Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09
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Octave Thanets name Is known IN
the literary world for fine. cool dcliD-
crate methods. sane motive, and pur-
poseful aim. and 10 Is with the mem
DRY OF an these characteristic values
in mind that the reader goes into the
pages OF the Lions Share" her new
piece Of literary fiction. what he finds
there is surprise from beginning to
end. Not that there s. lacking the sali-
emit features Of former familiar novels
from her pen. but that with them Is
mingled the cleveruess. secrecy. seusa-
uonalism and intricacy OF plot OF Ga
boriOu, and Anna Katherine Greene
rolled into one, and distancing their
combined values two To- one Anna
Katherine Greene in fact, who has
posed for something near q generation
as America greatest artist iu the con-
structiou OF the popular mystery story
has had the palm literally snatched
from her palm by this latest rival IN
the field It's superiority Of interest
lylng perhaps chiefly In the naturalness
or incident personagcs and motives in
uoduccd' Think Of Kidnapping assas-
hnatlon, Italian Black Hand. haunted
houses heavy villain, sus-
pected adventures, detectives. a
chamber Of horror ln China
town. and many other OF the gruesome
deltlls OF the accepted mystery story
sether 10 emerge after all into "a finely
spun moral upon Wall street spectla-
ton and tho eyll OF uppressine the
under tclloW-man. All this and more
Us accomplished IN the authors en-
tiancing book and that the reader ouce
INTO IT'S pages does not emerge from
ne current an &c releases him al the
hhaI sentence, is proof again that the
story lF one OF the Cieynrest DiecaS of
sensational lheratare utg has an
peared in the country. Merrill
co. indianapolis. Ind, are the publish
Mr. otho Cushing. the well known
artist and Illustrator. has embedded
some OK the most salient episodes II
President RooSeyelts meteoric career
lh httle book ~ sketches and text.
entitled THE Ieddyssey." Tnking Ho.
mer's Odyssey as his model Nh Cush-
ing has made The president instead of
ulysses, his hero, and IN artistic line
ara awnings, classic IN style. pictured such
events as the presidents early hunt
inE exploits, the battle OF san Juan
htl, the victorious return from the
cuban war AMI his election 90 the
presidency MI. Cushings drawings
are caricatures, Of course. but they
treat their subject with the dignity due
his office and his distinguished per-
sonality They are funny. bud the run
ls entirely go0d-natured. The presi-
dents countless admirers will welcome
ms artistic addition 60 the literature
created by him and about him.
'MaNWel's school Grammer. by vii
liam n. Maxwell. NJ A.. Ill h. sup
~ schools, New York city
American Book company. New York
This book Is intended FOR those who
desire q complete treatment OF English
grammar 10 contains all the material
necessary Tor nm elementary course or
"a nigh school course aud WIN meet uh
me demands of students. whether thoy
leave school az any time after the
eighth year. or whether they are pres
iafns for college entrance eNumiua-
uona. II covers fully The requirements
m me syllabus in English issued hy
me New York state department of odu-
chilon Among the noteworthy foa-
luies OF Che work are the scientific one
der nl topics, the absence of uuUeoos-
'1ry detail ll explanations tha msth-
ld OF combining analysis ana pars'ug.
lnt practical character OF the exercises, I
lh' Systematic reviews of entomology. |
s}niaN, and analysis. and tn. c.8ssl- |
.ictilon N errors in speech. Dr. Max.
NellH reputation ICES one uf tha fore /
most educators 20. thc country A. wen I
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