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POEMS. BY Carl Holiday, M. a:
Ths N Yale Pusbl gs Company. q
pr nsw nor Carl si Holiday 4. thor.
ough student OF the literature of tho
South and OF the bast IN English
Ii1itFatEre; he is an enthusiastic lover
ana taste, teasher' Of estabiished
tory Of Southern Literature.% is meet
ing With wide accep tancc aud success.
haying tesn already a ttrSau sed
colleges Of the South. AZ It is tho
only work tracing the History and
evolution OF Southern literature as Q
whole. Il has an assured place. a flsld
| OF Its own, ard most spendidly iS 1t
rising TO the opportunity.
II seems. then. only natural and Mt
life Of Professor Holiday should be
take pleasure In annoupcfng such q
volume In 1.-THE Cotton Picker and
THAT AFFAIR AT ELIZABETH. BY
Burton 2. Stevenson. Henry Eoit
H hs9npa,pfy .;o. . s0w f0fk' pup
.o TIE Fl Burton & sssgsP
tHolt,. detective story in some re.
predecessors, The Marathon Mystery
and THE Holiday Case" arouses res
newed interest In It's author.
Those who are acquainted with Mr..
Stcvenson's work only through the me-
dunn OF his detective stories, which
have been republ!shed in England and
surprised to learn that ne Is president
OF the Ohio Library Association. and
IS one OF the most prominent hgures
r. literary work In the Buckeye State.
He has been librarian OF the Chill,
rhfha PnlJtic 1ihrHry einC1 S98 nd
has done great deal OF tArary work
along library lines. notably as editor
OF various antholoates designed e as-
J,s1 q wssiatafs posta,
NOUS Mr.. Waddy's Return and other
books He ls also the author OF q
number Of children's books and of sew
s5a susses sig s y, ne
Heritage" are among the most notable.
KENTucK1Ass N HISTORY AND
LLITERAIuFE gy 5oh Nv, Wilson
q 1x New York. T pnbis hels csR as
John Wilson Townsend is lover OF
Kentucky. her history. her traditions
her literature. In the preface 70 this
she will be: Kentucky forever These
words OF Chief Justice Robertson ex-
press sentiment that is. dear 70 me.
NHO OSChuSe OF HLtll5 love JOE, NSuluCNJ
these researches into her literature and
history have been made and are now
given 70 the world for what they are
worth"
In addieton to this enthusiasm alr.
Townsend has the unselish spirit OF
the antiquarian the patient searcher
OF archives. "a spirit Invaluable in one
who would reh abfutate the past for the
delight and instruction OF others And
being q member Of the Yiison Club
and the Kentucky historical Society
II he has free access to their famous Ii
hrarlea.
m Richard Hickman aienefee" Mr.
Townsend did excellent work-tnor-
ough. painstaking and eSact--a fact
!attested by the great and increasing
SUCCESS OF that biography. In Ken
tuckians in History and Literature" be
shows the same careful scholarship. til &
same precision In details. the same
broad research, the most fascinating,
laborious and disappointing OF literary
labots," as he himself charactertZes II
The papers naturally fall under two
heads. ~ those relating to the pol.ti-
cal history OF the State. and l2) those
relating to her literature. In writing
OF Kentucky pioneers OF literature and
statecraft. Mr.. Townsend has accom-
plished a worthy and important work
rendering honor to whom honor Is due.
tx entuckians in History and Litera-
ture" Is a valuable. contribution to the
history OF Kentucky and valuable
work In itself.