The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-09

"ALrcE,s ADVENTURES IN WON l DERLAND," by Lewis CarrolG Illus trated by Arthur Rackham; with a l liam Heinemann, New York; Doubleday, Page & Co; $1.40 net at Judd's. The illustrator of this new edition of that wonderful favorite Alice in wonderland" Arthur Rackham, is in- deed a worthy successor of John Ten niel for his drawings are brilliant and beautiful. MT. Rackham Is one of a modern school of eminent British wa- l ter color artists Born In 1887, son of Alfred Thomas Rackham--fornner- ly marshal to the Admiralty MT. Rackham has spent his entire life in art circles. His early work was done ! on the Pail Mall Gazette and the 1 Westminster Budget, he exhibited dn the Royal Academy and the Institute, and has illustrated books too many to mention, of which tho most noted are Grimn1s Fairy Tales, 'The Ingolds- by Legends "Gulllyer's Travels" and "Rip Van Wrinkle" The latter was issued in 1905 by Doubleday, Page & co. in the same form that they now give to Alice In Wonderland" There are predatory stanZas to the book by Austin Dohson and they well prepare for the treat that Is to fol- 1 low:
 Iris two score years since Carroll's art ! With topsy-turvy magic,
 Sent Alice wondering through part | Half comic and haf tragic.
 Enchanting Alice! Black and white l Has made your deeds perenniall l And naught save Chaos and old Night
 Can part you now from Tenhiel.
 But still you are a Type, and based In Truth, like Lear and Hamlet And Types may be re-draped to taste 1 In cloth of gold or carhlet
 1 Hero comes c fresh Costumier,. then; i That Taste may gain a wrinkle
 From him who drew with such dett pen The Rags of Rip Van Wlnklel
 There are dozens of beautiful pict- ures embellishing the book, some in black and white, while there are flf- teen full page color plates. All evid- ence a fine appreciation, ef the delicate tone and spirit of this celebrated work which in It's new and dainty edition must be an immense favorlte with Christmas buyers in making selections for their young friends.
 THAT AFFAIR AT ELIZABETH" :" by Burton E. Stevenson; pp, S07, 12 mo. Published by Henry Holt & Company, New York; S1.50 at Judds.
 Burton E. Stevenson has won his way to the front rank of American writers of detective stories, and his new effort, That Affair at Elizabeth v demonstrates this assertion. It Is re- 1 garded by many as even better than his Marathon Mystery" which has taken so well with lovers of good de- teetive novels this side of the ocean and which was republished abroad, as also was his Holiday Case" In mys- tery and ingenuity, but not in direct- ness of narration, the new book sur passes both his former stories. This one is another romance in which Les 1 ter, the young lawyer, and Godfrey, the reporter, play the part of detec- lives In unraveling a dramatic mod ern mystery. A handsome young man, a friend of Lester's, is to be married to an exceedingly charming girl in Elizabeth, N. J.; the bride-to-be is ready for the noon wedding, when she disappears from her home, leaving no clue as to where she has gone or why. Her fate Is soon connected with mur- der; to what purpose tAe reader Is breathless to discover and completely surprised when he dees. Mr. Stevenson skIllfully sets the reader guessing by providing the murder mystery at an early stage of the story and when tho reaGer supposes he has the clew he is awakened from his dfean by the dis closure in due time that he is on tbe wrong track It may be well to say that the cenclusien after the many be- wtIaering denoUments is erninently sat isfactcfy for all who wish a happy ending for love stories.
 Burton E. Stevenson, since 1899, has been librarian of the public library at Cbilucethe o, He is president Of the Ohio Library Association. MT. Steyensen was born ct qailiioqthe in E4sTR. He entered Pflneet tons y @l s.fHS