Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-27

Miss Emile Poulsson. author of Faith
er and Baby Plays" one of the Century
company's fall issues, has struggled al
most since her birth with q serious af-
fection of the eyes. Despite this handi-
cap Miss Poulsson is probably the best
known writer today of nursery finger
plays; and with her sister she was for
many years editor of the Kindergarten
Review. A feature of her new book,
Father and Baby Plays" is fifteen
original songs, the music by Theresa H.
Garrison and Charles Cornish.
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The Century company's October issues
include Ralph Henry Barbour's jolly new
book for boys and girls, Tom, Dick and
Harriet; Emile Poulsson's Father and
Baby Plays" as its title indicates book
intended equally for little ones and their
parents; Richard Watson elders new
book of poems, 1.-THE Fire Divine; the
three new thumb-nails, Henry w. Long
fellows "Tales of Wayside Inn"
Charles Dickens Seven Poor Travellers"
and Robert Louis Stevenson's Travels
with a Donkey; David Homer Bates
"Lincoln in the Telegraph Office" per-
sonal memories of the martyred presi-
dents last years; Kellogg Durland's "The
Red Reign" the record of years travel
and unusual adventure in Russia; and
Timothy Coles "Old Spanish Masters" !"
the latter in two editions, one an edition
de luxe.
Six new books have just come from the
Harpers. Three of these are novels by
Mar garet Deland, Hamlin Garland and
the French fictionist, Maurice Leblanc.
Another is story for small children
entitled Little Girl and Philip" by Ger
trude Smith-an exceptionally nice little
story of playmates who live next door to
each other, a mischievous, loving little
girl and quiet, clever little boy. The
other two books are new holiday editions
of stories that have been a long time
loved by a great many people: Dr. van
Dykes "Story of the Other Wise Man,
and Ruth McEnery Stuart's gentle story
of two sisters in a southern village, Ihe
Woman's Exchange"
Money Magic" is new novel of west
ern city life by Hamlin Garland The
magic of this money was Its power to
turn the right sort of girl into the right
sort of woman. What 1t did was to give
her a chance-the one chance she had of
becoming herself-and she took 1t.
1.-THE Exploits of Arsene Lupin" Is
great reading. In the very first chapter
ger tleman burglar is known to be
among those present on an ocean steamer
and the passengers, In panic OF sus-
picion of everybody, set about discover
ing him. NJ Arsene Lupin is therefore
first presented to the reader as engaged
in a search for himself. Moreover, he Is
caught-a somewhat novel situation ir
the first chapter of burglar story. He
lis. furthermore, sent to prison, which
means working from the inside out, ana
his escape takes the startling form OF a
discharge at his own trial, because he
! has so succeeded in impersonatipg a
stupid, clumsy fellow prisoner that his
Judges are convinced the real Arsene
| Lupin has escaped.
'dThe Encore" of Mrs. Deland is story
of Old Chester and DR.. Lavendar. The
! lovemaking of two young people is frus-
| trated when parents interfere The boy
is sent to sea, the girl marries and goes
away, and forty-eight years afterward,
widower and widowed they find them
selves neighbors across the way, with
young people of their own to manage.
Since George 'Kennan journeyed
through Russia and Siberia eighteen
yeasr ago probably no American has