub Reporters Tale" which
is tho highly romantic story every aspiring
newspancr man writes early in his career,
and suffers the keenest depression OF spirits
at the editorial condenSatons which appear.
In his despair this cub reporter cries out:
What chance havo u What chance has
litcrnturo!'