The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-20
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF THE SEASON

''The Poet and the Parish," by Miss
 Mary Moss-0Daddy's Daughters" by
 Marion Ames-"In the Corner House."
 by Fred M. White-Anne Warmers
 New "Susan CIegg" BOok-'"The Pet
 tison Twins" by Marion Hill--NIiss
 Reeds New "Brenda" StOry-"StOries
 From Old BaIIads"-Other Books.
 "The Poet and the Parish" by Miss Mary Moss, the we'll known literary critic, and published by Henry Holt and Company, is very interesting and even fascinating story which tells of the difficulties which besets Felix Gwynne, a gifted and handsome young man who is already known extensively in the literary world from his poetic productions, anl who, already wealthy, becomes richer still by wealth be- queathed to him. Felix had been liv- ing in a wonderful old place in Brit tany where they had boa hunts and all sorts of queer feudaI amusements. :" His mother was French and he was born, in France. His father was an American and the smart set of the vil- lage is at once all agog over the dis tinguished arrival and, owing to it's prim and Miss Nancy ideas is prepared to be shocked by Felix, whose poems might be regarded as French in tone; decidedly French" Felix woes and wins the beautiful Adelaide and after a delightful honeymoon shadows arise Felix, patriotic in temperament, wri- ter of plays, wants interest therefore in the theater and theatrical critisism, finds Adelaide unresponsiye to any thing of the kind, yet loving and true, but unhappy over what she regards as the appearance of the cratic tenden- cies which Mother Grundy had predic- ted in Felix, Complications arise, some of purely accidental character which bring Felix into unhappy surroundings and envelop him with suspicious, A variety of striking situations, embar- rassing situations and tragic scenes are brought out before this strikingly in- teresting novel closes. Price $150.
 Henry Holt and Company issue an attractive and admirably told story en- titled, "Daddy's Daughter" by Marion Ames Taggart, It tells of four win some daughters and their indulgent llt- erary father and the efforts of the girls to add to the famlly's income by the sale of fowers-efforts crowned not only with immediate tinancia success, but which, aided by the intervention of one of the girls of q neighboring farly, results in achieving wealth for the family and fame for the literary father, the manuscript of whose book, finished at last after years of most patient la Dor, finds its way to publisher and is instantly accepted upon perusal as a masterpiece, Daddy's four daughters and their friends, the girls on the oth- CT side of their hedge, have very jolly times together. The story is highly entertaining and will please old as we'll as wound readers The story through out affords pleasure and much satisfae- ton, Price s1.50
 Fred M. White has written another highly exciting story entitled Tn the Corner House." which all lovers of the mysterious and tragic will fairly revel in. The story relates to a beautiful ad- venturess who rolls in apparent wealth and who leads very mysterious and very exciting life. Mystery abounds until the final climax reveals all and two loving hearts are at last made happy after long period of agonzing suspense and most perplexing and alarming situations. A web of circum- stantial evidence is woven around the young lover, who is physician who is accused of a horrible murder through the maehinations of the rich adventur- es,s whose intense love for him at first Is turned to intense hatred when she finds that he loves another. 'In the Corner House. (R. F. Fenno and Com pany, New York, publishers, price %,5O) has a crisis in every chapter and should prove a ready seller.
 Anne Warmers new Susan Clegg book, published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, (price $1.00) richly merits the very favorable reception by readers of this authors previous books. This one is entitled Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors' Affairs" and will con- tain the following stories. Mrs. La throp's Love Affair."" in two parts. "Old Man Ely's Proposal 'The Wolf at Susan's Door" in four parts, and "A Very Superior Man" Of the con- tents, "The Wolf at susan's Door," a four-part story, was published in the Reader Magazine early in the present year, and Mrs. Lathrop's Love Af- fair" in two parts, appeared in the Century Magazine.
 The book is irresistibly amusing and a sure cure for the doldrums As says the New York Critic; Anything more humorous than Susan Clegg would be hard to find"
 The Century Magazine says: Anne Warner has now taken her place as one of the drollest of American humor- ists.'
 A very jolly story, as thousands are aware who read it as a serial in Me Clures, Is "The Pettison Twins" by Marion Hill, published by Mcclure. Phillips and Company There are so many amusing developments arising in