The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

long finally turned up in Holland. where
its label declared its lawful place OF
abode and the honest finder lost no time
in forwarding II 10 Philadelphia Yes.
sir, we have books out still longer. and
have not the least doubt that some Of
them viii yet find their way back TO our
shelves"
Three novels are published this week
by the Mcclure Company--TangIed
WedIock." by Edgar Jepson. author Of
The Admirable Tinker" Sc: Folks
Back Home. by Eugene Wood. author
Of Rock Home. and "The House OF
the Lost Court by Marchesa d'Alpens.
Two reprints are also published-Austin
Dobson's -Hogarth." IN convenient
form and at a low price, and T. d. Muir
rays English translation of the actual
court records of the trial and martydom
Of Jeanne O. Arc
A nephew of Heinrich Heine Baron Won
Embden, left al his death an important
collection OF letters and manuscripts writ
ten by his uncle. Several German au-
tnors and students Of Heine. including
Ludwig Fulda and Paul Lindau. have
issued an appeal 70 friends Of German
one OF the large German Libraries
An appropriate book for the present
season, just published by Thomas Whit
taker, Incorporated Is Through the
Forty Days by the Rev. A. W. Snyder.
author OF Chief Things" and Chief
Days The book is arranged for pub
lie or private readings for each Lenten
day.
Next Tuesday CasseH & Co. will pub
lish new novel by Alice and Claude As
kew. authors OF The Shulamite." &c.
entitled The Plains OF Silence" South
Africa provides the setting for this ro-
nance. in which the reader is introduced
10 heroine who is fresh from an Eng
lish school and who finds herself sudden
ly a part Of the somewhat alien elements
that 90 10 make up life in Cape Town.
Two books published this week by the
John Lane Company are a volume on the
Spanish painter Francisco Goya and a
novel by Thomas Cobb entitled "The
Chichester Intrigue" The Goya volume
forms the latest addition 10 the Span
ish series. and contains 612 reproductions
from this artists paintings. etchings. and
Autographs The account OF COya-s life
and works IS contributed by Albert F.
Calvert Heretofore only two small works
in English have dealt exclusively with
this spanish painter. whose fame has
ranked him in his own country as sec
ond only 10 NelasqueZ'' in pOTJTaiture
and as "a greater realtst than HOgarth' -
One of these books. ROthenstein's Go
7 IL
the short monograph by DR.. Richard
Muther. The new volume is therefore
calculated 10 fll an important niche IN
the history OF European art in English
literature
One Of the fruits Of the Irish literary
Renaissance has been a renewed interest
in Irish history, which viii be further
stimulated by a volume Of Studies in
Irish History" by Mrs. J. r Green. 10
be published this spring by the Macmillan
Company. Mrs. Green is the author OF
Town Life in the Fifteenth Century %
and has proved herself not unworthy
disciple OF the school OF historical writer's
in which her husband was a leader In
her new book she will discuss such topics
as the growth of Irish commerce. Irish
I
strUCtion Of Irish learning, and the new
learning. In these studies she aims TO
show. what some scholars before her
have claimed. that for many centuries the
Irish were one Of the most highly civil
lied people Of Europe, and led the world
/ in scholarship and the arts.
Four books are published this week by
Harper & Brothers. as follows: "Fennel
and Rue by William Dean HOweIls:
The Judgment OF Eve" by May Sin
clair: y, Orlds in the Making by Svante
Arrhenius. and Ponce de Leon" in the
Heroes Of American History" series. by
Frederick A Ober-
There Is In this country Just at present
a young Esperanto enthusiast. Edmond
Privat he is called. and his title is sec
retary Of the international Esperanto
congress He is still a youth in his teens,
but his lack Of years is amply atoned for
by the energy and enthusiasm with
which he lectures and writes for the
cause he has so much at heart He re-
ports an amazing degree OF progress in
Europe of this language, which he hopes
20 see adopted universally as a result Of
the campaign in which he is 50 indefa-
tigable a la5orer The United States also.
he declares is taking Up the new idea
and gives promise OF joining the Esper-
antO column with other nations. In ad-
dition TO his lectures Mr.. Privat has now
written a book he calls Esperanto. the
International Language It's History.
Grammar, and Vocabulary which will
be published early this month by the
Fleming II Reven Company.
Anarchy may now become a popular
subject for fiction. Max Pemberton viii
soon be in the field with q novel called
The Wheels Of Anarchy" described as
resembling the Confession of Harry
Orchard. being the story of an assassin
revealed from his papers and in a mar
rative made by his secretary The ac-
tion takes place in Holland, Venice, Eng
! land. and Spain.
The Life and Letters OF George Ban
croft" by NJ. a. De Wolfe Howe, one Of
the most important books Of the year.
will be published this month, as well as
I Thomas Nelson Pages new book. The
Old Dominion, Her Making and Her
Manners" a series of essays on Old Vir-
ginia; Arthur Trains True Stories OF
Crime remarkable stories. the plots Of
which are true accounts Of famous MOD
ern crimes; Marie Van Vorst's new book.
The Sentimental Adventures Of Jimmy
BUlStrode. the experiences Of a very
/ likable and unusual character; Frances
PowelPs "Old Mr.. Davenant's Money. a
Romance of Long Island a new and
thrilling story hv fhe author % sarrl,a
House on the Hudson" and Carl EwaId's
''The Old Room" an extraordinary and
very powerful story, viii also be brought
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