The Detroit times., 1908-01-23
Literary Notes

The Macmillan Co. will publish this
week an important philosophical work
entitled THE VIII TO Doubt" by Prof.
Alfred III. Lloyd, of the University or
Michigan.
The title of the new story by
George Barr McCutcheon. TO be pub
lished this spring by Messrs. Dodd,
Mead a Company. is "The Husbands
OF Edith" a story In McCutcheon's
best style. which is to say that II Is
inimitably clever and entertaining.
The public. as we'll as the booksel-
lers. have taken so kindly 10 the little
volumes OF the Rubric Series that
| Duffield a. Company will continue to
/ issue new titles from time TO time.
Next month the Sermon on the
Mount" will appear in the character
istic brown, red and gold binding OF
the "Rubrics.'
| Jack London's book, THE Road" in
which he describes his experiences
as a tramp. has been adopted for text
book use by professor of sociology
In one of the universities. Mr.. Lon
don has denied that he turned hobo"
IN order TO gather sociological mater
i0l. but there is no doubt that the
material is there.
Martha Gilbert Dickinson Bianchi Is
the author OF new novel which DUFF
field & Company announce for publ
cation on Feb 10. Mrs. Blanchi, with
whose work the reading public is al.
ready familiar comes from literary
family, being the niece of Emily Dick
inson. Her latest book, which will be
called "Prometheus Unbound" and
whose scenes are laid in Italy, deals
with the problems of international
marriage.
The Mother of the Man." by Eden
Phillpotts. author OF The Children OF
the Mist. etc, and Lord OF the
World" by Robert Hugh Benson. au-
thor OF The Light Invisible" ETC., are
two strong novels on the spring list
OF Messrs. Dodd. Mead & Company.
The new novel OF Katherine Cecil
Thurston will begin in the February
number OF The Bookman. The title or
| the new story is The fly on the
wheel"
Little, Brown & Co. closed their
publishing season OF 1907 with the
publication OF their pocket edition OF
the Masterpieces OF Victor Hugo.
! in 10 volumes. uniform in style and
binding with their pocket editions or
Dumas, Balzac and Jane Austen
These. pocket editions, because or
their handy size, clear print, light but
durable paper, and handsome cloth
and limp morocco bindings, have be-
come great favorites with book TO
viewers.
Those who have not read Eliza Cal
vert Halls Aunt Jane Of Kentucky"
have missed one of the literary treats
OF the season. II is just sympathetic
/ portrayal of rural life in Kentucky.
yet so great has been the demand
for this book that Il is now in its tenth
edition and destined to continue as
one of the popular books during 1908.
No book of this year has been re-
Fceived with greater enthusiasm
througout the country than Henry
van Dykes Days on" AS The Liter.
airy Digest said
1t is mighty pleasant to take a
"day off" with the parson. A true
disciple of Simon Peter. he is so ten
der OF our feelings as TO clothe his
fsh-stories In the garb OF Action.
Greater grace no man could attain.
And when. in his last sermonette. he
discourses so wisely on 'The Art of
Leaving or" II is because he Is a
postmaster in that art.
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iE the open and among rough, hearty
men.
There was no holding back those
tears any longer. now that he had
seen them: nor the torrent Of words
that poured forth.
"Oh, Henry" she cried. Thank
God you escaped with only scratches.
When / heard that terrible explosion
my heart stopped. Lob, how
feared"