Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-14
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

There are ten short stories in the
August Century, the Midsummer Hol-
lday number. ITO build a Fire"
vivid dramatic story of the Yukon
wilds, by Jack London. The Blind"
one OF Charles ID. Stewards original
tales. "A Tale OF Two Burdens" a
merry account of a guide and mil
llonalre, by Irving Bachelor. "Mulligan
ana Caspar," delicious story of an
IRISH section boss and his devoted dag,
by Frederick Brown. 1.-THE Calumny."
a narrative of certain CURIOUS happen-
!ngs at court, by Florence Martin.
Love and Terror" a chapter of the
crude boyish devotion or Thomas
Jetferson.' by Annit Steger Winston.
How Carly Carteret Proposed" a
Jolly story of American horses and
american horsemen in England, by
David Gray, author of the well-known
"Gallops.' Mrs. Birkin's Bonnet" a
pretty tale of life in an English village
The Last Curtain" the story OF the
gallant passing of an old comedian. by
Walter Prlchard Eaton The Tent.
Maker" "A strong story of love and re-
venge, with desert setting. by Waldo
Curyea Walker. A delightful literary
feautre of the issue is "A Group OF
Aldrich Letters"-letters to such inter-
esting personalities as Taylor, Lowell,
Fields, Stoddard. Stedman. Howells,
Clemens, Woodberry-edited and with
comment by Ferris Greenslet. Then
there is new travels with
Donkey sketch Of wandcrings I'm Nor
mandy When We Were Trumps." Ly
Francis Wilson's daughter. with plenty
of pen and ink drawings by her hus-
band. Cahrles Huard, evidently one OF
the "tramps." Robert Hichens' 1.-THE
Spell of Egypt" and two delightful
pages in color by Jules Guerin. deal
RnmnEgann1 NAH .aI
Bahhri, THE "Reminiscences of Lady
Randolph Churchill takes us to
Japan The color frontispiece OF the
number Is reproduction of Elizabeth
Howell Ingham's drawing. "The New
Novel in the Forties. New York.
The current number of National
Magazine has an interesting story of
the Denver convention Joe Chapple
gives an inCisiVe and interesting series
Of glimpses of a great national event.
TO handle the stories of the conflicting
political parties and he absolutely
fair to all sides. may seem difficult but
the National appears to have the
breadth and scope that does not per-
NIT OF partIsanshp, The Home De
partment. as usual, has a large num-
Der Of practical and useful hits to
home makers the serial essays on my
Lord Hamlet nro worthy the thought
full considop y Of every student and
lovers Of S.akespeare. Continued
chapters of that charming serial THE
Keeper OF the Door" appear In this Is
sue. Every one Of the stories have that
snap and go about them that is so
entertaining and belong peculiarly TO
these glimpses of national life; and tho
fiction OF the National has long been
recognized as Of a high standard.
Among the many popular priced mag
1tNHNN
tenacously To its personal descriptive
and national field. and II makes a re-
freshlng bit Of company on the plag-
~ ON a hot summer day, when the
editor Just comes a-vlsitin' Chap
pie Publishing CO., Boston.
Tho August number OF the Atlantic
Monthly. the first issue to appear mn
der the imprint OF the Atlantic Monthly
company II FUN Of fresh and inviting
material Charles d. stewart, the well
known author OF THE Fugitive Black
smith" writes THE story OF Bully
n stirring and ll-blooded tribute
20 one OF mans most useful servants,
the OK, The summer season Is nppr0-
priately recognized by paper on
Newport; the city Of Luxury by
Jonathan r. Lincoln. II Is far cry
from Newport TO the bleachcrs,' hut
R0lllu Lynde Hartt describes our ma
tional game In one Of his wise and
witty papers The more definite liter
airy features Of the number are a pa
per by Charles Miner Thompson on
Honest Literary Criticism" 1.-The III
sen Harvest. by Archibald Henderson,
and review by Professor w, NJ.
glonne Of the recently published Life
OF George Bancroft, the historian Three
short stories Of unusual quality add Ia
the freshness and Interest Of the num-
her A touch OF foreign travel interest
is added by tile annual letter from
France by stoddard Dewey, and a bril-.
liant descriptive article by Mory A
Chamberlain on Life I'm an Indian
Compound" Lucy +, conant contrl.
hutes striking essay on Voices"
which, with the verse and an unusually
sprighty contrlbutors' club, completes
an issue ~ exceptionally varied attrac-
tiyeness.-i Park street Boston.