The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-20
LITERARY NOTES.

The awarding OF the Nobel Prize for
literary achievement for the present year
to Selma Lagerlof. the Swedish apostle
OF optimism, and the first woman 10
receive this high honor. recalls the
immense popularity which greeted 1.-THE
Wonderful Adventures of Nils" the book
which endeared her to all Swedish chill
dren as well as 70 multitudes more of
other lands. The American edition of this
book was published in 1907 by Doubles
| dav. Page & Co.. the translator being
Vienna Swanston Howard.
A third prize review contest, with
Meredith Nicholson's latest book, THE
Lords OF High Decision" as the mark
for the critics lances. is announced by
Doubleday. Page &; Co. The prizes are
seven in number, and range from $50
TO a subscription to The WORLDS Work.
The reviews are TO be not more than
1000 words in length. and preference
is given 60 100 words. The competing
manuscripts are to be submitted not
later than December 20. and the an
lnouncement of the winners is 10 be made
in the February numbers Of Country Life
in America. The Worlds Work. and The
Garden Magazine
Samuel NJ. Crothers. in the December Atlantic.
The old Librarian listened with much
interest TO paper on THE Classification
OF Readers" The readers were classified
according to the natural method:
The readers who read through.
The readers who read at,
The readers who read In
The readers who read round about.
And the well-beloved readers who read
between the lines
Boswelrs Life OF Johnson said that
he was accustomed 10 divide readers into
two classes, the herbivorous and the car
nivorOus. The herbivorous reader is
quiet. Eliminating creature who likes to
browse In library, He could best Illus
trste the characteristic OF the carnivo-
rous species by quoting a note that he
has made OF Or. Johnsons way Of read
ing. He seemed 10 read It ravenously
as If he devoured il. He knows how TO
read better than any one he gets
: at the substance OF a book directly. he
tears the heart our % H. He keeps It
wrapt up in the table cloth in his lap
the time of dinner. resembling Of / may
use so coarse a simile) a dog who holds
a bone in HIS paws in reserve while he
eats something else that is thrown at
him."
How shocking" said Mrs Hemanss
Poems" shuddering-
'1fusic and Musicians" by Albert
| Iavlg1ac, dean OF the Paris Conserva-
tory ,Messrs. Holt and Company, is
-. going into a ninth edition. In II the
author has performed the remarkable
feat of making what is usually the dry
structure OF music entertaining. and has
made a single volume practically a
| cyclopaedia Of It's subject.
| To those who regard the institution OF
an international court Of high justice as
/ the next great step in the progress OF
| humanity toward the ideal OF inter-
| national peace, the movement so well
| summarized by Mr.. James l. Tryon. in
/ his pamphlet entitled The Proposed
/ High Court OF Nations published by the
American Peace Society, Boston. should
| prove Of much interest
''Porfrlo Diaz. the Master Builder OF a
Great Commonwealth" which was re-
viewed at length in the columns OF The
Washington Herald recently. IS of the
/ press and makes an attractive volume.
The work is by Jose F. Codoy. and IS
well-written. authentic. and illustrated II
also contains several excellent maps and
/ diagrams.