The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

be published by Doubleday. Page & Co.
the coming fall Miss Glasgow has
chosen 70 depict the life Of a typical Vir-
ginian. Richard Ordway
Life makes this facetious comment
upon G. X. Chesterton's appreciation"
or the Book OF Job, which recently made
It's appearance in Punam's Morthly.
An introduction 20 the Book Of Job has been
llougltiuliy supplied to the June Putuam's bv Air
UHb,r h. Clesterton. the catch-as-catrhcan liz
rialt wrestler. The many readers fer whom job
a 700 serious VIII md Mr.. ChesJeTton bright and
entertaining. We understand that ether papars IN
tbe series Wil embrace. Ne and the Auostcs nv
William stead; An Appreciation Of jeremiah br
haA Game. A Preface % the song Of Sllarso7, !"
showing Why be didn't sing it in prose. by G.. be-.
nara shaw Numbers By Col Harry Grhau
Joshua, by Owen Seaman
Two volumes. uniform with "CathedraIs
Of the South Of France" under the title
"Cathedrais and Cloisters Of Midland
France by Elias whitlock Rose and
Vida Hunt Francis, are announced for
the fall by Putnam's Sons. The present
"ofk describes in photograph and story
the cathedrals Of the Midland provinces
as they exist to-day. with their archi-
tectural and historical peculiaritIes. and
are the fruit Of many successive sum
Atfs spent In wandering through this
particular region.
IN preparation by E. Grant Richards.
the London publisher, for publication
within the next two or three weeks. is q
volume by Mr.. Holbrook Jackson entitled
Bernard Shaw: a Monograph" In it
the attempt will be made by the author
who is one Of the editors of The New
Age, and secretary Of the Fabian Arts
Group, 70 give a clear and logical state
ment Ct Mr.. Shaw's art and philosonbv
MI jackson will bring together the vari-
GUS statements Of Mr.. Shaw's viavv ~ life
scattered through his works and VIII
make Of the whole an expositorv crtti-
cism. The book VIII contain four nor
traits.
Chafles ID. Stewart. best known for HIS
The Fugitive Blacksmith" and part
ners OF Providence'-both of which
proved his intimate acquaintance with the
Mississippi and Missouri-has written for
the August Century. the midsummer holt
day number, Of THE Water Wavs of
America" Mr.. Stewart calls attention
to the fact that while we have neglected
and abandoned our water WAYS England
Germany, France, Holland and Belgium
are all contemplating further extensions
and improvements Of their canal systems
he claims that the Mississippi above Cal
70 is decadent not for lack Of ability 10
compete, but for lack of commerce
which is to say, accessibility by means
Oh It's own tributaries and has some in
teresting thing to say about the Chicago
sanitary and ship canal, completed in 1qO0
at a cost Of $5O,OO0,O0O
One of the most interesting announce
ments in this season Of publishers an
nouncements, Is the news that the Mac
milan Company VIII publish In the fall
the first English translation Of THE Me-
moirs Of Alexandra Dumas" This fascj-
mating work, which is well known in the
French original gives a picture of the
great romancer, which Is no less enter
tanning than his own marvellous tales II
Is full Of anecdotes OF Dumas and his
contemporaries, and in this respect is a
veritable treasure-house of literary his
tory during the period of Dumas life
The work is large one, and will be is
sued complete in six volumes, the first
volume to appear October I.
The work of little known poet Of the
South is made accessible in the small vol
ume of George Henry Miles lyrics pub-
lished by Longmans, Green & Co, under
the title, Said the Rose" There Is an
Introduction dealing with the authors
career, by John Churton Collins. Typieai
of the poet in his lighter mood are the
following stanzas:
Laugh thy bold laugh again:
Men must not mourn.
Noi though they love In vain
she viii return
MoptDg, and mute-for shame!-
Women al spum
Lovers 20 true and tame
She viii return.
Thou with the stalWart form.
Bent like the fern?
Oak should defy the storm
She win return.
Snap the bright silver thrau:
Hast thou TO learn
No womans worth It ali-
She viii return.
Why. were it Helen dead.
Sealed in an urn
Should half these tears be shedl
She VIII return.