The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-14
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOK
 OF THE SEASON

press'-ClaytOn Mackenzie Legges'
 "Highland Mary" Forthcoming
 Books from Noted Publishing Houses
 Magazines.
 A book of thrilling interest is the new and capital detective story, "The Rome Express" by Major Arthur | Griffiths, published by L. c. Page & Co, Boston The well known practiced | hand of Major Griffiths will be at once | recognized by those familiar with his | previous literary work. For twenty six years Major Griffiths had an inti- l mate official connection with the ad- | ministration of the prisons of Egland and during that time made a close | study of criminals and their ways Hence the first-hand knowledge for which his stories are remarkable.
 Only recently we had from his pen "The Passenger from Calais" and now comes this absorbing tale which also deals with scenes in which con- tinental railroads figure.
 On the journey to Paris in this lat est tragedy romance, traveller is kill ed in gruesome fashion in his com partment in the sleeping car. Circum- stances and the overzeal of a Paris chief of detectives involve a beautiful countess in the tangle about the crime. Fortunately, just as in MT, Grifiths earlier story, a chivalrous English military man is on hand to as- sist the lady in distress, and every thing comes out-the author will tell you how The characters of the story are (of various nationality French, Italian, Dutch and English, and spice well the story which is irresistibly and intensely interesting. $1.5O at Judas.
 One of the charming books of the season which cannot fail to win many admirers is Clayton Mackenzie's Leg ge's Highland Mary, handsomely is- sued by the c. M. Clark Publishing Co.,, Boston. The author has some, what idealized Robert Burns, but has utilized much authentic detail in tell
 ing of Burns love for Mary Campbell, and how it was checkmated by his TO- nance with Jean Armour. According to Mir. Legge's version, Burns among his many sweethearts had only one whom he loved with absorbing con- suming passion that was true and un- dying, and that one was Mary Camp bell, the Highland Mary of history and this story. Highland Mary is intro duced to the reader as Burns returns to the farm from his first work in the village, where fire swept away his place of employment. Fact and fiction are happily welded in this delightful story, which is admirably written. There are excellent illustrations also by William Kirkpatrick. $1.50 at all bookstores. Fiction will hold prominent place among the spring publications of Nc Clure, Phillips & Co., This month they will issue "The Whirlwind.' by Eden Phillpots, "F'anshawe of the Fifth" by Ashton Hillier, "The Siamese Cat,' by Henry Mllner Rideout, "The Smiths" by Keble Howard "The Silent Don,' by Florence Wilkinson. "The Bird of Time" by Mrs Wilson Woodrow, and 'The Coxley Master" by Conan Doyle.
 Messrs Mcclure. Phillips & Co. will soon publish book of essays by Prof. Gayley of the University of California. Among them is What Is Comparative Literature?' which will probably give the title to the book.
 | The following titles have been added 1 by l.. c. Page & Co. to their list of re- print copyright fiction, which includes l books of standard value whose popular ] ity has outlived the usual year limit of novels; Asa Holmes,' by Annie Eel 1 lows Johnston; "The Flight of Georgia ana and "The Bright Face of Dan- ger" by Robert Nelson Stephens; IA Sunny Southerner," by Julia Magruder; Mrs. Jim and Mrs. Jimmie" by Ste phen Conrad; My strangest Case" by Guy Boothby; "Castel del Monte,' by Nathan Gallizier; "The Hound from the North and 'the Foss River Ranch" | by Ridgwell Cullum. The same house also announces new editions of several of Annie Fellows Johnston's Little Col- onel Books.
 An attractive Spring list has been prepared by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, all the volumes of which are to be issued toward the end of next month The books listed include "The Diamond Key" a railroad romance by Alvah Milton Kerr; "A Doctors Talk with Maiden, wife and Mother" by Dr. George Lowell Austin, and Fifty Flower Friends" an introduction to l the knowledge of flowers, by Edith Durham, which will have some charm ing illustrations many in color by w. | Beecroft.
 The collection of essays by Maurice l Maeterlink, to be published in March 1 by Messrs. Dodd, Mead and Company,
 will probably be called "The Measure 1 of the Hours" which is the name of
 one of the essays in the book. Among.
 the rest will be Immortality" Our 1 Social Duty" Perfumes" "The For giving of Insults" "The Gods of War;
 and Rome"
 The Fleming H. Revell Company an- 1 nounces the publication at future
 date of book on conditions, social, economic and religions of South Amer
 ica, under the title "The Neglected l Continent" by Francis B. Clark, foun- der and president of the United Society 1 of Christian Endeavor. Dr. Clark
 starts this month on tour that will | cover practically every center of im- | portance in South America. He will
 visit Panama, Chile Ecuador, Peru,
 over the mountains to Argentine and
 Brazil and probably Uruguay and