Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-08
Current Literature

The story chronicled in Edith Macvane's
latest novel, tn Duchess Of Dreams
which deals with life at Newport. 10
founded on a successful hoax played off by
a certain ~weIl-known American society
leader a short time ago. and Il is more
thar possible that the well-informed may
be able to place the original OF the imi-
tation prineess-the heroine Of the story.
Published by the ]. b. Lippincott com
pany.
A new novel by Anna Mcclure Sholl IL
called "Th Greater Love. and deals with
the world-oid problem Of the relation be-
tween the sexes. 1t is not a novel with a
purpose, though 1t embodies the funda-
mental truth that the family Is the unit
OF society. and all individualism, which
tends to imperil the family bond, Is harm
full and selfish. II will be issued by the
Outing Publishing ompany
Among the late publications Of the ]. 3.
Lippincott company is a new novel by
Thomas Mexican. 1t is entitled The Mas
ter Influence" and is a psychological char
acter study Of a fascinating heroine who
believes herself incapable Of love. The
scenes Of the story are laid in New York,
with touches n Paris and Sicily. and the
book shows the author at his best, as he
depicts life with which he is thoroughly
familiar.
The value OF the Old Testament writings
has been so often questioned Of late years,
both by higher critics at home and delivers
in ancient ruins abroad. that the subject
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people. A progressive, yet conservative
book on this present-day topic is entitled
THE Christian Faith and the Old Testa-
ment," by Dr.. John NJ. Thomas. president
OF Middlebury college. Published by
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
"Dimbie and l." Is written by Barnes
Grundy, an English woman, who is an
invalid. This simple fact gives a peculiar
significance to this story, which tells Of
the love and marriage Of an invalid. There
is something in the delicate and poetic
beauty OF this tale that brings to mind the
wonderful love story of the Brownings.
The heroine of "Dimbie and l." is in
Jured by a fall shortly after her marriage.
From a mattress grave she tells the story
of the loyalty and faith of her husband.
Yet it is a tale of optimism and gentle
ness and sacrifice without the morbidity
of the usual sick stories. Published by the
Baker & Taylor company.
THE Making OF Personality" by Bliss
Carman, is the title of a book OF essays,
written on the general theme Of ~self-cul-
ture, and are a valuable contribution to
the subject of character building. They
all relate to the common problem of max
ing the most and best OF ourselves. and
therefore the most and best OF life. They
will strongly appeal to the man and
woman OF intelligence. L. C. Page &
Co.. is the publisher.
Smiths for September is attractive in APP
pearance. and interesting in the variety
and worth Of its contents. The complete
novel. "A Leaf in the Wind is sure TO
make an appeal to every woman who reads
It, and the article by Annette Austin, THE
Store-Girl's Chance" is a strong, thought
full essay on a subject of vital Importance
to women. c. II. Forbes-Lindsay, in "A
New Future for the wage-Esrner," de-
scribes what irrigation is doing for the
great west, and tells Of a chance that the
federal government n now offering to
every man who is dissatisfied with condi-
tions as he finds them and wants to make
a new start in the direction OF acquiring
a competency for old age. wallace Irwin
contributes a funny nautical poem, AN
Adventure in Cold Storage" and Jane
Guthrie has in the number a beautifully
illustrated article on "The Harmony of
| Everyday Things There is a splendid
collection of short fiction in this lumber.
"True Stories OF Crime by Arthur
| Trafp the aYrfhor of the ssPVfgopar AZ the
Bar" published by Charles scribner's
Son. Mr.. Train has had unusual oppor-
t%unities, through his experience as district
attorney in Mr.. Jerome's office, for OBJ
serving and learning the life OF the under
world OF New York City. His new book
is composed Of stories which have for their
foundation some of the most interesting
and puzzling crimes and swindles per-
petrsted during the last ten years. The
characters described are the men and
women who have taken the leading parts
in these events, and Mr.. Train tells with
the true art OF a story teller how these
people played the game out, and when the
time came, took their punishment without
flinchinE.
The complete novel in Ainsfee's for Sep
TENDER, The Yelled Mariposa," by Mrs
Wilson Woodrow, is a very unusual story
of much more than ordinary literary merit
Among the short stories are unusual pieces
of fiction by f. Phillips oppenheim, Frank
Dandy, Mary II. Worse. Johnson Morton.
Steel Williams. Quentin NJ. Drake and
Charles Neville Buck. Some of them are
we'll known and others not so we'll known.
but all OF them good story ~tellers, judging
by these contributions.
Quite the most interesting bit in the al
Turing pages OF the September st. Nicholas
Is the story OF how that dearest OF all
children's classics, alice in Wonderland
came to be written, told by Helen Marshall
Pratt. 1t is a charming tale OF the friend
ship OF a quiet, reserved, boukish young
lecturer at Christ church college, Oxford
and of three dear children. daughters OF
the dean OF the cathedral. The frontispiece
of the issue Is a reproduction of Elizabeth
Sparhawk-Jones' Roller Skates,' which
was exhibited at the 10Sd annual exhibition