The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
LITERARY NOTES.

creasingly prominent place In the world
Of letters. both on account Of the many
writer's who live here. and the fact that
the city has furnished the background
for some notable fiction We notice that
Mary Inlay Taylor has laid here the i'm
portant scenes OF her latest novel, The
Magnate of Paradise" This briskly-
moving tale Of love and politics, by the
way. is published complete I'm the NOvem-
her Lippincotts. Molly Elliott SeawelL
one OF Washingtons best known authors,
is hard at work on a new novel which
viii appear shortly. Nevu Monroe Hop
kins, who, when he can spare time from
his ardJous duties as professor at the
George Washington University, writes
clever detective stories is also putting
the finishing touches to a new novel
which viii appear In Lippiucotts.
Doubleday. Page & Co have purchased
from the Outing Publishing Company two
books by Stewart Edward White THE
Pass and Camp and Trail"
THE Boys Catlin." which has just
been published. is probably the most in
terest!ng of all books on the North Amer
lean Indians Catin had an excellent
chance 80 observe the Indians both in
peace and war, and his stories Of buffalo
hunting and the great feasts. OF the In
dian legends. OF the prairie fire and the
wild horses. and OF his own adventures
in his attempts to paint portraits Of the
chiefs and their families have the sim
pliCity and viyidncss of first hand OBJ
seryatiOu. Every American boy should
have a chance TO read this book.
The popular serial. "Arsene Lupln
against Herlock Sholmes." reaches the
point IN the November issue Of Short
Stories. where Herlock Sholmes. i'm
ported from England 20 catch the clever
French criminal meets Arsene Lupin in
q Partisan cafe
A second printing Of Morals IN Modern
Business" first published April. 1909. is
announced 10y the Yale University Press.
Among the most attractive Of the holt
day gift books is The Players O. Lon
don" by Louise Beechcr Chancellor. a
dainty romance Of the most romantic
period in history. having as hero, Shakes
peara himself Phyllis. the twin brother OF
q
pany. takes the part OF Juliet in the
poets new play; and unknown 60 all the
rest. unwittnsly wins his love
This. in brief. IS the story. but Il is as
beautiful and sad-sweet a prose poem as
has ever been written around the life OF
the great dramatist.
Just Ike Peter Newell" IS the only
description thus far obtainable Of the
new Peter Newell Calendar for 1910 and.
for that matter. the only description nee
essary. The calendar viii be ready, the
Hnrpers say. before the end Of the month.
The United States government has sent
a delegate 70 the last two Esperanto
world congresses, and the 1910 congress
is 10 be held at Washington Nobody has
a moral right 70 shoe the idea Of an in
ternational auxiliary language until he
has at least examined H. a single French
textbook. sold at TO confines. has reach
ed its three-huudredth thousand The
American Association is ready, I'm prep
aration FOR the world Esperanto congress
al Washington, TO distribute free 10000
copies OF a similar booklet I'm English.
Anybody can receive a copy OF the book
ltlf AaIIfN tic l'tl lAilAN MY va 4EA4tHA
with stamp for postage
). Pierpont Morgan has added to his
remarkable collection OF priced manu-
scripts by buying those by Poe. Haw-
thorne, Thoreau. Lowell. Lonsfellow,
Whittier Bryant, Emerson. and Holmes
long owned by S H. Wakeman. Of New
York Hawthorne destroyed most OF the
manuscript OF The Scarlet Letter" but
what remains is included i'm this coIlec-
ton, along with the complete manuscript
of "The Blithedale Romance" and parts
Of "Septimus FELTON," and Or Grim
shawe's Secret" Mr.. MOrgans latest
purchase makes his collection Of Poe
manuscripts the largest and most valu-
able in existence.
The Prosperity Of the Brewing Indus
try is the title Of an article by Hush T.
Fox which appears IN the Annals Of the
American Academy OF Political and So
cial Science FOR November. THE Text
book OF True Temperance" issued by the
United States Brewers Association. Is a
thorough and impartial compilation of
facts and opinions bearing on the liquor
question.