The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-10

published by Little. Brown & Co.. Bos-
ton 1t is called THE Long Arm OF
Aannister." As creator OF ingenious
and thrilling plots. Mr.. Oppenheim IN
doubtedly stands first among the fiction
writers of the day. and in his latest
story he displays his remarkable GIT
OF invention and narration which mas
placed him lat the head OF entertain
ing writer's" THE Long Arm OF Man
mister" is unlike any OF Mr.. Open
helms other popular stories The hero,
Mannister. a powerfully drawn CHAR
aster, is the victim of cruel plot OF
a band Of conspiratOrs. Undaunted oy
the great odds against him, he proceeds
to revenge himself. Circumstances are
such that he Is obliged TO map out an
entirely different plan Of procedure
against each of the conspiratorS- one
by one the brave and resourceful Man
mister seeks out his enemies and single
handed administers to them the pun
tshment they deserve. His quest takes
him TO many parts OF the world, ana
for ingenuity of device and boldness
OF execution his astounding adventures
keep the reader enthralled to the very
end.
Esther Chamberlain died at Mt
Clemens. Michigan, on September 20
She was the author Z two popular nov
els Mrs. E.ssington" and The Coast
of Chance" written in collaboration
with her sister Lucia. and of num-
Der OF short stories and poems. MISS
Chamberlain was born in San Fran
cisco. and the romance of the old city,
its possibilities for the unexpected. par
ticularly its reckless. indomitabie
youth. made deep impression upon
her. This impression she has reproduc-
ed in The Coast of Chance. as well
as in a new novel. completed shortly
before her death. which is promised
for publication next year. Her life was
one Of singular devotion to literary
work and literary ideals
Senator Beverages new book.
Americans of Today and Tomorrow,
has been published by the Henry Al
temus Company OF Philadelphia Sen
ator Beveridge has a stngularly happy
mode OF writing-an intimate. anec-
dotaI style that makes even the WelSh-
tier problems Of national pOlity agree
able. and not too heavy, reading TO
call Senator Beverage a croaker'
would be a palpable absurdity. self
confessed optimist, he Is never more
truly one than in regard to his native
land The present generation. ne
thinks. is witnessing the dawn OF our
golden age. whose possibilities shall be
greater than those Of any era since th3
world began. To reap the most bounte-
Gus harvest of this destiny. he declares
we need only cultivate the belief in
ourselves. conservatism. thoroughness
and national righteousness
Captain F. s. Brereton is a soldier
and the son OF soldier. AS writer
of stories he carries on the traditions
OF Henty. Of whom he is a close kins-
man In his latest book. Rough Riders
OF the Pampas; a Tale OF Ranch Lie
in South America" he has taken up
theme which Henty dealt with; but
Brereton's book is more full OF vivlI
actually. The story moves more
quickly and is even more satisfactory
10 boys than Henty's out on the
Pampas." The period OF Captain Rrere-
TONS story Is the middle of the vine
teenth century. The hero leads th2
fascinating life OF the cowboys; he
rides the toughest horses. learns u
manage cattle has a hot engagement
with the Indians. and other adventures
of a most thrilling description, ana
with the aid OF an old school friend ne
rids the rancher who employs them OF
a danger which had threatened him tor
many years. The Illustrations are oy
Stanley L. Wood and the book will be
published this fall by H. NJ Caldwell
Company, New York and Boston
Miss Mary Johnston's latest novel.
Lewis Rand" was not dashed of in
short order. as some Of the novels OF
the day have been. -Four years ago, II
will be remembered, Miss Johnston 5
health had a serious breakdown and
her doctor ordered her to stop all liter
airy work. During several years spent
in foreign travel however. Lewis
Rand" was in her mind: she kept
turning 1t over and over, creating first
one subsidiary character and then an
other. and slowly developing the plot
And so the story was worked Out httIe
by little, sometimes in Sicily. some
times in England. sometimes on steam
shfps. sometimes in hotels. Slowly and
carefully she laid the foundation for
her masterpiece, until finally. upon her
return from England last year in COM
plete health. she was able to go vigor-
5, ously ahead with the book and carry II
rthrough to triumphant completion. L.
was published by Houghton Miffiin Co.
today.
James Morgan's Abraham Lincoln
the Boy and the Man" published BY
Macmillan. bears a strong resem-
blance, in its manner Of treating tbs
subject. to the same authors life o
Roosevelt, which was one OF the sue
cessful books OF a year ago. Mr.. Nor
gan has succeeded as a biographer by
aiming to do only one thing. and doinl
that supremacy well. His book is no
q history OF the civil war. nor a col
lection of Lincoln documents. nor ever
primarily an analysis of Lincoln't char
acter. 1t Is. rather. the simple straight
forward story Of the mans life.
does not deal with controverted issues
and 1t avoids all the sectional and par
tisan bitterness OF the past. Mr.. Nor
gan's aim has been TO unfold the won
derful drama OF LincOlns life in il
true sequence-an aim no less appro
pirate to a biography than to a move
dealing with imaginary life With al
that has been written about the grea
war president, this Is apparently tn
one type Of biography for which Their
is still room. The simplicity OF Mr.
Morgan's style. the absence OF all pre-
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