The sun., 1909-06-18

and tho Sword which won 100 guinea
prize in first novel competition in Eng
land, is to be published In this country
next week. 1t is n story Of love and
fighting during the period Of the Thirty
Years War.
"The Great Wall OF China by Dr.
William Edgar Cell is now being prepared
for publication. 1t Is said to be the
most important book OF travel since
Stanley's Darkest Africa"
"The Moral Economy" by Ralph Bar
ton Perry. author OF The Approach to
Philosophy is to be published soon. 1t
differs from most OF the contemporary
works on the subject OF ethics. for the
author omits all the traditional contro-
versies and attempts to study morality
and to derive it's conceptions and laws
from an analysis OF life and from ex-
periences, leaving out scholastic techni-
calities The subjects treated coincide
with the main divisions Of ethical inquiry
goodness, duty. virtue, progress. cul-
ture and religion.
Miss Henrietta Kuyper daughter OF
DR.. Abraham Kuyper. ex-Premier OF
the Netherlands, has written the story
Of Henry Hudson and his voyage in the
Half Moon in 1909. she has written her
book in Dutch and it will be published
in this year Of the Hudson celebrations.
Miss Kuyper's former book was en-
titled "A Half Year in the Homes Of East
America"
An account Of The Girlhood OF Queen
Elizabeth by Frank A. Mumby is nearly
ready for publication. The author bases
his story on contemporary letters.
Edward Bedinger Mitchell, the author
OF -The Shadow OF the Cross to be pub
lished this month, is fond Of travel as we'll
as devoted to literature. He says that
his idea Of a good holiday is a walking
trip in Europe. The idea Of Lallah. a
beautiful girl in The Shadow OF the
Crescent" came to him. Mr.. Mitchell says
from a girl in the steerage OF an ocean
liner who was accustomed to sun herself
in the admiring gaze Of the ships COM
pany.
The new play of D'Annunzio, 'Fedra.' v
has been cordially welcomed by the large
number Of his followers the world over.
Although 1t proved a complete failure
when produced on the stage in Milan
some weeks ago his admirers urge that
it makes splendid reading
A novel, part OF which is based on the
recent revolution in Turkey, will be pub
lished this month under the title OF The
Shadow Of the Crescent 1t is written
by Edward Bedinger Mitchell. a young
writer who is a graduate OF Colum bia.
The story deals with a mystery and it's
hero is an American.
Mrs. Demetra vaka Browns 'Harem-
lik" will appear in Great Britain under
the title OF Some Pages from the Life
Of Turkish Women which is the sub
tito Of the volume. -Haremlik' heads the
list OF best selling n-hction in Boston.
Mr.. Philip S. Marden. author OF 'Groece
and the Egean islands has just returned
from a second visit to Spain. which
country is to form the subject Of his
next book.
Lynde Hartt's new book about popular
amusements. was begun within sight OF
Lowells house in Cambridge, it's writer
is a New Englander only by adoption
Boston plated as Aldrich used to say.
His humorous view Of life need not Re
regarded as new and alarming tendency
in New England literature.
The third OF Mrs. Wharton's Tales Of
Men," which have attracted much atten-
ton from their peculiar quality. will ap-
near in the July Scribner's. II is called
.The Daunt OF Diana" and has to do with
an art collector and his absorption In his
work.
Gertrude Smith, the author Of stories
for young children, has gone to Los Janoc.
N. NJ, for the summer. where she 10 writ
ing a new Juvenile story for future publi-
cation. She says: Il am now the proud
owner OF q Mexican pony-as tame as
kitten. The Wild West is an interesting
place when you own a good horse. Mary
E. Wilkins wrote the dedication poem In
nv first book. Arabella and Araminta.'
and signed her name, SO I've named my
first pony name with which Miss Wilkins
is familiar Dolly wickie.'
A little story coming from across the
water concerns the ready wit Of German
attache at the London Embassy, who
was asked whether he had yet seen Major
du Maurier's play. AN Englishman's
Home Ever since this drama was pre-
sented, and especially since 1t has been
made accessible as a book, people have
been eager to know how the Germans
view a satire which makes the English
volunteer army failure in the face OF g
German enemy. When the attache was
asked Have you eeen An Englishman's
Homer he answered quickly. u saw sonne
military play the other evening; it may
have been called An Englishman's Home,
but it mi ght just as well have been called
What Every German Knows.
What women want to-day, what they
have always wanted, what they will
want. so far as we can see, as long as
human nature 10 human nature. is some
thing to take caro- Of says a writer in
the current Hdrper's Weekly. Learning
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