The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-23
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"SideStepping With shorty, py
Sewell Ford. An entertaining volume
containing a number OF short stories
that have already been seen In print
in the sunday magazine; shorty ID
a retired champion OF the prize ring,
who runs n boxing studio which Is
patroniZed By the rich and idle and
fashionable. naturally he has some
amusing experiences, which no re
lates in modern slang and with COM
ments aud philosophy OF his own. The
author has completely distanced all
competitors In the use OF mixed
English, and there is satire In the
book revealing the author as a care
( tul student Of human nature. IL Is
piece OF humorous fiction wholly orig
inal and fascinating.
! Mitchell Kennerly. New York, Ma
! cauley Bros. Sheehan's. and HUDSON $,
1 Detroit. sl50)
The Husbands OF Edith" by Geo.
4 Barr McCutcheon. This story has
real plot An American Is asked 10
/ impersonate an English scientific gen
+ tleman. The impersonation Is neces-
! sary To Illustrate a wicked plot. and
/ the assuming possession OF the Eng
! lishmans wife is necessary TO the I'M
PRESERVATION. So IL is that Edith has
two husbands, the real one. who Is
absent. and the pretended one. who Is
very much present. and altogether
desirable thing for a husband. Edith
| is sore distract. for II Is not pleasant
TO have TO say dear" In public TO
man who is not hubby" but whom
one wishes were. OF course the difl-
culties resolve themselves In the end
OF things. and Edith and both her hus-
/ bands come out OF the AFFAIR with
colors flying This volume will fur
nish very pleasant reading for an hour
or two. In all points OF manufacture
/ the book is excellent.
| CDodd. Mead q Co.. New York. Ma
/ cauley Bros. Sheehan's and Hudson's,
| Detroit.
The Footprint" by Gouverneur
/ Morris. In this volume the author has
collected several OF his briefer tales.
Many OF them have earlier appeared In
the magazines. Mr. Morris has a
rugged and picturesque style which
compels attention. His themes, too.
are original. The opening story. which
gives It's name 10 the volume, Is some
what uncanny. But all OF the others,
! both in the cleverness OF their con.
| ception and the manner OF their tell
! ing, are excellent and will surely give
much pleasure TO the reader
tChas. Scribner's sons New York. !
/ Macauley Bros. Sheehans. and Hud- |
! sons. DetroitJ.
over Against Green Peak" by Ze- !
phine Humphrey. A pleasant young
woman and her practical aunt take TO
housekeeping in a romantic old home |
stead Of Vermont. They have no very !
exciting experiences. and do nothing
at all extraordinary. Yet the nara
ton OF their simple existence Is very |
entertaining. There are the house
hold experiments, the adventures In
securing a horse, the furry and feath- !
cred friends, the garden. the visitors, !
the help. The story has a good deal I
OF strength and Is OF undeniable In
terest. I,
Henry Holt 81 Co. New York. Ma
csuley Bros. Sheehan's. and HudsonS, [
DetroiU.
Bridget" by Mrs. Herman Bosch. !
Bridget Burke is a heroine worth /
knowing, from the time OF her desc
late landing at Ellis island 10 her tri-
umphant elimination. A beautiful.
wonderful Bridget. who Is Irish and
proud OF II. and one whose friends and
the others with whom she comes In
contact learn TO hold in profound re-
spect. There are two sides TO the
story, squalid, barroom side, and
gllttering Fifth-ave. side. but Bridget
is always Bridget. The one who
judges books by titles might imagine
that this book Is merely throwing |
together OF brogue and alleged humor. |
A graver injustice could scarcely be |
done. for 1t is one OF the best OF the |
stories OF Irish men and women. II |
IL well worth reading.
OBJ w Dodge d 60. New York, Ma !
cauley Bros. Sheehans, and HUDSON g. |
Detroit.
John and Sebastian Cabot" by |
Frederick A. ODER The scope OF the
work NAV be seen from the following !
chapter headings:
Precursors OF the Cabots-The saga
OF Northumberland Explora-
tions-First Voyage OF the Cabots-ln
the Good Ship Mathew-The Second
yoyage-That First Seen" Land
John and Sebastian Cabot-Some
Facts About Sebastian-Sebastian
Goes to Spain-Cabot as Photo
Mayor"-An Intrigue With Venice-A
Real Voyage at Last-Under Sealed
Oraers -Mutiny After the Shipwreck
L[Back 10 Spain In Disgrace-ln the
Hands OF His Enemies-ln England
Once Again-The Honored Counsellor.
AS most people know, the Cabots-
ISther and son--are credited by many |
historians with the discovery OF North |
America, in the sense OF having |
brought IL 10 the knowledge and no.
lice Nf the old world. Little is known |
OF john Cabot: he came out OF obscur
ity and Vanished. and no one can tell
whence he>same and whittier he went.
The early years of Sebastian are also
obscure. but hfA> later life Is fairly |
we'll known He lived to great age
and held many honors. Xhe text is
supplemented by illustrationsA
(Harper a. Bros. New YORK Macau-
ley Bros. Sheehan's. and HudsoVs' De
trolt. SD.
"The Next Step in Evolution, by
Dr. Isaac r. Funk. The Idea " the
hook is that the next step is the \om-
ing OF Christ again but with this w
ference from His former appearance
that as He once came 10 the race or
man on the plane Of the senses he
Is now TO come within their vision by
raising man up 10 the plane or HIS
spiritual comprehension.
Dr Funk's volume has been warmly |