The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-29

faced, rather than defend himself at womans expense, Is involved in some strange events and has remarkable influence upon the people with whom he is brought in contact. Deceived, breeding on his wrongs, young, wealthy and free, he begins new life, and the reader wonders what will happen.
 Little, Brown and Company, who are Oppenheim's novels, nave just re-is- sued in new illustrated editions two of his carrier storiss, "Enoch Strone, the story of the eventful career of a masterful man, and "A Sleeping Mem ory," story in Occultism with abun- dant love interest.
 Another printing of Mary McNeil Fenollosa's (Sidney McCalD Truth Dexter" which was brought out in a new illustrated edition last spring, is reported by Little, Brown and Compa- ny. Nearly one hundred thousand cop ies of this popular American romance have been sold With The Dragon Painter said to be Mrs. Fenollosa' S ripest and most artistic work, on the road to permanent success, this talent ed author is now writing novel deal ing exclusively with American life in contemporary New York
 After seeing a second edition of her new illustrated book, "The Land of Entertainment, From Pike's Peak ito the Pacific" through the press, Miss Lil- ian Whiting sailed from Boston for Naples, thence to Rome, where she will pass the winter.
 Dr. L. l., Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto, the universal language which has begun to attract such wide and important attention, has an inter- esting paper in regard to this new language in the current number of the North American Review.
 The publication of new subscrip- tion edition, by the Harpers, of the complete works of George Eliot, is one of the many indications of the reawak- ening of interest in that remarkable novelist.
 The Harpers have just published new editions of the Call of the Blood ant Sophy of Kravonia, and also another edition of The Awakening of Helena Richie which is in steady demand for the holiday season.
 The recent publication, by the liar perS, of Lord Rosebery's book on Lord Randolph Churchill. has aroused re- newed interest in the same authors book on Napoleon and one buyer mus l have thought it a work solely of Wa terloo, for he ordered under the title ol Napoleon, the Last Face" instead oi Phase
 One of the most interesting things 1T regard to Joseph Conrad, author of no. table books, prominent among which is his recent The Mirror of the Sea, is that full as his own life has been oi fascinatir~ events, the life of his grandfather was still more fascinating for he was one of the magnifc,n Grande Armee of Napoleon.
 A new member of the Big Six amont magazines is Appleton's, It is the la test enterprise of one of the oldest ant largest publishing houses in the world The first number of the new year k richly illustrated. The Gorky novel | continued F. c. Peixotto writes a Die for more beauty in our small towns and John g. Lopez describes Nev Yorks Italian colony. The new rail road to Mecca Is by Alexander Hum Ford. Its very existence was denlet even in Jerusalem till the author of thi article made trip. His account O travel on an official Turkish railroad i full of interest. "Ths Renaissance O the Art of Dancing" is Hamilton Bell description of the new school which al lies tthe terpsichorean art to the dra matic. A Maurice Low continues en tertaining articles comparing ths Eng fish and the American methods of gov ernment and H. Addington Bruce, il 'The Riddle of Personality" describes the work of the French hypnotists Harold Boice has a brilliant essay ol "The New Internationalism, and E. who are causing such teapot tempes in England. The fiction of the Janua " Appleton's is selected for its merit.
 Theodore, the Meddler," is the titl of highly entertaining account whicl appears in the January number O Pearson's Magazins In this article tn author, James Creelman, tells the tru story of President Roosevelt's lonl Perry, with accompanying illustrations fight to smash the control of Wal street in the national government. l is profusely illustrated with portraits "The Wrecking of Ships, by Lawrenc makes very interesting reading. Tn fiction is contributed by zona Gale, H B. Mariot Watson, c. J. Cutliffe Hyn and others.