The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22

1t is a worthy successor to his "Ann Boyd, Pole Baker," and "Abner Dam iel"
 Man Linda" is the name of the new book. It is a stirring tale rich in lnc.- dent, and the love interest centers about Carson Dwight, a young lawyer ard a girl to whim he is deVotedly attached
 It IS swift moving and dramatic tale. full of continued and stirring interest; there are excited mobs. and a pistol duel in the highway and q fierce political con- test; and yet although so full of life and incident, the story is never melodramatc.
 A flea ture that will undoubtedly arouse widespread interest is the treatment of the negro question. for the book takes up this question from a standpoint entirely new. IL is not the standpoint of the north, for Mir. Harben is southerner, with a full measure of southern feeling; and vet the standpoint is at the same time very different from that which has been so consistently and mistakenly set before the public for years as being rep resentative of the best southern feeling.
 The story Is of constant interest and the book has eight full page illustrations by r. E. Masters.
 Thomas l.. Masson's new book, "A Bachelors Baby" will suggest, in gem eral contents and appearance, his eX- tremely successful book of two years ago, "A Corner in Womeit.' 1t contains his very latest humor, which means his very shrewdest and best work, for Mir. Mason has been growing greatly of late. The book Is freely illustrated by Flags, Richards, Hanna, Crosby, Budd and oth- CT fayortes and has cover of baby faces by Blashfield. Moffat. Yard x Co)
 George Sylvester Viereck's first work in fiction will appear at once under the title of 'The House of the Vampire This is very powerful story, symbolic or literary Vampirism in much the same way that Stevenson's ''Dr. Jel<yll and MT. Hyde is symbolic of the dual nature in man. It is a remarkable work in many ways, chiefly in it's inJight Mir Viereck, by the way. holds that most great writ CTS, from Shakespeare down, were, in greater or less degree vampires.
 Cyrus Townsend Bradys new novel, which Moffat. Yard X Co.,, will publish under the title of "The Blue Oceans Daughter" goes back to the Revolution ary time for its setting. Mir. Brady prob ably never made a heroine so lifeilIe as the girl who controls the destinies of the American merchantmen in this story The book is appropriately illustrated by George Gibbs
 
 Robert Kitchens, author of "Barbary Sheep" "rhe Garden of Allah' "The Call of the Blood,' etc. loves to travel, and has visited many countries, but when he has planned a new book and is ready to begin writing. ne settles down in some quiet and secluded place, and, giving up entirely all social engagements and re- responsibilities, devotes himself unhagging- ly to work.
 He is an early riser. as a general thing he is busy at his desk by seven in the morning. He works until called to lupch- con. which he always eats leisurely, and after luncheon he takes up his work again. and keeps steadily at it until dn- ner time. After dinner he will not work, but going to bed early, is ready for an early and vigorous start in the morning. The splendid effects in his stories are thus the result of genius and appication-a combination that is rare indeed.
 His book completed, he rests and trav- els for a time, seeS his friends enjoys himself, and is a charming cordial. agree able companion Then comes the idea of another book and again there are seou- sion and hard work. He knows intimate ly the regions In which he places ms stories.
 But, you know. this Hichens never sees the places he writes so finely about: he just stays at home and imagines 1t all," declared a fellow traveller to Hich- ems himself, in an Italian railway train recently; but, needless to say. he had no idea he was talking to the highly amused novelist
 It was at first the ambition of Hichens to be a musician and for several years