Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-20

Now OK. To seems that of the as
books most popular among the child
rem Tn 1000 elementary class rooms.
Louisa NJ. Alcotts Little Women"
stands at the head. and Hawthorno's
wonder Book at the foot ln the
first 20 books ON the list are five OF
Miss AlCutte works including 1.-THE
Fashioned Girl' and Little Men
Robinson CrusOc' is the sixth, and
Alice in Wonderland is the llth.
Tho children were Invited 90 write
the reasons for their choice of bob s.
and some OF the comments were most
interesting. Boys as rule -g0ru girls
books but most of Miss Alc0tts works
were read by The boys and would uu-
doubleday stand 8t the head OF amy Ist
The quotations show one or two ol-
sons for her strong hold ou the CHILE
dreu.
I'm Little Women the characters
seem So real that wo would hardly bo
surprised to sae them step ont of Che
book and shake hands like old friends
" Little Men ls one of the stories
that makes one wish they would never
stop
Little Women ls very simple ana
not iu the least sentimental This is
one reason why ] like 90 $50 WE'LL
Mrs. Maud Howe Elliott author 5f
sun and Shadow loo Spau' writes 10
her publishers. Little Brown a. Co.
from Rome. where she is spending the
winter that she is "a member Of tho
American Relief committe in that lily
for the help of the earthquake suffer-
ers in Sicily. and that Mt Elliott went
down 90 the island ON the ship Bayern.
sent by the Same committee. where he
did good service. and obtained some
splendid photographs ON his return
TO Rome. Mr. Elliott was visited by the
king and queen of Italy who went 20
his studio Co view his painting The
Diana OF the Tides" which is 20 be
sent 20 the National museum in wash
ingtou. and 20 examine The photo
graphs Mrs Elliott writes that the
scenes though terrible were wonder
ful and awe-lnspiring. and that she had
heard OF countless thrilling experiences
which she would write about later.
According 90 the March Bookmau, six
books which have sold the best Boz tho
order of demaud during the month are:
THE Trail OF the Lonesome Pine,
Fox, (Scribner)
Peter Smith, tScrihuerl
3-"sepumus.' Locke. uane)
Lewis Rand, Johnston, diough-
ton, MlnHn)
5-"The Missioner" oppenheim, uit-
tue, Brown
e-"The RED Mouse" Osborne, CDodd,
Mead.)
Messrs. Little Brown q GO. have gone
10 press with "a new edition % Hollis
Godfrcys THE Man Who Ended War
for England. Three London publishers
desired the English rights, Ward. Lock
q Co. being the successful ones Mr.
G0dfreys vivid description of the en-
counter between the English and ier-
man navy iu the English channel will
make a strong appeal 90 the English
people. already keenly alive to the pose
sibilities Of such am occurrence
Everybody is familiar with Southeys
lines. How the water comes down at
Lodore" I'm fact it IS the only thing
Of his that survives Boo the popular
memory. Therefore everybody viii De-
dlsiuusonized by this story. ono ary
summer "a Canadian, ON VISIT tI Eng-
land. who had read and been euih.al-
ed by SOuthoN's famous JlngIes. cam"
90 keswick and set out alone Co watch
the waters come down at L0do DID,
Long he wandered about yaiuly se.k-
ing the lost Lodore. until at last hril-
cd hanled and bubbHng with fury, De
sat himself down upon "a large howl
der in am almost dried up water course.
down which tr.ckled tiny stream.
Presently "a native. the first be- mad
seen that day, came along. "Hi'' Ne.l-
ed the SOuthey enthusiast. 'cdu you
tell me where / can ind tho falls ~
LOdore2" why, master" replied 'ha
rustic, you are situu' in middle OF
en-